A site at Pulloor, near Kariapatti in Virudhunagar district is believed to have housed a Samana palli in the 8th Century to 10th Century CE.
At least four inscriptions have been found at the site.
One of the inscriptions mentions that 50 goats were donated during the fourth regnal year of a Pandyan ruler named Maran Sadaiyan.
Another inscription in the Vattezhuthu script refers to a donation of 25 goats made by one Palathuraikudi Gopalan during the 12th regnal year of Raja Raja Chola, which was 997 CE.