New Open Access Publication by HASP - Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ Temple Inscriptions, Kāñcipuram

The 26 inscriptions from the Coṉṉa Vaṇṇam Ceyta Perumāḷ temple in Kanchipuram, an ancient Śrīvaiṣṇava pilgrimage site, were first published in Tamil by G. Vijayavenugopal in 2024. This English translation enriches the original with photographs and several scholarly annotations. The inscriptions shed light on the temple’s evolving significance for local communities from the tenth century onward, documenting the gradual emergence of Śrīvaiṣṇava influence. This corpus of inscriptions demonstrates how temple epigraphy deepens our understanding of individual temples’ roles in both local and transregional religious history.

G. Vijayavenugopal was educated in Annamalai University (1965–68). He joined the Madurai University in 1968 and held diverse positions as Professor there. He also taught at the College of Wooster, Ohio, USA (1971) and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (1977–79). After retiring from Madurai Kamaraj University he joined the Centre of Pondicherry of the Ecole française d’Extrême Orient in 1997. His present areas of specialization are Epigraphy and Tamil linguistics.