Tamil Heritage Trust
June 7, 2025, 5.30 pm
Online Talk in English "From the Niches of History: The Nolambas", avid
heritage enthusiast Uma Rudhran answers these and other questions about
the mysterious Nolambas
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The Nolambas, a lesser-known dynasty of South India that ruled between
the 8th and 11th centuries in what is present-day south eastern
Karnataka and adjoining areas of Tamilnadu and Andhra. Students of
history are likely to recall the inscriptions of kings like Rajaraja I
or Rajendra Chola mentioning a victory over the Nolambas or a
battle-souvenir from their lands. Students of art history would have
come across occasional mentions of the Nolambavadi style of temple
architecture, which some stalwarts think was merely assimilated from the
other dominant styles of the period.
So,who were the Nolambas? What is their place is history other than
being the feudatories of the prominent ruling dynasties of their time?
Did they have a unique style of temple art and architecture? Or was it
just an adaptation of styles attributed to their dynastic overlords?

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