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The '''Flag of Pandya''' ({{IPA|ta|pɑːɳɖɪjər koɖɪ}}) was used by the [[Pandyan Dynasty]] and consisted of the single fish or twin fish.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.orientalthane.com/archaeology/news_2010_11_08_A.htm | title=Masterpieces in metal | publisher=Institute For Oriental Study, Thane | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9r12rNV8T0YC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA57 | title=Political History of the Madura Country | publisher=Asian Educational Services | author=Nelson, J.H.| year=1989 | isbn=9788120604254 }}</ref> There is no reference or description about the flag. Therefore, any Pandya flags used in media are created for the purpose of illustration. There are flags with double fish or single fish as per archaeological findings and historians's illustration.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJrKcKqJGuEC&q=Fish+flag+of+pandyan&pg=PA86 | title=Ceylon Coins and Currency | publisher=Asian Educational Services | author=Walter Codrington, Hubert| year=1975 | isbn=9788120609136 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpBEEetgUnwC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA67 | title=History & Civics For Vi (Tn) | date=March 2005 | publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education | isbn=9780070597525 | authorlink=Tmh}}</ref><br />
[[File:Chola coin with legend "Uttama".png|thumb|right|150px|The Pandyan twin fish engraved on a coin of [[Uttama Chola]]]]<br />
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12th-century [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[court poet]] [[Ottakoothar]] wrote a verse mentions about the Pandyan flag while comparing to Chola flag.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l4330/l4330pd1.jsp?bookid=264&pno=176 | title=எட்டுத் தொகையும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் | work=[[Tamil Virtual Academy]] | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><br />
{{cquote|''வெற்றிப் புலிக்கொடிக்கு மீனமோ அம்மானே''<br />
| author = [[Ottakoothar]]<br />
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Literal Meaning: ''Can the flag of the [[Pandya|Pandyas]] match the flag of the [[Chola dynasty|Cholas]]?''<br />
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== Legend ==<br />
[[File:Double fish Pandyan relief, Koneswaram.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Pandya king [[Sadayavarman Sundara Pandyan I]]'s double fish carp black granite [[Relief|bas-relief]] in [[Koneswaram temple]] – [[Trincomalee]], Sri Lanka]]<br />
According to legend, an [[avatar]] of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Devi|Goddess]], [[Meenakshi]], who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. [[Pandyan Dynasty|Pandya]] emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word ''Meenatchi'' (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words ''Meen'' (Fish) and ''Aatchi'' (Rule), which means Fish Rule.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx | title=Sri Meenaatchi (Parvathi) | publisher=Hindu Society of Minnesota | accessdate=13 May 2014 | archive-date=3 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203092514/http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx | url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Flags of Tamils]]<br />
* [[Flag of Chola]]<br />
* [[Flag of Pallava]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Pandyan dynasty]]<br />
[[Category:Flags of Tamils|Pandya]]<br />
[[Category:Obsolete national flags|Pandya]]<br />
[[Category:Flags displaying animals|Pandya]]</div>LizzieSugerman6