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Stone inscription
on solar eclipse found
A portion of stone inscription at
Periyanayaki Amman temple in Palani which
mentions a solar eclipse during 17th century.
PALANI: Archaeologists have found a stone
inscription at Periyanayaki Amman temple in
Palani dating back to 17th century that mentions
a solar eclipse that took place at that time.
Periyanayaki Amman temple is one of the
important satellite shrines of Arulmighu
Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple in Palani. This
temple was constructed in the 14th century by
the Pandiya kings, who worshipped Lord Shiva.
After its destruction by Malik Kafur, the
Nayakkar dynasty built a shrine for Amman at the
same site. Archaeologist Narayanamoorthy,
architect Manivannan and professors of history
from women’s college conducted research in the
temple when they stumbled upon a stone
inscription on the wall of the 'yaga sala', that
mentions solar eclipse. Only four lines of the
inscription are now visible, as all other lines
had been obliterated over a period of time.
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