Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies
A Peer-Reviewed Journal
E-ISSN - 2583-0880
Aims and Scope
Tamil culture is very ancient. This is evidenced by the fact that over the years its impact has spread around the world. Temples play an important role in Tamil culture. Its antiquity, statues, architectural techniques, yoga and spiritual philosophies are not only surprising but also portraying the intelligence of the ancients and supernatural powers. The Tamil Siddhars have created, evinced and clarified the doctrine of temples. The temples are built as the signifier, the signified, and the outward appearance of body, mind and soul. The Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas (triumvirs), the Tamil kings, built thousands of temples and made great penances to the Gods for goodwill. There are millions of Shaiva and Vaishnava temples in Tamil Nadu and uncountable temples all over India. Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world. There are countless subsections in it. All the temples, from the great temples to the small temples, have a different central theme of spiritual doctrine and philosophy that is merged with life. Temples are considered as energy centers, chakras, and the replica of the human body itself. The purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to explore the origins, design, worship, spiritual philosophy, doctrines of the temples, architecture, temple work of the Tamils, charity, music and musical instruments, folk music, temple folk, the spiritual hymns of the sect, Tamil Bhakthi literature, Bhakthi literature in general to Hindu religion from any language of India and Abroad and universal temple art. It gives more chances and acts as a pioneer to the academicians, research scholars and freelancers who focus on the Bhakthi heritage, tradition and literature from Literatures of various Indian languages.
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies
A Peer-Reviewed Journal
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. K.Nagendran,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
SRNM College, Sattur,
Virudhunagar District
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: nagendran@srnmcollege.ac.in editorptjts@pandianeducationaltrust.com
Profile: https://srnmcollege.ac.in/profile/nagendran
Advisory Editorial Board
Dr. Mohana Dass A/l Ramasamy,
Head of the Department, Indian Studies,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
University of Malaya, 50603- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Email: rmohana-dass@um.edu.my
Profile: https://umexpert.um.edu.my/rmohana_dass
Mr. N. Subaraj (Navaretnam Subaraj),
Senior Lecturer Gr.II in Hindu Civilization,
Department of Languages, Faculty of Arts and Culture,
South Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
Email: subaraj84@seu.ac.lkk
Profile: https://www.seu.ac.lk/fac/staff/academic/index.php?fun=FAC_037
Dr. P. Jeyakrishnan
Professor and Head,
Department of Tamil,
University of Kerala,
Thiruvananthapuram - 695034 Kerala, India.
Email id: jeyakrishnan@keralauniversity.ac.in
Profile: https://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/dept/dept-home
Dr. K. Sridhar,
Assistant Professor & Head,
VHNSN College, Virudhunagar -626001,
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: sridhar@vhnsnc.edu.in
Profile: https://www.vhnsnc.edu.in/dl.php?fid=SPGT1&id=15
Dr. J. Kavitha,
Assistant Professor of Tamil,
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women,
Coimbatore - 641004,
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: jkavitha@psgrkcw.ac.in
Profile: https://psgrkcw.irins.org/profile/135958
Associate Editors
Dr. D. Maheswari,
International Journal of Temple Studies,
Virudhunagar-626001.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: president@pandianeducationaltrust.com
Profile: http://pandianeducationaltrust.com/trustees.html
Dr. M.Vinoth Kumar,
Head & Assistant Professor, Department of English,
Government Arts and Science College,
Nagalapuram, Thothukudi District,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: vinothkumar@pandianeducationaltrust.com
Profile: https://sites.google.com/view/msuccenglish/home
Assistant Editors
Ms. Punitha Subramaniam,
Head Master,
SJKT Ladang Allagar,
34800 Trong, Perak, Malaysia.
Email: punitha.su@moe.edu.my
Dr. D. Balaji,
Associate Professor, Department of Tamil,
V.H.N.S.N. College, Virudhunagar-626001,
Tamilnadu, India.
Email: balaji.d@vhnsnc.edu.in
Dr. S.Shanthi,
Guest Faculty, Department of History,
Alagappa University, Karaikudi-630003,
Tamilnadu, India.
