The Colas c28.10.4

c28.10.4

the same oath is taken by other *Iḍangai* people of the area—*Iḍangaittanattom*. Such are the beginnings of an obscure, but deep-seated antagonism between two sections of the populace which often burst into open hostilities in later days. At Kāñcīpuram the *Valangai* and *Iḍangai* sects would not worship in the same temple, or use the same pavilion (*maṇḍapa*) for religious purposes,²⁴ and the division affected even the class of courtesans and dancing girls.²⁵