Tag: Arinjigai chathurvedimangalam

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Ferry Service

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 […]

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Malligai, Senbagam, Iruvachi…

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 […]