Indra Vila
indra vila tamil இந்திர விழா romanized indra viḻā lit festival indra sometimes rendered indra vizha historical hindu festival celebrated tamilakam sangam period nd century bce – rd century ce celebrated honour vendhan indra deity associated marutham landscape cholas celebrated festival kaveripattinam whereas pandyas celebrated festival madurai festival mentioned ancient tamil epic cilappatikaram manimekalai reign cholas pandyas celebrated state festival recognised conducted royal regime epic state festival indra celebrated great pomp kaveripattinam chola king called festival thousandeyed one commencement festival called vila kalkol proclaimed beat drum placed back elephant according manimekalai legendary sage agastya helped people kaveripattinam period drought advised chola king todittol sembian celebrate festival indra please deity may bring rain city heeding counsel king arranged big festival indra return received rainfall city prosperity associated hence successor continued celebrate festival every year day month chaitra according another legend chola king named nedumkilli could celebrate indra vila festival consequence wrath deity fell kingdom king sea engulfed famous port city kaveripattinam inhabitant city suffered contemporary period festivity associated agricultural indra vila primarily associated occasion bhogi pongal day dedicated indra preserving element seasonal festival locally indra vila conducted kamatchi amman temple kallimadai locality near singanallur coimbatore every year venkudai white umbrella festival depicting white umbrella airavata indra conducted every year rajapalayam commemoration ancient indra vila seedling planting festival celebrated farming community along bank noyyal river festival conducted month aani ritual form part indra festival festival reference perur puranam kachiappa munivar pongal sankranti manimekhalai dancer magic bowl translated alain danielou penguin book isbn cilappatikāram tale anklet iḷaṅkōvaṭikaḷ translated r parthasarathy penguin book isbn