Saint-Paul de la Réunion, temple of Subrahmaṇya
Version: (a35c05d), last modified (9d7e3e7).
Edition
1st slab
⟨1⟩ PYRAMIDE
⟨2⟩ BATIE
⟨3⟩ AS • AYASSAMY & Co
⟨4⟩ 1888
2nd slab
⟨1⟩ Inta kōpuram
⟨2⟩ ye • cu Ayyācāmi
⟨3⟩ <piḷḷai> kampeṉiyār
⟨4⟩ tarumam·
Translation
1st slab
⟨1–3⟩ Pyramid built ⟨by⟩ A. S. Ayassamy & Co.
⟨4⟩ 1888.
2nd slab
⟨1–4⟩ This gopura ⟨is⟩ a pious donation (tarumam1) ⟨of/by⟩ Ye. Cu. Ayyācāmi Piḷḷai ⟨and⟩ company (kampeṉiyār2).
Bibliography
This edition by Emmanuel Francis and Darlini Canabady Moutien, based on autopsy (2025) and photos (E. Francis, 2025).
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Commentary
The blocks are (in 2025) on the top of the compound wall on both sides of the gopura. Old pictures show that they were originally on the gopura itself and moved from there when renovation took place in 2004.