16th C inscription found with details of Deepavali celebrations

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.