Email: drbsr178alu@gmail.com
Dr. V. A.Palaniappan,
Principal (i/c), Associate Professor, Department of Tamil,
Ganesar Arts and Science College, Melasivapuri-622403,
Pudhukkotai District
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: arasupalani45@gmail.com
Mr. S. Kulandhaivel,
Assistant Professor, Department of English,
Ganesar Arts and Science College, Melasivapuri-622403,
Pudhukkotai District,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: english.kulandhai@gmail.com
Dr. B. Senthil Kumar,
Assistant Professor, Department of English,
Alagappa Govt. Arts College, Karaikudi, Sivaganga-630003,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: skbosesk@gmail.com
Dinosha Sujindar,
Assistant Lecturer,
Department of History,
University of Jaffna,
Sri Lanka
Email: dinosha14@hotmail.com
Evaluation Editorial Board
Dr. J. B. Santhi devi,
Hod & Assistant Professor of Tamil,
Senthamil oriental college,
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: Jbmp008@gmail.com
Dr. P.Thamilarasi .
Assistant Professor of Tamil,
Ayya Nadar janaki Ammal college,Sivakasi,
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: shakthithamil@gmil.com
Dr. N. Punitha Lekshmi,
Assistant professor of Tamil,
A.D.M.college for women, Nagapattinam,.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: punithapasupathi@gmail.com
J. B. Sam Selvakumar,
Assistant Professor of Tamil,
N. M. S. S. Vellaichamy Nadar College,
Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: sammeera9487@gmail.com
Dr. S.Thanmanam,
Teaching Assistant, Department of Tamil,
Alagappa University, Karaikudi,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: thanmanams@gmail.com
Dr. P. Sridevi
Hod & Assistant Professor,
Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College,
Sattur, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: psridevi@srnmcollege.ac.in
Dr. V. Singaraja,
Assistant Professor of Tamil,
Annai fathima college of arts and science,
Thirumangalam, Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: singam1245@gmail.com
Dr. J. Buvaneswari,
Assistant Professor of Tamil,
National College, Trichy,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: buvi1727@gmail.com
Dr. S. Vimalraj,
Assistant Professor of Tamil,
A.V. A. College, Mayiladuthurai,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email: thamizhvimalavc@gmail.com
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PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE
Aims and Objectives
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies is a Peer-Reviewed Journal (E ISSN: 2583-0880)published twice in a year on November and May, which is published by Maheswari Publishers, patronized by Pandian Educational Trust, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies aims to bring down Academic Research to promote research support for the academicians and scholars in the field of Temple Studies. Research through this academic medium motivates in all aspects of main and inter-disciplines of the core area of study with authentic e-publication. Making Internationalization of Temple Studies in the globalized world aids the scholarly community to gather knowledge on Temple arts, architecture, and the related fields to it. The impudence and revelation of academic research on internet could foster green printing and open access nature in the domain research. All of these motivate best distribution of research that produces positive outcomes for the betterment of culture and tradition and the unification of the people in our world. In achieving the aim, our journal Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies has been created.
Disclaimer
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies is committed to research Ethics and consider plagiarism as a crime done to the original author. So, the authors are advised to follow academic ethics with respect to acknowledgment of quotations from other scholarly works. The Publisher & Editors will not be held responsible for any lapse of the provider regarding plagiarism in their manuscripts. The submissions must be original, must accompany the declaration form stating the research paper as an original work, and has not been published elsewhere for any academic or research purpose. The contributor will be liable for such lapses on any legal issues and publication ethics. Contact: int.jou.oftemplestudies@gmail.com editorptjts@pandianeducationaltrust.com for submission and other information. For Institutional Subscription contact the publisher.
Publisher
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies is a Peer Reviewed Journal which is committed to academic research, welcomes scholars and students all over the world who to advance their status of academic career and society by their scholarly ideas in the field of Temple studies. Research is to establish, substantiate facts, and restate previous works and to resolve issues. An active venture to endow cogent approach to these types for educational reformations through academic research has become the central intent of the journal to bring down scholarly articles to the academic world of Arts and Architecture.
