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No Avatar of Vishnu Shiva In South Why

1.There is no direct reference to Tamils in the Vedas.

Bur reference is made of Pearls from Tamils.

Other than this, I am unable to find anything more.

2.However one can find numerous references to Tamils, Tamil Kingdoms, wealth of Tamils int the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

I have posts on this issue.

I provide one quote from Valmiki Ramayana.

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Kavatapuram was the second capital of early Pandyas whose first capital South Madurai was devoured by sea. ‘Kavatapuram’ means the doorway (of South India). Valmiki Ramayana has a few references to South India. One of them goes like this:–

‘’tato hemamayam divyam muktamani vibhushitam
Yuktam Kavatanam Pandyanam gata drakshyata vanarah

“Behold on the shore of the ocean the Pandya’s golden gate