Historians decipher Tamil script

: Historians have deciphered ‘Sanskritised’ Tamil script at Sree Chakrapani Temple at Trikaripur in the district, signifying the presence of Vaishnava cult in northern Kerala too.

The deciphering of the Sanskritised Tamil script in the temple tags northern Kerala among the 13 centres where presence of Vaishnavism is more visible in Kerala, said M.R. Raghava Warrier, who examined the script along with a team of three History faculty members from the district.

He said the temple was also part of the Vaishnava movement in Kerala under the Chola dynasty.

The history scholars found the trace of two inscriptions on the temple floor, with one consisting of eight lines inscribed in medieval Tamil script.

12th Century

The temple, as per the script, was reconstructed in the Malayalam year 410, Makaram 27 (12th Century). Several Tamil Brahmin families are found to have settled down near the shrine.

The in-depth excavation of the temple would help throw more light into the social formation of North Malabar, said Mr. Nandakumar Koroth, who was part of the delegation.