Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s1.t3.11

v2.c11.s1.t3.11

At the beginning of the 20^th century CE, a stele with a size of 13 ft x 14 ft was discovered in the adjacent piedmont of Kudumiyanmalai village, Pudukkottai area, Southern India. According to the textual research, this is a stele of Kudumiyanmalai Inscription on Music made in 7^th century CE carved in the “Palava-grantha-lipi”. Its completion time is a little later than that of Bharata’s *Natya-sastra*, the records of both on music score are almost the same.