Hi all today in the hindu there is an article by S.Muthiah
on a thirukural fan who worked for the east india company as collector of madras 1810-1819. francis whyte ellis ( madras civil service) even minted a coin a golden double pagoda with the saint( clean shaven because the english man beleived he was a jain) The coin is in calcutta museum.
made me wonder "has independent india ever done coin of the saint? " venketesh