Idangazhi was born and lived in Kodumbalur (Kodumpalur), currently in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Idangazhi was one of the Irukku Velir, petty chieftains who served under the Chola kings. He is said to have been descended from the Yadavas of Dwarka, who migrated to South India with the sage Agastya. He is sometimes also described to be part of the Kalabhra dynasty, who flourished in the Kalabhra interregnum, a […]