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this inscription in arachalur village Erod District of Tamilnadu state,The musical notations in this Arachalur cave inscription assigned to ca.3-4th century A.D. on palaeographic grounds are the earliest epigraphic evidence for the cultivation of music and dance in this region. The text of this inscription has been published in ARIE‍ B 1961-61, IAR 1961-61, T V Mahalingam(1967) Early South Indian Palaeography, lravatham Mahadevan Early Tamil Epigraphy From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. Etc

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