▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁T amil - B rah mi ▁script ▁and ▁celebrated ▁at ▁K uv ag am . ▁The ▁story ▁behind ▁the ▁festival ▁is ▁often ▁heard ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁through ▁the ▁H indu ▁ep ic ▁Mah ab har ata , ▁but ▁more ▁commonly ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁fol kl ore ▁in ▁T amil ▁culture . ▁ ▁The ▁Sang am ▁Period ▁▁ ▁The ▁Sang am ▁Period ▁was ▁an ▁era ▁of ▁T amil ▁culture ▁f amed ▁for ▁its ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁of ▁T amil ak am . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁era ▁when ▁T amil ▁language ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁created . ▁Ash oka , ▁the ▁famous ▁Buddh ist ▁em peror , ▁describes ▁T amil ak am ▁as ▁having ▁four ▁kingdom s ▁( Ch era , ▁Ch olas , ▁P and ya ▁and ▁S aty ap ut ra ) ▁and ▁this ▁era ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁L anka ▁as ▁being ▁under ▁T amil ▁rule . of ▁the ▁prince ▁El ara . ▁ ▁The ▁period ▁has ▁provided ▁T amil ▁culture ▁with ▁many ▁great ▁pieces ▁of ▁hom osex ual ▁literature ▁arts ▁that ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁int ang ible ▁cultural ▁aspects ▁of ▁Class ical ▁T amil ; ▁a ▁major ▁one ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁love ▁held ▁between ▁King ▁P ari ▁and ▁poet ▁Kab ila , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁celebrated ▁many ▁times ▁through ▁festiv als ▁in ▁modern ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁H indu ism ▁and ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁ ▁The ▁Sang am ▁Period ▁was ▁witness ▁to ▁two ▁major ▁pieces ▁of ▁H indu ▁scholar