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The history behind Venkatachalanilayam

Stories from the temples of South India: what happened, what the temples still remember, and the questions the novel asks of them.

Cover of Venkatachalanilayam by Ragavender: a dancer's silhouette on a stone plinth before a burning temple tower under a full moon

a novel

Venkatachalanilayam

In Venkatachalanilayam, the court in Delhi has not forgotten the Lord of Srirangam, or the princess who followed him.

Historical & spiritual fictionRagavender

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