Four Chola inscriptions found near Kancheepuram

They throw light on artistic and temple-building activities in Tondaimandalam and Raja Raja’s grip on the region.

Four inscriptions, two of Raja Raja Chola (regnal years 985-1014 A.D.) and two of the earlier Chola period of 10th Century A.D., have been discovered at Siru Karumbur village, near Kaveripakkam, 20 km from Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on the initiative of Sri Vijayendra Saraswati of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. They throw light on the artistic and temple-building activities in the northern region (Tondaimandalam) of the Tamil country during the Chola period and Raja Raja Chola’s firm grip on the region.

When Sri Vijayendra Saraswati visited the Siva temple and the adjacent Sundara Kamakshi temple at Siru Karumbur on May 10, he saw many architectural pieces and fragmented stone inscriptions lying scattered in the village. When he noticed a mound of stones behind the temples, he suggested that the stones be “rolled over” to see whether they had any inscription. On being told that one stone had an inscription, he came back to the village on May 12 and saw another inscription lying some distance away. Both belonged to 10th Century A.D. Two inscriptions of the great Chola emperor were also discovered in the vicinity. So Sri Vijayendra Saraswati wanted R. Nagaswamy, former Director of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department, to read them. The Paramacharya, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, had visited these temples in 1974 and 1978.

References Byhttps://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/Four-Chola-inscriptions-found-near-Kancheepuram/article16301606.ece

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