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திருப்புகழ்

August 23rd, 2004 Pari Bhakti No comments

அருணகிரிநாதர் அருளிய
பாடல் 8 – உனைத்தினந்தொழுதி – திருப்பரங்குன்றம்
முத்தைத்தரு பத்தித் திருநகை
அத்திக்கிறை சத்திச் சரவண
முத்திக்கோரு வித்துக் குருபர எனவோதும் [1]
With a beautiful smile gleaming like rows of pearls
You are Saravanabhava holding the SakthiVel!
You are the seed for Self-Realization, all transcendent, thus it is chanted! [1]
முத்து – pearl | தரு – give | பத்தி – column | திருனகை – jewel ||
அத்திக்கு [...]

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Catamaran

August 20th, 2004 Pari Hinduism No comments

It seems the U.S. Navy has adopted ancient Tamil catamaran technology for their high speed ships that can carry large loads with ease. What’s unique about these ships is that they can just slice through water and can maintain stability even in rough waters. These ships built on catamaran technology can cover over 2,500 kms [...]

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Tamil Fonts

August 13th, 2004 Pari General Comments off

Unicode Fonts
If you find funny looking text on this blog then you probably don’t have unicode Tamil fonts (well not to mention if you don’t know Tamil, it might be funny looking anyway). All tamil text here is in unicode.
After trying out different browsers and fonts, I found the best combination (i.e. clean Tamil fonts) [...]

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