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Chola Empire's Anuvavi: The Sacred Tank That Quenched a Kingdom
The Chola Empire was built on water. While the Grand Anicut and Kaveri canals have been discussed, this episode dives into the hidden infrastructure that sustained temples, towns, and armies: the anuvavi, or temple tanks. Lucas and Luna explore how Rajaraja Chola I and his successors constructed these engineered reservoirs, not just for irrigation but as sacred geography — microcosms of the cosmic ocean. We follow the story of the anuvavi at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, a colossal tank dug by Rajendra Chola I, its construction linking the Kaveri to the imagined Ganges. How did these tanks function…
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