Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s21.t1.24
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s21.t1.24
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c23.s21.t1.24
Tēvaṉ Cāttaṉ, who composed the musical inscriptions at Arachalur, is described as a *malai vaṇṇakkaṉ*, a member of the Vaṇṇakkar clan of the hills (Arachalur, No. **85**, ca. 4th century A.D.). The Vaṇṇakkar clan still survives as a *gōtra* within the larger caste group of Koṅku Veḷḷāḷar.