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Episode 5: A Magical Marriage

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In this feature, we outline the chapters of The Legend of Ponnivala as we’ve laid them out in the animated and print series. The sub-story descriptions are those that occur in each episode, and are drawn from our Teacher’s Handbook. Lord Vishnu tells a hard working shepherd orphan that he is eligible to marry his bosses’ lovely young
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The Meleager Story and Ponnivala

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In a recent post, we discussed the similarities between The Legend of Ponnivala and the Calydonian Boar Hunt from Greek mythology. In both stories, the giant boar was sent to ravage the farmers’ land in revenge for a great insult. And in both stories, twin warriors figure very prominently in the battle (in Ponnivala they’re
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Episode 4: A Love Match

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In this feature, we outline the chapters of The Legend of Ponnivala as we’ve laid them out in the animated and print series. The sub-story descriptions are those that occur in each episode, and are drawn from our Teacher’s Handbook.A wandering, orphaned boy is adopted by two prosperous and kind farmer-brothers. The boy begins to work for these
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Twin Warriors vs. The Giant Boar

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In The Legend of Ponnivala, the twin kings Ponnar and Shankar face off against a giant boar named Komban. Komban is the offspring of a little sow who was once brought to Ponnivala as one of the royal animals. When Kunnutaiya and Tamarai set out on their journey to the Gates of Heaven to resolve
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Episode 3: A Long Exile

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In this feature, we outline the chapters of The Legend of Ponnivala as we’ve laid them out in the animated and print series. The sub-story descriptions are those that occur in each episode, and are drawn from our Teacher’s Handbook. A young orphan is treated badly by his clansmen and is forced to run from place to place.
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Odin’s Ravens and Tamarai’s Parrots

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In The Legend of Ponnivala, Queen Tamarai must do penance by sitting in meditation for twenty one years before being permitted to take counsel with Lord Shiva. During this protracted meditation, two parrots take up residence in her nose. Before Tamarai awakens the parrots are shooed away by Lord Vishnu, and seek refuge in a
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Episode 2: A Young Orphan

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In this feature, we outline the chapters of The Legend of Ponnivala as we’ve laid them out in the animated and print series. The sub-story descriptions are those that occur in each episode, and are drawn from our Teacher’s Handbook.Lord Shiva has cursed a farming family to barrenness due to the death of some cows. But then he
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Naming a Legend

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
Although there is no “real” place in India called “Ponnivala,” we have chosen to use this poetic name to refer to our retelling of this ancient Tamil epic. But how did we arrive at this title? Traditionally our story is known by the name “The Elder Brothers’ Story,” which refers to the brothers Ponnar and
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Episode 1: In the Beginning

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
In this feature, we outline the chapters of The Legend of Ponnivala as we’ve laid them out in the animated and print series. The sub-story descriptions are those that occur in each episode, and are drawn from our Teacher’s Handbook. The goddess Parvati creates nine farmer-brothers. A Chola King gives them land in Ponnivala. Lord
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What Is The Legend of Ponnivala?

May 2012 by ponniwpadmin
The Legend of Ponnivala is a vast epic story, once widely celebrated in the Kongu region of South India. It is a gem of Tamil storytelling, and a tale normally sung by bards. The Sophia Hilton Foundation of Canada, in association with Soft Science, has produced a twenty-six episode animated DVD series with accompanying print
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