- A 150-year-old Tamil Valmiki Ramayana was found near Tirupattur.
- Poet Kavi Kambar’s translation dates back to the Chola regime.
- Manuscripts were discovered in the Sri Kalahasteeswarar temple during renovations.
A 150-year-old Tamil translation of the Valmiki Ramayana, inscribed on palm leaves, has been discovered near Tirupattur in Tamil Nadu.
Poet Kavi Kambar had translated the epic- originally written by Sage Valmiki in six volumes into Tamil and launched it at the Srirangam temple during the Chola regime.
The discovery reaffirms that both the texts have been read in Tamil Nadu for generations. Tirupattur Circle Inspector Narasimhamoorthy discovered five bundles of ancient manuscripts hidden in the Rajagopuram of the Sri Kalahasteeswarar temple during renovation work.
The finding of the palm leaf bundles was duly reported to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE). Haripriya, the Joint Commissioner overseeing the scroll project, deputed a team to examine and take possession of them.
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