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				A TOPOGARAPHICAL LIST

				OF THE

				INSCRIPTIONS OF THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY

(Collected till 1915)
WITH NOTES AND REFERENCES

BY

V. RANGACHARYA, M.A., LT.,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PRESIDENCY COLLEGE, MADRAS,

VOLUME 1.

MADRAS:
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRESS.

PRICE, Three Vols.,, 13 rupees.]	1919.	[19 shillings 6 Pence,
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				PREFACE.

IT was in the month of January 1916 that, in the course of an interview I had with Sir John Marshall, the Director-General of Archeology, who was then on a flying visit to Madras, the question of compiling a list of the inscriptions which had been published by the Department of Epigraphy in the Madras Presidency, was first mooted. The idea had been suggested by Mr. F. J. Richards, I.C.S., whose labours in the compilation of the " Salem Gazetteer " and whose researches in the field of South Indian history, ethnology and customs had taught him the necessity of a handbook, which could give in short and succinct compass the inscriptions contained in the annual reports of the department. The epigraphical reports are a veritable mine of information, but unfortunately the information they give have not been arranged according to any definite plan. The exact situation of the villages from which the inscriptions have been copied has been omitted in a large number of cases and the student of research has to spend a lot of time in tracing the exact topographies for which he has not often got the proper books of reference. The inscriptions of a single locality, moreover, have been published in a number of reports so that a scholar who is in need of the epigraphical data of a local history has to waste an enormous amount of time by going through all the reports. The inscriptions of Tanjore, for instance, are to be seen in half a dozen reports, and references to them have been given in almost every page of every report. The difficulties which have arisen in consequence of these defects can be appreciated only by people who have been actually engaged in the work of research. Mr. Richards saw then-rand suggested to Sir Alexander Cardew the possible usefulness of a publication which, in a convenient form, could give a topographical arrangement of the inscriptions. His proposal was tantamount to the publication of a list similar to that of Mr. Sewell's " Antiquities "; only what Mr. Sewell had done for antiquities as a whole was to be done for inscriptions in particular. It was to be a more specialized work but necessarily fuller and more detailed. Sir Alexander sympathized
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with the proposal and suggested it to Sir John Mar, as has been already said, asked me to undertake it.

When Sir John Marshall offered this task to me, I took the liberty to make certain suggestions in regard to the scope and aims of the treatise. I pointed out to him that there were inscriptions in the Presidency other than those published by the department. There are, for instance, the " Nellore Inscriptions " of Messrs. Butterworth and Venugopal Chetti ; the " Tamil and Sanskrit Inscriptions " of Burgess and Natesa Sastri ; the " Elliot Collections " and local inscriptions referred to by Mr. Sewell in his " Antiquities " ; the " Travancore Inscriptions " of the late Sundararn Pillai ; the "Travancore Archeological Series " which contains, in addition to the inscriptions copied by the Madras office, certain new ones ; and the " Mackenzie Collections." The Director-General and the Madras Government agreed to My proposal and the present work in consequence includes the inscriptions contained in all these: The inscriptions collected by Mackenzie have indeed given me trouble. Their geographical spellings are so crude and part of their contents themselves so suspicious that I came to feel that their inclusion in the body of the volume might, in the eyes of some, be a defect. At the same time the world of scholarship, I felt, should know what had been done by that great pioneer, Colonel Mackenzie, more than a century back. I have, therefore, adopted a compromise and given the Mackenzie inscriptions, as a rule, in footnotes. Scholars will now be able to see what they contain and be in a position to compare the information therein with that of more scientific methods of later days.

It is not the attempt at the complete utilization of all epigraphical materials however that is likely to be the characteristic of the present work. Its merit, if any, lies more in the method adopted. Not only have the summaries of the inscriptions been given, but their importance and significance, political, social, financial, etc., have been pointed out and their interconnexions shown by numerous cross-references, theonotatiOn of which has cost a labour the amount of which can hardly be imagined or appreciated by laymen, References to the Epigraphia Indica, the "South.
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Indian Inscriptions," the " Tamil and Sanskrit Inscriptions Travancore Archeological Series," the "Antiquities," the Indian Antiquary, the Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, the Mythic Journal, Madras Journal, the District Manuals and Gazetteers are given wherever possible. An attempt has also been made to append bibliographical notes on literary and religious persons or events occurring in inscriptions based on Taylor's " Rais Catalogue," the publications of Professors Seshagiri Sastriyar and Ranga Acharya, the Vaishnava " Guruparamparas," the Tamil " Abhidheinachintainani," " Abhidlianakosam," " Pavalar-Charitradipaka." the Telugu Biographies of Poets by Viresalingam Pantulu and Guruzada Sriramamurti, etc.

It will be seen that the result of my proposals and suggestions was to make the publication a much more complete and comprehensive book of reference than the Government at first intended it to be. It gives not only the list of inscriptions, their summaries and references to them in research journals, but it attempts to show their bearings on the literary, social, religious and economic history of the land and bibliographical references thereon. I trust that the students of history will find the publication useful and look upon the incompleteness which is bound to exist in a work of such a gigantic scope with indulgence. More than 12,100 inscriptions have been entered in the list and a complete exhaustiveness of references and notes, in the midst of heavy college work, is impossible ; but a sincere attempt has been made at thoroughness. I intended to give the ancient geographical divisions of each district as far as they can be gathered from epigraphy as introduction to each, but I gave it up, as it forms a chapter in a monograph I am preparing on South Indian History. The Mysore and Bastar inscriptions copied by the department have been omitted as they do not belong to the Presidency. The index and glossary at the end of the volume will, I believe, highly facilitate the reading of the inscriptions in each district.

It only remains for me to express my obligations to those who have lightened my task with their assistance or sympathy. I am much obliged to Rao Sahib H. Krishna
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Sastriyar Avargal, the Assistant Superintendent of Archaeology for Epigraphy, for his never-failing courtesy and for the ready willingness with which he gave me facilities in the ways of books of reference, copies of inscriptions, etc., whenever I wanted them. I must thank Mr. Richards, I.C.S., for his valuable suggestions in regard to the manner of arrangement of inscriptions. The idea of a general number for each district and of a short notation of the same is his. I am obliged to Sir Alexander Cardew for the cordial manner in which he encouraged me, and I am deeply indebted to Sir John Marshall for the honour he did me in entrusting this work to me and for the volumes of the Epigraphia Indica he placed at my disposal. Mr. S. Kuppuswami Sastrigal, Professor of Sanskrit and Comparative Philology in the Presidency College, gave me every facility for consulting
the manuscripts in the Oriental Manuscripts Library and Mr. N. Ramani, Lecturer at Anantapur College, rendered me occasional help in the arrangement of the index slips. To these gentlemen and to a few students of mine, both in Madras and Anantapur, who helped me in the mechanical part of the work I am obliged. I am indebted above all to the Government for its generous recognition of the difficulties of the work and its-ready sanction of the facilities for me.

OOTACAMUND,
6th June 1917.						V. RANGACHARYA.
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				GENERAL CONTENTS.

VOLUME I.

District.								Pages

Anantapur (Ap)							1-30
North Arcot (NA)							31124
South Arcot (SA)							125-254
Bellary (By) 							255-320
Chingleput (Cg) 							321-470
Chittoor (CO 							471-518
Coimbatore (Ch) 							519-573
Cuddapah (Cd) 							574-665
Ganjam (Gj) 							666-710

VOLUME II.

Godavari (Gd) 							711-745
Guntur (Gt) 							746-847
S. Kanara (SK) 							848-876
Kistna (Kt) . 							877-907
Kurnool (K1) 							908-980
Madras (Ms) 							981-989
Madura (Mr) 							990-1040
Malabar (M1) 							1041-1048
Nellore (NI) 							1049-1158
Ramnld								1159-1197
Salem (Stn) 							1198-1230
Tanjore (Tj) 							1231-1442

VOLUME III.

Tinnevelly (Tn) 							1443-1505
Trichinopoly (Tp) and Pudukkottah (Pd) 				1506-1664
Vizagapatam (Vg) 							1665-1690
Cochin (Cn) 							1691-1692
French Territory (FT) 						1693-1695
Travancore (Tvc) 							1696-1720
British Museum (BM) 						1721-1722
Dynastic Analysis 							1723-1738
Index and Glossary						1739--2070
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				TOPOGRAPHICAL INSCRIPTIONS.

				ANANTAPCR DISTRICT.

				ANANTAPUR TALUK.

No inscriptions have been copied in this taluk. The Mack. MSS. (Inscriptions of Ceded Districts, pp. 13-16) give notices of seven places containing inscriptions under the heading Anantapuram ; but of these, four do not certainly belong to Anantapur taluk ; two (Janakumpulla and Pulladaravu) are not found in the alphabetical list of villages of the taluk. The only place which can be certainly attributed to it is Bukkaravasamudram, the tank at Anantapur.

				Anantapur.

1. On a stone at Bukkarayasamudram. A Kanarese record dated Saka 1286 Krodhi, in the reign of Bukka Raya of Vijayanagar. Records that his Minister Anantarasa Uclayar excavated the tank and built a temple of Sarikara on its banks. [See Brown's Wars of the Rajahs and Mr. Sewell's Antiquities, p. 117]

				DHARMAVARAM TALUK.

				Chennakottapalle.

2. 65 of 1912.(Telugu.) On a rock south of the village. A damaged record dated Saka 1539, Pingala. Refers to the rule at Kalyanadurga, of a certain Venkatapati-Nayanayya.varu, son of Raya Dalavayi Koneti-Nayudu and to the gift of the village Kottapalle to a certain Dasappa-Nayudu as a feudal tenure in fee (Pd/epattri). This latter seems to have induced a merchant of Cheluru to dig a canal at Kottapalle.

				Dadaluru.

3. 61 of 1912.--(Telugu.) On a slab set up in the Potularaju temple. A mutilated record dated Saka 1630, Sarvadharin. Registers that two tanks breached on the night of Sunday, the 10th of the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada in this year and that the compound wall (parikota)? of the temple of Potularaju was washed away. A certain Venkatapati-Nayanifigaru appears to have restored it. See Mr. Sewell's Antiquities, I, 117.
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4.62 of 1912.--(Telugu.) On another slab set up in the s ple. Records in Saka 1439, tvara, gift of land at Dadaluru to the temple of Potularaju for offerings and lamps, by a certain Kondama-Nayaningaru, son of Chaki Chennama Nayudu. Mentions the tank Nagaladevicheruvu. [Mr. Sewell refers to this, but gives the wrong date Saka 1434.]

5. 63 of 1912.--(Telugu.) On the third slab set up in the same place. A damaged record dated Saka 1707, Visvavasu. Mentions the temple of Potapa at Dadalaru and the repairs executed therein by a certain Potanna.

6. 64 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On the fourth slab set up in the same place. Records gift of land at Dadaluru to a certain Krishnadasa by Timmapa-Nayaka for the worship of Tiruvengalanatha.

				Dharmavaram.

7. a & b.--Mr. Sewell refers to two copper plate grants in this place belonging to the reign of Praudhadeva of Vijayanagar, but the dates of which were wrongly reported to him to be A.D. 1153 and 1163. [For the later history of the place see Anantapur Gazetteer, p. 150.]

				Kenaganapalle.

8. Mr. Sewell refers to four inscriptions in this place, of which he gives the details of one. This is dated in Saka 1455 and is said to be a private grant in the reign of .Achyuta Raya of Vijayanagar.

				Kanuinukkala.

9. 67 of 1912.(Telugu.) On a rock to the west of the village. A much damaged record dated Saka 1637, Manmatha. Seems to record an agreement made among themselves by the Karnams. Reddis and other residents of Kanumukkala.

				Mallindyanipalle

				(four miles north-east of Dharmavaram.)

10.51 of 1912.(Telugu.) On a slab set up in the village. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-Maharaya, dated Saka 1455, Vijaya. Records that the Mahamandalesvara Salakaraja China or PinaTirumalayyadeva Maharaja, the kings brother-in-law and minister (who led the Tiruvadi campaign in 1531--2) gave for offerings to the God Mandem Narasimhadeva,' who was pleased to manifest himself in a field near Dharmavaram,' the village of Mallapanayanipalle which he ,had founded, for the merit of his father Salakaraja and his mother Tippajamma.
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				Melapuram (or Medapuram).

11. 66 of I912.(Telugu.) On a stone set up in front of the Anjaneyasvamin temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vijayabukkarajayya-Maharaya, dated Saka 1473, Virodhikrit. Mentions Mangamarepalli surnamed Melapura and the temple of Prasanna-Varadaraja. Certain Reddis appear to have made a grant to the temple.

				Raghavainpalli.

12. A Telugu paper grant in charge of a local Bralunan Records gift of the village to one Krishnamacharya by Tirumalappa Nayudu, son of Kondappa Nayudu, in Saka 1637. Ins., Ceded Dts. in Mack MSS., p. 208 No. 5.

13. A Telugu paper grant in charge of the local Brahmanas. Records that the village was restored by Sivaram Baba Ghorpade to one Nrisimhacharya in Jaya. Ibid., No. 9.

				Ravulacheruvm.

14. A.C.P. grant of Sri Virapratapa Vijaya Bukka Raya, but date wrongly reported as Saka 1109. [See Antiquities, I, 118]

15. On the third gate of the fort at Tadintarri (Telugu). A record of Iminadi Kondanpa Nayudu saying that the fort with its stone gates, etc., was built in Saka 1628 Vijaya. Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 208, No. 3.

16. On a stone in the fort. Records in Saka 1448, Vijaya, that some land was given as free gift to the drummers and pipers of the local Chennakesava temple by Sankarappa. Ibid., No. 4.

17. A paper grant in the hands of Chinnappa. A Telugu record, dated Saka 1680, Bahudhanya, saying that Ramappa Nayudu, son of Chinnappa Nayudu, the Polygar of "Cheyatidurgam.

(Footnote: * Under this heading the Mack. MSS. (Ins Ced. Dts., p. 207-12) give twelve inscriptions. Of these three (1, 10 and 11) are at " Chetidurgam " (Chitaldrug ?) ; three at Tadimarri (given above), two at Raghavapalle (given above) ; two at Chelavaripalle (see Tadpatri taluk) ; and the other three at the villages of Tumpara (No. 6), Vilivutta (No. 8) and Singammalla (No. 12). 1 have not identified the last three. The inscription at Tumpara records that in Saka 1186, two persons (Rama Rao and Subba Rao) granted an allowance of 3 pagodas and I fanam from the revenue of Ganganapalle for the local "Anjaney temple. The Vilivutta epigraph records a gift of land to one Tummana Sarappa in Saka 1598, Nala, in the reign of Ramadeva Maharaya, by Venkatagiri Venkatidri. The " Singun-mulla inscription is dated in Saka 1475, Pramadicha, in the reign of sriranga Raya and grants this village and another (Maderapalle) to a Vaishnava Brahman for worship of the local deity. See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 210.)
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Re-established the Chennakesava shrine on the hill fort and granted a tum of dry land, besides a fanam from " Cheyatidurgam " for offerings to the deity. Ibid, No. 7.

				Togarakunla.

18. Mr. Sewell mentions a C.P. in the possession of the karnam, dated in Saka. 1688, recording private charities.

				GOOTY TALUK
				Anumpalli.

19. On a stone in the village. A Telugu record of the reign of Vira Ramadeva Raya at Penukohsia, dated in Saka 1548, Prabhava. Records gift of five Hints of paddy fields to the Gopalasvami temple. Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 141, No. 3.

				Gooty.

20. 83 of 1903.(Kanarese.) On a rock near the deserted Narasimhasvami temple on the local hill. A damaged epigraph, dated Saka 1429, Prabhava, mentioning several Gaundas.

21. 84 of 1903.(Kanarese.) In the same place. A damaged record of the fifth year of the W. Chalukyan king Pratapachakravartin Jagadekamalla, Saka 1065, Dundubhi, mentioning Kalyanapura as the capital (Nelvidu).

22. 85 of 1903.(Sanskrit.) On the same rock. A record of the Vijayanagara king Bukka. See S. lnd. Inscriptions, Vol. I, p. 167. Also Anantapur Gazetteer P, 156

23. 86 of 1903.(Kanarese.) On the same rock.	Damaged.

24. 87 of 1903.(Kanarese.) On the same rock.	Damaged.

25. 88 of 1903.---(Kanarese.) On the same rock.	Damaged.

26. 89 of 1903.---(Kanarese.) On the same rock.	A record of W. Chalukya Tribhuvanamalladeva (i.e., Vikramaditya VI) dated in Chalukya-Vikrama 46, Playa. See S. Ind. Inscriptions, I, p. 167.As this era began, according to Dr, Fleet in Saka 997, Hultzsch attributes the present epigraph to Saka 1043 or A.D. 1121-2.

27. 90 of 1903.(Kanarese.) On the same rock. A record of the same king (as in 7) with date 47 of the C. V. era, i.e., A.D. 1122-3. See Ibid., p. 167. [These records show that Vikramaditya's power was recognized in the Anantapur district.]

(Footnote: * The Mack. MSS. (Ins., Ced. Dts., P. 141-4) mention ten inscriptions under this heading. Two villages Buradalu (No. 7) and Narasapuram I am unable to identify. The latter might be the place of that name in Anantapur taluk or Tadpatri. The epigraph at Buradaln records that in Saka 1439, Isvara, in the reign of Krishnadeva Rays, one Narapa Govinda granted Mature village to the local God Vighnesvara. The Narasa. puram inscription is dated in Saka 1477, Rakshasa, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagar, and records a grant of allowance by the Vipravinodins for the worship of God Viriipakshesvara. All the other inscriptions have been included in the text.)
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28. C.P. No. 9 of 1915.--A record of Sadaiva Maharaya in saka 1470; kilaka, Ashadha suddi 12, Sunday. Registers the king's gift, of the village of Kanuma in Mundimadugu Sima in Gutti valita to a number of Brahmans to perform worship to God ChennakeSavadeva at Mundimadugu. The grant was made at the request of Appala Raja, son of Krishna Raja and grandson of Timrna Raja of the Solar race. [Mundimadugu is in Anantaptir taluk.]

				Konakandla.

29. 76 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Bhogisvara temple. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadeva-Maharaya dated Saka 1448, Parthiva. The king receives the title sarriasthabhuvanasraya, the asylum of the whole world.' Mentions Adapa Nayaka and Konclakunte (i.e., Konakondla).

30. 77 of 1912.---(Sanskrit and Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. Records for the merit of the Qutb Shahi king, Hajarati Sultanu Abdula Hassanu Kudupusaha, that in Saka 1662, Siddhartin, a certain Kondamayya got the privilege of worshipping in the temple of Kesavanatha at Konakondlapeta and of enjoying as such, all the property belonging to the temple, The donor was Timmaji, also called R.amada.su Thninarsu. Abdul Hassan died in 1688. So this grant should have been made long after his death. For discussion sec Ep. Rep., 1912, p. 91.

31. 78 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near a mosque in the bazaar of the same village. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Pratapachakravartin Jagadekamalla II, dated 2nd year, Siddharthin. Mentions the Mahamancjalesvara Irangolarasa and seems to register a gift of land to the temple of Kesavadeva. [Irungola was evidently a Telugu-chola chief said to be a descendant of Karikal-chola and of the solar race. (See Mys. & Coorg, p. 163. Also Ap. 120, Ap. 122, Ap. 124. Ep. Rep., 1907, ID- 75.

32. 79 of 191.2.(Kanarese.) On a pillar set up near a pond in the same village. A record in archaic Characters. "Hail ! (This is) the tank of (i.e., built by) the glorious Sarvaditya-Somayajin."

				Maranapalli.

33. On a marble stone in the pagoda. A record of Vira Venkatapatideva in Saka 1525, Subhakrit. Mentions Aluda Ramarajayya deva Maharaja and records the gift of the village of Maranapalli to God Raghunayaka on the hill-fort of Gutti. See List Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 142, No. 6.

				Midatur.

34. On a stone near the pagoda of Virabhadra. A record of the time of Krishnadeva Maharaya in Saka 1439, Isvara. Records the
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grant of the village of Midaturu to the pagoda. Mentions " Nayava Govindaya." See Ins,, Ced. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), p. 141, No. 1.

				Narimetla

35. "At the temple of Anjaneya is an inscription dated Saka 1558 (A,D. 1636), recording a grant to a temple by private parties." (Antiquities, I, 116).

				Patacheruvu

36. On a stone on the bank " Manuvagu " in the village. A record of the time of Sadasiva Maharaya in Saka. 1479, Kalayukti. Mentions Tirumala Rajayya and records gift of one tum of land to a water-keeper in the local choultry. Ibid., p. 143, No. 9.

37. On a stone south of the village. A record of the time of Sadasiva Maharaya, dated in Saka 1440, Pramadi. Records gift of  putti of dry field in Patacheruvu or Lakshmipuram village as free gift to Gutti Narayana Bhatta by "Chirutena Kesva Raju." Ibid., No. 8.

				Penna-Ahobilam

38. "On a stone in the temple is an inscription, dated saka 1478 (A.D. 1556), recording a grant by a chief in the reign of Sadasiva of Vijayanagar." [Antiquities, p. 116]. The Anantapur Gazetteer mentions two other inscriptions in 1552 and 1559. See p. 164.
[The chief mentioned in the inscription of 1556, was evidently Timma Nayuclu, the son of Jyogi Nayudu, the Polegar of Udiripikonda. For a history of these Poligars see Ibid., p. 165-6. See also Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 143, No. 10.]

				Rampuram.

39. In the temple of Ramesvarasvami is "an inscription, dated Saka 1419 (A.D. 1497), commemorating the grant of a village by Saluva Immadi Narasimha Raya Maharaya " and others. [Mr. Sewell says that this might be the father of Krishnadeva Raya. He is of course wrong.]

				Tummadipulla (Tambalapalle ?)

40. On a stone in the village. A record of Krishnadeva Raya making the gift of Tummaclipulla village to " Rarnesibhoga Deva." Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 141, No. 2.

				Yerratimmacherum.

41. On a stone west of the village. Records that in Saka 1481, Siddharti, Tirumala Rajayya remitted the tax on some land of isvaradeva. Ibid., p. 142, No. 4.
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				HINDUPUR TALUK

				Bichagattipalle

42. 589 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On a stone set up near the A iijaneya temple. Records in Plava the exemption of fishing (?) taxes granted to the Besta-boya (i.e., fishermen) community of Utuktiru by Mumrnacii-Reckli, the agent of Pedirajaya, and the Ganda and Senabova of Utukuru.

				Chauluru.

43. 585 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On a stone set up in front of the Anjaneya temple. Records in Saka 1471, Saurnya, Nija-Vaikikha, ba. di. 6, Friday (Friday 17 May, A.D. 1549) that a certain Jakkarasa, son of Kuppa-Nayaka of the Haragumodaleri (i.e., Mudaliyars of Parigi) family, constructed a mantapa in front of the temple of Hanumantadeva at Chaularu and made some grants to it.

44. 586 of 19I2.(Telugu.) On a second stone set up near the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sada4ivadeva-Maharaya, dated Saka 1478, Nala, Asvija su. di. 2. Seems to record a gift to the Mahajanas of Chau-litru by a number of Vipravinodins who belonged to various Sakhas and sutras. The Vipravitmclins were Brahman jugglers who, on account of their occupation, have now socially degenerated. See .Ap. 94.
Chilumuttiiru.

45. " On the bund of the tank is an inscription, dated A.D. 1367, which mentions king Bukka I of Vijayanagar." See Antiquities, I, 121 and Anantapur Gazetteer, 169.
Chidasamudrain.

46. 86 of 1912.--(Kanarese). On the wall, right of main entrance into the Chaudevari temple. A damaged record in Vikriti, refers to the building of the temple of Chatirlevari-Amma at Chelasamudra .and to a tax fixed on each loom (magga) by Timrnarasa and others.

47. 87 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the same temple. An unfinished record of the Vijaya-nagara king Ktishparaya-Maharaya, dated Saka 1439, gyara. Records a gift to the temple of ChaucleAvari at Cholasamudra by Rayasam Kondarnarasayya, son of Tiromarasamantri who was one of the sons of Srlpatyacharya, chief of PodatUru in Dravida-dega and the ornament of the Udayagiri-Kannadiga sect. The gift was made in order that the king may be blessed with children. Wort-clamarasayya (Comdamara of Nuniz) is said to have actually
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planted the Vijayanagara colours on the Simhadri an ng Krishnadeva's celebrated campaign in the north. It was evidently after this that Tirumala was born. See Ap, 48]

				Gorantla

(This place was so important in the mediaeval period. that it gave its name to one of the gates of the Penukonda fort.)

48. 91 of 1912.(Telugu.) On a slab set up at the entrance into the Igvara temple. The Vijayanagara king Viirapratapa Tirumaladeva-Maharaya (son of Krishnadeva Raya) records in Saka 1446, Tarana, that Suraparaja, the agent of Vakiti Atappa-Naya-ningaru freed the Tammala servants of the temple of Somesvara at Gorantla from supplying leaves (used in eating food) to that temple free of cost, on the condition that they repaired the temple, built the Sikhara, and constructed a compound wall of mud. [This is evidently the prince who, according to Nuniz, died prematurely. He was born evidently after Saka 1440. See Ap. 47, above.]

49. 92 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a slab lying in the Madhavarayasvamin temple in the same village. Records in Saka 1276, Jaya, that a certain king Naraginga of the Saluva family (and son ? of Saluva Mafigi) built the temple of, Vishnu. His .ancestors had the birudas Medinimisaraganda Kathari-Saluva and Dharaprvaraha. [The genealogy of the Saluvas given here is different from that given in the Devulapalle plates and Telugu Literature. See Ep. .Rrp. 1912, p.79 for details.]

50. 181 of 1913.---(Telugu.) On the west wall of the mantapa in the Madhavarayasvamin temple. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Tirumaladevaraya-Maharaya, dated Saka 1446, Tarana, Karttika, Su. di. 12, Monday, Uttha.nad-vada'si, Chitranak.shatra.. Records that the agent of Vakiti Adana-Nayudu granted land to the Vishnu (Perurnal) temple at Gorantla - for maintaining festive processions on the das'ami days of the month. The date corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Monday, November 7, 1524. " Nakshatra wrong. The day was Utthanadvadagi." See note to 47 and 48 above.

51. 182 of 1913.(Telugu.) On the same wall. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutaraya-Maharaya, dated Saka  1452, Vikrita (Maghi Su. di. 14, Monday). Mentions Gorantla-grma which was conferred as a fief (nayankara) on the son of Vakiti Mallapa-Nayudu. As to date Mr. Swamikannu Pillai says : " In Vikriti-SanivatA.D. 1530, Magha ga. 14 ended on Tuesday, January 31'77, so that on Monday, January 30, the tithi was current for less than 15 ghatikas. The reading does not-however appear to be quite certain. The text may after all be Sukia 13. The week-day in A.D. 1532-33 (Saka 1454) was Saturday not Monday."
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52. 183 of I913.--(Telugu.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutaraya-Maharaya dated Saka 1455, Vijaya, su. di . 15, Monday. Records that Timmapa-Nayudu, son of Vakiti-Mallapa-Nayudu ordered the sthanikas,, citizens and the temple cook to revive the processions in the Perumal temple at Gorantla which had been neglected till then. As to date Mr. Swamikannu Pillai says that details are not enough for calculation.

53. 184 of 19I3.--(Telugu.) On a stone built into the floor of a mantapa in the same temple. A damaged record of -the Vijaya-nagara king Vira-Verikatapatideva-Maharaya, ruling at Penugonda, dated Saka 1532, Sadharana, Pushya su. di. 2, Friday. Seems to register the grant of certain taxes (?) to the temple of Madhavesvara at Gorantla for the merit of the king and of Chikka-Venkatappa-Nayudu. [The date corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Friday, December 7.41, A.D. 1610. The Government Epigraphist believes that Venkatappa was "evidently one of the two Venkatas of the Hemraj line." Ep. Ind., Vol. III, p. 238.

54. 185 of 1913.(Telugu.) On the capital of a pillar in the same mantapa. Records that the four pillars on the east side of the platform ( jagaii) were the gift of Tirupati-varu.

				Gorrepalle

				(Goravanahalle near Hindupur)

55. 68 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the south wall of the prakara in the Lakshmidevi temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya in Sa.ka 1460, Vilambi. Records that a certain Virana-Nayaka, younger brother of Virtiparmayya of Penugonde, dug up a spring (tal2parigi) with an irrigation channel called Ntitana-Tungabhadra, in the village of Modaya surnamed Achyutaraya-pura and got certain lands watered by it (which belonged to Antayyana Kodigehalli in Goyyalara4;tme), presented to the temple of Mahalakshmidevi at Haruhe-Lakkhanapura.

56. 69 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya, in Saka 1459, Hemalambi. Records that the same Virana-Nayaka. presented to the temple of Mahalakshmidevi at Lakkhanapura in Haruhe-sthala the offerings made to that temple in the form of coin, clothes, gold, etc., during festivals, by the people assembled together for the occasion.

57. 70 of 1912.---(Kanarese.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya in Saka 1460, Vilambi. Records the gift of income
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from tolls collected by merchants (settis and pattanasvamis) on every Friday market held at Haruhe-Lakkhanapura. to the temple by the same Virana-Nayaka.

58. 71 of 1912.--(Kanarese.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva Maharaya in Saka 1460, Vilambi. Records the buildings constructed in the same temple by the brothers Virana.-Nayaka and Virappanna of Ponugonde. These were : (i) the stone prakara wall, (2) the eastern and the southern gopuras, (3) the gates (?), (4) the kitchen and the verandah in front of it, (5) the assembly-hall; (6) the paving of the courtyard, (7) shrines for Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman, Bhairava, Vighnesvara, etc.

59. 72 of 1912.--(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa. Achyutadeva Maharaya in Saka 1456, Jaya. A copy of the deed by which Muttakadahalli surnamed Mahalakshmipura was granted to the temple of Mahalakshmi by Timmarasa, son of Apparasa of the treasury, at the instance of Virappanpayya of Penugonde.

60. 73 of 1912. (Sanskrit and Kanarese.) Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa A.chyutadeva Maharaya in Saka 1458, Darmukhi. Records gift of the village of Goravanahalli surnamed Lakshmrsagara, in Antayyana Kodagihalli-sth.ala, of Guyyalaru-lime in Rodda-nfidui which was a district of Penugonde-rajya, to the same temple WO Krishnappa-Nayaka, son of Sani Chinnappa-Nayaka, at the instance of Virappannayya.

61. 74 of 1912.--(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the same wall. Records that the above documents were caused to be engraved by Basava.na-Somayajin of Chautaktint and Vrrappanna's clerk (9nabOra) Timmappa of Gorantla with the approval of Virappanayya of Penugonda.

				Hindupur

A purely modern town (see Anantapur Gazetteer, I,170-I), it has got the following inscriptions in the neighbourhood: -

62. 587 of -1912.(Kanarese.) On a stone set up in a field below the tank bund. The Nolamba (Pallava) king Dilipayya Iriva-Nolamba (grandson of Mahendradhiraja) records gift of land to a certain Duggasetti, a member of the Pasundi-Boya (community ?) by the 300 great men of Kaguru.

63. 588 of I812.(Kanarese.) On a stone set up near the Anjaneya temple below the same tank-bund. A record of the western king Eragariga Permanadi. Seems to refer in Saka 775 to the Nolamba who ruled the country extending up to Kanchi. [This Nolamba was either Nolambadhiraja Polalchora or his son Mahendradhiraja. Eragariga's position in the Ganga family is unknown. See Ep. Ind., VI, p. 59.]
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64. C.P. No. 15 of 1912-13. A record in Sanskrit of the vijayanagara king Ranga VI.Incomplete. The beginning is identical with that of the Kallakkurucbchi grant.

65. C.P. No. 16 of 1912-13.A forged grant of alleged date S. 1109, Jaya (wrong), Asvija, Su di 10, in Telugu. Registers the advent of a number of Gavundas from Nagara sima with their baggages to settle in the country ruled by Somasankara Nayaka of Ratnagiri. Three new villages were founded and village officers appointed. Also mentions malika bharama varaha (the pagoda issued by the Golconda king Malik Ibrahim). [The grant pretends to he dated in the reign of Vijaya Bukkaraya. Ratnagiri is an. ancient place as it is referred to in a C.P. grant of the W. Chalukya Vikramaditya I (655-80); but the local chronicle gives its history only after it came under the Nayudu chiefs of Sera in the time of Bijapur supremacy. Somasankara was evidently one of them.]

				Kaggallu.

66. 84 of 1912.(Kanarese) On a slab set up in a garden. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sada.-Sivadeva-Maharaya dated 1475, Pramadin. Seems to register the gift of the village of Kaggallu, surnamed Timmasamudra, to the
temple of Mallikarjuna.

				Kambaladinne.

67. On a stone in the pagoda of " Mantraula natha " in the village. A record dated in S. 1457 Manmatha. Records that one Vtrappanayangar granted the village of Kambaladinne to "the God Singaswamy of Gangiintoo." (Mack. Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 68, No.
31.)

				Kirikera.

68. 591 of I912.(Kanarese.) On a stone setup in a field near the ruined Isvara temple. A record in archaic characters. Registers that four Gavundas (mentioned by name) undertook to protect certain privileges (?) pertaining to Eradukere in the presence
of Birayya.

				Kodigepalle.

69. 80 of 1912.--(Telugu.) On a slab built into the wall of a ruined mantapa near the A.fijaneya temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king VIrapratapa Srirafigayadeva Maharaya (VI) dated Saka 1567, Parthiva. Records that a certain Obalaraya Koneti Nayaningaru repaired the temple of Pala-Venkatesvara at Dinnamicli-Kodigepalle alias Pala-Venkatapura in Guyyuluru-nadu, included in (the territory of) Penugonda-durga, and presented the village to that temple under orders of Peda-Venkatapatiraya (Verikata II ?). Mr. Krishna Sastri believes 'it might be Verikata II but it is doubtful.

70. 81 of I912.(Kanarese.) On a slab built into the wall of a private house in the same village. The Hoysala king
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Vira Ballaladevarasa (Ballala III, 1291-1342), son of Vishnavardhana Pratapachakravartin Viranarasimhadevarasa (Narasimha III 1254-91), records in Saka 1250, Vibhava, that the Mahapradhana (Koteya Machaya-Dannayaka) was ruling at Penugondeya-nelavidu and gave the village of Benaguru as a kodagi-gift to a certain Gauda. [The inscription shows the extent of Ballaja territory. Penukonda apparently was included in it, but was soon to be ruled by Bukka I. 

71. 82 of 1912.--(Kanarese) On a slab in a field near the Siva temple of the same village. A mutilated record in archaic characters. Mentions in the beginning a certain Maharajadhiraja whose name is not clear on the impression. Registers perhaps the gift of the village of Vannafiguru.
Kolnuro.

72. 590 of 1912.---(Kanarese.) On a stone set up in front of the ChaudeSvari temple. A much damaged record of the Vijaya-nagara king Virapratapa VIra-Sadaiva-Maharaya, dated in year Sadharana. Seems to register a gift to the temple of Chaudevari, for the merit of Dalavay Krisimarna-Nayaka.

				Lepakshi.

For an excellent description of the local Virabhadra temple, its history, etc., see Anantaffir Gazetteer, 172-4. The Vishnu temple of this place which contains the finest sculptures in the Anantapur district is commemorated by a Telugu bard who wrote the Telugu dramatic poem Lepakshi-Ramayanamte, which, I understand, is largely sung on occasions of puppet shows.

73. 88 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya records in Saka 1460, Vilambi, gift of Chikanandichervu surnamed Devarayapura, a village near Depparu in Sadali-sthala of Chelurachavadi to the temple of Viresvara on the Karmasaila hill at Lepakshipura, by Virapparmayya of Penugonde. It is stated that the donor purchased it from four Brahmanas who had acquired the village as a. sarvamanya grant from king Praudhadeva-Maharaya.

74.89 of 19I2.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the same wall. A records in Saka 1460, Vilambi, that half of the village of Sada-Sivapura surnamed Devarayapura, also near Depparu,.was purchased from two Brahmanas and granted to tile same temple by V1rapannayya. As in the previous instance the Bra hmanas had acquired it from Praudhadeva-Maharaya, [See Antiquities.]

75. 90 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyntadeva-Maharaya. Records in Saka 1460, Vilambi gift of some vritti-lands, by purchase, in the sarvamanya-agrahara Nagaragere, surnamed
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Krishnaraynsamudra, to the same temple, by Virapannayya and his brother Virarm-Nayaka.  Nagaragere is stated to have belonged to Tumbekella-sthala in Rodda-nadu which was a subdivision of Penugonde-rajya.

76. 569 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the east wall of the second prakara in the Virabhadra temple. A damaged record in Saka 1459,Hemalambi,Phalguna, ba. di. 2, Thursday (Thursday, 21, Feb. A.D. 1538). Records a gift to the shrines of Papavina-gadeva, Raghunathadeva and VireSvaradeva, by the Mahajanas of Nagaragere alias .Krishnaraya-samudra-agrahara, a village in Rodda-nadu which was a subdivision of Penugonde-rajya. The gift consisted of a talaparigi channel below the tank of Nagaragere and of a tank called Gulisetikunte in Adabarahalli village. Mentions Virabhupa, the brother of Penugonde Virappanna, who was the son of Nandi-Lakiseti of Lepakshi.

77. 570 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya in Saka 1456, Jaya, Vaisakha, .su. di. 15. Gift of tolls collected by the merchants at the market held every Sunday in the hamlet of Viregvara-devarapura 'belonging to Lepakshi, of tolls raised in Haru-nadu and Hostlra-nadu and of other income, for oblations to be offered in the three shrines mentioned above. The grant was made at the instance of \Tirana Nayaka, brother of Viraparmaya of Penugonde. [This is No. 4 in Sewell's List.]

78. 571 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the east wall of the second prakara in the Virabhadra temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira Achyutadevaraya Maharaya records in Saka 1459, Heinalanthi, beslitha, ba. di. 10, Monday, a sale of land to the same three shrines by the mahajanas of the sarvamanya-agrahara village Kanchasatnudra alias Pratapadeva-rayapura which was given to them as a free gift by Pratapadeva-Maharaya (i.e., Deva-raya II) when he made the great gifts named keimadhenu,kalpavriksha and vivachakriz in the presence of the god-Virupaksha on the banks of the Turigabhadra river. Lepakshi is stated to have been a village in Sadali-vente which belonged to Rodda-nadu, a subdivision of Penugonde-rajya. [This is No. I in Sewell's List.]

79. 572 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the east wall of the second prakara in the Virabhadra temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya dated in Saka 1459, Hemalambi, Karttika, su. di. 12, Monday (Utthanadvadasi), corresponding to 15th October 1537. Seems to refer to the grant of two villages to, the temple of Viresvara, made by the king in the presence of Vithalegvara on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. [No. 2 of Sewell's List.]

80. 573 of 1912.--(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the east wall of the second prakara in. the Virabhadra temple. A preface to the
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Inscriptions on the east wall which record gifts made to the shrines of Virabhadra, Papanasesvara and Rama at Lepakshi. It is stated that these were engraved by Basavana Somayajin of Chatakuru and Timmapa of Gorantla who was the senabava (clerk or shroff) of Virapannayya, under orders from 'Virapanna.

81. 574 of I912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the east wall of the second prakara in the Virabhadra temple. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva Maharaya, dated Saka 1455, Vijaya, Kerttika, su. di. 12, Monday (Utthanadvadasi). The Sanskrit portion at the beginning registers the grant of three villages named Hampanapalli, Kancharlahalli and Timagondanahalli to the shrine of Virabhadra at Lepakshi. The villages were all surnamed Venkatadri-saniudra after prince Kumara-Venkatadri, the son of Achyuta Raya. [The date is not quite consistent as the week day should be Thursday.]

82. 575 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Achyutaraya, dated Saka 1456, Manmatha. Seems to register the gift of a village by the king for the worship of .Virabhadra of Lepakshi.

83. 576 of 1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the east wall of the second prakara in the Virabhadra temple. The Vijayana-gara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maliaraya records in Saka 1459, Hemalambi, Ashadha, su. di. 12, Monday, corresponding to 15th October 1537, gift by purchase from Bhandara Timmapa, of the village Nandicherla alias Virupakshapura, near Karakalike in Burudakunte rajya, to the god Viresa who had bestowed favours on Virapanna, by the chief Achyutaraya Mallapappa, devotee of Mallikarjuna. The village was originally granted in Saka 1389, Sarvojit, Pushya su. di. 2, Monday, Makara Samkranti, to Timmapa's grandfather Viramarsa by Virupakshadeva-Maharaya II, son of Praudhapratapa-Devamaharaya (i,e Devaraya II) [No. 3 in Sewell's list.]

84.577 of 1912.--(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the east wall of the second prakara in the Virabhadra temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratana Vira-Achyutadeva-Mahara.ya records in Saka 1459, Hemalambi, Asvija, ba. di. 5, Monday (Monday, 24th Sep. A.D. 1537) gift of lands at Kalanura-agrahara, which were purchased by Virapanna for the temple of Virabhadra at Lepakshi.

85. 578 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On the rocky floor of the same prakara. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Achyutaraya-Maharaya in Khara. Records gift of the village of Chaluvindia (lit, water-shed) surnamed Komara-Venkatadripura, to the temple of Papavinasanadeva at Lepakshi. See Ap. 58 for reference to the same prince.

86.579 of 1912.--(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) in the same place. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Achyuta, dated
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Saka 1455, Khara. Gives the usual long genealogy commencing the moon.

87. 580 of1912.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the north wall of the same prakara. The Vijayanagara king Achyuta records that what follows is a copy of a copper plate document of Viresavara-deva. After the long Prasasti which is identically the same as that of the Unarnanjeri plates, it is recorded that the king weighed himself against pearls at Kanchi in the Saka year 1455, Nandana, and that he made the gift called Kanchanameru in Saka 1456, Vijaya.

88. 581 of 1912.(Telugu.) On the east wall, right of entrance into the iSvara temple at old Lepakshi near the same village. Records in Saka 1603, Durmati, Vaisakha, Su. di. 3, Monday, solar eclipse (Monday, 9 May A.D. 1681), gift of tolls by the merchants of all countries headed by Prithvisetti Rayana-Bhaskara, to the temple of Santa-Nafijundesvara at Lepakshi. [This princely merchant was the contemporary of the Karvetinagar chief Saluva Makaraja Tirumalarajayyadeva maharaja. See Ep. Rep., 1912, p. 60 and 83-4 for details.]

89. 582 of I912.(Telugu.) On the same wall, left of entrance, Hajuratu Sultanu Abdula Hasanu Alamgiru Pannaha (i.e., Hajarat Sultan Abdul Hassan Alamghyr Padshah) records in Saka 1602, Raudri Vaisakha, Su. di. 3 Monday, gift of fields and gardens to the temple of Santa-Nanjunclesvara, by the Reddis and Karnams of old Lepakshi, for the merit of the king. [This was Abul Hassan of Golconda who ruled from 1672 to 1688]

90. 583 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On the Nagalabanda rock near the Peddacheruvu tank in the same village. A damaged and unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasiva-Maharaya in Saka 1471, Kilaka, Bhadrapada Su. di. I. Records a gift (not specified) for the merit of the Mahamandalesvara Rama-raja-Vithaladeva (the conqueror of the south in the campaign of 1544-5).

				Malaguru.

91. 95 of I912.--(Kanarese.), On a slab near the Siva temple. A much-damaged record dated Saka 1107, Visvavasu. Begins with an introduction which is generally found at the beginning of the Telugu and Kanarese-Chola inscriptions and mentions Machadeva (a Telugu-Chola).

				Manepalle.

92. 592 of I912.(Kanarese.) On a stone lying near the Isvara temple in the bed of the tank. The Nolamba (Pallava) king .Ayyadeva (son of Mahendra Nolambadhiraja) records that Chorayya, son of Sripurushayya and other Gamundas of Eradumuru obtained certain privileges (?).
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				Manesandra. (Menasamudram.)

93. 96 of 1912.---(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the way to Utukuru. Records in Jaya, the gift of Chaudapura as a sarvamanya grant to the goddess Chaudesvaramma of Utukuru, by a certain Nallamachi-Nayaka under the orders of Krishnapa Nayaka, son of Chinnapa Nayaka.

94. 97 of 191.2. (Telugu.) On another slab set up near a well in the same village. The Vijayanagara King 'Virapratapa Sadasivaraya-Maharaya records a gift of lamps to the temple of Hanumantadeva at Manneyasamudra surnamed Devarayaputa, an, agrahara in Rodda-nadu, a district of Penugonda-rajya, for the merit of all Vipravinodins. Date doubtful. [Brown explains Vipravinodins as Brahman Jugglers. Mr. Krishna Sastri points out that they are, in the Ganjam and Vizagapatam districts, no longer Brahmans but Sudras, a phenomenon which he attributes to the demoralising effect of the occupation. See Ap. 44 for another reference to them.]

				Moda.

95. 75 of 19I2.(Tamil.) On stone beams in the Isvara temple. A record of the Chola King Rajendra-Chola I. The major portion of the historical introduction beginning with tiruinanni valara.

				Morsalapalle.

96. There is a copper-plate grant in this village, in the possession of Sukha Reddi and Hanumanta Reddi, residents. It is dated S. 1276 (A.D. 1354), and records a grant by Vijaya Bukka Raya, Narasa Raya and Sri Krishna Raya." [Antiquities, I, 122.]

				Parigi.

This place has been identified with Parivi, the capital of the early Bana Kings. No epigraphical evidences are available, but the three temples of Dharmesvara, Bhimesvara and Saptamatrikas, together with the fine sculptures of the place where the old town is supposed to have been located, suggest its early importance.

97. 83 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On .two fragments of a slab near the Honnatikamma temple. The Hoysala King Vira-Ballaia II, ruling at Dorasamudra with Santaladevi, records in Saka 1100 Vilambi, the presentation of a bell to the temple of Bhimesvara. at
Gurugunjikola-bayalu below the tank of Haruve (i.e Parigi) in Haruhe-nadu and the gift of 800 .. of land measured by the rod called (evidently after the king) droharamalla, for oblations, lamps, etc. A piece of stone is, evidently, missing in the middle.

98. 85 of 1912.---(Kanarese.) On the Garudakambha in front of the Anjaneya temple. Records in Saumya, gift of the pillar by a boya.
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				Vanavolu

99. 93 of 19I2.--(Kanarese.) On a slab lying in a field. Records that Gangasani, daughter of Payidqietf of Pamidi entered into the fire (i.e., performed suttee) at Penugonda. To her memory was, perhaps, erected ? a brindavana at Vanavolu.

100. 94 of 1912.---(Telugu.) On a rock in another field in the same village. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara King Virapratapa Ramaraju-Venkatapatirayadeva-Maharaya, dated Saka 1555, Srrmukha.

				KADIRI TALUK

				Kadiri.

101. 520 of 1906.(Telugu.) On a slab lying near a tamarind tree west of the Lakshminarasimhasvarnin temple. Records the reconstruction of a street, to the west of the Narasimha temple at Kadiri, in the name of Sangayadeva-Maharaju, son of Chodaraya-gurudeva-Maraju.

102. 521 of 1906.--(Kanarese.) On four faces of a pillar lying at the western entrance into the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara King Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya ; refers in Hemalamba to Harihara-Maharaya. [Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 122, No. 9.]

103. 522 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara King Vira-Bukkarja-Vodayalu. Records in Saka 1274, Nandana, that while the king was ruling at Dhorasamudra and Penugonda, the temple of Avubhaladeva at Kadiri was built by a Nayaka. [See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 120, No. 7.]

104. 523 of 1906.(Kanarese and Sanskrit.) On another slab set up in the same place, A record dated in Saka 1275, Vijaya, consisting of a Sanskrit verse with two meanings (slesha) composed by the pradhani Sovappagalu on the occasion of the gift of an ornament to the temple at Kadiri by Goparta, an officer of Kumara-Kampana II, i.e., Goppana Raya, the restorer of

(Footnote: * The Math. MSS. (List of Inscrns., Ceded districts, pages 119-25) gives nineteen inscriptions in the " Cadari district." These are at Tummala (No. 2), Somapulla (Nos. 3-4), Chakibunda (No. 5), Pulichurlu (No. 6), Kadiri (7-9), ruryala (10-11 ) Parlapulla. (12), Curumala (13-16) and Yurrabulla (17-19). I am able to identify the villages Tummala, Kadiri and Curumala. The inscriptions of these three places have included in the epigraphs of this taluk, Of the other villages Somapulla (Somapaili) is in Madanapalli taluk (Chittoor district) ; Guryala, Parlapulla. (i.e , Parnapalli) and Verrabulla are in Pulivendla taluk, Cuddapah district. See these taluks for their inscriptions. I am unable to locate Chakihunda and Pulichurlu. The inscription in the first of these is dated in S. 1569, Virodhi, and records the repair of the local tank by Chili Nayudu in the reign of Tiruvengalanatha Raja Chola Deva. The Pulichurla epigraph is a grant by " Luckki Naidu" in S. 1431, Bhava, to the local deity Nrisimhasvami. See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 120.)
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Srirangam and the contemporary of Vedanta Desika. [Mack.Ins Ced Dts., p. 120, No. 8. But here the year is given as Pramoduta.]

105. 524 of 1906.(Telugu.) On a slab built into the floor of the court-yard of the same temple. Records in Khara, a charter granted to potters by a Nayaka.

106. 525 of I906.--(Telugu.) On a slab built into the floor of the kitchen in the same temple. A damaged record of the: Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishpadvaraya-Maharaya, dated Saka 1452, Virodhin. Records gift of land to the temple of Nara-simhadeva of Kadiri by a relation of the king.

107. 526 of 1906.(Telugu.) On a slab set up below a peepul tree in the court-yard of the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vera-Kumara, Devaraya, Maharaya, son of Vira-Harihararaya, dated Saka 1339, Hemalamba. Seems to mention the Malas and Madigas. See Thurstons Castes and Tribes, pp. 329-87 and 292-325 for a description of these.

108. 527 of 1906.--(Telugu.) On a slab set up near the big, gopura of the same temple. Records in saka 1380, Kalayukta, gift of land to the Ramanujakuta in the Kadiri temple.

109. 528 of 1906.(Sanskrit in Telugu characters.) On the base of the same gopura, right and left sides. A mutilated record, the date and the name of the king of which are lost. Gives a genealogy of the first Vijayanagara dynasty. Seems to record the14 building of the gopura by 'Vithalarnatya, son of Devapamatya.

110. 529 of 1906.(Telugu.) On the base of a platform in the 1,000 pillared maptapa of the same temple. An incomplete record, dated Saka 1451, Virodhin. Records a gift by a merchant from Tadiparati (Tadpatri).

111. 530 of I906.(Telugu.) On a lamp pillar lying in front of the same temple. Records in Saka 1391, Virodhin, gift of the pillar.

112. 531 of 1906.---(Telugu.) On another pillar set up in the same place. A record, dated in Saka 1337, Jaya.

113. 532 of 1906.--(Teluga On a. boulder near the Vishnu temple at the foot of the Narasimhakonda hill, east of Kadiri. Records in Sarvadhari, gift of a garden.

				Kurumala

114. On a stone in the village. A record of the reign of Achyuta Raya of Vijayanagar, dated in Virodhikrit. Mentions Maharajalu Ramachandra Dikshit and grants the village to God Nrisimhaswami for food offering. [Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 123, No. 13]

115. A record of the time of Krishnadeva Raya in Saka 1436, Bhava. Mentions "Lucki Naidu" and ,records the gift of the
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village of Pubichurla for food offering to God Nrisimha.ibidi No. 14.

116. A record of the time of SadaMva Raya of Vijayanagar, dated in Saka 1468, Parabhava. Records that one Rayulu Gunji Reddi purchased 19 tums of land (for 6o pagodas) below the tank at Malacalacheruvu and granted it to God Tiruvengalanatha. Ibid., No. 15.

117. A record of the time of Vikrama Raya, dated in Saka 730, Nandana. Grants the village of Vikramarayapuram or Deva-rayapuram to " Nundavighala." ibid., No. 16.

				Tummala.

118. On a stone below the tank at the village. A record, dated in Saka 1598, Nala. Mentions Haji Muhammad and records grant of lands to the tank-diggers, the karnam, etc. Ibid., No. 2.

				KALYANDRUG TALUK.

				Chintalapalle (Chintaralapalle).

119. Mr. Sewell mentions two copper plate grants in this place, of which one is dated Saka 1580 and records a grant by Raya Dalavai Koneti Nayani Venkatapati Nayadu. [See Antiquities I, 1171

				Eradukera.

120. 83 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the court-yard of the Sankarevarasvami temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla II), in Saka 1051, Sid-dharthi, Margasira, su. di. 5, Sunday, Uttarayana Samkramana. Records gifts of land and of taxes by a certain Ketanaverggaya who was the mahapradhana and military officer of the chief Irungola Chola I, ruling at Goydavadi, to the temple of Sam* karadeva at Eradukera, a village in Suliyanur Seventy, which was a district of Sir-nadu. The date is irregular and the Uttarayana Sankramana in 1139-40 fell, says Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, on Monday, 25th December. [See Ap. 31 and 122 for further references to this chief.]

121. 84 of 1913,(Kanarese.) On another slab in the same place. Rodadamalla Mallidevarasa records in Sarvari, a gift of oil for lamps by the mercantile community of Eradukera to the same temple. The epigraphist surmises that Mallideva was the son of Irungola I and possibly became the feudatory of KulOttungach6la. [See at p. I12 for the authority on which he bases his opinion.]

122. 85 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On another slab in the same place. Irungola-Chola Maharaja records in Saka 1065, Dundubhi, the death of a certain Ganganavergade and his follower in a dhali. The chief mentioned here is Irungola I, whose inscriptions are in Ap. 31, Ap. 120, etc.
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(95) 86 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a broken slab in the same place.  This is a viragal which states that Vaidumba Chudamani captured the cows of the 96,000 (people ?) of Bevinabidu

				Kambaduru.

123. 89 of 1913.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On a pillar in the inner court-yard of the Mallikarjuna temple. Irungoladeva Chola-Maharaja (II), ruling at Nidugallu, records in Saka 1171, Kiiaka, Chaitra, ba. di. 13, Tuesday, Uttarayapa-Vishusamkramana, corresponding to 24th March A.D. 1258, gift of land to the temple of .Mallikarjunadeva at Kambadahola, after repairing it, This chief was the great-grandson of Irungola I. Some of his inscriptions in the Tumkar and Chitaldroog districts have been printed in Rice's Ep. Carna.

124, 90 of1913.(Kanarese.) On the same pillar. Records in Sarvadhari, Magha, ba. di. 14, Monday, gift of land to the same temple by the crown prince, the son of Irugunadeva (i.e., Irungoladeva).

125. 91 of 19T3.--(Kanarese.) On another pillar in the same place. A record of the Nolamba (Pallava) king Nolambaraja-Mahendra-TribhuvanadhIra. Records in Saka 805 (A.D, 883) a gift of land and paddy by the gamundas and parvas (Brahmans). of Beddugonde to a temple of the Sun (Adityagriha). [See Ep. Ind., Vol. X, pp. 54-70].

126. 92 of I913.--(Kanarese.) On the same pillar. A much mutilated record of Irungoladeva. Mentions the repairs made to the temple of Mallikarjunadeva.

127. 93 of 1913.(Kanarese..) On the third pillar lying in the same place. The Nolamba (Pallava) king Iruva-Nolambldhiraja records in Saka 887, Krodhana, Phalguna, Amavasya, Sunday, solar eclipse, corresponding to 6th March 965, a gift of land for maintaining a tank, by prince Polalchora, a grandson of the king and the lord of Kanchi.' The pillar was set up by Chavundayya of the .rivatsa-gotra, the favourite minister of Polalchora II, father of Viramahendra, sixth in descent from Mahendra I and lieutenant of the Rashtraknta Krishna III in the conquest of Chola land in the weak times which followed the death of Parantaka I.

128. 94 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivaraya-Maharaya, in Saka 1478, Nala. Records gift of 50 varahas (till now appropriated by the overseers of temple affairs) to the temple of Mallikarjuna-deva at Kambadaru, by Virupana-Nayaka, for the merit of his father Tammapa-Nayaka. [This is the only inscription which Mr. Sewell refers to in his local list.]
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129. 95 of I913.--(Kanarese.) On a pillar built into the floor at the entrance into the same temple. A seriously damaged record. Seems to be a Vijayanagara record and register the gift of the village Tenegalapura surnamed Mallapura, for the merit of Achyutadeva-Maharaya, on the auspicious occasion of Maha-Visakha. Date lost.

130. 96 of 191.3.(Kanarese.) On a pillar lying in the outer prakara wall of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Krishnaraya Maharaya in Saka1434, Angirasa, Karttika, Su. di. 12, corresponding to Friday, 22nd October 1512. Records gift of land by Rayasa Kondamarassayya to the temple of Mallikarjunadeva at Kambaduru, for the merit of the king. The land was situated below the tank of Kambaduru in Kundurimiyasime which was. the Jaghir of the chief.

131. 97 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On the same pillar. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa. Krishnadeva-Maharaya in Saka 1447, Parthiva. Records gift of the village Jalavati to the same temple by Rayasa Ayyaparasayya in order that Rayasa Kondamarasayya may dwell in heaven.'

132. 98 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a pillar in a field to the east of the same temple. The Nolamba (Pallava) king Nolam-badhiraja (probably Polalchora, the father of Mahendra I) records that while the tank of Bendugontle was constructed, a temple for Mahadeva was also built, and pinnacles were placed over it (for the merit of). Singapota, Ponnera and Dharma-mahadevi (early Nolamba names).

133. 99 of 1913.(Kanarese). On a slab set up in a field to the west of the same temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-Maharaya records in Saka 1458, Durmukhi, jyeshtha, ba. di. 30, Sunday, the village and lands owned by the temple of Mallikarjunadeva at Kambaduru in Kundurupiyasime which was the fief ( nayakatana) of Bayyapa-Nayaka.

134. 100 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Akkatangern-gudi in the same village. A much damaged record of a Western Chalukya king, dated 1108, Visvavasu, Chaitra, Paurnami, Monday, lunar eclipse. Records gift of land to the temple of Atteradeva at Kudarpi-durga. The date probably refers to Tuesday, 16th April 1185, says Mr. Swamikannu Pillai.

135. IOI of 19I3,(Kanarese.) On a boulder in a field in the same village. Records in Nala, a gift of land granted by Timmana-Nayaka of Kunclurpe, to a certain Virayya of his own caste (?).

136. Mr. Sewell says that there is a copper plate inscription in this place recording a grant by Vijaya Bukka Raja, the date of which was wrongly reported to him as Saka 1109.
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				Mulakaledu
137. 87, of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near a well. Records in Saka 1574, Nandana, an endowment by a Muhammadan chief whose name is not clear. Refers to Kundurpi-durga.

138. 88 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On a fallen pillar 'Iying down in front of the Kali-Amma temple in the same village. Records in Virodhi gift of land to a merchant of Mulukalcdu by an agent of Ayyaparasayya.

				MADAKASIRA TALUK.

In his lists of antiquities Mr. Sewell mentions as many as eight villages of epigraphical interest in this taluk. Of these, the following are given as they alone are definite.

				Hemavati

139. Besides three inscriptions at the Siva temple, one at Basavannagudi, Mr. Sewell gives three at the temple of Siddes-varasvami. One of these is undated and mentions " Sriman Mahamandalesvara Tribhuvanamalla Mallideva Choda Maharaja," The second, dated Saka 1090, is a grant by the same king, The third, dated Saka 1127, records ' a grant by Vira Ballaladeva of the Hoysala Ballala dynasty. See Antiq., 1,121.

				Tammadihalli.

140. An inscription on a stone on the tank-bunci south of the village. It is dated Saka 1463 (A.D. 1541) and records a grant by a private person in the reign of Achyutadeva." See Antiq. 1, 121.

				PENUKONDA TALUK

				Bukkapatnam

141. 176 of 19I3.--(Telugu.) On a slab set up at the entrance into the Lakshminarayanasvamin temple. The Vijayanagara king Achyuta-Maharaya records in Saka 1463, Plava, Asvija, ba. di. 13, Monday, that Peddirajayya, under orders of Ramabhatlayavaru, remitted the rajulagutta tax ? in the magana of Krottacheruvu, for the merit of the king. The date corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Monday, October 1740, A.D, 1541.

142. 177 of 19I3.--(Telugu.) The Vijayanagara king Achyu-ta Maharaya records in Saka 1464, Subhakrit, Chaitra, ba. di. 6, Wednesday, the remission of taxes on marriages and the taxes on the earnings of Brahmans for the merit of the king. Ramabhatlayya issued the orders and Peddirajayya conveyed them to the Reddis and Karnarns of the village of Krottacheruvu. The date corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Wednesday, April 5, A.D. 1542.
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143. 178 of 1913.--(Telugu.) On the rock below the dhva jastambha in the Chaudesvari temple in the same village. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Srirangarayadeva-Maharaya records in Saka 1503, Vrisha, Bhadrapada, ba. di. 12, Sunday, that Dalavayi Venkatappa-Nayudn, under orders of Megoti Timma Nayuclu, the agent and minister of the king, remitted the taxes nagaribirada Asavechchalu and birudulu due on the lands owned at Bukkasagaram and Anantapuram by the temple of Chavudesvari of Krottacheruvu Bukkasagaram. The date corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Sunday, September 24, A.D. 1581. The inscription has been noted in Mack. Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 13, No. 4.

144. 179 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab lying near a sluice of the tank, in the same village. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadevaraya records in Saka 1455, Vijaya, Phalguna, su. di. 15, Saturday, that Bhandarada Timmarasa, son of Appara-sayya, made rent-free, the devadaya and brahrnadaya lands below the tank of Hosakere, included in Penugonda, a district of Yeramanti-rajya. These had been so enjoyed since the time of Chikka-Odeya (probably Bukka I suggests Mr. Krishna Sastri), but had been assessed in corn and in coin owing to disturbances in the interval. The grant was made on the occasion when the king performed the Lakshahomo ceremony at Varadarajammana-pethe. The stone was put up by Kondapa under orders of Timmarasa at the elephant-sluice of the tank. The date corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu PilIai, to Saturday, February 28, A.D. 1534. See Mack. Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 14, No. 5.

145. 180 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a rock near the tank in the same village. Partially damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya-Maharaya, dated Saka, Angirasa, su. di. 12, Wednesday. Registers that the devadaya and brahmadaya lands under the tank Krottacheruvu in Penugonda-rajya which had been held rent-free (sarvamanya) from the time of Chikka-Odayalu had been re-assessed on account of certain disturbances in the interval. The king, now at Sivanasamudram on state business, ordered that the lands might be restored as before, and this was announced on the occasion of the Lakshahoma ceremony conducted at Penugonda. Kunama Nayudu had this inscription engraved under orders of Rayasarn Kondamarasayya Demarasayya. As to the date, Mr. Swamikannu Pillai says that the details are not enough for calculation. See Mack. Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 13, No. 1.

				Kottacheruvu.

146. On a stone situated in the fort at Kottacheruvu. A record of Sadasivaraya of Vijayanagar, dated in Saka 1489, Prabhava, mentions Nagappa Nayadu and records the remission of rent to a Brahman Bhagavatulu Chayappa, See Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 14, No. 7.

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				Nalluru.

147. In a small reservoir is a stone bearing an inscription, dated Saka 1475 (A.D. 1553), recording the settlement of a water dispute by Rama Raju Konappadeva Maharani in the reign of Sadasiva of Vijayanagar." See Antiq. I,189.

				Penukonda.

The fort of this historic place was built by Bukka I in 1354. For its description as well as the history of the place. See Mad. .Jour. 1878, p. 166 ff; Anantapur Gaz.

148. 326 of I901.----(Kanarese.) Dated in a Sarvadharin. Gift by Bommarasa to the temple of Mailaradeva.

149. 327 of 1901.--(Telugu.) On the wall of the east gate of the fort, right of entrance. A much damaged record of Sadasiva Raya.

150. 328 of 1901.(Kanarese.) On the same wall. A record of the time of Sarangaraya, dated in Krodhin, making gift of tolls to the temple of Tiruvengalanatha.

151. 329 of 1901.----(Telugu.) On the same wall. A much damaged record of Sadasiva Raya,,dated in Siddhartin.

152. 330 of I901.(Telugu.) on a boulder by the side of the path leading to the Narasimha temple on the top of the hill. A damaged private grart dated in Saka 1558.

153. 331 of 1901.(Telugu.) On a slab built into the floor of the same temple. A record of Saka 1778, Nala, recording repairs, " when the glorious Maharajadhiraja Rajasri Arbuthnot Sahib, born of the Hona (European) race, was administering the 5 purganas beginning with the throne of the kingdom of Ghanagiri, i.e., Penukonda.

154. 332 -of 1901.--(Telugu.) On the gopura of the same temple. A record of Srirangadeva dated in Saka 1503, Vikrama. [The name of the king is misread as Jagadeva and date as 1183 by Mr. Sewell. See Antiq. I, pp. 103 and 120.]

155. 333 of 1901.--On the wall of the east gate of the fort, left entrance. A record of the time of Sadasiva Raya, dated in Saka 1487, Krodhana, recording gift of tolls by Ramaraja, son of Tirumalraja to a temple of Hanumat.

156. 334 of 1901.--(Telugu.) On a slab built into the floor of the Sher Sahib mosque. A record of Sadasiva Raya, dated in Saka 1487, Krodhana, recording gift of land by the same to the Somesvara temple. Incomplete.

157. 335 of 1901.(Telugu.) A record of Ramaraja, son of Tirumalaraja (date lost), making gift of a village.

158. 336 of I901.(Telugu.) On the south wall of the Anjaneya temple at the north gate of the fort. A record of the time of
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Sriranga Raya, dated S. 1499, Dhatu. Records that Chennappa Nayudu, an officer of Tirumaladeva, repaired .and extended the fort and defeated several Musahnan chiefs.