Dr. J. Kavitha Mahendran
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies
Aims and Scope
Tamil culture is very ancient. This is evidenced by the fact that over the years its impact has spread around the world. Temples play an important role in Tamil culture. Its antiquity, statues, architectural techniques, yoga and spiritual philosophies are not only surprising but also portraying the intelligence of the ancients and supernatural powers. The Tamil Siddhars have created, evinced and clarified the doctrine of temples. The temples are built as the signifier, the signified, and the outward appearance of body, mind and soul. The Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas (triumvirs), the Tamil kings, built thousands of temples and made great penances to the Gods for goodwill. There are millions of Shaiva and Vaishnava temples in Tamil Nadu and uncountable temples all over India. Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world. There are countless subsections in it. All the temples, from the great temples to the small temples, have a different central theme of spiritual doctrine and philosophy that is merged with life. Temples are considered as energy centers, chakras, and the replica of the human body itself. The purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to explore the origins, design, worship, spiritual philosophy, doctrines of the temples, architecture, temple work of the Tamils, charity, music and musical instruments, folk music, temple folk, the spiritual hymns of the sect, Tamil Bhakthi literature, Bhakthi literature in general to Hindu religion from any language of India and Abroad and universal temple art. It gives more chances and acts as a pioneer to the academicians, research scholars and freelancers who focus on the Bhakthi heritage, tradition and literature from Literatures of various Indian languages.
Call for
The Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies (PTJTS) E-ISSN 2583-0880 publishes articles twice a year in the months of Karthikai and Vaikasi (November, May). Submit articles in the months of Purattasi (September) and Panguni (March). Research articles should be sent to editorptjts@pandianeducationaltrust.com, int.jou.oftemplestudies@gmail.com. Research articles are published online twice a year for the benefit of the green environment. Special issues will be also called to study on new research areas related to the goals of the journal. Researchers, professors, and freelance writers are welcome to submit their elegant articles.
Manuscript Guidelines and Policies
Size of the research article:
The research paper should be typed in Arial Unicode (Tamil), Times New Roman (English) font on A4 paper 12 size, 1.5 spacing, not receding or exceeding to 8-15 pages. Article title, Abstract, Keywords and References ought to be in Tamil and English for Tamil written articles. English written articles should be fully in English. Other language articles should have English Title, Abstract, Keywords and References. They have to give details of four subject experts (reviewers) designation and acceptation certificate in their language for peer review. (for more details see Publication ethics and malpractice statement below)
Title page
The title page should contain the Title of the article, Name, Designation, ORCiD id and email address.
Abstract
Provide an English Abstract of 150 - 200 words. Keywords: 5 - 6.
Article Structure
Research articles should be of novelty, originality and quality. “Research Methods” ஆராய்ச்சி நெறிமுறைகள், உலக தமிழாராய்ச்சி நிறுவனம் (தமிழ்) and the current MLA 8th Edition (English)
Quotations
Be sure to quotations are included in the reference list with proper ethical methods.
Reference List
Authors should follow alphabetical order of their used books, journals, research articles, dissertations and web data in concordance to the research ethics.
Publication
The Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies (PTJTS) E-ISSN 2583-0880 publishes articles twice a year in the months of Karthikai and Vaikasi (November, May). Submit articles in the months of Purattasi (September) and Panguni (March). Research articles should be sent to editorptjts@pandianeducationaltrust.com, int.jou.oftemplestudies@gmail.com. Research articles are published online twice a year for the benefit of the green environment. Only full issue pdf, individual pdf and e-certificate will be provided to the author by mail.
Release / Peer-review Policy
Research articles will be published online only. Research articles are subjected to double blind peer-review method. PDF documents will be published on the Internet only after the reviewed articles have been evaluated for originality, novelty and other ethical principles in research and publishing methods.
Anti-plagiarism
The journal views plagiarism as an injustice to a scholar's intellectual knowledge. Proper attribution is expected. If there is plagiarism in the work of the researchers, the editorial board will reject the article. If any found after publication, it will be retracted.
