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Nandikkalambakam

9th century · 9th century

Nandikkalambakam is a Tamil poem of the ninth century in praise of the Pallava king Nandivarman III. Written by an unknown poet in the kalambakam form, which mixes many metres and themes, it celebrates his victory over the Pandyas at Tellaru and is one of the earliest surviving works of that genre.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nandikkalambakam. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nandikkalambakam
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“Nandikkalambakam.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nandikkalambakam. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Nandikkalambakam.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nandikkalambakam.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Nandikkalambakam’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nandikkalambakam (Accessed: ).

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