Perur - Temple ...

Perur temple is one of the famous Shiva temples in Kongu area. It is belived that Karikaal cholan buit the temple around 500 CE, (Some one can write separately on the contribution of chola kings to our temples). There are evidences found inside the temple, that Chera kings made significant contributions in 13th century CE. Later this temple was taken care by Hoysala and Vijayanagar Kings, it was during this time, lot of people with Kannada and Telugu orgin settled down in and around Coimbatore area.

where did all start ...

History of this place, starts off from sangam age. Kongu means "Honey" or "Nectar of flowers". By looking at history "Kongunadu", extends from southern part of mysore to parts in present Kerala, with an elevation of 3000 feet. This land consists various hills all ranging from 1000 ft to 3000 ft. Major rivers are Kaveri, Bhavani, Nooyal and Amaravathi. Coins discovered in and around coimbatore region, clearly indicate that this land was ruled all the 3 tamil kings of Chola, Chera and Pandaya dynasty.

Map and more information on Kongunadu on this page http://www.coimbatore.com/kongunadu/home2.htm

Hey !! My first blog

Vannakam to the entire world.

i was thinking abt blogging for quiet some time, didn't get time/thoughts ?? :) (First floor empty !!). At last finally decided to blog about my place, it's culture, history, places of interest ..

To give your an overall idea where this place is located, just visit this page.

Just a start ...