159. 337 of 1901.--(Telugu.) On the same wall. A record of the time of Sadasiva Raya, dated in S. 1489. Prabhava. Mentions Tirumalaraja, the son of Srirarigaraja.

160. 338 of 1907.(Kanarese and Sanskrit.) On the west wall of the same temple. A record of Vira Harihara II, dated S. 1314, Angiras, recording the building of the gopura of the temple of Virabhadra by Marilapa.

161. 339 of 1901.(Kanarese.) On the wall of a bastion at the north gate of the fort. .A record of S. 1276, Jaya, in the reign-of Vira Bukhana Udaiyar (I). See Ep. Ind., Vol. VI, p. 327.

162. 340 of 1901.(Kanarese.) On the wall of the same gate. A record of the reign of SadaSiva Raya, dated in S. 1466, Kradhin, recording that Ramaraja Vitthalesvara remitted certain taxes to the barbers.

163. 341 of 19o1.(Telugu.) On a slab set up in the compound of the reading room (the old site of the Kesavasvami temples). Dated in the reign of Srirangadeva in S. 1502, Vikrama. Records gifts to a temple which had been built by Chennappa Nayudu, an officer of Tirumaladeva.

164. 342 of 1907.--(Sanskrit.) On the wall of the mantapa in front of the Avimuktesvara temple. Much damaged. Mentions Devaraya.

165. 343 of 1901,(Telugu.) On the south wall of the Ramasvami temple. Records gift of a lamp by Konappaiyadeva maharaja to the temple of Lakshmi Narasimha.

166. 344 of .1901:.On the rock close to the pond (nagarabhavi) on the top of the hill. In Nagari. Illegible.

167. 345 of 1901.--(Kanarese.) On a slab placed by the side of the well in the Parsvanatha temple. Records that it is the tombstone of Nagaya, the lay disciple of Jinabhushanabhattaraka deva.

168. 584 of 1912.(Kanarese.) On a pillar in the compound of the Sub-Collector's Office. Dated in S. 1339. A portion of the pillar on the right side has been apparently cut off. Seems to record the gift of this lamp-pillar.

169. C.P. No. 12 of 1914.These register the gift by the Gariga King Madhava of 65 paddy fields (Kedara) sowable with 25 Kandukas of paddy below the big tank of Paruvi in Paravivishaya, to the Brahman Kumarasarman of the Vatsa gotra and Taittiriyacharana, on a full moon day of the lunar month of Chaitra. [The inscription gives the relative chronology of the Ganga and Pallava chiefs and is therefore of very great value. See Mad. Ep. Rep., 1914. 83-4, for discussion and J.R.A.S., Jan. 1915, where Dr. Fleet discusses it and shows how its evidences are supported by a Jain
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work on cosmography called Lokavibhaga, discovered by Mr. R. Narasimhachar of Mysore].

170. C.P. No. 17 of 1911.A grant of Venkata II, dated S. 1560, Pramathin, which agrees word for word with the Kuniyur grant. Records the restoration of certain villages originally granted by Vira Narasinga Raya, Sadasiva and Venkata I, to the Daraga of Babayya in Penukonda. The renewal of the grants was necessitated by the loss of the original documents on the occasion of the seizure of Penukonda by Immadi Havadi Baire Gauda of Peddaraya. [Mr. Krishna Sastri points out that Baire Gauda was the ruler of Dod-Ballapura, referred to by Rice in his Gazr., Vol. II, p. 69. The chiefs of the line were of course feudatories of Penukonda, but evidently about 1630 a chief proved a rebel and seized Penukonda, itself for some time. As for Babayya Durga Mr. Krishna Sastri believes it was the same as the shrine of the Mahomedan Saint Babanatta to which much veneration was paid by all people for the success of its astrological forecasts. Hence the villages granted were known as hora villages. The reputation of the shrine reached the far south and brought grants from such distant and orthodox rulers as Rani Mangammal of Madura. See C.P. No. 19 of 1911.]

171. C.P. 23 of 1911.A grant of Srirariga I (157-886), dated in S. 1498, Dhatri, saying that while he was at Udayagiri he conquered the inaccessible fortresses of Kondavidu, Vinukonda, etc., and that he was at the time of the inscription abiding with all insignia of royalty at Penukonda. The grant registers the village of U (ra) janchere, surnamed Vengalambapura, to a certain Lakshmlpati bhatta. [See Devanahalli plates of Sriranga Raya, S. 1506, Mys. Arch. Rep., 1910, for details.]

				Siddharampuram.

172. On a stone north of the village. A Telugu record dated in S. 1680, Bahudhanya, mentions Hande Ramappa Nayudu and records establishment of Siva and Anjaneya in the village. See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 15, No. 8.

				TADPATRI TALUK.

				ARKATIVEMULA.

173. On the southern gate of the Venkatesvar pagoda. A grant of the village in S. 1481, Raudri, to the Brahmans of the place by Achyuta Raya of the Vijayanagar dynasty. See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 129, No. I.

174. In the same place. A Telugu record dated in S. 1481, Raudri, in the reign of Sadasiva Maharaya, Records that the Viramushtivaru granted an allowance to the local deity Ramesvara. Ibid., No. 2.
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175. Opposite the above inscription. A record dated in Hevilambi granting some land to God Beyapaka Devaru " by Jagadula Bogaraya Deva Maharaya. See Mack. Ins Ced. Dts., p. 129, No. 3.

				Challavarapalle.

176. Mr. Sewell mentions on a stone in front of the Siva temple an inscription purporting to settle a dispute between this village and Daditota, 3 miles to the south-east.

				Chilamakuru

177. On a stone east of the village. A record of Gutti Erratimma Raju in S. 1468, Parabhava, exempting the tax of the local barbers. See Mack. Ins,, Ced. Dts., p. 139, No. 38.

				Chinnapolamada.

178. On a stone near the old fort. A Telugu record in year Vishu, regarding the settlement of a dispute about a garden by the Brahmans of Timmapuram. Ibid., p. 132, No, 12. [The inscription is of interest in showing the friendly spirit of villages.]

179. On a stone near the above. A record in Krodhana in the time of Gutti " Hamagandu Pamagaudu," saying that the boundary between the villages of Heralpolamada and Chinnapolamada were settled by the inhabitants and the land-mark stone was put up. Ibid., No. 13.

180. On a stone in the bank of the Pinakini river. A record dated in S. 1210, Parthiva. Records that Jagajini Ranga Raya Deva Maharaya granted a piece of land to God Sambasiva. Ibid., P. 134, No. 14.

				Chintakunta.

181. On a stone in the pagoda of Patuchintakunta. A record of the reign of Pratapa Jayadeva Maharaya dated in S. 1449, Sarvajit. Records that " Casinani Vabal Naidu " set up the image of Obalesvara and granted some land to it. Ibid., p. 131, No. 7.

				Dosaledu (Dasalur ?)

182. On a stone in the pagoda. Records that in a certain Raudri Nandyala Timma Raju and Kondaraju granted one putti of dry land to the drummers and pipers of the Chennakesava pagoda. Ibid., p. 132, No. II.

				Goddumarri

183. In possession of Narayana Reddi, a resident of the village. A.C.P. which is a copy of the inscription at Parnapalle in Pulivendla taluk, Cuddapah district. See Antiquities, I, p. 116.

				Kadavakallu.

184. On a stone in the local Chennakesava pagoda. Records in S. 1438, Yuva, in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya, the construction.
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of a mantapa, compound wall, and a well in the temple by Timma Nayudu, son of Channama Nayudu. See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p.130, No 4.

185. On a stone near the round pagoda. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatapati Raya, dated in S. 1509, Sarvajit, mentions Penukonda Abba Bhatlu and his grant of four tums of land to God Ramasvara. ibid., No. 5.

				Medikurti.

186. On a stone in the village. A record in Hala Canara,' dated S. 1143, Vikrama, in the reign of Pratapa Chakravartin Singanadeva at " Villanore." Records that Mallaya Sahini, the chief of the merchants, set up an image of Jangamesvara. at Yellanore and granted three vrittis of land. See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 136, No. 28.

187. A record of Narasimha Raya Udaiyar in S. 1428, Vijaya. Records that Tirumalayya dava Maharaja granted the village as free gift to God Nilakarntha at Nattur. Ibid., p. 137, No. 29.

				Nandulapad (Nandipad).

188. In the Garudasthamba pillar in the local Chennakesava temple. A certain Timmaraju of " Palapullah " (Patapalli ?) gave some land to Timmaji, son of Gopaji, for building a hall, in S. 1449, Sarvajit. Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 91, No. 132.

				Nittur.

189. On a stone in the local pagoda. Dated in the reign of Krishpadeva Raya in S. 1445, Svahhanu. Records that one " Vadamallunna " prevented the custom of supplying leaves to the circar ' people and arranged for the abbisheka of the God with the water of the Chiranadi river. Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 136, No. 30.

190. On a pillar in the temple. Records the gift of a putti of land to God Nilakantha, by Timma Nayudu in the time of Sadasiva Raya in S. 1466, Sobhakrit. Ibid., No. 31.

191. In the same pagoda. An effaced Kanarese record of Bhuvanaka-malla Deva. Ibid., No. 32.

192. In the "down-stone" of the temple. A grant of five tums of land and allowances to the deity by the Viramushti disciples of Siva. Ibid., No. 33.

193. On a pillar of the Chennakaava pagoda. A record of S. 1472, Saumya, making a gift of land to the God by Tirumala Nayudu, in the reign of Sadasiva Maharaya. Ibid., No. 34.

194. On a stone opposite to the above. A Kanarese grant of Pratapa Deva Maharaya in Havilambi. Ibid., No. 35, page 138.

195. In the same place. A grant of 13 puttis of land to God Chenna Kesava by " Jukkumpudi Tirumala Nayudu " in the reign of Sadaiva Raya in S. 1472, Saumya. Ibid., No. 36.

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196. In a stone opposite to the Venkatachalapati pagoda. A record in S. 1592, Sadharana, in which the inhabitants of 'villalur allowed 3 penams per 100 on their revenue collections, to the deity. Mack. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 139, No. 40.

197. On a stone near Ramesvara' shrine. The gift of one Tum of land at Vellalore to the deity by the inhabitants of a village in S. 1671, Krodhana. Ibid., No. 41.

198. On the other side of the above inscription. A record dated in S. 1668, Subhakrit, making tte grant of one Tum of land to God Ramaliriga by the inhabitants of Simhadripalle. Ibid., No. 42.

				Peddamallepalli.

199. On the well of the Anjaneya pagoda. A record dated in S. 1477, Krodhi, regarding the raising up of the village boundary stones. Sadasiva Raya and a Dasappa Nayudu are mentioned. See Ibid., No. 37, p. 137.

				Sajjaladinne.

200. On a stone in the Virabhadra pagoda. Records gift of the village to the people (?) by Pammasani Ramalinga Nayudu in S. 1486 in the reign of " Virapratapa Deva Maharayalu. " Ibid., p. 130, No. 6.

201. On a stone between the Virabhadra and Anjaneya shrines. A record of S. 1466, Krodhi, in the reign of Vira Narasimhadeva Maharaya. A grant of taxes by Aliya Ramaraja. Ibid., No. 7.

202. On a stone north-east of the village. Records that Appaya and Goppaya built in S. 1438, Dhatu, in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya, the pagoda of Bilvesvara and granted the village of Lakshmisamudram (besides 3 chakrams for each house) for worship. Ibid., p. 131, No. 8.

				Todpatri.

See Fergusson's Ind. and East. Arch., page 375, for a description of the local temples. Also Kelsall's Bellary Manual, pp. 48-9.

203. 338 of 1892.(Kanarese.) In the north-west corner of the prakara of the Ramesvara temple, first stone. A Jain record of Udayaditya, son of Somideva and Kancheladevi, in S. 1120 expired, Kalayukta. The donor resided at Tatipara Tadpatri. Dr. Hultzsch suggests that the stone was probably transferred from some Jain building, of which no traces remain.

204. 339 of 1892.--(Telugu.) Third stone at the same place. A record in Paridhavin. Mentions Pemmaya Deva. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 135, No. 24.

205. 340 of 1892.(Telugu,) Fifth stone at the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya, dated S. 1435 expired, Srimukha. A gift of land by Saluva Govindayya. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 135, No. 22.
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206. 341 of 1892.(Telugu.) Sixth stone at the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva, dated S. 1453 expired, Khara. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 135, No. 28.

207. 342 of I892.--(Telugu.) Seventh stone at the same place A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Narasirnharaya in S. 1431 expired, sukla. Mentions the minister Saluva-Timma, See Mack. Ins., Ced. Dis., p.134, No. 20.

208. 343 of 1892.--(Telugu.) Eighth stone at the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Narasimharaya. Mentions in S. 1429 expired, Prabhava, the minister Saluva-Timma. This inscription is in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 135, No. 23.

209. On a stone in the pagoda of Rangaswami on the banks of the Pinakini. A gift of land to the temple warden by Timma Nayanigaru in S. 1585, Vijaya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p, 35, No. 825.

210. In a street at Tadpatri. Gift of one "Dharanum" for every 100 pagodas of the Tadipurti revenue by the inhabitants, to God Tiruverigalanatha, in S. 1585, Sobhakrit. Ibid., P. 836, No. 27.

211. In a stone in the pagoda of Chintalaraya. A gift of 3 puttis of land in S. 1500, Bahudhanya, by Pammasani Tirnma Nayudu, in the reign of Srirangadeva Maharaya of Karnataka. Ibid., p. 833, No. 85.

212. In the same place. Gift of 5 Tums of land in Villalore to the deity by Linganna, son of Krishnama Raju in S. 1586, Vijaya. Ibid., No. 86.

213. In the same place. Gift of land by Madhava Dasa in S. 1486, Raktakshi. Ibid., No. 87.

214. On the stone in the same temple. Gift of allowances for Tiruvengalanathaswami in S. 1509, Sarvajit, by Pammasani Nayudu. Ibid., No. 88.

215. On a stone in the same. Records that in S. 1485, Rudhirotkari, one Kampana Yellappa purchased and give away one Tum land to the deity. Ibid., No. 89.

				Velamakuru

216. Near the local Hanumat pagoda. A record in S. 1421, Virodhin, in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya, saying that Dasanpa Nayudu granted 10 Tums of paddy and fixed a fee of 4 Garudakasu per day to God Anjaneya. Ibid., p. 132, No. 80.

				Yellanore.

217. A paper grant of a Mullapulla Ramakrishnappa in S. 1679, Isvara, allowing 3 pagodas per annum on the custom house at "Vellore " to one Seshacharya. Ibid., p. 140, No. 43.
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These plates are given in Mr. Sewell's Antiquities, Vol. II. Almost all of them are either in the office of the Collector or Judge, or in the Madras Museum.

(A) No. 4 of Sewell's List of Copper Plates.Records grants by a Chola sovereign in the years S. 1008 or 1011 (A.D. 1086 or 1089), to which period they cannot, palaeographically, belong. "Moreover they bear a seal at the top in characters resembling the Persian, but which no one whom 1 have yet met with can decipher; and this would seem to be a clear anachronism. This grant is on a leaden plate, coated with a thin sheet of copper. It purports to be a grant by Raja Vira Chola in S. 1011 ( A.D. 1089) in the year of the Kaliyuga 4190 and cyclic year Plavanga. But S. 1011 corresponds to the cyclic year Sukla, twenty-two years subsequent to Plavanga. It seems difficult to suppose that all these plates can be forgeries, partly from their number, and partly because no forger would be so foolish as to annex the Persian seal to such a document." See Madras Lists for details.

(B) Nos. 177 and 178 of Sewell's List.These are exact facsimiles of the inscription above. Ibid.

(C) No. 205 of Sewell's List.--A private grant to a matham. No date or Sovereign's name. Modern.

(D) No. 206 of Sewell's List.A Vijayanagar grant by Achyutadeva, having the usual Vijayanagar emblems on the seal. The grant is one of lands to the Tirupati temple in S. 1466 (" Rasara-savabdindu ''), year Vikari. The document mentions that Achyuta began to make grants for charitable purposes in S. 1455 (A.D. 1533).

(E) No. 207 of Sewell's List.---A Vijayanagar grant executed by and in the reign of Achyutadeva. The document testifies to the grant of the village of Narayanapuram to a Brahman in S. 1459 (A.D. 1537). The document is a very important one in one respect, as it fixes Achyuta's relationship ' as younger brother' to Krislinadeva.

(F) No. 208 of Sewell's List.Records a grant by Vijayadeva or Vijaya Bhupati, son of Devaraya (I). The name of the year Vikriti being clear, the Saka era being mentioned without any figures. The inscription is thus very irregular.]

(G) No. 209 of Sewell's List.--(Sanskrit in old Grantha characters.) The Pallava sovereign Nripattniga, son of Dantivarman, grants, in the sixth year of his reign, some lands to Brahmans in the village of Pratima Devi Chaturvedimangalam. No date is given. Nripatunga is said to, have married Prithvimanikka, daughter of Bhanumali. [Mr. Sewell is unaware of Nripatunga's position in Pallava genealogy.]

(H) In possession of the North Arcot Collector. A record in Sanskrit (Grantha) and Tamil, of the Chola king Parakesarivarman Rajendra Chola I in his sixth year. See S.I.I. III, Part III. Also No. 30 of 1905-06.
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				Anaikkattattur near Kadambattur.

1. 288 of I895.---(Tamil.) On a stone. A much damaged record in the ninth year of Parthivendravarman, recording a private grant of land to a temple of Adityadeva, which has now disappeared. [Parthivendravarman was a contemporary of Aditya II Was the deity named after the latter ?]

Kaverippakkam.

2. 381 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Sundara-Varada-Perurnal temple. An unfinished record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman.

3. 382 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (Arinjaya ?) Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a merchant of Kirttimattanda-Kalapriyarn, a village in Siru-Timiri-nadu, a district of Paduvar-kottam. The deity is called Kirttimarttanda Kalapriyadeva. [The Government Epigraphist points out, on the authority of Karhad inscription, that the temple should have been built by the Rashtrakata Krishna III (939.68). For while encamped at Melpadi, it says, he established his followers in the southern provinces and built shrines to Kalapriya, Gandamarttanda, Krishna and others.]

4. 383 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Sundara-Varada-Perumal temple. A record of the Vijayan.agara king Mallikarjunaraya, son of Virapratapa-Devaraya II, in S. 1377, Yuvan. Records a private agreement among certain merchants that, on marriage occasions, a certain amount of money should be set apart to meet the repairs of the Kesava-Perumal temple at Kaverippakkarn alias Vikrama-Sola-chaturvedimangalarn.

5. 384 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record in the eleventh year. Mentions Karaivali-kandapurappettai in. Paduvur-kottam and the citizens of Lokamahadevipuram.

6. 385 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Varadaraja-Perumal temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatapatideva-Maharaya (I) in S. 1514, Nandana. Registers certain arrangements made for celebrating a festival in the temple of Alagiyarama-Perumal.

7. 386 of Igo5.---(Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar II, son of Vira-Bokkana-Udaiyar in S. 1292, Sadharana. Mentions the free village (taniyur) of Kaverippakkam alias Vikrama-sola-chaturvedimangalam in Paduvur-kottam, a district of
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Jnyangonda Chola-mandalam. Records the sale of the village of Kadapperi in Kalavaipparru of the same kottam. Mentions a coin named Virachampan-kuligai.

8. 387 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the eighth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmelkondan. Records gift of land for the celebration of a festival called Sundara-Pandyanisandi. Mentions Kaverippakkam in Tondaimandalam and the temple of Arulala Perumal at Tiru-vattiyur (i.e., Conjeeveram). The land was to be used for growing red water-lilies, garlands of which had to be offered to the god on the occasion.

9. 388 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Srirangadeva-Maharaya (Ranga VI) in S. 1559. The cyclic year is not distinct, The Kallak-kuruchchi grant is by the same king in A.D. 1644-45. See .Ep. Ind. VII, Appendix No. 545.

10. 389 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the nineteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva (1250-83). Registers a gift of land for the temple of Alagiya-Perumal at Kaverippakkam alias Vijayaganda-gopalachaturvedimangalam by Salukki-Narayanan Alluvimarsan.

11. 390 of I905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar II, son of Vira-Bokkana-Udaiyar I in S. 1295, Ananda. Records sale of land. Mentions the free village (taniyur) of Kaverippakkam alias Vikranna-Sola-chaturvedimangalam in .Pacluvur-kottam. Refers to a gift made by. Malli-nadan Sambuvarayar.

12. 391, of 1905.(Tamil.) On a stone built into the floor close to the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the seventeenth year of the so-called Ganga-Pallava king Vijaya-Kampavarman. Records gift. of gold. Mentions Kavirippakkam alias Avaninarayanachaturvedimangalam.

13, 392 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the inner mantapa of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Mallikarjunadeva Maharaya, son' of Vira-Pratapa Devaraya II, in S 1381, Pramadin. Records a gift for the merit of Narasingaraja-Udaiyar. Mentions the great assembly (mahasabhai) of Kavirippakkam. In Madr. Ep. Rep., 1906, p. 82, paragraph 47, the epigraphist identifies Virapratapa Devaraya, Mallikarjuna's father, with the younger brother of Devaraya II known as. Srigiri. He is mentioned in the 2nd Act of the Sanskrit drama composed by Gangadhara.

14. 393 of 1905.(Tamil.) On a stone built into the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. Fragment of a record. Mentions three village committees, viz., the great men of the
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annual committee,' 'the great men of the garden committee and the great men of the tank committee.'

15. 394 of 1905,(Tamil.) On a stone built into the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same temple. A fragment of record of the "Ganga-Pallava " king Nripatungavarman, the date of which is lost. Mentions Mangadu-nadu, a subdivision of Paduvur-kottam and Kavidippakkam alias Amaninarayana-chaturvedi-mangalam in the same kottam. [For a fanciful origin of the place see N.A. Manual, p. 438.]

16. 395 of 1905.(Tamil.) On another stone built into the same wall. Fragment of a record. Mentions Kavidippakkam alias Avaninarayana-chaturvedimangalam and 'the great men of the wards committee.' The tank committee' was appointed to look after a lamp gift. See No. 14 for other committees.

17. 396 of 1905.(Tamil.) On a stone built into the west wall of the same mantapa. Fragment of a record. Mentions the big tank (periya-eri) and the ' tank committee ' (eri varigam).

18. 397 of 1.905.--(Tamil.) On a stone built into the ceiling of the same mantapa. A fragment of record in the twenty-fifth year of the "Ganga Pallava " king Vijaya Nripatungavikramavar-man. Records gift of gold.

19. 398 of 1.905.--(Tamil.) On another stone built into the same ceiling. Fragment of a record of the sixth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya Kampavarman.

20. 399 of 1905.(Tamil.) On a pillar in the same mantapa, A much damaged record the king's name in which is lost. Mentions the temple called Tiruppanrisvaram.

21. 400 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On another pillar in the same mantapa, A damaged record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman.

22. 401 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the third pillar in the same mantapa. A damaged record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman.

23. 402 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the fourth pillar in the same mantapa. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Perumal Sundara-Pandyadeva," who was pleased to take every country' (i.e.), Jatavarman Sundara. Panadya I (1251-64). Mentions Milalaikkturram in Pandinadu.

24. 403 of 1905.(Telugu.) On a slab set up in front of the masjid. A record of Sultan Abdula Patasaha in S.1591, Kilaka. Records the building of the masjid. At the top of this slab is an inscription in Hindustani, which is perhaps another copy of the same.

25. 404 of 1905.(Tamil.) At the foot of the entrance into the Amman shrine in the Konkanisvara temple in the same village. A fragment of record in the fifteenth year of the " Ganga-Pallaya.
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king Nripatungavarman. Mentions the temple of Tirumerrali at Kavadipakkam.

26. 405 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Muktisvara temple in the same village. A damaged record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulotturiga-Choladeva III. Mentions ,sengeni Ammayappan Vira-mindan alias Attimallan Vikrama-Chola Sambuvarayan.

27. 406 of 1905.-- -(Tamil.) At the entrance into the gopura of the same temple. A mutilated record in the thirteenth year of the Pallava king Nandivarman.

28. 407 of 1905.---(Tamil.) On a stone built into the bund of the tank in the same village. A fragment of record in the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Mentions the temple of Tiruvakkisvaram.

29. 408 of 1905.(Tamil.) On another stone built into the same bund. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman Vira-rajendradeva. A fragment of the historical introduction of the king.

30. 409 of 1905.---(Tamil.) On a third stone built into the same bund. A mutilated record.

31. 410 of 1905.(Tamil.) On a fourth stone built into the same bund. A fragmentry record. Appears to register an endowment for offerings and for burning a perpetual lamp.

32. 411 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On a fifth stone built into the same bund. A fragment of record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman Rajendra-Choladeva I.

33. 412 of 1905.---(Tamil.) On one of the inscribed stones kept in the Public Works Department bungalow in the same village. A fragmentary record. Seems to contain a Saka date, the first figure of which is 8, and the second 2, while the third is lost.

34 413 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On another stone in the same place. A fragmentary record. Mentions a temple called Tirunattapperu manadigal and Kavadippakkam.

35. 414 of 1905.--(Grantha.) On the third stone in the same place. A fragmentary record. Mentions a Chola feudatory named Parantakapallavarayan of Umbala-nadu and the Chola kings Jananatha and Mummadi-Chola.

*36. 415 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the fourth stone in the same place. A fragmentary record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva.

(Footnote: *It may be pointed out that the Mack. Mss. (lnscins. South Dts., p. 68) contain an inscription under " Cauvaripaukum District." It records the grant of the village of " Vadacara  paroombacum " to a Brahman named " Sooreyana Dechter " in S. 1526, Krodhin, in the time of Venkatapati I (1586-1614)).
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				Kilpakkam

37. 35 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the north base of the Narendresvara temple. A record in the tweltth year of Tribhuvanachakra-vartin .Srirariganatha Yadavaraya. Records that a son of Kalinga-raya named Apatsahaya Pallavaraiyan renovated with stone the dilapidated wooden roof of the Ardhamantapa in the temple and plastered it with flat tiles.

38. 36 of I911.---(Tamil.) On the north and west bases of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivaraya in Pingala (i.e., S. 1470). Records gift of a dancing girl by a certain Sellappar, to the temple of Rajakkal-Nayanar Rajendrasola-Peruman. [Sellappa is not improbably the Saluva. chief who figures in the troubles of Achyuta Raya in the early part of his reign.]

39. 37 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the south base of the same temple. An incomplete record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajendra-Chela. Seems to register a gift of land and refers to Kilpakkam, the eastern hamlet of Nittavinoda-chaturvedimangalam and to the god Rajaditta-Vitatika in the temple of Rajadittesvara.

40. 38 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Parakesari-varman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I) records that the great assembly of Nityavinoda-chaturvedimangalam in Menmalai-Melurnadu in Jayangondacholamandalam, having assembled in the temple of Srikailasa alias Mummadisola-Isvaramudaiyar (modern Narendrevara ?) in that village, borrowed 20 kalanju of gold from the temple of Rajaditta-Isvaramudaiyar (named evidently after Rajaditya) and placed it in the hands of the village committee (iir-variyam) to supply oil, as interest on the amount borrowed.

				Mahendravadi.

41. 13 of 1896.--(Grantha.) On a pillar in the rock-cut temple near Sholinghur Railway station. A record of the Pallava king Gunabhara. See Ep. Ind. IV, 152 ff, where Dr. Hultzsch edits the inscription. It records that king Gunabhara caused to be made on the bank of the Mahendra-tataka, in the city of Mahendrapura, this temple of Murari or Mahendra vishnugriha. [The king is Mahen-dravarman I, the excavator of the Trichinopoly and Vallam caves also. See Ep. Rep. 1896,p. 4, para. 9 ; S. Ind. Inscns., vol. II, No. 72 ; Ibid I, Nos. 33 and 34; Manual of North Arcot, vol. II, p. 438.]

				Mudur

42. 30 of 1911.(Tamil.) On two broken slabs lying near the Tiruvendisvara temple. A record of kiramavarman, the date of which is lost. Seems to record a gift of land which the donees were required not to mortgage.
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				Takkolam

The temple of Jalanathesvara in this village has been called ural (fountain) in its inscriptions and in the .Periapurava. It is also known as Nanditirtha, a name which occurs in the inscriptions of the Vijayanagara. kings. All these names are derived from a natural spring which is conducted through the mouth of a stone nandi into a small tank.

43. 1 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the Jalanathesvara temple. A record in the second year of Ko-Vimaladityavarman. Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

44. 2 of 1897.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. .A record in the 27th year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (i.e. Krishna Ill) "who conquered Kachchi and Tanjai." Records gift of sheep for a lamp. [This corroborates the Atakur inscription which says that at Takkolam the feudatory of Krishna III, Bhutuga, killed the Chola Rajaditya in 949-50.]

45. 3 of 1897.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Ko-Rajarajakesarivarman. Records gift of gold.

46. 4 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the seventh year of Ko-Parthivendradhipativarman. Records gift of sheep for a lamp. See 49 and 56 below, and 288 of 1895 at Kadambattur.

47. 5 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 24th year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman, Records gift of a silver vessel by Piridipati, the son of Maramaraiyar, "who must be identical with one of the two Ganga kings named Prithvipati." The Rajakesariyarman here referred to "was probably Aditya I."

48. 6 of 1897.--(Tamil). On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman. Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

49. 7 of 1897.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of Kea-Parthivendravarman. Records gift of couch by his queen Arumolinangai. See No. 4 above.

50. 8 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of paddy.

51. 9 of :1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 28th year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

52. 10 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 21st year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarmari (Parantaka I). . Records gift of sheep for a lamp. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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53. 11 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 20th year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

54. 12 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 2Ist year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of paddy and gold.

55. 13 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of Ko-Parthivendravarman. Records gift of gold. See No. 46 above.

56. 14 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of Ko-Parthivendravarman. Records gift of sheep for a lamp to an image of Durga. See No. 46 above.

57. 15 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). End built in.

58. 16 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulot-tunga-Choladeva (III). Records gift of land by Tirukkalattideva alias Yadavaraya. [This chief was, like Vira Narasimha Yadava raya and Tammusiddhi, the feudatory of Kulottufiga III. For these chiefs see Tiruvorriyur, Tiruppasur and Conjeeveram lists.]

59. 17 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records gift of money for a lamp.

60. 18 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record in the 36th year of the Chola king KO-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I ?). Records gift of land.

61. 19 of 1897.(Tamil.) On a pillar in front of the shrine of the goddess in the same temple. An incomplete record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Vira-Rajendradeva. (I ?).

				Tandalam.

62. Inscription I of 1892.(Tamil.) On a rock near the local tank. Records that a Pallava Maharaja who ruled over the Tamil country built a sluice for the tank at Tandalam.

Tirumalapuram (Tirumalpur).

63. 265 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Manikanthesvara temple. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman aliasSri.-Mummadi-Choladeva. Records gift of gold. [The king referred to is Rajaraja I (985-1013) who took the title Mummudichola in the third year of his rule, i.e., 988 .A.D.]

64. 266 of 1906.(Tamil.) On.the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of Parthivendradivarman, 'who took the head of
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Vira-Pandya Records gift of two lamps by Vijjavai-Mahadevivar daughter of Nandi-varma-Kadupattigal. (Nandivarman III?).

65. 267 of 1906.(Tamil and Grantha.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman. Records the building of the temple and the enclosing verandah by the Virata king Anayaman alias Paramandaladitya.

66. 268 of I906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (985.-1013). Records a gift by Madurantakan Kandaradittan, i.e., Gandaraditya, son of Madhurantaka Chola. See No. 78.

67. 269 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajaraja I, the date of which is lost. Records gift of a land.

68. 270 of 1905.(tamil) On the same wall. A record in the 27th year of the Chola king Kulottutiga-Cholacleva. Records gift of land.

69. 271 of .1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 46th year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of money for ten lamps to the temple of Tirumarperudaiyar in Valla-nadu, a district of Damar-kottam in Jayankonda-Cholamandalam.

70. 272 of I906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records sale of land. Mentions the temples of Aludaiyar, Tirumarperudaiyar, Uttama-Cholisvaram udaiyar and Avimuttisvaramudaiyar.

71. 273 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of 32 sheep for a lamp.

72. 274 of .1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 38th year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. (I). Records gift of 30 cows for a lamp.

73. 275 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 64 cows for two lamps and of ornaments.

74. 276 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva.

75. 277 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the 34th year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Tribhuvanavrradeva (i.e., Kulottunga III). Records gift of land to the image of Uttama-Cholisvaramudaiyar set up by a certain Chedirayan.

76. 278 of 1906.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A much damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (985-1013)
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who destroyed the ships at Kandalar-Salai,' the date of which is lost.

77. 279 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarrnan (985---1013) who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai.' Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

78. 280 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A partially. damaged record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Para-kesarivarman. Provides for the bathing every month of the image of the god with 108 pots. The provision was made by Madurantakan Kandaradittar, i.e., Gandaraditya, son of Madurantaka (970-85).

79. 281 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman, (985-1013) who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai.' Registers an agreement of the sabha of Prithivimahadevi-chaturvedimangalam.

80. 282 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-kesarivarman (985-1013), ' who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai.' Registers an agreement of the villagers of Palugur to pay 60 kalanjus or 225 kadis of paddy every year in Palugur-nadu, a subdivision of Manaiyir-kottarm Refers to the fact that Madu-rantakan Kandaradittar had fined the men in charge of the store-room in the fourth year of the king's reign. Mentions also the fourteenth year of some king whose name is lost. The fine was evidently the result of the inquiry referred to in No. 81.

81. 283 of I906.(Tamil) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Mummadi-Choladeva (985-1013). Refers to an enquiry with a committee of five men (amidst whom were Adikari Sirradikari) made by Madurantakan Kandaradittanar into the affairs of the Agnisvara temple at Tirumalperu, as the temple lands had been misappropriated and the offerings reduced to two nails of rice. For a similar enquiry three years later at Tiruvallam see S.I.I., III, p. 102; Ep. Rep. 1911, p. 69.

82. 284 of 1906.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record in the eleventh year of the Chola. king Rajarajakesarivarman (985-1013) ' who destroyed the ships at Kandaiiir-Salai.' Refers to the setting up of an image of Umabhattarakiyar also called Adisundara-deva-deviyar and records a gift of land to it. 500 kulis.

83. 285 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of 15 kalanjus for a lamp by Madurantakan Kandaradittan, [I Tiruniirema Ulakku, 1/8 Int.] See N.A. 78.

84. 286 of 1906,-(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king
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Ko-Noinmel-kondan. Records gift of the village Sirriyarrur, to the temple at Tirumalperu. Says that the village assembly misappropriated some temple property, and the temple authorities complained to the king, while at Conjeeveram. The king sent for both the parties and, after enquiry, fined the assembly and restored the property. See N.A. 81.

85. 287 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records sale of land by the villagers of Nittavinodanallar in Damar-nadu, a district of Damarikottam in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

86. 283 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (9851013) who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai.' Registers an agreement of the villagers of Manavil in Manavil-nadu, a district of Manavilkottam.

87. 289 of 1906.(Tarnil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (985-1013) who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai,' the date of which is lost.

88. 290 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty- sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakarvartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records sale of land. At the bottom of this is an inscription of the twenty-seventh year of the same king.

89. 291 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Uclaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-43). Records sale of land by the sabha of Puduppakkam in Purisainadu, a district of Manaiyil-kottarn.

90. 291-A of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-43). Records sale of land.

91. 292 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record in the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, alias sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (1). Records gift of money for supplying four kalanju of sidari by a native of the Chola country. Mentions Punnai alias Parakulantaka-Chaturvedimangalam in Vallanadu, a district of Damar-kottam in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

92. 292-A of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp by Madurantakan Kandaradittan. See N.A. 78.

93. 293 of t906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (i.e., A.D. 1000). Records gift of gold (I5 kalanju).
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94. 294 of 1906 (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records sale of land. Mentions Madurantakan Kandaradittan and Solamadeviyar alias Panchavanmadeviyar, queen of Mummudi-Chola (i.e.,. Rajaraja I).

95. 295 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of gold (15 kalanjus) by Madurantakan Kandaradittan for lamp. [Daily I ulakku of oil was to be supplied by Serukur people; 1/8 pon penalty.] See N.A. 78.

96. 295-A of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Above this is another damaged Chola inscription.

97. 296 of I906.(Tamil.)  On the north wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarrnan alias udaiyar sri-Kulottunga-Chola-deva. Built in at the end. Records gift of a lamp.

98. 297 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the west and north walls of the same prakara. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendar-Choladeva (I, 1012--43). Records sale of land by the Sabha, of Kuram alias Solamattanda Chaturvedimangalam in Nirvelur-nadu, a district of Urruk kattukottam. Mentions Rajarajan-kasu.

99. 298 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarrnan (i.e., Parantaka I, 905-47). Records sale of land.

100. 299 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the south, west and north walls of the same prakara. A mutilated and damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendta-Chola cleva (I, 1012-43)i the date of which is lost.

101. 300 of I906.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the ruined Vishnu temple in the same village, right of entrance. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of a lamp.

102. 301 of1906.--(Tamil) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I), the date of which is lost. Records gift of gold for a lamp by Prince Parantakan Uttamasili. See Ep. Rep., 1909, p. 89.

103. 302 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

104. 303 of I906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of a lamp to the temple of
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Ninrarulina-Perumanadigal at Govindapadi in Valla-nadu, a district of Damarkottam by the Chola queen Amudan Perral alias Pallavan Madeviyar of Kanattur in Umbala-nadu.

105. 304 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine, A record in the third year of Parthivendravarman. Records a gift by Narayanakramavittan alias Vaidumbaraditta Brahmadhirajan.

106. 305 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the tenth year of the Chola, king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I).

107. 306 of 1906.---(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for feeding Brahmanas by Madurantakam Achchapidaran (Aditya in the Sanskrit portion), son of Virachola-Ilangovelar of Kodumbalar in Konadu.

108. 307 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Rajakesarivarman (not identified, but probably Gaudaraditya). Records gift of a lamp. The characters do not seem to belong to the period of Parantaka I. [In Eli. Ind. IV, p. 33i, Dr. Hultzsch identifies the king bearing this name and title with Madurantaka, son of Gandaraditya, but Venkayya points out that this is untenable as the latter was a Parakesarivarman and called Uttama Chola.)

109. 308 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Rajakesarivarman (Gandaraditya ?) Records gift of .96 sheep for a lamp. The characters do not seem to belong to the period of Parantaka L See No 108.

110. 309 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records a gift made on the day of a solar eclipse.

111. 310 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fortieth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, " who took Madirai and I am (Ceylon)' (i.e., Parantaka I). Records gift of land for a lamp. [Parantaka undertook his invasion of Ceylon about his thirty-seventh year, i.e., A.D. 942]

112. 311 of I906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of gold.

113. 312 of I906.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarrnan. Records gift of a lamp.

114. 313 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman ' who took Madurai and Ilam (Ceylon)' (i.e., Parantaka I). Records gift of
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sheep for a lamp by Puvan Maran of Nediyatali in Kodungolor, a town in Malai-nadu. [This corroborates Parantaka's mastery over the Cheras]

115. 314 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of a lamp by the Chola queen Amanimadeviyar. The temple is called Nintrarulina-Perumanadigal at Govindapadi in Valla-nadu, a subdivision of Damar-kottarn, a district of Tandaiya-nadu.

116. 315 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhavanachakravartin sri-Rajarajadeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of a lamp.

117. 316 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva.

118. 317 of 1906.(Tamil..) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajdndra-Choladeva I (1012-43).

119. 318 of I906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I,905-47), the date of which is lost; built in at the end.

120. 319 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). The temple is called Perumanadigal of Govindapadi in Tondai-nadu.

121. 320 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Seems to record a gift of land for offerings.

122. 321 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Refers to the setting up of an image of Manavala "Perumal and registers an endowment for offerings to it.

123. 322 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year, 152nd day of the Chola king Raja-raja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013 A.D.). Records gift of land. Reference to the sri Vaishnavas of 18 nads. The inscription refers to the silting of lands, on the Sirrarrur on account of the Palar floods. Of this 1,000 kulis by the 12-span-pole were reclaimed by a person, named Rajarajavisakam and given away to the temple for the offering of 4 nalis. Details of offerings given. [The interesting point in the inscription is the mention of the traditional Sri-Vaishrjavas of the 18 Nads in such an early age.]

124. 323 of 1906.--(Tamil prose and verse.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A damaged record in the twelfth year of Parthi-vendravarman. Records that Anaiyaman Paramandaladittan built a mantapa in the temple.
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125. 324 of 1906.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall.  A damaged. record in the twelfth year of Parthivendravarman. Records a gift by the Virata king Anaiyaman. His ancestors are mentioned as in N.A. 65.

126. 325 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A. damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman, the date of which is lost. Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

127..326 of1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. The beginning of this inscription has not been traced. Provision is here Made for the recitation of Tiruvaymoli, the prabandha of Nammalvar. [For a discussion of his date see Jour. S. Ind. Assocn., June 1914.]

128. 327 of I906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of Parthivendivarman, " who took the head of Vira-Pandya." Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp by the Vanaraja Alagamaiyan. See N.A. 65 and 125.

129. 328 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of Parthivendradivarman. Records gift of land for feeding Brahmanas. The temple is called Govindapadi-Alvar at Sirriyarrur in Mel-Palugur-nadu, a subdivision of Manavilkottam.

130. 329 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fifth year of the Chola. king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

131. 330 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias sri-Rajadhirajadeva (1018---53). Records sale of land to the temple of Uyyakkondalvar at Govindapadi.

132. 331 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Built in at the beginning.

133. 332 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva.

134. 333 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivannan, 'who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-salai (985--1013).' Records gift of gold by Kulakkudaiyan Arunilai Sri-Krishnan alias Muvenda Pidavur velar. A tiruppadiyam beginning with kolanar-kulal com-posed by the donor's father in praise of Govindapadi-Alvar had to be sung on the occasion of a festival.

135. 334 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola, king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva. Records loan of money.

136. 335 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman, who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai (985-1013). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp by a native of the Chola country to the image of
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Anumadeva set up by him at Govindapadi in Tondainadu. [Venkayya notes that this epigraph is interesting for the fact that the worship of Hanuman prevailed as early as the tenth century.]

137. 336 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of gold.

138. 337 of :1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias. Sri Rajendra Choladeva (I, 1012-43). Seems to record a gift of gold. A fragmentary inscription of Rajaraja I. is found close to this.

139. 338 of 1906,(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, the date of which is lost. Records gift of 120 sheep for a lamp by the Chola queen Panchavanmahadevi.

140. 339 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, the date of which is lost. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

141. 340 of I906.---(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajarkia-Rajakesarivarman alias sri-Rajarajadeva (1,985-1013), the date of which is lost. Records gift of land.

142. 341 of I906,(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chela king Parakesarivarman, ' who took Madirai and Ilam (Ceylon)' (i.e., Parantaka 1, 905-47). Records sale of land.

143. 342 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the twenty, third year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajarajadeva (1,985-1013). Records gift of gold by a native of the Pandya country.

144. 343 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records "gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

145, 344 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold.

				Valarpuram.

146. 26 of 191I.(Tamil.) Op the east wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Tondisvara temple ; right of entrance. A damaged record in the eighteenth year of the. Pandya king Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkondan Sun-dara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land to the temple of Nagisura-muclaiya-Nayanar at Valaikulam alias Pattarsuravalli-Sangraona-rama-chaturvedimangalam in Melnr-nadu, a subdivision of Melurkottarn, which was a district of Jayangonda-Cholamanda-lam. [It is difficult to identify the Pandya king.]
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147. 27 of 1911,--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the Suridararajapernmal temple in the same village. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya, ' who took all countries,' in S. I457,-Durmukhi. Records the privileges granted to certain priests in the temple of Alagiya Manavala-Perumal at Valaikulam in Velurnadu, in Narayanapura-parru, in Kunravarttana-kottam of Chandragiri rajya in Jayangonda-Cholamaridalam.

148. 28 of 191 I.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1470, Pingala. Records that Ondari Vasava-Nayakkar, son of Sennama-Nayakkar, agent of Doratta Vasavayadeva-Maharaja, presented an image of Senaimudaliyar to the temple of Alagiyamanavala-Perurnal at 'Valakularn and built a mantapa for the merit of Vasavaraja [who was evidently an important chief like Chinna Timmaiyadeva Maharaja, etc. See Narasingapuram inscription, 250 of 1910, in the time of Sadasiva. He was perhaps connected with Immadi Doratta Sindaya Deva of 294 and 295 of 1897 at Manimarigalam].

149 29 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the base of the same shrine. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Harihara II (Ariyana Udaiyar) in Prabhava (i.e., S. 1310). Mentions the assembly of Senaikularn and the temple Sittirameli-Vinnagar-Emberuman.

				Velurpalaiyam

150. A Copper Plate grant of the sixth year of the Pallava king Ko-Vijaya Nandivikramavarman (III), the son of Dantivarman (by the Kadamba princess Aggala-Nimmadi) who was the son of Nandivarman II (by his queen Reva). The record says that Nandivarman's minister, a certain Yagfiabhatta alias Bappa Bhattaraka, built a temple for Siva in the village of Tirukkattuppalli, which the king granted to the temple at the request of KumarankuSa, a jewel of the Chola race,' for maintaining daily worship and a feeding institute. The village granted was in Nayaru-na.du in Pularkottam. The inscription details the pariharas (redemptions) and privileges granted to the deity as the owner of the village. See Ep. Rep., 1911, p. 60-4 and Ep. Ind., Vol. II, pt. V, where Mr. Krishna Sastri edits it.

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				Adaipalam.

151. 395 of 1911.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Kalakanthesvara temple. A record of Chinna-Bomma-Nayaka of .Velur in S. 1504, Chitrabhanu. Registers that Appaiya-Dikshita constructed the temple. Adai-palam was the birth-place of this great scholar who has left more than 100 works. He was patronized by Chinna Bomma Naik, the
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vassal of Tirumala I of the last Vijayanagara dynasty. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, p. 84, and p. 65, on the Virinchipuram and Velur inscriptions. See also Ep. Ind., IV, pp. 269-78. Appaiya Dikshita was also patronized by Venkata I, a--- proof of which is seen in the colophon to his Kuvalayananda. For his works as -a philosopher, grammarian, etc., see Ep. Rep., 1912, p. 89; Dr. Hultzsch's Rep. Sans. MSS., p. xiii ; and various notices in Rangacharya's Des. Catal, Sans. MSS.

				Devikapuram.

152. 351 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the central shrine in the Brihadamba temple. Records in S. 1399, Hevilambi, gift of land to the temple of Tirumala-Udaiya-Nayanar at Devakkapuram by Rayappudaiya of Kondapalli and others. [See N. A. Manual, II, p. 316.]

153. 352 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1442, Bahudhanya, Makara, ba. di. 5, Friday, Hasta ; corresponding to 2Ist January, 1519 A.D. The king bears Saluva titles. Registers a lease of certain temple lands to Tirumalai-Nayaka, one of Kannadiya-Nayakas, living in Marudarasar-Padaividu, by the temple treasurer lsana-Sivacharya of Bhiksha-matha at Davakkapura on the southern bank of Seyyaru, which was a village near Rajagambhiran-malai in Murugamangala-pparru, a subdivision of Melkunra-nadu in the district of Palagunra-kottam in Jayangondasola-mandalam.

154. 353 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the 'Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1441, Bahu-dhanya Karkataka, Su. di. 13, Tuesday, Asvini, Siddhayoga. Registers the right of cultivation of temple lands (ulavu-kani-yakshi) granted to a certain Sadaaiva-Nayaka of Marudarasar-Padai-vidu.. [The date is a little irregular. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai says that Asvini and Siddhayoga can occur only on Friday, January 7, A.D. 1519]

155. 354 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Saluva king Immadirayadeva-Maharaya, son of Narasingaraya-deva-Maharaya (the founder of the usurping line), in S. 1429, Raktakshi (wrong) Mina, ba. di. 10, Friday, Uttiram. Registers a similar right granted to a resident of Devakkapuram by the temple trustee, gurukkal, Visvesvara-Sivacharya of Bhiksha-matha and others. [Raktakshi corresponds to S. 1427, and then the date would be Friday, 28th February 1505.] See Nos. 166 and 190.

156. 355 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 1422, Raudri, Karkataka, Su. di. 7, Friday, Attam, corresponding to 3rd July 1500, gift of land in the devadana village of Sembiyamangalam, a house at Devakkapuram and food in the
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temple, to two persons who had to sing in the temple. The grant was made by Tirumalai-Nayaka and Isvara-Nayaka, sons of Ettappa.Nayaka, for the merit of Narasa-Nayaka (the founder of the Tuluva dynasty, who died in 1503).

157. 356 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya, son of Narasa-Nayaka.-Udaiyar in S. 1455, Vikriti (wrong), Singa, su. di. 10, Friday, Uttiram. The king has a long list of birudas. Records that Kalattisura-Nayaka, son of Tirumalai-Nayaka of Marudarasar Padaividu, was granted the right of supervision, etc., in the temple and the enjoyment of certain lands at Murugamangalam, from Isana Sivacharya of Bhiksha-matha, the trustees and the Kaikkola-mudalis of the 'Tirumala-Udaiya-Nayinar temple at Devakkapurarn. [See No. 201 below.]

158. 357 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. Records in S. 1425, Rudhirodgarin, gift of land and a house in the village Kailasa, to a certain Samarapungava-Dikshita for the merit of king (svami) Narasa-Nayaka (the Tuluva usurper) who went to Sivaloka (i.e., died),' by (his subordinates) Tirumalai-Nayaka and Isvara-Nayaka. [The great Vaishnava writer Maha-charya had a Samarapungava for his teacher. See Trien. Cat. Sans. MSS., 1910-3, pp. 25 and 1012. Also Des. Cat. Sans. MSS., Vol. X, p. 3642]

159. 358 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1441, Bahudhanya, Karkataka, Su. di. 13, Tuesday, Asvini, Siddhayoga. The king has Saluva titles. Records a gift of revenue, amounting to 33 panam to the temple of Tirumala-Udaiya-Nayinar at Deva-sthanam Devakkapuram by Harihara-Nayaka, son of Mallappa Nayaka of the Kannadiya-Nayakas living at Marudarasar Padaividu for the merit of the king and Tirumalai-Nayaka. For date see 154 above.

160. 359 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 1418, Durmati, gift of land at Murugamangalam by Tirumalai-Nayaka and Isvara-Nayaka for providing offerings, incense, etc., at festivals

161. 360 of 1912.(Tamil.) On -the same wall. Records in Subhakrit, that a certain Nayinappa-Nayaka. provided ghee for the festival of Tiruvadirai in the same temple in order to secure merit for Adaippam Mallappa-Nayaka,

162. 361 of 1912,---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1443, Vikrama, Kartigai, Ekadasi, Monday, corresponding to 9th July 1520. Records that Sadasiva-Nayaka provided ghee for lamps during the festival of Tirukkartigai in the same temple, for the merit of chief (svami) Tirurmalai-Nayaka.
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163. 362 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishpayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1444, Vrisha. Records gift of ghee for the same festival by the daughter of the Kannadiya chief Devappudaiyar at Marudarasar Padaividu.

164. 363 of 19I2.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Mahamandalesvara Krishnayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1447, Sarvajit. Records gift of ghee for lamps by Sriranga-nathar, the maniakaran (monegar) of Idaitturai, for the merit of Namassivaya-Nayaka, son of Mallappa-Nayaka of Marudarasar-Padaividu.

165. 364 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1454. The king bears Saluva titles. Records grant of the tax Pattadal-nulayam, at 1 panam per annum on each loom, to the temple, for the merit of Kalattisura-Nayaka.

166. 365 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishpayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1446, Chitrabhanu, Tai, su di. 10, Uttiram, Saturday ( = 28th March 1523). Records gift of land arid a house in the devadana village Sorappundi to Vadamalaiyar, one of the Pandits (vidvan) of Arruvanpadi, by Visvesvara Sivacharya of the Bhiksha-matha at Devakkapuram, the Kaikkola-mudalis and other trustees of the temple. The record is stated to have been engraved on the kumndappadi of the temple. (See NA 155 above. Vadamalayar was probably the Tamil poet who wrote the Machchapurana and Nidurttalapurana. See Abhidanachintamani., p. 840. Visvesvara might he the Saktaic and Vira Saiva author of the syamarchanatarngini referred to in Rais. Catal. II, pp: 288 and 438; but it is doubtful. He ought not to be confounded with the Dharma-Sastraic author of the Karma vipaka (see Des. Cat. San. MSS., Vol. II, p. 2626) or the Advaitic writers referred to in NA 190).

167. 366 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishpayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1444, Vikrama, Kumbha, su. di. full-moon, Friday, Uttiram, corresponding to 22nd February 1521. Records gift of land and two houses to a certain Attavanai Venkappa who secured for the temple the village of Sorappundi as a gift from the king.

168. 367 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1452, Sarvadhari, Kartigai, su. di. 10, Uttiram, Saturday ( = 29th March 1529). Registers that the trustees of the temple granted to a certain Ambalattadi the right of cultivating (ulavu-kani) the deva-dana village of Kamakshi-ravuttan-tangal and fixed 15 panam and 20 kalams of paddy to be paid to the temple every year.
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169. 368 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa krishnayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1444, Vikrama, Kumbha, ,su. di. 10, Saturday, Punarpusam which corresponded to 16th February 1521. Records gift of the village Uvattur with its hamlet Taraipadi, to the same temple by a certain Ammaiyappa Nayinar, as a tirunamakkani. On receiving this, Isana-Sivacharya of the Bhiksha-matha and other trustees of the temple made the same donor the lessee of the village and presented a house. See No. 201.

170. 369 of 1912.---(Tamil,) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1453, Virodhi, Sittirai, Su. di. 10, Attam. Registers the permanent lease (ulavu-kaniyakshi) of Devarayan-pattadai to a Kannadiya-Nayaka of Gangapuram in Pangala-nadu.

171. 370 of 19I2.---(Tarnil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishuayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1450, Sarvadhari, Ani, Su. di. Uttiram, Monday (=22nd June 1528). Records gift of ghee for a lamp.

172. 372 of 19I2.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1443, Vikrama. Records gift of ghee for a lamp by a lady of Marudarasar-Padaividu.

173. 372 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnayadova-Maharaya in S. 1431, Sukla, Makara (should be Kanni su. di. 10), Sunday, Tiruvonam, corresponding.to 23rd September 1509. Records gift of the hamlet Singayaravuttan-tangal near Kayilayam as a Kaniyakshi, to a certain Tiruppani Vasuvana-Udaiyar, by Tirumalai Nayaka, son of Ettappa Nayaka, and others. The donee was evidently an officer in charge of the works connected with the temple.

174. 373 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayyadova-Maharaya, son of Virapratapa Narasa-Nayaka in S. 1452, Vikriti, Makara, Su. di. 13, Monday, Pusam, corresponding to 30th January 1531. Records sale, by the trustees of the Devikapuram temple, of land at Suvarappundi to a temple of Udaiyavar Sadasivamurti built by Tirumalai Nayaka, son of SadaSiva Nayaka of Marudarasar-Padaividu, at Vada-Kayilam which was the tirunamakkani village of Tirumala Udaiyar. Madapatyam Kalattisura-Nayaka and Bhikshamatham Isana Siva-charya are mentioned among the trustees.

175. 374 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achytitayyadeva-Maharaya, son of Virapratapa Narasa-Nayaka in S. 1454, Vikriti (wrong) Panguni, su. di. II. Monday ( = 27th February 1531). Registers that certain families of shepherds at Serruppattu were dedicated to the temple as tiruvilakku-kudi by Kondama-Nayaka, after securing their services
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with the permission of Kalattisura-Nayaka who was then governing the Padaivittusirmai.

176. 375 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayyadeva.-Maharaya, son of Vira-pratapa Narasa-Nayaka in S. 1452, Vikriti, Simha, Su. di. 14, Sunday, Tiruvonam, corresponding to August 7, A.D. 1530. Registers that the trustees of the temple leased out some lands at Piramanampakkam to Viramahesuran Mallikarjuna-Ayyan-matha at Sembiya-mangalam as ulavu-kaniyakshi, for maintaining the worship of the god Tirumalaudaiya-Nayinar at Vasanta-mantapam.

177. 376 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Sarvari Masi, 14, that Mallappa Nayaka and Sevvappa Nayaka appointed certain shepherds to supply ghee for lamps to the same temple in order to secure merit to king Achyutadeva-Maharaya. [Sevvappa was not improbably the brother-in-law of Achyuta and the founder of the Tanjore dynasty of Nayakkas.]

178. 377 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1452, Vikriti, Simha (should be makara, ba II), Su. di. II, Friday, Anusham, corresponding to 13th January 1531. Records gift of land by the residents of Mamanambakkam for the maintenance of worship in the Vasanta-mantapa of god Tirumala Udaiyar, for the merit of svami Tirumalai-Nayaka, Immadi Tirumalai Nayaka and Kalattisura Nayaka.

179. 378 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivaraya in S. 1471, Saumya. The king receives Saluva titles. Seems to record the supply of ghee for lamps to the same temple.

180. 379 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same. wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1457. Records gift of ghee by certain shepherds.

181. 380 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyu-tayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1455, Hevilambi (wrong). Records gift of ghee for lamps.

182. 381 of I9I2.(Tamil:) On the same wall. Records in Subhakrit, Masi, 17, gift of ghee for lamps by Nayinappa-Nayaka, agent of Adaippam Mallappa-Nayaka, for the merit of his master.

183. 382 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. A damaged and fragmentary record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1458, Manmatha, Mina, Su. di. 10, Friday, Tiruvonam (=17th March 1536).

184. 383 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1464, Subhakrit. Records gift of money for maintaining the festival Uttirattirunal in the same temple by
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Nayinappa-Nayaka, agent of Adaippam Mallappa-Nayaka for the merit of Sevvappa-Nayaka. [The latter was evidently the founder of the Tanjore Naik dynasty. See Tanj. Gazr., p. 38]

185. 384 of 1912,---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1456, Jaya, Kanni Su. di. 10, Monday. Records gift of money for conducting a festival in the temple certain residents of Sembiyamangalam.

186. 385 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1454, Virodhi (wrong). Records gift of ghee for a lamp.

187. 386 of 1912.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyntadeva-Maharaya in S. 1454, Nandana. Records that Kondama Nayaka of Serruppattu granted land at Kannanur as ulavukani and arranged To panam to be paid annually to the temple.

188. 387 of 19I2.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1470, Saumya (wrong), Rishabha, Su. di. full-moon, Monday, Tiruvonam. Records gift of some temple land as kaniyakshi to a private individual.

189. 388 of 1912(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king,Venkatadeva-Maharaya, son of Tirumalaideva Maharaya in S. 1552, Sukla, Tai, 21st day, Monday, Pusam. Registers that a certain Nayinappa-Nayaka, son of Krishnappa-Nayaka, improved a certain land by constructing a tank near it and by digging wells. He made it cultivable and presented the same to the temple. [It is difficult to say who this Venkata is. That he cannot be Venkam II is clear in the fact that his father is one Tirumalai deva.]

190. 389 of 19.12.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the Nataraja shrine in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara. king Krishnayyadeva Maharaya. in S. 1436, Srimukha, Karkataka (wrong for Rishabha), su. di. 10, Friday, Uttiram (=13th May 1513). Records gift of the village Sembiyamarigalam as a ulavukaniyakshi to Namasivaya Nayaka, son of Mallappa-Nayaka of Marudarasar Padaividu. He was to pay 10 panam and 10 kalams of paddy in the first year, but in the fifth year, 50 panam and 50 kalams of paddy had to be paid. The trustees included Visvesvaracharya of Bhiksha-matha. [A Visvesvaracharya is mentioned in Dr. Hultzsch's Rep. Sans. MSS. III, as the author of the .Padava-kyarthapanchika, a commentary on the Naishadha; A Visvesvara Pandita, the author of a commentary on Sankaras Vakyavrutti, is also mentioned. There are also others referred to in No. 166 above. But there is no evidence to prove the identity of any of these.]
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191. 390 of I912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in S. 1437, Vibhava (mistake for Bhava), Jyeshtha, Su. di. 12, Saturday, Visakha. Seems to record a gift to a Brahmana by the manager of the temple (koyil-kelvi) Visvesvara Sivacharya and Tirumalai-Nayaka. Refers to Vira-Narasingaraya. See Nos. 190 and 166.

192. 391 of I9I2.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the kitchen in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1468, Parabhava, Vrischika, Friday, Tiruvonam. Records gift of ghee to the temple by Surappa Nayaka for the merit of Krishnappa-Nayaka.

193. 392 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva-Maharaya in S. 1453, Vikriti.

194. 393 of 1912.----(Granthad On the second gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. One Sanskrit verse in praise of Visvesvaracharya. He is stated to have been the foremost devotee of Srigirisvara (i.e., the god on the sacred hill). ' See Nos. 190 and 166.

195. 394 of 1912.(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva-Maharaya in S. 1451, Virodhi. Seems to record a gift by Mallappa Nayaka, one of the adaippam servants of the king.

196. 395 of 1912.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Saluva king Immadi Narasimha-Tammayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1426, Raktakshi, Kanni, ba. di. 1, Wednesday, Asvati ( = Wednesday, 25th September 1504). Records gift of land in the village of Sembiyamangalam together with money and houses to a private individual who worshipped in the temples of both the god and the goddess, by Tirumalai-Nayaka, agent of Narasa-Nayaka. Mentions Ettappa-Nayaka, the father of the donor. [Immadi Nara-simha was the son of Saluva Narasinga, the usurper who had to give place to Narasa Naik.] See No. 254 below.

197. 396 of 1912.(Tamil.) In the same wall. A record of the Saluva king Immadi Narasimharaya-Maharaya, son of Saluva-Narasimharaya-Maharaya in S. 1426, Raktakshi, Kumbha, ba, di. 14, Sunday, Tiruvonam, Sivaratri ( = 2nd February 1505). Records gift of the village Manalpakkam alias Somasipuram south of Seyyaru in Kachchur-nadu, a subdivision of Palakunra-kottam in Murugamangalaiparru, by Samarapungava-Dikshita, to the temples of the god and the goddess, for oblations. The village was originally granted to him for agnihotra (i.e., keeping the sacred fire) by Tirumalai-Nayaka. See No. 158 above.

198. 397 of 1912.(Tamil.) In the same wall. A record in Kili 4990, S. 1811, Virodhi and A.D. 1889, November 27. Abhinavapurnapriya Srinivasa Rao Sahib, Jaghirdar of Arni, piously
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performed the ashtabandhana-kumbhabhisheka of Kanakaginisvara, on this day.

199. 398 of 1012.(Marathi.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A record of the Tanjore Mahratha king Tulajaraja Saheb (1763-87), son of Maharaja Saheb Saraphaji in Kshaya. Phalguna, ba. di. 10, Monday. Records consecration of the image of the goddess which perhaps had become shaky on its pedestal.

200. 399 of 1912.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Srirangadeva-Maharaya (i.e., Ranga II) in S. 1499, Isvara, Kumbha 28 (wrong for 27), ba. di. Sunday, dvitiya, Hasta, corresponding to 22nd February 1578. Registers a gift made to the temple for the merit of Agastyappa-Nayaka of Velur. Mentions also Bomma-Nayaka of Velur.

201. 400 of 1912,----(Grantha.) In the same place. Records that Isanasiva-Yogindra, the head of the Golaki-matha, obeyed the command of Siva (i.e., died). [Was he the teacher of the Pandyan king and writer Varatunga ? Was he the same as the author of the Saivasiddhanta paddhati ? We have no means of answering definitely. He was of course different from his namesake of the Biksha-matha referred to in N.A. 169, etc.]

202. 401 of 1912.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in S. 1401, Vilambi, Mithuna, Su. di. 7, Monday, Uttirattadi, Subhayoga and Garaja-karapa. Registers that a number of maid-servants (devadimai) were provided for the temples of Tirumalai-Nayinar and Periya-Nachchiyar, by Ettappa-Nayaka, for the merit of Isvara Nayaka.

203. 402 of 1942.(Tamil.) In the same place. An unfinished record of the Saluva king Narasingaraya-Udaiyar (the usurper) in S. 1401, Vilambi, Mithuna, su. di. 7, Monday, Uttirattadi, Subhayoga, Garaja-karana. " Perhaps' Monday, 22nd June, A.D. 1478."

204. 403 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the first gopura of the same temple. A damaged and unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1493, Kshaya (wrong). Seems to register a gift for the merit of Krishnappa Nayaka and Era-Bomma-Nayaka and Nalla-Bomma-Nayaka of Velur.

205. 404 of I912.(Tamil.) On the same gopura. Records in Vijaya the levy of taxes on looms for the merit of Lingama Nayaka, while Ekambara-Nayaka, son of Ramayappa-Nayaka, was governing.

206. 405 of 19I2.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the Ganesa temple at the fresh water tank in the same village. Records that the temple and the tank were the gift of one of the merchants (nagarattar) of the Vaisiya (i.e., Vaisya)Vaniyan sect.

207. 406 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the gopura of the Kanaka-girisvara temple on the hill in the same village. A record in Kali
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4990, S. 1811, Virodhi and A.D. 1889, November 27. copy of No. 397 above.

				Mullandram.

208. 396 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Svayam-bhunathesvara temple. Records in Raudri that the Mahajanas of Praudhattevarayapuram alias Agaram-Mullandam, including the poet Dindimakavi, assigned house-sites to certain masons in the Kanmalatteru, This charter was engraved on the temple of Tandonrisvaram-Udaiyar. [The local chronicle Vivekavibhaga-patrika says that Praudhadeva who named the village after himself granted it to eight Brahman families, the Dindimas being one. Mr. Krishna Sastri surmises that this Dindima might be the author of the Somavalliprahasana and commentary on Sankara's Saundaryalahari. But as a matter of fact there were ,a number of Dindimas who figured in the literary world from the eleventh century onward.]

