Temples of Munnur (Historical Study)
by R. Muthuraman | 2016 | 67,784 words
This essay represents a historical study of the Temples in and around Munnur, situated in the Dakshina Kannada district in the state Karnataka (India). Munnur is regarded as an important religious city for the followers of both Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The ancient history of Munnur traces to the reign of the Chola, from whom the city derives it's ...
The Kammalas of the Munnur
The five-typed Kammalas were existed in the society. They were the goldsmith, blacksmith, bras smith, carpenter and handicraftsman. They had the privilege of riding on palanquin and other rights in Kanchi and Virinjipuram.[1] They derived huge concessions in the places called Padaivedu, Thiruvanamalai, Madurai and Kanchi including Munnur itself. For instance a record mentions that during the reign of Sriranga Deva Maharaya, a King of the Vijayanagar dynasty[2], the concessions shown to the artisans belonging to the Idangai sect were also extended to the Kammalas.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
G. Sethuram, Op.Cit., p. 286.
[2]:
A.R.E., 65 of 1922.