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 Kaikolas of Munnur
The Kaikolas especially the weavers were next important community of the Munnur society. The Kaikolas community that held importance during the medieval period. Though Kaikolas were weavers by profession, by and large they lived both urban and rural villages including Munnur. Lands were given to them as grants (Manyam). They were permitted to establish their looms in the temple streets. The inscriptions in this temple described the Thari Irai, tax collected from the weavers during the Munnur region, was notorious for the existence of Kaikolas.[1] The weaver’s existence in the Munnur region was attested by two records for instance.
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