Public Auction is not a modern phenomenon, an age old system through which lands, goods and even human beings were placed as commodities of auction. It is an action through which sale of properties are made in public and perhaps the highest bidder takeaway the property. Private property might be sold in a public auction […]
The inscriptions of Thiruvadakudi Mahadevar or Panchanadeswara temple glean interesting information about the temple and village. Twelve inscriptions are copied from the temple complex in the year 1903 and all the inscriptions belong to Chola period, particularly of Middle Cholas. Few fragments are seen on the prakara walls probably of Nayak period. The inscriptions mention […]
Three inscriptions in Pudukkotai district glean interesting information on the exequy services to be done by some Valaiyars for the village if death happens and later annulling the order by the Urom as they were out-casted by their community. Among the three inscriptions, one is found at Pulvayal and two at Kumiyanmalai, the inscription of […]
Neerpazhani is a hamlet in Kulattur taluk of Pudukkottai district, is credited with a Chola period Siva temple known in the name Valarmathi Iswaram. The temple lies in the outskirts of the village on its northern side in the midst of the paddy fields. It is a single prakara complex with main shrine consists of […]
An inscription (PSI 154)* in the temple of Valamathi Iswaram at Nirpazhani brings to limelight the installation and consecration of Lord Kshetrabala in the temple. Nirpazhani, located in Kulattur taluk of Pudukkottai district, is credited with a Chola period temple known in the name Valarmathi Iswaram. The temple is a single prakara complex with the […]
Sattanur Nagai is the Goddess of Nangavaram, at present known in the name Sattayi Amman. Nangavaram is a hamlet in Karur district lying adjacent to Thiruchirappalli district, enroute of Thiruchirappalli-Karur and about twenty five kilometers from Thiruchirappalli city. The village is credited with three temples, dedicated to Siva, Vishnu, Kali and the inscriptions in these […]
Two inscriptions at Sundararaja Perumal Temple at Nangavaram, Karur district, brought to limelight the desilting of a lake (Eri) in that village and operation of a ferryboat service on it. One inscription (SII VIII, 651)* is a sale deed, and another inscription (SII VIII, 652)* seems a follow-up of the former and details about the […]
Malligai, siru senbagam, perum senbagam, iruvachi were the flowers cultivated in the nandavanam for thiruppallithamam, to be offered to deity. This information is gleaned through an inscription* in Sundarareswara temple at Nangavaram, Kulithalai taluk, Karur district. The inscription speaks about reclamation of a piece of land and converting it into a flower garden by a […]
Inscriptions of Iyyarappar temple complex richly glean various royal personalities of Chola dynasty through their endowments to Lord Iyyarappar or other deities in the temple complex. Among the royal personalities, various Chola queens are prominently seen from the period of Aditya Chola I. Three queens of Parantaka Chola I viz., Perumal Thiruvarangi, Sozhasigamani and Tribhuvana […]
An inscription at Allur Nakkarkoil reveals the flood in river Cauvery some thousand years back. Allur, a small village on the southern banks of the river Cauvery is twelve kilometres from the city Thiruchirappalli, lying en route of Thiruchirappalli-Karur highways. The village is credited with two Chola temples named Allur Nakkarkoil and Thiruvadakudi Mahadevar Koil, […]