200-year-old inscriptions
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Context: The 200-year-old inscriptions, temple, chathiram, found near Madurai
Key discoveries are
- nine inscriptions
- a Vinayakar temple and
- an adjoining chathiram.
The temple is now known as Marudaiya Temple and Shenbagavinayakar Temple.
Significance of this discovery:
- It revealed the philanthropic activity of the Chervaikarars of Pothumbu village, who used to provide shelter and food for travelers.
- The inscriptions talk about Chervaikarars of six generations.
- One Subramanyam Chervaikarar belonging to the sixth generation had converted one chathiram into a temple for general public worship.
- While seven inscriptions were found in the temple, two were in the chathiram.
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