209. 397 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Arunachalsvara shrine in the same temple. Records in S. 1472, Sadharana, gift of land by a Brahmana lady to the shrine of Annamalainatha built by her, in the temple of Svayambhunatha for the merit of herself and her husband Kumarar-Dindimar Annamalainathar.

209-A. On a stone to the east of the south gate. Records that in Krodhana, Dindimakavi of the village granted to a certain " Rajagocharnum Banda Deva " a house-site. Ins., S. Dts., p. 27, No. 3.

				Pundi.

210. 58 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Jaina temple of Ponninatha. A record of Sambuvaraya. Records the building of a Jaina temple called Viravira-Jinalaya and the gift of a village to it.

211. No. 25 of Sewells List.A copper plate grant in five plates recording a double gift by the Vijayanagar sovereign Achyutadcva Raya in S. 1478 (A.D. 1556). The first part bestows the village of Nangamangalarn, in the district of Chandragiri, in the province of Posturi, on a Raja whose name is omitted, but who is noted as the son of Salaka Rajendra and Tippambika. The second part of the grant bestows the village of Virukombu on 54 Brahmans.

212. No. 26 of Sewells List.It records that the Vijayanagara king .Achyutadevaraya, in S. 1456 (A.D. 1534), Jaya, endowed the temple of Vitthalesvara (probably the temple of Vitthalasvami in Vijayanagar) with the village of Tenguru "in the Chandrachala district (Chandragiri ?), of the province of Tonderamandalam.

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				Pattur near Arni.

213. 55 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Vidyanathesvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Devarayamaharaya (II), son of Vira-Vijavaraya-maharaya in S. 1350 expired, Saumya. Records gift of land.

214. 56 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A damaged record of the Udaiyar king Kampana Udaiyar II, son of Vira-Bokkana Udaiyar (I) in S. 1292 expired, Sadharana. Built in. See Ins. S. .Dts., p. 26, No. I. The latter says that one Somanatha Jiyar was appointed manager of the matha and temple.

215. 57 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A damaged record of the Udaiyar king Harihara-Udaiyar in S. 1299 expired, Pingala. Records a gift of land.

215-A. On a stone south of the Mahamantapa. Records the gift of one-fifth of the village of Puttur and two manais in S. 1340, Subhakrit, by the local people to the local deity. Ins. S. Dts., p. 26, No. 2.

				Velleri (Vellary).

215-B. On a stone in the Somesvara temple. Dated in the third year of Vikramachola. Records that the inhabitants of the village resolved to pay a custom of a " Volapek "(?) of grain for every 100 kulis of land to the temple. Ins. S. Dts., p. 27, No. 4.

				Vilappakkam.

216. 53 of 1900.(Tamil.) On a slab lying in front of the' Naganathesvara temple. A record in the thirty-eighth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarrnan (Parantaka I). Records the sinking of a well by the female disciple of .Arishtanemipidarar of Tiruppanmalai (i.e., Panchapandavamalai), the preceptor of the local Jains.

217. 54 of 1900.(Tamil.) On a slab lying in front of the Naganathesvara temple. Records an order of Sambuvarayan.

				Vinnamangalam.

218. 21 of 1899.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the Perumal temple. A much damaged record in the seventh year of the Chola king Rajendra-Choladeva. The historical introduction is identical with that of Parakesarivarman alias Rajendradeva (1050-63).

219. 22 of 1899.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A much damaged record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Virarajendradeva.
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220. 23 of 1899.(Tamil.) On an erect slab at the north-east corner of the big tank at the same village. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Ramanathadeva, the date of which is doubtful. Mentions a certain Goppaya-Dandanayaka and refers to a tank at Vikrama Sola-chaturvedimangalam. [Vira Ramanatha was the son Vira Somesvara and brother of Vira Narasimha III, -1254-91. He was the Viceroy of the Southern conquests of the Hoysala dynasty, as is proved by Salem and Trichinopoly epigraphs.]

221. 24 f 1899.--(Tamil.) On a Virakkal planted in the bed of the same tank. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Mentions Vinnamangalam.

				CHEYYAR TALUK.

				Alattur

A village of this name exists both in the Cheyyar and Tiruvannamalai taluks. The former is perhaps the one referred to in the following plates described by Mr. Sewell.

222. No. 203 Sewell's List.--(Telugu.) Records grant of lands, in S. 1501 (A.D. 1579) (see No. 204). The donor and donee are both Nayudus.

223. 204 of Mr. Sewell's List.--(Telugu.) Records grant of lands to a Brahman for temple worship by a Nayudu. The year of the grant, as given, is " S. 1051, Pramadi ; " but these years do not agree, and the style of the characters, coupled with other particulars, lead me to think that the entry is a clerical error for " S. 1501, Pramadi," which years coincide.'

				Atti

224. 296 of 1912.(Tamil verse.) On the south wall of the Agastisvara temple. The record eulogises Pallavandar alias Kadavarayar who conquered Tondai-mandalam and was the son of Kudal-Alappirandan alias Kadavarayar. [The inscription is important for the information it gives in regard to two kudal (Cuddalore) chiefs who claimed Pallava descent and to have conquered Tonda mandalam. The Government Epigraphist argues that the earlier of these whom he calls Kadava I should have been a Chola feudatory who defeated an invasion  of the Kakatiyas, saved londamandalam, and got the title of Protector of Mallai ' ; that the second (Kadava II) was the same as kudal-avanialappirandan Kopperunjinga the final expeller of the Kakatiyas after a sanguinary battle at Sevur, the hero who marched as far as Draksharama and who declared independence by imprisoning Rajaraja III. See Ep. Rep., 1913, p. 126-7.]

225. 297 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II). Records gift of 32 cows and a bull by Niranindan
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Sedirayan of Panangudi in Uyyakkondar-valanadu, a district of Sola-mandalam, to the temple of Tiruvagattisvaram-Udaiyar at Atti alias Keralantakanallar in Perunagarnadu, a subdivision of Venkunra-kottam in jayangondasolamandalam

226. 298 -of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1447, Parthiva, Mina, ba. di. 3, Thursday, Chitra, corresponding to 1st March 1526. The king bears Saluva birudas. Records that Solisuramudaiyar of Padaividu, having secured, tax free, land at much personal trouble and expense, for the temple of Edirilisolisuramudaiya-Nayinar at Atti in Atti-parru adjoining. Rajagambhiran-malai of Marudarasar Padaividu in Palagunra-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangondasola-mandalam, was granted along with other rights the privilege of holding the accountant's place in that temple.

227. 299 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya, who took every country,' in S. 1448, Vyaya, Mithuna (should be Simha), su. di, 13, Monday Tiruvonam corresponding to 20th August, A.D. 1526. Records that the tirumenikaval-kaniyakshi (i.e., the right of watching) was granted to Timmu-Nayaka, son of Pappu Timmu-Nayaka of Sattirapadi in Kalavai-parru, who recommended Anaiyar-Nayinar, the matha-pati of the temple, to Adaippattu Vaiyappa-Nayaka and Pottu-Nayaka. On taking this, Anaiyar-Nayinar got the village of Atti alias Krishnarayapuram from Krishnadeva Maharaya while he was encamped on the bank of the Krishnavani river, granted as a sarvamanya, to the temple of Udaiyavar (i.e., Siva ?) and Perumal of that village. [Udaiyavar was not Siva but the Vaishnava philosopher, Ramanuja who is generally known by that name among the orthodox. The Government Epigraphist suggests that the king should have been at Krishnaveni in order to meet his enemy Virarudra Gajapati and come to terms with him. See Ep. Rep., 1908, p. 118, for further reference.]

228. 300 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. In modern characters. Registers in Prabhava that the Pallans had excluded from their (communal) conspiracy the two villages Atti and Alappirandan.

229. 301 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maha-raya in S. 1447, Tarana, Masi, 25, Monday, Uttiradam. The king bears Saluva birudas. Records gift of land to the temple of Edirilisola-Cholisvaramudaiya-Nayinar at Krishnarayapuram alias Atti alias Keralanta-vinnagar. The real date is Saturday (Masi 24), 18th February 1525, which was Uttiradam.

230. 302 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Kariya-Perurnal temple in the same village. A record in the eighth year of Tribhuvamachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva. Records
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gift of land by the prince (pillaiyar) Rajaraja Sambuvaraya at periyanallur in Kaliyar-Kottam, to the temple of Edirirlisola Vinnagar-Emberuman, in Atti, a village of Vengunra-kottam, for repairs.

231. 303 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On, the west wall of the same temple. A record in the eighteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopalacleva. Records gift of three veils of land at Periyanallar, by Alappirandan alias Rajaraja Sambuvarayan to the shrine of Vennaikkadiyarulina-Pillai (i.e., Krishna) founded by Ammainachchi alias Palarril-venrar, in the temple off, Edirilisola Vinnagar-Emberuman.

232. 304 of I912.--(Tamil.) On a slab lying in front of the same temple. Records in Durmati that the Maha-mantapa, the central roof and the well of the temple of Kariya-Perumal at Atti, were the gift of a certain Sennappan.

				Karanai.

232-A. 293 of 1895.(Tamil.) On a stone in the temple. A mutilated record of the Udaiyar king Vira Kampana Udaiyar (II), son of Vira  Udaiyar in K 4472, S. 1293, Virodhikrit.

				Kulambandal.

233. 413 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Siva temple. A record in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajadhirajadeva (1 or II). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

234. 414 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in twenty-second year of the Chola king Para-kesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records gift of land and gold to 24 dancing girls. Says that the temple was built by the priest Isanasiva Pandita. (See S. Ind. Ins., II, No. 9.)

235. 415 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajadhiraja I (1018-53).

				Kuranganimuttam.

(So called because the monkey, the squirrel and the crow worshipped Siva) was an ancient centre of religious life as it is sung in the Devaram.

236. 290 of I912.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Koyyamalarisvara temple. A record in the tenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimaikondan. Records gift of land to the temple of Tirukkuranganimuttamudaiya-Nayanar at Pallavapuram, a village in Muvendur-parru which was a subdivision of Erikil-nadu in Kaliyer-kottam. The assessment paid on the land and the taxes realized are enumerated.
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237. 291 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Cholaclova (III), who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya.' Records gift of Sattimangalam alias Ammainallur in Erikil-nadu, to the temple of Tirukkuranganimuttam Udaiyar at Tirukkuranganimuttarn in Kaliyur-kottam, as a devadana village, by Niraninjan Sedirayan under orders from Sambuvarayar.

238. 292 of 1912,(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine, A record in the tenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konermaikondan. Records gift of five veils of land for offerings and repairs to the same temple. The land was made rent-free on payment of 25 pon. The different items of income are enumerated.

The record is signed by Tunjalurudaiyan. Dusi is mentioned as one of the boundaries of the land.

239. 293 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records gift of money for a lamp by the residents of Pallavapuram.

240. 294 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1451, Virodhi, ba. di. 5, Saturday, Uttirattadi (which should be Purattadi). Records gift of the village Pallapuram for maintaining worship (puja vritti) in the temple of Koyyamalarsuduvaar at Tirukkuranganimuttam of Mavandur, in Erikil-nadu, for the merit of the king. The date corresponded to Saturday, 26th June, A.D. 1529.

241. 295 of 1912.- --(Tamil.) On a pillar of the rock-cut cave in the same village (similar to Mamandur and Pallavaram caves). A. record in the twenty-fourth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), who took Kachchi (Conjeeveram) and Tanjai (Tanjore).' Records gift of land for providing sribali in the temple Kalmadai-kattalvar (i.e., the lord who resides in the stone cave), at Pallavapurarn in Kaliyarkottam, a subdivision of Erikil-nadu, by the residents of that village.

				Narasamangalam

242. 260 of 1906.(Sanskrit and Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the ruined Siva temple on the hill. A record in the seventh year of the Paridya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva I, (1251-61). Begins samasta jagadadhara, etc. An incomplete record. Registers a public sale of the village of Narasingamangalam in Mavandur-nadu, a subdivision of Kaliyur-kottam, a district of Jayangonda-Chola mandalam.

243. 261 of 1906.---(Telugu.) On a stone set up on the bund of the tank in the same village. Records in S. 1560, Bahudhanya, the construction of the tank by. Venkatappa-Nayaka, son of
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Chennappa-Nayaka. It was called Chenna-sagaram and was provided with a feeding channel from the Palar. [This Naik is closely associated with the history of Madras. See Col. Love's Vestiges of Madras, I, 23, 24, 188 and 347 and II, 328.]

244. 262 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same stone. A record in S. 1560, Bahudhanya. A Tamil copy of No. 243.

245. 263 of 1906.(Grantha.) On another stone in the same place. A. record in Jaya. The tank is called Chenna-sagara and Venkatappa makes provision for the maintenance of it.

246. 264 of 1906.(Nagari and Sanskrit.) On third stone in the same place. Refers in S. 1560, Bahudhanya, to the fact of Venkatappa-Nayaka having built the tank.

				Tiruppanangadu.

247. 233 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Talapurlsvara shrine in the Siva temple. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivaram alias Udaiyar Sri Rajadhiraja-deva (I or II ?). Records gift of land.

248. 234 of I906.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-second year or the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva I, (1011 --53). Records sale of land.

249. 235 of 1966.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-fifth year orthe Chula king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (1). Records gift of a lamp. The temple is called Tiruppanangadu-Udaiyar in Kalumala-nadu, a district of Kaliyur-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam. The donor was a native of Kilvengai-nadu, a subdivision of Rajaraja-valanadu, a district of Solamandalam.

250. 236 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana-Udaiyar (Virupaksha I), son of Vira-Hariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1310 expired, Vibhava. Records gift of land.

251. 237 of I906.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the shrine. The length of the measuring rod of the district in which Tirupparian-gadu was situated is given. At each end of the inscription is a palmyra tree.

252. 238 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Karipa-nathasvamin shrine in the same temple. An unfinished record. Begins with the birudas of some Vijayanagara king whose name is omitted. The inscription records a gift to stone masons.

253. 239 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana-Udaiyar (Virupaksha I), son of Vira-Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1313 expired, Prajapati. Refers to a famine in the Pramoda year.
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254. 240 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya, son of Gandakattari Saluva Vanyavettaikandaruliya Narasana-yakka-Udaiyar in S. 1432 expired, Pramoda. Mentions Tirumalai-Nayakkar, son of Ettappa Nayakkar. See N.A. 196 above.

255. 241 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the mantapa in front of the Talapurisvara shrine in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana Udaiyar (Virupaksha 1), son of Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1303 expired, Dundhubi. The temple is called Aludaiyar Tiruppananga-vudaiya-Nayanar at Tiruppanangodu in Brahmadesapparru,' a subdivision of Kalumalanadu in Kaliyur-kottam, a district of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam. Mentions Vasavanan-tiruvidi and Adarungalal Perumal Tondaimanar-manai. Refers to a breach at the sluice of a tank which deprived the villagers of the means of paying the tax called Sulavari.

256. 242 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same walls. Records in Sarvadharin an agreement between the temple authorities and the weavers.

257. 243 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the south_ wall of the same mantapa. Refers in Vikarin to the setting up of the images of Dakshinamurti, Mahavishnu, Brahma and Durga.

258. 244 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the Kripanathasvamin shrine in the same temple. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp to the temple of Udaiyar Tiruppanarigadudaiyar in Kalumala-nadu, a subdivision of Kaliyur-kottarn, a district of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

259. 245 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin sri-Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 32 sheep for a lamp by an agent of Sambuvarayar. [The king is not improbably Rajaraja III, 1216-48. See Nos. 230 and 231 above.]

260. 246 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Those who fell the living Palmyra tree (shall be subject to punishment inflicted under) the royal order.'

261. 247 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records that some hunters who claimed to belong to the family of Tirukkannappar made a gift for merit of Sambuvaraya.

262. 248 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the east and north bases of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kanpana-Udaiyar II, son of Vira-Bokkana-Udaiyar (i.e., Bukka I) in S. 1291 expired, Saumya. Records that three men were made over to the temple under orders from the king to look after the lamps.
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263. 249 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa.  A record of the Vijayanagara king Karnpana-Udaiyar, son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar, in Sadharana (i.e., S. 1293). Registers a similar arrangement made by Adaippattu Ilakkappar and Anaikundi Vittappar under orders from the king. See the above inscription.

264. 250 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kumara-Kampana-Udaiyar (i.e., Kampana II) in S. 1289 expired, Kilaka. Records that a certain Vijayasimhadeva of the Bodhayana-sutra and the Bharadvaja-gotra was appointed temple manager.

265. 251 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana-Udaiyar (Virupaksha I), son of Ariyana-Udaiyar (i.e., Harihara II) in S. 1303 expired, Dundubhi. Records that the temple authorities sold some of the temple lands in order to repair the breaches of the village tank, because they had no funds and because the lands under it remained uncultivated for a long time.

266. 252 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutaiyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1460 expired, Vilambi. Records gift of land to the temple of Tiruppanangavudaiya-Nayinar Anbudaiya-Nayinar for the merit of the king.

267. 253 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1453 expired, Khara. Records that Bhogayadeva-Maharaja granted again the jodi amounting to 50 pon for the merit of the king with the permission of Tirumalaiyadeva-Maharaja.

268. 254 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the inner side of the west wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya-Udaiyar (I), son of Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1320 expired, Isvara. Mentions a water channel and the mahamandalesvara Vengi-Tribhuvanamalla Sameyadeva, son of Suryadeva Maharaja.

				Tiruvattur.

269. 76 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the Vedapunsvara temple. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of a lamp. [See N.A. Manual, Vol. II, p. 309 for the local tradition.)

270. 77 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias. Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 16 cows for a lamp, by a man who, while on a hunting excursion, missed his aim and shot a man, the
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gift being made at the instance of an assembly of the people of the district. Examples of this method of expiation are numerous.

271. 78 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the fifth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of 64 cows and 2 bulls. [Was this king the same as the Jatavarman Vira Pandya who came to the throne in 1253, who conquered Ilam, Kongu and Solamandalam and who had the anointment of victors at Perumbarruppuliyur ?]

272. 79 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land for a lamp.

273. 80 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first pra-kara of the same temple. An incomplete record in the second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Virarajendra Choladeva. Records gift of 90 cows for three lamps.

274. 81 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp.

275. 82 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the same temple. Records an order of Madurantaka Pottappi-Chola, dated in his second year.

276. 83 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A record in the twentieth year of Perunjingadeva. Records the gift of 32 cows for a lamp by Tiruvegambamudaiyar alias Ekambrabhatta of Kanchikkuri; who describes himself as a ' Santanika-Saivacharya.

277. 84 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. An incomplete record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of a lamp.

278. 85 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara.. A record in the second year of tile Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajendra Choladeva. Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

279. 86 of 1900.(Grantha and Sanskrit.) On the south wall of the same prakara

280. 87 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrarma-Choladeva (1118-35). Records a sale of land under interesting circumstances. A big flood destroyed both the village and the crops and the villagers, on account of their incapacity to pay the taxes, sold 2,000 kulis of wet land for 25 kasu to one Adittan Uyyavandan (who made
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it over to the pujari of the temple).. A measuring rod equal to the royal foot which measured the whole world is mentioned, and this might be that of Kulottunga I in whose sixteenth year it was adopted, [See 125 of 1896 at Shiyali and 84.of 1897 at Tirunagesvaram in Tanjore district.]

281. 88 of 1900.----(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records sale of 4,250 kulis of dry land by the same villagers for 20 kasu.  The purchaser was a native of the Chola country and he made it Over tax-free to those who had to look after the streets of the. Tiruvottur temple.

282. 89 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same prakara. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of a village by Sengeni Attimallan Sambuvarayan alias Edirili-Sola-Sambuva-rayan. [The king was evidently Rajaraja III (1216-48).]

283. 90 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the same temple.. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land for a lamp.

284. 91 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the same temple. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land for a flower-garden.

285. 92 of I9o0.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the same temple. A record in the twenty-second year of the Pandya king Vira-Pandyadeva, Records an order of Kulasekhara-Sambuvarayan.

286. 93 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the same temple. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III, 1178-1216). Records gift of two gold ornaments.

287. 94 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the same temple. A record in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III) who took Madura, Ilam, Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records gift of land by Sengeni Ammaiyappan Alagiya-Solan alias Edirili-Sola-Sambuya-rayan. See No. 282 above.

288. 95 of 1900.--:Tamil..) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the sante temple. A record in the twenty-second year of Perunjingadeva. Mentions a previous gift made in the seventeenth year of the reign of Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) and records a sale of land.
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289. 96 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the seventh year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana-Sambuvarayan. Records gift of land.

290. 97 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same maptapa. A record in the twelfth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land for forty lamps by Vira-Champanayan alias Sambovarayan.. Venkayya identifies the Pandyan with the parricide Sundara, the opponent of Vira Pandya (Tira Pandya) of the Mussalman historians), who fled to Delhi in 1310. See Ep. Rep., 1900, p. 7, para. 13. Also Ind. Antiq., January 1914.

291. 98 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Records in Krodhana gift of land to a matha called after Kedarinadar.

292. 99 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the fourth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana. Records gift of land.

293. 100 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Chidambaresvara shrine in the same temple. A mutilated record in the, twenty-first year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja 1). Records a gift of land.

294. 101 of 000.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A damaged and incomplete record in the twenty-seventh year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva " who took Kachchi and Tanjai " (Krishna III).

295. 102 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp.

296. 103 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records the building of the Samkaranarapa-Isvaragaram by Adittakuttiyar for the merit of his elder brother Samkaranaranar, and the grant of a flower garden thereto by the sabha of Tiruvottur.

297. 104 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of two lamps.

				Ukkal.

The epigraphical name of this place is Bhuvanamanikka Vishnugriham. An inscription of Rajaraja calls the deity Tiruvaymolitevar after the prabandhic work of St. Nammalvar. In Pallava times the village was evidently called Utkar, Sivachulamanich. V.M., Vikramabharana C.M. and Aparajita C. V.M. It was in Pagur nadu, in Kaliyur kottam, in Tondamandalam or Jayankondacholamandalam.
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298. 19 of 1893.'(Tamil.) North wall of the shrine in the Perumal temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman dated in his twenty-third year. Dr. Hultzsch surmises that he might. be Aditya I, father of Parantaka I. Records that a certain Brahmadhiraja deposited 200 kalanju with the village assembly for feeding twelve learned Brahmans out of interest. The donor was one of the Alumganattar of Uttaramallur. S.I.I., III, No. 1, pp. 2-3.

299. 20 of 1893.--(Tamil.) North and west walls of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Ka-Rajarajakesarivarman (I), dated in his thirteenth year. Records that a native of the Chola country purchased 550 kulis of land and gave it to the assembly for supplying four nalis of rice daily as interest. Signed on the. Sabha's orders by the Madhyastan " Airattirunurruvan, son Nalayiravan." S.I. I., III, No. 2, pp. 4-5.

300. 21 of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajaraja-Kesarivarman, dated in his fourteenth year. Records that a native of Chola country bought two pieces of land, one from a private person and the other from the assembly, and deposited it with latter for maintaining a flower garden. Ibid., No. 3, pp. 5-6.

301. 22 of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the same shrine. A record of the twenty-ninth year of Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajaraja (I). Records that a man dug a well near Ukkal, which he named after the king and assigned an allowance of paddy for the men who distributed water in a shed erected near it. Ibid., No. 4, pp. 6-8. The rate of salary is interesting.

302. 23 of 1893.--(Tamil.) South wall of the same shrine. A record of the seventeenth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajarajara-Rajakesarivarman (I). Records supply.of rice and oil to the local temple of Mahasasta (Aiyanar). The tank supervision committee of the Sabha was entitled to levy a fine of one kalanju in favour of the tank-bund from betel-leaf sellers outside the Pidari temple Ibid., No. 6, pp. 9-11.

303 24 of 1893.---(Tamil.) South wall of the same shrine. A record of Kampavarman dated in his tenth year. A certain Sadayan made over 400 kadi of paddy to the assembly, which was to feed two Brahmans daily for the annual interest of 100 kadi. Ibid., No. 8, pp. 13-14.

304. 25 of 1893.(Tamil.) South wall of the same shrine. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), dated in his sixteenth year. Appears to record the purchase of certain lands of the Sabha by individuals, subject to certain restrictions. Ibid., No. 7, pp. II-13.

305. 26 of 1893.(Tamil.) South wall of the same shrine. A record of Kampavarma, dated in his fifteenth year, saying that a
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certain Sadayan made over 1,000 kadi of paddy to the Sabha which pledged itself to supply 500 kadi every year to the temple. S. I. I, III, No. 5, pp. 8-9. [So the interest is 50 per cent !]

306. 27 of 1893.--(Tamil.) North wall of the same mantapa in the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I), dated in his fourth year. Records that the assembly of Ukkal sold 3,000 kulis of land and 5 water levers to a servant of the king who assigned the land for the maintenance of two boats in the village tank. Ibid., No. to, pp. 15---17.

307. 28 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the mantapa in the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ka-Parakesarivarman, dated in his sixteenth year. Records grant of land to temple by the assembly at the request of the manager Chakrapani Nambi. Ibid., No. It, pp. 17-18.

308. 29 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the same mantapa in the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajaraja-kesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva I, dated in his twenty-fourth year. [See S. Ind. Ins., Vol. III, No. 9 and Mad. Ep. Rep., 1897, p. 2. It deals with defaulters of land revenue in villages held by the Brahmans, the Vaikhanasas and Jainas in the Chola, Panclya and Tondamandalam countries and authorizes the villagers to confiscate and sell the lands if taxes were unpaid for two full years. The royal secretary and a chief secretary are referred to. For similar documents see Tiruchchirai, Konerirajapuram, Tirumalam and other inscriptions.]

309. 30 of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Ko-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I), dated in his thirty-seventh year. Ibid., No. 12, pp. 18-20. There is reference to the village committees of general supervision, of tanks, and gardens.

310. 31 of I893.----(Tamil.) South wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman, dated in his seventeenth year. &LI., III, No. 13, pp. 20--21.

311. 32 of 1893.--(Tamil.) South wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman, dated in his fourth year. Ibid., No. 14, pp. 21-2. [As the king is said to have deprived Vira Pandya, Dr. Hultzsch identifies him with Aditya Karikala II, the elder brother of Rajaraja I.] Records that one Senai granted one patti of land, from the proceeds of which water and fire-pans had to be supplied to a mantapa frequented by Brahmans.

312. 412 of 1902.(Tamil.) On detached stones of the ruined mantapa in front of the Perumal temple. A mutilated record in the twenti-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin-Vijayagandagopaladeva. Records gift of land.
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				Amundi (ancient Aimbundi).

This was in Miyagarainadu in Pangalanadu, a division of Jayankondasolamandalam.

313. 62 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the southern wall of the Isvara temple. A record of Ko-Rajakesarivarraan alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I ?) S. I. I Vol. I, No 130, P. 135.

314. 63 of 1887.(Grantha and 'Tamil.) A record on the southern wall of the Isvara temple. Gift of land from the inhabitants of Aimbundi to the Muppanayisvara temple. S. I . I, Vol. No. 131, pp. 135-36.

315. 64 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the southern wall of the Isvara temple. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimenkonda-Kulottunga-Choladeva (III).  Mentions Sengeni Ammayappan Vikramachola Sambuvarayan. S. I. I Vol. 1, No. 132,p. 136.

316. 325 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the Tritalisvara temple. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva.

				Arumbarutti.

317. 39 of I887.(Grantha and Tamil). On a stone. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva, dated S. 1488 (Sunday, Aparap. 12, Kumbha, Akshaya). Gift by Ramaraja-Tirumalaiya-deva Maharaja, at the request of Vellore Chinna Bomma Naik, of the village of Arumbarutti to Jvarakandesvara, the Lord of Vellore. See S. I. I., Vol. 1, No. 45, PP. 71-72.

				Kirmuttugur

318 66 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On stones. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Ko-Vijaya-Narasimhavarman. [Same as No. 325 below.]

319. 67 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On stones. A record in the eighteenth year of the Pallava king Ko-Vijaya-Narasimhavarman. [Same as No. 324 below.]

320. 68 of 1887.--(Grantha and 'Tamil.) On stones. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda-Parakesarivarman. [Same as No. 322 below.]

321. 62 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On stones. A record in the thirty-second year of Madirai-konda Ko-Parakesarivarman. [Same as No. 323 below.]

322. I of 1896.(Tamil.) On a stone in the same place. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I). Records the death of a
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warrior who was killed after he had recovered some cattle which the permanadigal (evidently W. Ganga king) had seized. See Ep. Ind., IV, 178-79; S.I.I. Vol.1, No. 136, p. 137.

323 2 of 1896.(Tamil,) On another stone in the same place. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Madirai-konda-Ko-Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I). It marks the spot at which an inhabitant of Muttukur killed a tiger. See Ep. Ind., IV, p. 179; S.I.I., Vol. 1, No. 137, p. 137.

324. 3 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On another stone in the same place. A record in the eighteenth year of "the Ganga-Pallava king " Ko-Vijava-Narasimhavarman. "The most archaic epigraph of the place." "Below it are figured in bas-relief, an elephant and a goose. As the elephant appears at the top of three inscriptions of the W. Ganga dynasty which have been published by Mr. Kittal (Ind. Antiq., VI, p. 101) and as the goose is said to have been the device of the mythical Ganga king Konkani (S. Ind. Inscrns.,II, 387), it may be assumed with some probability that Narasimhavarman belonged to the western Gangas." See also Ep. Ind., IV, pp. 177-78.

325. 119 of 1897.(Tamil.) On a stone in the same place. A record in the third year of Ko-Vijaya-Narasimhavarman. Records the death of a warrior, during a cattle-raid, which had been organized by a certain Sanmadura. The warrior was Atti-mattar Murugan, an inhabitant of Pakkam and a servant of Valimadura, the chief of Tagadurnadu, who ruled over the northern bank of the river in Vinrunadu. See Ep. Ind., IV, pp. 360-62. Also S.I.1., I, No. 135, p. 137.

				Kondyata.

325-A. A C.P. grant of Venkata II of the last Vijayanagara dynasty. Records that in S. 1558 (A.D. 1636), Dhatri Ashadha, Su. di. 12, Venkata II, while at Pennkonda granted the village Kondyata or Gopala Sripura to Ranganatha, son of Singaraja, grandson of Lakkaraja, an ornament of Venkatas court, who belonged to the Kausika Gotra, Apastamha Sutra V Yajus-sakha. [See Ind. Antiq., XIII, 125ff and Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 186-95.]

				Malayappattu.

326. 70 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone in the Vira temple. A record of the time of the Karnata king Venkatadeva I in S. 1524, Subhakrit. Gift by Nangama Naik, the son of Bomma Naik. to the Vira temple (?) at Mariliyapattu. [S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 138, pp. 137-38 and N.A. Manual, II, p. 358, and p. 419 where an alleged epigraph of Bommi Nayudu is given to prove that he founded Vellore in S. 1320]
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				Senur.

327. 393 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Agas-tyesvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Mahamandalesvara Achyutadeva-Maharaya in S. 1461, Vikarin. Records gift of two villages to the temples, of Tiruvagattisuramudaiya-Nayinar and Pachchaivarna-Perumal at Senalur, for repairs and worship.

328. 394 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same temple. A damaged and mutilated record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Rajaraja Rajakesarivarman I (985-1013). Seems to contain portions of a historical introduction not copied so far and to record a gift of land to the temples of Tiruvagattisuradeva and Tirumerralideva, on account of the drummers who beat drums during the sri-bali ceremony, [The introduction mentions the king's destruction of Madurai, his conquest of the haughty kings of Kollam, Kolladesam and Kadungolur (Cranganore), and his being waited upon by the Kadalorasar or kings of the sea. He had also the epithets Tennaparakraman and Kirti-parakrama Chola. The Tiruvalarigadu plates also refer to his conquest of the Pandya Amarabhujanga and the invasion of invasion of Parauramas country.]

				Tiruvallam.

This place occurs in the Devaram, and goes back to Pallava tinies. This is corroborated by the fact that inscription of the Pallava Nandivikramavarman, his Bana contemporary Vikramaditya I and Ganga contemporary Prithvipati I are found. Most of the Chola kings, again have got their epigraphs, with occasional reference to their Ganga, Vaidumba and Sengeni feudatories. Tiruvallam (called also Tikkali Vallam or Vanapuram) was in Miyarai nadu or Karaivali in Perumbanappadi, in Paduverkottam, in Jayankonda-cholamandalam. For the local traditions see N.A. Manual, II p 356.

329. 75 of 1889.On the west wall of garbhagriha of Bilvana-thesvara temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050--62). Records that the temple authorities received 25 kalanjus from a person who was one of the commissioners of Aimbuni in Karaivali for temple expenses, payment to Dikshitar, etc. [The interest on 3 kalanju is said to be  kalanju per year. See S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 55, pp. III-3.]

330. 76 of 1889.(Tamil and Grantha.) On a rock, I mile north-east of the same place. A record in the sixty-second year of Ko-Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman (the father, according to the Government Epigraphist, of Nripatunga aud son-in-law of the Rashtrakuttta Amoghavarsha I). Records that a goldsmith granted some land to a temple at Vanapuram and Mahabalivanaraya
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confirmed the grant, S. Ind. Inserns., III, No. 42, pp. 90-2. .According to Prof. Dubreuil the king referred to is Nandivarman Pallavamalla whom he attributes to 717----779 A.D. See his Pallavas, PP. 74-5.

331. 77 of 1889,On the west wall of garbhagriha of Bilvanathesvara temple. A record of the Bana king Vana-Vidyadhara-raja alias Vanarayar. Records gift of twenty kalanju by the Bana queen (who is said to be the daughter of Kokuni Pratipati,i.e Prithvipati I) to the assembly of Tiruvallam for supplying one uri of ghee every day for maintenance of a lamp in the temple. S. Ind Inscrns., 111, No. 47, pp. 98-100.]

332. 78 of 1889.On the west wall of garbhagriha in the same temple. A record of the Bana king .Vana-Vidyadhara-rayar alias Vanarayar. Similar to the above. The queen's name is here given as Kundavai. S. Ind. Inscrns., Ill, No. 48, pp. 100-1.

333. 79 of 1889,On the west wall of kitchen of the .same temple. A record in the third year of Vijaya-Ganda-Gopala-deva. One .Alagia. Pallavan Edirili Sola Sarnbuvarayan (evidently the same as Alagia Solan, the feudatory of Rajaraja. III) remits 1/16 and 1/5 of the taxes. S. Ind. Inserns., III, No. 63, p. 123.

334. 80 of 1889.On the east wall of the mantapa in the same temple. A record in the seventeenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin " who conquered the goddess of fortune and took the earth."

335. 81 of 1889.--On the east wall of mantapa in the same temple. A record in the twenty-third year Ko-Maravarman. Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva.

336. 92 of 1889.--On the north wall of the mahamantapa in the same temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records that the assembly of Vanapuram sold 1,000 kulis of land to the Vaidumba. Somanatha, son of Sankaradeva (son of Tiruvaiyan), which he assigned to Tiruvaiya Isvara. S Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 53, pp. 107-9 and No. 359 below.

337. 190 of 1894 on the south, east and north walls of the same temple. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendradeva (1050-63).

338. 298 of 1897.(Tamil.) On a stone built into the floor of the same temple. A record of Bana king Vanavidyadhara. Printed in S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 46. Records gift of twenty kalanju of gold by the Bana queen to the assembly to supply daily one uri of ghee for a lamp. Fine of five kalanju for a day's failure.

339. 299 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Naku-lesvara shrine in the same temple. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva Printed in Ibid., No. 54, pp. 109-111. Records that Irayiravan Pallavaraiyan, an officer of Rajaraja I, built a shrine called
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Rajarajesvara and endowed 2,000 kulis of land (which he purchased for 50 kasu from the assembly of Tiruvallam) for two lamps. S. Ind. Inscrns., 111, No. 54.

340. 300 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the maamantapa. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Printed in Ibid., No. 59. Records the gift of a lamp by a Ganga chief, for the benefit of his daughter who was the consort of Virachola. Dr. Hultzsch identifies the king with Kulottunga I and Virachola with his son, the. Viceroy of Vengi.

341. 301 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the wall to the north of the tank in the same temple. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Printed in Ibid., No. 63, pp. 120-1. Sengeni Mindan Attimallan Sambuvarayan grants the trisula kasu and kurradanda to the temple.

342. 302 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Gift of the income from the taxes of vadagandam, kamugadi, the tax on looms, Ajivakas and kurradanda to the temple of Tikkali Vallam. S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 61, pp. 121-2.

343. 303 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mahamantapa in the same temple. A record in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records the gift of two lamps by Ariyapillai, the queen of Amarabharana Siyaganga. See No. 10 of 1893 at Conjeeveram .and the note to it. S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 62, pp. 122-3. Siyagaga was the patron of the great Tamil Grammarian Pavanandi, the author of the Nannul.

344. 304 of 1897.(Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the same temple. A damaged record in the seventeenth year of `the Ganga-Pallava' king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman.

345. 149 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the ruined temple in the midst of the fields to the south of the same place. A record in. the fifth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Chola (1118-35), Records a sale of land.

346. 150 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the ruined temple in the midst of the fields to the south of the same place. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king 'Vikrama-Chola (1118-35). Records a sale of land.

347. I-a of 1890.On the north wall of the mahamantapa in the Bilvanathesvara temple. A record in the seventeenth year of Ko-Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman, recording the gift of three villages (called by the single name of Videlvidugu Vikramaditya chaturvedimangalam) at the request of the Bana king Vikramaditya I. The executor was Videlvidugu kaduvetti Tamilapperarayan. [See S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 43, pp. 92-4. The inscription furnishes the earliest mention of Tiruppadiyam.]
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348. I-b.of 1890.On the north wall of mahamantapa in the same temple. A record of the Bana king Mahavali-Vanaraja in S. 810 (A.D. 888). Records that a Brahmana of Ettukur near Kaveripakkam paid 25 kalanju to the villagers of Vannippedu in Karanadu for maintaining a lamp on its interest. Fine for failure 5 kalanjus a day. S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 44, PP. 95-6.

349. 2 of 1890.--On the south wall of mahamantapa in the same temple.

350. 3 of 1890. (Three Sanskrit verses in grantha alphabet.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Bilvanathesvara shrine. A record of Vira-Champa, son of Cholabhupa, in S. 1236. Says that the mantapa was constructed by an ascetic named Gnanatman or Gnanamurti and named after a biruda of the king. A Gnanamurti built also a Siva shrine called Nayaka Sivalaya it has been surmised that Virachampa was a Nayaka or lieutenant of an unknown chief. [See Ep.  Ind., Vol. III, pp. ,70 I.]

351. 4 of 1890.On the north wall of mahamantapa in the same temple. A record in the fifth year of Chola king KO-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43).

352. 5 of 1890.On the south wall of mahamantapa in the same temple. A record in the second year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajarmahendradeva. A military officer purchased 800 kulis of land from the Tiruvallam assembly and gave them to temple. The cost was 64 kasu which was equal to 22 kalanju and eight manjeidi at the rate of 7 manjadi for each kasu. S. Ind. Inserns., III, No. 56, pp. 113-4.

353. 6 of 1890.On the west wall of the Nakulesvara shrine. A record in the thirtieth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajarajadeva (I)

354. 7 of 1890.On the south wall of mahamantapa. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-53).

355. 8-a of 1890.--On the west wall of garbhagriha. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Ko-Rajarajakesarivarman (I). Records the setting up of an image of the goddess by a Brahman and the endowment of a lamp. (1,700 kulis of land brought from the assembly of Mandiram in Tunadu, i.e., Melpadi. S. bid. Inscrns., III, No. 50, pp. 103-4.)

356. 8-b of 1890.On the west wall of garbhagriha. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajarajakesarivarman. (985 1013).

357. 9 of 1890.On the base of the verandah round the Bilvanathesvara shrine. A record in the twenty-sixth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records the gift of a lamp to the temple by a native of Kalavai in Sengunranadu, a subdivision of Palakunra kottam. Refers to the
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Kings conquest over Vikramaditya VI and Jayasimha III. S,.Ind. Inscrns, III, 58, pp. 118--20.

358. 10 of 1890.On the south wall of garbhargriha. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Ko-Rajarajakesarivarman (I). The date has been calculated by Kielhorn to be 26th Sep. 991. (See Ep. Ind., EV, P. 66). The Inscription records the visit of Madhurantaka Kandaradittanar to the temple, his performance of the God's Abhisheka with 1,000 jars and inquiry into temple finance. See S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 49, pp. 10-3.

359. 11 of 1890.On the north wall of garbhagriha. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (I). Records that the assembly of Vanapuram sold 700 hills of land to one Sankaradeva (who has the Ganga birudas, who granted it to the temple of Tiruvaiya Isvara named after his father. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. III, No. 51, pp. 104-6. ,Sankara was evidently the Vaidumba chief. See N.A. 336 above).

360. 12 of 1890.On the south wall of garbhagriha. A record of Bana king Mahavali-Vanarayar. Records that a man of Ponpadu kuttam (near kacchippedu) purchased some land and endowed it for offerings and lamp. The Sabha was entrusted with the duty. (40 kalanjus =2 nilams and 1,700 kulis). S. Ind. Inscrns., 111, No. 45, pp. 96-7.

361. 13 of 1890.On the west wall of mahamantapa. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-53).

362. 14 of 189o.On the west and south walls of garbhagriha, A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). Records the gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Nannamarayar, the son of Vaidumba Tukkarai and ruler of Ingallur nadu in Maharajapadi. An inscription at Mindigal in Kolar District mentions Marajavadi 7,000 (279 of 1895), the capital of whith was Vallar in Cudappah District. Ingallur has been identified with Inganur near Kalahasti. See S. Ind. Inscrns., III, No. 52, pp. 106-7.

363. 15 of 1890.On the north wall of mahamantapa. A record in the third year and 200th day of Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Adhirajendradeva (whom Dr. Hultzsch identifies with the son of Vira Rajendra I and brother-in-law of Vikramaditya VI): Gift of the village revenues of Kukkanur in Tuy nadu and Mandiram by two royal officers to Tiruvallam temple. The inscription is of great fiscal interest. Ibid., No. 57, pp. 114-8.

364. 16 of 1890.--On the south wall of mahamantapa. A record in the sixth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Vira-Rajendradeva (I ? 1063-70).

365. 17 of 1890.On the south wall of garbhagriha. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Chola-deva (I, 1012-53),
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366. 18 of 1890.--A record on the south, east and north walls of mahamantapa in the same temple.

				Udayendiram.

Corruption of Udayendiramangalam or Udayachandra-Mangalam, named after Udayachandra, the general of Nandivarman Pallavamalla (717---779, according to Prof. Dubreuil.)

367. 546 of 1893.(Tamil.) On the floor of the Sundararaja-Perumal temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman.

367-A. A C.P. grant of Sembiyam Mavalivanaraya Prithvipati II Hastimalla, the Ganga-Bana in grantha and Tamil. Records that with the permission of his suzerain Parantaka I he made the village of Kadaikottur one with Udayendiram (in the fifteenth year of Parantaka). See Salem Manual, Vol. II, p. 369 ff. and S. Ind. Inscrns., II, No. 76, pp. 376-90.

368. C.P. grant of the Bana king Vikramaditya II (Sanskrit), recording the gift of the village of Udayendiramangala to some Brahmans. The plates are incomplete. They give the genealogy of the dynasty from Bali to Vijayabahu Vikramaditya II, "friend of Krishnaraja." Dr. Kielhorn places the inscription in the middle of the 12th century, and Dr. Hultzsch in the 11th ; but it belongs to the 9th. Krishna Raja might be the Rashtiakuta king Krishna II The inscription has been published in Ind. Antq., Vol. XIII, p. 6 ff. and in Salem Manual, Vol. II ,' p. 388 ff., and in Ep. Ind., Vol. III, 74-9.

369. C.P. of Virachola (Grantha). Records that Virachela, the feudatory of the Chola Parakesarivarman, granted, at the instance of his spiritual adviser Nila, a village named Parakesari-chaturvedimangalam to Brahmans. See Ind. Antq., Vol. IX, P. 47 ff.; Salem Manual, Vol. II, p. 365 ff. and Ep. Ind., Vol. III, 79-82.

370. C.P. grant of Nandivarman (I) (Sanskrit), Records that the Pallava king Nandivarman, son of Skandavarman, grandson of Simhavarman and great-grandson of Skandavarman gave the village of Kanchivayal and four pieces of forest land in the district of Adayara, to Kulasarman of the Kausikagotra, Taittiriya Sakha and Pravachanasutra. Issued on the fifth lunar day of the bright half of Visakha in the first year of his reign. [Kielhorn believes this to be a spurious document imitated in a later period from the Uravapalli grant of Vishnugopavarman which is edited by Dr. Fleet in Vol. V, Ind. Antra. The fact that the inscription contains a Sanskrit endorsement which is found only in that of Nandivarma Pallavainalla and another in Tamil in the twenty-sixth year of Parantaka I, does show that the present grant is a copy from earlier originals. See Ind. Antq., Vol. VIII, p. 167 ff.;
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Salem Manual II, p. 349 ff. ; .Ep. Ind., Vol. III, pp. 142-7; also S.I.I., II, No. 74, pp. 361-14, where the sections dealing with Nandivarman's grant of the village of Udayendram at the request Udayachandra and the combination of this place with Kanchivayal are dealt with. For a satisfactory settlement of Nandivarman's place in the genealogy and his date see Prof. Dubreuil's Pallavas, pp. 24 and 72.

				Veppur.

371. 20 of 1890.On the north wall of the garbhagriha of the Vasishthesvara temple. A record in the Rakshasa year of Vira-Bukkana'-udaiyar.

372. 21 of 1890.On the north wall of the Vighnesvara shrine in the same temple. A. record in the Parabhava year of Vira, Kambana-udaiyar. (Kampana Udaiyar II, son of Bukka I ?).

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				Kadaladi.

373. No. 107, Sewell's List.This is a Vijayanagar grant in five leaves, strung on a ring with a seal bearing the emblems of the boar, sun and moon. The grant, although it states that Narasa had only two sons, distinctly asserts that Krishna Rayas successor, Achyutendra, was younger brother of Krishna Raya ("tadanujanma"). The inscription records the grant by Achyuta of the three villages, Kadaladi, Kurnaturu, and Mambakarn, which he calls "ornaments of Jayamkonda Cholamandalam," in S. 1451, Virodhi (A.D. 1529).

				Kovilur (Javadis).

374. 346 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Siva temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Deva-raya alias Mallikarjunaraya, S. 1377, Yuva, Karkataka, Su. di. 7, Monday, Sodi (=Monday 21st July 1455). Records gift of the village Ganapatimadu in Mangala-nadu near the hill called Rajagambiran-malai to the temple of Tirumala-Nayinar, by a certain Timmaya-Nayaka, for the victory of the king.

375. 347 of I912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in S. 1353, Virodhikrit, Makara, su. di. full-moon, Thursday, Pusam, lunar eclipse (=Thursday, 17th January 1432, lunar eclipse). Records gift of the village Palavarai-parru near Rajagambhiran to the temple of Tirumula-Nayinar in Mangala-nadu, by Annamalainatha, son of Narasingadeva, chief of Malai-parru, for the victory of the king.

376. 348 of 19I2.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of the same temple. Records the death of a certain Villi in a tiger hunt.
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				Padavedu

377. 93 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the east and north bases of Ammaiyappesvara temple. A record of Rajagambhira Sambuvaraya, who was a contemporary of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, S. 1180, expired. Records a grant to Ammayapesvara named evidently after a biruda of the chief of the family,. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 78, p 108.

378. 94 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south base of the same temple. Fragmentary. S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 142, p. 138.

379. 95 of 1887.---(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya (II) in S. 1356, Pramadi. Gift of I valavu to the Ammayappa temple. S.I.I Vol. 1, No. 79, p. 109.

380. 96 of 1887.----(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A record of the 'Vijayanagara king Devaraya (II) in S. 1357. Records the gift of a village. See S.I.I, Vol, I, No. 80, pp. 109-110.

381. 97 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the walls of Somanathevara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Prandha Immadi Devarava (II), in S. 1371 (expired), on the day of Uttiradam, the 13th lunar day of the month of Simha in year Sukla. Mentions the right and left hand castes. Incomplete. See S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 81, pp. 110-111, and N.A. Manual, Vol. II, p. 404 (which also gives a long account of the local traditions).

382. 98 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. Duplicate of the first four lines of above. S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 143, p. 139.

				Tirumalai.

The local rock is called Vaigaimalai and the village at its based Tiruvaigavur. See N.A. Manual, Vol II, pp. 405-6.

383. 80 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the top of the Tirumalai rock. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman, alias Udaiyar-Rajendra-Choladeva I (conqueror of Jayasimha). See S. Ind Inscrns.,Vol.1, No. 67, pp. 95-99 and Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, pp. 229--233. The first part of the inscription (quoted in the Virasoliyam) describes his conquests. The second part records gift of money for lamp and offerings to a Jain temple on the hill by the wife of a merchant of Malliyur in Karaivali, a subdivision of Perumbanappadi. The Jain temple was evidently founded by Kundavi, the kings aunt, and was in the pallichchandam of Vaigavur, in Mugainadu, in Pangalanadu, Jayangondachola-mandalam.

384. 81 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a buried rock between the Gopura and the painted cave. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman, alias Udaiyar
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Rajendra-Chola-deva (who conquered Jayasimha). Gift of money for two lamps by Chinnavai, evidently a Chola princess and Pallava Queen. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 68, pp. 100-101.

385. 82 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a buried rock in front of the Gopura. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Koraja-Rajakesarivarman, alias Rajarajadeva I. Records that a certain Gunaviramunivan built a sluice called after a Jain teacher Ganisekhara maru porchuriyan, the pure master who is said to have been skilled in the elegant arts. (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 87)  [It is difficult to say who this Gunavira Munivar was. Tamil literary traditions speak of (I) Gunasagara who composed the Yapparungalagarigai whom the Abhiilhan attributes to S. 300 ; (2) Gunabhadrii, the teacher of Mandalapurusha, the author of the Chudamani nigantu who was the contemporary of the Rashtrakuta Krishna III ; and (3) Gunavira Pandita, the author of Neminatham and Vachchanandimalai. The last of these was the contemporary of Tribhuvanavira or Kulottunga III.]

386. 83 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) inside Gopura. .A record of Rajarajadeva. S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 141, p. 138.

387. 84 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the walls of a rnantapa at the base of Tirumalai rock. A record in the tenth year of the Pandya king Ko-Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Records that Ambalapperumal, the headman of Pandaiyar. in Tirumunaippadi nadu in Rajarajavalanadu built a sluice for a tank at Vaigai Tirumalai. S.I.I, I, Vol. I, No. 69, p.101.

388. 85 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the walls of a mantapa at the base of Tirumalai rock. A record in the twelfth year of Rajanarayana Sambuva-raja, regarding the setting up of a Jaina image (Arhan) by a lady of Ponnur. S.I.I., 4 I. Vol. 1, No. 70, p. 102.

389. 86 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) A record on the walls of a mantapa at the base of Tirumalai rock. Gift of a well for the merit of one Sirrinangai by an inhabitant of Arulmolidevarpuram. S.I.I., I, Vol. 1, No. 71, p. 102.

390. 87 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the walls of a mantapa at the base of Tirumalai rock. A record of Ommana Udaiyar, son of Kampana Udaiyar (II) and grandson of VIrakampana, in S. 1296, expired. The inscription is the receipt for the cost of some land which a certain Vishnu Kambli Nayaka bought from the villagers of Sambukulapperumalagaram or Rajagambhira Chaturvedimangalam in Murumangala parru in Mandaikula nadu in Palakunrakottam in Jayankondamandalam. S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 72, PP. 102-104.

391. 88 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In a small shrine below the painted cave. Records that one Arishtanemi acharya of
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adaikottur, a pupil of Paravadimalla of Tirumalai, caused the image of a Yaksha to be made. S.I.I Vol. 1, No. 73, pp. 104-105.

392. 89 of I887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) Door-way of the painted cave. A record in the twentieth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of lands by Rajagambhlra Sambuvarayan alias Attimallan Sambukula Perumal.to an Andangal Pangalarayar of Viranpakkarn in Tamanur nadu. S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 74, p. 105.

393 & 394. 90 and 91 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) Door-way of the painted cave. A record of the king Vidukadalagiya Perumal (Vyamuktasravanojvala), the Adigaman of the Chera race and Lord of Takata (Tagadur). He was the son of Rajaraja and descendant of YavanIka, king of Kerala or Elini, king of Vanji. Records the repair of the images of a Yaksha and Yakshi, the presentation of a gong and the construction of a channel. S.I.I., I, Vol. I, No. 75, p. 106 and No. 76, p. 107.

395. 92 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) A record on the door-way of the painted cave. See S.I.I., I, No. 77, pp. 107-108. Records the gift of a sluice to the Kadapperi tank by one Kariyapperumal Vairadarayan.

396. 65 of 1907.(Tamil.) On a rock to the left of the painted cave. A record in the nineteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Sri-Kannaradeva (Krishna III), "who took Kachchi and Tanjai." Records gift of a lamp to the Yaksha on the Tirumalai at. Vaigavur by a servant of Gangamadevi, queen of Kannaradeva-Pridiganga-raiyar. See No. 586 below.

397. 66 of 1907.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for feeding one devotee ( adigal) daily in the palli on the Tirumalai at Vaigavur in Pangala-nadu, a subdivision of Pala-gunrakottam.

398. 67 of 1907.--.(Tamil.) On a pillar set up in front of the Sikhamaninatha temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Pratapa Immadi-Devaraya-Maharaya (II, 1422-47) in S. 1373 expired, Prajapati. The king is said to have witnessed the elephant hunt.

399. 68 of 1907.(Tamil.) On nine detached stones lying in the courtyard of the same temple. Fragments of record in the twenty-second year in which the king's name does not appear.

400 69 of1907.(Tamil.) On a boulder in the tank at the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in Krodhana. Seems to provide for the removal of silt in certain tanks.

				Viralur.

401. 349 of 1912,(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the Pungavanattamman temple. Refers to a guild of merchants. The record may be of about the time of Rajaraja L
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402. 350 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the Ganesa temple in the same village. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in kilalaka (i.e., S. 1351). Records that four hamlets in Sirumuri-Pangala-nadu were caused to be granted by the king at Vijayanagara, to the temple of Arulalanatha-Nayanar and Unnamulai-Nachchiyar, while Mallappa Dannayaka was the Prime-Minister.

				TIRUPPATTUR TALUK

				Tiruppattur

403. 248 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Brahmesvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Vijayahhapatiraya, son of Vira-Devaraya (I) in S. 1331, Virodhi. Built in, in the middle. Records gift of land to the temple of Brahmisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Tirupperur alias Sri-Madhava-chaturvedimangalam in Eyyilnadu, a subdivision of Nigarilisola-mandalam.

404. 249 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III, 1291-1342) in S. 1256, Bhava. See Mys. Gazr., Vol. I, p. 341.

405. 250 of 1909,--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third, year of the Hoysala king Visvanathadeva (the son of Vira Ramanatha and grandson of Somesvara) (1233-54). Built in, in the middle. Records that from the year quoted, the devadana villages belonging to the temple of Brahmisvaramudaiya-Nayanar, were made rent free.

406. 251 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central. shrine in the Varadaraja-Perumal temple in the same village. record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya (I) in S 1338, Durmukhi. Built in, at the beginning. Mentions a number of divisions (nadu) and subdivisions (parru) belonging to, the Mulvay-rajya and says that the manradis of these districts were, ordered by the king to pay a fee for the grazing of sheep and cows in the forest. The divisions were Tagadu nadu, Eyilnadu, Kalingarai-parru, Parur-parru, Mukkanur-parru, Perumalainadu, Arphurparru, Paiyur-parru, Kudivur-parru, Tensirmangalam-parru and four' others.

407. 252 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On four detached stones built into the platform round the flag-staff in front of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajaraja. deva (I) the date of which is lost. Contains portions of the historical introduction. Mentions Viranarayana-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Rajendrasinga-valanadu.

408. 253 of 1909.(Tamil.) On a pillar set up in front of the same temple. A record in Prabhava. Gift of lamp by Madappa 
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Dannayakkar alias Vallaladeva, younger brother of the Mahapradhana. Singaya-Dannayakkar, to the temple of Anaikatta-Perumal at Madhava-chaturvedimangalam.

				TIRUVANNAMALAI TALUK

				Arappakkam.

409. 38 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva, dated S. 1488. Records a grant made to the Jvarakandesvara temple of Vellore, at the request of Chinna Bomma Nayaka, by Mahamand Tirumalaiyadeva Maharaya (the younger brother of Ramaraja). See Vilppaka, grant of Venkata I for Vellore chiefs. S.I.I., I, No. 43, pp. 69--71.

				Avur.

410. Grant of land to the Siva temple by private parties. Antiquities, I, p. 205.

411. In the Siva temple. A private grant in S. 1393 (A.D. 1471), during the reign of Narasimhadeva of Vijayanagar Ibid., P 205.

				Chengama

In his Antiquities Mr. Sewell mentions five inscriptions in this place.

412. 105 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Rishabhesvara temple. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of land to the temple of Idavandurai at Sengaima.

413. 106 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Rishabhesvara temple. An incomplete and damaged record in S. 1180.

414. 107 of 1900.---(Tamil:) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Rishabhesvara temple. Registers a political compact entered into by three chiefs,---between Karikalachola-Adaiyurnadalvan and Sengeni Ammayappan Attimallan or Vikramasola Sambuvarayan on the one hand and Vidukadalagiaperumal on the otherthat they should not fight with each other but help one another in case of attack by others, and form no alliance 'with certain chiefs among whom Siyaganga was one. See No. 422 below.

415. 108 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

416. 109 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Mentions a certain Atkondan of Kannanur. [The Tamil poet Villiputturar was patronised by a king Varapati Atkondan but
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It is extremely doubtful whether the Atkondan of this inscription is the same as he.]

417. 110 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-first year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Srivallabhadeva. Built in.

418. III of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records verses in praise of a certain Vikki, king of Magada.

419. 112 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record of the Udaiyar king Viruppanna udaiyar, son of Hariyanna Udaiyar (i.e:, Harihara II) in S. 1318 expired, Dhatri. Records gift of land. [Viruppurm Udaiyar is the second of that name. He is the same as Virupaksha I.]

420. 113 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvana-chakravartin Parakrama-Pandyadeva, in his sixth year and S. 1262 (A.D. 1340). Built in ; records a gift of land. Venkayya suggests that he might have been the successor of Vira Pandya, "who became established on the Pandya kingdom after the flight of Sundara Pandya to Delhi in A.D. 1310." Ep. Rep., 1900, p. 8, para. 14.

421. 114 of 1900 (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Virarajendradeva. Built in ; records a gift of land.

422. 115 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1216-48), Registers a political compact between two chiefs, Karikalachola-nadalvan and Sengeni Ammayappan Attimallan. See No. 414 above. Vidugadalagia Perumal is here excluded.

				Tiruvannamalai.*

423. 469 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Arunachalesvara temple. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, who took the head of the Vira-Pandya, the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp. [The king referred to is probably Parantaka II Uttama Chola, " the destroyer of Vira-Pandya."]

424. 470 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for a lamp by the Chera queen Kilanadigal.

(Footnote: *In Ins. S. Dts., pp. 122--25 eleven inscriptions have been given under this heading, I have not thought it worth while to mark the corresponding epigraphs in the test. Two C.P. grants, however, which have not been noted by the Department I have given, under Nos. 548-A and B).
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425. 471 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivaman, who took the head of Vira-Pandya. Records gift of "ninety sheep for a lamp. See note to No. 423 above.

426. 472 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

427. 473 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

428. 474 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, the date of which is lost.

429. 475 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of twenty cows.

430. 476.0f 1902.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the. same shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

431. 477 of 1902.-----(Tamil.) On the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012 43). Records gift of land for offerings by a servant of the king.

432. 478 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra Chola I (1012-43). The inscription opens with the usual historical introduction of Rajendra Chola I. Records sale of land.

433. 479 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendia Choladeva (I, 1012---43). Records gift of land.

434. 480 of 1902.---(Tamil verse.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record of the Pallava king Nissamkamalla Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjinga, the protector of Mallai (Mavaliveram). Records gift of ornaments by the king and the erection of buildings by his son. [The latter claims to have driven the "Telungar " to the north to perish. Venkayya thinks it might refer to his fighting against the Kakatiyas who, during the time of Ganapati, took possession of Conjeeveram. (Ind. Antq., XXI, p. 197.) Venkayya- believed that the victor was one of the princes who took advantage of the subsequent weakness of the Kakatiyas, and was able to go far as Draksharamam itself. In his view, the Kopperunjingas of Conjeeveram, Draksharamam and Tripurantakam were identical.]. See No. 444 below.
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435. 481 of 1902. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the seventh year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva. Records gift of 54 cows.

436. 482 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pandya king Konerimelkondan Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull by sriranganathar alias Malavachakravartin of Varanavasi. [Sriranganatha was probably a member of the Yadavaraya line.]

437. 483 of 1902.- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Virupanna-Udaiyar II (i.e., Virupaksha I), son of Hariyappa-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1311, Sukla. Records gift of land. See Nos. 100 and 107.

484 of 1902.---(Tamil and Grantha.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the twentieth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva (I ?). Records gift of 73 cows and 25 calves by Parakrama-Pandyadeva.

439. 485 of 1902.--(Tamil,) On the north wall of the same prakara. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhurvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III (1216--48), corresponding to Saturday, 22nd May, 1232. Records gift of land to an image set up by Meykandadevan of Tiruvennainallur. Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 268. [The inscription gives a clue to the date of Meykanda, the disciple of Paranjoti Muni and the author of Sivagnanabodham, the chief Bible of Saiva Siddhanta philosophy. It is thus very important in the history of Tamil literature.]

440 486 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva. Records rules regarding the sale of house-sites in the temple street.

441. 487 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the Arunachalesvara temple. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva (contemporary of Rajaraja III). Records gift of 32 cows and one bull by Kakku-Nayakadeva, son of Madhusudanadeva, who was the younger brother of Vijaya-Ganda-gopaladeva. See Nos. 434 and 444.

442. 488- (a) of 1902.(Tamil.).. On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarjadeva (III ? 1216 48). Records gift of vessels and ornaments by the queen of Sadum-Perumal. See Nos. 434 and 444.

443. 488 (b) of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Pallava king Sakalahhuvanachakravartin.
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Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of silver vessels by the same queen. See No 434.

444. 489 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Pallava king Alagia Siyan Sakala-bhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land. From the fact that Maharaja Simha of Tripurantakam (Kurnool district) - had the same birudas as Perufijinga, and both had the title of Siya, Venkayya infers that both are identical. See 197, 198 and 202 of 1905 at Tripurantakam.. Also see note to No. 12 above. See No. 434,

445. 490 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of land by Rajarajadevan Vanakovaraiyan for the merit of Ponparippina Perumal. See Nos. 487 and 513.

446. 491 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III, corresponding to Friday, February 7th, A.D. 1248. - Records gift of 32 cows and 1 bull for a lamp. See Ep. Ind.; Vol. VIII, p. 6.

447. 492 of 1902,(Tamil.) A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of gold. [Evidently Rajadhiraja I, 1018-52, is intended, as he alone ruled for more than 32 years.]

448. 493 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records that a number of people joined together to reclaim certain land which had been neglected.

449. 494 of 1902.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III), corresponding to Sunday, 13th November 1233. Records gift of 120 sheep by the daughter of an officer of Yadavarayar. Ep. Ind , Vol. VIII, p. 269.

450. 495 of 1902,(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records gift of land, 32 cows and I bull by Tirukkalattidevan.

451. 496 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same Wall, A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?). R6cords that two persons pledged themselves not to leave the service of prince Pirudi Gangar.

452. 497 of 1902.---(Tamil and Grantha.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records gift of land by Rajagambhira Chediyarayan of Kiliyur. See No. 489 below.
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453. 498 of 1902.--(Tamil and Grantha.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year (i.e., 1250-51) of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajendra-Choladeva (III). Records gift of land by Simhana-dandanatha for the merit of his uncle Kampaya. [See 501 of 1904 at Vedaranyam in Tanjore district for a probable reference to the same chief.]

454. 499 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira-Vallaladeva (III) in S. 1262, Vikrama. Records gift of land by Vallappadannayakar. See No. 482 below.

455. 500 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land by the king. See Nos. 434 and 444.

456. 501 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?), the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of 32 cows and 1 bull for a lamp.

457. 502 of I902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of 32 cows and I bull for a lamp.

458. 503 of 1902.(Tamil..) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III), corresponding to Wednesday, April 22, A.D. 1.248. Records gift of land by Umai-Alvar, queen of Ilakkumadevar, Ep. Ind., VIII, p. 6. Compare No. 465 below.

459. 504 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III. Records gift of 50 cows by Venavudaiyan, the younger brother of Solakon, an officer of Kopperunjingan. Compare Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 272, where it is pointed out that the date corresponded to Sunday, December 17, A.D. 1245.

460. 505 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of 96 cows and 3 bulls for three lamps by Nila-Gangaraiyan.

461. 506 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of land by Tikkanai Perumal.

462. 507 of 1902..(Tamil verse.) On the same wall. Praises Vanadivakaran Ponparappinan alias Magadai-Perumal. See Nos. ,487 and 513.

463. 508 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of a golden spoon and cup by the queen of Sadum-Perumal. Compare No. 488 (a).
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464. 509 of 1902.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira-Vallajn-deva (iii), in S. 1262. Records gift of land by Vallappadanna-yakkar. Compare No. 472 above.

465. 510 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of a lamp by Umai-Alvar, the queen of Ilakkumadevar. Compare No. 458 above.

466. 511 of 1902.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Trihhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp by the queen of Katti-Arasar.

467. 512 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Pallava king Alagia Siyan Sakalabhuvana-chakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Kopperun-jingadevan. See No. 444 above.

468. 513 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kop-perunjingadeva. Records gift of a necklace by Kopperunjingadeva, See Nos. 434 and 444.

