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 ...
Nadu
Like the ur and sabha, the nadu[1] also accepted the endowments given in the name of temples. They were required to conduct the services based on the purpose of the endowment. Nadu, was one of the local administrative divisions[2] under the Cholas and the Pandyas, It was an important limb of the administrative system.[3] These nucleating habitation zones, with a viable agricultural community, became the various nadus.[4]
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[1]:
Ibid.,
[2]:
A.R.E., 73 of 1919.
[3]:
Ibid.,