Do you know the story of chess?
Chaduranga is the ancient game. There is a temple in Tamilnadu - Chaduranga Vallabhanathar. This Temple speaks about the history of chadaurang. How this game was invented and why? After reading the inscriptions I really feel proud to have belong to this beautiful Nation that carries the rich hertage of structuring science based culture. Ithihasa... Vasudeva was the ruler of Koneru rajapuram near Kumbakonam. He was not having his biological child so he decided to perform Athirudra Mahayaaga. Once when the king was bathing in the river Tambraparani along with his queen, he saw a conch floating on a lotus flower. When he picked up the conch, it turned into a child. The king and the queen were very happy and took the child with them as their princess. The child was named Rajarajeswari. Chamundi – who is one of the sapta matrikas – went with them as the nurse for the princess. Rajeshwari was highly cognitive and it was very difficult to keep her occupied mentally. Chamundi ...