Open access Policy
Our Open access Policy allows our journal readers to honestly search, read, download, copy, and link articles.
Archival Policy
Our journal adopts a constant policy to deposit the full issues in Internet Archive for the Long-term preservation service.
License
Our journal adopts CC BY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ benefit. It allows real works to be used, distributed and redesigned with appropriate attribution methods. Every work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Copyright
If the article is accepted for publication, authors will continue to retain their copyright of the published article.
Article processing charges
The fee for reviewing and publishing articles (APC) is fixed as 1000 INR. Pay after the consent letter from the journal for publishing the articles along with the copyright form.
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Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies (E-ISSN 2583-0880) is a biannual open-access and peer-reviewed journal published for educators, researchers and freelancers in the field of Temple Studies and related domain areas. The journal is committed to support ethical research practices. The editors, authors, reviewers, publication staff, and the publisher abide to the guidelines as evinced by the Code of Conduct https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/general-approach-publication-ethics-editorial-office (COPE) and aims to disseminate ethical Guidelines in research.
Publication Process
All submissions are viable for double-blind peer-review to two academicians’ relevant expertise. Peer reviewers will advise the editors whether the article be published or if any constructive suggestions to modify the article. In case a third reviewer may be also employed and his/her decision is final. The editor connects the author with their decision and proper modifications needed in the article for publication. Manuscripts should follow ஆராய்ச்சி நெறிமுறைகள், உலக தமிழாராய்ச்சி நிறுவனம் (தமிழ்) and MLA style for English or else it will be declined. Misleading and inaccurate data, opinions, statements and plagiarism issues are the sole responsibility of the author concerned. The editorial team take no responsibility or liability under such consequences. PDF of the Issue and Publication E-Certificate will be provided.
Archival Policy:
Our journal adopts a constant policy to deposit the full issues in Internet Archive for the Long-term preservation service.
Duties of Editors
Decision on the Publication of Articles
The editors are responsible to decide the articles to be published in the journal. The editor-in-chief is steered by the policies of the journal’s editorial board. The editor can ignore any material that did not follow the legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism in the manuscript.
Fair Play
The manuscripts must be evaluated due to the intellectual merit without any kind of discrimination from the authors. Special issues are also handled in the identical way as regular submissions. Articles are considered and accepted only for their academic merit without any type of commercial influence.
Confidentiality to be Followed
The editors must not reveal any information about submitted manuscripts other than the corresponding author, reviewers and other editorial advisers to keep the review unbiased.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials of the submitted manuscripts in this journal must not be used by anyone who has access without proper written consent of the author. If a member on the editorial board or an editorial staff of the journal contributes a submitted manuscript, he/she should not perform any reviewing tasks related to the manuscript and ought to declare conflicts of interest.
Plagiarism Check
Editorial staff must check the originality and similarity of all the submitted articles by Plagiarism X for English and Plagiarisma for Tamil written articles. Plagiarized Manuscripts will incur plagiarism sanctions.
Duties of Reviewers
Editorial Decision Contribution
Reviewers assist the chief editor and other editorial board members in making editorial decisions in selecting the article while peer review.
Promptness
Reviewers must be prompt while the review process. If anyone feels incompetent to review or unable to provide a punctual review, he/she should inform the editor and excuse from the review process.
Confidentiality to be Followed
The manuscripts received for review must be kept confidential. Reviewers must not discuss about it except as authorized by the editors while review process. Information or scholarly ideas obtained through peer review ought to be kept confidential and not be used for personal advantage or to his/her profession.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be accomplished without bias. No personal criticism on the author and should express views on the manuscript clearly with supporting arguments to modify the article.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers have the responsibility to identify pertinent published work that has not been properly cited by the authors and call the editor's attention for substantial similarity or any overlap between the reviewing manuscript and to any other published paper that contains academic personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers must be conscious of potential conflicts of interest. In case they have to decline reviewing manuscripts that they have conflicts of interest ensuing from monetary, competitive, collaborative, or any other relationships with the authors.
