Thiruketheeswaram Inscription of the Reign of Rajaraja I

Thiruketheeswaram Inscription of the Reign of Rajaraja I

Thiruketheeswaram Pillar Inscription of the Reign of Rajaraja I is one of the Tamil Inscription of Sri Lanka . It was discovered in Thiruketheeswaram during the early years of the 20th century (Pathmanathan, 2005). It was removed from the original location and taken to the National Museum of Colombo for conservation.  Content The inscription has been engraved on all four sides of the pillar. In its present state of preservation, the inscription has 95 lines of writing (Pathmanathan, 2005). Scholars have dated this inscription to the reign of the Indian Chola King Rajaraja I [(c. 985–1014) Pathmanathan, 2005]. It records the construction of a temple named Rajarajesvaram at Matottam by a Chola agent called Tali Kumaran and endowments made to it for conducting daily worship and rituals (Pathmanathan, 2005).  Thiruketheeswaram Pillar Inscription of the reign of King Rajaraja Cola  Reign :  King  Rajaraja I (c. 985–1014) Period:  10-11th century A.D. Script:  Tamil of the 10-11th centuries A.D. Languag…