365bet娱乐

The agamas define a Bhattar is one who in charge of performing pujas in the main sanctum (garbhagriha) of the temple.^[1] It is also interesting to note that the Bhattar is also called spiritual master and Brahmin priest of the Temple. They were scholars who well versed in the Vedas and other spiritual literature.^[2] There are inscriptions of mentioning the term, Bhattar and Nam Bhattar.

A lithic record recorded a gift of 42 陆 Kalanju of gold by koyilperral alias Gunavanmadeviyar, daughter of Bhupalasekhariyar, for the expenses connected with the burning of a perpetual lamp and providing midday offering to the God, with which a bhatta well-versed in the Vedas to be fed able.^[3] Another lithic record Kappalur denoted Narayana Bhattan as Uvachchan, who received 90 sheep for burning perpetual lamp.^[4] Three lithic records some land transactions made between Dasapriyabhattan, Kumarachaturvedi Bhattan and Somajjiyan,^[5] another lithic record mentioned the boundary 鈥�Nambhattar Nilathuku Therkku鈥�^[6] and yet another lithic record from Tiruvidaimarudur identified the kannan Bhattan as the officer of Srikariyam.^[7] Two lithic records, the first referred donar鈥檚 father name as Perunkondrai Devapai Bhattar^[8] and the later registered the gift of 30 Kalanju of gold to provide for the abhisheka of the deity Mulasthanam Udaiyar of Vagur, by two members one among them was Nambi, the son of Somasi Bhattar.^[9] This kind information revealed that the Bhattar acted as scholar, member of Srikariyam, Uvachchan and donar etc.