Ghatikasthana were educational centers for Vedic learning during the Pallava period (3rd – 9th century CE) in South India especially in Karnataka and Tamilnadu. Ghatikas had highly qualified Brahmin preceptors, who imparted Vedic learning. They functioned in many places the most important center being in Kanchipuram, the capital city of the Pallavas. The name Ghatika - To test the expertise of their students in Veda, the essence of Veda Mantras will be written and stored in a small pot (Ghatika). During the examination, the students will pick up one leaf out of the pot and would recite that part of Veda mentioned in the leaf. Hence such educational institutions were called as Ghatika. Numerous Sanskrit and Tamil epigraphs of this period provide information about the functioning of the ghatikas. The ghatika of Kanchi, which was perhaps located within the premises of the Kailasanatha temple, was so famous that it attracted students from distant lands. The Talagunda pillar inscription re