469. 514 of 902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pallava king Kopperunjingadeva, the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of 48 cows and 2 bulls for one and a half lamp by Kutttaduvan alias Chedirayan. See Nos. 434 and 444.

470. 515 of t902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records gift of money.

471. 516 of 1.902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), who took Madura, Ceylon, Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records that several chiefs promised allegiance to the king and to Chedirayadva, apparently the Prime Minister, and not to act against their interests or orders. See No. 455.

472. 517 of 1902.----(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Subrahmanya shrine in the same temple. An incomplete record in the twenty-seventh year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land, Mentions Nila-Ganga-raiyal. See Nos. 434 and 444.

473 518 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Pallava king Alagia Siyan Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records that Nangai-Alvar, queen of Nila-Gangaraiyar, granted land to an image which she had set up in the temple, See Nos, 434 and 444.
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474. 519 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Ekamranatha shrine in the same temple. A record in the thirteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of cows for lamps. See Nos. 434 and 444.

478. 520 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayarajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of land by Rajadhiraja-Karkatamarayan.

479. 521 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp by a merchant.

477. 522 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the eleventh year, Chitrabhanu, of the Chola king Tribhuvanavira-Choladeva. Records gift of land by a queen. [Dr. Kielhorn points out that the king referred to here is not Kulotturiga Chola III as the date does not agree that the only date between I000 and 1500 A.D. which is equal to the date of the epigraph is Friday, 23rd August 1342, and that we have therefore to infer that there was a king named Tribhuvanavirachola who began to rule some time between August 31, 1331 and August 23, 1332. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 7-8.]

478. 523 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south and west walls of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Sada-. Sivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1470, Kilaka. Records gift of land., Mentions Rajanarayanapuram, alias Arkadu (the modern Arcot).

479. 524 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 16 cows for half a lamp.

480. 525 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Chidam-baresvara shrine in the Arunachalesvara temple. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (?). Records that 52 cows and one bull were given for one and a half lamp by a private person (Nagan Kailayan) in order to atone for having accidentally killed another (Solan devan) when aiming an arrow at an antelope. [The expiation of grievous hurt was always made in Chola times in this manner. See N.A. 700 below.]

481. 526 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of gold and land.

482. 527 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp.
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483. 528 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine.  A damaged record of the Chola king Tribbuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladova., the date of which is lost. Records gift of a lamp. [Vira Rajendra was the title of the king who ruled from 1063 to 1070 and .Kulottunga III. Very probably it is the latter that is referred to here.]

484. 529 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp

485. 530 of 1902.--.(Tamil.) On the Kili gopura in the same temple, right of entrance. A record in the twenty-first year ofthe Pallava king Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp. See Nos. 434 and 444.

486. 531 of I902.(Tamil.) In the same place. . A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of an ornament by Virasekhara Kadavarayan.

487. 532 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records gift of 96 cows and 3 bulls for 3 lamps by Rajarajadevan Ponparappinan alias Vanakovaraiyan of Arakalur. See No. 513 below.

488. 533 of 1902.--(Tamil prose and verse.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land by the same person.

489. 534 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva ([II). Records gift of land for a lamp by an officer of Rajagambhira-Chediyarayar. See No. 455 above.

490. 535 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of ornaments by Kulottunga-Chola-Malaiyakularaya. [The last-mentioned chief was evidently Chediyaraya]

491. 536 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of Malaiyanur in Tagadanadu by Rajarajadevan alias Adiyaman of Tagadur (Dharmapuri) in Ganga-nadu. Dr. Venkayya identifies the Chola king with Kulottunga III as we know from other inscriptions that the son of that Rajaraja was a vassal of the same Chola king." See Nos. 487 and 513.

492. 537 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.
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493. 538 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III (1178-1216), who took Madura, Ceylon and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land by Malaiyan Narasimhavarman alias Karikala-Chola-Adiayarnadalvan.

494. 539 (a) of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the. Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III?). Records gift of land by Malaiyan Vinaivenran alias Karikala-Chola-Adaiyurnad-alvan.

495. 539 (B) of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?). Records gift of two villages by Nila-Gangan Kariya-Perumal.

496. 540 of 1902.--.-(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 64 cows and 2 bulls for 2 lamps.

497. 541 of 1902.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Triblitivanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp by a chief of Tagadur.

498. 542 of I902.(Grantha.) In the same place. Records the building of the gopura by the minister Bhaskara. [We have no evidence to say whether this person was Bhaskara Raya, the author of the Vaidika nigantu, and Bhavanapanishadprayogavidhi or Bhaskara, the author of the Siddhantakaumudivilasa. His name also reminds us of Bhaskara Irugappa Dandanatha who compiled the Nanartharatnnamala and of the author of the Samarajagana prayoga. See Dr. Hultzsch's Rep. Sans. MSS., Vol. III.]

499. 543 of 1902.(Tamil verse.) On the Kili gopura in the Arunachalesvara temple, right of entrance. Mentions Magadan Vanarpiran.

500. 544 of 1902.---(Grantha.). In the same place. Alludes to the gilding of the temple by a Bana chief.

501. 545 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. Records gift of taxes.

502. 540 of 1902,(Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?). Records gift of land by a chief of Pangalanadu named Piridivi-Gangan Vanniya-Madevan. See No. 451 for a feudatory of Rajaraja Ill of this name.

503. 547 of 1902.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money by a guild of merchants.
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504. 548 of 1902.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-ninth year of Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land by Sediran Vanarayan.

505. 549 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 2 cows for a lamp.

506. 550 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records that certain merchants vowed to supply a flag at each of the three annual festivals.

507. 551 of 1902.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp by Edirili-Chola-Sambuvarayan. See No. 509.

508. 552 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the second year of the Chola king Virarajendra-Choladeva (I or II ?) Records repairs to a tank.

509. 553 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp by Vikrama-Chola Sambuvarayan. See No. 507.

510. 554 of 1902.--(Tamil verse.) In the same place. Praises Ponparappinan alias Magadai-Perumal. See Nos. 462, 487 and 513.

511. 555 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp.

512. 556 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

513. 557 of 1902.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanaviradeva Kulottunga III). Records the gilding of the central shrine and the gift of three villages by Rajarajadevan Ponparappinan alias Vanakovaraiyan of Arkalur. The date corresponded to Sunday, 2nd June, A.D. 1213, See No. 487 above and Ep. Ind., VIII, p. 4.

514 558 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva. (III), who. took Madura, Ceylon and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land by Cholendrasimha Prithivi-Gangan. See Nos, 451 and 502.

515. 559 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin
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Kulottunga-Choladeva. States the purposes for which the proceeds of certain taxes had to be utilised.

516. 560 of 1902. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records that the temple authorities assigned certain land to two persons in recognition of benefits conferred on the temple.

517. 561 of 1902.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 24 sheep for a quarter lamp.

518. 562 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the Vallala gopura in the Arunachalesvara temple, right of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Ariyanna Udaiyar (i.e., Harihara II) in S. 1299, Pingala. Records gift of paddy and money for the maintenance of the watchman at the Vira-Vallala gate. See Mr. Sewell's local list, No. II (Antiquities, I, p. 207).

519. 563 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1433, Pramoduta. Records gift of land. [This is apparently Mr. Sewell's No. 12 in the local list where it is said to record an exchange of land between some private parties.]

520. 564 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Vijayabhapatiraya Udaiyar, son of Vira Devaraya (I), in S. 1340, Vilambin. Orders that. the ldangai and the Valangai castes of Tiruvannamalai should enjoy-the same privileges. See Sewell's local list No. 8 in his Antiquities, Vol. I, p. 207.

521. 565 of 1902.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Viruppanna Udaiyar (II, i.e., Virupaksha I), son of Ariyappa-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1310, Vibhava. Records remission of taxes to the temple.

522. 566 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Devaraya Maharaya, the date of which is lost. See Mr. Sewell's local list, No. 7.

523. 567 of 1902.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva Maharaya in the S. 1489, Prabhava. Records remission of certain taxes in the villages belonging to the temple by order of Achyutappa Nayaka. [This is evidently No. 9 of Mr. Sewell's local list, which is however doubtful.]

524. 568 of I902.(Tamil and Grantha.) In the same place. A record, of the Vijayanagara king Vira Vijayabhupatiraya-Udaiyar, son of Vira Devaraya Maharaya (I) in S. 1335, Vijaya Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp by' Annadata Udaiyar, son of the minister Savundapp-Udaiyar.

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525. 569 of 1902.--(Tamil and Kanarese.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king. Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in S. 1359, Pingala. Records gift of land.

526. 570 of 1902.(Tamil..) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Mallikarjunaraya (son of Devaraya II in S., 1375, Srimukha. Records gift of land.

527. 571 of 1902.----(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-second year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachak-ravartin Sri Vallabhadeva. Records remission of taxes.

572 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the second prakara of the same temple, right of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppanna Udaiyar (II, i.e., Virupaksha I), son of Hariyanna-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1310, Vibhava. Records that the king's cousin Jammapa-Udaiyar (son of Kampapa II and grandson of Bukka I) granted land to provide for five persons who had to recite the Veda for the merit of his deceased father Kampapa-Udaiyar IL [In S. Ind. bums., Vol. No. 72 Jammana is misread as Ommana. In Mack. MSS. (Ins. S. Dts., p. 123, No. 2) the Saka date is given as 1312.]

529. 573 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the gopura in the west wall of the third prakara of the same temple, right of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Jammana-Udaiyar, son of Kampana-Udaiyar II, son. of Vira-Bokkanna-Udaiyar I, in S. 1296 Ananda. Refers to the same grant. See note to the previous inscription.

530. 574 of 1902.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of 1,000- pillared mantapa in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishpnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1438, Dhatu. Refers to the king's conquests of Udayagiri, Rauttaraya Mahapatra, Addanki, Vinukonda, Bellamkonda, Kondavidu, etc.. the capture and pardon of Virabhadrayya, the son of Prataparudra of Orissa, Naraharideva, son of Kumara Hammirapatra, Mallu Khan of Rachur, etc. To commemorate this he built the Amaresvara temple at Dharanikota. The inscription records that at Tiruvannamalai he built the thousand-pillared mantapa, the tank near the same, the gopura of eleven storeys, etc. [See the Amaravati and Sendamangalam inscriptions. See also Ins. S. Dts., p. 122, No. I and Antiquities, p. 206, No. 2 in the local list.].

531. On certain copper pots for camphor lamp. Records that Venkatapati Raya, "the Prime Minister of Mysore Samastanam " gave in S 1663, Akshaya, a pot (4 bharas in weight) to God Arunachalesvara. Ins. S. Dts., p. 123, No. 3.

532. A. C.P. in the Pareyanad ' matham. Records that in the reign of Krishnadeva Maharaya, a certain " Aravalutha modalian" and the inhabitants of the 56' Nadus erected a matham for the Tambiran of " aleyarum conda", besides the Vimana of the Amman temple, and gave the village of Melapalayur (?) as a free gift to the
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temple for the maintenance of the Tambirans, besides an allowance of 6 panams in marriage, rice and cloth. See M.S.S. Dts., p. 123, No. 5.

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							Ambur (Anmaiyur of the inscriptions).

533. 4 of 1896.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Nagesvara shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Rajasekharamaharaya, son of Mallikarjunadeva, in S. 1390 expired, Sarvadharin. Mentions Saluva-Narasingayadeva (the usurper) and Sennayadeva.

534. 5 of 1896.----(Tamil.). On a stone set up near the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Cheladeva. Records gift to the Nagesvara temple at Anmaiyur by the inhabitants of Sittirameji-nadu. [For the local legend of the Nagesvara temple see N.A. Manual II, p. 425]

535. 6 of 1896.(Tamil.) On the base of the north wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (HI) in Krodhana, S. 1248. Records gift of land to the Nagesvara temple at Anmaiyur.

536. 7 of 1896.----(Tamil.) On a stone set up in the Kangarettika Street in the same place- A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Pallava king Ko-Vijaya-Nripatungavikramavarman. [This, as well as the next stone, has a bas-relief representing a warrior, with bow and sword, chauris, lamp, fruits, etc., as he is pierced by. arrows. The inscriptions record the death of a son and a nephew of one Akalankatturayar in a cattle-raid of the ruler of Nulambapadi against Anmaiyur.] See Ep. Ind. IV, 180-3.

537. 8 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On a stone set up to the right of No. 7. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Pallava king Ko-Vijava-Nripatungavikramavarman. [See the previous inscription.] The soldier was the immediate servant of Pirudi Gangaraiyar whom Dr. Hultzsch identifies with the. W. Ganga Prithvipati I (son of Sivamara II, conqueror of Varaguna Pandya and opponent of Amoghavarsha I).

								Ariyur (Arugur).

538. 37 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone in the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva in S. 1488. See S.I.I I, No. 44, p. 71.

								Attiyur.

539. A. C.P. is given in Ins. S. Dts. (in Mack. MSS., p. 27, No. 5) granting the village of Attiyar as a free gift to Brahmans by Bukka Raya.
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					Ganganur called Gangeyanallur in Karaivali Andinadu

The inscriptions of this place are not in their original order and it has therefore been inferred that either the original temple was destroyed and rebuilt or that it was built of stones belonging to another old temple.

540. 16 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) A record in the Gangesvara temple. Ammayappesvara Nayanar is mentioned. Noticed in S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 99, p. 129.

541. 17 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same temple. A record of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambava. S.I.I Vol. I, No. 1060, p. 129. [This king came to the throne in 1337.]

542 to 546. 18 to 22 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) Fragmentary record in the same temple. S.I.I., Vol. I, Nos. 101-5.

547. 23 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same temple. A record in the forty-first year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. This is noticed in S.I.I., Vol. 1, No. 106, p. 129.

548. 24 of 1887..(Grantha and Tamil.) On the north wall of Perumal temple. A record of the seventeenth year of Sakalaloka-chakravartin Venrumankonda Sambuvaraya, the details of the date being Monday, Purvapaksha prathamai, Rohini nakshatra, in Rishabha in Pramathi. Records that one Tiruvengadam Udaiyan sold to the assembly of Gangeyanallur or Nilakanthachaturvedimangalam and that of Sri Mallinathachaturvedimangalam one kani of land for 1704.(IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 104) S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 52, pp. 77- 8.

								Karanipakkam. (Kalanipakkam.)

549. 65 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) Front wall of a mantapa. A record of the Karnatic king Vira-Venkatapatiraya II in Chitrai 5 of Srimukha, S.1556. Records that a Govindappa Naik built a mantapa to serve as a watershed and choultry and endowed lands. S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 133, pp. 136-7.

								Munjurpattu.

550. 25 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) A record inside the Perumal temple.

								Nelluvayi. (Nelvay.)

551. 26 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a pillar in front of Ramasvami Perumal temple. A record of Vira-Venkatapatideva II in S. 1557, Yuva. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 107, p. 130.

								Pallikondai.

552. 71 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) A, record on the wall of Sri Ranganayaka-Perumal temple, dated S. 1554 (expired),
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Durmati (not consistent). 1554 is evidently mistake for 1544. S.I.I Vol I, No. 139, p. 138. [For the local legend and religious importance. See N.A. Manual, p. 424.]

								Perumai ( Perumugai.)

553. 43 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone. A record of the Karnata king Rangadeva (1578-86). Gift of the village by Krishnappa Naik at the request of Chinna Bomma Naik to the Jvara-kandesvara shrine at Vellore. Other details same as in Nos. 565 and 563 below. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 49, P. 75.

								Poygai.

Poygai was called in Chola times Rajendracholanallur. It was noted for its Arulalaperumal or Chitramelimalai-mandala-Vinnagar temple.

554. & 555. 72 and 73 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the Perumal temple. A record in the twenty-second year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III) in S. 1160. Records gift of the village of Kumaramangalam and two others, by a Kerala merchant Adi Rama, which he bought from Sengeni Virasani Ammayappan Ajagia Solan Edirili Sambuvarayan. The taxes and cesses are enumerated. S.I.I., Vol. I, Nos. 59 and 60.

556. & 557. 74 and 75 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same temple. A record in the twenty-fourth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III) in S. 1161. Records the gift of the village of Puttur. Ibid., No. 61. The inscription is of value in enumerating all items of village revenue. These are divided into two heads, viz., nellaya (xxx), in kind and kasaya (xxx) in cash. Amidst the former are enumerated. (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 105) etc.: Antaraya Vetti and other taxes like those on documents, Ajivakas, cloths, oil-mills, washermen.

558. 76 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) A record in the same temple. A duplicate of the above.

559. 77 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same temple. A record in the twenty-eighth year of Rajarajadeva (III) in S. 1165 (expired). Records the gift of the village of Attiyur, bought from the same Sambuvaraya and endowed by the same donor. Ibid., No. 64, pp. 92-3.

								Sadupperi.

560. 27 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone in the Gramadevata temple. A record in the fifty-second year of the
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Pallava king Kovijaya-Nandivikramavarman. Noticed in S.I.I., No. 108, p. 130.

561. 28 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On an Alavukkal in the tank. A record of the Chola king   Ko-Parakesarivarman. S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 109, p. 130.

562. 40 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone in th e same plate. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva, in S. 1488 Akshaya (same date as in Ariyur and Arumbarutti records). Records gift of the village by Tirumalaiya deva at the request of Chinna Bomma Naik to the Jvarakandesvara temple at Vellore. S.I.I., Vol. 1, No. 46, pp. 72-3.

								Sampanginellur.

563. 42 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone. A record of the Karnata king Rangadeva (I). Gift of the village by Krishnappa Naik at the request of Chinna Bonima Naik. Date same as that at Satuvachcheri. See S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 48, pp. 74-5. See also No. 553 above.

								Satyamangalam.

564. A C.P. grant of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya (II)., (Sanskrit in Nandinagari aphalbet) is published in Ep. Ind., Vol. III, pp. 35-41. It records the gift of the agrahara of Chiteyaturu, (renamed Devarayapuram) in Anda-nadu, a subdivision of Mara-taganagarapsanta, on Monday, new moon, Ashadha, S. 1346,, Krodhi, which corresponded, according to Dikshit, to Monday, 26th, June, A.D. 1424. The grant was made at the Virupaksha temple on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. A summary of the epigraph, is also given in Ep. Rep., Oct. 1890, p. 2.

								Sattuvachcheri.

565. 41 of 1887. (Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone. A record of the Karnata king Rangadeva (I, 1578-86) in S. 1497 (expired)., Records grant to the Vellore temple of the village of Sattuvachcheri by his feudatory Krishnappa Naik at the request of Vellore Chinna Bomma Naik. [For another inscription of Krishnappa dated S. 1500, see Mys. Inscrns., p. 220. The details of the date are S. 1497 Yuva, Wednesday, Krishnapaksha Trayodasi in Makhara. The) inscription has been edited in S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 47, pp. 73-4.] See Nos. 553 and 563 above.

								Seduvalai.

566. 78 of 1887. (Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone. A record.) of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva in S. 1489, Prabhava. Gift,, to Margasahaya, the deity of Virinchipuram. S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 140, p. 138.
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								Sekkanur

567. 29 of 1887. (Grantha and Tamil.) A record on a stone in the same place, saying that the village was granted to the Vellore temple, S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 50, p. 76.

								Sembakkam.

568 to 570. 30-32 of 1887.(Archaic Grantha and Tamil.) On the base of Isyara temple in the same place. All are fragmentary. The first (on the west base) records some gift by the assembly of Velar alias Paramesvaramangalam to Adidasa Chandesvara. The second, which is a similar gift, mentions Semmanpakkam and Rajendracholesvara, evidently the name of the temple itself. The third (on the south base) begins with the description of the boundaries of some gift. See S.I.I Vol. 1, Nos. 110-2, p. 130.

								Sevur.

571. 33 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On three stones in the wall of Perumal temple. A record of Devaraya II of Vijayanagar. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 133,pp. 130-1.

						Solapuram (8 miles south of Vellore.)

The ancient name of this place was Kattuttumbur and it was included in Pangalanadu in Paduvur kottam, in Jayankondachola-mandalam.

572. 421 of 1902 and II of 1887.(Tamil). On, the north base of the ruined Siva temple. A damaged record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). Uyyakkondan Solapuram is said to have belonged to Mugainadu, a subdivision of Pangalanadu (which included Vellore, Tirumalai near Polur, etc.).

573. 422 of 1902 and 12 of 1887.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I. Records gift of a lamp. Noticed in S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 96. p. 128.

574. 423 of 1902.(Tamil) On the east base of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Parantaka I, the date of which is lost. Records gift of land to the Nandikampesvara temple at Kattuttumbur.

575. 424 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the' same base. A record in the thirty-first year, the king's name in which is lost. Records gift of land by Prithivi-Gangaraiyan. See note to No. 586.

576, 525 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south base of the same temple. An incomplete record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottuaga-Choladeva.
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577. 426 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On a slab set up at the Kaliyamman temple in the same village. A damaged record. Mentions the wife of Prithivi Gangaraiyar. See note to 586.

578. 427 of 1902.--(Grantha.) On the north wall of the Perumal temple in the same village. A fragment of record. Mentions Prithivi-Gangarasar.

579. 428 of 1902.(Tamil.) On a rock east of the Kallanguttai tank close to the hill in the same village. A record of the Rash-trakuta king Kannaradeva in S. 871. Published in Ep. Ind. VII, page 194 f. The inscription says that (in year 2 of the reign of Rajaditya, i.e., 948.-9) Kannaradeva killed Rajaditya, and entered Tondamandalam. On this occasion a pond was constructed for the merit of Kallinangai, the daughter of the Ganga Hastimalla Kannara Prithvigangaraiyar, who died at Arunguneam. See Nos. 586, 592 and 633.

580. 429 of 1902 and 13 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On three stones unearthed in the tope opposite to the Siva temple in the same village. A record in the eighth year of the Ganga-Pallava king Vijaya-Kampa, whom Dr. Hultzsch proves to be the son of Vijaya Nandivikramavarman, grandson of Dantivarman and brother of Nripatunga. The inscription says that in the eighth year of Vijaya-Kampa king Rajaditya, son Prithivigangaraiyar, constructed the Isvara temple on his father's death. [Prithyigangarai-yar was evidently Prithvipati II] See Nos. 586, 592 and 633. Ep. Ind, VII, 192-3.

581. 14 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the inner wall of the Perumal temple. A record in the twenty-third year of the Pallava king Kovijaya. [Kampa]Vikramavarman. Edited in S. Ind. Inscrns., I, pp. 78-9 (No. 53) and Ep. Ind, VII, pp. 193-4 which corrects mistakes in the former edition. The inscription records the building of the temple of Narayana, named after the village of Kanakavalli in which some land was granted to it.

582. 15 of 1387.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone on the tank-bond. A record of the Karnata king Venkatappa-Nayaka in S. 1546. S.I.I., I. P. 28, No. 198.

583. 343 of I912.(Tamil.) On the south base of the ruined Siva temple. Records in the tenth year of Kulottunga (III) the gift of certain taxes (silvari) to the temple of Rajarajesvaramudaiyar at Uyyakkondan Solapuram, by Sengeni Ammaiyappan Kannudai-permal alias Vikrama-Chola Sambuvarayan.

584. 344 of 1912.(Tamil.) A fragmentary record of the twentieth year of Parakes. Rajendrachola (I) registering a sale of land (14,000 kulis by the padinarusankol) to the Mahadeva temple by the local residents.

585. 345 of 1912.(Tamil.) On two detached stones in the. same temple. Records gift of land by Kannaradeva or
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Prithivigangaraiyar, i.e., Prithvipati II., first subordinate of the Chola Parantaka I. and then of the Rashtrakuta Krishna III. See No. 586.

586. 346 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the base of the ruined Siva temple. A record of the Western Ganga king Hastimalla (Prithvipati IL) alias Kannaradeva-Prithvigangaraiyar in S. 875. Records a gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to a temple of Isvara and mentions Kattutturnbur (i.e., Solapuram). The inscription shows that Prithvipati became a vassal of the Rashtrakuta Krishna III. after Parantaka I. [See Nos. 579, 592 and 633. The inscription has been edited in Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 195-7]

								Tellur.

The name of this village in Vijayanagar times was Telliyur or Pukkalappuram and it was included in Vadapuri Andinadu, in Pangalanadu in Paduvur kottam.

587. 34 of 1887.--.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the base of Isvara temple. (A record of the Chola king Udaiyar Kulottunga, on a stone.) A record of Virapratapa Devaraya Maharaya (II) of Vijayanagara, in S. 1353, Sadharana (Monday, purvapaksha panchami, sravana, in karkataka). Records Naranan and others as servants of the temple. See S. Ind. Inscrns., No. 54, Pp. 79--80.

								Vellore.

A long description of the local history and antiquities is given in N.A, Manual, II, 417-22. Vellore was situated in 'Pangalanadu in Paduvur kottam.

588. to 591. (603	6) 6 to 9 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) Record the perpetual devotion of a certain Chandrapillai of Katteri, See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, Nos. 91-4, pp. 126-8

592. 10 of 1887.-----(Grantha and Tamil.) A record on top of Bavaji hill of the Pallava king Kannaradeva (i.e., Krishna Ill, whose contemporary was the Pallava chief) Tribhuvanadhira Nulamba in his twenty-sixth year. The inscription mentions Virachola, i.e., Hastimalla Prithvipati II, who, as the N.A. 633 shows, was first a feudatory of Parantaka I and then of Krishna III, Nulamba was the feudatory of Virachola.. See Ep. Ind., IV, pp. 81-3 and S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, p. 75.

593. 41 of 188.--(Grantha and Tamil.) Stone put up inside the inner gopura of the temple. Ahavamalla twice mentioned. [Ahavamalla might be the Chalukya king who ruled from 1042 to 1068.]

								Veppambattu.

It was in Andinadu in Agaparru.

594. 35 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the Virupakshesvara temple, A record of the Vijayanagara king Bukka (II) in
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S. 1328 expired, Vijaya (Thursday, ,Jyeshtha bahula-amavasyal). Records gift of revenue (which is mentioned in Kulapramanas of pon, kovais and panams from two villages to the temple of Virapaksha at Veppambattu. [The inscription is of value in the history of finance, currency and numerical palaeography. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. 1, No. 55, pp. 80-2.]

595. 36 of 1887.----(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same temple. A record of Tirumalai-Nayaka in S. 1443, making a gift to the temple. See S. hid. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 114, p. 131.

								Vakkanapuram (near Virinchipuram).

596. 79 of I887.---(Grantha and Tamil.) A record on the walls of the Isvara temple. Records that a number of people founded the Okkaninranayanar temple and granted to it a madaivilagam and 3 velis of land. The grant was entrusted to one Kadamba-vanabhatta. The villagers bear royal names like Virasola Brahmarayan, Chedirayan, Mavendirayan, etc. The record mentions that in other lands a tax of one kalam and 4 nalis of paddy and a quarter panam on every 100 kulis will be collected, See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 65, pp. 92-4.

								Virinjipuram.*

Included in the Padavidu rajya (known after Padavedu in Polur taluk) which was a division of jaynkonda tondamandalam.

597. 44 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) Inside the front gopura to the left. A record of the Vijayanagara king Immadi Narasimharaya in S. 1418, Rakshasa. Mentions Periya. Timmarasu Udaiyar and a mantapa built by Errama Nayaka at Tiru-Virinchipuram. Sec S. had.. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 115, p. 131.

598. 45 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Ganda-kattari saluva Dharanivaraha Narasimharaya in S. 1395, Nandana. A gift to valittunai Nayanar, the deity. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 116, p. 131.

599. 46 of 1887.----(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same place. A record of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 117, p. 132.

600. 47 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) In the temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva in S. 1463, Playa. Mentions a certain Krishnama Naik, See S. Ind . Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 118, p. 132.

(Footnote:  *It may be pointed out here that the temple of this place is celebrated by Navanita kavi, the son of Vedapurisha, Yajvan of the Vadhulagotra, who was a native of this place. It is called Virinchipuranathacharita. See Dr. Hultzsch's Rep. Sans. MSS. III, p. VII and No. 2186. See also N.A. Manual, II, pp. 423-7, for an excellent description of the historical and religious importance of the place.)
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601. 48 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) Inside the front gopura to the right. A record of the time of the Vijayanagara king Saluva Narasimhadeva in S. 1404 expired, Subhakrit current-recording gift to the deity by Nagama Naik. [It is impossible to say definitely whether this Nagama Naik was the father of Visvanatha, the founder of the Naik dynasty of Madura. See bid. Antq, Jan. 1914 ff.]

602. 49 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya in S. 1347 expired [Wednesday, Anusha, 6th lunar and 3rd solar day, Panguni, in Visvavasu.] Records that all classes of Brahmans in Padaividu Rajya [Kannadigas, Tamilas, Telungas, Ilatas of all gotras, sutras and sakhas] met in the presence of God Gopinatha and settled the sacred law that they should conclude marriage by kanyadana and not after receiving gold, the penalty being excommunication and their punishment by king. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 56, pp. 82-4.

603. 50 of 1887,(Grantha and 'Tamil.) In the temple. A' record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva in S. 1457 . expired, Nandana. Seems to record the gift of a number of kulis of land to two Brahmans Timmappaiyan and Saivadirayar Vasantarayaguru. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 120, P. 132.

604. 51 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the base of the hack of the front gopura, to the right. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva in S. 1435 expired, Srimukha current. S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 121, p. 132.

605. 52 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the back gopura of the temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva in S. 1432 expired, Pramoduta. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No, 123, P. 133.

606. 53 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) Inside the back gopura of the temple. .A record of the Vijayanagara king .Achyutadeva in S. 1454 expired, Nandana. Records gift of the villages of Siraleri, Virarasur, etc., by the Karnikka Virappaiyan of the Gautamanvaya. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 123, p. 133.

607. 54 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On stone built into courtyard floor of the temple. A record of the Pallava king Kovi jaya-Nandivikramavarman, in his ninth year. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol, I, No. 124, p. 133.

608. 55 of 1887,---(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same place in the temple. A record in the forty-seventh year of the Pallava king Kovijaya-Nandivikramavarman. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 125, P. 133.

609. 56 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar
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Rajendradeva (conquered Ahavamalla). Records that the villagers of Gangamarttandapurarn in Miyarinadu in Adhirajendravalanadu Jayankonda Chloa-mandalam gave lands to God Somesvara for flower garden and lamps. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 127, pp. 134-5.

610. 57 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the temple. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ka-Parakesarivarman. (Parantaka I). See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 126, p. 133.

611. 58 of 1.887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) In the temple. A record of Alagiya ...... Sambuyaraya. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 129, p. 135

612. 59 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the temple. A record of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 128, p. 135.

613. 60 of 1887.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the temple. A record of the king Bommunayakka in S. 1471, Saumya. (Thursday, Punarvasu, Purvapaksha Saptami of Mesha), saying that the king, for the merit of Macha Naik of Vellore, laid the pavement round the temple. See S. Ind. Inserns.,Vol. I, No. 57, pp. 84-5. N.A. Manual, II, p. 427.

614. 61 of 1887.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On a stone at the south entrance. A record of the Karnata king Venkatapatideva I, in S. 1514 (Nandana year, 6th Tai), saying that Periya Errarna Naik of Punnarrur granted a house for the location of a matha to Ananda Namasivaya Pandaram, disciple of Chidambaram Guru-namasivayamurti. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 58, pp. 85-6. [The inscription is of literary importance as it gives a clue to the date of Guhainamasivaya and his disciple Gurunamasivaya. The latter was the author of Paramarahasyamalai, Chidambara venba, Annamalai venba, etc. For his career see Abhidanachintamani, p. 302. His preceptor, so called from his residence in a guhai or cave at Tiruvannamalai, was the Siddha who wrote the Arunagiriandadi. See Ibid., p. 288.]

								WALAJAPET TALUK.

								Ayal (Ayilam).

614-A. No. 138, Sewell's list--(discovered at Ayal.).(Nandi-nagari characters.) Records a grant of the Vijayanagara king. It evidences the bestowal of the village of Devarayapuram, as an agraharam, by the sovereign Devaraya II, in S. 1349 (A.D. 1427), cyclic year Parabhava, on his household priest Narasimhacharya. The latter divides his village into shares between himself and eight other Brahmanas.

								Gudimallur (Kudimallur)

615. 416 of 1905.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Bhumisvara temple. A record in the fourth year of
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Sakalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya. Registers a gift of land to the temple of Kadarangondacholisvaramudaiya-Nayinar in Karaivaii-Valliyur, a village of Kalavaipparru in Paduvor kottam See N.A. Manual, II, p. 435.

616. 417 Of 1905.(Tamil).) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadevar Maharayar in S. 1472, Sadharana. The king bears saluva birudas. Mentions Kalavaipparru in Perundimiri-nadu, a subdivision of Paduvur-kottam. Records certain arrangements made with regard to the digging of a river channel (arrukkal.). Mentions Kumara Krishnappa-Nayaka and Chinna-Bomma-Nayaka, the chiefs of Vellore.

617. 418 of 19o5.(Tamil.) On the -same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Tirubhuvanachakravartin Vira Pandyadeva. Mentions the temple of Kidarangondacholis-varamudaiya-Nayanar at Malliyur. [The inscription reminds the student of the biruda of the Chola king Rajadhiraja I "who took the. head of the Pandya," who was "the conqueror of Vira Pandya of Mallayur." It seems to me that, after conquering Vira Pandya, Rajadhiraja should have established the temple in his father's name.]

618. 419 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva [I?]. Built in. Mentions the temple of Kidarangondacholisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Karaivali-Valliyur, a village in Kalavaipparru, a district of Paduvur-kottam. There is reference also to the right and left hand castes.

619. 420 of 1905..--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana-Sambuvaraya. Registers a remission of taxes in favour of Palatali (temple) at Karaivali-Kalpparru, a village in Kalavaipparru.

620. 421 of 1905.---(Tamil.) On the south. wall of the same shrine. Registers in Virodhikrit, an order of Bommu-Nayan-Lingama-Nayakar to the weavers of Valliyur.

621. 422 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Ariyana-Udaiyar in Dundubhi, i.e., S. 1305. Refers to a fight between the right and left hand castes which lasted for four years. See the inscriptions of Uttattur in Trichinopoly district or Ep. Rep., 1913, p. 109, for details about these two caste divisions.

622. 423 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Jatavarman Perumal Sundara-Pandyadeva, the date of which is lost. Built in at the beginning. Seems to record a gift of land.

623. 424 of 1905..--(Tamil.) On the south and east walls of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of Rajanarayana-Sambuvaraya Tirumallinadan. Records gift of land.
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624. 425 of .1905.(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record in seventh year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana-Sambuvaraya. Records that the king remitted taxes payable both in money and in kind on lands whose crops had suffered in Kalavaipparru (a portion of modem North Arcot). Such lands could not otherwise be taken up for cultivation. This order .was to be engraved in the temples at Tiruvallam, Gudimallur (in the temple of Mannai-Nayanar) and Kalavai.

								Kadapperi.

625. No. 82, Sewell's list.(Grantha.) Records a grant by Srigirindra Maharaja, son of Vijaya Bhupati and brother of Deva Raya II, of a village named Nipatataka or Kadapperi, re-named Vijayarayapuram, as free gift, to a number of Brahmans and to two temples in S. 1346 [Mr. Sewell gives a wrong reading of the date, namely, S. 1425 (A.D. 1503), cyclic year Krodhi. He also misreads the name of the village and believes that it might be Vijaya-gopalapuram in the Kalahasti or Vijayapuram in Karvetinagar Zamindari. [The inscription has been edited by Mr. M. Narayanasami Aiyar in Ep.Ind., VIII, pp. 306-17, and the mistakes of Mr. Sewell have been. corrected. The inscription says that while Devaraya (II) succeeded to the throne of his father, his younger brother srigiribhupala went to the country of Maratakapuri and ruled it, and then made a grant of land to Sampatkumara Pandita and other learned men on Friday, Revati Nakshatra, Uttanadvadasi, Krodhin, S. 1346, which corresponded, according to Kielhorn, to Friday, the 3rd November, .A.D. 1424. Sampatkumara is said to be the son of a very learned doctor named Govinda Pandita. Vijayaramapuram of Mr. Sewell is wrong reading for Vijayaraya-pura. Venkayya identifies Maratakapuri with Virinchipuram, and Mr. Narayanasami Aiyar has identified Nipatataka with Kadapperi (Walajapet taluk). The inscription refers also to Kalavai, Kaveripakkarn, etc.]

								Kalavai.

626. 228 of 190I.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Tirukkalisvara temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Adhirajendradeva. Records sale of land to the temple of Tirukkarisvara at UIagalanda-Solachaturvedimangalam.

627. 229 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A. record in the seventh year of the Chola king Para-Kesarivarman alias Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land. Kalavai is here called Rajanarayana-chaturvedimangalam.

628. 230 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of Rajanarayana Sambuvarayan. Records that the king remitted certain taxes on fields, the crops of which had suffered.
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629. 231 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of land, two lamps and two cows.

630. 232 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine, left of entrance. A record in the seventeenth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1216-35). Begins with Samasta-jagad-: adhara. Records a gift of land to the Tirukkarisvara temple at Kalavai.

								Viravalli (near Lalapet).

630-A. 611 of 1904.(Tamil.) On a rock in the Pallar street. A much damaged record in S. 1405 of the Vijayanagara king Mallikarjuna.

					Panchapandavamalai (near Arcot) also called Tiruppannmalai.

See N. A. Manual, II, p. 310, for a description of the local Jain antiquities.

631. 10 of 1895.--(Tamil.) On a boulder. A record in the fiftieth year of the Pallava king Nandipottarasar, saying that the images of a Yakshi named Ponniyakkiyar and a saint Naganandin which are preserved to the present day were cut out of the rock by Naranan, the son of Maruttuvar of Pugalalaimangalam. See Ep. Ind., Vol. IV , p. 136-7. Yakshas and Yakshis were guardian deities of Jain temples. See Des. Cat., Sans. MSS., XVI, pp. 6367-8, for a work on their method of worship.

632. 19 of 1890.On the rock. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajarajakesarivarman (i.e., Rajaraja I). Mentions Tiruppamalai which mentions Peruntimiri nadu, a division of Paduvar-kottam. Records a gift to the sanctuary on the hill by " a certain Lataraja Virachola who seems to have been a vassal of Rajaraja."

								Sholingur.*

633. 9 of 1896.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a boulder near the tank. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parantaka I. The inscription mentions the Ganga feudatory Prithvipati II,

(Footnote: *The Cholasimhapura of the Guruparamparas and Cholapuri of the inscriptions. The temple on the local hill, dedicated to Narasimha, is noticed in the Prabandhas and so very ancient. The Guruparamparas and Virvagunadaria of Venkatadhvarin also refer to it. The orthodox name of the hill is Gadigai or Ghatikachalam. On account of its antiquity and sanctity it has always been a prominent centre of Vaislnavism and some .of the great leaders of the creed are connected with it. Adivan Sathakopasvami, the founder of the Ahobilam matha had, says the Satsampradayamuktavali, the management of the temple, but it subsequently came into the hands of the influential family of Doddacharya, a contemporary of Appaiya Dikshita and Kotikanyadanam Tatacharya and a learned writer on Visishtadvatism. Fora short but excellent account of the place see N.A. Manual, II, pp. 435-7.)
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Hastimalla or Virachola [see Nos. 592, 579 and 580], lord of Banas and conqueror of an unnamed enemy in the battle of Vallala. Hastimalla is also called Lord of Parivipura (Vilippuram taluk ?) and is said to have executed the gift by Parantaka I of a paddy field for the upkeep of a tank (evidently the large local tank). See Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, pp. 221-25.

634. 10 of 1896.---(Tamil.) On a stone in the north-west corner of the Narasimhasvamin temple in the same place. First line of the record is lost.

635. II of 1896.--(Telugu.) On a boulder in the Anjaneya temple on a hill in the same place. A record on the Vijayanagara king Ramadevamaharaya of Penugonda in S. 1542 expired, Raudra. Beginning only copied. (Rama deva was the claimant who eventually succeeded in the civil war which, as Barrados says, immediately followed the death of Verikatapati I. See Sewell's Forg. Empe. and my Hist. Naik. King. Madur).

								Karikkal (near Sholingur).

636. 12 of 1896.(Tamil.) On a slab forming the roof of the Ponni-Amman temple. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ka-Rajakesarivarman. 'Dr. Hultzsch identifies him with the son of (Parakesarivarman?) Gandaraditya. Ep. Ind., IV, p. 331. It is doubtful however whether Gandaraditya was a Parakesarivarman. [Some of the ruined temples here are traditionally attributed to Narasimha Raya of Vijayanagar. See N.A. Manual, P. 347.]

								Puduppadi.

637. 426 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Bharadvajesvara temple. A damaged record in the second year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35).

638. 427 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A damaged record in the sixth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records the gift of a lamp to the temple of Tirukkuranguttu-Mahadevar in Puduppadi.

639. 428 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Adhirajendradeva [son of Vira-Rajendra I, 1063-70]. Built in at the end. Records sale of land by the villagers of Puduppadi in the district of Perumbanappadi to the temple of Tirukkurariguttisvaramudaiya-Mahadevar. The land sold was situated on the bank of the Palar and had become unfit for cultivation in consequence of a flood in the river, which led to the fields getting silted up with sand.
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640. 255 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On a stone kept in the Public -Works Department bungalow. Contains the words svasti Sri-Iravikulamanikkapperumballi in characters belonging roughly to the eleventh century A.D.

641 .256 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the central shrine in the Vedanarayana-Perumal temple in the same village. Records in Raktakshi, gifts to the temple of Veda-narayana-Perumal at Karaivalli-Puduppadi in Kalavaiparru

642. 257 of 1906.----(Tamil.) On the south wall of the shrine. Records in S. 1418 expired, Nala, gift of land apparently by a Nayaka.

643. 258. of 1906.--(Kanarese.) On the same wall. A record in Raktakshi. A Kanarese version of No. 641.

644. 259 of 1906..(Telugu.) To the left of entrance into the mantapa in front of the same temple. A. much damaged record in 1502.

								Tirupparkadal

645. 685 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Kharapurisvara temple. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Built in the middle. Records 'gift of gold for a lamp. The supervision of this charity was entrusted to the annual" tank supervision" (committee).

646. 686 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Built in the middle. Records gift of a lamp.

647. 687 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. The temple is called Tirukkarapuram, at Kavidippakkam alias Amani-narana-chaturvedimangalam in Paduvur-kottam.

648. 688 of 1904.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records a gift of gold. [This and the next two inscriptions mention various village committees besides those for garden and tank supervision, e.g., the great men for supervision of wards, the great men for supervision of the village, " The two hundred," the great men for supervising the Udasinas (translated as ascetics), etc. These together with the. learned men and other distinguished men of the village formed the village assembly.]

649. 689 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the west wall in the same shrine. An incomplete record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for two lamps.

650. 690 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall.  A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Built in at the end. Records gift of gold for a lamp and for offerings.

651. 691 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman.
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652. 692 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the same temple. An incomplete record in the third year of Parthivendravarman. Records gift of land. [It was in his time evidently that the name Kavidipakkam was changed into Kaveripakam.]

653. 693 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka 1, 906-47). Records gift of gold for feeding four Brahmanas. The village is called Kavadippakkam. [The inscription refers to an invasion by the Pandya and the king of Ceylon. In this it confirms the Udayendiram plates dated in his 15th year which state that he defeated Rajasimha Pandya and slew an immense army despatched by the Lord of Lanka. Venkayya points out that this invasion should have been during the first of two wars against Ceylon. The second was fought in the latter part of the king's reign. See Wijesinhas Mahavamsa, ch. 52, p.80, quoted in Ep. Rep., 1905, p. 5o, and inscriptions 488 and 605 of 1904 at Madura, at .Kuram and Ep Ind., V, p. 43.]

654. 694 of 1904.--(Tamil.)' On the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara Devaraya-Maharaya II (1422-49) " who witnessed the elephant hunt." in S. 1364 expired, Durmati. Records the remission of certain taxes in favour of the temple by the Mahamandalesvara Gandakattari Saluva Tippayadeva-Maharaja. See No. 663 below.

655. 695 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga IV, The temple is called Tirukkarapuramudaiya Nayanar at Tirupparkadal.

656. 696 of 1904.--(Tamil.) -On the north wall of the same prakara. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar (H), son or Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (I) in S. 1294 ,expired, Paridhavin.

657. 697 of 1.904.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same prakara. A record of the Vijayanagara king Ariyanna-Udaiyar (Harihara II), son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (I) in S. 1304 expired, Dundhubi. Records gift of land.

658. 698 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A damaged record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Seems to record a gift of land.

659. 699 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record of Tribbuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Ganda-gopaladeva. Records a gift of land to the temple of Tirukkarapuramudaiya Nayanar at Tirupparkadal. The king is called Madurantaka-Pottappi-Chola at the end.
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660. 700 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin-Kopperunjingadeva. Mentions Sakkaramudur, an independent village (taniyur) in Damar-kottam; also Kasirambedu-nedu in Kaliyur-kottam.

661. 701 of 1904(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same prakara ; right of entrance. A damaged and mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kampana -Udaiyar (II), son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (Bukka I) in S.1291.

662. 702 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the fourteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Sundara-Pandya, " who took every country," i.e., Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I (1251-64). Records gift of land. The king's order was issued from Kannanur. [This place. had been the capital of Vira Somesvara (1234-at least 1262) and in 1264 it was in the hands of the Pandyan king.]

663. 703 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the Ranganatha Perumal temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya-Maharaya (II), "who witnessed the elephant hunt" in S. 1364 expired, Durmati. Records that the Mahamandalesvara Gandakattari Saluva-Tippayadeva-Maharaja remitted certain taxes in favour of the temple. See No. 654 above.

								Velappakkam.

663-A. The Vilpaka grant of Venkatapati I. Published in Ind. Antq., II and Ep. Ind., IV, 259-78. Sanskrit and Nandinagari.. Records that Venkata I of the last Vijayanagara dynasty gave in Vaisakha Sukla 12, S 1521, Plava (A.D. 1601-2), in the presence of god Venkatesa, the village of Vilapaka to Tiruvengalanatharya, son of Anantabhatta of Urputtur and grandson of Suryadevarya-bhatta of the Srivatsagotra. Apastamba sutra and Yajus-Sakha. The grant was made at the request of Linga, the son of Bomma and grandson of prince Virappa Naik. [These Chiefs are Lingama Nayaka, his father Chinna Bomma Nayaka and his father Virappa Nayaka of Vellore. Chinna Bomma was the patron of Appaiya Dikshita. See N.A. 151 above and references given therein.]

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								Anaibhogi.

For the legendary origin of this place see N. A. Manual, II, 446. 663-B. A C.P. grant in the village. (Grantha.) Records that Achyuta Raya granted the two villages of Anaibhogi and Viragudi
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To the Braham Surya Dikshitar in S. 1429, Kalayukti. See Ins., S Dts., P. 150, No, I.

								Desur.

664. 244 of 1909.--(Tamil poetry.) On the west wall of the Karivada-Isvara temple. Records in S. 1450, Sarvadhari, the building of a temple for Sengai-Velayudan at Disur.

								Kalambur.

665. 245 of 1909. --(Tamil.) On a pillar in the Selliyamman. temple. A damaged record in S. 982. Records the gift of a lamp to the god Alagiyamanalvar in the temple of Kalikesarivinnagar and mentions the village assembly of Vikkiramasolachaturvedi.-mangalam. See note to the next inscription.

666. 246 of 1909:(Tamil.) On a pillar in the Venugopala-svamin temple in the same village. Records in S. 892 gift of lamps to the temple of Kalikesari-Vinnagardevar by the assembly of Kalamur. [Mr. Krishna Sastri surmises that the Parthivendravarman of the Tayanur, Madhuramangalam (Chingleput district), and other inscriptions who had the title of Kalikesari was perhaps the builder of this temple.]

667. 247 of 1909.(Tamil.) On three detached fragments built into the wall of the Kasivisvanathasvamin temple in the same village. One of the fragments contains a portion of the historical introduction of Parakesarivarman Rajendradeva (1050-63). The other two mention a Vishnu temple and the village of Kalamur alias Vikkirama-sola-chaturvedimangalam in Pangala-nadu.

								Marudadu (Maratadu)

668. 407 of 1912.(Tamil.) _On the south base of the central shrine in the Purandesvara temple. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king. Built in. Begins with the historical introduction of Rajendra-Chola I (tirumanni valara, etc.). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to the temple of Peruntirukkoyil-Udaiya-Mahadeva of Marudadu alias Vikkirama-solanallur in Marudadunadu, a subdivision of Venkunrakottam in Jayangondasola mandalam. Registers also a sale of land for digging a tank.

669. 408 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) "who abolished the tolls and who ruled the country dispelling darkness." Built in. Records gift of land by purchase from the residents of Marudadu, for offerings to the temple of Umaskanda Avanimulududai-Nayaka.

670. 409 of 19I2.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (i.e., Rajaraja I). Built in the middle, Records gift of sheep for a lamp to
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the temple of Peruntirukkoyil at Marudadu in Marudadu-nadu, a subdivision of Venkunra-kottam.

671. 410 of I912.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayanan Sambuvarayar. Records sale of a channel by the residents of Marudadu alias Vikkiramasolanallur to the residents of Kottai-ur in Vadavur-nadu, a subdivision of Venkunra-kottam in Jayangondasolamansdalam.

672. 411 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (i.e., Rajaraja I). Records gift of land for a lamp by the residents of Marudadu, to the temple of Peruntirukkoyil-Alvar for the merit of a private individual of Maganur-Putturai who fell in order that. Marudadu (a village in Marudadu-nadu of Venkunra-kottam) may not be destroyed (aliyamai-yanru.) See Ep. Rep., 1909, p. 120 and Mys. and Goorg, pp. 186-8.

673. 412 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman, "who destroyed the ships at Salai," (i.e., Rajaraja I). Records gift of seventy sheep for a lamp to the same temple by Senbar alias Uttamanili Rajaraja-Anukkappallavaraiyan.

674. 413 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same base. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Narasingadeva-Maharaya, son of Saluva Narasingadeva-Maharaya in S. 1429, Kshaya, Panguni two, Mina, Su. di. 5, Attam, Sunday. Contains only the introductory passage and the date. [Diwan Bahadur Swamikannu Pillai says that the date is probably Sunday, 28th March 1506,, but Mina Panguni should be 2 Mesha and Attam should he Rohini. The king is evidently Immadi Narasimha Tammaraya, the son of the great usurper.]

675. 414 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the same base. Records gift of the village of Vadikkuppam, a hamlet of Marudadu, for providing worship in the temple of Peruntirukkoyiludaiya-Tambiranar, by Timmaraja, agent of Jagatapi Errayadeva-Cholamaharaja, for the merit of Erramaraja, i.e., perhaps his master Errayadeva-Cholamaharaja).

676. 415 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva-Maharaya in Vijaya, Tai, I, Sunday, Su. di. 12, Sankramapunyakala ( = 28th December 1533). Records gift of the two villages Anrileri and Vadikkuppam for the merit of the king's accountant (rayar-karanikam), Pilaiporutta-Pillai, during the management of Tittan, a clerk (Olaiyeluttu) of the temple.

677. 416 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On a slab lying in the same temple. Anrileri is stated to be the sarvamanya gift of the temple Peruntirukkoyiludaiyar.
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678. 417 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a slab lying near the big irrigation tank in the same village. A record in the twelfth year of the ' Ganga-Pallava king ' Ko-Vijaya-Nripaturigavarman. Registers that a certain Kongaraiyar Ninra-Peruman constructed a bank of stones (kalinju) for the tank of Marudadu and had the head of the irrigation channel renovated.

								Melpadi.

This place, six miles north of Tiruvallam, figures in the Karkad plates of the Rashtrakuta Krishna III as the place of his encampment in 959 and is thus ancient. The inscriptions of Rajaraja I and Rajendra Chola I in it corroborate the fact. They show that of its two temples the deserted Cholesvara temple, at first known as Arinjigai-Isvara temple, was built by Rajaraja I, in honour of "the king who died at Arrur ". The name Rajasrayapuram applied to the village, and the naming of its two streets after Mummudichola, Arumolideva, show also the connexion of the place with Rajaraja. It belonged to Tuynadu in Perumbanappadi in Jayankonda-cholamandalam. According to tradition its ancient temple was Jain but made Saivite by the Devaram saints. See N.A. Manual, II, p. 347 for details.

679. 83 of 1889.On the base of garbhagriha of the Cholesvara temple. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajaraja-deva (II, 1146-781, recording the gift of the hamlet of Pulikkunram to the Perunjigai Isvara shrine. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. III, No. 16, pp. 24-5.

680. 84 of 1889.--On the base of garbhagriha of the Cholesvara temple. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). The . citizens of Merpadi grant to Arinjigai-Isvara temple 5136 kulis of land as tax-free, and the accountant of the city ' writes it. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. III, pp. 23-4.

681. 85 of 1899.On the north wall of garbhagriha of the same temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Chola-deva (I). Some shepherds of the place make a declaration before Lakulisvara Pandita, the head of the matha connected with the temple, to supply ghee for a lamp. Hultzsch suggests that the Melpadi matha was a branch of the Lakulisa-Pasupatas of Karohana in Gujerat. S. Ind. Inscrns. , Vol. III, No. I8, pp. 27-9.

682. 86 of 1889.On the north wall of garbhagriha of the same temple. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajaraja-deva (I), making the gift of a lamp to the same shrine. S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. III, No. 17, pp. 26-7.

683. 87 of I889.--On the south wall of garbhagriha of the Somanathesvara temple (called formerly Cholendrasimhesvara).
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A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Mummudi-Choladeva alias Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (I), recording that Irayiravan Pallavaraiyan, a well-known officer of Rajaraja I and Rajendra Chola I, made over 15 kalanju of gold to Tiruvallam assembly who in return assigned 1,000 kulis of land for the Cholendrasimhesvara temple. See S. Ind. Incrns., Vol. III, No. 19, pp. 29-30.

684. 88 of 1889.On the south wall of mahamantapa in the same temple.' A record in the eighth year of Rajarajadeva.

685. 89 of 1889.On the south wall of mahamantapa in the Somanathesvara temple. A record in Plava-samvatsara of Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar.

686. 90 of 1889.On the south wall of mabamantapa in the same temple. A record in the sixteenth year of Samburayar, " who conquered the goddess of fortune and took the earth."

								Nedungunam.

687. 704 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the Ramachandra-Perurnal temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Achyutadeva-Maharaya in S. 1466 expired, Krodhin. Records gift of land.

688.  705 of 1904.(Tamil.) In the same gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. Mentions in Rakshasa a certain Sonadri-Aiyan, agent of Raghunatha-Nayakkar-Ayyan (Tanjore Naik). [This and other local inscriptions show that every Tanjore Naik had agents at Nedungunram. Mr. Kuppusami Sastri points out, on the basis of Yagnanarayana Dikshita's Sahitya-ratnakara, that the eleven-storeyed gopura at Tiruvannamalai was completed by Chinna Sevvappa Naik of Tanjore, which is confirmed by two inscriptions there in 1574-5. (Ep. Rep., 1905, p. 61.) It is thus clear that this part of the country was much under the influence of that dynasty.]

689. 706 of 1904.(Tamil.) In the same place. Records in Rakshasi, gift of land to a private individual. Mentions the agent of Raghunatha-Nayaka referred to in the above epigraph.

690. 707 of 1904.--(Tamil.) In the main gopura of the Ramachandra-Perumal temple, lef of entrance. Sonadri-Ayyan is mentioned in Virodhikrit as the agent of Ariyappa-Ayyan. Records gift of land.

691. 708 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Dirghachalesvara temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharayar in S. 1454, Sarvajit (wrong). Records gift of land. The cyclic year would correspond to S. 1450.

692. 709 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine, right of entrance. Records in Vishu,
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A gift of land by the agent of Achyuta-Vijayaraghava-Nayakkar-Ayyan. [The last of the Tanjore Naik dynasty. See Tanj. Gazr. p. 40 and my Hist. of the Naik dynasty of Madura.]

693. 710 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Venkatapati-deva-Maharaya (Venkata I. 1586-1615) in S. 1518 expired, Durmukhi. Records a gift of money by Achyutappa-Nayakar-Ayyan for the merit of Dikshitar-Ayyan. [Achyutappa was Tanjore Naik from 1572 to 1614. Dikshitar was either the celebrated Govinda Dikshita or more probably, Appaiya Dikshita. For the latter see N.A. 151 and N.A. 663 (a) ante.]

								Nerkunam.

694. 86 of 1908 (Tamil.) On a slab set up in front Of the Silaiyamman temple. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chula king Rajakesarivaeman. Records gift of Erippatti by Nambiyamallanar, son of Nripatungamangalapperaraiyar, for the benefit of the tank at Nerkunam in Singapura-nadu.

695. 87 of 1908.---(Tamil.) On a slab set tip near the big Sluice of the tank in the same village. A record of the Vijaya-nagara king Devaraya (II), son of Vijayaraya-Udaiyar (Vijaya Raya 1) in S. 1352, Sadharana.. Records permission to dig earth in the tank at Nerkunam.

								Siyyamangalam

696. 60 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the verandah in front of the Stambhesvara temple, right of entrance. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of land by an inhabitant of the Pandya country to the temple of Tirukkarrali-Mahadevar at Siyyamangalam in Tennarrur-nadu, a subdivision of Palakunra-kottam in Jayankonda-Sola-mandalam. [The Tirumalai and Tiruvallam inscriptions give the same districts. Tennarrur  is a village in Wandiwash taluk.]

697. 61 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. A record in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Refers to a hall (maligai) built by Kulottunga-Sola-Sambuvarayan in the Tunandar temple at Siyyamangalam. [For the description of the temple see N.A. Manual, II, p. 445.]

698. 62 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. .A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records a gift of land by Kulottunga-Sola-Sambuyarayan. [Was this " Chembu Raja," the traditional founder of the place?]

699. 63 of T900.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king
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Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35.) Records gift of the proceeds of certain taxes by Sengeni-Nalayiravan Ammaiyappan alias Rajendra Soya-Sambuyarayan. See No. 715.

700. 64 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king .Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (1?). Records gift of sixteen cows for a lamp, by an individual who shot a man by mistake, after the decision to that effect by the governor and people of the district assembled. See N.A. 480 above.

701. 65 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same temple. Records in Visavasu a private agreement referring to the temple.

702. 66 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same maptapa. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?) in his ninth year. Records gift of a lamp.

703. 67 of 1900.(A Sanskrit verse in Arya metre.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple, right of entrance. A record of the Pallava king Lalitankura. Records the building of the shrine called Avam-blajana-Pallavesyara. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VI, p. 320, where Dr. Hultzsch edits the inscription. Lalitankura is proved by the Vallam inscription to be the title of Mahendravarman whom Venkayya identifies with Mahendravarman I. [Dr Hultzsch therefore infers that he excavated this shrine as he did the Trichinopoly, Vallam and Mahendravadi ones. See S. bid. Inscrns., I, Nos. 33 and 34 ; Ibid. Vol. II, No. 72 ; Ibid., Vol. IV, No. 19. Also Madr. Ep. Rep., 1900, P. 5]

704. 68 of 1900,(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the third year of the "Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya Nandivikramavarman, whom Dr. Hultzsch identifies with the father of Nripatunga. Records the building of the mantapa in front of the cave temple by a certain Adavi, headman of the village of Perumbalaiyur in Urrukkattukkottam, with the permission of a Ganga chief named Nergutti (who was a vassal of Nandivarman). See Ep. Ind., VI, pp. 320---22.

705. 69 of 1900.----(Tamil.) On the rock in the south-east corner of the same temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman (unidentified)., Records gift of land, to the temple of Tirukkarralimahadeva of Singamangalam. Mentions a feudatory named Gangachulamani, Mummudichola Sembiyan Srigangaraiyar, evidently a local feudatory connected with the Ganga chiefs Sankaradeva and Somanatha mentioned in the Tiruvallam inscriptions as the contemporaries of Rajaraja I and Rajendrachola I. Ep. Rep., 1900, p.9. S.I.I III, 104 and 107.
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706. 70 of 19000 --(Tamil.) On the rock in the north-east corner of the same temple. A record in the fourth year of the Cholaking Parakesarivarman, " who took the head of Vira-Pandya." Built in at the bottom. [The king was either Aditya II or Parantaka II Sundarachola.]

								Sripurushamangalam.

707 59 of 1900.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the west wall of the Manikanthesvara temple. A record of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records the gift of the village of Sripurushamangalam to the Brahmanas of Sundara Pandyachaturvedimangalam founded by the king to the south of the Arulalapperumal temple at Conjeeveram. [The king is the same as Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I, 1251-64, the conqueror of the Kakatiya Ganapati, the coverer of the Snrangam temple with gold and the anointer of heroes at Nellore.]

								Tellaru.

708. 71 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the Malesvara temple. A record in the sixth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land. Mentions a certain Vikrama-Pandya-Mabalivanarayar among the signatories. [It is not improbable that the king was the same as the one who ascended the throne in 1282 and who was the conqueror of the Kakatiya Ganapati and Viraganda-gopal.] See N.A. Manual, II, p. 445 which refers to the local mud fort of Nanda Raja and Jains.]

								Vallam.

[Vallam is derived from Valmikam in which Siva is said to have manifested himself here.]

709. 74 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the Siva temple. A record in the twelfth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of five tamps. [The king intended is probably Jatavarman Sundara-Pandya I, 1251-64.]

710. 75 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Narasingayadeva in S. 1391 expired, Virodhin. Records gift of land. [The king referred to was apparently the usurper Saluva Narasinga.]

Vallimalai (near Tiruvallam).

The following epigraphs show the importance of this place as a Jain centre. The tradition connecting it with Valli and God Subrahmanya of Tiruttanigai is of later origin. See N.A. Manual, II, pp. 347-48.
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710-A. 91 of 1889.Rock inscription in a Jaina cave on the hill. A record of the Ganga king, Rajamalla (I), the son of Ranavikrama, grandson of Sripurusha (725-776), and great-grand son of Sivamara (1679--713 circa). Rajamalla was the excavator of the cave.

710-B. 6 of 1895.(Kanarese in Grantha characters.) On the rock. A record of the Ganga king Rajamalla. Records the founding of a Jaina shrine. (A better copy of No. 91 of 1889,)

710-C. 7 of 1895.(Kanarese in Grantha characters.) On the same rock. The record of a Bana king. Records the setting up of the image of Devasena, the pupil of Bhavanandin and the spiritual preceptor of the king. [The teacher Bhavanandin .who figures here is apparently different from the author of the 'Bhavananda, a treatise on Nyaya, to whom Dr. Hultzsch refers in his Rep. Sans., MSS., No. 1631.]

710-D. 8 of 1895.--(Kanarese.) On the same rock. Records the setting up of a Jaina image, " by the Jaina preceptor Aryanandin." The erection of the image in the above epigraph is also attributed to this saint.

710-E. 9 of 1895.(Kanarese.) On the same rock. A damaged record.

								Valuvur (Valur).

711. 51 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Brahmapurisvara temple. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who was pleased to take Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya'. Records gift of money for six lamps to the temple of Aludaiyar-Tiruvayanisuram-Udaiyar at Valugur in Irumbedu-nadu, a district of Venkunra-kottam in Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam.

712. 52. of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in Kshaya. Records gift of land.

713. 53 of 1908.--Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Viruppana-Udaiyar in Pra-moduta. Mentions Sembiyadaraiyar and Ponnangatti Gangeyar.

714. 54 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the fifth year of Ravivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva. Records the gift of the village of Sattanur in Irumbedu-nadu, a district of Venkunra-kkottarn, by the villagers of Chalukkipparru to the temple of Tiru- Ayanisuramudaiya-Nayanar.

715. 55 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 22 kasu by a devotee for burning 4 lamps in the temple of Tiruvayanisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Valugur. Mentions a
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Certain Kakku-Nayaka-bhattara alias Narppattennayira-bhatta see No. 699.

716. 56 of 1908.(Tamil) on the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Virarajendradeva. Records gift of paddy to the same temple for offerings at the early morning service (tiruppalli-elichchi) by a native of Arpakkam in Magaralnadu, a subdivision of Kaliyur-kottam in Jayangonda-Chola. mandalam.

717. 57 of 1908.(Tamil) On the south wall of the same mantapa. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of 23 cows and one bull for a lamp by Sengeni Virapperumal alias Kulottunga-Chola Sambuvaraya.

718. 58 of 1.908.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record irt, the seventeenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of taxes in the village of, Puravarinallur for offerings and repairs by Sengeni. Virarakkada,.i Sambuvaraya who styles himself a Pallava.

719. 59 of 1908.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record the thirty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin. Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III).  Records gift of money for a lamp by Puttulan Periyan Sambuvaraya-Pallavarayan.

720. 60 of 1908 (Tamil) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (Ill?). Records gift of two lamps by Ammaiyappa Savaka and others.

721. 61 of 1908.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. Refers in Prabhava to an earlier transaction, whereby: the two persons mentioned in No. 53 got certain lands as a free gift from the temple. The relinquishment of these lands back to the temple in the year Pramodhuta (Pramoda) and the receipt of money in return are also recorded.

722. 62 of 1908.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Bhupati-Udaiyar (1422-3), son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (II) in S. 1332, Vikrita,) Purchase of land for the temple by the Sthanattar and the Kaikkolar of Valugur alias Kalikadindasolanallur.

723. 63 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Srigirinatha Udaiyar, son of Vira-Vijaya Bhapatiraya (1422-3) in S. 1348, Vivavasu. Mentions Valugur alias Kalikadindasolanallar. See N.A. 625 above.

724. 64 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Kamarasavalli-amman shrine in the same temple. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in Vibhava. Mentions Krishnappa Nayakkaraiyan,
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725. 65 of 1908.- --(Tamil.) On the east wall of the prakara of the same temple. A much damaged record. Seems to fix the taxes on looms, etc., payable by the residents of Valuvur.

726. 66 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayyadeva Maharaya, son of Virapratapa-Naraingadeva, in S. 1460, Hevilambi. Receives the Saluva titles Medinimisara, Gandakattari and Saluva.

