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2 unusual facts about Nayak dynasty


Koil

The Nayak style (1600 - 1750 CE) is noted for the addition of large prakaram(outer courtyard) (circumambulatory paths) and pillared halls.

Kollamkondan

This Maravar palayam was located near Rajapalayam, at the foot of the Western Ghats, in the former Tirunelveli province of the Nayak dynasty of Madura.



see also

Thanjavur Nayak kingdom

Raghunatha Nayak (1600–1634) is regarded as the greatest in the Thanjavur Nayak dynasty.