![]() Stone inscriptions found here refer the Pallava Capital Kanchipuram and Kanchi Sankaracharya. Surya Varman.) and in one instance a king from SE was taken to India to rule the Pallava kingdom. Kings here had the common surnames of Pallava Kings. Pallava Kings were believed to have ruled Thailand. ![]() # Other than Vishnu and Shiva the Thai's worship Brahma, Indra, Ganesh and Uma Devi The Thai Brahmins recite thiruppavai and thiruvempavai songs that are written in Thai script. which is nothing but our Thiruvempavai and Thiruppavai. # Every December, Brahmins in Thailand hold a fifteen day celebration for Shiva and Vishnu called Trivambave. # Even now in the annual coronation ceremony for the King, he is praised as Vishnu and Shiva with songs from Thiruvaasagam and Thiruppavai sung during the Coronation. This spread Shaiva and Vaishnav cult along with Buddhism. # The Brahmins introduced a concept called Devaraja principle by which the Kings were worshipped as Vishnu and Shiva. Between 3 rd and 10th century thousands of Brahmins from Tamil Nadu and Benaras were brought here who spread Hinduism here.# The first Kingdom of SE asia called Funan was founded by Kaudinya - a Brahmin from the Indian Pallava dynasty ![]() # Two buddhist monks sent by Ashoka in 276 B.C reached Thailand and introduced religion and other practices in this region Here are some interesting facts on the subject. Dear Friends DID YOU KNOW THAT- Thailand and the entire South East Asia was once called an Indian colony by historians.
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