More than a hundred rare copper plate manuscripts of an explication of the hymn ‘Thevaram’, have been unearthed near the Sattanathar temple in Sirkazhi in Mayiladuthurai district.
Thevaram was written by Thirugnanasambanthar.
This is the first time that the manuscripts of the 'Thevaram' have been discovered in the form of copper plates.
A total of 413 plates are in good shape but around 80 to 90 plates are broken.