Arachalur Musical Inscription

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]

Arachalur Rock-cut Musical Inscription
Religion
AffiliationHinduism, Jainism
Location
LocationNagamalai, Arachalur, Erode, Tamil Nadu
Architecture
Completed2nd century A.D

The Inscriptions

There are three 2nd century C.E. 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
  1. "TN Archaeology - Arachalur" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. "Tamil Navigation". Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  3. Krishnamachari, Suganthy (2017-10-12). "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  4. "11°10'19.6"N 77°41'28.7"E". 11°10'19.6"N 77°41'28.7"E. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  5. "ஈரோடு இசை கல்வெட்டு | Erode Music inscription | Tamilnavigation - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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