727. 67 of 1908. --(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. In modern characters. Appears to record in Sarvadharin a compact (isai-yalai) entered into by the villagers of Valugur in connection with an unknown offence committed by a certain Minavarayar. Mentions Tandaga-nadu.

728. 68 of 1908.---(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the sluice of the tank in the same village. A record in the sixth year of the, Ganga-Pallava' king Nripatungappottaraiyar. Records the construction of the sluice (tumbu) by a private person. The village is called Valagur.

								Vedal

729. 69 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Nilakanthesvara temple. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pandya king Konerimelkondan Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land to the temple of Karaikkandisuramudaiya-Nayanar at Vidal in Vidar-parru alias Vikrama-Pandya-valanadu, a district of Ven-kunra-kottam in Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam. [It is difficult to identify this king. Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I ruled only for thirteen years (1251-64). The exact duration of the second and third kings of that name who ascended the throne in 1270 and 1276 is unknown.]

730. 70 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva.

731. 71 of 1908.-----(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the fifth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (I or II?).

732. 72 of 1908.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. An unfinished record in the sixteenth year of the Pandya king Konerimelkondan Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva.

733. 73 of 19o8.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottutiga-Choladeva. Records gift of the village of Siviri of the, inhabitants of Tellarrupparru to the temple mentioned in No. 729 above.

734. 74 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the fifteenth year of
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Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkoudan. Records gift of land for offerings and for expenses during the festival of Kodandara mansandi called after the king.

735. 75 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the 'Vijayanagara king Bhupatiraya Udaiyar, son of Vira Devaraya (I) in S. 1329, Sarvajit. Records gift of land at Puteri in Ponnurparru in Singapuranadu, a district of Venkunra-kottarn in jayangonda-Chola-mandalam, by a certain Tunaiyirundan Virupparaya kkarigayar, for a festival (sandi) named after. himself, for offerings and for lamps.

736. 76 of 1908.--(TamiL) On the same wall. A mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana-Udaiyar (Virunpaksha I), son of Hariyana Udaiyar (Harihara II) in S. 1314, Angiras. Appears to record a gift of land for a lamp and for daily offerings. Mentions Vidal in Ponnor parru, a subdivision of Singapuranadu

737. 77 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. A record in the twenty-fifth year of Kulasekhara Sam-buvaraya. Records gift of land for conducting the festival called Seyyarru-venran tirunal.

738. 78 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kumara Kampana Udaiyar II). son of Bukkana (1) in Sadharana. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of land. for a lamp, for offerings and repairs.

739, 79 of 1908,(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Paridhavin that Kunjaramallarasar made a gift of land at Sirumur which belonged to the temple.

740. 80 of 1908.(Grantha.) On the gopura of the same temple. Two verses in praise of the god Siva called Nilgriva (Karaikanda in Tamil) at Vishapura (which is perhaps the Sanskrit translation of the modern name Vedal).

741. 81 of 1908.(Tamil.) Above the entrance into a mantapa in front of a cavern on a hill in the same village. A damaged record in Vijaya. Records the gift of the mantapa which was perhaps intended for a matha.

742 .82 of 1908.---(Tamil,) On a boulder near the natural cave known as Andar-madam on another hill in the same village. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pallava king Nandi. Mentions Vidal and Vidar-palli (probably) "the Jaina temple (palli at Vidal."

743 83 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the same boulder. A damaged record. Mentions Madevi Arindamangalam also spelt Madevi-randamangalam.

744. 84 of 1908.--(Tamil.) -On a second boulder in front of the same cave. A damaged record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Mentions Kanakavira-kuratti, a disciple
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of Gunakirttibhatarar; also refers to Vidal alias Madevi Arinda  mangalam in Singapura-nadu. [1 have tried in vain to gain information about these. Gunakirti reminds us of Gunavira; but the identification of these with each other would be one of pure surmise. See N.A. 385 above,]

745. 85 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On a pillar of the mantapa in front of the same cave. A damaged and incomplete record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakosarivarman (905-47) Mentions Vinnagar Vayirameghan and a Kalamukha Dasa-puriyan of the Harita gotra and the Apastamba-sutra.

Venkunram Hill

746. 72 of 1900.---(Sanskrit.) On a slab 'set up at the foot of the hill. Records in S. 1619, Isvara the building of a rest-house near the hill.

747. 73 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On a rock on the Venkuram hill close to the Dhavalagirsvara temple. A record in the sixth year of the Pallava king Nandipottaraiyan. Records sale of land by the assembly of Venkunram to a resident of Nelavayil and includes in the sale " all the paddy  all the gold, all the ghee (?) and everything else"
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								ARCOT SOUTH DISTRICT.

								CHIDAMBARAM TALUK.

								Chidambaram.

A connected account of Chidambaram based on the inscriptions of its temples is given in Madr. Ep.Rep., 1914, p. 88. It is remarkable that while the history of the place goes to the age of the Prabandhas and the Devaram, i.e., the Pallava times, no records of even the early Cholas are to be found in its walls, the earliest being those of Rajendra Chola I and Kulattunga I. The records of Vikrama-chola then follow and give details of his holy works and the works of his predecessor. The local inscriptions are given in Mackenzie's list in Ins. S. Dts., p. 162-7, in various and scattered notices in Rais: Catal, Vol. III and in the original Mack. MSS. Owing to the enormous difficulty involved in comparing these and the unprofitable nature of such an examination and comparison, I have not attempted it fully. I have given therefore the departmental list alone, and identifications of six of the sixteen inscriptions in Ins. S. Dts. For a full account of the local history, antiquities, etc., see S. A. Gazr., p. 265-74.

1. 115 of 1888.Outside first prakftra, east. Two Sanskrit verses, which praise the victories of Kulottunga-Chola (I) over the five Pandyas and the Keralas, and which record that he burnt the fort of Kottara (near Cape Comorin) and put up a pillar of victory on a peak of the Sahyadri mountains. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, p. 168 f. and Ep. Ind., Vol. V, p. 103-4. The king's fame is said to be sung even on the further shore of the ocean by the young women of the Persians (Parsi).

2. 116 of 1888.On the mantapa in front of the east entrance into the first prakara. Sanskrit fragment.

3. 117 of 1888.Outside first prakara, north. Dated in the forty-sixth year of Kulottunga-Sola-deva ; mentions Madurantaki, " the younger sister of our lord." Sirrambalam, here also called Puliyur, became Chidambaram in Sanskrit, and a different interpretation came to be given to the latter to be " the space of Chit." The other names of the place Puliyar, Perumbarrappuliyur and Tillai are mentioned both in the Prabandhas and Devaram. Chidambaram had as many as 14 hamlets as its inscriptions show.

4. 118 of 1888.Outside first prakara, north. A record of Ko-Rajakesarivarman, alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Sola-deva I, twenty-fourth year. This is the earliest record in the temple.

5. 119 of i888.Outside first prakara, north. The inscription records several gifts to the god (Aludaiyar) of Chidambaram
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(Tillai or Tiruchchirrambalam) by Rajarajan-Kundavai, the daughter of the E. chalukya Rajaraja I (A.D. 1022---63) and younger sister of Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Soladeva (I). Further it records, that Rajendra-Soledeva [II i.e., Kulottunga I] put up in the wall of a hall in front of the temple a stone, which he had received from the king of Kamboja. [A portion of this inscription was published in Ind. Antq., Vol. XXIII, p. 298 and Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, p. 70. It is dated in forty-fourth year of jayadhara, a biruda (according to the Kalingattupparani) of Kulottunga I and Kielhorn calculates the details of the date to be Friday, 13th March, A.D. 111.4. Also see Ep. Ind., V. p. 105-6.]

6. 120 of 1888.Outside first prakara, west. Long defaced inscription in Sanskrit verse.

7. 121 of 1888.--Inside second prakara, west, left of entrance. A record of Ko-Parakesarivarman, alias Tribhuvanachakravartin  The inscription which is much worn, mentions Ammangai, the daughter of Kulottunga-Sola-deva.

8. 122 of 1888.---Inside second prakara, west, right of entrance. A record of Ko-Parakesarivarman, alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Rajendradva, in his fifth year.

9. 123 of 1888..--East gopura. A record of Vikrama-Panelya.

10. 124 of 1888.West gopura. A record of Ko-Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekhara-deva, in his twenty-eighth year. [Most probably the king was Kulasekhara I who ruled from 1268 to 1308.]

11. 170 of 1892.--(Tamil verse.) Right of entrance to the east gopura of the Nataraja temple. A record of the Pandya king.

12. 171 of 1892.--(Tamil verse.) Right of the entrance to the east gopura of the Nataraja temple. A record of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandya (i.e., jatavarman who ascended the throne in 1251).

13. 172 of 1892.--(Tamil verse.) Right of the entrance to the east gopura of the Nataraja temple. A record of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandya. See note to (12).

14. 173 of 1892.--(Tamil verse.) Right of the entrance to the east gopura of the Nataraja temple.  A record in modern characters

15. 174 of .1892.---(Tamil.) Left of the entrance to the north gopura of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva (1509-30). Records the building of the gopura.

16. 175 of 1892.Left of the entrance to the north gopura of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva (1509-30). Sanskrit version of No. 15 above.

17. 176 of 1892.----(Tamil.) Right of the west entrance to the second prakara of the same temple. A record of Tondaiman.

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Opens with the usual. Sanskrit birudas of Sundara-Pandya (1251-64) whose vassal the donor appears to have been.

18. 177 of t892.--(Sanskrit verse.) Right of the west entrance to the second prakara of the same temple. .A record of .the Pandya king Sundara Pandya (1251-764).

19. to 23. 178 to 182 of 1892.(Sanskrit verse.) South wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandya (1251-64).

24. 183 of 1892.(Sanskrit and Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandya (1251-64).

25. 184 of 1892.--(Sanskrit verse.) Right of the west entrance to the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandya (Jatavarman, 1251-64).

26. 455 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the second prakara of the Nataraja temple. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Pallava king Avaniyalappirandan Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land. [He was the contemporary of Rajaraja III (1216-48) who made himself master of an extensive part of Chola dominions and ruled from 1243 to 1280. See S.A. 329, S.A. 124, etc., for details.]

27. 456 of 1902.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Venadudaiyan, referring to a gift of land. See S.A. 329 and S.A. 32.

28. 457 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year (and eighty-eighth day) of the Chola king Kulottufiga-Chola III. Published in South Ind, Inscr., Vol. IIT, No. 86, p. 210-3.Records a grant of land to temple by a certain Keralarajan, for a flower garden. The inscription gives very minute fractions of veils and land measures and is thus of value to the historian of land tenure and revenue.

29. 458 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year (and one hundred and eighteenth day) of the Chola king Kulottunga-Chola III. Published in Ibid., No. 87, p. 213-7. Records the king's sanction of a grant of land to the temple by a certain Valuvarayan for the maintenance of a flower garden.]

30.459 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record in the fifth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Solakon of Aragar or Perumal Filial, one of the king's chief officers. He was the brother of Venadudaiyan referred to in S.A. 32.

31. 460 of 1902.--(Tamil) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Pallava king Sakalabbuvanachakravartin Kopperurtjingadeva. Records an order of Solakon, See S.A, 329.
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for details about Kopperunjinga. [In Ins. S. Dts, ( Mack. MSS.), p. 163, No. 5, an inscription of this chief in this year granting 1 velis, etc., to the Goddess and houses for worshippers, is given but it is doubtful whether it is the same.]

32. 461 of 1902(Tamil.) On the west wall of the second prakara of the Nataraja temple. A record in the thirty-fourth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Venadudaiyan, brother of Solakon.

33. 462 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the north wad of the same prakara. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land. Compare Ep. Ind., Vol. III, page 166.

34. 463 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A .record:in the fifth year of the' Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Solaken.

35. 464 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record in the fifth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Solakon.

36. 465 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Solakon.

37. 466 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Solakon.

38.. 467 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakovartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Solakon.

39. 468 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records an order of Solakon.

40. 390 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the Tillaiyamman temple. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land.

41. 391 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records sale of land.

42. 392 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records in the third year sale of land. The king's name is not mentioned.

43. 393 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records sale of land.

44. 394 of 1.903.(Tamil.) On the north base of the mantapa in front of the same. shrine. A record in the fifth year of the
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Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva Records sale of land.

45. 395 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. Records in the third year sale of land. The king's name is not mentioned.

46. 396 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. The king's name is not mentioned. Provides in the fourteenth year for the supply of saffron, etc., required for the temple of Tillaivanamudaiya-Paramesuri.

47. 397 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva, the dare of which is doubtful. Records sale of land.

48. 398 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the fifth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records sale of land.

49. 399 of I903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records sale of land.

50. 400 of t903.--(Tamil.) On the south and east walls of the Bhairava shrine in the same temple. A record of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva, the date of which is doubtful. Records an order of Solakon.

51. 401 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the eighth year (A.D. 1250) of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Mentions the temple of Varanavasi-Madevar, and records a sale of land to Solakonar for building a temple of Pidariyar. See N.A. 302.

52. 260 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Bhimesvara temple at Singarattoppu near the same place. A record in the sixth year, Karkataka, first day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (i.e., Kulottunga III, 1178-1216). Records gift of land at the hamlet of Manalur for two lamps to the temple of Tirukkilanjedi-Mahadeva at Perumbarrappuliyur, a taniyur in Rajadhirraja-valanadu.

53. 261 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year, Mesha,  fifth day of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records sale of nine mas of land, for 5,000 kaku to the temple of Nayanar Tirukkalanjedi-Udaiyar at Pannangudichcheri alias Paramesarinallur, a hamlet of Perumbarrappuliyar. The land sold was a field of the western hamlet of Ilanangar alias Sudarasolapandyanallur which was situated in Gangaikondasolapperilamainadu and the sale was witnessed by the assembly of the village. [It is not improbable that Sundarasolapandyanallur owed its name to the son of Rajendrachola I.]

54. 262 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record in the second year and one hundred and
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twenty fifth day of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1178--86). Registers an order of the king that, from this date, the assessed lands (taram-Perra-nilam) standing in the name of the Subrahmanya-Pillaiyar shrine in the Arumolisvara temple of this village be included with those of the latter, that lands declared to be superior to the eighth class be assessed as per those of the eighth class (ettam-taram) and that those below the' eighth class be allowed to continue as before and that the site of the temple of Tiruttondattogai-Isvaram-Udaiyar, its enclosures, premises and the sacred tank, till now included in the account of assessed lands, be removed from that register. The order was executed by the `land-survey' committee (nilam-alavupadi-ppernmakkal) of the village assembly of Perumbarrappuliyar. Full details of the lands (extent, boundaries, etc.), thus dealt with are recorded. [The inscription is of great value in the history of land revenue assessment. Similar land survey and assessment were made in the time of Rajaraja I and Kulottunga I, e.g., see No. 109 below.]

55. 263 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year, and one hundred and twenty-first day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva alias Karikala-Choladeva. Refers to the order registered in No. 262 (i.e., S.A. 54) and states that it was issued by Villavarayan at the request of Vaidumba-rayan. The document is signed by ten officers of the king of whom the Tirurnandira-olai-nayaka was Narayana-Muvendavelan. As these officers occur , in the inscriptions of Kulottunga Chola III, the Government epigraphist surmises that Rajadhiraja Karikala was another name of his.

56. 264 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year, Kanni, twenty-first day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III (1178-1216), ' who took Madurai (Madura) and was pleased to take the crowned head of the Pandya.' Records gift of interest on 1,100 kasu for maintaining a lamp and a lampstand. It is stipulated that the grant is to be renewed at the end of every five years, after it is produced after each period before the assembly and the sthanaitar.

57. 265 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record on the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III (1178-1216), who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Ilain (Ceylon) and the crowned head of the Pandya,' in his twentieth year and one hundred and twenty-first day. Seems to record a gift of lamp.

58. 266 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the first prakara, of the Nataraja temple, right of entrance. A record in the seventeenth year and two hundred and seventy-second day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift
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of land belonging to the village of Pandur alias Kulottungasolari Vallam in Rajadhiraja valanadu for maintaining the feeding house named Arapperunjelevi-solai at Perumbarrappuliyur in the west street called Madittalaigonda Perumal-tiruvidni.

59. 267 of 191.3.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the iourth year and two hundred and fiftieth day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land for the offering called tiruppavadai on the day of Pushya in the month of Tai to the god Aludaiyar. The inscription was ordered to be engraved on the Kulottunga-solan-tirumaligai by the Tirumandiravolai Rajanarayana-Muvendavelan.

60. 268 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance, A record in the third year and ninety-fifth day of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-chola-deva (1118-35). Records gift of land by a native of Tiraimur in Tiraimu-nadu which was a district of Uyyakondar-valanadu at Manarkudi-kattalai, a hamlet of jayangondasola-chaturvedi-mangalam in Merkal-nadu, a subdivision of Virudarajabhayankara-valanadu, for a flower garden. Also records another gift of land in Pannangudichcheri alias Parakesarinallur which was a hamlet of Perumbarrappuliyur with four tenants (kudi) for maintaining the garden and for providing the mantrapushpa in the temple of Tiruchirrambalam-Udaiyar.

61. 269 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the eighth year and fifty-seventh day of the Pandya king Maravarman-Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Registers that under the orders of Vikrama-Pandya Gangeyarayan some land was set apart for building a quarter to be inhabited exclusively by the weavers (Soliya-Siliyar) and named Teriyavaraninraperumal-puram, on condition that these weavers supplied four new cloths (every year) to the goddess Sivakamasundari on the day of the tiruppudiyidu festival and five other small cloths for the shrines of 'Tirugnanasambandan. See S.A. 71 below, for the identity of the king. The Saliyars are described in Mr. Thurston's Castes and Tribes, Vol. VI, 276-9.

62. 270 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fifth year and two hundred and seventieth day of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Built in at the beginning. Registers that, under orders of Gangeyarayan, land was granted for supplying garlands on the occasion of the service called Rajakkalnayan-sandi after the king, and on the day of a festival called Rajakkalnayanperiyatirunal. See S.A. 71 below.

63. 271 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Mahamandalesvara Srirangarava (VI) in S. 1565, Svabhanu, Panguni, 7, Panchami, Friday and Revati, which
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Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates to be 2nd February, A.D. 1644. (The real month, however, he says, must be Masi and not Panguni.) Records that the king repaired the big mantapa in front of the Tillai Govindarajasvamin shrine in Tiru-Chitrakudam, the gopura of the shrine, the vimanas of the goddesses Pundarikavalli nachchiyar and Sudikkoduta-nachchiyar and the mantapa in front of Tiruvali-Alvan. He is also stated to have made rent-free the five villages Adur, Karunguli, Kuriyamangalam, Marudaantanallur and Udaiyur in which the Sri-Vaishnavas were permanently living. [See Ins., S. Dts., p. 162, No. 2. For the history of the Govindaraja shrine see note to the next inscription. Here it may be noted that the members of the last Vijayanagar dynasty were staunch Vaishnavites and had the Tatacharyas for their Gurus.]

64. 272 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayya-Maharaya in S. 1461, Vishu (wrong) Mithuna, Su. di. 14, Sadhyayoga, Saturday, Anuradha, which corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to May 31, A.D. 1539. The king ordered that the image of Tillai-Govindaraja-PerumaI at Perumbarrappuliyur in Valudalambattu-usavadi, a subdivision of Vennaiyur-nadu in Rajadhiraja-valanadu, might be set up according to the ritual of Vaikhanasa-sutra, and granted 500 pon which was the income from four villages ' for the upkeep of daily worship. [The Govindaraja shrine has had an eventful history. That it existed in the Pallava period is proved by the fact that the Alvars Kulasekhara and Tirumangai-mannan refer to it. The next reference is by Manikkavasaga who must be assigned to the middle of the ninth century. See his Tiruchehir-rambalakkovai, Stanza 86. Coming to the Chola times we find from the Kulottunga-Cholanula, the Rajarajan-ula and the Takkayagapparani that Kulottunga II, a bigoted Saivite, threw the image of Govindaraja into the sea. The Vaishnavite Guruparamparas, on the contrary, say that in the time of Ramanuja the Chitrakuta at .Chidambaram was destroyed', the image of Govindaraja was removed by the Vaishnavas to Tirupati, and that Ramanuja formally solemnised the consecration ceremony. See the Vadag. Gurup., 1913, p. 86. It is difficult to say whether the Tamil literary works mentioned above and the Guruparampara refer to the same incident. Ramanuja lived, according to tradition, till 1137 and Kulottunga II ruled as sole monarch from 1135 to 1146 and jointly with his predecessor Vikrama Chola from 1123 to 1135. If the vandalism of Kulottunga II followed his sole assumption of Government, then the removal of the Vishnu shrine at Chidambaram and the consecration of the new shrine at Lower Tirupati should have been about 1135-6. The next literary reference to the fortunes of the shrine is in the time of Vedanta Desika. The Guruparampata says that he took advantage of an internal commotion in Chidambaram to make Goppanarya of Gingee to re-establish the image
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about 1370. See Vadag. Gurup., 1913, p. 154. The Prapannamrittam, on the other hand, attributes this honour to Mahacharya or Doddacharya of Sholinghur and of Rama Raya of " Chandragiri," whom it wrongly supposes to be a king and successor of Krishnadeva Raya. The present inscription would support the version of the Prapannantruta if Rama Raya is taken to be a mistake for Achyuta Raya. If not, we should have to suppose that after Achyuta Raya there was another Saivite attempt to remove the idol and a final restoration of it by Mahacharya late in the sixteenth century. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 162, No. 1.

65. 273 of 191.3.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year and one hundred and sixtieth day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (1178-1216) who, having taken Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), Karuvar and the crowned head of the Pandya, was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors." Records that a gift of land for a flower garden called Ponnambalakkuttan, in the village of .Koyilpundi, a hamlet of Perumbarrappuliyar, was made to the temple of Aludaiyar by a certain Ponnarribalakkuttan alias Nandipanman, He also provided for its upkeep by another gift of land made at Serundimangalam, which was a hamlet of Tyagavalli chaturvedimangalam iri Merka-nadu. These transactions and gifts were engraved on the walls of the temple by the order of the king's officers at the request of Nandipanman.

66. 274 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year and three hundred and sixty-third clay of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records an order of Villavarayan and other officers of the king that the maintenance of worship and offerings in the temple of Devargal-Nayanar was to be met from certain grants of land made to that temple. [The chief Villavarayan occurs in S.A. 55 in the reign of Kulottunga III, 1178-1216. As the Sundara Pandya referred to is probably the first of that name who ruled from. 1251 to 1264, it is probable that the Villavarayan of this epigraph is a son or successor of his namesake in the other.]

67. 275 of I913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fourteenth year and one hundred and twenty-fourth day of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Registers another order of Villavarayan with reference to certain grants of land providing flower garlands to the god and goddess. One of these latter was situated in Vikramasolanallur (also called Akkanpallippadai) near Perumbarrap-puliyar and was granted by Svamidevar. Still another grant of land, in the hamlet of Kolam alias Solakeraladevanallur, was made for providing offerings on the occasion when the images were taken on procession to the sea.
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68. 276 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year and three hundred and fifty-fifth day of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Registers an order of Vangattarayan to the temple authorities to engrave on the walls of Vikrama-Solan-tirumaligai the gift of lands in Pallippadai alias Vikramasolanallur, Erukkattanjeri alias Jayangondasolanallur and Manalar alias Jayangondasola-nallar, for the flower garden Ulagamuludumudaiyal-tirunanda-vanam which was so named after the queen. [The Pandyan king referred to came to throne in A.D. 1282. He boasts of his conquests over the Cholas, Viragandagopala and Ganapati of the Kakatiya dynasty.] See S.A. 342 and S.A. 157.

69. 277 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin-Konerinmaikondan Sundara Pandyadeva (I ? 1251-64). Registers the founding of an agrahara named Vikrama-Pandya-chaturvedi-mangalam on the western side of Perumbarrappuliyur and its presentation to 108 learned Brahmanas. For the maintenance of these and of other village accessories (gramaparikara) the village Rajasikhamaninallar alias Puliyangudi on the western bank of Ponneri was acquired and granted, being divided into 147 shares (patigu). [The process of the foundation of a new village is typically illustrated here. For details see Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 92.]

70. 278 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year and 351st day of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of 116 vellis of land of Adur alias Jananatha-nallur to 108 Brahmanas, to the god Ulagamulududaiya-pillaiyar, the matha, etc., of Uiagamuludumudaiya-chaturvedimangalam, a hamlet on the western side of Perumbarrappuliyur. The recipients had no tax to pay, but to measure out 4 kalam on each veii of land to the temple of Tillai-nayaka as the donees of Vikrama-Pandya-chaturvedimangalam did. [See note to the above.]

71. 279 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year and 192nd day of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Registers an order of Pallavarayan to the temple authorities to engrave on the walls of the Kulottungasolan-tirumaligai, a gift of land for offerings to the shrine, of Alagiya-Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyar built by a Brahman at the hamlet of Karrangudi alias Pavitramanikyanallur. Mr. Krishna Sastri suggests that this king was the successor of Maravarman Vikrama Pandya (like whom he had the title Rajakkal Tambiran) and identical with that Vira Pandva who was the enemy of the Kerala king Ravivarman Kulasekhara. See S.A. 61, 87, 112, 120, 143 and 178.

72. 280 of I9I3.(Tamil.) On the .north wall of the same prakara. A record in the fourteenth year and 107th day of the
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Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (probably Raja III, 1216-48). Records gift of land at Tirunirruchchola-mangalam by a certain .Kalingarayan for supplying 500 jack fruits, 5,000 mangoes and 5,000 plantains to the temple of Aludaiya-Nayanar. The assembly of that village agreed to make that land rent-free by charging the taxes clue on it, to the village. The tirumandiravolai was Neriyudaichchola-Muvendavelan. [See Ins. S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), p. 164, No. 8.]

73. 281 of 1913.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year and 235th day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Built in at the end. Records gift of land by two private individuals for a flower garden. Provision was also made for the servants whb looked after the garden. [The Chola king, we may presume, was Rajaraja III, 1216-48.]

74. 282 of 1913.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year that under orders of Tondaiman, a land was presented at Midinikkudi alias Danavinodanallur for a flower garden and made tax-free and the same was engraved on the walls of Vikramasolan-tirumaligai.

75. 283 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year and 115th day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ? 1216--48). Records gift of land at Vallam in Vermaiyar-nadu, a subdivision of Rajadhiraja-valanadu, for supplying a garland of 130 red lotuses every clay, The document registering this grant was engraved under orders of Tondaiman, the tirumandiravolai being Minavan Muvendavelan.

76. 284 of 1913.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-ninth year and 224th clay of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (1178-1216) " who having taken Madurai (Madura), Jana (Ceylon), Karuvar and the crowned head of the Pandya, was Pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors," Registers an order of three officers of the king, viz., Tondaiman, Tiruvaiyarudaiyan and Madhurantaka Brahma-Marayan, that lands granted by certain Lankesvaran of Kiliyar for providing 200 red lotuses to the temple and for maintaining the people that grew them, was to be engraved on the walls of Vikramasolan-tirumaligai. The tirumandira-olai is stated to be Neriyudaichchola Muvendavelan. Still another gift of land by the same person made for a flower garden in the " thirty-fourth year and fifty-second day" of the king, was also engraved, the old document having "become worn out."

77. 285 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the, same wall. A record in the seventeenth year and 197th day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva ? 1216-48). Records gift of garden land at Koyilpundi a hamlet of Perumbarrappuliyur, for providing garlands to the shrines of the god and the goddess by a certain
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Vanadhirajan. The order of the grant was as usual engraved on the walls of the temple.

78. 286 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year and 353rd day of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva (I, 1268-1308). ' Built in at the end. Records an order of Chediyarayan to engrave on the temple walls a gift of land for providing offerings, etc., in a shrine situated in one of the streets of Perumbarrappuliyur. [The Chedirayan of this inscription could not have been the same as the Pillai Perumal Chedirayan who figures in the life of Kamba.]

79. 287 of 19I3.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers in the seventh year and 225th day of the king an order of Tondaiman that an arrangement regarding a certain. land made in order to provide flowers, coconuts, etc., be engraved on the wall of Vikkiramasolan-tirumaligai.

80. 288 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year and 200th day of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva, "who was pleased to take all countries." Records gift of land. Order of Villavadaraiyan approving of certain arrangements about specified temple lands made by the assembly (mula parushaiyar) of Perumbarrappuliyer. [The king referred to was evidently Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I, 1251--64.]

81. 289 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year and 252nd day of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva, "who was pleased to take all countries" (1251-64). The first ten lines are engraved over another inscription of Vikrama-Choladeva beginning with the historical introduction (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 143), etc. Order of Tondaiman to the temple authorities remitting certain taxes on lands which had been originally granted for the maintenance of the servants of a flower garden belonging to the temple. The reason for the remission was that the said lands, being close to the sea, had become filled up with sand and overgrown with weeds. Mentions Virarakshasa-Velaikkarar. [For an explanation of the Velir see Abhidanachintamani, P 933.]

82. 290 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Cheladeva I. This is stated to be a copy of an inscription originally engraved on the opposite shrine (Edir-Ambalam). Records gift of land by purchase for supplying garlands of red lotuses to the temple.

83. 291 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the forty-sixth year, Simha, 22nd tedi, of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Cheladeva. This is evidently also a copy. Refers to the purchase of a devadana land by a private individual. (22 nilas for 10 kalanjus.)
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84. 292 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers an order of Villavarayan and four other officers assigning the income in paddy from certain lands originally granted for the upkeep of a flower garden, for the maintenance of the servants of the temple and of the flower garden.

85. 293 of I913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year and fifty-sixth day of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I ? 1251-64). An order of the same officer remitting assessments on certain lands granted to the temple for a flower garden. The transactions were engraved on the Vikramasolan-tirumaligai.

86. 294 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers that certain lands granted by Gangeyarayan were made tax-free and exempted from duties. The car procession was to be maintained and the temple was to receive 100 kasu as kudimai assessment and 6 kalam of paddy as virabhoga on each veli of land.

87. 295 of 1913.(Tarnil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year and eighteenth day of the Pandya king Mara-varman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva (1282--?). Records an order of Kulasekharan Solakon exempting duties and assessments on lands presented by a certain Chediyarayan for maintaining 36 persons employed in a watershed in the mantapa known as Anaiyerrukkudam south of the seven-storeyed gopura, on the east side of Rajakkal-tambiran-tirumaligai, 54 persons who prepared offerings for the god, 32 learned Brahmanas, 54 persons who prepared offerings at Sikali (i.e.', the shrine of goddess ?) and lastly the temple supervisors. See S.A. 71.

88. 296 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record in the sixth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avaniyalappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Solakon that certain arrangements made by the temple authorities and the  village assembly regarding the gift of a flower garden and the maintenance of its servants, may be engraved on the temple.

89. 297 of1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I? 1251--64). Records an order of Kalappalarayar to register, as tirunamattukkani, certain lands granted for conducting festivals and providing offerings in the temple of Tiruchchirrambala Makali which was founded on the south side of the road by which the god was taken in procession for the sea-bath, and to engrave the same on stone.

90. 298 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-fourth year and forty-fifth day of the Chula king Tribhu vanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva III (1178-1216), " who being pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Karuvar, Ilam (Ceylon) and
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The crowned head of the Pandya, was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors." Registers that at the request of the chiefs Pottappicholan and Karanai-Vilupperaiyan, the original documents pertaining to a gift of land which was made to the temple for a flower garden were preserved in the treasury of the temple and engraved on its walls.

91. 299 of 1913- ---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the second year and fourteenth day of the Chola king Teibhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of land for providing flower garlands to the temple. The grant was ordered to be engraved on the temple walls and the original documents deposited in the temple treasury. The royal Secretary (tirumandira-olai) was Rajendrasinga-Muvendavelan.

92. 300 of 1913.(Tamil,) On the same wall. A record in the second year and fourteenth day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of lands for a flower garden and its servants:, by the donor mentioned in No. 91 above.

93. 301 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-sixth year and one hundredth day of the king. A number of lands which had been granted for a flower garden and were partly enjoyed by the servants of the garden were included at the donor's request in the tirunamattukkani lands of the temple and the tact engraved on the temple walls. The tirumandira-olai was Neriyudaichchola-Muvendavelan.

94. 302 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avaniyalappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Perumal-Pillai alias Solakon and mentions the gift of land for a flower garden.

95. 303 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year and fifty-seventh day of the Chola king Tribhu, vanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Mentions the gift of land for a flower garden by Umaiyalvi, daughter of Vijayanulamban, chief of Nulambapadi alias Nigarilisola-mandalam. She had purchased the land from different people.

96. 304 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avaniyalappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Solakon recording gift of land for a flower garden by a dancing girl.

97. 305 of 1913.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avaniyalappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Solakon that eight Sandi oblations like those offered at the
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shrine of Mulasthanam-Udaiyar in (the temple of) Tiruchchirram-balam, be also offered at the shrine of Dakshinamurti and that the, gift of land made for providing five of these eight sandis, be made tax free.

98. 306 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year and eighty-fifth day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin (Rajarajadeva). Registers an order of the king's officers passed at the request of Gangeyarayan that certain lands granted to the temple for supplying flowers and maintaining the servants of the flower gardens, were to be made free of kudimai ; that the documents pertaining to the lands in question were to be deposited,in the temple treasury (tirukkaioitti ?) and that the transaction was to be engraved on the walls of the temple.

99. 307 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Solakon that a gift of land was made for additional offerings in the shrine of Dakshina-murtideva (referred to in No. 97 above), and that this land was made a rent-free tirunamattukkani under the command of the king.

100. 308 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in` the eighth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avaniyalappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Solakon that the Saliya merchants ( nagara) were to be provided with land for building their houses. on condition that they would supply the necessary cloths for the parisattam of the god and the goddess.

101. 309 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year and one hundred and twenty-fifth day ; and Kumbha., eighth day (in the middle of the record) of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1178-1216), "who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya." Registers that a certain Edirilisolan alias Irungolan having founded a temple called Vikramasolisvaramudaiyar at Parakesarinallur, a hamlet of Perumbarrappuliyur, after acquiring the required land from various people and having provided for houses of Brahmanas and temple servants, the king ordered the assessment on this land to be deducted from the revenue of the village, to be entered in the temple accounts with the original documents preserved in the temple and the whole transaction engraved on the walls of the temple.

102. 310 of 19I3.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year and sixth day of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1178-1216), " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya." Registers that a land` was granted for a flower garden and another for maintaining its four servants It was ordered
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that these lands might be included with other temple lands and that the excess ( madakku) in measurement be declucted from the village accounts. The tirumandira-oloi was Minavan-Muvenda-velan.

103. 311 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year and two hundred and twenty-fourth day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1178-1216), " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records gift of land for a flower garden and its servants. Again the excess of land discovered by comparison with existing village accounts was granted to the temple and the village accountants (varikkuruseyvar) were ordered to correct their figures. The servants of the garden were exempted from certain services usual to nibandakkarar. The tirumandira-olai was Rajanarajayana-Mavendavelan.

104. 312 Of 19I3.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. .A record in the tenth year, Simha, ninth day, of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avaniyalappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Perumal-Pillai alias Solakon made for the welfare of the king. Records an exchange of land and refers incidentally to the temple (Sri-koil) of the pidari called Tiruchchirrambala Makali on the south side of the street Vikkiramasolan-terku-ttiruvidhi by which the God was taken on procession to the sea. See S.A. 32.

105. 313 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-fourth year and fifty-second day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III, 1178-1216), `who having pleased to take Madurai (Madura),Karuvur, Ilam (Ceylon) and the crowned head of the Pandya was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors. Records gift of land for a flower garden. It was ordered that the four servants of the garden must supply iruvachchi, malligai, and nandiyavatta flowers to the temple regularly; when these failed other flowers had to be supplied.

106. 314 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (1178-1216), "who having been pleased to take Mudurai (Madura), Karuvur, Ilam (Ceylon) and the crowned head of the,,Panclya was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors." Records gift of land for a flower garden to supply flowers to the temple of the goddess. Refers to a transaction which happened in the thirty-third year of the king.

107. 315 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year and sixty-ninth day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (Ill ? 1216-48). Registers that an additional land was granted by a certain Kundan alias Lankesvara.
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of Aeasur for the maintenance of a flower garden which had been already granted by himself, for supplying 700 red lotuses to the temple every day. The ten servants and a nayaka who cultivated the garden were permitted to enjoy the land given them as a kani. The transaction was engraved on the temple walls.

108. 316 of 1913.--(Tamil.). On the same wall. A record in the tenth year and three hundred and sixtieth day of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III? 1216-48). Registers that a flower garden had been founded for the benefit of the temple by a certain Kanipparudaiyan alias Rajadhirajappallavaraiyan at the hamlet of Koilpundi surnamed Kshatriyasikhamaninallur, that land in three different villages had been granted for the maintenance of the gardeners who had to water the flower plants, pick flowers and supply them to the temple, and that these lands were now included with other temple lands under orders of the King's officers, the transaction being engraved on temple walls and the original documents deposited in the-temple treasury.

109. 317 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in third year and twenty-fourth day of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land for growing red lotuses and for providing food (korru) and cloth-money to the gardeners who grew them. Refers to the land survey made in the sixteenth year of Sungandavirtta Kulottungasoladeva (I, 1170-1118) and to the twenty-fifth year of Periyadevar Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III, 1178-86). See No. 54 above.

110. 318 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avanialappirandan alias Kopperunjirigadeva. Registers an order of Perumal Pillai alias Solakon, that certain gifts of land for the maintenance of gardeners, be recorded on the temple walls. See No. 104 above.

111. 319 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avanialappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Solakon ordered that a gift of land for a grove of trees be made a rent-free devadana and so registered on the temple walls.

112. 320 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year and one hundred and sixty-sixth day of the Pandya king Maravaman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Registers an order of Vira-Pandyadeva-Vanadhirayan that a gift of one tiruvolai together with a piece of land for the maintenance of the latter made by a certain Dipattaraiyan at Solakulavallinallur, may be deducted from the accounts of Solakulavallinallar, and added to the devadana lands of the temple and that the transaction may be engraved on the temple wall. See S.A. 71.
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113. 321 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On a pillar of the western entrance into the second prakara of the same temple ; left side. This pillar of the entrance was presented by Peerumal Pillai alias Solakonar, one of the chiefs of Avanialappirandan Kopperunjingadeva, for the merit of his master. . [Mr. Krishna Sastri points out that, according to an inscription at Tripurantaka (Kurnool District), a certain king Maharaja Sinha built the eastern gopuram of this temple and decorated the four sides of it with booty acquired from the four quarters and that this king was evidently Kopperunjingadeva.]

114. 322 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On a second pillar in the same entrance. Records in S. 1422 Raudri, Avarii, fifteenth day, that Tirumalaikolundar, the agent of Narasa-Nayaka, while he was in charge of the temple, enforced that ten cake-offerings and betel leaves, which must be distributed among certain specified individuals for the merit of Narasa Nayaka, were not to be withheld from them and used otherwise. [For the highly interesting figures in the western gopura which are illustrative and descriptive of the dancing art in this age, see Ep. Rep., 1914, pp. 82-3. Mr. Krishna Sastri quotes from the Bharatrya-Natya Sastra to show how scientific these representations are.]

115. 323 of 1913.(Tamil.) At the southern entrance into the first prakara of the temple; left side. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Krishpayadva-Maharaya in S. 1432, Pramoduta, Makara, ba. di. Amavasya, Monday, Puradam (== December 10, A.D. 1510). Records gift of three villages with an income 1,400 rekai (gadyana) for the mahapuja in the temple of Alagiya Tiruchchirrambalamudaiya Tambiranar [included in Arasur-kiparru, a subdivision of Vennaiyurnadu in Rajadhiraja-valanadu which was itself a district on the northern bank (of the Coleroon), included in the Province of Bhuvanekaviran-pattanal and for the maintenance of a feeding house, by a certain sirmai Appa Pilai.

116. 324 of 1913--(Tamil.) On the door post of a new entrance cut close to the east gopura of the same temple. Seems as No. 321 (i.e., S.A. 113) above. The pillar evidently belonged to a different part of the temple and has been put in at this entrance by the Nattukkottai Chettis.

117. 325 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the gopura at the main entrance into the Sivakami-Amman shrine in the same temple. Same as S.A. 113.

118. 326 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the Mahisha-suramardhani shrine in the same temple. A record in the twelfth year of Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avanialappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Solakon that a gift of land made for a flower garden to the shrine of Andabharanadeva be engraved on the wall of the shrine and the
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original documents connected herewith, be preserved in the temple treasury.

119. 327 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall, A record in the tenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avanialappirandan alias Kopperunjingadeva. Registers an order of Solakon that a gift of land made for a flower garden to the shrine of Andabharanadeva be engraved on the wall of the shrine and the original documents connected therewith, be preserved in the temple treasury.

120. 328 of I9I3.(Tamil.) On the base of the Nandimantapa opposite to the eastern gopura of the same temple. A record of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva, the date of which is lost. Consists of a number of mutilated and unconnected pieces. Stones out of order. Refers to an arrangement (vyavastha) made by the temple managers. See S.A. 71, for the identification of the king.

121. 329 of 19I3.(Tamil.) On the base of the Nandi-mantapa opposite to the southern gopura of the same temple. Consists of six verses of which five refer to a battle fought evidently at Chidambaram by a certain Munaiyan Vallaiyan Adittan, chief of Panaiseyyar, on behalf of the Pandya (Minavan) against the Chola (Valavan). The author of the poetry was Taynalla-Perumal Munaiyadarayan alias Bhuvanekavira Tondaiman.

122. 330 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the base of a small shrine in the western prakara of the same temple. An incomplete record in the sixth year, Simha, 26th day of the Pandya king jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I? 1251-64). Contains some detailed account of land measurement.

123. 331 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor in front of the Ganapati shrine in the same temple. An unfinished record in Manmatha, Dhanus. Refers to a gift by purchase of some godowns, by a certain Nagama-Nayaka. [Was he the father of Visvanatha Naik, the founder of the Naik dynasty of Madura ?]

124. 332 of 1913.(Tamil verse.) On the east gopura of the same temple; right of entrance. Consists of two verses, the first of which refers to a conquest of the Pandya king over the Chola, the latter being driven into the forest. The second mentions Kadavarkon and his army melting away before the Pandya king Sundarattol. [Mr. Krishna Sastri identifies Kadavarkon with Kopperunjingadeva and the Pandya with Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I.]

125. 333 of 1913.--(Tamil verse.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kristnaraya in S. 1443, Vrisha, Karttika. (Details not enough for calculation). Records that a certain Mangarasan granted the village of Chidambaranathapuram to the temple.
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126. 334 of 1913.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Venkatadeva-Maharaya (I) in S. 1500, Parthiva (wrong) Simha, su. di. 10, Monday, Subhayoga, Svati. Records gift of four villages to the temple of Chidam-baresvara and Sivakamasundari-Ammai to provide oblations and sacred bath in early mornings, for the merit of Vaiyappa, Krishnappa Kondama-Nayaka. An irregular date. Most probably June 24, A.D. 1577 is intended. See Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 69. See S.A. 131 for an other endowment by the same chief.

127. 335 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (I) in S. 1510 Sarvadhari, Margali, twenty-second day. Records gift of 300 pon for providing 20 (rice) offerings to the god Chidambaresvara and distributing the same among begging devotees. It is stated that this amount was till then being set apart by the temple for the ilakkai and korru of the king and his followers (rajagaram). " Date can be calculated but not verified."

128. 336 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. Contains three verses that first of which refers to a battle fought on the banks of Vellaru in which a certain Bhuvanekaviran was victorious. [The last refers to Maravarman Vikrama-Pandya, who came to the throne in 1283.]

129. 337 of 1913.---(Tamil verse.) in the same place. One verse describing the anger of Vikrama Pandya. [See note to the above inscription.]

130. 338 of 1913.---(Tamil verse.) In the same place. One verse in praise of Sundara-Pandya (jatavarman I) and his weighing himself against gold. See S.A. 124, 132, 153, etc. See Ep.Ind., III p. II where his covering the Vimana of the Ranganatha temple with gold is referred to.

131. 339 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva Maharaya (I) in S. 1510, Sarvadhari, Tai, twenty-second. day. Registers that Vaiyappa-Krishnappa Kondama-Nayaka ordered that the 30 (rice) offerings for which he had provided 50,000 kalams of paddy in the district of Viranarayanachchirmai, be distributed among Saiva mendicants (tiruottunayanar). " Date can be calculated but not verified." See S.A. 126.

132. 340 of 1913.(Tamil verse.) In the same place. Glorifies the prowess of Sundara-Maran (i.e., Sundara-Pandiya) who annihilated the forces of the Telingas that surrounded him and drove the Bana chief into the forest. [The king was evidently Sundara Pandya I, Jatavarman whose inscriptions have the introduction Anaittulahunkondaruliya and who ruled from 1251 to 1264.]

133. 341 of 1913.----(Tamil.) In the same place. Mentions Solakulavalli and appears to make provision for singing the
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pamalai (hymns) of the Nayanar (Saiva saints) in the temple of Tirumulattanamudaiyan. Also mentions the village of Kalumalam. A record in (date doubtful); Ani, Svati.

134. 342 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place, left of entrance. In modern characters. Registers that Suppammal, mother of Ayyalammal, who was the wife of Pachchaiyappa-Mudaliyar of Kanchipuram, repaired this eastern gopura and founded a Brahman settlement (agrahara).

135. 343 of 1913.(Grantha.) In niches on the inner walls of the same gopura. These are labels engraved below images representing women in various dancing postures. The inscriptions are in Sanskrit poetry. For a discussion of these postures as given in the Bharatanatya Sastra and illustrations, see Madr. Ep. Rep., 1914, pp. 74-83.

136. 344 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the south gopura of the same temple ; right of entrance. A record of the Saluva king Virapratapa Tammaraya in S. 1425, Rudhirodgarin, Simha, su. di. 14, Sravana, Monday (which should be Sunday). Records that a certain Mondukoli Ramanayakkar Mallanayakkar gave the village of Karikkudi, the western hamlet of Perumbarrappuliyur, for a double garland and offerings to be offered every day. The king receives the usual Vijayanagara titles. The date corresponded to 6th August, A.D. 1503.

137. 345 of I913.(Tamil verse.) In the same place. A much damaged record. Mentions Por-puliyur.

138. 346 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (Venkata I, 1586--1614) in S. 1510; Sarvadharin, Margali, 22nd day. Same as No.335 (i.e., S.A. 127) above.

139. 347 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (Venkata I, 1586-1614) in S. 1510, Sarvadharin, Tai, 22nd day, Same as No. 339 (i.e., S.A. 131) above.

140. 348 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Srirangadeva-Maharaya (IT) in S. 1503 Vrisha, Kumbha, su. di. 84, Thursday (which should be Tuesday), Sravishtha (i.e., Dhanishtha). Records gift of seven villages and of income from pepper trade called milagu-taragu, for oblations and festivals in the shrines of the god and goddess, by Vaiyappa Krishpappa-Kondama-Nayaka. See S.A. 126 and S.A. 131. [I have traced this inscription to Ins., S. Dts., p. 163, No. 4, but here the name of the king is given as Venkatadeva.]

141. 349 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (Venkata I, 1586-1614) in S. 1510, Sarvadharin, Tai, twenty-second day. Records that
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The provision made by the chief for twenty offerings to be distributed among the Saiva mendicants (paradesi) in the temple, was placed under the supervision of Namassivaya-Udaiyar, the " Superintendent of all services (kattalai)." [The name Namassivaya reminds the Tamil literary student of that Guru Namassivaya who was the disciple of Guhai Namassivaya who devoted himself, at the instance of his teacher, to holy work at Chidambararn, who composed the Paramarahasyamalai, the Chidambaravenba, etc., and who ultimately died at Tirupperundurai. See N.A. 614.

142. 350 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourth year and sixty-seventh day of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Virakerala alias Kulasekharadeva. Registers an order of Sediyarayan exempting certain lands granted for a flower garden by a native of Pallikodu in Malai-mandalam from paying kadamai and kudimai and declaring that these lands might enjoy the privileges of irrigation by channels, percolation and bailing. The king was identical with Ravivarman Kulasekhara, the Kerala conqueror. See Ep. Ind., IV, 145 ; Ibid., Vol. VIII, p. 8. His father Jayasimha had the title Virakerala. Ep. Ind., IV, P. 293.

143. 351 of I913.(Tamil.) On the same gopura; left of entrance. A record in the fourth year and one hundred and twenty-third day of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Papdyadeva. Registers an order of Sediyarayan that the gift of garden lands made by a certain Villavadaraiyan together with lands provided for the maintenance of eighteen servants of the garden and of the water-shed within it, may be engraved on temple walls. See S.A. 71.

144. 352 of 1913.(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the same gopura. A damaged record in S. 1520, Vilambin, Adi, first day. Provides for some specified repairs to the temple made for the merit of Muttu-Krishnappa-Nayaka, son of Vaiyappa-Krishnappa Kondama-Nayaka. Also mentions a mantapa on the bank of Kollidavaru, built by the same donor. See S.A. 126 and 131.

145. 353 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the west gopura of the same temple ; right of entrance. A record in praise of the Pandya king (Minavan) Vikrama-Pandya (Maravarman, most probably).

146. 354 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. Three verses describing the glory of king Sundara-Pandya who conquered the kings of Venadu (i.e., Travancore), those of the north (i.e., the Telingas) and those of the Kongu (country) and killedGandagopala. [The king is of course Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I, 1251-64. See S.A. 153.]

147. 355 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (Venkata I,1586-1614).
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M S. 1510 Sarvadharin, Margali, twenty-second day. Same as No. 335 (i.e., S A 127 above).

148. 356 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of Cochin king Ramavarma--Maharaja, of the family of Seraman Perumal Nayanar in S. 1498, Dhatri, Margali, twelfth day. The king is stated to have been born under the asterism Visakha. Provides for 33 taligai (offerings) to be offered to Anandatandava-Perumal Nayanar and distributed among Brahmanas, Mahesvaras and the temple cooks. [The king referred to was the king of Cochin, one of the successors of Godai Varma who came to the throne in 1561 and ruled for an unknown period.]

149. 357 of i9r3.(Tamil verse.) In the same place. In p of the Pandya king. Mentions Kudal (i.e., Madura).

150. 358 of 1913.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virabhupatiraya. Registers that 64 cows were granted for maintaining perpetual lamps in the presence of Nrittanatha, by the ministers Chaupdarasa and Adittarasa. [The Government epigraphist points out that if this Chaundarasa is the same as the Vedic scholar Chaundapacharya, Virabhupati should be identified with Bukka Il in whose time that scholar flourished. Ep. Rep., 1909, p. 115].

151. 359 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Srirangadeva-Maharaya (II) in S. 1503, Vrisha, Kumbha, su. di. 14, Thursday (should be 1 Tuesday) Sravishtha (i.e., Danishtha). Same as No. 348 (i.e., S.A. 140 above).

152. 360 of 1913.---(Tamil.) In the same place. Records in, S. 1517, Durmukhi, Chaitra, full-moon, Chitra, lunar eclipse gift of a village surnamed Purappettai, for meeting the expenses; of one day during the Aippisi-puram festivities, in honour of the goddess.

153. 361 of 1913. (Tamil verse): 'In the same place. The record contains three verses and refers to the fight between Sundara-Pandya (evidently Jatavarman S.P.) and the Telungas at Mudugur in which the dead bodies were strewn up to the banks of the Peraru. See S.A. 146 which directly refers to the battle.

154. 362 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya I (1586-1614) in S 1510, Sarvadharin, Tai, twenty-second day. Same as No. 349 above.

155. 363 of 1913.(Tamil verse.) In the same place. Consists of two verses. There is apparently a reference to Sundara-Pandya's weighing himself against gold and using it for covering the temple. See S.A. 130 above.

156. 364 of 1913.(Tamil verse.) On the same gopura ;left of entrance. A damaged record. Two of the verses are in praise of the Pandya king (Maran).
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157. 365 of 1913 --(Tamil verse.) In the same place. Three verses extolling Vikrama-Pandya. The first says that he conquered the king of Venadu (i.e., Travancore) at Podiyil. In the second he is addressed as Bhuvanekavira and Korkai-kavala and is stated to have been the enemy of Ganapati. The third advises king Vikrama-Pandya not to go to the north; for there it says is a foea woman ruling with a man's name. [The last refers to the celebrated queen Rudramma of the Kakatiya dynasty. See S.A. 68, S.A. 342, etc., for further facts about Vikrama-Pandya.]

158. 366 of I913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva (I, 1268-1308). Built in at the bottom. Registers an order of Kalingarayan. Provides for offering to the god Kulottungasola-Vinayaka-Pillaiyar who is enshrined on the south side of the seven storeyed gopura of Rajakkaltambirantirumaaligai. Refers to Ellandalaiyana-Perumalsandi [Ellandalaiyana is the epithet of Jatavarman Sundara-Pandya I, 1251-64.]

159. 367 of 1913.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (I, 1586----1614) in S. 1510, Sarvadharin, Tai, twenty-second day. Same as No. 339 above.

160. 368 of I913.(Grantha.) In niches on the inner walls of the same gopura. Registers the names of the various dances in Sanskrit, as in No. 343 (i.e., S.A. 135).

161. 369 of 1913.(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the same gapura. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-. Maharaya (I) in S. 1515, Vijaya, Adi, first day, Saturday, Jyeshtha (= 30th June 1593). Registers that for the merit of Vaiyappa-Krislmappa-Kondama-Nayaka, the districts Devamandalasirmal, Viranarayanachehirmai, Terku-nadu, Vadakku-nadu, the five villages grouped under Asuvur and all others that had been enjoyed by the temple of Chidambaresvara from early times, were made tax-free and that a fresh provision was made for a daily offering of 750 taligal. This was called Kondama-nayakan kattalai. [I have traced this inscription to Ins., S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), p. 167, No. 15.]

162. 370 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the north gopura of the same temple; right of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (I) in S. 1510, Sarvadharin, Tai, twenty-second day. Same as No. 339 above (i.e., S.A. 131).

163. 371 of 1913.--(Tamil.) In the same place. Registers that Virapratapa Krishpadeva-Maharaya (1509-1530) after having started on a campaign against Simhadri-Pottunuru, planted a pillar of victory there and returning thence, he paid a visit to
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Ponnambalam (i.e Chidambaram), worshipped the god and built the northern gopura of the temple. See S.A. 233.

164. 372 of 19I3.(Tamil.) On the same gopura ; left of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya (I, 1586-1614) in S. 1510, Sarvadharin, Margali, 22nd day. Same as No. 335 above (i.e., S.A. 127).

165. 373 of 19I3.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya I in S. 1510, Sarvadharin, Tai, 22nd day. Same as 349 above (i.e., S.A. 141).

166. 374 of 1913.(Tamil verse.) in the same place. Registers that three gopuras were the gifts of kings who wore a crown. This (the northern gopura) was built by the god himself. The poet evidently means to say that this is the best of the four. We know from S.A. 163 that Krishnaraya built it.

167. 375 of 1913,(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the same gopura. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatadeva-Maharaya in S. 1515, Vijaya, Adi, 1st day, Saturday, Jyeshtha (30th June 1593). Same as No. 369 above (i.e., S.A. 161).

168. 376 of 19r3.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Karpaga Vinayaka temple, at the western gopura of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya II in S. 1349, Plavanga, Mina, su. di. 5, Sunday, Rohini (March 21, A.D. 1428). One stone missing in the middle. Registers that the king ordered certain irregularities in temples and temple lands to be set right. A very interesting record which gives a clue to the beneficent rules of Devaraya. The inscription says that the king's officers unjustly collected kenikkai, Arasuperu, Karanakkar jodi Viseshadayam and other taxes from certain villages which were owned by temples and the people of which were tenants (by mortgage, purchase, etc.) of these temples ; that the villagers in consequence deserted ; that worship in consequence ceased in the temples ; and that the king issued an edict of freedom and restoration. See Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 97 and also Ep. Rep., 1908, p. 250.

169. I of .1915.(Tamil.) On the north tier of the central shrine in the Govindaraja-Perumal temple at Chidambaram. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva-Maharaya (1530----42) in S. 1460, Vilambi, Panguni, 14th day, Monday, Paurnima, Uttara-Phalguni. Records the reconsecration of Govindarajasvamin at Chitrakuta by Achyutaraya. An irregular date. See Ep.,Rep., 1915, p. 81. See S.A. 63 and 64.

Erumbur.

170. 378 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the south base of the central shrine in the Kadambavanesvara temple. An unfinished record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118--35).
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records gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Siru-Tirukkoyil Mahadeva at Urumur alias Vikrama-Chola-chaturvedimangalam , for the merit of Tirumambalamsurri alias Munaiyadaraiyap-Pallavaraiyan, a Chalukki of Tonda-mandalam residing at Anaivari, the eastern hamlet of Vanavanmadevi-chaturvedimangalam in Virudaraja-bhayankara-valanadu on the northern bank (of the Coleroon).

171. 379 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of a lamp-stand and of 90 sheep for a lamp, by a certain Kalinikki Kunavan, native of Marungil in Konadu to the temple of Siru-Tirukkoyil-Perumanadigal, at Urumur, a devadan.a in Nalvayalur-kurram on the northern bank (of the Coleroon).

172. 380 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II? or M.?). Records gift of money for a lamp, by a native of Urumur alias Vikramachola-chaturvedimangalam.

173. 381 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I). Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a lady, to the temple mentioned in S.A. 171 above. The sabha (assembly) of Urumur agreed to see the lamp regularly maintained in the temple.

174. 382 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905--47). Records gift of a lamp-stand weighing 200 palams and of 90 sheep for a lamp to the temple by a resident of the northern suburb of the same village.

175. 383 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Record:; gift of a lamp-stand and of 90 sheep for a lamp to the temple of Siru-Tirukkoyil-Mahadeva at Urumur. The donor was a certain Kurumban Sirugan, native of Villangattur in Arumbur-kurram, a subdivision of Pandi-nadu.

176. 384 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Para-kesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I). Registers that the central shrine (srivimana) was built of stone and that the gopura with the 'ashtaparivara was erected by a Irungolan Kunavan Aparajitan. A gift of 3 velis of land was also made by the same individual with the permission of king Solaperumanadigal Parantakadeva to the temple of Siru-Tirukkoyil-Bhatara (the modern Kadambavanesvara) at Urumur for tiruchchennal, archanabhoga and the maintenance of drummers at sri-bali.

177. 385 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman
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alias Rajarajadeva (I). Records gift of 5 kalanju of gold by a certain Araiyan Vichchadiran of Urumur, on receiving which the assembly of Urumur, a devadana and brahmadeya in Nalvayalur-kurram, a subdivision of Vadagarai Rajendrasimha-valanadu, agreed to pay themselves the annual fee usually collected from the drummers of the temple (uvachchar) and to have the Sri-bali of the temple properly conducted. [The great poet Kamba belonged to the Uvachchar caste, or rather he was brought up by an Uvachcha.]

178. 386 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva in his fifth year, Simha,Su di. 8, Saturday, Anilam. Registers a sale of land to the temple as a tirunamattukkani of the goddess, by the sabha of Urumur alias Vikramachola-chatur-vedimangalam. See S.A. 71. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai says that the English equivalent of the date is Saturday,. August 18, A.D. 1267.

179. 387 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. An unfinished record in the seventh year of the Chula king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp and of 14 cows for curds and milk, by a native of a place near Poygai-Arasur to the temple of Tiruviramisvaram-Udaiya Periyanayanar at Erumbur which was also called Urumur alias Vikramachola-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Merka-nadu, a subdivision of Vadagarai Virudaraja-bhayankara-valanadu. [The king was very probably Rajaraja III, 1216-48.]

180. 388 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wail. An unfinished record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). Records sale of land to the temple.. by the assembly of Urumur, a devadana and brahmadeya in Nal-velurkurram, which was a subdivision of Vadagarai Rajendrasimha-valanadu. Mentions the taxes echchoru, Vasalilpandakudimai and uridu-varippadu from the payment of which the land was evidently exempted by the assembly.

181. 389 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chula king Parakesarivarman. Records gift Of 90 sheep for'a lamp to the temple of Siru-Tirukkoyil-Bhatara.

182. 390 af 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chula king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva II in his twelfth year, Vrischika, Su. di. 12, Wednesday, Revati (November 8, A.D. 1144). Records gift of land for oblations to the same temple by a certain Toranavallavap-Perayan, a servant and tenant of Kadavarayan. See S.A. 124.

183. 391 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A damaged record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king . Parakesarivarman. Seems to record a gift of gold for a lamp, by a lady.
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184. 392 of 1913(Tamil) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesari-varman. Records gift of land for offerings.

185. 393 of 1913.--(Tamil,) On the north wall of the same shrine. An unfinished record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Registers that ten kalanju of tulai-pon were paid to the village assembly for making a certain land which was presented to the temple, tax-free.

186. 394 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

187. 395 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same, shrine. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--53 ). Records gift of land for a lamp and offerings to the temple of Siru-Tirukkoyil-Mahadeva at Urumur, a brahmadeya in Nalvayalur-kurram, a subdivision of Vadagarai Rajendrasinga-valanadu.

188. 396 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine, An incomplete record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva (1050-63), Refers to a decision (vyavasthai) arrived at by the assembly of Vanavanmadevi-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya  in Merkanadu, a subdivision of Raladhirtja-valanadu on the occasion when it met in the temple of Valavanmadevi-Vinnagar-Alvar. Mentions Vijayangondasolisvaram-udaiya-koyil, and the boundaries of certain lands which had been assigned for oblations.

189. 397 of 1913.--(Tamil.) . On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin-Rajarajadeva (II) in his seventh year, Makara, Su. di. 8, Saturday, Revati. Registers that lands were purchased from the assembly of Urumur alias Vikramachola-chaturvedimangalam and granted as devadana to the temple of Tiruviramisvaram-udalya-Periya-nayanar by one Vasudevan Periyan alias Tiruchchirrambala-Muvendavelan of Olugarai near Poygai-Arasur. The taxes kadamai, padikaval etc., payable on these lands which amounted to 55 kalams of paddy were agreed to be paid to the temple by the assembly of the village. Refers also to a loan borrowed by the assembly from the temple treasury on account of ' bad time " (famine) and scarcity of grain (akkam). The amount borrowed was 60 Kasu at the rate of interest 2 tuni an 3 kuruni of paddy on every kasu.

190. 398 of 1913.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fourteenth year and 341st day of the Chola king Para-kesarivarman alias Rajendradeva (1012-43). The assembly of the brahmadeya. village, Valavanmadevi-chaturvedimangalam in Merka-nadu, a subdivision of Vadagarai Rajendrasimha-valanadu
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assembled together in the hall called Tiruvarangadevan within the temple and in the presence of the " annual supervision committee," agreed to pay in paddy the .silvari on certain lands belonging to the temples of Siru-Tirukkoyil-udaiyar, Tiruvengadattalvar and Tiru-merkoyil-alvar. The income was to be utilized for lamps and offerings.

								Lalapettai.

191. 377 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On a detached fragment built into the waste weir of the Viranam tank. A record in ... Sunday, Makha. Contains a portion of the historical introduction of Rajendra-Chola I (1012-43).

								Mannargudi (Kattumannarkavil).

[This is the celebrated birth-place of Nathamuni and Yamuna-charya.]

191-A. On a stone at the gate of the Vira-Narayana Svami temple. Records that the brother of a certain Appa Pillai granted to god Alagia Mannar in K. 4442 Angirasa, in the reign of Krishna-deva Raya 52 Mas. of land in a village. Ins. S. Dts., p. 2, No. 7.

191-B. In the same place. Records that Krishnappa Nayaka granted to the Ramanajakuta in S. 1514, in the reign of Venkatapati Raya (1), the villages of Kandamangalam and Palanjanallur in Gangaikonda Simai. Ibid., p. 2, No. 8.

								Srimushnam

The important Vishnu shrine of the place,- generally attributed to the Naik Kings of Tanjore, amidst the fine carvings of which are in fact the figures of Achyutappa and his brothers, is poor in epigraphs. Though not mentioned in the Prabandhas it is one of the eight important Svayambhustalas. See S.A..Gazr, pp. 290---92.

192. 145 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the steps leading up to the Venugopalasvamin shrine in the Bhuvarahasvamin temple. Records in S. 1635 expired, Vijaya, the erection of certain buildings by a chief of Udaiyarpalaiyam.

193. On one of the walls. A Telugu inscription, dated S. 1505 (A.D. 1583) recording a private grant to the temple in the reign of Sri-RangarayaI of Penukonda (1578-----86). See Antiquities, I, 213.

194. No. 68 of Sewell's List.(Telugu.) Records a grant of five villages for religious purposes by one Srinivasadasa, in S. 1637 (A.D. 1715), Jaya, during the reign of the emperor Farokshir at Delhi, here called Parukusaha. Padusahagaru.. Srinivasadasa was. patronized by Todar Mull, the Emperor's deputy. [Mr. Sewell is not quite correct in his reading of this epigraph. For a mention of a Todar Mull who might have belonged to the same family see Trien. Catal. Sans. MSS., 1910-3, p. 496.]
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195. 259 of 1913.(Tamil.) On a slab lying near the Pasupatisvara temple. Records in S. 1488 (A.D. 1566), Akshaya, Tai, 15th day, gift of the village of Tiruveshkalam to the shrines Chidambaresvara and Sivakamasundari Amman of the Tirumulasthanam temple, by Achutappa-Nayaka, son of Siru-sevvappa Nayaka for the merit of Tirumalairajayyan (i.e., the Karnata king Tirumala I). [As Achyutappa came to the throne in 1572, this inscription should have been engraved while his father was king. For the chief events of Sevvappa and Achyutappa see Tanj. Gazr., pp. 38-9.]

								CUDDALORE TALUK.

								Cuddalore.

The historic importance of Cuddalore begins only after the English purchase of Fort St. David from the Marathas in 1690. The following copper plates do not in reality belong to Cuddalore Town, but I mention them here, because they are now either in the Collector's Court of Cuddalore or the Madras Museum and secondly because the exact places are not mentioned. All these have been taken from Mr. Sewell's Lists.