Duties of Authors
The Authors are responsible for submitting manuscripts that follow the guidelines of Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies (E-ISSN 2583-0880). Note: Authors should avoid taking photos in the non permitted premises of the temple (ex – Sanctum Sanatorium). Authors are insisted to follow the details stated below:
Originality of Articles
Articles should be original and not under the consideration of any other publication simultaneously. An author should not scrounge significantly from previous works and never submit manuscripts as essentially in more than one journal. It should be in Arial Unicode for Tamil and Times New Roman for English written articles. An abstract of 200-250 words should accompany 5-6 keywords. The body of the paper ought to be in 3000-4000 words. References must be given in proper form and should be in alphabetical order. The paper in Tamil should accompany with the English Title, English abstract, English keywords and references in English (in the order of Tamil reference). All of these should be in a separate page of the document. Articles to be sent: editorptjts@pandianeducationaltrust.com, int.jou.oftemplestudies@gmail.com.
Data Access and Retention Policy
Authors should be ready to provide the raw data for editorial review for a reasonable time after publication.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Authors’ shall give proper acknowledgment to the work of others. They should cite publications that have major influential in the current work. Direct quotes must be suitably acknowledged and cited in the references at the end of the article under ஆராய்ச்சி நெறிமுறைகள், உலக தமிழாராய்ச்சி நிறுவனம் (தமிழ்) and MLA style for English. The article should enclose adequate detail and references to permit others to find published sources. Inaccurate or Fraudulent statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable in the initial selection process.
Authorship
Authorship should be limited to the one who have significantly contributed for the beginning, design, finishing, or interpretation of the study. Those who have made significant secondary contributions should be listed as co-authors. If any others who have participated in some substantive aspects, they should be acknowledged or enlisted as contributors.
Corresponding Author
The authors are responsible to upload the revised manuscript within the assigned time. The corresponding author is accountable to get message from the journal for publication. The corresponding author should ensure all appropriate co-authors in the paper. The corresponding author shall ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the research paper and have agreed to the revised submission ensuing to publication.
Acknowledgment of Funding Sources
The funding sources for the research article should be acknowledged properly at the end of the article. Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest in their manuscript.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Usually, conflict of interest exists when an author’s private interests influence the research’s objectivity. It is the sole responsibility of the author to verify if any of the co-authors hold any conflict of interest and to notify the editor-in-chief in advance. All sources of funding that is likely considered to affect the interpretation of the findings should be declared in the ‘acknowledgement’ section of the manuscript.
Basic Errors in Published Works
If an author discovers significant error or inaccuracy in the published work, it is the author’s duty to notify the journal editor and assist the editor to retract or correct the paper to make it academically worthy.
Dealing with Unethical Behavior and Academic Integrity
Identification of Unethical Behavior
Misconduct and unethical behavior may be brought to the attention of the editor or publisher by anyone. The person who informs should provide sufficient information and evidence to pursue up with an investigation.
Investigation
The Editorial Board of Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies (E-ISSN 2583-0880) will conduct a thorough case review with objectives in a professional manner to protect privacy and safety of the reporter. Evidence should be gathered and kept in a judicious manner to avoid the spread of allegations beyond those who need to know about the matter.
Outcomes
For minor misconduct, the journal will inform the author or reviewer where there appears to be a misunderstanding statement for acceptable standards. In case of serious misconduct, the editors will take the decision to get the article or to employ them further with consultation to a limited number of experts and board. Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies panel may send a formal letter to the head of the author or reviewer's department or the funding agency if the submitted or published manuscript is overtly plagiarized or fabricated. The journal has the right to impose an embargo period for the article or to reject future manuscript submission by the same author or authors and ask compensation for it. The Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies board may report the case to a professional body or organization or higher authority to take investigation and further action to uphold academic integrity.
PUBLISHER:
Pandian Educational Trust (TN-32-0003213),
Maheswari Publishers, (The publishing unit of PANDIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST)
3/350, Veterinary Hospital Back Side,
Virudhunagar- 626001.
Mobile: +91 8526769556,
E-mail: editorptjts@pandianeducationaltrust.com int.jou.oftemplestudies@gmail.com