Agreement for temple renovation - Copper-plate

This file contains copper plate documents dealing with temple renovation and other rituals related to it. It has details of resolution passed during the renovation of temple in karumattur. It includes mention of the practice of sati (self immolation) in Madurai district. It also details a list of the important persons from every lineage in the village. A full transcription and translation is available in Headley (2012) « Of Dangerous Guardians and Contested Hierarchies: An Ethnographic Reading of a South Indian Copperplate» », in Murugaiyan, A., (éd.) Epigraphic Enigma: Historical Sources and Multidisciplinary Approach, Cre-A Publishers, Chennai, pp.211-239. Dates of original material: Vekuthaniya\ Masi\ 27- Teeti. Extent and format of original material: 1 handwritten copper plate document. Hight 36cm\ Width 30cm.