Pudukottai: Centuries-old stone tablets speak of custodians

A group of archaeology enthusiasts and a research scholar belonging to the Pudukkottai archaeology research forum has identified three Aasiriyam (declaration) stone tablets that date back to the period between the 13th and 16th centuries. Aasiriyam tablets are rare documentations sculpted in stone tablets assigning a person or team as a custodian responsible to manage and take care of a temple, a water body or a village.

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