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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