tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842465514699048204.post4872150450925990218..comments2024-03-17T13:31:15.327+05:30Comments on TuLu Research & Studies: 107. Nagara at PanamburRavindra Mundkurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073231068374498281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842465514699048204.post-73989475543787228302009-01-24T07:11:00.000+05:302009-01-24T07:11:00.000+05:30H.Viswanath adds the following points:"The Panambu...H.Viswanath adds the following points:<BR/>"The Panambur Deity is called as 'Nandaneshwar'. The transition from 'Nakhareshwar' to 'Nandaneshwar' needs further search and research. If 'panam' in 'Panambur ' means money, then 'Nakhara' merchant guild has relevance to the place-name. 'Naga = Sailing Vessel/ship' gains importance here. 'Nakare/Nakre/Nakranna' personal names are common in Tulunadu. Tulu Lexicon (P.1696) gives the meaning of 'nakara' as 'Village, town, community, colony, area'. It is 'nagara ' in Kannada, 'house or town' in Tamil, 'nagaru (place)' in Telugu and 'town' in Malayalam. 'Nakarer' means 'Citizens/Members of a place or colony'. Nakha = Finger nail is not relevant here.<BR/>Reg. 'Koorikatta' area in Panambur, it might have been coined because of bunding (after monsoon) of Bailare water near the last 'Adibayi' (P.63 -low lying submerged field) before it joins Gurupur river to store water for summer irrigation."Ravindra Mundkurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073231068374498281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842465514699048204.post-19711691329411897162009-01-22T15:24:00.000+05:302009-01-22T15:24:00.000+05:30>>> An inscription in the Temple dated 13...>>> An inscription in the Temple dated 1305 CE (pre-Vijayanagar period) has described it as Nagaresvara Temple. It means that the area was popularly known as ‘Nagara’ or the city. <BR/><BR/>In south indian inscriptions "Nagara" is also means "Nakhara" merchant guild which was popular in South Canara in medieval times. <BR/>We can find Nakharesvara Temples in both Basrur in Udupi Dist and Kembhavi in Dharwar Dist. <BR/>I strongly believe that the Panambur Temple could also be a Nakharesvara Temple built by this famous Nakhara Merchant Guild.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044049940582979575noreply@blogger.com