16th C inscription found with details of Deepavali celebrations

A 16th century copper sheet explaining how the Deepavali festival was celebrated in Tamil Nadu with athirasam (a sweet) was found at a temple in Sithaimur near Tiruvarur and in a Tamil stone inscription at Tirumala Tirupathi temple, according to archaeologist Kudavayil Balasubramanian.

migrator

Updated:4th Nov, 2020 at 6:13 AM

Thiruchirapalli

Balasubramanian, after studying the copper sheet, said that a stone inscription dating back to 1542 was found at Tirupati temple. As per the inscription ‘Deewali Naal Athirasapadi irandu’ (Deepavali with athirasam) offered to the God. This shows that Athirasam has been one of the main sweet made during Deepavali even in ancient days.

Similarly, a copper sheet that has been installed at Sithaimur said Pon Vaithiyanathar was offered an abhishekam on Deepavali day by residents of several villages for which several government officials and village heads made contributions . The copper sheet further said that Deepavali Abhishekam was performed on December 7, 1753. The copper sheet further said that the people planted mahua and coconut trees to mark the festival.

16th C inscription found with details of Deepavali celebrations

A 16th century copper sheet explaining how the Deepavali festival was celebrated in Tamil Nadu with athirasam (a sweet) was found at a temple in Sithaimur near Tiruvarur and in a Tamil stone inscription at Tirumala Tirupathi temple, according to archaeologist Kudavayil Balasubramanian.

Also Read

High fares, longer journeys, delays make special trains less attractive to passengers: Officials

Tamil Nadu extends crop loan waiver to Rs 75,000 for all eligible farmers

Guv Arlekar calls for unity, social harmony in Deepavali message

Emergency a mistake, Indira came to feel the same: Sonia Gandhi

Tamil Nadu allocates Rs 2,000 crore for Vetri Laptop Scheme; UG, diploma students to benefit