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Rare inscriptions from Pudukkottai district
April 23 , 2025
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- The Epigraphy Division of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has recently documented a set of inscriptions from Malayadipatti and Ponnamaravathi in the Pudukkottai district.
- Using the estampage method, the inscriptions were copied onto maplitho paper for preservation and further study.
- They discovered a rock inscription near the Kudambeeswarar Temple.
- Preliminary readings date the inscription to the 16th century.
- It also records the land partition agreement between the villages of Sundara Chozhapuram and Sevvalur, undertaken for the purpose of excavating an oorani (a water storage pond).
- Another inscription, found near a sunai (spring), refers to the King Raja Rajan Sundarapandyan.
- It records that a man named Udaiyan Perumal from Sevvalur contributed to the creation of this waterbody.
- At Chozheeswarar Temple in Ponnamaravathi, one of the inscriptions located on the western side of the sanctum sanctorum, dates back to the 8th regnal year of Maravarman Kulasekara Pandiyan.
- It mentions that this temple is known as the Chozheeswarar Udaiya Nayanar Temple which falls under the Uzhavalai Nadu division.
- It also mentions the donation of 40 panam for lighting of five lamps at specific locations within the temple.
- Another inscription found on the eastern wall dates back to the sixth regnal year of Raja Raja III and talks about the location of the temple as a place under the jurisdiction of Rajendra Chola Vala Nadu.
- Further the inscription talks in detail about the ceremonial offerings including rice, ghee and milk.
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