196. No. 72 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Telugu.) A. document recording the grant of land by and to private individuals, in S. 1672, K. 4851, Pramoduta (A.D. 1750).

197. No. 73 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Tamil.) A record in S. 1447 (A.D. 1525) Ananda. " It commences with a mythological account of the temple at Chidambaram, and continues to narrate that the 5 caste people and 74 artizans' presented this document to the temple. The document authorizes the payment of certain money by all persons to whom it should be shown, to the holder thereof. The name of the reigning sovereign is given as " Pratividadeva Maharaya." (Evidently a late forgery.)

198. No. 74 of Mr. Sewells List.Records a document drawn up by 74 chief priests of the Vaishnava faith, conferring on a Brahman certain religious privileges, in S. 1460 (A.D. 1538), Vilambi, during the reign of Achyutadeva Maharaya of the Vijayanagar dynasty.

199. No. 75 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Tamil.) Records a document, on one side of a large plate, having on its reverse side a large number of mythological figures of both the Saiva and Vaishnava faiths (Ganesa, the lingam, Hanuman, Narasimha) in high relief and beautifully executed. It states that in S. 1518 (A.D. 1596) HeVilambi, when Vira Pratapa Venkatapatideva (I) Maharaya of the Vijayanagar dynasty was reigning, a sudra priest joined with a. large number of other Sudras and made one Kandiya Devar, king of Vriddhachalam, in the presence of Muttu Krishnappa Nayaka. [Mr. Sewell considers that the latter might be the king a Madura ; but it is practically certain that he is the chief
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referred to in S.A. 144 as the son of Vaiyappa Krishnappa Kondama Nayaka.]

Cuddalore (Manjakuppam).

200. 199 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On a pillar set up at the southern end of the Pennaiyaru bridge. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Udaiyar Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of eight buffalo cows for a lamp.

201. 200 of 1902.(Tamil.) On a second pillar set up at the same place. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050-63), the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

Cuddalore (Tiruppapuliyur).

202. 115 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Patalesvara shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of 48 sheep for a lamp by a native of Vesalippadi.

203. 116 of I902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of a garden.

204. 117 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of money for a lamp.

205. 118 of 1902.--(Tamil.) 'On the same wall, A record the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of land to five Brahmanas.

206. 119 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajamahendradeva. Records gift of two lamps. The king's fighting with Ahavamalla is mentioned. [He was the immediate predecessor of Vira Rajendra 1, 1063-70. Ahavamalla was the same as Somesvara I, 1040-1069.]

207. 120 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of that Chola king Madirai-kopda Parakesarvarman (905-47). Records gift of money for offerings.

208. 121 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Same shrine. A record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I ?).1 Records gift of land.

209. 122 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of money for a lamp.

210. 123 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incorpplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35), the date of which is lost.
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211. 124 of 1902 (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Cholatieva (1011-53), the date of which is doubtful. Records sale of land.

212. 125 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (1011--53) in his fifth year.

213. 126 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

214. 127 of I902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp.

215. 128 of 1902.(Tamil,) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Kulot-tunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Partially built in.

216. 129 of 1902.(Tamil verse.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva 10701118). Records gift of land.

217. 130 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

218. 131 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Patalisvara shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola (I, 1011-53), the date of which is lost. Partially built in.

219. 132 of 1902.-L(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Vira-rajendradeva (evidently the first king of this name), Records gift of a lamp.

220. 133 of I902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Virarajendradeva. Records gift of paddy. See the previous inscription.

221. 134 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa, in front of the same shrine. An incomplete record of the Vijaya-nagara king Vira-Viruppana in Pramoda. Records gift of land. Mentions the Pushpagiri-matha. [This is a branch of the Sankaracharya matha. which, according to tradition, came into existence in the time of Vidyaranya.]

222. 135 of 1902.(Tamil) On the base of the verandah of the first prakara of the same temple. A record of the Pandya king Perumal Vikrama-Pandyadeva in his third, fourth and fifth years, i.e., 1285, 1286 and 1287. Records that the king assigned to the temple certain land which had been wrongfully taken possession of by the Brahmanas. Mentions king Perunjinga. See S.A. Nos. 68, 157, .etc.
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								Tirthanagari

(For the legendary origin of the place. See S.A. Gazr., 317-8.]

223. 155 of 1904.--(Tamil verse.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Sivankuresvara temple. Mentions Kadavarkon and records a remission of taxes. [The king might be Kopperunjinga or his father who are called by the Government Epigraphist Kadava II and Kadava I respectively. See Ep. Rep., 1913, pp. 126-7,]

224. 116 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva III (1178---1216) who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land.

225. 117 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the ninth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 165.

226. 118 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III "who took Madura, Ceylon and the crowned head of the Pandya ".

227. 119 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-second year of the Pallava king Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of taxes to the temple.

228. 120 of 1904.(Grantha.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. An incomplete record. Contains a number of birudas, apparently of some Pandya king.

229. 121 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the ninth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of taxes for the celebration of twelve festivals commencing with the festival of Tirunavukkarasudevar. [Appar or Tirunavukkarasar was the elder contemporary of Gnanasambanda, and so belonged to the middle of the seventh century. For. Vira Pandya see S..A. 71. Appar and the three other Saiva Acharyas are represented in. local carvings. See S.A. Gazr., p. 318.]

230. 122 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. An incomplete record in the ninth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land. See S,A. 71 for th.e identification of the king.

231. 123 of .1904.--(Tamil.) On the same mall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkondan Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land for the festival called Kodandararman-sandi after the king.
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232. 124 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the same wall, A record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Konerimelkondan Tribhuvana-chakravartin Vikrarna-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land. [Fora discussion of the date see Ep. hid., Vol. VIII, p. 282. Kielhorn would fix it on Sunday, 15th February, 1405. He says that it can be inferred that the king began to rule between January 10 and. July 27, A.D. 1401.]

233. 125 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the south base of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krisahnadevaraya Maharaya in S. 1439, Isvara. Built in the middle and in several places. Refers to the king's conquests and mentions a large number of temples which benefited by his remission of 10,000 varahas. In the same place is a small inscription which calls the mantapa Aiyyan-Ankakkaran-tirumantapam. See S.A. 163 (at Sendamangalam).

234. 126 of 1904.(Tamil verse.) On the door post of the gopura of the first prakara of the same temple. - A complete copy of No. 114.

235. 127 of 1904.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of Vighnesvara shrine in the same temple. A mutilated record in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavartna n Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva I (1251----64). Begins with samasta-jagadadhara, etc.

235-A. West of Dakshinamurti shrine. Records that Konerinmaikondan granted in his third year 50 velis of land in Kulottunga-cholanallur to the deity. Ins., S. Dts., p. 220, No. 51.

235-B. On the north wall of the Mahamantapa. Records that Kopperunjingadeva granted in the twentieth year of his reign the village of Sennadanallur. Ibid. No. 52.

								Tiruchchopuram.

236. 109 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central Shrine in the Mangalapurisvara temple. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkondan Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land for the requirements of a festival called Sundara-Pandiyan-Sandi.

237. 110 of 1904.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the seventh year of the Pandya king Vikrama-Pandya. Records gift of land. [As the inscription begins with Samastabbuvanaikavira, etc., the king should be Maravarman Vikrama-Pandya who came to the throne in 1283 and whose greatness is evidenced in previous records.]

238. III of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east base of the central shrine in the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, the date of which is lost. Built in the middle. A portion of the inscription is negative and reads from right to left.
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239. 112 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Pandya king jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land. [Is this the same as the king referred to in S.A. 232 ?]

240. 113 of 1914.(Tamil.) On stray stones in the roof of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A mutilated record of the Pandya king Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva I the date of which is lost. The donor was a certain Sariputtira-Pandita. Mentions the Sangattar (i.e., perhaps the Buddhist samgha). [The Buddhist Sariputta who was the contemporary of Gnana-Sambanda was of course a much earlier person.]

241. 114 of 1904.--(Tamil verse.) On both sides of the entrance into the first prakara of the same temple. A damaged record. Records that a Tondaiman presented to the Chola king, his crown. Records gift of land in Tondaiman nallur. [Who was this Tondaiman ?]

								Tirukanthesvaram

242. 128 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the Natanapadesvara temple. A record in the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottutiga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp. [The king apparently is Kulottunga I who alone had such a long reign. 1070-1118.]

243. 129 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp. See note to the above inscription.

244, 130 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wail. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Vikrarna-Choladeva (1118--35). Records gift of a lamp.

245. 131 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp. See S.A. 242.

246. 132 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp. See S.A. 242.

247. 133 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakaravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land to provide for the requirements of the shrine of Dakshinamurti. [The king referred to here might be the same as Kulottunga I, 1070 1118.]

248. 134 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradova (1050-63), Records gift of gold for a lamp,
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249. 135 of 1904.--(Tamil verse.) On the same wall. Record gift of gold for a lamp.

250. 136 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the forty-eighth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (1,1070-1118), Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

251. 137 of 1904.-(Tmil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-eighth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva (I,1070-1118). Records gift of money for a lamp.

252. 138 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the same wall, A record in the forty-sixth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Records gift of money for a lamp.

253. 139 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in. the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Records gift of two lamps.

254. 140 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the same. wall. A record in the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Chakravartin. Kulottunga-Choladeva I. Records gift of money for a lamp.

255. 141 of 1904.-(Tarnil.) On the same wall. A record in. the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Mentions Adirayamangalyapuram. Records gift of money for a lamp.

256. 142 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the east base of the same shrine. A record in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Records gift of money for a lamp. Two fragments of Kulottungas inscriptions are also found on this base.

257. 143 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the east and north bases of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for four lamps.

258. 144 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. A record in the forty-second year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Records gift of 50 sheep for a half lamp.

259. 145 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A mutilated record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Vikrama Choladeva (1118-35).

260. 146 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Vikrama Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of money for a lamp.

261. 147 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35), Records gift of a lamp.

262. 148 of 1904.-(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the thirty-eighth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?), Records gift of money for a lamp,
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263. 149 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the fourth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records a remission of taxes in favour of the temple.

264. 150 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land from the income of which provision had to be made for offerings, etc., to the image of Koyil-ponmeyanda Perurmal set up at Tiruvayindirapuram (Tiruvendipuram) and for celebrating at the temple of Devanayaka-Perurnal, a festival called Sundara-Pandyan-sandi after the king. [Tiruvendipuram was the birthplace of Vedanta Desika. For his life and labourssee my article in Bo. J.R.A.S., 1915-16, pp. 276-312.]

265. 151 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara Panclyadeva (I? 1251-64). Records gift of land for celebrating a festival called Paliyilpugalalan-sandi.

								Tirumanikuli.

This place which is referred to in the Devaram and in inscriptions as Udavi Tirumanikuli was included in 'Rajarajavalanadu, .Merka-nadu, Vadakarai Rajendracholavalanadu or Virudarajuhhayankara-valanadu, Vishnu, in his Vamanavatara, is said to have worshipped here with a gem.

266. 148 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Vamana-purisvara shrine. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land. Mentions Kulottunga-Choladeva. See .Ep. Ind. VII, pp. 170-I, where Dr. Kielhorn points out that the exact date was Wednesday, 19th December, A.D. 1128.

267. 149 of I902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35), the date of which is lost. Partially built in.

268. 150 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Cheladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land.

269. 151 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of money for two lamps.

270. 152 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias
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Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva. Records sale of land.

271. 153 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya II in S. 1357, Nala. Records gift of land. Engraved over an inscription of Kulottunga III.

272. 154 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records. gift of a lamp.

273. 155 of 1902,---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kalottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land. Mentions Vikrama-Chola. (A damaged record.)

274. 156 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva, Records gift of two lamps to Suryadeva and Kshetrapala (i.e., Bhairava).

275. 157 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

276. 158 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrarna-Choladeva (1118-35), Records gift of twelve sheep for a lamp.

277. 159 of I902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118--35).

278. 160 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A-record in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070  1118). Records sale of land.

279. 161 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa, right of entrance. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of a golden girdle by an Adiyaman. The date corresponded to Wednesday., 30th April, A.D. 1197, See Ep. bid., Vol. VII, p. 173.

280. 162 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva.

281. 163 of 1902.----(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35 ). Records that the king, while in his palace at Chidambaram, made gift of a land to an image which he had set up at Tirumanikuli.
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282. 164 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the prakara of the same temple, right of entrance. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajondra-Choladeva. Records gift of four cows for a lamp. Dr. Kielhorn points out that if the king referred to is Rajendra-Chola III, the date is incorrect, but that if he is Kulottunga III, it would be Wednesday, 22nd August, A.D 1184. See Ep. Ind., Vol; VII, p. 172.

283. 165 of 1902.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp by a native of Kudal (Cuddalore). See Ep. Ind, Vol. VII, p 171, where Kielhorn calculates the date to be the 12th August 1180.

284. 166 of 1902.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth and sixth years of the Pandya king VikramaPandyadeva (?). Records gift of land by the king for offerings on his birthday.

285. 167 of 1902.- -(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of a buffalo cow and her calf by a Paraiyan.

286. 168 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the fifth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land.

287. 169 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottufiga Choladeva (III), who took Madura, Ceylon and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land. The date corresponded to Wednesday, 7th April, A.D. 1199. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 174.

288. 170 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the prakara of the Vamanapurisvara temple. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva (III), who took Madura, Ceylon and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land. See Ep. Ind, Vol VII, p. 174, where Dr. Kielhorn discusses the date. He corrects Rishabha into Nesha and then calculates the date to be Saturday, loth April, A.D. 1199.

								Tiruvadi.

289. 28 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the left of the entrance into the Saranarayana-Perumal temple. A record in the sixteenth year of. the Rashtrakata king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp by a certain Rajaditta-Pallavaraiyar. [The last-mentioned chief had the name Rajaditta evidently
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from the chola king who was defeated and slain by Bhutuga in the battle of Takkolam. See N.A. 3..44, 241, etc.

290. 29 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the right of the entrance into the same temple. A record in the fourtieth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of gold for half a lamp. [The king must be Kulottunga I, 1070-1118.]

291. 30 of 1903.----(Tamil.) On a pillar of the mantapa in front of the same temple. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land by a merchant. Kielhorn says that the English equivalent of the date is Thursday, 7th August, A.D. 1124. See Ep.. Ind., Vol. VIII, pp. 1-2.

292. 31 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the another pillar of the same mantapa. An incomplete record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land.

293. 32 of 1903.-----(Tamil.) On ia third pillar of the same mantapa. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Beginning lost. Records gift of land.

294. 33 of 1903.(Tamil.) On a fourth pillar of the same mantapa. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (1011-43), the date of which is lost.

295. 34 of 1903.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Virattanesvara temple in the same village. A record of the Kerala king Ravivarma-Maharaja alias Kula-sekharadeva in his fourth year; Kali 4414; S. 1235, corresponding, according to Prof. Kielhorn, to Saturday, December 29th, A.D. 1313. Records that the king had the whole temple washed. [See Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, p. 146 and Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, pp. 8-9. Dr., Hultzsch points out that in the Arulaia Perumal inscription (see Ep. Ind., Vol. IV., p. 147), the king is said to have stayed at Kanchi in his fourth year ; and the present inscription which is dated in the same year gives the information that it was A.D. 1313.]

296. 35 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the left of the entrance into the same shrine. A record in the sixteenth year of the Ganga-Pallava' king Nripatunga. Records that a chief of Munai repaired the temple and gave gold for a lamp. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 196. [Prof:. Dubreuil fixes Nripatunga's date to be A.D. 854-880.]

297. 36 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the right of the entrance into the same shrine. A record of the Pallava king Nandipottaraiyar who was victorious at Tellaru. Records gift of gold for a lamp by the king. [This inscription gives a clue to the date of the Poet
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Perundevanar, the author of the Bharatavenba, who was patronised by the king who won the battle of Tellaru. This was the same as Nandivarman III, the hero of the Nandikkalambagam.

298. 37 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the northern entrance into the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (unidentified). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

299. 38 of 1903(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 192 sheep for two lamps by a merchant.

300. 39 of 1903.---(Tamil.) In the same place. An incomplete record in the 'thirty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva.

301. 40 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the eastern entrance into the same mantapa. Records in the tenth year ; gift of land by Kalimga-raiyan.

302. 41 of .1903. (Tamil.) On the southern entrance into the same mantapa, A record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land. [The king cannot be identified. It might be Maravarman Vira Pandya referred to in S.A. 71.]

303. 42 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On a pillar in the same mantapa. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--53). Beginning lost. Records gift of land.

304. 43 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the kitchen in the same temple. A record in the twenty-ninth years of the Chola. king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (unidentified). Records gift-of fifty cows by Kadavarayar. [Was it Kopperunjinga who had that title ? If so, the king might be Kulottunga III. See S.A. 223 and NA, 224.]

305. 44 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of thirty-two cows and one bull for a lamp.

306. 45 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I or II ?). Records gift of land by Kulottunga-Chola-Kachchiyarayan.

307. 46 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribbuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Mentions Kulottunga-Chola-Kadavarayan. See S.A. 304 above.
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308. 47 (a) of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same kitchen. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Cloladeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

309. 47 (b) of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva (II 1171-86). Mentions jananatha Kachchiyarayan.

310. 48 of I903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajakedarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

311. 49 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the forty-fourth year of the Chula king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Records gift of land to a matha of Vagisa (i.e., Tirunavukkaraiyar). The king referred to is evidently Kulottunga I which raises the presumption that the king referred to in the preceding inscriptions is he.

312. 50 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of thirty-nine cows and one bull for,a lamp.

313. 51 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land.

314. 52 of 1903.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyaava (1283.?). Records gift of land. See S. A.. 68.

315. 53 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record.

316. 54 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth-year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of ornaments by Kadavarayan. See S.A. 304 and 307.

317. 55 of 1903.(Tamil.) On a pillar of the western side of the verandah close to the same prakara. A record in the forty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva (I, 10701118). Beginning lost. Records gift of land.

318. 56 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On a slab lying in front of the inner gopura of the same temple. A record in the third year of the Pallava king Paramesvara Pottaraiyar. Records gift of gold. [Was he the Pallava Paramesvaravarman I or II .? We have no evidences to say.]
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319. 57 of 1903,(Tamil.) On the same gopura. A recorf in fourteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land for two lamps. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 283, where Dr. Kielhorn discusses the date and concludes that it is Saturday, 12th March, 1457, and infers that the king should have begun to reign between 13th March and 28th July 1443.

320. 58 of 1903,--(Tamil.) On the same gopura. A record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva, Settles the order in which the dancing girls have to dance before the god. [This is evidently the king who ascended the throne in 1283 and who conquered the Kakatiya and others. See S.A. 68.]

321. 59 of 1903.(Tamil,) On the inner gopura of the same temple. A record of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of land.

322. 60 of 1903.(Tamil.) On a slab lying in the Ranganatha-Perumal temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva, (II or Kulottunga I, 1070-1118) the date of which is lost.

								Tiruvendipuram.

323. 136 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the Devanayaka Perurnal shrine. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?). Records gift of land at the request of prince (pillaiyar) Vishnuvardhana Maharaja (evidently one of the sons of the king who got his name owing to the E. Chalukyan connection).

324. 137 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the north_wall of the prakara of the same temple. A record in the tenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III), corresponding to Monday, 23rd July, A.D. 1285. Confirms gifts of land to the temple, which had been made by Sundara-Pandya I, Vikrama-Pandya and Vira-Pandya. Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 278-9.

325. 138 of 1902. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I ?). Records gift of twelve sheep for a lamp.

326. 139 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fiftieth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

327. 140 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin
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Vikrama-Choladeva [1118-35]. Records gift of money for feeding Vaishnavas. Refers to a previous gift in the thirty-fifth year of Kulottunga-deva.

328. 141 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the prakara of the same temple. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandya-deva. Records that the temple authorities decided to follow the system of worship practised in all other temples. [It is doubtful, whether the king is the first or second of that name.]

329. 142 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the prakara of the same temple. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakrayartin Rajarajadeva (III 1216-48). This inscription in the Vishnu temple contains a very interesting account of certain political disturbances which happened in Southern India in the first half of the thirteenth century. It is to the effect that in 1231-2 Perunjinga captured the Chola emperor at Sendamangalam and that the Hoysala Vira. Narasimha (II) rescued and restored him after a victorious campaign against .Perunjinga, obtaining thereby the title of " Establisher of the Chola kingdom." The inscription also states that Parakramabalm, the king of Ceylon, and an ally of Perunjinga lost his life in tae war. As 136 of 1900 distinctly says that in 1229 Pernnjinga was a loyal vassal Dr. Hustzsch ascribes the present rising to between 1229 and 1232. Perunjinga regained his power afterwards as No. 38 of. 1890 at Conjeeveram says he ascended the throne in 1243. His epigraphs are very numerous in Tamil country, and one is as far as Draksharama (419 of 1893) which refers to his conquests sung by himself., As for Rajaraja's relations with Narasimha (II) Dr. Hultzsch points out on the basis of the Tirugokarnam inscription (410 of 1902) that in 1225 the latter acknowledged the former's sovereignty. See also Adhaman Kottai, Salem District. Also Ep. Ind Vol. VII, pp. 160-70.

330. 143 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the prakara of the same temple. A record in the third year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records sale of land. [Is he the king who ascended the throne in 1283? See S.A. 68.]

331. 144 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Vishvaksena shrine in the same temple. A record in the tenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin-Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land. See the next epigraph.

332. 145 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva (apparently the successor of Vikrama Pandya referred to in S.A. 71).
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333. 146 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the western gopura of the same temple, right of entrance.. Records the construction of the gopura for the merit of Perunjingadeva.

334. 147 of 1902.(Tamil verse.). In the same place, left of entrance. Refers to a king of Topdai.

335. C.P. 18 of Mr. Sewell's .List.(Telugu.) Records a grant by Achyuta Raya in S. 1454, K. 4633, Nandana, of the ,privilege of receiving the holy water and consecrated food after the worship in the temple to one Ramanujachari. [Mr. Sewell says in connection with this place that he is unable to find out where it is, but any ordinary Vaishnavite will recognize its position near Cuddalore and its importance in the history of Sri-Vaishnavism, particularly in the time of Vedanta. Desika (for whose life and works see my article in J. Bo. R.A.S., 1915-6, pp. 276-312).

								Tyagavalli.

335-A. In the Narttana Ganapati shrine in the village. Records that Sundara Pandya in the fourteenth year of his reign gave 10 mas of land to the deity. Ins. S. Dts., p. 206, No. 42.

								GINGEE TALUK.

336. The Alampundi Plates of Virupaksha (Grantha and Tamil). Records that Virupaksha I, the son of Harihara II, of the first Vijiyanagara dynasty granted on the Pushya Sankranti day of S, 1305, Raktakshin, the village of Alampundi to certain Brahmanas. [See Antiquities, Vol. I, p. 207 ; South Arcot Manual, p. 2 ; and Ep. Ind., Vol. III, pp. 224-29, where Venkayya edits it.]

								Dalavanur.

337. 48 of 1905(Tamil.) On the south wall of the rock-cut-cave right of entrance (cf. upper cave at Trichinopoly). A damaged record.

338. 49 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the pillar at the entrance into the same cave. A damaged record in the fifteenth year of the Ganga-Pallava ' king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman.

339. 50 of 1905.(Tamil verse.) On one of the pillars inside the same cave. A record of the Pallava king Narendrapottaraiyan. Records the excavation of the cave called Satrumallesvaralaya, [In. Ep. Rep., 1905, Venkayya points out that this king was Mahendravarinan I, who had the title Satrumalla, and that the cave should therefore have been excavated in his reign. See Ep. Ind., XII, ID; 225.]

340. 51 of 1905.--(Sanskrit and Grantha.) On the same pillar; A record of the Pallava king Narendra alias Satrumalla.
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Record the excavation of the cave called Satrumallesvaralay [See note to the above, On palaeographical grounds Venkayya believed this inscription to be earlier than the above. Cf. N.A. 41. to which the present inscription bears a close resemblance in its archaic character when compared with the Trichinopoly and Pallavaram cave epigraphs. See Prof. Dubreuils Pallavas, p. 26. For the edition of this inscription, see Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, p. 225.]

341. 52 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the Isvara temple in the same village. A record of Kampana-Udaiyar II in Subhakrit (i.e., S. 1285). Records an order of Saluva Mangudeva, issued according to a letter from Annar Goppanar. The village is called Talaivanallor. [Goppana was the celebrated Goppana Udaiyar referred to in the Guru-paramparas, in the koyilolugu, as the conqueror of the Mahomedans and restorer of Hindu shrines. See my article on Vedanta Desika in J. Bo. B.R.A.S., 1915-6. See also Srirangam inscription, Ep.Ind VI, 324f.]

342. 53 of 1905.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine.' A record of the Pandya king Vikrama.-Pandya who came to the throne in 1283. Begins Samasta-bhuvanaikavira Chandrakula, etc. The village is called Talaivaynallur and was a hamlet of Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Panaiyurnadu. He is said to have been the lord of Madura, the sun to the darkness of the Kerala race, the submarine fire to the ocean of the Chola race and the conqueror of Viragandagopala and Ganapati. See S.A. 68.

343. 54 of 1905.----(Sanskrit and Grantha.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Vikrama-Pandya, in S. 1209. Records the digging of a pond by the king's minister Jayasimha. S.A. 68, 70, etc.

344. 55 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the east wall. of the mantapa in front of the temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya II in S. 1365 expired, Rudhi-rodgarin.

								Eyil (Eyyal).

345. 221 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the ruined Siva temple on the hill. A mutilated record in Pramadin of the Vijayanagara king Vira.-Viruppana Udaiyar (i.e., Virupaksha I). Records gift of land.

346. 222 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. Records gift of land.

347. 223 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers the dedication of two families for maintaining twilight lamps.

348. 224 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the south and east walls of the same shrine. A record in Ananda of the Vijayanagara king
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Jammana-Udaiyar son of Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar II. Records gift of land for a lamp. See S.A. 351 below.

349. 225 of i906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Raudri gift of land.

350. 226 of 1906.----(Tamil.) On the same walls. Mentions in Raudri the temple of Tirumadapperudaiyar. Records gift of land to blacksmiths, carpenters and goldsmiths.

351. 227 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On stones lying near the same shrine. An incomplete record in Saumya of the Vijayanagara king Jammana Udaiyar, son of Vira-Kumara-Kampana-Udaiyar II. The temple is called Tirumudapperudaiya-Nayinar.

352. 228 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the same stones. A fragmentary record of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya, the date of which is lost. [The king came to the throne in 1337.]

353. 229 of 1906.-----(Tamil.) On the rock to the south of the same temple. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin. Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money to the shrine of Vinayaka in the temple of Tirumadapparai Udaiyar at Eyil alias Rajendra-Cholanallur.

354. 230 of 1906.(Tamil.) On a stone set up to the left of the way leading to the same hill. Refers in Plavanga to the foundation of a new street at Eyil.

355. 231 of 1906.----(Tamil.) On a rock to the south of the same village. A record in the seventh year of the Pandya king Vikrama Pandyadeva. Mentions the temple of Tiruvannamalai-Udaiya-Nayinar and Eyil. See S.A. 343.

356. 232 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On another rock in the same locality. Records in Isvara gift of land. Mentions Narasingaraja-Udaiyar.

								Gingee.

This fine hill-fortress was the seat of an important province in the Vijayanagara period as is plain from a grant of Harihara II dated in A.D. 1383. It remained in the hands of the Rayas and the Naiks till about 1645 when it fell into the hands of Bijapar. Thirty years later it fell into the hands of Sivaji but was captured by the Mughals in 1698 after a celebrated siege of seven years. Its place as capital of the province was taken by Arcot ; but thanks to its situation and its strength it figured largely in the Carnatic wars, being taken by the French in 1750 and by the English in 1761. The whole history is ably and succinctly summarised in the South Arcot Gazetteer, Garstin's Manual, etc. The descriptions of the three fortified hills of the place and of the antiquities therein are ample and show the historic significance of the place. A fine account of Gingee under the Vijayanagar and later rulers is contained in one of the Mack. M.S.S., the Karnataka Rajas Savistara charitra, a
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summary of which is given in Taylor's Rais, Catal., Vol III. I have given ample reference to the Naik rulers of the place and their activities in my History of the Naik Kingdom (Ind. Antq. 1915). As for the history of the place under the Maharattas, Mughals and the Nawabs we have got ample materials of which the interesting ballad of Desing Raja deserves mention. See Duff's History of the Mahrattas, Orme's monumental history, Madras Journal, XV1, 348 f, etc. It is curious that the inscriptions of such an important place are so small in number: The department has discovered thus far two, and these are

357. 57 of 1905.(Persian.) On a slab built into the threshold of the main gate of the fort. Records in Hijra 1125 that the fort was captured by Sa adatu-u-lah Kan, A.D. 1712-3, See S.A. Gazr., p. 352.

358. 240 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Venkataramasvamin temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S.1472, Sadharana. Records gift of land by the king. The inscription aiso records a gift by surappa-Nayakkar for the merit of Sadasivadeva, and another gift by Adappattu Mallappa Nayakkar for festival.

359. No, 70 of Mr..Sewell's List.--(Tamil.) Records a document drawn up by Vala (Bala) Venkatapati Nayakkan, son (or descendant) of Vala Krishpappa Nayakkan, Raja of Senji(Jinji, Ginji), in S. 1386 (A.D. 1464), Kaliyuga 4565, Parthiva, adjudicating on a religious dispute. The name of " Rama Deva Maha Raya " is mentioned as paramount sovereign.

								Mel-Seyur ( Mel sevur.)

360. 209 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Vrishabhapurisvara temple. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udiayar Rajadhirajadava (I?). Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

361. 210 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (1,985--1013). Partly built in.

362. 211 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A fragment of record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola (I, 1012---53) the date of which is lost.

363. 212 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). Registers allotments of paddy to certain temple servants.

364, 213 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Raja-kesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). Records gift of two lamp
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365. 214 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north and west wall of the same shrine. A damaged record in the tenth year of the chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050-63 ?). Records gift of a lamp.

366. 215 of 1904.----(Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. A damaged record in the second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp.

367. 216 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (II. Records that an individual belonging to the regiment Jananathat-terinjavalangai-volaikkarar, set up an image of the goddess Uma-Bhattaraki. For another division of the Velaikkarar see S.A. 81.

368. 217 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the south base of the same mantapa. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905--47). Built in the middle. Records gift Of sheep for a lamp.

369. 218 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Mentions Kannaradevar (Krishna III of the Rashtrakuta line). (A mutilated record.) See S.A. 289.

370. 219 of I904.--(Tamil.) On the west base of the same mantapa. A record in the forty-fifth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?). Records gift of thirty-two cows.

371. 220 of 1904.----(Kanarese.) On the same base. A record in S. 1392, Vikrita. Built in the middle. Contains the signature Annamarasa at the end.

372. 221 of 1904.--(Tathil.) On the north base of the same mantapa. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (9851013). Records that allotments were made for daily requirements.

373. 222 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva Il (1171-86). Records a gift of land made by Sengeni Ammaiyappan. Pandi alias Rajaraja. Sambuvarayan. Quotes the fifth year of the king's reign and mentions the donor's grandfather, Who claims to have conquered the Pandya country. See Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, p. 212. Date corresponds to Wednesday, 8th July 1181, in all probability.

374. 223 of 1904.----(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III (1178-1216). Records that two chiefs pledged themselves to be loyal to Sengeni Ammaiyappan Rajaraja Sambuvarayan, " who took the Pandya
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country [Evidently Sengeni Ammayappa helped Kulottunga III in a campaign against the Pandya.]

								Singavaram.

375. 224 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the Ranganatha temple. A damaged record.

376. 225 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the east base of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the thirtieth year of. the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Cheladeva (unidentified). Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp.

377. 226 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva, the date of which is lost. Beginning built in. [Was he the same as the successor of Vikrama Pandya ?]

378. 227 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the east base of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050-63 ?). Records gift of a lamp by a chief to atone for having stabbed a military officer. See S.A 393, 393, 570, 580, 594, etc.

379. 228 of 1904.--- (Tamil.) On the left of the flight of steps leading up to the same shrine. A record in the fourth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avanialappirandan Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of thirty cows for a lamp. See Conjeevaram inscriptions. Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 165.

380. 229 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the ruined Adivaraha-Perumal temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Pratapa-Devaraya-Maharaya (whom Venkayya considers to be the younger brother of Devaraya II) in Paridhavin. Records that a certain private individual and his family were made over to the temple of Panri-Alvar to look after the lamps. See 665 of 1904 at Tirumullaivayil in Chingleput district for the same chief.

381. 230 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Pratapa-Devaraya-Maharaya in Krodhin. Records a gift similar to that in No. 229. See S.A. 380.

382. 231 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. A record in the thirtieth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva I (1268----1308). Records gift of land. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, p. 277, where it is pointed out that the date corresponded to Wednesday, 31st July 1297 

383. 232 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Vijayanagara king Mallikarjuna-Maharaya, son of Devaraya-Maharaya II
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who had witnessed the elephant hunt,' in S. 1378, Dharti. Records a gift similar to that of No. 380.

384. 233 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. A record in Kilaka. Records a gift similar to that of No. 380 above.

385. 234 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kumara-Viruppana-Udaiyar (i.e., Virupaksha I, son of Harihara II) in Kshaya (S. 1309). Records a gift similar to that of No. 229. [The name Kumara has been added to distinguish him from his namesake, the son of Bukka I, who seems to have had nothing to do with the Tamil country.] Virupaksha, according to the Alampundi grant (Ep. Ind., Vol. III, p. 224 ff.) and the Sanskrit drama Narayaravilasa conquered the Tondira, Chola and Pandya countries. See S.A. 336.

386. 235 of 1904.(Tamil:) On the same base. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1483, Durmati. The king bears Saluva birudas.

387. 236 of1904..(Telugu.) On the Ellukkuttaipparai in the same village. A private record in Kalayukta.

388. 237 of 1904.(Tamil.) On two boulders at the foot of the hill in the same village. Records the foundation of a village called Srikarapapperunjeri at the request of an agent of Nilagarigaraiyan Annavanattadigal for providing offerings and for burning lamps in the temple of the Alvar at Panrikunru.

389. 238 of 1904.(Tarnil.) On a rock in the Tirunatharkunru near the same village. Records the nisidika of Ilaiyappadarar who fasted for 30 days. The reference is to the Jain habit of religious suicide.

390. 239 of 1904.(Archaic Vatteluttu.) On the same rock. Records the nisidika of Chandranandi-acharya who fasted for 57 days.

								KALLAKURCHI TALUK.

								Kallakuruchchi.

390-A, A C.P. grant of " Ranga (VI)" dated A.D. 1644-5 (Tarana, Phalguni Su. di 12), recording the grant of this village (surnamed Chinnamasettisamudram) in the kingdom of Tiruvadi to Kondappa, son of Yellamaraja of the Kavundinyagotra, Apastamba sutra and Yajus sakha. It is in Nandinagari character and is of great value in the history of the last Vijayanagara dynasty. See Ind. Antq., Vol. VIII, pp. 153-60 and Tam. and Sans. Inscrns., pp. 196-203.

								Tiruvarangam.

391. 66 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the right and left walls of the entrance into the Ranganatha temple, A record of the
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Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishpnadeva-Maharaya-Achyutadeva-Maharaya-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1480 expired, Pingala.  Records gift of three villages to the Ranganatha temple at Uttara-Tiruvaranagam by the Mahamandalesvara Obaladeva-Maharaja, son of Konetayya-Maharaja and grandson of Ramaraja-Kondurajadeva-Maharaja of the Atreyagotra, the Yajus sakha and the Apastamba sutra. The villages belonged to Mudiyanu-parru in Valudilam-battuchchavadi, a subdivision of Korukkaikurram, a district of Meygunra-valanadu in Magadai-mandalam granted to the donor by. Sadasivadeva Maharaya. In the beginning, Mudiyanurparru is said to be on the southern bank of the Pennar river in Tiruvadi-rajyam, Which belonged to Magadai-mandalam.

								TINDIVANAM TALUK.

								Gidangil.

392. 222 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Bhakta-paradhisvara shrine. A record in. the twenty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva ?). Records gift of sixteen cows for a lamp.

393. 223 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of forty-five sheep for a lamp by "the father of a boy of six years, who had accidentally killed another boy of seven years with the sickle in cutting wood." See S.A. 378 for a similar example.

394. 224 of I902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A. record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of gold for a lamp and of cows for offerings.

395. 225 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of gold for four lamps.

396. 226 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakaravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records sale of land. Mentions the twelfth year of Vikrama-Choladeva. See Ep. Ind, Vol. VII., pp. 171-2. Dr. Kielhorn points out that the date is irregular.

397. 227 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Adhirajendradeva. This is stated to be a copy of an older inscription. Records gift of land to an image which the donor had set up in the temple. [Adhirajendra was the son of Rajakesarivarman Vira Rajendra I, 1063-70.]
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398. 228 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record e eighteenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvarayan. Records gift of taxes.

399. 229 of 19o2.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vijaya-Bhapatiraya (1331-44), the date of which is lost. Records gift of land.

								Kunimedu.

The place is interesting as the site of an early English factory which was established in 1682 and abandoned on the purchase of Fort St. David from the Mahrattas in 1698 and the remains of which are still to be seen. (See Madras Manual, Vol. III, p. 209 and Garstin's South Arcot, p. 407.)

400. 241 of I904.(Tamil.) On the west base of the ruined Isvara temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Achyutaiyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1455, Nandana. Mentions an agent of Tirumalaideva-Maharaja. Records gift of taxes.

401. 242 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva-Maharaya in S. 1455, Vijaya (wrong). Records gift of land. Mentions an agent of Ramabhattar.

								Olakkur.

402. 351 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Agastyesvara temple. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (1). Records that a private individual paved the floor of the central shrine, set up the sripadapitha (pedestal) and a neytangi (lamp-post), consecrated an image of Vighnesvara and granted gold for a lamp, to the temple of Tiruvagattisvaramudaiya-Mahadevar at Ulakkaiyur alias Rajamahendranallur in Oyma-nadu alias Vijayarajendra-valanadu, which was a subdivision of Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam. [Rajamahendranallur was evidently founded by Rajamahendra, the son of Rajendra (1050-62) and predecessor of Vira Rajendra I [1064-70.]

403. 352 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva II, 1171-86. Records a hunting accident in expiation of which the party who committed the offence were ordered to give thirty-two cows and one bull to the shrine of Vatapi-Vitankar in the temple of Tiruvagattisuramudaiya-Mahadevar at Ulakkaiur alias Rajamahendranallur, by the Brahmans of the village assembly so that " he may escape the possible mischief of the revengeful soul of the victim". See S.A. 378.

404. 353 of I909.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. An unfinished record in the fifth year of the Chola king
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Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottutnga-Choladeva. Refers to a gift of gold, made by Rajendradeva (evidently Parakesarivarman Rajendra 1050-63), for a stone building to the god Tiruvagattisuramudaiya-Mahadeva at Ulakkaiyur alias Rajamahendranallur in Oymanadu alias Vijayarajendra-valanadu, which was a district of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam. Rajendra had placed 100 Kalanju of gold in the hands of the residents. The latter completed only the first five Angas of the temple and stopped work. Half the money was still in arrears but " disappeared owing to had time." Consequently the stone temple originally intended by Rajendra was never completed. The servants of the temple complained against this conduct of the villagers and on this the latter agreed to supply an image of Somaskanda, instead of accomplishing their original bargain.

405. 354 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record in Vibhava of the Vijayanagara king Ariyana- Udaiyar (i.e., Harihara II) Concessions granted to the Kaikkolar (weavers) living in the streets surrounding the temple. These migrated in a body without paying the dues to the temple, as a result of which, it was financially ruined and had to be closed. Subsequently they were persuaded to return and open their looms, paying revised assessments decided upon by the authorities.

406. 355 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the door-post of the entrance into the same temple. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin sri-Kulottunga Choladeva (I, 1070--1118). Mentions the charities recorded in No. 351 at the end of which this inscription on the door-post, is referred to.

407. 356 of 1.909.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in the Brahman street in the same village. In archaic characters, " which may be assigned to the Pallava or the early Ganga-Pallava ' period." Records that the much-worn image at the top of the slab was caused to be cut by the king. The image itself, perhaps, represents Piridivividanga-kurati. The inscriptions shows that Jainism was under royal support in the district. Nandivarman cut out, for example, a similar image at Panchapandavamalai near Arcot.

408. 357 of 1909.(Tamil.) On a slab (a virakal) set up near the village-munsif's chavadi in the same village. Refers to Kampapperumal and to the death of a hero on the occasion when this town was devastated. The occasion of the destruction of the city is not known. Kampapperumal is identified by Mr. Krishna Sastri with Kampavarma of the Ganga-Pallava dynasty.'

								Olindiyappattu Arasili

409. 194 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Asvatthesvara shrine, A record in the sixth year of the Chola king
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Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of twelve sheep for a lamp.

410. 195 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1113-35). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

411. 196 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 30 cows for a lamp.

412. 197 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhavanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of four cows for a lamp.

413. 198 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the third year of the Chola king Kulottunga Choladeva.

					Perumandur (evidently a Jain centre in the ancient period).

414. 219 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On a pillar of the matnapa in front of the Chandranatha shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?). Records that Rajaraja-Sambuvarayan granted land to the image of Yakshi. [Chandranatha or Chandraprabha was the eighth Tirthankara of the Jains.]

415. 220 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Rishabhanatha shrine in the same village. An incomplete record in the nineteenth year of the Ganga-Pallava' king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman. Records gift of paddy. Rishabhanatha was the first Tirthankara.

416. 221 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga Choladeva (III ?). Records gift of land by Rajaraja-Sambuvarayar.

								Perumukkal (Permacoil of Orme).

The place has been connected by tradition with the Ramayana and the local hill is called the hermitage of Valmiki, and the local deity Valmisura mudaiya Madevar. The village was formerly called Perumukkil, for the legendary origin of which see S.A. Gazr., p. 366. The isolated rock which rises out of the plain in this village and which has the temple referred to below on its summit, was fortified in the eighteenth century and saw much fighting between the English and the French. The following epigraphs have been recorded. The earliest belongs to Kulottunga I, but the temple was erected in Vikramacholas reign. See 421.
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417. 36 of 1905.(Tamil.) On slab set up in a field near the village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatapatideva-Maharaya 1 in S. 1511 expired, Virodhin. Records gift of land by Venkatappa-Nayaka for the merit of Timmakkal at the order of Bommu-Nayaka, son of Nagama-Nayaka. Kondama-Nayaka, son of Krishnappa-Nayaka, is also mentioned. See N..A. 204 and 553.

418. 37 of 1905.(Tamil.) On a rock to the right of the way up the hill in the same village. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva l (1070-1118). Records gift of 3o cows for a lamp to the temple of Tirumalai-Tiruvanmisvaramudaiya-Madevar at Perumukkil. Registers also other gifts made in the forty-third and forty-fifth years.

419. 38 of 1905.(Kanarese.) On a slab to the left of the same way. Records that a certain Lingappa, son of Chikka-Koneri-Nayaka of Padaividu built the steps.

420. 39 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Mukhyachalesvara temple on the same hill. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II, 1171-86.) Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp. Perumukkil is called Gangaikonda-nallur.

421. 40 of 1905--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva. Records the building of the temple by Kakku-Nayakan alias Kanakarayan.

422. 41 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35).. Records gift of the land to the temple of Tiruvanmiga-Isvaramudaiyar.

423. 42 of 1905.(Tamil verse.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Mentions Tirrimaya-Polaya.

424. 43 of 1905.On the .north wall of the mantapa in front of the Mukhyachalesvara temple on the- hill. A record in the seventh year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a salt-pan to the temple of Valmikisvaramudaiya-Nayanar. The salt-pan had been enjoyed by the temple for a long time but had lain unused since the time of Pallavan Kopperunjingar.

425. 44 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva (II, 1078-86.) Records gift of 32 sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvamisuramudaiya-Mahadevar.
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426. 45 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35), Records gift of land.

427. 46 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarrnan alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II, 1146-78). Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp. Perumukkil is called Edirili-Cholanallur.

428. 47 of 1905.(Sanskrit and Grantha.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. Records in S. 1090 the gift of a pot by a chief who belonged to the Vrishabha family.

								Sandamangalam (Sendamangalam).

[It was evidently the capital of Kopperunjinga Deva. See S.A. Gazr., p. 377.]

429. 68 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Apatsahayesvara temple. Records in Saumya gift of land by Jakkana-Udaiyar (?).

430. 69 of 1903.(Tarnil.) On the same wall. A. record in the seventeenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of money for two lamps.

431. 70 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall, A record in the second year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp.

432. 71 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of 32 cows and one bull for a lamp.

433. 72 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in S. 1352, Saumya. Records that the king granted the two villages Kallakurichchi and Adur.

434. 73 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year gift of land for ten lamps.

435. 74 of 1903.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara. king Vira Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1439, Isvara. Describes the king's conquests in the north-east and records an order which he issued at Bezvada. This is a very important epigraph which gives an independent account of Krishriadeva's conquests. See 574 of 1902 at Tiruvarmamalai, and inscriptions at Amaravati. The inscription is to the effect that Krishnadeva, while staying in the bank of the Krishnaveni between the Anantasayin temple at Undavalli (Guntur Taluk) and Mallikarjuna temple of Bezvada, remitted 10,000 gold
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pieces in favour of the temples between the Gadilam and Vellar and from Kottaikkarai wall to the sea. [This donation is confirmed by 288 of 1903 at Tiruppalatturai, 125, of 1904 at Tirthanagari and 511 of 1905 at Kannanur.]

436. 75 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An .incomplete record in the fifth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin .Konerimelkondan Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land by the king.

437. 76 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the nineteenth year of the Pallava. king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva. Records gift of sixty cows by the king.

438. 77 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. A record of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkonda a Parakrama Pandyadeva. Records gift of land.

439. 78 of 1903.(Grantha and Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Vikrama Pandyadeva.. Records gift of land by the king.

440. 79 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. Records in the seventeenth year gift of land. Mentions Ellandalaiyana-Perumal.

441. 80 of 1903.(Tamil.) In the same place. Records in the seventeenth year gift of land. Mentions Ellandalaiyana-Perumal.

442. 81 of 1903.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the seventeenth year of the Pandya king Sundara Pandyadeva. Records that the king granted land to provide for the worship on "the day of Ellandalaiyana-Perumal."

								Sirramur (Sittamur)

This is the most important Jain centre in the district and the headquarters of the head of all South Indian Jains. See S.A. Gazr., p. 367.

443. 201 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor close to the well in the Parsvanatha temple. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp.

444. 202 of 1902.(Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the mantapa in front of the Malainatha shrine in the same village. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva, Records gift of land.

445. 203 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the base of a boulder at the back of the same shrine. Mentions Kadavarkonpavai, the queen of a Chola king. [Does Kadavarkon refer to Kopperunjingadeva ? See N.A. 224 and S.A. 223.]
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								Tindivanam.

Tindivanam, like its suburb Gidangil, was in Oymanadu. For a description of the Antiquities of the place see S.A. Gazr., pp. 368-70.

446. 141 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Tintrinisvara temple. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I). Records gift of land for the maintenance of a musician who was to play on the lute and of a vocalist to accompany the lute (vinai). The vinai was thus in use in the tenth century. " Of course there is nothing in this to show that the old Dravidian musical instrument Yal had been superseded about this time by the vinai." [See Seshagiri Sastris Rep. Sans., Tam. MSS., 1897, p. 58 and my article on Nathamuni in Chris. Coll. Magaz., Aug. 1915.]

447. 142 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Raja-raja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of land.

448. 143 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Built in in the middle. Records gift of lamps to the temple of Tiruttindisvara at Kidangil.

449. 144 of 1900.-- -(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I). Records gift of a lamp.

450. 145 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Raja-kesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (Kulottunga I). Records gift of three lamps.

451. 204 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Tintrinisvara shrine. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva (I). Records gift of thirty cows for a lamp.

452. 205 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Cheladeva (1118-35). Records sale of land.

453. 206 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the king whose name is not mentioned. Records that a certain Kadavarayan lowered the taxes on Gidangil to three-quarters of the original amount. See S.A. 445.

454. 207 of 1902.- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaivar Virarajendradeva (I, 1064-70), Built in. Records gift of twelve cows for offerings. S.I.I Vol. III, pp. 201-2 (No. 83).
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455. 208 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall.. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman. Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

456. 209 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of 180 sheep for two lamps.

457. 210 of 1902.---(Tamil verse and prose.) On the same wall. Records the building of the mantapa.

458. 211 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall A record in the forty-fifth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of gold for a lamp.

459. 212 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin. Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of thirty cows for a lamp.

460. 213 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

461. 214 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of land.

462. 215 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajadhirahadeva. Records sale of land.

463. 216 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same rnantapa. A record in-the seventeenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records that a royal officer made enquiries regarding the affairs of the temple. An incomplete record. 

464. 217 of 1902.(Marathi.) On a stone built into the floor of the prakara of the Lakshmi-Narasimha-Perumal temple in the same village. Records in S. 1554, Manmatha (wrong), the construction of buildings in the fort by Khan Alisan-Ambarkhan Saheb (the Killadar of Gingee in 1677 and victim of Sivaji's ambition. See S.A. Gazr., p. 350).

465. 218 of 1902.----(Telugu.) On a second stone built into the floor of the same prakara. A record in S. 1554, Manmatha (wrong). A translation of No. 217.

466. 30 of T905.(Tamil.) On the gopura of the Tintrinisvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Rangayadeva-Maharaya (1578----1586), son of Tirumalaideva-Maharaya, in S. 1505 expired, Svabhanu. Records that Virappa-Nayaka, son of Pappu-Nayaka of Velur, who was apparently the Governor of Padaividu-rajya, and the principal inhabitants and others living in the
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six countries and eighteen districts ordered that tolls should be levied according to a fixed scale on all the articles brought into the market at Gidangil on Wednesdays and that the proceeds should be spent in repairs of the Tintrinisvara temple.

467. 31 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the gopura of the Tintrinisvara. temple, left of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatapartiraya in S. 1525 expired, Sobhakrit. Records that the weavers were ordered to pay a tax, the proceeds of which went to the temple. Mentions Bommu-Nayaka, agent of Nagama-Nayaka.

468. 32 of 1905.(Tamil.) At the entrance into the mantapa of the Lakshminarasimha-Perumal temple in the same village, right side. A record of the Vijayanagara king Gandakattari Saluva Achyutaraya Maharaya in S. 1453 expired, Khara. Built in at the end. Records gift of land. Mentions Mallappa, son of the minister Tipparasar.

469. 33 of 1905.(Tamil.) In the same place, left side. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva Maharaya. in S. 1464 expired, Kilaka (wrong). Records the gift of a village for the merit of the Mahamandalesvara Ramaraja Chinna-Timmaiyyadeva Maharaya. See N.A. 148.

470. 34 of1905.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Mentions in S. 1439 expired, Isvara, a certain Perugu Appalaiya of the Srivatsa gotra.

471. 35 of 1:905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya in S. 1474 (mistake for 1434) expired, Angirasa. Records gift of land by Tirumalai Nayaka (the governor of the Tindivanam simai) to Appili of the Srivatsa gotra, son of the minister Mattarasa.

								Vayirapuram.

472. 253 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the south base of the Somasundaresvara temple. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp by Saranamanri to the temple of Tirunandisvaram-Udaiyar at Vayirameghapuram alias Jananathapuram in Tirunallur-nadu, a subdivision of Oyma-nadu in Jayangondasola-mandalam.

473. 254 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to the same temple. Vayirameghapuram is here called a city (nagaram).

474. 255 of 1913.--On the west base of the same temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of
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twenty-four sheep for two lamps to the same temple by Perran Pichchan for the merit of a private individual whom his arrow had killed by accident. See S.A. 378.

475. 256 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the same base A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of land, exempted from Siboari and peruvari, for maintaining various services in the same temple by the residents (urom) of Vayirameghapuram alias Jananathanallur, in Tirunallur-nadu, a subdivision of Omya-nadu.

476. 257 of 1913.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same temple. A damaged record in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1158-35). Seems to register a gift of land which was situated in Yeyilur, a hamlet of Vayirameghapuram, by the residents (urom) of the latter village.

477. 258 of I913.----(Tamil.) On the same base, Records gift of land to the temple of Mulasthanamudaiya-Mahadeva at Vayirameghapuram, by the inhabitants (urom) of the village.

								TIRUKKOVILUR TALUK.

								Amur.

478. 307 of 1810.(Tamil.) On a boulder in a field. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raja-rajadeva, Records gift of land by Chediyaraya and the headmen of the village to the temple of Tiruvagattisvaramudaiya Mahadeva at Amur in Tirumunaippadi Mel-Anmurnadu. Registers also a gift of land for a lamp to the same temple by a certain Kulottunga-sola-Kadavarayar.

								Aragandanallur.

The temple of this place which is noted for its fine gopura, its elaborate sculptures and some rock-cut remains (consisting of three caves) contains the following epigraphs:-

479. 26 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Alagiya-Ponni-Amman temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Mallikarjunaraya, son of Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya II in S. 1378 expired, Dhatri. Records gift of the village of Perichchali-nallur, for 200 fanams, to God Adichandresvara. The inscription is also referred to in Mack. MSS. (Ins. S Dts., p. 141, No. 25).

479-A. On the south side of the Sabhapati-mantapam. A record of the forty-eighth year of Kulottungacholadeva, granting land to the Idangai and Valangai people. Sea Ins. S. Dts., p. 140, No. 23 and. N.A. 520.

479-B. On a stone south of the inner temple and Mahamantapa. Records that Perumbadikaval village was granted as a free gift to
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the local Bhattas by Rajendrachola chediraya in the third year of the reign of Kopperunjingadeva. See Ins. S. Dts., p. 140, No. 24.

480. 386 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Oppilamanisvara shrine. A record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records gift of taxes. See S.A. 68.

481. 387 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chtla king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Kulotturiga-Choladeva. Records repairs to the temple of Opporuvarumillada-nayanar at Tiruvaraiyaninallur by a native of the Pandya country. [The Mack. MSS. mistake the word Tirukkarrali for a jewel and give the donor's name as " Andoovanna Pattana Swami ". See Ins, S. Dts., p. 142, No. 26.]

482. 388 of I902.---:(Tamil,) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king TribhuvanachakravartIn Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land for three lamps.

483. 389 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land for three lamps.

484. 390 of I902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of three lamps to the god and of land to an image of the goddess, which the donor had set up himself. Ins. S. Dts., p. 142, No. 29.

485. 391 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land, [See Ins. S. Dts., p. 142, No. 30. The Hack. MSS. give another record in the second year of the king saying that the village of the Vikrama-Pandya was granted for the god's festival. See Ins. S. Dts., p. 142, No, 27.]

485-A. On the north side of the Mahamantapam. A grant of 1,000 kulis of land south of " Authitoomb village " to one  ' Vanicutapayer " at Tirukovilur in the reign of Kopperunjingadevar.Ibid ., No. 28. See S.A. 68 above.

485-B. In the same place. Grant of the village of Sembiyan Mahadeviur. The king's name is obscure. Ins. S. Dis., p. 143, No. 31.

								Elvanasur.

The ancient name of this place was Solakeralachaturvedimangalam or Irayanaraiyar. Solakerala is mentioned among the relations of Parakesarivarman Rajendradeva (1052-63) for whom he is said to have provided kingdoms and provinces. S. Ind. Ins., Vol. III, No. 26.
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486. 128 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the prakara of the Gramardhanathesvara temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva, Records gift of money for a lamp.

487. 129 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Rajarjadeva (II) on Sunday, December 2, A.D. 1162. The village is also called Sri-Solakerala-chaturvedimangalam. See Ep. Ind. IX, 209 10.

488. 130 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

489. 131 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated and unfinished record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Rajarajadeva (II).

490. 132 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, Records gift of money for a lamp.

491. 133 of 1906.---(Tamil,) On the south wall of the same pralosa. A record in the third year of Udaiyar Sri-Solakeraladeva. Records gift of cows and of land by Parantaka-Yadava Bhima alias Uttamasola Maladudaiyar of the Bhargava gotra. The village is called Iraiyanaraiyur, a brahmadeya in Pandur-kurram, a district of Maladu alias Jananathavalanadu.

492. 134 of 1906..(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp. The temple is called Udaiyar Urbagangondaruliya-Nayanar. Refers to Tirumalai (i.e., the hill on which the temple is believed to be built).

493. 135 of I906.---(Tamil.) Oh the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Registers an endowment for repairs to be made every ten years from the interest. The temple is called urudaiy Paramesvarar.

494. 136 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth, year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Srivaladeva (Srivallabha). Records gift of land for two lamps. 

495. 137 of 1906.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year (Monday, March 6, A.D. 1161) of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Rajarajadeva (II). a. Records gift of land. See Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, p. 210.

496. 138 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall,. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp, by a man
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Who, in the course of a boar chase, shot a person by mistake. See S.A. 378, etc.

497. 139 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of money for two lamps.

498. 140 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fifteenth year (=Wednesday, April 5, A.D. 1161) of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Seems to record a gift of land. See Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, No. 209.

499. 141 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesari-varman Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records gift of land for a flower garden.

500. 142 of 1906.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya in S. 1439 expired, Isvara. A few words traced here and there in the first few lines show that the passage describes the conquests of Krishnaraya.

501. 143 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. An incomplete record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajarajadeva (I, 985---1013). Records gift of land. The characters are later than the period of Rajaraja I. The same remark applies to the inscriptions of Rajendra-Chola I found in this temple.

502. 144 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

503. 145 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

504. 146 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

505. 147 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chula king Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

506. 148 of I906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raja-rajadeva (third quarter of the twelfth century ?). Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp, under singular circumstances. A woman who threw a stick at her daughter accidentally hit another girl who died as a result of it on the twentieth day ; and the penalty was the provision of the lamp by the husband of the lady. See S.A. 378, 570, 580, etc.
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507. 149 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A reco tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakra-vartin Sri-Kulottungadeva. Records gift of land. The temple is called Urudaiya Paramesvara.

508. 150 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of money for a lamp.

509. 151 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp.

510. 152 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I or II ?).

511. 153 of 1906..(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the. twelfth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Record's gift of land by a dancing girl Of the temple at Jambai.

512. 154 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record in the thirtieth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Perunjingadeva. Records gift of land. Quotes the second year.

513. 155 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers that two persons mentioned by name had the hereditary right of serving on the district police (padikaval).

514. 156 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Undated. Records the declaration made by a woman before committing suttee (sati).

515. 157 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of taxes to the temple by Kodalur Arasanarayanan Elisai Mogan alias Jananatha-Kachchiyarayan.

516. 158 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record-in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-rajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of taxes by Kiliyur Malaiyaman Suriyan Nirerran alias Rajaraja-Malaiyakularayan. See Ep. Ind., IX, 213. Also S.A. 590.

517. 159 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Perunjingadeva. Records gift of land in the village of Mambattu by Ponparappina Vanakovaraiyar. See Ep. Ind., IX, 217.

518. 160 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakra. A record in the seventh year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Panclyadeva. Records gift of land for the daily requirements of the temple among which figure rose-water (pannir.), musk (kasturi), camphor (karpurarn)
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European saffron (kunkumam) and sahdal  paste for external application (merpuchchu).

519. 161 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the third prakara of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vijayaraya-Maharaya in S. 1368 expired, Kshaya. A copy of No. 23 of 1905 without the signatures at the end.

520. 162 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. A record in Pramadin of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar. Records gift of cows. Close to this is another inscription dated in the Subhakrit year Which records the gift of a lamp.

521. 163 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the second gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Records gift of land at the request of Kiliyur Malaiyaman Periya-udaiyan Nirerran alias Rajaraja-Malaiyakularayan by the king while he was at Ayirattali. See S.A. 524.

522. 164 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A. record in the forty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records sale by the Sabha of land which belonged to two absconding accountants, who had incurred debts and left the village without discharging them. [Shows that the accountant was under the control of the Sabha.]

523. 165 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A.n incomplete record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of land for daily requirements. Provision is made for the recital of the hymn Tiruchchalal every Sunday. [The author of the Tiruchchalal was Manikkavasaga who, in the opinion of Venkayya, was the contemporary of Varaguna Pandya who ascended the throne in 862. See Ep. Rep., 1907, p. 68.]

524. 166 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Records gift of taxes by Kudalur-Alappirandan Mogan alias Rajaraja-Kadavarayan. See S.A. 528.

525. 167 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tri-blnivanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I ?). Records gift of land. The temple is called Urbagangondarulina Mahadeva at Iraiva-naraiyur alias Sri-Solakerala-Chaturvedimangalam in Palur-kurram, a district of Miladu alias Jananatha-valanadu.

526, 168 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourth year of the Chola. king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land. The king was at Mudigonda-Cholapuram at the time of making the grant.
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527. 169 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118--35). Registers the emoluments of the temple priests and the items they had to provide for offerings.

528. 170 of 1906.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhu-vanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Records the building of the hall (tirumaligai) by Kudal-Alappirandan Mogan alias Rajaraja-Kadavarayan Naludikkumvenran. See No. 524 above.

529. 171 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Trivikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

530. 172 of 1906.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A mutilated record in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva.. The donor is apparently the same as in S.A. 516 above.

531. 173 of 1906.----(Tamil.) On the outer gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Srirangadeva-Maharaya (1578-86) in S. 1504 expired, Chitra-bhanu.

532. 174 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutayyadova-Maharaya in S. 1457 expired, Manmatha. Records gift of a village by the Mahamandalesvara Cholakulatilaka Uraiyur-puravaradhisvara Bogaiyadeva Maharaja, son of Tippayadeva-Maharaja, for the merit of the king, under orders from Tiru-malaiyadeva-Maharaja, son of Salakayyadeva-Maharaja.

533. 175 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A. record of the Vijayanagara king Achchinda (Achyuta)deva-Maharaya in S. 1453 expired, Khara. The king is called a Saluva and bears the biruda 'the destroyer of the army of the Tulukkar and Oddiyar.' Mentions Bogaiyadeva-Maharaja, son of the Mahamandalesvara Timmayaraja. See the above epigraph.

534. 176 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the slab built into the floor at the entrance into the same temple. A damaged and mutilated record in the seventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman. Refers to the fifteenth year of Sri-Uttama Choladeva, described as the son of Sembiyan-Madeviyar, and mentions two Miladu chiefs. As the fifteenth year of Uttama-Chola corresponded to the seventh year of Rajaraja I, Venkayya infers that the former must have ascended the throne in A.D. 977-78.

535. 177 of 1906.(Tamil.) On a rock near the Ottaikulam in the same village. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records remission of taxes in favour of seven
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temples by a Miladu chief named Kiliyur Malaiyaman Suriyan Raman alias Rajendra-Chola Malaiyakularajan. See S.A. 590.

536. 178 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Virarajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of land to five temples by Kiliyur Malaiyaman Sariyadevan Nirerran alias Rajaraja Malaiyakularayan.

537. 179 of 1906.---(Sanskrit and Tamil.) On the same rock. Records gift of gold by a native of the Pandya country. As the inscription belongs paleographically to the ninth century, Venkayya sees in it an evidence of Pandya activity against Pallava expansion.

								Lokesvarapuram.

538. No. 67 of Mr. Sewell's list.(Telugu.) Records a grant of the village of Lokevarapuram as an Agraharam, in S. 1666 (A.D. 1744), Kaliyuga 4845, Raktakshi, by Raghunatha Nayudu. His father's and grandfather's names are given, and he is said to belong to the royal family of " Devika Raja." The grant is made by permission of the Divanam, or Muhammadan government of .Yelavanasaru.

								Pullurupattu.

539. No. 69 of Mr. Sewell's list.(Telugu.) Records a grant of land for religious purposes.in S. 1664 (A.D. 1742), Kaliyuga 4843, Dundubhi, by the chief people of the village, " belonging to Yelavanasuru, in the province of Valigondapuram," under the Subah of Haiderabad.

								Gramam.

The Siva temple here was originally known as Srr-Arruttal-Mahadeva at Mudiyar. It was built by a Kerala general of Rajaditya, the son of Parantaka I.

540. 180 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Sivalokanatha temple. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of a lamp.

541. 181 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Built in at the end. The donor is Mogan Alappirandan alias Anapaya-Kadavarayan.

542. 182 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of a lamp by a servant of prince Rajaditya. See S.A. 289.
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543. 183 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Built in at the end. Records gift of a lamp.

544. 184 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I) who took Madurai (Madura) and Ilam (Ceylon). Records gift of a lamp.

545. 185 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in thethirty-fifth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of land for two lamps.

546. 186 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of land.

547. 187 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of vessels by men who belonged to the army of prince Rajadityadeva. See S.A. 289.

548. 188 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Sri Kulottunga-Choladeva. A few letters are missing at the end of each line. Records gift of a lamp by a person who had by mistake shot a man in hunting. See 378, etc.

549. 189 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp. The village is called Parantaka-chaturvedimangalam in Mudiyur-nadu in Tirumunaippadi Nadu in Rajendrachola-valanadu.

550. 190 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-53). The inscription is incomplete. Below it is found a record of the tenth year of Udaiyar 411-Kulottunga-Choladeva without any introduction.

551. 191 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A partly mutilated record in the fourth year of Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva. Records gift of sheep.

552. 192 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47.)

553. 193 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (1011-53). Records sale of land. The village is called Parantaka-chaturvedimangalam. A fragment of the introduction of Rajendradeva is found at the bottom of the inscription.
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554. 194 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Viruppana-Udiyar, son of Harihararaya (II), in S. 1317 expired, Yuvan. Registers an order of Srimatu-Nanjanangal to the authorities of the Pokkinanguduttaruliya-Nayanar temple at Gramam.

555. 195 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same maptapa. A fragment of record. Mentions Urandai (Uraiyur).

