Detail of the Velaikkara inscription on stone near the Atadāgē in Tamil grantha and Sinhala script which says that the protection of the Sacred Tooth Relic had been entrusted to the Velaikkara soldiers who were the king’s private guards. Note: The grantha script evolved from Brahmi alphabet and was used since circa the 5th century by Tamil speakers of south India.
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