A Jain centre of learning that existed in a village in Virudhunagar district

An inscription that refers to a donation of 25 goats made by Palathuraikudi Gopalan during the 12th regnal year of Raja Raja Chola. (Source: Pandya Nadu Centre for Historical Research)

One of the inscriptions mentions that 50 goats were donated during the fourth regnal year of Pandyan ruler Maran Sadaiyan in the late 8th Century.  (Source: Pandya Nadu Centre for Historical Research)

Virudhunagar district, which has many places of historical importance, has risen to prominence in Tamil Nadu’s archaeological map recently, thanks to the excavations being done at Vembakkottai on the banks of the Vaippar by the State Department of Archaeology.