556. 196 of 1906.(Sanskrit and Tamil.) On the south wall of the Selvambika shrine in the same temple. A record in the eighteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman Tribhuvanacha-kravartin Konerinmaikondan Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251-61). Begins with the words samasta jagadadhara. The temple is called Udaiyar Sriyarruttali-Mulasthanamudaiyar Pokkinangu-duttaruliya-Nayanar at Gramam.

557. 197 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251-61). Records gift of land. Begins samasta jagadadhara, etc. Records that Vira-Pandyadeva established a festival called Sundara Pandyan-sandi. Mention is also made of the time of Ko-Perunjinga.

558. 198 of 1906.(Sanskirit and Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same shrine. A record in the nineteenth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251-61). Records gift of land. Begins samasta jagadadhara, etc.

559. 735 of 1905.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the north of the central shrine in the Sivlokanatha temple. A record of the Chola king . Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman in Kaliyuga 4044, thirty-sixth year, 147 (7,0) 37th day, Saturday, Revati, Makara. Records that Vellankumara, the Kerala general of Prince Rajaditya son of Madhurantaka, built of stone a Siva temple at Mauligrama (i.e., Mudiyur) on the Pennai river. [Dr. Kielhorn infers from this that Parantaka I began to rule between the 15th January and 25th. July, A.D. 907. See Ep. Ind. VIII, p. 261.]

560. 736 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, who took the head of Vira-Pandya (i.e., Aditya II). Records gift of a lamp. The temple is called Sri-Arrutali-Mahadevar at Triumudiyur in Tirumunaippadi.

561. 737 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records sale of land.
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562. 738 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kunnaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

563. 739 of I905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Para-kesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of sheep for a lamp by Vellankumaran, a native of Nandikarai-Puttur in Malai-nadu and the general of prince Rajaditya. See No. 559 above.

564. 740 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman, the date of which is lost. Records gift of gold for a lamp by a native of Kottaru.

565. 741 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the third year of the Chola king Udaiyar sri-Rajamahendradeva.

566. 742 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-second year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (III).

567. 743 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fifth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records a gift by the Vaidumba Maharaja Tiruvaiyan Srikantha. See N.A. 336.

568. 744 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman. Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp by the residents of the district of Tirumunaippadi.

569. 745 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman. (190---547). Records gift of a lamp by certain servants of prince Rajaditya to the temple of Sri-Arruttali-Mahadevar. Mentions Kusappadi in Mudiyur-nadu.

							Jambai.

This village the antiquity of which is shown by its dolmens and stone circles resembling those at Devanur, Kottur, Gangavaram, etc. (see bid. Anti]. V, 159 ff.) is also epigraphically rich.

570. 67 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Jambunatha temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tirubhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?). Records gift of 64 sheep for two lamps. One Kovalarayaperaiyan happened to wound fatally another and the people of the 79 Nadus met, threw the blame on him and compelled him to endow 64 cows for two lamps. See S.A. 580.

571. 68 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fortieth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of the
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village of Kulakkudi alias Virasolanallur to the temple of Tiruttantonri-Isvaramudaiya-Mahadeva at Sanbai alias Virarajendra puram on the northern bank of the Pennar in Vanagoppadi (alias) Rajendra-valanadu. (Seventy-nine Kalanjus cost.)

572. 69 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land for a lamp by a certain Raja raja-Sisupala. See No. 576 below.

573. 70 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Konerinmelkondan Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of the village of Nariyar-endal to the temple.

574. 71 of I906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Sri Rajarajadeva I (985-1013). Built in at the beginning. Records sale of land by the assembly of Maruvur alias Vayiramegha-Chaturvedimangalam on the southern bank of the river Pennar in Vanakoppadi. The village is called Valaiyar alias Nittavinoda-puram.

575. 72 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land by the Mahamandalesvara Kumara-Padumadevarasan.

576. 73. of 1906.:(Tamil.) Ott the same wall. A record in the thirty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land by Solaganga-Palla-varaiyan alias Piravavenran Rajaraja-Sisupalan. See No. 572.

577. 74 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same walls, A record in the tenth year of the Pandya king Konerinmelkondan Tribhuvana-chakravartin Kulasekharadeva. Records gift of land for celebrating a festival called .Kulasekaran-sandi.

578. 75 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-choladeva (1011-43). Records gift of two lamps, one of which was meant for the shrine of Durga in the temple.

579. 76 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record in the seventeenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmai-kondan. Records gift of the village of Sripadanallur which belonged to two residents of Iraivanaraiyar in Vadagarai Narippalli-nadu, a district of Magadai-mandalam, for celebrating a festival called Bhuvanekaviran Sandi and for repairs.

580. 77 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajarajadeva (I) Records
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gift of gold (10 kalanjus) for a lamp by a merchant of Jambai for the merit of a native of Navalur whom he had stabbed to death for an attempt at the modesty of his concubine. See No. 570 above.

581. 78 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

582. 79 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola I. Most of the historical introduction is preserved. The continuation could not be traced.

583. 8o of 1906.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year (A.D. 1054) of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva. Records gift of 32 kasu for a lamp. The temple is called Tiruttantonri-Madevar at Valaiyur alias Rajendrapuram. Daily Ulakku oil. The Udaiyan of the place compels a lady to pay a tax (by torture) and she takes poison, and so people from all quarters and nadus meet, throw the blame on him and compel him to make the gift. See S.A. 580, 570, etc.

584. 81 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva. Partly mutilated and incomplete. Seems to record the gift of a lamp (20 kasu). (Ulakku oil by Divasahaya marakkal a day).

585. 82 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva I (1011-53). Records an agreement among the citizens of the city of Valaiyur alias Nittavinodapuram on the northern bank of the Pennar river in Vanagoppadi alias Madurantaka-valanadu, a district of Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam.

586. 83 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyai-Sri-Virarajendradeva. Records gift of to kasu for a lamp.

587. 84 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajarajadeva I (985-1013). Records that the Sabha of Nerkunram alias Vayiramegha-Chaturvedimangalam gave land in exchange for fields taken up by the bed of their newly constructed tank. [The epigraph shows the Sabha's control over the village lands.]

588. 85 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land. Mentions Arangam on the southern hank of the Pennar and Alavandan Nirerra-Perumal alias Rajaraja-Sisupalan. See No. 572 above.
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589. 86 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Raja-kesarivarman alias Sri-Rajarajadeva 1 (985-1013). Mentions a Bana chief named Maravan Narasimhavarma alias Rajarajavana-kovaraiyar. See N.A. 445, 487 and 513.

590, 87 of 1906.7-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A  record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land by a native of Conjeeveram. Mentions Kiliyur Malaiyaman Alagiyan Akarasuran alias Rajagambhira Chediyarayar. (See N.A. 489 and 452 shows that this man was a vassal of Rajaraja III also.]

591. 88 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record Ananda of the Vijayanagara king Sadasiva-Maharaya. Mentions: Unnamulai-Nayanar.

592. 89 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva-Maharaya in S. 1455 expired Jaya. Registers the privileges and duties of the temple superintendent.

593. 90 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the sixteenth year of the'' Chola king  Rajarajadeva. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of land.

594. 91 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the. Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva, the date of which is lost. Mutilated at the end. A man apparently pushed. his wife as a result of which she fell and .died. The 1,500 men of the four quarters declared him guilty in their assembly and compelled him to provide for lamps.

595. 92 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuva-nachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Built in at the beginning. Records gift of 64 cows for two lamps, by a man who in the course of a comparison of martial skill with two Vellalas, killed one of them.

596. 93 of 1906,(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Virupakshadeva Maharaya. (II) in S. 1395 expired, Nandana. A few syllables are missing in each line from the fourth. Records gift of money.

597. 94 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Narasingaraya, son of Saluva. Narasingaraya, in S. 1429 expired, Prabhava. Records gift of,, land by Ramaya-Sofa -Maharaja, son of the Uraiyur Chola Pottaya-Sofa-Maharaja of the Solar race and the Kasyapa-gotra.

598. 95 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin
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Kulottunga Choladeva. Records an agreement among the vaniyar. See N.A. 206.

599. 96 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west wail of the outer mantapa in the same temple. A record in the sixteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Peruniingadeva, corresponding to Monday, 9th December 1258. Records an agreement; among the residents of the country to the north of the river Avinai, and to the south of the Pennai. Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, P. 216.

600. 97 of 1906.---(Tamil) On the east wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Rashtrakuta King Kannaradeva (Krishna III) the date of which is lost. Mutilated at the end and incomplete. The temple is called Tanronri-Isvaram. at Vadagarai-Valaiyur.

601. 98 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. A record in the thirty-third year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva. Records gift of land. The temple is called Tiruttandonri-Aludaiya-Nayanar at Sanbai alias Virarajendrasolapuram in Pennai-vadagarai Vanagoppadi-nadu (evidently founded by Virarajendra I, .1064-70).

602. 99 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the wall of the kitchen in the. same temple, left of entrance. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayarajendradeva. Records the building of the kitchen. [Was the king Rajadhiraja I ?]

603. 100 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Akhilandesvari shrine in the same temple. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Virarajendradeva (1063-1070). Records gift of 500 kulis of land to the accountant of Rajendrapura by the temple authorities to write`": temple account, among whom figures the mahavratin Lakulisvara - Pandita as the head of the pujaris. A namesake of this pujari is seen in a Melpadi epigraph of Rajendra Chola I (S.1.1., Vol. p. 28) and in Baligami epigraph of 1035 (Ep. Ad., Vol. V. p. Perhaps all these were the same. Lakulisvara Pandita was evidently a Kalamukha. For the history of this sect see Bhandarkars saivitism Vaishnavism, etc.

604. 101 of I906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. In modern characters. Records in Khara an endowment to a matha.

605. 102 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the .same, shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land to the shrine of Tirukkavalisvaramudaiyar at Sanbai alias Virarajen-drapuram on the northern bank of the Pennar in Vanagoppadi by Kiliyur Malaiyaman Sediyarayanayan Akarasuran alias Rajagam-bhira-Chediyarayan. See S.A. 902 and 647, 687, 736, etc.

606. 103 of I906.(Tamil,) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achutaiyadeva-Maharaya, son of
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Narasingadeva in S. 1554 (for 1454), Nandana. Refers to the 98 castes included in the idangai and valangai. Registers an agreement apparently among the weavers to contribute to the maintenance of a matha. See S.A. 728.

607. 104 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, son of Saluva Narasingadeva-Maharaya Achyutadeva-Maharaya in S. 1471 expired, Saumya. Records gift of the village of Suttamalligai for the merit of the king by Adappam Surappa-Nayakkaraiyan Krishnama-Nayakkaraiyan. The village was granted by Ramappa-Nayakkar and belonged to Meygunrada-vala-nadu alias Narippalli-nadu in Magadai-mandalam on the southern bank of the Pennar.

608. 105 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land.

609. 106 of 1906,(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Arhyutaiyadeva-Maharaya, son of Saluva-Narasingadeva in S. 1552 (for 1452), Nandana. Records gift of the village of Akkaippadi in Meygunra-nadu alias Narippari-nadu, a district of Magadai-mandalam on the southern bank of the Pennar, for the merit of the king by Vaiyyappa Nayakkar. The village granted was in the jurisdiction of Venkatadri-Nayaka.

610. 107 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On a stone lying on the floor close to the south wall of the same shrine. A fragment of record of the Chola king. Madairaikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47), the date of which is lost.

611. 108 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor at the second entrance into the same temple A damaged record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Refers to the building of a mantapa at the city of Valaiyur by Viranaraniyar, queen of prince Kandaradittar and daughter of Solamadeviyar.

612. 109 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the slab set up on the left side of the same entrance. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Karikala-Choladeva (unidentified). Refers to the grant in former times of Ranabhimamangalam by the Vanakovaraiyar Viraparumar.

613. 110 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the gopura at, the same entrance. A fragment of record in the twenty-third year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna Ill). Seems to record the gift of a lamp.

614. III of 1906.(Tamil.) On the gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. A fragment of record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Seems to be an endowment for daily requirements.
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615. 112 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp and gold for offerings to the shrine of Sujya (Surya) deva in the temple of Tiruttanronri-Alvar at Valaiyur.

616. 113 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pallava king Perunjingadeva. Records gift of paddy.

617. 114 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-rajendradeva. Records the building of the entrance and of the gopura by a native of the Chola country, who also built the kitchen according to No. 99 above.

618. 115 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A mutilated record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman, the date of which is lost.

619. 116 of 1906.- -(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of gold for a lamp. This is a fragment which has been pieced together with another found to the left of the entrance.

620. 117 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. An incomplete record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Seems to record the gift of a lamp to the shrine of Vidividangar in the temple of Tanronrippiran at Pennaivadagarai-Valaiyur. This is a fragment which has been pieced together with another found to the left of the entrance.

621. 118 of 1906.(Tamil.) in the same place. A mutilated record in the twenty-third year of the Rashtrakuta king Sri-Kan-naradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of a lamp to the temple of Tiruttanronri Perumal, alias Vidividangadevar at Valaiyar on the northern bank of the Pennar in Vanagoppadi. Mentions Venadudaiyar.

622. 119 of 1906.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Perunjingadeva. Records gift of land to the younger brother of a person who cut off his own head in order that a mantapa which was being constructed might be completed. [A remarkable case of self-sacrifice at the altar of superstition. Compare the slaughter of 60 convicts for the construction of an irrigation work in Vijayanagar.]

623. 120 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasiva-Maharaya in S. 1485 expired, Pramoda (wrong). Seems to record a gift of land.
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624. 121 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman, the date of which is lost. Records gift of five lamps.

625. 122 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the eleventh year of-the Pallava king Sakala bhuvanachakravartin Perunjingadeva. Records the exemption from certain taxes of lands in the village of Gunamangalam on the southern bank of the Pennar.

626. 123 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the eleventh year of the Pallava king Perunjingadeva. Records gift of paddy.

627. 124 of 1906. --(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (995-47). Records gift of a lamp.

628. 125 of 1906.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A mutilated record in the twenty-eighth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of gold for a lamp.

629. 126 of 1906.(Tamil.) In the same place. A mutilated record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

630. 127 of 1906.(Tamil.) On a stone set up at the right of entrance into the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva-Maharaya, son of Narasingadeva in S. 1452 expired, Nandana. Records the exemption of the temple (lands) from the tax called Somasulavari on the representation of Vaiyyappa-Nayakkar-Ayyan while Velar Bommu-Nayaka was the Governor. See N.A. 227.

							Kilur.*

Kilur, near Tirukkoyilur, famous for its Tiruvirattanam temple, was situated in Kurukkai Kurram in Jananatha-valanadu and was the capital of the Malayamans of Malainadu or Maladu.

631. 230 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Virattanesvara shrine. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

632. 231 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south and east walls of the same shrine. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman. Provides for the supply of temple servants.

633. 232 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirtieth year of the Rashtrakata king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of gold for a lamp.

(Footnote: *The inscriptions of this place are given in Ins., S. Dts., 134-140 (22 inscriptions). They are fairly detailed, but I have not attempted to identify them with the corresponding records in the above list. Presumably all of them are included in the above.)
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634 233 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

635. 234 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. -A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva I (985-1013). Records gift of ninety-five sheep for a lamp.

636. 235 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), the date of which is lost. Records gift of .20 kalanjus of gold by a queen of the Vaidumba-Maharaja Tiruvayanar, to the Sabha of Nenmeli for supplying 20 kalarns of paddy as interest. See No. 669 below. Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 143.

637. 236 Of 1902. (Tamil. verse.) On the south, east and north walls of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajaraja. Records gift of land.

638. 237 of 1902.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the sauce shrine. A damaged record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva.

639. 238 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Raja-rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

640. 239 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (i.e., Rajaraja Records gift of gold for a lamp by Amitravalli, the mother of queen Lokamahadevi and daughter of Kundanan. [The same queen of Rajaraja is mentioned in Tanjore and Tiruvayaru inscriptions. See S.I.I. II, 90 and Ep. Ind. VII, p. 144.] An Ila lamp worth 2 kasu is mentioned.

641. 240 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Virattanesvara shrine in the same place. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of land for a lamp.

642. 241 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajerjra Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of ninety-eight cows for offerings.

643. 242 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of gold.

644. 243 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.
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645. 244 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records sale of land. End built in.

646. 245 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43).

647. 246 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land by Kiliyur Malaiya-man Raja-Chediyarayan.

648. 247 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (?) alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp by Adhirajendra-Kovalaraiyan.

649. 248 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (?) alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

650. 249 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of sixteen cows for a lamp.

651. 250 of 1902--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of land.

652. 251 of 1902. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 224 cows for seven lamps by a chief of the Malaiyakula.

653. 252 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarma alias Rajarajadeva (985 -1013). Records gift of 150 cows.

654. 253 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Chola-Keraladeva. Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp by a merchant.

655. 254 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

656. 255 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (I, 985-1913). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

657. 256 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Adhirajendradeva. Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp.
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658. 257 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050-62). Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp.

659. 258 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva Records sale of land.

660. 259 of 1902.--(Tamil,) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Virarajendradeva.. Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp. The king was evidently Kullottunga III.

661. 260 of I902.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (Intl-43\. Records gift of a golden plate and fly-whisk.

662. 261 of 1902.7(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43). Records sale of land.

663. 262 of I902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhu-vanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of land to four images set up in the temple.

664. 263 of .1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, IOU-43). List of golden articles preserved in the treasury of the temple.

665. 264 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of a coconut garden.

666. 265 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth. year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of land for a lamp.

667. 266 of 1902.(Tamil..) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-third year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva. Records gift of 90 sheep.

668. 267 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the Virattanesvara shrine. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of 2,304 sheep for 24 lamps by the Vaidumba-Maharaja Tiruvayanar. See Nos. 636 and 640 and Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 144.

669. 268 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of land by the Vaidumba-Maharaja Sandayan Tiruvayan and his queen Suttiradevi. [One of the local Vaidumba
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chiefs was defeated by Parantaka I. See S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. II, p.187. Sankaradeva who was a contemporary of Rajaraja I was evidently the son of this Tiruvayan. See S. Ind. Inscrns. Vol. III, pp.104-76. See also S.A. 72 and Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 142-3.]

670. 269 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the nineteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III).

671. 270 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva. Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

672. 271 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of 192 sheep for two lamps by Sembiyan Miladudaiyar.

673. 272 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvana chakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I or II ?). Records gift of land.

674. 273 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Virarajendradeva (I, 1064-70). Records gift of forty-eight sheep for a lamp. S. Ind. Inscrns., Vol. III, No. 82, pp. 199-200.

675. 274 of 1902.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of sheep for a lamp. The date and the name of the king of the record are lost.

676. 275 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the king whose name is not mentioned. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

677. 276 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the king whose name is lost. Partially built in.

678. 277 of I902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of the "Ganga-Pallava king" Vijaya Nripatungavikrama, son and successor of Vijaya Nandivikramavarman (III). Records gift of gold for a lamp, by a servant of Vettuvadaraiyar. The amount was 12 kalanjus. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 139-40 and Ins. S. Dts., p. 134, No. 4.

679. 278 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the "Ganga-Pallava king " Vijaya-Nandi-vikrama. Records gift of gold (15 kalanju) for a lamp by a concubine of Vanakovaraiyar. The 15 kalanjus are said to be equal in fineness to the old kasu. The assembly receive the gold and promise to pay I ulakku of oil every day as interest. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 139 and Ins. S. Dts. (Mack. MSS), p. 135, No. 5.

680. 279 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I).  Records gift of 100 sheep for a
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Lamp by a daughter of Kayirur Perumanar or Miladudaiyar (i.e chief of Miladu). See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 141-2.

681. 280 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Madirai-konda-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka 1). Records gift .of too sheep for a lamp by a soldier ' of prince Arikulakesarin (who is called the king's son in an inscription at Tiruppundurutti near Tanjore and whom Dr. Hultzsch identifies with Arinjaya, Parantakas third son). The donors are called the Malayana-Orraichchevagar or "the unrivalled warriors of Malayalam ". Dr. Hultzsch surmises that it was perhaps a regiment of Nairs. Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 142.

682. 281 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chula king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of 480 sheep for five lamps.

683. 282 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the kitchen in the same temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land by a merchant to two images set up by him.

684. 283 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records that Vanakovaraiyan assigned certain taxes to the temple.

685. 284 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakosarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

686. 285 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the. Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva. Records the construction of the kitchen by the wife of Vikrama-Chola-Chediyarayan, and mother of Vikrama Chola-Kovalarayan. See S.A. 712.

687. 286 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of thirty-two cows and one bull for a lamp by Kiliyur-Malaiyaman Vikrama-Chola-Chediyarayan.

688. 287 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Konerimelkondan Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva corresponding to Friday, July 27, A.D. 1408. Records grant of certain taxes to the temple. Ep. Md., Vol. VIII, p. 281.

689. 288 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land for eight lamps by Kiliyur Malaiyaman Rajaraja-Chediyarayan. [The details of this inscription are also given in Ins. S. Dts., p. 137, No, II.]
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690. 289 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the right of the entrance into the inner prakara of the same temple. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (I or II?). Records gift of a flower garden.

691. 290 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the left of the entrance into the inner prakara of the same temple. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladova. Records gift of land by Kiliyur-Malaiyaman Kulottunga-Chola-Chediyarayan [i.e., the Chedirayan who was the feudatory of Kulottunga Chola.]

692. 291 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the base of the Dakshinamurti shrine in the same temple. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladova. Records the construction of the shrine by a minister of Magadai-Perumal.

693. 292 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Brihannayaki shrine in the same village. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladova. Records gift of 130 kasu for a lamp by a weaver of Tiruppalaippandal.

694. 293 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

695. 294 of 1902.(Tamil.) On- the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of eight cows for a lamp.

696. 295 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On a rock in the prakara of the same temple. A record in the eleventh year of the "Ganga-Pallava" king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman. Records gift of gold for two lamps. A damaged record. See S.A. 678-9 above.

697. 296 of I902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A damaged record in the sixteenth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman. Records gift of gold for a lamp. See note to the above epigraph.

698. 297 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A damaged record in the eighteenth year of the "Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nripatungavikrama. Records gift of a flower-garden and of gold.

699. 298 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A damaged record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of gold.

700. 299 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of 15 Kalanjus of gold for a lamp by a queen of Vanakovaraiyar, Nangaikulamanikkattar, who was the daughter of Iladadigal. See
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Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 141 and S.A. 903. The interest on one Kalanju per month was one uri of oil.

701. 300 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A damaged record in the fourth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

702. 301 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A damaged record. Records gift of gold for a lamp. Mentions Vanakova-raiyar.

703. 302 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A damaged-record in the seventeenth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman. Records gift of gold for a lamp by a concubine of Vanakovaraizar.

704. 303 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the twenty-first year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nripatungavikramavarman. Records gift of twenty kalanjus of gold for a lamp by the same servant of Vettuvadiyarayar as is mentioned in No. 678 above. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 140.

705. 304 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record of the king's name of which is omitted and the date is doubtful. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

706. 305 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the third year of the king whose name is omitted. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

707. 306 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king kesarivarman. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

708. 3 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Virattanesvara temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

709. 4 of I905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete --- record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43).

710. 5 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43), the date of which is lost.

711. 6 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I 1011-43). Records gift of one hundred and ninety-two, sheep for two lamps.

712. 7 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of sheep for a lamp. Mentions the queen of Vikrama-Chola-Maladudaiyar, who was the daughter of the Pandya king (Pandyanar). See S.A. 686.
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713. 8 of 1905.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in ht year of the Chola. king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43). Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

714. 9 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I, 985-1013). Records gift of ninety-six sheep for a lamp.

715. 10 of r905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-43). Records a gift by Iraman Maravadiyan alias Mudigonda-Chola-Miladudaiyan.

716. II of I905.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-53). Records gift of land. An incomplete introduction of Rajaraja I, is engraved between lines twenty-four and twenty-five of this inscription.

717. 12 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva. Mentions a certain Sembiyan Chedivishaya-Muvendavelan.

718. 13 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-53). Records gift of hundred sheep for a lamp by Raman Mummudi-Solar for the merit of his mother Rajaekharan-Umainangaiyar,. who was the daughter of a certain Munaiyadiyaraiyar and the queen of Pattalagan Raman alias Arumolideva-Miladudaiyar.

719. 14 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola I.

720. 15 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of gold for a lamp by a native of Vayiramegha-Chaturvedimangalam.

721. 16 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Virattanesvara temple. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, " who took Kachchi and Tanjai," the date of which is lost. Records a gift by the Vaidumba Maharaja sri-Vikramaditya ruling Maladu, Vanakoppadi, Singapura-nadu and Venkunrakottam. This Vikramaditya is identified by Venkayya with the Vaidumba chief Sandaya-Tiruvayya who was apparently made governor of this region by Kannara after his victory of Takkolam. See Ep. Rep., 1907, pp. 78-9.

722. 17 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I, 985-1013). Records gift of ninety-six sheep
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for a lamp. The temple is called Sri-Virastana (sthana) mudaiya Mahadeva and Tirukkovalur was in Tondaimandalam alias Jayan-gonda-Cholamandalam.

723. 18 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias . . . .

724. 19 of 1:905.(Tamil.) On' the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga Choladeva. Makes provision for the daily requirements of the temple.

725. 20 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-431. Records a gift made by Pirantakan Yadava-Bhiman alias Uttama-Chola-Maladudaiyar of the Bhargavagotra at the request of a certain Araiyan Malaiyaradittan alias Chedinadu-velan of Aviyur.

726. 21 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of sixteen cows for a lamp.

727. 22 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa right of entrance. A. record in the twentieth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of a lamp by the concubine of Sri-Vikramadittan. See S.A. 721 above.

728. 23 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the gopura in front of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagra king Virapratapa Vijayaraya-Maharaya in S. 1368 expired, Kshaya. Records an order of the king. Mentions the district called Valudilambattu-usavadi. [The Government Epigraphist thinks that, on account of the date, the king referred to should have been Devaraya II, an evidence of which is seen in the title " witnesser of the elephant hunt ". The inscription says that the ministers took presents by force from the right and left hand classes at the beginning of each reign ; that the discontented ryots in consequence went away to foreign countries ; that worship and festivals ceased in temples ; the country became full of disease, and many died and that the king therefore prohibited such extortion in future. He had the edict engraved throughout the country. See S.A. 606. The inscription is given in the Mack. MSS. See Ins. S. Dts., p. 140, No. 22.]

729. 24 of 1905.(Tamil.) On a slab detached from the temple and placed near the same gopura. A record in the eighteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of gold.

730. 25 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same slab. An incomplete record in the eighteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III).
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							Nagar

731. 303 of x910.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Nagavanna-Perumal temple. A record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Parakrama-Pandyadeva (1334) " the lord who cut his way through by his sword." Records gift of the village of Nadudaiyaperumalnallur, which was split from Kilpakkam, by a native of Nagar alias Dinachintamaninallar in Oyma-nadu alias Vijayarajendra-valanadu to the temple of Nadudaiya-Perumal in the latter village. It is recorded that 600 kuli of land in this village belonged to the temples of Tiru-nagesvaramudaiya-Nayanar and Nadudai-Vinayakappillaiyar.

732. 304 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the north, west and south bases of the Kailasanatha temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Praudhadevaraya-Maharaya, " who was pleased to witness the elephant hunt," in S. 1378, Dhatri. Mentions the mahamandalesvara Medinimisara Narasinga-yadeva-Maharaja and the temple of Kayilayamudaiya-Nayanar. [Mr. Krishna Sastri points out that this Narasingadeva might be the Saluva usurper, in which case it would be the earliest epigraphical reference to him]

733. 305 of 1910.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in a street of the same village. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1466, Visvavasu. The king bears Saluva titles.

734. 306 of 1910.(Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1449, Vyaya. Seems to record a gift to Brahmanas, one of whom in a suppliant attitude is figured on the stone.

							Neyvanai ( Terunelvennai.)

735. 370 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Svarnaghatedvara temple. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperun-jingadeva. Records gift of paddy for offerings to the temple of Porkudanguduttaruliya-Nayanar at Tirunelvanai. Mentions the temple of Tiruvannamalaiudaiya-Nayanar and the temple of Tiru-virattanamudaiya-Nayanar in Tirukkovalur.

736. 371 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Chula king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land to the god at Tirunelvennai in Kurukkaikurram, a district in Miladu alias Jananatha valanadu, by Vikki-ramasola-Chchediyarayan of Kiliyar. Mentions Kalattur in Damarnadu, a subdivision of Tirumunaippadi in Rajaraja-valanadu.

737. 372 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Svarnaghatesvara temple. Records in S. 1384 gift
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of land for lamps to the temple of Porkudanguduttaruliya-Nayanar at Tirunelvanai in Adanurparru, a subdivision of Kurukkai-kurram in Tirumunaippadinadu, by a native of Palampattinam in Pattana-nadu, a subdivision of Semburkottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam.

738. 373 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Stones out of order. Records gift of land for offerings to various shrines by Malaiyan-Mallan alias Rajendrasola-Malaiyaman of Kiliyar (i.e. the Malayaman who was Rajendrachola's vassal).

739. 374 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (1). The end of the inscription is lost. Records gift of lands under the name Sungandavirttasolanallur at the request of Porkoyil Tondaiman, a native of Arumbakkam in Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam.

740. 375 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva.(I) Refers to the setting up of the image of Nataraja (Kuttadundevar) in the temple at Tirunelvennai by Rajendrasola-Chediyarayan, a native of Kiliyur which was situated in Tiru-munaippadi-nadu, a subdivision of Gangaikondacholavalanadu.

741. 376 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Kulottunga -Choladeva. Records gift of 64 cows for two lamps to the temple of Mahadeva at Tirunelvennai for the merit of Rajendrasola-Malaiyaman. Mentions Damar-.Kottam on the southern bank of the Pennai in Tirumunaippadinadu, a subdivision of Rajendrasola-valanadu.

742. 377 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva.

743. 378 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of lamp.

744. 379 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land for offerings to the shrine of the goddess. Miladu is stated to be a subdivision of Rajaraja-valanadu.

745. 380 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall.. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land in Panaippakkam under the name Kalikadinda-solanallur at the
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instance of Sivanandamahamuni of Tirutturaiyur (a Saivite centre of the Nadu-nadu and the birth place of Arunandi Sivacharya, the author of Sivagnansiddhiyar, etc.)

746. 381 of 1908.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the gopura of the same temple, right and left of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1439, Isvara. Stones out of order. Refers to the victories of the king in the eastern country and to his remission of taxes in the villages owned by the Vaishnava and other temples in the Chola-mandala.

							Perangiyur.

747. 199 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the ruined Siva temple. An incomplete and partially damaged record in the seventeenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Sri-Kannaradeva, " who took Kachchi and Tanjai." Above this is an unfinished inscription which contains the words Madiraikonda ko-Parakesarivarman (905-47).

748. 200 of I906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman. Registers a sale of land by the sabha of Peringur.

749. 201 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-53). Records gift of lamps to the temple of Sri-Mulasthanamudaiya-Mahadevar at Peringur, a brahmadeya in Tirumunaippadi, a district of Rajendra-Cholavalanadu.

750. 202 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete and partly damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, the date of which is doubtful.

751. 203 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman " who took the head of the Pandya." Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

752. 204 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished and mutilated record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajarajadeva (I), the date of which is lost. Records the gift of a lamp.

753. 205 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva.

754. 206 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A much damaged record. A few words of the historical introduction of Rajaraja I can be made out in the beginning. Seems to record the gift of a lamp.

755. 207 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of land.
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756. 208 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-fourth year (Nov. 6, A. D. 1008) of the Chola king Raja-Rajarajadeva (I, 985-1013). The inscription seems to have been left unfinished. See Ep, Ind. IX, 208 for discussion of date.

757. 209 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola I, the date of which is lost. Only a portion of the historical introduction is preserved.

758. 210 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (1, 1011-53.) Records gift of land.

759. 211 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of land.

760. 212 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Beginning built in. A fragment of record containing the concluding portion of two inscriptions.

761. 213 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva.

762. 214 of 1906,-(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I), who destroyed the ships at Kandalur," in his twelfth year. Refers to the sri-Rudragana-perumakkal employed in the srikarya.

763. 215 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajendra Chola I. Only a portion of the historical introduction of the king is preserved.

764. 216 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva I (1011-43). Records sale of land.

765. 216-A of 1906.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Raja-Rajakesarivarman "who destroyed the ships at Salai" (985-1013). Records gift of land.

766. 217 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. The stones seem to be out of order in this part of the wall.

767. 218 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Raja-Rajarajakesarivarman alias Raja-Rajarajadeva I (985-1013). The continuation of this which seems to be incomplete may be looked for in No. 212 above.

768. 219 of 1906.-(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Raja-Rajarajakesarivarman alias sri-Rajarajadeva (985-1013). Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.
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769. 220 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record in the sixth year of the year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of land for a lamp.

							Siddhalingamadam.

770. 367 of 1909.--(Grantha.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Vyaghrapadesvara temple. Records that a minister of king Rajendra-chola (II or Kulottunga I) named Sabhanartaka and surnamed Kalingaraja and Manavatara, the ruler of Manavil, built a stone temple for Siva at Siddhalinga. The composer of the Sanskrit verse was a certain Andapillai-bhattan. The name Kalingaraja figures in Tamil literary legends. See N.A. 37 which refers to a chief of the same name.

771. 368 of 1.909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman Tribhuvana-chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land to the temple of Tiruppulippagavar at Sirringur, a brahmadeya in Kuruk-kai-kurram which was a subdivision of Maladu alias Jananatha-valanadu. Tiruppulippagavar Muttirattan Gangaikonda Parasamaya Alvar bought land from one Kalidas and gave it away to temple.

772. 369 of 1909.(Grantha.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Jayadhara. Records that the ruler of Manavil who appears to have borne the surnames Manavatara and Nartaka (i.e., Sabhanartaka), built a vimana, a prakara surrounded by areca-palms together with a mantapa, at the agrahara called Siddhalinga, for the god Siva whose feet were worshipped by sage Vyaghrapada. [The temple was evidently renovated and the older inscriptions rewritten.]

773. 370 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (i.e., Krishna III who took Kachchai and Tanjai). Records a grant of land in the southern hamlet of Kodiyur attached to Sirringur (i.e., Siddhalinga-madam), by the assembly of that village, to the dancing woman called Tiruppulippagavar niruttavitanki and her descendants for dancing before the god during processions.

774. 371 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga. Choladeva (I). Records gift of 32 cows (equal to 10 kasu. in money) for a lamp, by a Brahmana, who " prayed for a son and was blessed with one."

775. 372 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of gold for a lamp by a native of Anattur Tiruvennainallur in Kilanmur-nadu, a subdivision of
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Tirumunaippadi to the temple of Tiruppulippagavadevar at sirringur.

776. 373 of [909.(Tamil.) On the same wall unfinished. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Mentions Maladu alias Jananatha-valanadu and Kurukkai-kurram.

777. 374 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman in his fourth year. Records gift of land for offerings to the temple of Tiruppulippagavadeva by a certain Rajamahendran Rajendra-Chola. The Chola king has not been identified.

778. 3750- 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fifth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III) " who took Kachchi (Kanchi) and Tanjai (Tanjore)," Records gift of land for offerings.

779. 376 of 1909,(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Maduraikonda Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I). Records that the villagers of Marudur sold to Iraiyankudikilavan the right of taking water for irrigation to Balippatti through the sluice of the tank in their village for a specified sum of money. Marudur is stated to have been situated in Kurukkai-kurram of Maladu.

780. 377 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged and unfinished record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records a gift of land for a lamp and offerings.

781, 378 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of money for a lamp by Sadiri, the daughter of Tillainayakan Devargandan Agamudaiyan Malaiyan alias Rajendrasola-Chedirayan of Peringur in Peringar-nadu, a subdivision of Tirumunaippadi in Gangaikonda Chola-valanadu. The lady also presented a lamp-stand and three vessels of bell-metal.

782. 379 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (unidentified). Records gift of a lamp by a certain Sittavadavan.

783. 380 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land for offerings to the shrine of Adavallar in the temple of Tiruppulippagava-Nayanar by the citizens (nagarattar) of Tirukkovalur (near Marudur) alias Maduraik-kuvaytta Perumalpuram.

784. 381 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall, An unfinished record in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I).
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Records a sale of land by the residents of Semmarur in Emapperrur-nadu, a subdivision of Tirumunaippadi in Gangai-konda-Chola-valanadu.

785. 382 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land for offerings by Puvan Marudan alias Alvanankakara Malaiyaman, a native of Kiliyur in Damar-nadu, which was a subdivision of Tirumunaippadi.

786. 383 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land for offerings by Adavallan Vasudevan alias Mudigondasola-muvendavelan of Munnur alias Panditagoshthi-chaturvedimangalam, in Oyma-nadu.

787. 384 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for two lamps. See No. 8 above. The king is unidentifiable.

788. 385 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III). Records gift of gold to provide a gong and three trumpets to the temple. See Nos. 5 and 9 above.

789. 386 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. A damaged record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land for offerings.

790. 387 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records gift of land for providing music on the three occasions of worship, every day.

791. 388 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva. Records gift of land for offerings to the minor deities in the temple of Tiruppulippagavadeva, by the wife of Malaiyaman Nanurruvan Malaiyan alias Rajendrachola-Chedirayan of Kiliyur in Tirumnuaippadi. See N.A. 299.

792. 389 of 1909).(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I).

793. 390 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Maduraikonda Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I). Records gift of gold for two lamps.

794. 391 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of gold 10 Kalanjus for 12 lamps to be burnt during the evening service in the temple.
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795. 392 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman Raja-rajadeva (evidently Rajaraja I). Built in, in the middle. Records gift of gold for lamps and offerings, to the image of Adavallar and of land situated below the tank called Rajarajappereri, for offerings in the main temple. Transcript not full.

796. 393 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the verandah round the same shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva (not identified). Records gift of land for offerings to the shrine of Alagiya Tiruchchirrambalam-Udaiyar set up in the northern prakara, by a merchant of Sirringur.

797. 394 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Pandya king Konerinmaikondan Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I?). Records that certain Kaikkolars purchased the village of Vilvalam and presented it as a devadana to the temple.

798. 395 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva (1252-6), equated to 10th December 1267. Records gift of land by purchase to the temple of Tiruppulippagava-Nayanar at Sirringur, a brahmadeya in Kurukkai-kurram, a subdivision of Maladu in Rajarajavalanadu. See Ep. Ind. XI, 266 for Mr. Sewell's views and Ind. Antq., 1913, p. 170 for Mr. Swamikannu Pillai's.

799. 396 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same verandah. A record in the twentieth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana-Sambuvaraya. Records that the Kaikkolars and the mahesvaras of the temple met at Tiruppungur and came to a settlement about a temple land which, though free, had yet paid taxes, and had it so entered in the register from the seventeenth year of the king. [Ep. Ind. XI, 251. Mr. Sewell discusses the date here and points out that the details given in the inscription (Wednesday, Sravana, Purvapaksha-Tritiya of Makara) might correspond to January 2nd, A.D. 1359, but the Nakshatra should be Dhanishta. As this is the twentieth year Mr. Sewell infers the date of the king's accession to be between January 3rd, A.D. 1339 and March 25th, A.D. 13391 See N.A. 820 also.

800. 397 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same verandah. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Devaraya Udaiyar (1) in S. 1329, Sarvajit. Records gift of land in lieu of what was taken up for digging a canal.

801. 398 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in S. 1407, of the Vijayanagara king Virupakshadeva (I), son of Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya (i.e., Devaraya "who took every country." See Ap. 83.
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802. 399 of 1909.(Tamil.) On a stone built into the Boo -the same verandah. Appears to record that the whole of this mantapa was the gift of a certain Villavar alias Magudattiyagi.

803. 400 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the prakara in the same temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva. Records gift of land by Malaiyaman suryan Nirerran Ediriganayan alias Rajaraja-Malaiyakularayan of Kiliyur in Tiru-munaippadi-nadu. See Ep. Ind. XI, 245.

804. 401 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land to the shrine of the goddess built by Alavandai, daughter of Malaiyaman Nanurruvan Malaiyan alias Rajendrasola-Chediyarayan of Kiliyur and wife of Malaiyaman Raman Suriyan alias Rajendrasola-Malaiyakularayan of the same village, for the merit of her mother. [It is noteworthy that the name Alavandai was borne by a princess.]

805. 402 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?). Records gift of the village of Adarpadimeyar alias Nallavur in Kudal in Rajaraja-valandu as a devadana to the temple of Tiruppulippagavar, altering the name into Sivapadaeskharanallur. Mentions Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan.

806. 403 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Built in, at the bottom. Records sale of land to the temple.

807. 404 of I909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (II or III?). Mention Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan and Adarpadinagaram in Kudal. Appears to record a gift of land.

808. 405 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118--35). Records sale of land to the temple.

809. 406 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for two lamps.

810. 407 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gifts of money by a Brahmani for offerings, to a shrine of Kshetrapala-Pillaiyar, built by her in the temple.
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811. 408 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-33). Records gift of land by purchase, for offerings, by the wife of Malaiyaman Tirukkalaimarundan Alvanankakara Malaiyaman.

812. 409 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same prakara. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Records gift of land for a flower garden by a native of Manalur alias Kalyanamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Sengunra-nadu of Vanagoppadi on the northern bank of the Pennai (Pennar), in Rajaraja-valanadu.

813. 410 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year (Sunday, Hasta, Purvapakshaprathamai of Kanya) of the Pandya king Maravatman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva (1283 ?). Records gift of land for offerings by the nagarattar of Sirringur. Mr. Krishna Sastri at first believed that paleographically this inscription belonged to a period later than the fifteenth century. Mr. Sewell surmised that if he could be taken as the same as Konerinmaikondan Vikrama whose reign began in A.D. 1401, (See Ep. Ind., IX, 228), the date of this inscription would be Monday, September 13th, A.D. .1406. See Ep. Vol. XI, p. 265. Mr. Krishna Sastri later on revised his opinion and held that paleographically it might be attributed to the thirteenth century, and Mr. Swamikannu Pillai has accordingly calculated the date to be Sunday, August 29, A.D. 1288. See No. 844. Also Ind. Antq., 1915, p. 247, and Ibid, 1913, P. 224.

814. 411 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II, 1146--78). Records gift of land for offerings by Malaiyaman Attimallan Sokkapperumal alias Rajagambhira-Chediyaraya of Kiliyur. See S.A. 605. For Sambuvarayar who had the title Attimallan see N.A. 26 and N.A. 392.

815. 412 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of a bell by a dancing girl.

816. 413 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-rajendra-Choladeva. Built in, at the bottom. Mentions Elisaimogan alias Jananathakachchiyarayan, son of Kudalur-Alappirandan Arasanarayanan and the village of Vikrama-Cholanallur. Appears to record a gift of taxes collected within the four gates (sikhara) of the temple village.

817. 414 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhu-vanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladdva. Records gift of taxes
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By Malaiyaman Sokkapperumal Ponparappinan Rajagambhira-Chediyarayan of Kiliyur.

818. 415 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-rajendra Choladeva. Records gift of land for two lamps by a servant of the chief mentioned in No. 817 for the merit of his master.

819. 416 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same. wall. A record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottlunga III). Built in, at the bottom. Records gift of vessels and a lamp stand on behalf of two dancing girls, by a native of Palaiyur alias Rajanarayana-chaturvedimangalam.

820. 417 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record on Monday, day of mulam, Aparapakshatritiya of Rishabha, in the ninteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva (contemporary of Rajaraja III, 1216-45). Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp by Avaniyalappiranda Kopperunjingadevar. See Ep. Ind., XI; 252, where Mr. Sewell points out that the date corresponded to Monday, May 8th, A.D. 1261. An incidental inference is that the king ascended the throne between May 9 and July 30 of A.D. 1243. See S.A. 799.

821. 418 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year (March 6, 1283) of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (II 1270-1302). Records that the Siva-Brahmanas of the temple agreed to provide for offerings in the shrine of Aludaiya Pillaiyar, from the interest on 2,000 kaki presented to the temple by Arindavan-Pallavaraiyan in the time of Kopperunjingadeva and now placed in their hands. See Ep. Ind. XI. 258 and Ind. Antq., 1913, p. 223 for discussions of the date.

822. 419 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 64 cows for two lamps on behalf of Sediran Malaiyan alias Rajendrasola-Malaiyaman of Kiliyur on the southern bank of the Pennai (Pennar), in Tirumunaippadi, a subdivision of Damar-nadu, in Rajendra-Valanadu.

823. 420 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman Records gift of land for offerings at specified festivals. above.

824. 421 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman (unidentified) Records gift of oil for a lamp. See No. 777 above.
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825. 422 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in e seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman (unidentified). Records gift of money for two lamps by a female servant of Varagur-kottam Udaiyan.

826. 423 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin 'Vikrama Choladeva (1118-35). Built in, at the bottom. Records gift of a lamp by Solan Vichchadiran of Semmuru.

827. 424 of1909.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records the settlement of a dispute concerning water supplied from a specified irrigation canal.

828. 425 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Mentions Tiruvadigai, Tirutturai, Tirtivennainallur, Tiruvamattur and Tirumudugunram in Naduvil-mandalam.

829. 426 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in Sri-mukha of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya-Maharava. Built in, at the bottom. Seems to record a gift of land for a lamp while Taranikka-Mangarasayya was in charge of the Tiruvadi-rajya.

830. 427 of I909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of a vessel by Kannan Suran alias Akarasura-Malaiyaman.

831. 428 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On a pillar of a mantapa in the same temple. Records gift of the pillar by a dancing girl. Two other pillars in the same place bear the names of their respective donors.

832. 429 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the vahana mantapa in the same temple. A record in the nineteenth year of the Pandya king Konerinmaikondan Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of taxes for a festival established in the king's name, by a certain angavaidya Kuttapperumal.

833. 430 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Nilavisa-lakshiamman shrine in the same temple. A damaged record in the fifteenth year of the king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Seems to record a gift of land. 

834. 431 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On a slab get up in the Brahman street in the same village. In modern characters. Refers in Vibhava to the time of Devaraya-Maharaya, and mentions Valudalampattusavadi, Padaivittu-savadi and Tiruchchirappallich-chavadi.

							Tayanur.

This village (which is noted for its antique dolmens) is epigraphically rich and interesting.
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835. 358 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the ruined Siva temple. A damaged record of the Pallava king Sakala-bhuvanachakravartin Avaniyalappirandan Kopperujingadeva (the contemporary of Rajaraja III, 1216-45, whose authority he tried to subvert). The date is lost. Records gift of 4 cows for a lamp to the temple of Tanakkamalai-Aludaiya-Nayanar, by a native of Tayanar.

836. 359 of 1909.(Tamil.) On a rock near the same temple. A. record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman " who took the head of the Pandya." Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tanakkamalai-Alvar. [Besides 2 other epigraphs of Parakesarivarman who took the head of the Pandya and who was either Sundara-Chola or his son Aditya Karikala II, there are 3 epigraphs of a Parthivendravarman who had the same biruda. It is an open question whether they were identical.] See note to S.A. 839 below.

837. 360 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, "who took the head of the Pandya." Records gift of 80 sheep for a lamp to Tanakkamalai-Alvarthe Mahadeva at Tayanar which was a village in Singapura-nadu, by a native of Mandaikulattur.

838. 361 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, " who took the head of the Pandya." Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp. Mentions Tirumunaippadi.

839. 362 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the fifth year of Parthivendravarman. Records gift of land on the occasion of a solar eclipse for the Sri-bali-bhoga in the temple of Tanakkamalai-Mahadeva, at the request made to Nilagangaraiyan Annavan Nattadigal, by the residents of Tayanur in Singapura-nattu-Miyvaii. For another subordinate of Parthivendravarman and for the relations between him and the Parakesarivarman who took the head of Vira Pandya see note to N.A. 836 above; also the inscriptions at Madhuramangalam (Chingleput district).

840. 363 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the fifth year of Parthivendravarman. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp by the wife of Mangarangilavan Karikkandan of Tayanur. Karikkanda or Nilakantha is referred to in. N.A. 729.

841. 364 of 1909.(Tamil.) On a rock in the backyard of a private house in the same village. A record in the fifth-year of Parthivendravarman. Declares that a certain document which was lost by mistake should not, if found again, be produced as valid.

842. 365 of 1909.7(Tamil.) On another rock in the same village. Records in S. 1478, Nala, that a Sri Vaishnava acharya
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fixed the standard unit of length (cut on the rock) to be used in measuring lands in three specified villages,

843. 366 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the third rock in a field of the same village. Mentions in Parabhava, Vanadarayar, the agent of Virappa-Nayakkarayyan (1573-95). [The inscription illustrates the extent of Madura kingdom in the north. For a full discussion of Virappa's relations with Vanadaraya see Ind. Antq., May 1916, p. 91.)

							Tirukkoyilur.*

Tirukkoyilur is a very ancient religious centre both for the Vaishnavites and the Saivites and referred to in the Prabandhas as well as Devaram under the names of Tiruvidaikali and Tiruvirattanam. The Trivikramaperumal and Virattanesvara shrines represent the two faiths. The place figures in the Guruparampara as the meeting-place of the earliest Alvars and the birth place of the Prabandhas and in the Periapurana as the residence of Meyp-porunayanar. In Chola times it was known as Madurantakachaturvedimangalam and included in Kurukkai-kurram in Miladu (district of 2,000 villages, or Jananathavalanadu.) See S.A. Gazr., 379-80.

844. 116 of 1900.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the north wall of the first prakara of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. A record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanarajadhiraja Paramesvara ,sri-Vikrama-Pandyadeva (1283?). Refers to the king's victory over the Kakatiya king Ganapati and records a gift of two lamps. [This inscription is given in Ins. S. Dts., p. 138, No. 14, but the regnal year is wrongly given as the 2nd. It says that 2,608 kulis of land from the village of Pandyachatur-vedimangalam was purchased by one Alagapperumal and granted to the deity for 2 lamps.) See Ind. Antq., 1913, p. 224 and 19[5, p. 247, where it is pointed out that the date is 14th December, A.D. 1291.

845. 117 of 1900.On the north wall of the first prakara of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. Records that the agriculturists of Chitrameli-periyanadu agreed to give annually one padakku of paddy for each plough and one kuruni for each man, to meet the requirements of the temple at Chitrameli-Vinnagar alias Tiruvidaikkali.

846. 118 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the same temple. Records that a chief named Raman Narasingan put up a golden pinnacle on the Idaikali (temple) at

(Footnote:  * It may be pointed out that Tirukkoyilur was the native place of Armugha , Svamigal, the disciple of Guhainamachchivaya of Tiruvannamalai and the author of the Nishthanubhuti (afterwards commented on by Muttu Krishna Brahmam). In Ins. S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), pp. 137-40 ten inscriptions are given in this place. I have identified some of them with the departmental list and given the rest under Nos. 863-A to 863.F.)
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Koval (i.e., Tirukkovalur). A Tamil poetic version of No. 851 below. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 146-7.

847. 119 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the same temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (II). Mentions Narasimhan Kariya-perumal Perianayan, the grandson of Raman Narasingapanman, who had re-built the central shrine of stone. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 147.

848. 120 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the same temple. Records that the central shrine was re-built for the merit of Narasingavanmar, lord of Miladu. The name of the architect was Sembangudaiyan Narayana Aditya alias Solasundara Muvendavelan. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 147.

849 121 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the same temple. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Kulottunga-Chola-deva. Records gift of two lamps. [See Ins., S. Ms. (Mack. MSS.), p. 140, No. 20, for a detailed account of the lands given.]

850. 122 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the same temple. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin-Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

851. 123 of 1900.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of same temple. A record in the sixth year (i.e., A.D. 1058) of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva (1052-63). Registers the building operations of a chief named Ranakesari Raman alias Narasimhavarman, the Lord of Miladu (2000) of the Bhargava lineage. [The inscription mentions Rajendra's accompanying his elder brother Rajadhiraja in the conquest of Rattapadi, his setting up a pillar of victory at Kollapuram and his alleged victory over Ahavamalla at Koppam.] See Ep. Ind., VII, pp. 145-6, and Ep. Rep., 1900, p. 9, para. 20.

852. 124 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (II or III ?). Records gift of land.

853. 125 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva. The historical introduction which is partially damaged mentions the conquests of the Ratta country. The inscription states that the Sabha of Tirukkovalur alias 'sri-Madurantaka-chaturvedimangalam recorded on stone the boundaries of villages granted to the temple of Tiruvidaikkalialvar. A Sanskrit verse in praise of the Trivikrama avatara is found above this inscription.
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854. 126 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Sola-Kerala. Records gift of sheep for a lamp and sale of land to a resident of Manalur on the north bank of the Pennar in Vanakoppadi alias Madurantakavalanadu. [The Government Epigraphist surmises that Sola Kerala might be identical with his namesake, the son of Parakosarivarman Rajendradeva, mentioned in a Manimangalam inscription, in the third quarter of the twelfth century. Kongu was called Solakoralamandalam. The inscription provides for the singing of the Tiruneduntandagam of Tirumangai Alvar whose earliest date is subsequent to Paramesvaravarman II, the builder of the Paramesvaravinnagar or Vaikuntha Perumal temple at Conjeeveram.]

855. 127 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Sala-Keraladeva. Records sale of land to the temple of Tiruvidaikkali-alvar by the Sabha of Madurantaka-chaturvedimangalam.

856. 128 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Pantkesarivartnan alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-53). Records sale of land to the temple of Tiruvidaikkalialvar in Tirukkovalur alias sri-Madurantaka-chaturvedimangalam.

857. 129 of 1900. -(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Rajarajakosarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I, 985--1013). Records sale of land.

858. 130 Of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (Kulottunga I). Makes provision for the supply of daily requirements.

859. 131 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. A much damaged record; mentions Madurantakadevar.

860. 307 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the prakara of the Trivikrama temple. A record in the eighteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land.

861. 308 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-sixth year of Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Perunjingadeva. Records gift of sixteen cows for a lamp.

862. I of 1935.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central. shrine of the Trivikrama-Perumal temple. A record of the Saluva king Gandakattari Saluva Narasimhadva-Maharaja in
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S. 1393 expired, Vikrita. Refers to the outer wall (tirumadil) and the gopura which had collapsed and records that they were repaired by a certain Annamarasa. [The Saluva was evidently the well-known usurper.]

863. 2 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), "who took Ilam (Ceylon), Madura, the crowned head of the Pandya, Kachchi (Conjeeveram) and Karuvur." Registers an exchange of land. See No. 360 of 1904 at Narttamalai in Pudukottai State and S.I.I., III, 218. Evidently sometime before 1196 Conjeeveram had been lost and it was now re-taken. See Ins., S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), p. 140, No. 21.

863-A. On the south of the second surrounding wall. Records that Rajarajadeva granted in his tenth year 2 veils of land west of Tirukkoyilur for the God. See Ins., S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), p. 136, No. 13.

863-B. On the western wall of the pagoda. Records that in the reign of Narasa Nayaka, Narasayyadeva Vira-Nanja-Pallavarayan gave in S. 1427, 3 karai of land to the deity. Ibid., p. 138, No. 15.

863-C. On a stone near the water-fountain in the temple. Records that in S. 1414, Paritapi, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya, surappa Nayaka granted to God Tirukkoyilar Alvar half a share in 19 villages (enumerated). The date is inconsistent. See Ibid., No. 16. See N.A. 192.

863-D. On the northern wall. Records that Rajendrachedirayan gave 2,400 kulis of land in Devargudi for four lamps in the tenth year of the reign of Vikramachola (1118-35). Ibid., No. 17.

863-E. In the north wall. A gift of land in various villages by Rajarajachedirayan in the second year of Rajarajadeva. Ibid., No. 18.

863-F. In the same wall. A grant in the fortieth year of the same king, of a " Paroombadi cavel land " in a village for 30 lamps. Ibid., No. 19.

							Tirunamanallur.

This place is of great importance in the history of Saivitism. It was the birth-place of Saint Sundaramurti and the place where king Narasinga Munaiyar, one of the Tondas of Siva, who was the contemporary of Sundaramurti, ruled and died. Its name was then Tirunavalur and it was included in Melor Nadu, a subdivision of Tirumunaippadi (which afterwards formed part of Jayankonda-cholamandalam). Its Tondisvara temple was built by king Rajaditya and the Kalinarisvara temple by Kalinarai. It may be
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mentioned that Mr. Sewell gives eight inscriptions in this place, but these are vague or undated, The inscription 8 in his list which is said to record a private agreement of the priests with the temple authorities in regard to service is not found in the following list.

864. 325 of 1900. -(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Bhakta-janedvara shrine. .A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the shrine of Agastyesvara by a physician of prince (pillaiyar) Rajadityadeva. See S.A. 875.

865. 326 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905----47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tiruttonisvara alias Rajaditya-Isvara by a servant of prince Rajadityadeva. See S.A. 875.

866. 327 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the same temple by another servant of the same prince.

867. 328 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the same temple by another servant of the same prince.

868. 329 of 1902,--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the same temple by another servant of the same prince.

869. 330 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the same temple by another servant of the same prince.

870. 331 (a) of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of a diadem.

871. 331 (b) of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47), the date of which is lost. Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

872. 332 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

873. 333 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

874. 334 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of a diadem.
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875. 335 of 1902,---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eight year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Says that the temple was founded by prince Rajaditya afterwards killed by the Rashtrakuta Krishna III in 949. The record makes the gift of two lamps by a servant of Kokkilanadi, the queen of Parantaka I and mother of Rajaditya. One gift was 90 sheep for the maintenance of a lamp and the other was an Ila lamp which Mr. Krishna Sastri interprets to be a lamp-stand after the fashion of that of Ilam (or Ceylon) or one made of gold. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 133-34.

876. 336 of I902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905 47). Records gift of gold for a lamp by an accountant of prince Rajadityadeva.

877. 337 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

878. 338 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 876 gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tiruttondisvara by a queen of Munaiyadiyaraiyar Kulamanikkerumanar. [See No. 896 below. These two inscriptions are interesting for their mentioning the Saka year. A measure called madevi (or chief queen) is mentioned. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 137.]

879. 339 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of gold for a lamp by Araiyan solamarayan.

880. 340 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Chola king Madurai-konda-Parakesarivarman (905-47)- Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

881. 341 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

882. 342 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-eighth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (9o5-47). Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a merchant.

883. 343 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp by a servant of Rajaditya-Malaiyan.

884. 344 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-third year of the Chula king Maduraikonda-Parakesari-varman (905-47). Records gift of 60 sheep for offerings.
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885. 345 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

886. 346 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

887. 347 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 20 sheep for offerings and of two lamps to the shrines of Rajaditya-Isvara and Agastyesvara by a servant of Rajadityadeva.

888. 348 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp by an accountant of prince Rajadityadeva.

889. 349 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011---53).

890. 350 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of 16 cows for a lamp.

891. 351 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of a lamp by a servant of prince Rajadityadeva.

892. 352 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the forty-second year of the Chola king Kulotturiga-Choladeva (I).

893. 353 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of gold.

894. 354 of I902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, who took Kachchi and Tanjai (i.e.; Krishna III). Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

895. 355 of 1902.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. An obliterated record in the third year of the Chola king Adhirajadeva.

896. 356 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 875 gift of 100 sheep for a lamp to the Tiruttondisvar temple by Munaiyadiyarayan Kulamanikkan Ramadevan [see S.A. 878 above]. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 136.

897. 357 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.
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898. 358 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (1,9851013). Records gift of golden ornaments made in the nineteenth and thirteenth years.

899. 359 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 128 cows for four lamps. Tirunamanallur is here called Tirunavalur alias Rajadittapuram.

900. 360 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I), the date of which is lost. Records gift of a necklace and a bracelet of gold and jewels by a regiment (Viranarayana's bowmen) and its commander. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 137-38. Also S I.I., II, 379 and III, 127.

901. 361 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?). Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp.

902. 362 of 1902.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (i.e., Krishna III), the conqueror of the Chola and Pallava countries. Records gift of gold for a lamp by Narasimhavarman, surnamed Saktinatha and Siddhavadava, the chief of Miladu and a member of the line of Sukra and the Malayakula, who ruled over Malainadu (miladu, briefly). Dr. Hultzsch points out that the capital of this nadu, according to the Periapurana was Tirukkoilur, that the chiefs of the line claimed connexion with the Chedi family and used to prefix the name of the reigning Chola king. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, p. 135. Also the Kiliyur inscriptions above.

903. 363 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman who took Madura and Ceylon. Records gift of Too sheep for a lamp by the elder brother of Mahadevadigal, a queen of prince Rajadityadeva, a daughter of Iladarayar (i.e., the chief of Lata) for the merit of her elder brother Rajadittan Pugalvipparaganda. Dr. Hultzsch points out that the title "chief of Lata " was assumed by a family of local chiefs; that one of these, Virachola, was a feudatory of Rajaraja I and that, as he is said to be the son of one Pugalvipparaganda, it is probable that he was the son of Rajaditya's queen's brother. [See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 134. For Virachola see Ibid., Vol. IV, p. 139.)

904. 364 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva. (Krishna III). Records gift of a lamp.
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905. 365 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 48 sheep for a lamp to the Kalinarisvara temple.

906. 366 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, who took Kachchi and Tanjai (Krishna III). Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

907. 367 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman who took Madura and Ceylon (905-47). Records gift of a lamp.

908. 368 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I, 985-1013). Records gift of a diadem and a brass pedestal.

909. 369 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of land by Vikramabharana-Pallavaraiyan, a subordinate of Munai-yadaraiyar Aparajitan Kulamanikkerumanar. See No. 878 above.

910. 370 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (985-1013).

911. 371 of 1902.(Tamil and Grantha.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Virarajendradeva (I, 1064-70). Records gift of land by the king to the Tiruttondisvara temple at Tirunavalur alias Rajadittapuram. S.I.I., III, 81, pp. 197-99.

912. 372 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. Records the construction of two mantapas and of the east gate by a merchant.

913. 373 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the wall of the prakara of the same temple, right.of entrance. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulattunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp by a merchant.

914. 374 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of metal vessels.

915. 375 of 1902..---(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. An incomplete record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (I ?).

916. 376 of 1902.(Pallava Grantha.) On a sculptured stone recently inserted into the west wall of the prakara of the same temple. Consists of the word Sri-Kalinarai, which according to S. A. 905 formed part of the name of a shrine which has been recently
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demolished by the villagers. Dr. Hultzsch concludes from at the demolished temple of Isvara was built by a Pallava king named Kalinarai and that a sculptured stone with the figure of a kneeling elephant and a stout person on its hawda probably represents him.

917. 377 of 1902.(Tamil.) On a stone at the entrance of the same temple. An obliterated record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47).

918. 378 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same stone. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905----47). Records gift of 45 sheep for a lamp.

919. 379 of 1902.(Tamil.) On a second stone in the same place. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 400 sheep for four lamps.

920. 380 of 1902. (Tamil.) On the same stone. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

							Tirunarungondai.*

The Jain temple referred to in the following inscriptions seems to have been, famous in mediaeval history as a stronghold of learning. Kamba, for example, according to tradition, had to get the approval of the local scholars for his Ramayana.

921. 381 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the base of the verandah round the Chandranatha shrine in the Appandanatha temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulattunga-Choladeva. Records gift of taxes to the Narpattennayirapperumballi temple by Virasekhara-Kadavarayan. See N.A. 715.

922. 382 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the third year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land.

923. 383 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the store-room in the same temple. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp to the Yakshi in the western temple (Melir-palli). The money was made over to the chief priest Pushpasenadeva. See N.A. 391, 393-4.

924. 384 of 1902.(Tamil.) On a stone set up at the foot of the hill bearing the same temple. A damaged record in the sixth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan.

(Footnote: *The Mack list of inscriptions given in Ins., S. Dts., pp. 152-4, contains ten epigraphs. Almost all these are different from the inscriptions copied by the Department. I have therefore included them in the list, under Nos. 925-A to 925-I.)
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925. 385 of 1902.---"(Tamil.) On a rock to the south of the chandranatha shrine in the same temple. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja I. Records gift of land for two lamps. Partially built in. [This is No. 6 in Ins., S. Dts., p. 153. Ten mas of land presented.]

925-A. On the back of the inner temple of Parsvanadhesvarasvami. Records that Virasekhara Kadavarayar granted the duties and the hereditary rights of goldsmiths in the village to the God, in the first year of the reign of Kulottunga-Choladeva. Ins., S. Dts., p. 152, No. I.

925-B. On a stone on the north side of the inner temple. Records that the inhabitants of " Serusatta Nellore" granted ten velis of land to the "God Parambulla and Yanadi Mangalamdevar." Ibid., No. 2.

925-C. On a stone near the tank in the temple. Records that in tenth year of the reign of Vikrama-Choladeva he granted a portion of land in Tirunarumkonda, to the Gods Arumolidevar, Nittya Kalyanadevar and " Tirupullidevar." Ibid., No. 3.

925-D. On a stone on the west of the Kanakamantapam. Records that " Magalakadevarayar" allowed the taxes on the weavers and silversmiths in the village of Tirunarumkondai and Tarumbadi Koil (?), to the God, in the tenth year of the reign of Rajarajadeva. Ibid., No. 4.

925-E. On the southern wall of the Kanakamantapam. Records that Kadava Rayar presented forty cows to the God Kachinayakadevar for the ghee of the lamp, in the fourth year of the reign of Kulottunga-Choladeva. Ibid., No. 5.

925-F. On a stone below the surrounding wall of Nitya-kalyanasvami temple. Records that in the seventh year of the reign of Vikramapandyadeva he granted six in as of paddy field in the village of Kundarattar besides the taxes on the weavers and other village duties to Appanda Nayanar. Ibid., No. 7.

925-G. On a stone on the east side of Granary gate on the north side of Chandranathasvarmi in the temple. Records that the head farmer of Kollar village granted three mas of paddy field in the village of Kundarattar to the God Tuppasanadevar (?), in the tenth year of the reign of Rajarajadeva. Ibid., No. 8.

925-H. On a stone on the west side of a pool. Records that Kucheya Rayar (Kachchiyaraya) erected a roof in front of the pagoda in the sixth year of the reign of Kopparisingadevar (i.e., Perunjinga). Ibid., No. 9.

