Kurumathur inscription (original) (raw)

Kurumathur inscription (871 AD), also romanised as Kurumattur, is a mid-9th century inscription from Kurumathur, near Areacode in Kerala, south India. The Sanskrit inscription in Pallava Grantha script is engraved on a loose granite slab from the Kurumathoor Vishnu temple. It is one of the rare Sanskrit inscriptions from Kerala. The record was excavated during a renovation of Kurumathoor Vishnu temple (south of Areacode) in February, 2011. The discovery of the inscription was reported by M. R. Raghava Varier.