THE VISHNU STATUE OF KADAARAM

DR.S.JAYABARATHI

KEDAH

MALAYSIA

This statue of Vishnu was found in the site of the Ancient Kingdom of Kadaaram.
Kadaaram was a flourishing kingdom since the early centuries of the Christian Era.
It became part of the great maritime Malay Empire  of SriVijaya.
After the fall of SriVijaya, it became one of the twenty three kingdoms of the Majapahit Empire of Java.
The site of Kadaaram is now in north-western part of Malaysia, in the present states of Kedah, Perlis, and Penang.
It was one of the kingdoms to be conquered by Rajendra Chola I in 1023 A.D.
It had trade connections with India, Arabia, Persia, Rome, East Africa, Indo-China,and China.
It is mentioned in ancient Indian literature.