Dr. Nagaswamy, who dated the temple prior to 600 ACE, said the inscriptions of the Pallava kings Nripatungavarman (regnal years 855 -896),Aparajitavarman (circa 879-897 ACE) and Kampavarman (circa 901-903 ACE), the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III (regnal years 939-966 ACE) and the early Chola kings such as Parantaka I (907 -955 ACE) and Uttamachola (970-985 ACE) were found on the floor in front of the sanctum of Adipurisvarar. “Theywere all in good shape. If they (HR and CE officials] wanted to preserve these inscriptions on the floor, they could have covered them with a glass plate, without destroying them,” he said. He called the use of polished mosaic and granite slabs around the sanctums of Adipurisvarar, Tiruvottriyuresvarar and Vadivudaiyamman a “wrong” practice. “It is approvedneither by ancient sastras nor modern science. It goes against the cultural history of the temple too,” Dr. Nagaswamy said.
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 09:47:24 +0000
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