The Mahabalipuram Sculptors name Inscriptions, Nondi Veerappan Thotti, Poonjeri, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to the Mahabalipuram Sculptors name Inscriptions was a part of Shiva and Vishnu Temple and heritage sites along the East Coast Road, visit on 25^th December 2021. Thanks to Kesavan for accompanying me to all these places.

Payyamilippan

Everybody praises the shore temples, 5 Ratas, Arjuna's Penance, Rock Curt Caves with sculptures of Mahabalipuram as wonders, and the Pallava Kings who are instrumental in creating such wonders. The sculptures are the masterpieces of Pallava Sculptors. The sad part of it is that most of the people, do not know the sculptors who had created those wonders. The names of the Sculptors are inscribed on boulders at Poonjeri. This place was called “Nondi Veerappan  Thotti”.

The inscription is in Tamil Archaic Tamil and Grantha. This is assigned to the Pallava King Parameswaravarman-I, on palaeographical grounds. These inscriptions are recorded in SII- Volume -XII, no 23-A, AR Nos 105-107 of 1932-33.  

The inscription reads as...

1. Ke(va)da peruntaccan
2. Gunamallah
3. Payyamilippan
4. Catamukkiyan
5. Kaliya(ni)
6. Namah Tiruverriyur A(bha)jar
7. Kollan (S)emagan

The inscription records Seven personnel names viz Ke(va)da Peruntaccan, Gunamallah,   Payyamilippan, Catamukkiyan, Kaliya(ni), A(bha)jar of Tiruvorriyur and Kollan (S)emagan.

செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டம் பூஞ்சேரி கிராமத்தில் மகாபலிபுரத்தில் உள்ள குடைவரைகளை குடைந்த சிற்பிகளின் பெயர்களை ( கெ(வா)காபெருந்தச்சன், பய்யமிழிப்பான், கலியா(ணி), கொல்லன் (ஸெ)மகன், குணமல்லா…., சாதமுக்கியன், மேலும்  நாமா திருவெற்றியூர் அ(பா) ஜர். ) பாறையில் வெட்டுவித்ததை ஆயித்துக்கு மேற்பட்ட ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பின்பும் காணமுடிகின்றது.

 

Kollan (S)emagan

HOW TO REACH

“Nondi Veerappan Thotti” is about 2.9 KM from Mahabalipuram, 17 KM from Thirukazhukundram, 31  KM from Chengalpattu, and 57 KM from Chennai Central.

Nearest Railway station is Chengalpattu.

LOCATION OF THE INSCRIPTION: CLICK HERE

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