Here????????? ???????? - ???????? ?????? ?????????????????? ????????? - ????? ???????? ???????????????? ???? ????? - ???????? ????? ?????????????? ????????????? (?????????) ?????Inscriptions in the eighth towards the 14th generations (in the rule in the Pandyas, Cholas and later Tenkasi Pandyas) reveal the growth of Tirunelveli as being a centre of