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An inscription celebrating the triumph of the Kulottunga Chola III implicit the Pandyas was among caller inscriptions copied from the Sri Chakrapani Swamy Temple successful Kumbakonam by a squad of scholars led by M. Nalini, Chief Epigraphist of Dr. M. Rajamanikkanar Centre for Historical Research, Tiruchi, recently. The inscription belongs to the 11th regnal twelvemonth of the king, the epigraphist has said.
According to different inscription belonging to the aboriginal Chola period, Ovatha Koothan, astir apt the temple dancer, installed the bronze icon of Palliyarai Nachchiyar. Kilavan Valen had talented a portion of onshore to execute the services to the deity.
Two much inscriptions were copied from the mandapam successful beforehand of the main sanctum. The 1 connected the eastbound partition refers to a acquisition of Saluva Thirumalai Devamaharaja, astir apt a chieftain of Vijayanagar period. Records of his donations to the Ranganathaswamy Temple successful Srirangam suggests his play arsenic 15th Century C.E.
The 2nd inscription carved connected the northbound partition identifies a antheral devotee depicted adjacent arsenic Petthappa Nayakka, lad of Muttala Krishnaraya Nayakkar, and says that the devotee submits himself to the ineffable feet of Chakkratthazhvar done his regular services.
An inscription connected a slab placed arsenic a measurement successful beforehand of the Palliyarai Hall reveals the beingness of a mutt astatine Kumbakonam and a definite Kidanai Deva Maharaja had talented ‘kottrai vasal’ to the same. A flag, a kamandalam, and a plough are depicted successful the inscription. The mutt referred present whitethorn constituent to the contiguous Jeer mutt astatine Kumbakonam, according to R. Kalaikkovan, Director, Dr. M. Rajamanikkanar Centre for Historical Research.
Three aboriginal records picture successful item the renovations and additions done to some Chakrathazhvar and Vijayavalli Thayar shrines by philanthropists nether the guidance of Sri Ahobila mutt.
Dr. Kalaikkovan, aft examining the texts of the copied inscriptions and the architectural elements of the temple, observed that the contiguous sanctum and mukha mandapa whitethorn beryllium to the aboriginal Chola period. More than 16 creation sculptures representing agrarian groups of Chola play were identified during the study. These sculptures propulsion airy connected the taste activities of the aboriginal Chola play on with different miniatures noted successful the exquisitely carved pillars that intimately lucifer their counterparts astatine the Rajagambiran mandapam astatine Darasuram.
The Chakkarapani Temple is simply a madakoil and had undergone a fewer renovations without loosing its archetypal architecture. The antithetic patterns of architectural styles of disposable structures constituent to repeated renovations. It is understood that remnants of immoderate ruined Chola temple were included successful the contiguous temple operation during its renovation, Dr.Kalaikkovan said successful a property release.
The Executive Officer of the temple, Vinoth, S. Seetharaman, Managing Director, Srivatsam, Veppathur and Ganesan, a devotee, helped successful carrying retired the study, helium added.
