History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c10.30

c10.30

A word may be said about the religious leaning of these kings and their relation with the Pallava kings. As regards the first we can only say that the peculiar cult of the Sālankāyanas who called themselves *Bhagavat-Chitrarathasvāmi-Pādānudyāta* may have reference to their tutelary deity, the God of Chitraratha. This term probably refers to the worship by the Sālankāyanas of the Sun-god, and the representation of the figure of the sun in some of the charters issued by these sovereigns, lends some support to this view.