Stone increase in the Temple of Meedath Mahasivan in Drillangode, Manjeri.
The stone inscription belonging to Kotha Ravi Perumal, the third King Chera, was discovered from the temple near Manjeri.
Experts in epigraphy confirmed that this discovery refers to the tenth known inscription Kotha Ravi Perumala found in Kerala.
The Cher dynasty ruled over the region, now known as Keral, from the 9th to the 12th century with Mahodayapuram (modern Kodungalloor) as their capital. The inscription discovered from the Temple Melecath Mahasiva Vettakkorumakan in Thikkalangode, Manjeri, can throw more light in the Malabar area.
The inscription is carved on a stone cobblestone on the giant road in front of the circular sanctum sanctorum temple. “The letters were significantly discarded because of the years of pedestrian traffic,” said K. Krishnaraj, epigraph and officer responsible for the Archaeological Museum of Pazhassi Raja, Kozhikode.
Mr. Krishnaj, who created Estampage of Epigraph, said the name of King Chera was legible, but the date was unclear. Given that Kotha Ravi Perumal took power in 883, the inscription probably dates back to the last two decades of the 9th century.
Circular Santum Santorum Santorum from the Temple of Meedath Mahasivan in Drillangode, Manjeri.
The inscription in Vattezhuth, an ancient script used in Kerala, begins with a favorable phrase of the Sree (which means prosperity of hail). It refers to a specific arrangement in the temple during the reign of Kotha Ravi Perumal.
The inscription has a postscript that clearly mentions that anyone who violates this arrangement would be considered to be exceeded by the Moozhikkal system, land management, or the administrative system that existed during the chera rule.
10. A well -known record
The veteran epigraph Mr. Raghava Varler, who studied the inscription, said the worn letters made it difficult to create a precise and complete transcript. From the decrypted lines, however, he pointed out that the inscription included typical details commonly found in the inscriptions Chera Perumal. “This inscription is the tenth known recording of Kotha Ravi Perumal. We have already found nine of his inscriptions from other parts of Kerala,” Dr. VARIER.
EstapPage Incipple Mahasiva Vettakkorumkangode, Manjeri.
According to historian Keshavan Veuthata, the system Moozhikkala was first mentioned in the inscription Chokoor since the 15th year of Kotha Ravi Perumal. “If Thrikkalangode submits it, it could be the earliest record referring to the Moozhikkala system,” he said.
Dr. However, he warned that without a clear regnal year it would be almost impossible to make a certain judgment.
E. Dinesan, director of the Archorological Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the ministry would continue to look for inscriptions and records that would illuminate the ancient ruler of Kerarals.
The trench assistant Va vimal Kumar, secretary of the Temple Dipesh Melecath, Patrons Mohanlal and Jayaprakash Babu, President Sajeev Kumar and Tantri Kakkat Subramanian nodded Mr. Krishnaj in unveiling and read the inscription.
Published – 14 July 2025 20:36
