English: The Huzur Plates of Kollam 42 are inscriptions from the 9th-century Ay dynasty attributed to King Karunandadakkan. The inscriptions survive in 5 plates. They are on both sides. Of these, almost all faces are in Tamil language and script, except the last which is in Sanskrit language in Grantha script.

The plates provide the history of Parthasarathi temple, also spelled Parthasarathy temple, how land was acquired over time voluntarily, the temples consecration with a Vedic school (salai) for 95 students to be managed at the temple, how the students would be screened before admission, how they will board, fed and be supported by the school, the rules of conduct for the students and other matters.

The temple is found about midway between Kanyakumari and Thiruvanathapuram.

These 2-D photographs of a 9th-century copper plate inscriptions were published in 1910 by T.A. Gopinatha Rao (Travancore Archaeological Series, No. 1, Volume 1), which is now in public domain. Therefore wikimedia's PD-Art guidelines apply. Any rights I have as a photographer is herewith donated to public domain via Wikimedia Commons CC0.