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Maratha royal tombs to be renovated
G. Srinivasan
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The tombs were consecrated and kumbhabishekam was performed
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THANJAVUR:
With a view to preserving old monuments and heritage buildings, the local unit of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has taken up renovation of the tombs of Maratha royal families located on the southern banks of the Vadavar.
The renovation work was inauguarated by M. Veera Shanmugha Moni, Collector on Sunday. K. Phanindra Reddy, director, South Zone Cultural Centre; K.V.S. Chavan, general secretary, Karnataka Kshatriya Maratta Mandal; Babaji Rajah Bhonsle, senior prince and convener of the Thanjavur unit of INTACH; and V. Varadarajan, president of Brahan Natyanjali foundation participated.
Babaji Rajah Bhonsle said the inscriptions on the tombs, which were located in an area popularly known as Rajagori or Kalas Mahal, give details on the persons who had been cremated there. From the kalasams placed above the tombs, it is possible to discern whether the ruler died alone or whether his wife committed sati. A single kalasam indicated that the ruler was cremated alone. If there were two kalasams, it meant that his wife practised sati.
Inscriptions indicate that the temples were consecrated and kumbhabishekam was performed.
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