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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?

THT's monthly Online talk - From the Niches of History: The Nolambas by  Uma Rudhran
 
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