Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c23.s7.t13.2

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The most famous *ghaṭikā* in the Tamil country was the one at Kanchipuram, which flourished during the Pallava rule.¹ It seems to have come into existence even prior to the conquest of Kanchipuram by the Pallavas in the middle of the 3rd century A.D.² Similar *ghaṭikās*, though probably on a smaller scale, functioned in many other places in the Tamil country as indicated by literary and epigraphic evidence; for example, at Vēmpaṟṟūr (modern Veppattur in Thanjavur District)³ and Kavanur (in Chengalpattu District).⁴