present ▁day ▁' V e pp ur ' ▁( B eg ur )) ▁Beg ur ▁is ▁referred ▁ ▁Ve pp ur ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁ins cription . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁T amil ▁words ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁' va ' ▁are ▁pron ounced ▁in ▁K ann ada ▁as ▁' ba ' ▁ ▁Tam ara ik ki rai ▁( present ▁day ▁Ta ver ek ere ) ▁From ▁ins cri ptions ( 1 3 6 5 ▁AD ), ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁Ta ver ek ere ▁was ▁once ▁called ▁Tam ara ik ki rai . T am ara ik ki rai ▁meaning ▁' the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁lot us ▁p ond ' ▁in ▁T amil ▁language ▁ ▁Special ▁days ▁Mah a ▁Sh iv rat ri ▁: ▁C ele br ated ▁every ▁year ▁on ▁Month ▁of ▁February ▁in ▁the ▁Kr ish na ▁Pak sha ▁( wan ing ▁moon ) ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁Ma ag ha ▁( as ▁per ▁Sh al iv ah ana ) ▁or ▁Ph alg una ▁ ▁( as ▁per ▁Vik rama ) ▁in ▁the ▁H indu ▁Calendar ▁▁▁▁ ▁( that ▁is , ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁and ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁moon ). ▁ ▁Pr ados ham ▁: ▁Occ urs ▁once ▁in ▁every ▁ 1 5 ▁days ▁and ▁considered ▁most ▁aus p icious ▁by ▁Sh a iv ites , ▁it ▁occurs ▁almost ▁ 2 ▁days ▁before ▁either ▁Am avas ya ▁( black ▁mo ond ay ) ▁or ▁P ourn ima ▁( full ▁moon ▁day ). ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch ola