01-12-2007, 10:17 PM
The largest component of pilgrims to Tirupati is from deep interior of Tamilnadu and not just Chennai region. The next largest is from Karnataka and then Andhra Pradesh. Now Tirupati temple has an all India appeal attracting gropus from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Punjab.
Actually in the big picture the Dravidian movement is a late reaction to the displacement of Buddhism from South India which got interrupted by the Islamic and British colonialisms.
Actually in the big picture the Dravidian movement is a late reaction to the displacement of Buddhism from South India which got interrupted by the Islamic and British colonialisms.