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Grantham Inscriptions – Kangeyam
January 27 , 2024
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- Two stone inscriptions of ‘Grantham’ and Tamil dating 11th and 16th centuries respectively were discovered at Pazhnchervazhi village near Kangeyam.
- The stone bearing 11th century ‘Grantham’ inscriptions were created by Tamils for writing the North Indian language.
- The inscribed words denote that the ‘manthra’ stone was worshipped by people in the past for curing diseases.
- The 16th century Tamil inscription describes a donation of four rupees for lighting the perpetual lamp in the Vishnu temple.
- The notable aspect here is that the four rupees is the amount levied as tax for each wheel the potter makes.
- And lighting of lamp was meant to be continued until the moon exists.
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