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Cola dynasty
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Cola dynasty

 or Chola dynasty

South Indian Tamil rulers of unknown antiquity (before c. AD 200). The dynasty originated in the rich Cauvery (Kaveri) River valley, and Uraiyur (Tiruchchirappalli) was its oldest capital. The Cola country stretched from the Vaigai River in the south to Tondaimandalam in the north. Under Rajendracola Deva I (r. 1014–44), the conquest of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) was completed, the Deccan was conquered (c. 1021), and an expedition was sent as far north as the Ganges (Ganga) River (1023). His successor battled the Calukya dynasty in the Deccan. The Pandyas conquered the Cola country in 1257, and the dynasty ended in 1279. Revenue administration, village self-government, and irrigation were highly organized under the Colas.
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Heinecken's androgynous "Transvestite Nataraja" (figure 2) was inspired by one or two Chola dynasty bronzes, his "Shiva the Lord Whose Half Is Woman" (figure 1) by Chola dynasty granite sculptures, "Shiva and Parvati (with Ganesha)" (figure 3) by a gilded copper statue from the Malla dynasty of Nepal, and "Shiva Manifesting as a Single Mother" (figure 4) by a Tamil Nadu bronze.
Dancing in the dark: Robert Heinecken's "Manifestations of Shiva" by Westerbeck, Colin / Marg, A Magazine of the Arts
Tanjore paintings were originally created for royalty, and flourished in Tanjavoor, (pronounced Tanjore) the capital city of the Chola Dynasty.
Tanjore: mystical painting of India by Henn, Cynthia A. / School Arts
 
 
 
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