Ancient prayer calendar deciphered at coastal mosque in Colachel
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Ancient prayer calendar deciphered at coastal mosque in Colachel

The Hindu  

Recently decoded stone inscription from a mosque near Colachel seashore refers to a Muslim prayer calendar that begins with the Tamil month Thai. A few months ago, Asim, an activist from Colachel, reported about the presence of inscriptions on the wall of Periya Pallivasal in Colachel to Sembavalam Research Organisation in Nagercoil. Natrajan, an epigraphist and Managing Director of Sembavalam Research Organisation, along with researchers M. Faizal and N. Nagarajan, visited the site and deciphered the inscription and documented their findings. Mr. Faizal said the first row of the inscription began with the month Thai and continued to Aani, while the fifth line were from Aadi to Margazhi.

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