Thursday, October 19, 2023
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Gopinatha
According to T. A. Gopinatha Rao, copperplate inscriptions show that the matha was located at Kanchipuram until 1686 CE,
Jonathan Bader
According to Jonathan Bader and other scholars, the monastic tradition gives "fear of Muslim atrocities" from
- Nawab of Arcot,
- Mysore's Hyder Ali and
- Tipu Sultan as the reason for
matha relocating completely to Kumbakonam in mid-18th century to escape wars and persecution