In its renewed excavation at Salvankuppam close to the Tiger Cave near Mamallapuram, the Archaeological Survey of India (Chennai circle) has discovered three granite pillars with inscriptions of Pallava and Chola Kings, according to archaeologists, the inscription confirm that a structural temple built of bricks, dedicated to Subrahmanya, existed at the spot on the beach. It belonged to the pre-Palava period or late Tamil Sangam age and could be 1,700 years old.
(The Hindu, 17th March , 2007)
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Pillars with inscriptions of Pallava,Chola kings found
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