We have witnessed the name Bappa Bhaṭṭāraka in so many Pallava copper plates. Almost all the copper plates starting from Hirahaḍagalli plates of Śivaskandavarman have the term. All the copper plates mention the king as “Bappa Bhaṭṭāraka Pādānudhyāta” i.e one who meditates at the holy feet of Bappa bhaṭṭāraka. The earliest reference from Hirahaḍagalli…
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GARUḌA WITH ELEPHANT AND TORTOISE
Kaśyapa, a great sage, had thirteen wives. They were daughters of Dakṣa. Vinatā and Kadrū were amongst them. Kadrū gave birth to thousand serpents. Vinatā asked two sons mightier than that of Kadrū’s. She was blessed with two eggs. Due to anxiousness she broke an egg out of which Aruṇa was born without legs…
Continue readingDEFINITION OF A SCULPTOR FROM INSCRIPTION
The following inscription is very interesting and rare due to its nature. The inscription is inscribed on the north wall of the first Prākāra of the Tyāgarāja svāmi temple, Tiruvārūr. The inscription is bilingual. The Sanskrit portion is engraved in Grantha letters and the Tamil in Tamil letters. The inscription gives the elaborated study of…
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