[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.3164 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.3164 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.3164 - **Language:** English ### [c4.3164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3164) COLA (M). The three celebrated kingdoms of South-India of old were Cola, Pāṇḍya and Cera. References to these will be found in many places in the Purāṇas and a few are given below :— - [Previous: c4.3163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3163) - [Next: c4.3165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3165) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3164](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.3164) · Pramāṇa