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The Madukkarai Wall is a historic border fortification demarcating the boundaries of the three ancient kingdoms of Chera, Chola and Pandya. The wall was supposedly erected by the goddess Sellandiyamman. It may be over two thousand years old. ==Historic border fortification== The Madukkarai wall〔The Madukkarai wall may also be written in Tamil மதிற்கரை - மதில்கரை, அருங்கரை, வாங்கரை, கோட்டைக்கரை.〕 is a stone and earthen fortification with a parallel embankment in central Tamil Nadu. The wall was built during the Pre-Sangam period to demarcate the trijunction of the Chera, Chola and Pandya kingdoms. People of this region believe that the Goddess Sellandiyamman 〔In Tamil, the name of the Goddess Sellandiyamman may also be written செல்லியாண்டியம்மன், செல்லாயி, செல்வநாயகி, செல்லம்மா, செல்லத்தம்மன் or செல்லாத்தா.〕 miraculously erected the wall overnight to prevent border disputes. The Goddess is said to be a representation of Ujjain Mahakali. Statues of border deities along the wall symbolically guard the frontier. The border between the Chera i.e. Kongu Nadu and Chola Nadu is demarcated by the Karaipottanar river.〔Hemingway, F.R. ''Trichinopoly''. Madras District Gazetteers. Government Press, Madras, 1907. Page 8. Retrieved 13 December 2011. (Trichinopoly Gazetteer: Madukkarai )〕 :"The name signifies 'the river which marked the boundary', and native tradition, which appears to be founded on fact, says that the stream was once the boundary between the Pandya, Chola and Chera kingdoms. Beyond the Cauvery, an embankment runs southwards across the Kulittalai taluk, and this is supposed to be the continuation of the boundary."〔 The Karaipottanar river is a tributary of the Kaveri river to the north. The temple of Madukkarai Sellandiyamman at Mayanur (Tamil Nadu)〔(Wikimapia: Madukkarai Sellandiyamman Temple at Mayanur )〕 is the culminating point of the wall. The wall ends at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple.〔(Wikimapia: Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madukkarai Wall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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