thanga
தங்காGolden, made of gold, or resembling gold.
Meaning
The word "thanga" means golden, referring to the color or material of gold. Dancers encounter it in lyrics describing the preciousness and beauty of divine attributes, vehicles, or objects. It frequently attaches to images like a peacock (Muruga's vehicle), a chariot, or flowers associated with deities like Krishna, enhancing their splendor. It is used in descriptive lines that praise beauty or divine magnificence.
In the songs
Thanga malar kannan kuzhal natham kettu
Hearing the flute music of the golden-flowered Krishna
Engirundhalum Un Kural Kettu · Traditional
Thanga malar kannan kuzhal natham kettu
Hearing the flute music of the golden-flowered Krishna
Engirundhalum Un Kural Kettu · Traditional
Thanga mayil vahanane
O Lord whose vehicle is the golden peacock
Vasalil Vandha Vagai Edhaiya · Traditional
Thanga thaerattam varuvaalo
Will she arrive like a golden chariot?
Yenathu Iravu Aval Koonthalil · Unknown