Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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Virakerala Rajendra inscription (Killikkurissimangalam, 1752 AD)
sarvaśāstrārthasampannaḥ kalitānandasāndradhīḥ |
vīrakeralarājendro jīrṇamatroddhārayat ||
This is inscribed on the west wall of the rampart of the Tekkumangalam Siva temple, Killikkurissimangalam, Trissur[1]. It records the renovation of the temple by Virakerala Rajendra in the kollam era (927 -1757 AD) who might have been a chieftain.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Epigraphia Malabarica P. 90