 The success was summed up in the famous phrase "Kandalur salai kalamarutta", which precedes Rajaraja's name in several of his inscriptions from the 4th regnal year (988 AD) onwards.A Chola inscription was unearthed from a village near Tiruvannamalai in November, 2009.As per historians the inscription supports the view that a naval engagement indeed took place at Kandalur in c. 988 AD.