Template:Infobox religious building Arachalur Rock-cut Cave Musical Inscription, also known as Arachalur Isai Kalvettu is a rock cut historical site of musical inscriptions at the south of Nagamalai hill in Arachalur Reserve Forest near Erode in Tamil Nadu, India.[1][2]
The Inscriptions
There are three 2nd century CE Jain inscriptions in Arachalur, which Dr. S. Raju discovered. On a Jain bed in the Arachalur hills, is an inscription — ‘ezhuthum punaruthan maniya vannakkan devan sathan.’ The word ‘punaruthan’ is an alteration of punarthan, which means organised.[3] The other two inscriptions have musical syllables, which are the same when read from left to right, and vice versa; they are also the same when read from the top of a column to the bottom and vice versa. These two inscriptions show that 'Maniyan Vannakkan Devan Sathan' organised musical syllables.[4] "This inscription, which belongs to the same period as Silappadikaram, is centuries older than the 'Kudumiyamalai inscriptions' on music, and yet the Arachalur inscription hardly draws visitors," rues Dr.S. Raju.[3][5]
Location
The site is located on the Erode-Palani State Highway-83A about 20 km from Erode Central Bus Terminus and 18 km from Erode Junction railway station.
References
- ↑ TN Archaeology - Arachalur. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ↑ Tamil Navigation(21 November 2020). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion. The Hindu(2017-10-12). Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ↑ 11°10'19.6"N 77°41'28.7"E. 11°10'19.6"N 77°41'28.7"E. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ↑ ஈரோடு இசை கல்வெட்டு | Erode Music inscription | Tamilnavigation - YouTube. www.youtube.com(2 November 2020). Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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