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Hinduism

Madurai Temple Design 1000 Pillars Tikal Guatemala Chichen Itza

Not only this.

One finds the ruins of a Thousand Pillars ,Aayirangal Mantapam, in Tikal, called warriors Tomb as the one in Madurai.

I may add that many South Indian Temples have the 1000 pillars, e.g.Chidambaram.Warangal

Considering that Meenakshi was a Queen and her husband was Shiva, who is a pre Sanatana Dharma Deity, I should have looked deeper in the Americas about the Tamil presence.

I had written that Satyavrta Manu, ancestor of Lord Rama migrated to Ayodhya and his son Ikshvaku

Hinduism, Tamils

Manu Rama’s Ancestor Migrated From South India 5000 BC

If the first migration was from the East, how come there were people already living in these areas?

From where did they come?

For more on this, read my post Rama's ancestor Dravida.

But the Puranas and Tamil Classics provide information that can be checked with astronomical phenomenon, cross checked with other literature, archeological findings.

One such information is the so-called Legends of the Tamil Sangams.

Sangams are Poets' Conclaves held by the Tamil Kings.

There were three such Sangams held.