925-I. On a stone below the wall of Nityakalyanasvami in the temple. Records that in the reign of Vikramapandyadeva one Vanikuttakadan granted the village of " Gunmatokasi" to the God Appanda Nayanar. Ins., S. Dts., p. 155. No. 10.
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							Tirppalappandal.

926. 27 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the south wall of first prakara of the Madhyasthanathesvara temple. A record of the Vijaya-nagara king Ariyappa-Udaiyar (II) in S. 1300 expired, Kalayukta. Records gift of land to the temple which is here called Tirunagesvaramudaiyar. Refers to a transaction in former days with Kulasekharadeva alias Majavachchakkravarti.

927. 28 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records sale of land.

928. 29 of 1905.(Tamil.) On a rock named Vavvakkuttai-malai near the same village. A damaged record of the. Vijaya-nagara. king Kampana-Udaiyar, son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar in S. 1295 expired, Paridhavin.

929. 152 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the south base of the central shrine in the Madhyasthanathesvara temple. Built in the middle. A record the date of which is lost.

930. 153 of 1904'(Tamil..) On the west base of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of money for a lamp.

931. 154 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of a door.

932. 155 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III). Records gift of land.

933. 156 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of Pon-parappina-Perumal. Records the setting up of certain images.

934. 157 of 1904.(Tamil verse.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. An incomplete record. Mentions Magadesan.

935. 158 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. A record in the second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of money.

936. 159 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar, son of Vira-Bokkana-Udaiyar in S. 1291, Saumya. Records gift of land.

937. 160 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east base of the same mantapa. A mutilated record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva.
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938. 161 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south base of the same mantapa. An incomplete record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva.

939. 162 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west base of the same mantapa. A record in the eleventh year Of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayarajendra-Choladeva. Mentions Alagiyachola alias Piridigangan alias Valandarum-Perumal.

940. 163 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same mantapa. A mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar, son of Vira-Bokkana-Udaiyar in S. 1291, Saumya.

941. 164 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of a musical instrument.

942. 165 of I904.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Kanakambika shrine in the same temple. An incomplete record in Duriimkha.

							Tiruvennainallur.

This place is famous in literary history as the scene of the early life of Kamba, the author of the Ramayana and Meykandadeva, the author of Sivagnanabodham.

943. 309 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wal of the Kripapurisvara shrine. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (985-1013). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

944. 310 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of twelve cows by Rajaraja-Malaiyakularayan.

945. 311 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimenkondan.

946. 312 of 1902.(Tamil,) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who was pleased to take Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of thirty-two cows and one bull for a lamp by Virasekharan alias Adigaiman of Kudalur.

947. 313 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south and east walls of the same mantapa. A damaged record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king' Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), who was pleased to take Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records sale of land. Mentions Kadavarayan, See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, pp. 172-3. The exact date is Thursday, 8th june, A.D. 1195.
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948. 314 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa, left of entrance. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land.

949. 315 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the Sabha in the Kripapurisvara. temple. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva II, corresponding to Sunday, 8th May 1148. Records sale of land. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, p. 291.

950. 316 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva II. Diwan Bahadur Swamikannu Pillai says that the corresponding date was most probably Monday, 18th August 1147. See Ep. bid., Vol. XI, p. 290.

951. 317 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same sabha. An incomplete record in the eighth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050-63). Records gift of land.

952. 318 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajendradeva. Records gift of land. Partially built in.

953. 319 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same sabha. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of four cows.

954. 320 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Vaikuntha-Perumal shrine in the same village. A record in the seventh year of Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Perunjingadeva. Seems to contain a copy of an inscription of the twenty-ninth year of Tribhuvanavaviradeva (Kulottunga III) the stones of which had collapsed. The details of the date (Friday, day of Revati, aparapaksha-chaturthi of Simha) have been calculated by Kielhorn to be Friday, the 30th July, A.D. 1249. From this and three other dates Kielhorn dates the king's accession to be between 11th February and 30th July of A.D. 1243. [See Ep. Ind., Vol. 'VII, p. 165.]

955. 321 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp. Partially built in.

956. 322 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land for a lamp.

957. 323 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records sale of land. Partially built in.
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958. 324 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for eleven lamps and of four cows for one lamp.

							VILLUPURAM TALUK.*

959. 190 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Mahakalesvara shrine. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura, Ceylon, Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land. Partially built in.

960. 191 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the second year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. (1283 ?) Records gift of land. Partially built in.

961. 192 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Mentions Sundara Pandyadeva.

962. 193 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Samburaya. Records gift of land.

							Koliyanur.

Dr. Hultzsch believes that neither the Siva temple nor the ruined Jaina shrine can boast of great age. The village is called Koliyapuranallur in the inscriptions.

963. 110 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the shrine of the ruined Jaina temple. Records the building of a portion of the temple by a merchant.

964. 111 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the south base of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in Kalayukta gift of land. The name of the king is doubtful.

965. 112 of 1897.--(Tamil.) Left of entrance into the Valisvara temple. A much damaged record.

966. 113 of 1897.(Tamil.) At the entrance into the same temple. Records gift of land. The date of the record is indistinct.

(Footnote: *In the Ins., S. Dts, P. 144, two inscriptions are given at a place called Chintamaninallur, which I am not able to identify. Both these belong to the reign of Vikrama Chola. The former grants the revenue of a village to Kulottunga Cholesvara Mahadeva and the latter is damaged.)
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967. 114 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the shrine of the same temple. A record of the Udaiyar king Viruppapa-Udaiyar (F), son of Hariyana-Udaiyar (II) in S.I. expired, Vibhava. Records gift of land.

968. 115 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of Rajanarayana Samburaya. Records the building of portions of the temple.

							Mandagappattu.

969. 56 of 1905.(Sanskrit and Grantha.) On a pillar at the right entrance into the mantapa of the rock-cut cave. A record of a Pallava king whose name is lost. Records the excavation of the cave. [Venkayya points out that this cave is smaller than the Trichinopoly and Dalavanur caves and also apparently unfinished. With regard to the king who constructed it he surmises, on the ground of analogy, that he must have been Mahendravarman I. See Madr. Ep. Rep., 1905, p. 47.]

							Panamalai.

969-A. In the cave temple near this place.(Sanskrit). "Consists of one Sanskrit verse, which is identical with the last verse of Rajasimha's large inscription at Kanchi" (See S.I.I., I, No. 24.) Hence it may be concluded that the cave was excavated by Rajasimha (Narasimhavarman II). See S.I.I., I, No. 31, p. 24.

							Panayavaram.

970. 436 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the Netroddharakesvara temple. A record in the forty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). The passage virametunai-yaga, etc., from the inscriptions of Virarajendra I is prefixed to the usual introduction of the king. Records gift of money for a lamp. The temple is called Tiruppanangadudaiya-Mahadevar.

971. 437 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the west and north walls of the same shrine. A record in the second year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkondan. The temple is called Tiruppuravar-Panangattur-Udaiyar Kanna-manda-Nayanar. Records gift of land for celebrating a festival called Kodandaraman-sandi after the king.

972. 438 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Adhirajendradeva. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of land.
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							Tiruvakkarai.

973. 166 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Chandramaulisvara temple. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-52). Records gift of sheep for lamps. A grant made in the tenth year is added at the end. The east wall of the first prakara contains a fragmentary inscription of S. 1461, expired Sobhakrit, dated during the reign of Sadasiva, son of Virapratapa-Rangayadeva, who had witnessed the elephant hunt.'

974. 167 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp for the merit of a man who died in battle at Mambakkam.

975. 168. of 1904.(Tamil.) At the southern entrance into the same shrine, right side. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of paddy by Pugalt-tunai-adigal, mother of Vilupperaraiyar Ayyakkutti-adigal.

976. 169 of 1904.(Tamil.) At the southern entrance into the same shrine, left side. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of gold by the same donor.

977. 170 of 1904.(Tamil.) At the northern entrance of the first prakara of the same temple. An incomplete record in the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of land.

978. 171 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-53). Built in at the bottom.

979. 172 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. An incomplete record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35).

980. 173 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged and incomplete record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladva. (I, 101153).

981. 174 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I, 985-1013.) Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

982. 175 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the forty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman allas Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118). Records gift of land for a lamp.
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983. 176. of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A reco seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (1011-53). Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

984. 177 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-52), who took the eastern country, the Ganges and Kidaram.' Records gift of a musical instrument. Kidaram is Burma.

985. 178 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

986. 179 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the seventh year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Refers to an accident in hunting.

987. 180 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the third year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35).

988. 181 of 1904.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Pandya king VikramaPandyadeva. Begins with Samastabhuvanaikavira, etc. Records gift of land for the celebration of a festival called Vikrama-Pandiyan-sandi after the king. [Vikrama-Pandya was very probably the king who ascended the throne in 1283.]

989. 182 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. An incomplete record in the forty-fourth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of money for lamps at three temples.

990. 183 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records that two women were appointed as dancing girls in the temple of Tiruvakkarai.

991. 184 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva, the date of which is lost. Built in. Refers to the twelfth year of Rajaraja I and the third year of Rajadhirajadeva I(?).

992. 185 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the third year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35).

993. 186 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same mantapa. An incomplete record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118), `who was pleased to abolish tolls', the
 
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Date of which is lost. Refers to the king as being (encamped) in a tope at conjeeveram. Records gift of land.

994. 187 of 1904.On the same base. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-53). Stones out of order. On the same base is an incomplete introduction of Rajaraja I.

995. 188 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa inside the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records that the mantapa was built by queen Ulagamuludumudaiyar.

996. 189 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west and south bases of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Krishnaraya in S. 1437, Bhava. Records gift of land to a Saiva matha.

997. 190 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the 1,000-pillared mantapa inside the second prakara of the same temple. A record in the second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), "who took Madurai and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records the building of the mantapa by a certain Ammaiappan Gandar-Suriyan Sambuvarayan "who took the Pandya country." See N.A. 720 for an Ammaiyappa.

998. 191 of 1904.(Tamil and Grantha.) On the south base of the 1,000-pillared mantapa inside the second prakara of the Chandramaulisvara temple in the same village. A record of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kadavan Avaniyalap-pirandan Kopperunjingan. Records that the king who bore the surname Sarvajnakhadgamalla built a sluice for the tank at Olugarai.

999. 192 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same base. Au incomplete record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Built in at the beginning.

1000. 193 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A mutilated record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva, Records gift of 128 cows for four lamps.

1001. 194 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Stones out of order. Records gift of two lampstands by the donor in No. 997 above.

1002. 195 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the right side of the gopura of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (1 or II?). Records the building of the gopura by the same donor.

1003. 196 of 1904.--(Tamil verse.) On the left side of the same gopura. Records in S. 1352 the building of a mantapa and of a gopura by a certain Gangeyan.
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1004. 197 of 1904.(Tamil verse.) In the same place. Refers to the building of the same gopura and mantapa.

1005. 198 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east base of the same gopura, right of entrance. A record of the Saluva king Narasingadeva in Sobhakrit (1483-84). Refers to Narasa Nayaka, an agent of the king (evidently the founder of the Tuluva dynasty) and records the remission of some taxes.

1006. 199 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the west base of the same gopura, left of entrance. A record in Sobhakrit. In modern characters.

1007. 200 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the south base of the ruined Siva shrine within the same temple. An incomplete record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (1, 985-1013). Records a gift to the stone temple of Sivaloka-udaiya-Paramasvamin built by Udaiyapirattiyar Sembiyan-Madeviyar, queen of Gandaradittadevar, who gave birth to Sri-Uttama-Choladeva (i.e., Madhurantaka Uttamachola, the immediate predecessor of Rajaraja I). Records allotments for the various requirements of the temple. For a description of the coins of Madhurantaka, see Elliot's coins in S. India, Nos. 151 and 154 and Madr. Ep. Rep.
1904, P.11,

1008. 201 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the base of the Varadaraja-Perumal shrine in the same temple. An incomplete record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?).

1009. 202 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Kulattunga Choladeva (I). Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

1010. 203 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same base. An incomplete record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Kulottunga Choladeva.

1011. 204 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva.

1012. 205 of 1904.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the west wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the second year (i.e., 1070-71) of the Chola king Udaiyar Adhirajendradeva (the immediate predecessor of Kulottunga Chola I). The Sanskrit portion records that the Vimana, which had been previously built by Kochchola of bricks, was reconstructed of stone.

1013. 206 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same mantapa. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Chola I.
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1014. 207 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north base of the maptapa front of the Varadaraja-Perumal shrine. An incomplete record in the eighth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

1015. 208 of 1904.--(Tamil verse.) At the entrance into the same shrine, left side. Records the gift of a door in the twenty-fourth year of an unnamed king.

							Tiruvamattur.

1016. 402 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the Abhiramesvara temple. A fragment of record in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (I).

1017. 403 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of two lamps by Sembiyan Kattimanadigal. Refers also to his building the Tiruchcherru-mantapam.

1018. 404 of 1903.(Tamil.) A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp by Kandaradittan alias .... Maharajan of Vanagappadi.

1019. 405 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of sheep for a lamp.

1020. 406 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Abhiramesvara temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Virarajendradeva. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

1021. 407 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of a lamp.

1022. 408 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp.

1023. 409 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). Built in at the end. Records gift of 100 sheep for a lamp.

1024. 410 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905--47). Built in at the end. Records gift of a lamp.

1025. 411 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman. Built in at the end.

1026.---412 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman. Built in at the end.
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1027. 413 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. A record in the 'sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Built in at the end. Refers to the mason who built the temple.

1028. 414 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Built in at the end.

1029. 415 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A fragment of record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47), the date of which is lost.

1030. 416 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of a lamp.

1031. 417 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king .Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold.

1032. 418 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of gold for a lamp.

1033. 419 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. An incomplete record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, " who took Madirai and Ilam " (905-47). Records gift of gold for a lamp.

1034. 420 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A fragment of record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola I (1011-53), the date of which is lost. Contains the usual introduction of the king.

1035. 421 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A fragment of record in the second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajarajadeva (II ?). The first line of the inscription contains a few words of the introduction of Rajendradeva and in the second line is the name of the king.

1036. 422 of 1903.(Marathi.) On two slabs built into the floor in front of the entrance into the same shrine. Mentions the temple of Abhiramesvara.

1037. 423 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47). Records gift of land. Mentions the king's other name Sri-Parantaka and an officer of his named Solasikhamani-Pallavaraiyan.

1038. 424 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

1039. 425 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south base of the same mantapa. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp by Parabumikan-Mallan alias
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Gandaraditta-Pallavaraiyan. [Venkayya identifies the king with Parakesarivarman Gandaraditya, the son of Parantaka (I). Pallavaraiyan evidently took his surname from his suzerain.]

1040. 426 of 1903.---(Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Chola king in. S. 879. Records gift of a lamp by Parabumikan 'Mallan alias Gandaraditta-Pallavaraiyan. See note to the above inscription.

1041. 427 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. A fragment of record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (905-47), the date of which is doubtful.

1042. 428 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the dark mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the forty-fifth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of money for a lamp by an officer of the king.

1043. 429 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva I (1011-33). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

1044. 430 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva I (1011-33). Records gift of 1,056 sheep for eleven lamps.

1045. 431 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north base of the dark mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

1046. 432 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same base. An incomplete record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman, " who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai " (983-1013).

1047. 433 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A record in the 'second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin. Kulatunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land to a certain Rajaraja-Pichchan and his troupe for singing the Tiruppadiyam hymns in the temple. N.A. 134 and 347.

1048. 434 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A record in the fourteenth year (i.e., 1335-6) of Sakalalokachakravartin Venruman-konda-Sambuvarayar (1322-1337). Refers to the invasion of the Muhammadans and the destruction of the country by them. Venkayya is unable to see what invasion is refefred to in this but the Madura chronicles clearly tell us that there was a Mussalman invasion between 1324 and 1327. (See lnd. Antq., Jan. 1914).
 
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1049. 435 of 1903.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. A record in the sixth year of the Pandya king Vikrama-Pandya. Begins with Samastabhuvanaikavira-Chandrakula-mangala-pradipa, etc. Records gift of land for celebrating a festival in honour of the king.

Villupuram.

The ancient name of this place was Jananathacholachaturvedimangalam and it belonged to Tirumunaippadinadu. It was associated to a certain extent with Jainism, as is proved by the ruins of Jain temples and Jain figures available therein. The following records, however, are purely Hindu.

1050. 116 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the shrine in the Kailasanathasvamin temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1439 expired, Isvara. Records gift of land.

1051. 117 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishpayyadeva-Cholamaharaya in S. 1447 expired, Parthiva. Records gift of land.

1052. 118 of 1897.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishpadeva-Maharaya in S. 1449 ,expired, Tarana (wrong). Records that the Kanmalas of Tiruvadi-Sirmai were exempted from taxes. See N.A. 208.

							VRIDDHACHALAM TALUK.

							Tittagudi.

1053. 5 of 1903.(Tarnil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Vaidyanathasvamin temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin KuIottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

1054. 6 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Refers in Subhakrit to a dispute between two factions in the village which lasted for several years and was settled by the agent of Nagama-Nayaka. Compare South Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 119. See N.A. 601.

1055. 7 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Vikarin gifts of land by Bhapatiraya-Udaiyar and Udaiyar Mallidevarayar. Tittagudi was also called Vidyaranyapuram.

1056. 8 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Bhupati-Udaiyar, the date of which is lost. Records gift of land. Mentions Mallidevarayar and Tittagudi alias Vidyaranyapuram. A damaged record.

1057. 9 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. Records in the forty-second year gift of land by Vangara-Muttaraiyan.
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1058. 10 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Record in the fifth year gift of Vagaiyur in Magadaimandalam by Magadesan Ponparappina-Vanakovadaraiyan.

1059. II of 1903,(Tamil.) On the same wall, A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra Choladeva. Records that Rajaraja Vangara Muttaraiyan granted an allowance of paddy to an image of the goddess which had been set up by a dancing girl.

1060. 12 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of the Papdya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Kulasekharadeva. Records gift of a village in Magadaimandalam by the king for offerings on his birthday.

1061. 13 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kampapa-Udaiyar (II), son of Vira-Bokkapa-Udaiyar (i.e. Bukka I) in S. 1295, Paridhavin. Records gift of land by Somayadennayakkar.

1062. 14 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva in his third year. Records gift of two villages by Rajaraja-Magadai-nad-alvan.

1063. 15 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of cows and money for two lamps by Rajaraja-Magadainad-alvan.

1064. 16 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of paddy by Rajaraja Vangara-Muttaraiyan.

1065. 17 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Visvanatha shrine in the same temple. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladova III, who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of ornaments by the wife of a merchant, to the image of Vichchesvara, which had been set up by the same chief.

1066. 18 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of taxes to the same image by the same chief.

1067. 19 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the inner gopura in the same temple, right of entrance. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land.

1068. 20 of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king
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Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III, corresponding to Wednesday, July 30, 1242. Records gift of land. See Ep. Ind., VIII, p. 271.

1069. 21 of 1903.--(Tamil and Grantha.) On the west wall of the Sukhasina-Perumal temple in the same village. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of paddy and money by the inhabitants of Sittirarmeli-Periyanadu.

1070. 22 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura. Records gift of money for a lamp.

1071. 23 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of money by a merchant.

1072. 24 (a) of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land.

1073. 24 (b) of 1903.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land.

1074. 25 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A damaged record in the eighth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura.

1075. 26 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. Records gift of land by Rajaraja Vangara-Muttaraiyan.

1076. 27 of 1903.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records gift of land.

							Toludur.

1077. 399 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Madurantaka-Cholesvara temple. Refers in the ninth year of the king to an exchange of wet land in Toluvur granted to the temple of Madurantaka Cholisvaramudaiya-Nayanar, in place of the one at Chandrasekharanallur given by Vanakovaraiyan under the tank called Tirunirru-Viramagadasolapperiya-eri.

1078. 400 of 1913,(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III), who was pleased to take
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Madurai (Madura), the crowned head of the Pandya and Karuvur registers that a certain Sediyarayavellan, chief of Sembai, built the stone temple and the mantapa for the god Madurantakesvaramudaiya Nayanar at Peruntoluvor in Ugalur-kurram, a subdivision of Vadagarai Rajasinga-valanadu. He had also presented to the same temple the processional images of the god and goddess.

1079. 401 of 1913.(Tamil.) On a slab lying in the same temple. A fragment of record. Seems to record gifts of land to the temples of Madurantaka-Isvaram-Udaiyar and Araisandurai-Nayanar.

1080. 402 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On a conch preserved in the Varadaraja-Perumal temple in the same village. This conch was, the gift of Tirunirru-Viramagadasolan Tayilunalla-Perumal, to the temple of Maduranta-Cholisvaram-udaiya-Nayanar at Toluvur.

							Vriddhachalam.

In the list of Mackenzie's inscriptions given in Ins., S. Dts., pp. 145-9, there are thirteen inscriptions. Of these three have been identified with three of the departmental list. The other ten have been included.

1081. 132 of 1900.--(Tamil.) In the second gopura of the Vriddhagirisvara temple, right of entrance. A record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmai-kondan. Records gift of land to the Brahmanas of Kulasekhara-chaturvedimangalam founded in the name of the king.

1082. 313 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 100 cows. See Ins., S. Dts., in Mack. MSS., p. 145, No. I (where the year is, I believe, wrongly given as the twenty-second. It says that the grantor was Rajaraja-Kadavarayan).

1083. 134 of I900.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the fifth year of Perunjingadeva. Records gift of "mango sprouts" made of gold. [The Mack. MSS. also give this inscription. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 144, No. 2. The donor is one "Sambotya Manikayun " (?) and the real donation is 25 kalanju of gold for Tirumantalir and 5 kalanju of silver for bracelets.]

1084. 135 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wail of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the eighth year of Perunjingadeva. Records gift of a lamp.

1085. 136 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin
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Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of a lamp by Ediriganayan Pottappi Chola, one of the bodyguard chiefs of the Pallava king Kopperunjinga. The inscription shows that in 1229 he was still loyal to Rajaraja III. He was to rise against him in 1231. (See S.A. 329.) Dr. Hultzsch says that he re-ascended the throne in 1243, but he who came to the throne in 1243 was another man, his son, in all probability. (See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 163-4.) This is evidently inscription No. 10 in Ins., S. Dts., p. 149.

1086. 137 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa, right of entrance. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records that Alappirandan Elisaimogan alias Kulottunga-Sola-Kadavaradittan built a mantapa for the mahasnapana of the god at Tirumudukunram in Paruvur-kurram, a subdivision of Irungolappadi in Merka-Nadu, which formed part of Virudarajabhayankara-valanadu.

1087. 138 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp.

1088. 139 of 1900.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva.

1089. 140 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Records gift of a lamp.

1090. On a stone in the southern wall of the Ardhamantapam. (Tamil.) Records that one Mudikondavelan granted in the fifteenth year of Kopperunjingadeva ninty-six goats for supplying quarter measure of ghee daily to God Tirumalaikondamudayar. Ins., S. Dts., p. 146, No. 3.

1091. In the second prakara wall. A damaged grant of Praudhapratapadevaraya (Devaraya II) in S. 1351, Saumya. Ibid., No. 4.

1092. In the same wall. Records that Selvappanayaka granted in S. 1155, Nandana, in the reign of Hariharadeva Maharaya (?) three villages to God Vruddhanatha. Ibid., No. 5.

1093. On the northern wall of the second enclosure. Records that in the reign of Kopperunjingadeva, Harihara Dandanayaka and people gave 210 cows to God Tirumalakonda Udaiyar for milk. ibid., No. 6.

1094. On the inside of the south enclosure wall. Records that Kachchi-Rayan granted in S. 1595, Ananda, four kalams of grain to the watchmen of the pagoda, in the reign of " Combur Voday (?). Ibid., No. 7.

1095. On the second north enclosure wall of Palaiyamallanathar temple. Records that Kachchiraya and people granted
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One Ma of land in Vayalur to the watchmen of the Vayalur village in the twenty-second year of Bukkana Udaiyar. Ins. S. Dts.,p. 148, No. 8.

1096. On the north wall of the kitchen of the same temple. Records that one Taghavanayakan (?) gave in the sixteenth year of Kopperunjinga-deva ninety-six goats to the deity. Ibid., No. 9.

1097. A C.P. in the temple. Records that in the reign of Rangappa Malavarayar, the people of Kulattur and Ariyalur gave to the God the tax of 1 kasu on every bag for each market and two-handfuls of rice in Ariyalurpeta. Ibid., p. 217, No. 44.

1098. A P.G. in the hands of certain temple people. Records that Venkataraya Srinivasa Subahdar and the inhabitants of the village granted 50 kulis of land to the deity in S. 1670, Dhatu. Ibid., p. 217, No. 45.

1099. A P.G. in the hands of the same. Records that Shamsul Dowla (?) Rastam Khan re-established the grants of the former Rajas to the temple. Ibid., p. 218, No. 46.
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							BELLARY DISTRICT.

							ADONI TALUK.

							Adoni Fort.

1. On a stone in the fort. Records that Rangayya Dhasari (?) Tirumalayya built a battery in the fort in S. 1487, Raktakshi. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 313, No. 22.

2. On a stone at the bottom of the Murugacheruvu tank in the fort. Records that Ramaraju Koneti Timmayyarasalu (?) exempted in S, 1645, Subhakrit, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, two gate-keepers of the hill-fort from their taxes. Ibid., p. 313, No. 23.

3. On a stone north of the above. Records that Vira " Hurreyura Gobbodeyurru," son of 'Vira Malliraya, gave one jukkula of land at Mologavallee to " Sunnebova " in S. 1299, Pingala. Ibid., p. 313, No. 24.

4. On the road of Balakilla fort (Ballekallu ?). (Kanarese and Devanagari.) Records that " Caukanagolada Basava "constructed the above fort. Ibid., p. 314, No. 25.

5. On a stone pillar in the pagoda of Yellamma in the Bala-killa (Ballekallu) fort at Adoni. (Kanarese.) Records that Chikka " Dudeudda Harregeya and Basavayya built the Pagoda of Yellamma in four ankanams. Ibid., 314, No. 26.

6. On the gate of the Adoni fort. (Telugu.) Records that Tirumala Nayadu erected the gate in a certain Raktakshi. Ibid., P. 314, No. 27.

							Bhattarabommalapuram.

7. On a stone east of the village. Records that Achyutaraya granted Bommalapuram village in S. 1457, Jaya, to Bhattar (Nagayya ?). Ibid., p. 308, No. 6.

8. On a stone in the pagoda of Sambhulingesvar. (Kanarese.) Records that the queen " Pereyakatala " Deviyar gave in C.V. 16, in the reign of Tribhuvanamalladeva, some land in Sirugappa village for the festival of Kadhiresvara. Ibid., No. 7.

9. On a stone in the Amaresvara pagoda. (Kanarese.) A record dated in S. 1433, Projotpatti, of Jakkanayaka, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya. ibid., p. 309, No. 8.

							Chinnatumbalam.

10. On a stone in the Peta, north of Basavanakutta. Records that Putadeviar, the queen of Tribhuvanamalladeva, gave to the local Brahmans in C.V. 32, Sarvajit, the tax of 30 pagodas from the revenue land of Tumbalam. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 307, No. 1.
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11. North of the above inscription (Kanarese.) Records that in the reign of Bhuvanekamalla, his brother Trilokyamalla Jayasimha granted in S. 990, Kilaka, nearly 300 muttas of land and four mills to God Svayambu Dakshina-Somesvara for festival, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 307, No. 2.

12. North of the above inscription. (Kanarese.) A record of the same king. No details given. Ibid., No. 3,

							Dayyamdinne.

13, On a stone in the Hanumantaraya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1484 Ramaraja granted the village as free gift to " Pudapadam Bulacharya." Ibid., p. 237, No. 10.

							Guruzala.

14. On a stone near the southern gate of the Ramesvara pagoda. (Kanarese.) Records that Dandanayaka Bhimarasu granted in year 16, Dundubi, in the reign of jakadekamalla, 52 muttas of land for the festival of Ramesvaradeva in this village. Ibid., p. 236, No. 8.

15. On the west of the Ramesvara pagoda. (Kanarese.) Records that jangam Jannebhuniah (?) in year 36, Khara, in the reign of Tribhuvanamalla, gave 29 muttas of land for god  Ramesvara.. Ibid., p. 237, No. 9.

							Kaggallu.

16. 208 of, 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in the neighbourhood. Records in S. 955, Srimukha, Megha, su. di. 5, Monday, Uttarayana Sankranti, a gift of land by Udayadityayya, husband of Sigadevi, to Uttamarasipandita for the worship of god Mahadeva. He was entitled Jagadekamalla Nolamba Pallava Permanadi and was ruling at Kampili as his permanent capital (ikkavidu) and residence. [With regard to the date Diwan Bahadur Swamikannu Pillai says : "In A.D. 1033 Uttarayana Sankranti fell on Dec. 23'92, Sunday. Monday which was the civil Sankranti was also Magha su. I which came to an end at 50 next day. As Magha su. 5 fell on Saturday, December 29. 26, the day intended was perhaps Magha .su. which was also the Uttarayana Sankranti by civil reckoning. " Madr. Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 72. For another inscription regarding Udayaditya see the list at Oruvayi. Udayaditya was called Jagadekamalla Nolamba Pallava Permanadi evidently after his suzerain Jayasimha II, 1018 42. (Later on Jayasimha III, brother of Vikramaditya VI, had the same title.) See also the inscription at Badana-hathi (199 of 1913). It seems that the title Nolamba Pallava. Permanadi was given by the W. Chalukyan kings after Somesvara I to those chiefs who held sway over Nolambavadi, the hereditary dominion of the Nolamba Pallavas. [Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 87.]
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							Kanakavidu.

17. On a stone in a local well. Records that Ratchana " Maninikru " gave the village in Subhanu, to the people for occupation. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 237, No. 11.

							Kavutalam.

18. On a stone south of the local Hanumantaraya pagoda.-(Kanarese.) Records that Nadiguru of Adoni gave in Hevilambi, an agreement for the population of Kavitala. Ibid., p. 309, No. 10.

19. On the east wall of the above pagoda. Records that " Sakolu- " (?) Rajayya, the Pradhani of Achyutaraya, passed an agreement for the population of the village in S. 1457, Nandana. p. 310, No. II.

							Nandavaram.

20. On a stone pillar of the mantapam near the local Parvata-mallikarjuna pagoda. Records that Mallapparasa Dandanayaka erected the pagoda in 1189, Parabhava, in the reign of the Chalukya Somesvaradeva (IV, 1182-9) and gave the fee of a pagoda for a month for the daily worship of deity. Ibid p. 233, No. I.

21. On the wall of the Kotiramalinga temple.(Kanarese.) A record of " Nandavarada Desaye Hadadara Gouda Kulkurnegalu " in Chitrabhanu. A damaged grant. Ibid., p. 433, No. 2.

							Sultanpur

22. C.P. No. 116 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records grant of land to the mosque by Masud Khan in S. 1586 (A.D. 1664), Pramadicha.

23. C.P. No. 118 of Mr. Sewell's List.--A second grant of land to the mosque by the same man, in the same year.

24. C.P. No. 130 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records grant of land to the mosque by Masud Khan in S. 1586 (A.D. 1664), Pramadicha.

							Tarapuram.

25. C.P. No. 131 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records grant of land to the mosque by Masud Khan in S. 1586 (A.D. 1664), Pramadicha.

26. C.P. No. 133 of Mr. Sewell's Li.t.--Records another grant of land to the mosque by Masud Khan in S. 1586 (A.D.1664), Pramadicha.

							ALUR TALUK.

							Chinnahottur.

27. 133 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone set up in front of the Channakesavasvamin temple. A damaged record, date of which is doubtful. Records the foundation of the temple of Adikesavanatha
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By Pratapa-Harihararaya (II). On this, the Srivaishnavas of the eigthen nadus and others made a gift of five kolagas of land for oblations.

28. 134 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a pillar of the Bhogesvarasvamin temple in the same village. States that this is the inscribed pillar of Narasimha Sarasvati who had the adjuncts Saptaprathama devayuga, Sambhutraya, Sri-Narasimha-varaprasada, Vedantakramita.

29. 135 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab near a well to the west of the same temple. In archaic characters. Seems to record that the well (gula?) was dug by a certain Gumasiri Makala, son of Arjuna.

							Chippigiri.

30. In the Chennakesava temple.(Kanarese.) A record dated A.D. 1508 recording a grant of lands to the temple by a local chief.

31. In the smaller Venkataramana temple. Dated in 1528. Records a grant by king Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagar. [Bellary Gazr., I, p. 210] The place is an important Jain centre and was first fortified by Bijjala Kalachuri of the Kalachuri dynasty. See Ibid., p. 210. Also Taylor's Rais. Catal., III, 559. East of the village is a brindavana of Vijaya Raya, a famous Madhya hymnist.

							Halaharvi.

32. On a slab in front of the Anjaneya temple, two miles west of the village. Undated. Records "the erection of a choultry by a private party with the consent of Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagar." [Antiquities, I, p. 104.]

							Gulaim.

33. In the temple of Lakshmi Devi in the old village is a pillar with an inscription, dated A.D. 1408, in the reign of Deva Raya (I), but " is said to have been brought from Virupapuram, six miles to the north-east." Vide Bellary Gazr., I, p. 211, for the vicissitudes of the place and for its religious importance.

							Harivanam.

34. In front of the enclosure of the Hanuman temple, on a rock is a Telugu inscription, dated A.D. 1560, which " speaks of Sriranga Raya Venkatadri as ruler of the Adoni pargana and records the grant of Harivanam to Brahmans as an agraharam." Bellary Gazr., I, p. 211-2. Venkatadri is one of the three Araviti brothers who played such a prominent part in the reign of Sadasiva Raya.
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							Muddanagera (Muddekara?)

35. On a stone north-east of the village. Records that Bhagala . Naik gave some land in S. 1440, Vyaya to a Brahman. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 238, No. 13.

36. On a stone in the local market. Records that Ramappa-nayadu, son of Bhogappanayadu, gave in S. 1661, Siddharti, a cowl to the merchants of the place for its population under the condition of demanding no penalties. Ibid., No. 15.

37. On a stone near the above. Records that Lakshmiappa Nayadu and seven other people endorsed the above grant in S. 1696, Jaya. Ibid., p. 239, No. 16.

38. On a pillar near the local Chennakesava pagoda. Records that Ramappanayadu, son of Bhogappa, had a pillar erected in the temple and granted in S. 1605, Dunmati ?, four muntas of land to the architect. Ibid., p. 239, No.17.

39. On a stone seated near the Virabhadra pagoda. Records that the Viramushti Saivites granted their fees from Muddekara and Timmapuram to God Virabhadra in S. 1484, Dundubi Ibid., p. 240, No. 18.

							Timmapuram.

40. On a stone in the centre of the village.(Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya in S. 1477, Dhatu, the Vipravinodins gave to God Venkatadri and Kesava their fees from the Timma-puram Agraharam. Ibid., p. 238, No. 14.

							BELLARY TALUK.

							Andrahalu.

41. 237 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Anjaneya temple. Maharajadhiraja Virapratapa Hande Chikamalukapa-Nayaka records in S. 1584 Suhhakrit, Karttika, Su. di. 15 lunar eclipse, gift of the village of Andarahalu to a certain Rodam Sivabasavappa. The record states that the village was originally granted to the king by Alamshanva Sahebu for vajirike (i.e., for being Vazir). The  date, points out Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, is inconsistent, as in Subhakrit (A.D. 1662-3) there was no lunar eclipse in the lunar month Karttika. Alamshanva Sahebu was evidently Alamghyr Padshah or Emperor Aurangzeb (and not Abdulla Qutb Shah as the Government Epigraphist surmises).

							Badanahatti.

42. 199 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab in front of the Vighnesvara temple. A damaged record, dated in S. 949, Prabhava (Vaisakha su. di. Thursday) making a gift of land by the Pallava chief
 
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Jagadekamalla Nolamba Pallava Permanadi, Mentions Ballakundanadu. See No. 1 above.

							Old-Bhatrahalli.

43. 198 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On a stone set up in the village. An incomplete and mutilated record. Gives a long list of the titles of a king who belonged to the Sinda family. One of the titles was that he was born of the race of Drishtivisha. [" This latter name occurs also in the Velur-palaiyam plates of Vijaya Nandivarman and is there applied to a chief of serpents whom Nandivarman made to dance." (Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 87.) There was a Sinda chief named Udayaditya who was a feudatory of the W. Chalukyan Somesvara I and who was different from Udayaditva Jagadekamalla Nolamba Pallava Permanadi.]

							Bailur.

44. 204 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone set up in the verandah of the Basavesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhu-vanamalla Vikramaditya VI (1076-1126), records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 56, Dundubhi (wrong), Ashadha ba. di. 10, Sunday, corresponding to June 21, A.D. 1131, gift of land to Devarasipandita of Donnayabidu for the worship of Mallikarjuna. Mentions the Mahamandalesvara. Ballareya Bivarasa, a feudatory of the king.

							Bellary (General).

45. C.P. No. 113 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Telugu.) Records a document purporting to be grant of a village to two Brahmans in S. 1186 (A.D. 1264), Akshaya, when Sadasivadeva Raya was ruling at Vijayanagar ; the grantor being Anagundi-Raja, Desayi Krishna Raya. Mr. Sewell considers the grant to be a forgery.

46. C.P. No. 114 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) Records a deed of sale of land, dated in Krodhi only, by two Reddis to two shepherds. The characters are roughly executed and about " two centuries old."

47. C.P. No. 115 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) Records a deed of sale of land, dated in Paridhavi only, by a merchant to a private person. Characters as in 46 above.

48-A. C.P. No. 117 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records grant of land to the mosque at Kanamara by Masud Khan in S. 1586 (A.D. 1664), Pramadicha.

48-B. C.P. No. 119 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records grant of land to a Reddi by Kondappa Nayudu, son of Appa Nayudu, styled "Rajamanya Rajadhiraja," in S. 1642 (A.D. 1720), Vikari.

49. C.P. No. 120 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) A very roughly executed document of a seemingly absurd character, as it
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narrates the erection of a temple and endowment thereof in S. 2001 during the reign of Achyutadeva Raya of Vijayanagar, in Jaya.

50. C.P. No. 121 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records a deed executed in S. 1718 (A.D. 1796), between private parties, by which some land is restored to one of their number, in Nala.

51. C.P. No. 122 of Mr: Sewell's List.Records an agreement executed in S. 1729 (A.D. 1807), Akshaya, between private parties, by which some land was restored to one of their number.

51-A. C.P. No. 123 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Telugu.) Records grant of the villages, rechristened " Krishnarayapuram " and Kundurti, as agraharams, by Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar in S. 1433 (A.D. 1511), Prajotpatti. The record is " illegible."

52. C.P. No. 124 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) Records grant of the village of Alligrama to the temples of Virabhadra and Chennakesava in S. 1011, Jaya (A.D. 1089), by Rajadhiraja Sri Bukka Raya Deva of Vijayanagar.

53. C.P. No. 125 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Telugu.) A document evidencing an agreement between two private individuals of the Ganda caste, in S. 1719 (A.D. 1797), Pingala, each to have half the other's village.

54. 127 of Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) Records a deed of sale of two villages, the parties to the deed belonging to the Reddi caste, in S. 1670 (A.D. 1748), Vibhava.

55. C.P. No. 128 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Telugu.) Records grant of the village of Bairehalli to a Brahman of Srisailam by the Vijayanagar Sovereign Sri Ratiga VI in S. 1585 (A.D. 1663), Sobhakrit. The grant is issued from the village of Velapuri, where the sovereign is said to be sitting on his " jewelled lion throne." Sri Ranga had, however, little more than mere nominal power at that time. He was the chief that granted the, village of Madras, then called Chennakuppam, to the English in A.D. 1639, his residence being at Chandragiri.

56. C.P. No. 129 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Old Grantha characters. of " about the tenth century A.D.") Records the grant of a number of plots of land, of which the boundaries are given, to a Vaishnava temple, but beyond this little can be made out, as the grantor's name, the name of the village, and other important matters all fall in the first corroded plate.

57. CP. No. 134 of Mr. Sewell's List.--(Kanarese.) Records a deed of sale of land in Subhanu, by a Reddi and two others to two private persons.

58. C.P. No. 135 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) A document purporting to be a grant of certain land to two private individuals by Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar, but the date given is S. 1080.
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Sobhakrit (A.D. 1158), which is absurd. [Mr. Sewell, however, is not sure whether it is a forgery or a mere clerical error.]

59. No. 132 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records grant of the village of Krishnarayapuram in the district of Gooty by the sovereign Krishriadevaraya to a Brahman named Kondabhatta in S. 1431 (A,D. 1509), Sukla. This was in the first year of his reign.

60. C,P. No. 2 of 1914.A Nagari. copperplate grant of the Vijayanagara king Virupaksha in S. 1389, Sarvajit, KarttikaSu-di, Utthanadvadasi. Records gift of land to two Brahmanas, one of whom was a doctor and the other a scholar (unnamed) who wrote a work called the Bhashyabhusha. It records also the gift of the village of Somalapuram, surnamed Virupakshapuram, to Brahmans in 60 vrittis at the instance of a certain Viranarya. Virtipaksha is said to be the son of Pratapa or Praudhapratapa (who is not Deva Raya II but his younger brother) and Siddaladevi. See Ep. Rep., 1914, pp. 95-6, for a summary of the plates.

61. The Krishnapuram ( or Maredipalli) plates of Sriranga.--A C.P. grant dated S. 1497, Yuva (?), of the reign of Sriranga Raya (usually styled Sriranga II, but in reality the first), the son and successor of Tirumala, the founder of the last Vijayanagara 'dynasty. It is in. Sanskrit, giving details similar to those of the Kuniyur plates of Venkata II, refers to his conquests of the inaccessible Kondavidu, Vinukonda and Udayagiri, and of 84 hill forts in Maharashtra, over Avahaluraya and the king of Utkala. The inscription is to the effect that on the twelfth tithi of the bright fortnight of Ashadha in S. 1497, Yuva, the king granted the village of Maredipalli alias Krishnapuram to Aubalabhatta, son of Varadabhatta and grandson of Balendubhatta of the Kasyapagotra and Katyayana Sutra. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, pp. 326-36, where it is edited by Mr. M. V. Natesa Ayyar.

							Bellary.

62. On the east of the Chennakesvara Pagoda in the local fort. (Kanarese.) Records that Basavarasayya fixed the taxes on the weavers of the neighbourhood in S. 1457, in the reign of Achyutaraya. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 323, No. 52.

63. Near the Hanumantaraya pagoda in the fort. Records that Nadigur Desayi Baba Saheb granted one vokkala of land and an allowance of one kasu for each bag of goods, two kasu on each loom, 25 betels for each bale and quarter-ser of oil for daily worship of Hanumanta in S. 1578, Dunmuki. Ibid., p. 323, No. 53.

64. South of Mallikarjuna temple. A damaged Kanarese record of Sovidevarasu. Ibid., No. 54.

65. On a wooden pillar of the Virabhadra pagoda. Records that Hande Mallanna, son of Hande Malakappa Nayak, erected the pagoda of Virabhadra in a certain Krodhana. Ibid., p. 323, No. 55.
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66. On a stone in the Naganakkeri tank at Bellary. (Kanarese.) Records that Timmana Nayak granted some land to God Hampi. Virupaksha in S. 1420, Kalayukti. Ins., Ced. Dts., p., 324, No. 56.

67. A P.G. in the hands of Senappa, astronomer at Bellary. Records that Hande Hariya Ramappa Nayak, son of Hariya Siddhappa Nayak, Zamindar of Bellary, granted one vokkala of land at Bellary in S. 1570, Sarvadhari, to Chandrabhatta Josya. Ibid., p. 327, No. 70.

68. A P.G. in the hands of the same. Records that Hande Yesavanta Hande Devappa Nayak (Desaye, Pargana Bellary) granted to one Srinivasabhatta in S. 1619, Isvara, the duty of a village in Kurugodu district. ibid., p. 327, No. 71.

							Chitikinahala.

69. 196 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a Nandi-stone in front of the Anjaneya temple. The Vijayanagara king Achyutaraya-Maharaya registers the gift of the village of Chitikanahala to the temple of Prasanna-Virupakshadeva of Jentegallu, for the merit of his father Narasana-Nayaka.

							Dammuru.

70. 209 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On the stone pedestal of Vira-bhadrasvamin. Records in Saka ? Vaisakha, ba. di. 5, Monday, that this image of Virabhadra was set up by Kannamarasavve, the mother of Pommayiavve, who was the wife of a Mahamandalesvara.

71. 210 of 19t3.(Kanarese.) On the rocky floor of the Rama-lingesvara temple in the same village. A much damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya V1, " ruling at Kalyana," dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 31, Vyaya.

							Gudaduru.

72. 231 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in the street. A damaged record dated in S. 1589, Parabhava, Magha, ba. di. 10. Refers to the talavarike (" watchman's fee ") of Gudaduru, a village in Moke-sime. "Date can be calculated but cannot be verified."

							Guttiganuru.

73. 202 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone lying in front of the Anjaneya temple. Records in S. 1461, Vikarin, Jyeshtha, ba. di. 5, Friday, corresponding to June 6, A.D. 1639, gift of land by a certain chief named Ramarasayya to the temple of Mukhya-Prananatha (i.e., Hanuman) which he had founded on the west side of Yemmegenuru on the road from Kurugodu to Vijayanagara for the merit of Hiriya Tirumalarajayya-Maha-arasu, son of Salakayadeva-Maha-arasu.
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							Hirehalu.

74. 214 of t9t3.--(Kanarese.) On the eastern entrance into the old fort. (See Bellary Gazr., I, 224.) A partly damaged record dated S. 1673, Prajotpatti, Sravana, ba. di. 10. Registers that under orders of a certain chief whose name is not clear on the impression, Sivaji Mallahari-Pant built the fort at Kire-Hirehalu with bastions and gateway. " Date can be calculated but cannot be verified."

							Kalkambha (Kallukambham).

75. 64 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the KalleA- vara temple. Records in S. 949, Prabhava, gift of land. Mentions Jagadekamalla-Nolamba-Pallava-Permanadi and his capital Vipranarayana. See No. 16 above.

76. 65 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a stone close to the chavadi in the same village. A fragment of record, dated in S. 952, Pramoda. Jagadekamalla-Nolamba-Pallava-Permanadi, is mentioned. See No. 16 above.

77. 66 of 1904. (On a slab lying near a mound.) A damaged record in ancient characters.

78. 67 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the field called Gopikalluhola in the same village. Records in S. 970, Sarvadharin, gift of land to the Vishnu temple at Chiyanapatti. Trailokyamalla-Nanni-Nolamba-Pallava-Permanadi is mentioned. [See By. 129, for another inscription of the chief's suzerain Trailok-yamalla Somesvara I (1042-68). His reign is one of continual war with Chola kings Rajadhiraja I (1018-53), Rajendradeva (1052-63) and Virarajendra I (1064-70). The struggle seems to have been particularly for Nolambavadi 32,000.]

							Karekallu.

79. 228 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone near the Virabhadra temple. Records in S. 1477, Rakshasa, Jyeshtha, Su. di. 10, gift of land by a private individual to the temple of Prasanna-Kesavanatha at Karekallu. " Date can be calculated but cannot be verified."

							Karekallu-Virapura.

80. 229 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in a field. Registers in S. 1615, Srimukha, Sravana, Su, di. 15, a deed granted by the Desayis and Nadukula-karnis of Moke-sime to a certain Mallikesayi, son of Biramallikesayi. The latter was evidently to be permitted to build small bastions (hude) on the hillock near Virapura. " Date can be calculated but cannot be verified." [Mallikesayi = Mallik Shah and Birmallikesayi = Bir Mallik Shah.]
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							Kenchnaguddam.

81. In the southern wall of the temple of Gangadhara. Registers in 1708 that the temple and upper fort were built by Kenchana gauda. [For his career and that of his descendants see Bellary Gazr., pp. 226-7. The village was the brindavana of a disciple of the Madhya saint Raghavendrasvami. The latter was evidently the Raghavendrayati who wrote a commentary on Vyasatirtha's Tatparyachandrika. See Dr. Hultzsch's Rep., Sans. MSS., Vol. II, p. 76, No. 1544, and Vol. III, p. 33, No. 2160. A panegyrical work on Raghavendra by one Appana is given in No. 1943 of the latter extracts. See Ibid., p. 105.]

							Kolagallu.

82. 234 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in a street. A record of the reign of the Rashtrakuta king Akalavarsha Chalakkenallata Krishna III. Records in S. 888, Raktakshi, Ashadha, su. di. 5, Thursday, corresponding to June 16, A.D. 964, a gift of land at Sujingallu by a certain Changa-gavunda to the ascetic Satyarasi-Bhatara for maintaining a feeding house in the matha. The grant was confirmed by Gajadharayya, chief of Svami Karttikeya-tapovana, ruling at Kolgalu. See Bhandarkar's Hist. Dek., p. 54-5.

83. 235 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On a stone near a well in the same village. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI, dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 16, Prajapati, 10, Thursday, which seems to record a grant for a temple, a matha and vidyadana. Details of date are said to be not enough for calculation. [This is evidently the inscription referred to in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 324, No. 58.]

84. 236 of 1913.Nagari (Sanskrit). On a stone in another street of the same village. The Rashtrakuta king Khottiga records in S. 889, Kshaya, Phalguna, su. di. 6, Sunday, corresponding, accordingto Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Sunday, February 17, A.D. 966, that Krishna died in this year and Khottiga succeeded him. The record is a eulogy of the Kumara who was installed at Kolagalagrama and whose agent was Gadadhara. [For the circumstances under which Khottiga (Khotika) came to the throne, see Bhandarkar's Hist. Dek., P. 54--5.]

85. On a stone in the village. Records that in the reign of Chalukyamalla, Jungakkavunda, brother of Appayya Gavundan, gave to Kesirajabhatta for his learning, 30 muttas of land and a garden in year 189 (" of Bhupandya "), Raktakshi. Ibid., p. 324, No. 57.

86. Near No. 235. Records in Kanarese a gift in C.V. 51, Hevilambi, in the reign of Tribhuvanamalladeva (1075-1126). Ibid., No. 59.
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							Kolur.
87. 211 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone lying in the Suryanarayanasvamin temple. The Western Chalukya king Pratapachakravarti Jagadekamalla (II, 1139-49 son of Somesvara III), ruling at Kalyana, records in his tenth year, Prabhava, Pushya, Su di. 2, Thursday, Uttarayana Samkramana, that while the Sinda chiefs Immadi Bhima and his younger brother Rachamalla were ruling the Ballakundenadu, a native of Koluru, named Revagavunda, built temples at that village for Siva, Vishnu, Aditya (Sun), Vighnesvara and Bhairava. Gifts of land were made for the worship of these gods by the first of the two Sinda chiefs mentioned already. The date, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, corresponded to Thursday, December 25, A.D. 1147 (but not Uttarayana Sankranti). For a reference to Rachamalla see inscription 127 at Sindigere (206 of 1913). Mr. Krishna Sastri draws attention to the fact that the inscription refers to the Kuntala country of 7 lakhs (' the Rattapadi of earlier records') as being first ruled by the Mauryas of the Nandagupta race and then by the Rashtrakutas before its conquest and rule by the Chalukyans. The inscription is referred to in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 322, No. 50. It does not give these details but adds that 500 Cumbhas, 29 Muttas of land, 4 gardens and 43 mills were granted.

88. On the other side of the above inscription. An incomplete record of Jagadekamalla Rajamalladeva Gavunda of Kolur. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 322, No. 51. (This is probably the same as the above.)

							Kudatani.

For the description of the antiquities of this place see Madras Journal, XI, p. 307 ; Ibid., VII, 130 ; J.R.A.S. VII ; Antiquities, I, 104 and Bellary Gazr., 227-31.

89. 42 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the central shrine of the Kumarasvamin temple at Kudatani. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI) records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 23, Bahudhanya, gift of gold (12 pagodas). [The inscription is referred to in Ins., CM. Dts., p. 325, No. 60.]

90. 43 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the platform in front of the same temple. Registers in S. 1132, Pranoda, the lands and other property belonging to the temple of Nagega.

91. 44 of 1904.--(Sanskrit.) On a slab built into the floor of the same platform. The Rashtrakuta king Khottiga refers in S. 893, Prajapati, to the setting up of the image of Skanda by a certain Ghandadhara, Records gift of land. Incomplete. See By. 84,
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92. 45 of 1904.(Kanarese:) On another slab built into the same platform. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI) records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 24, Pramathin, lands previously granted to the Bhagavati temple at Kottittone.

93. 46 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On a third slab built into the same platform. A record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadakamalla, dated tenth year, Vibhava. Records gift of land for a feeding house. [This inscription is given in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 325, No. 61.]

94. 47 of 1904.(Sanskrit and Nagari.) On a fragment of a slab built into the same platform. A mutilated record of the Rashtrakuta king Nityavarsha (Indra III), who meditated on the feet of Akalavarsha, dated in S. 842, Vikrama. Mentions the Chalukya Balavarman, father of Dasavarman.

95. 48 of 1904. (Kanarese.) On another fragment built into the same platform. A damaged record dated S. 1090, Sarvajit.

96. 49 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a fragment of a slab built into the west wall of the mantapa in front of the same temple. A record dated in S. 903, Vrisha.

97. 50 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Virabhadra temple in the same village. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI) records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 44, Vikarin, gift of land. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 325, No. 62 where this inscription is given.]

98. 51 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the pedestal of the Nandi near the shrine of the same temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya records in S. 1454, Nandana, gift of land on the occasion of a solar eclipse.

99. 52 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Bolu-Basava temple. The Hoysala king Vira-Ballala II records in S. 1140, Bahudhanya, the setting up of an image of Telligesvaradeva and the gift of taxes to it. See By. 117, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 326, No. 64. [The latter says that the contribution was one Soliga of oil for each day by each mill at Kudatani.]

100. 53 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up at the entrance into the same village. The Rashtrakuta king Akalavarsha Chalakenallata (Krishna III) records in S. 870, Kilaka, the restoration of a gift previously made by a Naga chief and by the three hundred mahajanas of Kurumgodu.

101. 54 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab near the Jakkerubhavi well in the same village. Records in S. 971, Virodhin, gift of land to the temple of Somesvaradeva. [This inscription i$ also found in Mack. list Ins., Cod. Dts., p. 325, No. 63. It says that the object granted was 129 muttas and 470 kammas of land, besides 3 oil mills.]
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102. 55 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab built into the floor of the darga in the same village. A much damaged record dated in Chalukya-Vikrama year 45, Sarvarin. Records gift of land to the temple of Durgesvara.

103. On a stone south of the village. (Kanarese.) Records that Virappanna Deva, alleged to be a descendant of Narayanapratapa-chakravarti gave, in Prabhava, some land. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 326, No. 65.

							Kuntanahalu.

104. 219 of 1913.---(Telugu.) On a stone in a field five miles east. A damaged record dated Krodhi, Phalguna, ba. di. 2. Mentions a Muhammadan chief named Ibhuram Beku Sahebu and seems to register a grant of land.

105. 220 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a stone in another field five miles from the same village. A much damaged record, dated Subhakrit, Pushya, ba. di. 2. Mentions a certain Muhammadan chief whose name is not clear and records grant of land to a certain Budasabi of Bennakallu.

							Kurugodu.

The history of this important and historic place, as evidenced by chronicles and inscriptions, its antiquities, etc., has been excellently described in Bellary Gazr., I, 231-4.

106. 56 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up to the south of the Basavesvara temple. The Kalachurya king Sankhavarman records in S. 1099, Hemalamba, gifts by Rachamalla of the Sinda family. [He had been feudatory under Sankama's elder brother and predecessor Raya Murari Sovideva (1168-78). The Mack. MSS. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 328, No. 36) say that the gifts were land, flower garden and allowance on goods exported and imported.]

107. 57 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a rock to the south of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnaraya Maharaya. Records in S. 1450, Sarvadharin, gift of land by Krisinaraya Nayaka, for the merit of the king.

108. 58 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the north side of the mantapa in front of the Kallesvara temple in the same village. The Kalachurya king Rayamurari-Sovideva (1168-78) records in S. 1097, Manmatha, gifts by Rachamalla and Ajjarasa of Ballare. Mentions Amritasideva who followed the Kalamuklia doctrine. See By. 106. [This inscription is the same as Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 317, No. 34. The latter gives the details of the grant, e.g., 450 cumbhas and 3 muttas of land; 2 oil mills; allowance of 2 soligas of goods and I caunee for each hon for exportation and importation ; 1,000 betels for each bullock-load of them arid 50 for a man's load of them; water pots, buffaloes, bullocks and apes.]
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109. 59 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On two faces of a pillar ar street of the same village. Records in S. 1435, Angirasa, that a woman repaired a well in the temple of Santa Mallikarjunadeva and granted land. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 319, No. 39.

110. 60 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the east wall of the shrine of Hanumat on the Hanumanta hill in the same village. Nawab Hyder Ali Khan Bahadur records in S. 1702, Sarvarin, the building of the temple.

111. 61 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the Katte-Bhanda rock northeast of the same hill. In ancient characters. .Mentions Kurumgodu as a village granted by ,Satyasraya. [The inscription proves that the early Chalukyas had territory in the Bellary District. See Bombay Gazr., Vol. I, Part II, pp. 363 arid 369, for confirmatory. evidences.]

112. 62 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a broken slab lying in a mantapa in front of the Undali-Sangamana-gudi in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Sadasiva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1466, Sobhakrit, a certain Aliya-Linga-raja renewed the grant of a village previously made by Krishnaraya. During the time of Achyutaraya the village had apparently been resumed through the "mischief of mean-minded men." See Ins., Ceti. Dts., p. 319, No. 37.

113. 63 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the south wall of the ruined temple in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1467, Visvavasu, gift of land (4 vokkals) to the jaina temple by Ramarajayya, elder brother of Aliya-Lingarajaya, and grandson of Ramaraja Odeya, for the merit of his father Mallaraja Odeya. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 319, No. 38.

114. On the south of the Hanumantaraya Pagoda. Records that Ramarasayya, son of Ayyajeymbarasayya (?) erected the Pagoda of Mukyaprananatha of Yemmaganur in S. 1461, Vikari, in the road from Kurugodu to Vijayanagar and granted 2 ballas of land. Ins Ced. Dts., p. 318, No. 35.

115. See note to No. 118.

							Moka.*

116. 227 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone lying near the Mallesvara temple. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Krishnaraya-Maharaya, dated S. 1431, Sukla, Magha, ba. di. 14, Sivaratri. " Date can be calculated but cannot be verified."

(Footnote: *The Mackenzie MSS. (Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 311, No. 17) give an inscription in the fort at Mokya, which is probably the same as Moka. It records that Malla Rajayya's Karyakarta " Cuntajeya Guruva Basitte " granted in Nandana a garden to one Basa vanna Udaiyar.)
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							Nalludi.

117. 203 of 1913.---(Kanarese.) On a hero-stone near the Siddhesvara temple. In archaic characters, mentions a certain Gummana-Gavunda.

Oruvay Voravayi).

118. 68 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On a slab lying on the right side of the entrance into the central shrine of the Benakappa temple. Records in Ananda, the building of a temple of Vighnesvara by a private individual, while Immadi Rachamalla of the Sinda family was ruling at Kurugodu. The back of the stone registers a gift by. Basavana Dandanayaka, a general of the Hoysala Vira Ballala II (1181-1207) in the Isvara samvatsara. See By. 99.

119. 69 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab lying on the left side of the entrance into the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Pratapachakravartin Jagadekamalla II (AD. 1139-49). Records in S. 1071, Vibhava, that Lakkheya-Nayaka, who called himself "the supporter of the kingdom of Immadi-Rachamalla," granted land, after washing the 'feet of Bhimarasi Pandita, a devotee of Kalideva of Oruvay and a follower of the Lakulagama. [A stone containing Rachamalla's inscriptions (No. 253 of Kielhorn's southern list) which is now in the Calcutta museum is considered to have been removed from Kurugodu. Here he figures as the feudatory of Somesvara IV, See Nos. 106, 108 and 87 above.

120. 200 of 1913.---(Kanarese.) On a mutilated stone lying near the Ramalingesvara temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla I (Jayasimha II, 1018---40) ruling at Pattalakere. Records in S. 958, Dhatri, Uttarayana-Sankranti, the grant of Orvaya to Madhava Shadangavid and two other Brahmanas who had placed the body of Nolambamahadevi in the waters of the Ganges, by the subordinate Pallava chief Udayaditya styled the Lord of Conjeeveram. Mentions queen Devaladevi who was a Nolamba princess and probably daughter of the deceased Nolamba Mahadevi. Pattalkere is identified with Dannayakanakere (Hospet taluk). For another reference to Udayaditya see By. 16. The details of the date are not enough for calculation.

121. 201 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On another stone lying in the same place. A much damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla I (Jayasimha II), dated S. 958, Dhatri, Uttarayana-Samkranti. This record is a duplicate. of the above one. " Details are not enough for calculation."

							Rupanagudi.

122. 221 of 1913,(Kanarese). On a rock near the Bailu-Anjaneya image. Registers in Bahudhanya, Chaitra, su. di. I, that
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this pond (done) and the image of Hanumanta were caused to be made by a certain MaIapa, son of Sirumana of Govindavadi.

123. 222 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a stone near the Potalappagudi in the same village. Records in S. 1709, Plavanga, Vaisakha, su. di. 1, Wednesday, corresponding to April 18, A.D. 1787, the building of the temple of Potulingasvami and of a stone mantapa, by two private individuals.

124. 223 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone near a well in the same village. A fragment of record of the Vijayanagara. king Achyutadeva-Maharaya, date of which is lost. Records gift of land at Yalape to the temple of Narayanadadeva. To the same temple were also granted the tolls (malavisa) on the grains passing either way through Rupanagudiya-thanya in Yalapeyasime.

							Sanjivarayanikote

125. 233 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in a field. In old characters. Refers to the 8,000 of Budavagilu and to the Mahasa-mantadhipati Rajiyanna Ereyammam. Records gift of land to a temple by Kadamba-Kamarasa and other gamundas.

							Sindavala.

126. 230 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone set up in the Ramalingesvara temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Bhulokamalla (i.e., Somesvara III, 1126 --38), ruling at Kalyanapura. Records in his fifth year, Sadharana, Karttika, su. di. Monday, solar eclipse, that under orders of the Mahapradhana, Banasuvergade, Manevergade Senadhipati and the Dandanayaka, Anantapalayya, the Mahapradhanahergade Bakanayya made a gift of land for worship, repairs, etc., to the temple of Somesvaradeva, built by the residents of Sindavolalu in the Sindavadi thousand district. [Anantapalaiya was also minister of Vikramaditya VI. Dewan Bahadur Swamikannu Pillai says that on Sunday, October 5, A.D. 1130, Sukla I ended and the eclipse was on the previous day. Neither Su. I nor the eclipse was on Monday.]

							Sindigeri.
127. 205 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Mallesvara temple. A mutilated record of the Western-Chalukya king Jagadekamalla (II), dated fourth year, Durmati, Bhadrapada, su. di. 6, Sunday, corresponding to August 10 , A.D. 1141. Seems to record a gift of land at Simdamgere for a feeding house. Mentions the teacher Nirvanadeva.

128. 206 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On another stone near, the same temple. The Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla (II) records in his fourth year, Durmati, Bhadrapada, su. di. 6, Sunday, gift of land by a subordinate of the Sinda Mahamandalesvara
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Ballareya Rachamalladevarasa to the teacher Nirvanadeva who in his turn appears to have assigned it to the temple of Mallikarjuna at Simdagere for maintaining the Erkotichakravarti matha and the feeding house. Nirvanadeva was the pupil of Kumaradeva, a pupil of Trilochanadeva, who was in turn pupil of Vamadeva alias Erkoti-chakravarti, the Kalamukha Acharya of the temple of Svayambhudeva at Mulugunda. Vamadeva is said to have been well versed in all Sastrasgrammar, logic, literature, drama, medicine, lexicography, rhetoric, sruti, Smriti, Purana, Itihasa, .Mimamsa, Nitisastra, etc. For an interesting reference to the Kalamukhas see E p. Ind. V, 218.

129. 207 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone near the Basa-vesvara temple in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalladeva. Records gift of land in the district of Ballakunde 300 by the Vaidumba king Mani-Beta-Maharaja, who was evidently the subordinate of the Pallava chief Trailokyamalla Irivanolamba Narasingadeva, " the lord of Kanchipura." [Jayasimha III (C. 1072-9) had the same titles and Mr. Krishna Sastri infers that this " Iriva Nolamba " was perhaps a prince of the royal family of Jayasimha III.]

							Sirivaram.

130. 232 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Isvara temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla-Ahavamalla (Somesvara I, 1042-68), ruling at Pottalakere. Records in S. 966, Tarana, Vaisakha, su. di. 5, Thursday corresponding to April 5, A.D. 1044, gift of the village of Kappekallu in Ballekunde 300, to the ascetic Jyeshtharasi-Bhatara by the chief Pallarasa, a subordinate of Odeyaditya, for the temple of Mahadeva and for a matha. The Brahmanas also got a share in the village. The occasion for the grant was the installation of Trailokyamalla Nanni-Nolambadhiraja (i.e., Somesvara I, whose coronation, according to Dr. Fleet, occurred in A.D. 1044--5. See Dynas. Canar. Dts., P. 438.)

							Somalapura.

131. 197 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone set up near a well. The Nolamba king Kanakarasa, lord of Kanchipura ' records in S. 953, Pramoda, Ashadha ba, di. 10, Sunday, corresponding to June 28, A.D. 1030, gift of land to the temple of Mahadeva at Arakere.

							Somasamudram.

132. 2I2 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone built into the mud wall in front of the Lakshminarayanasvamin temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, ruling at Vidyanagara (Vidyanagar). Records in S. 1478,
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Nala, Ashadha, su. di. II, Thursday, corresponding to June 18, A.D 1556, gift of land by the Mahajanas of Somasamudra in Kurugodasime, a subdivision of Muganada ventheya in Hastinavati-valita, for maintaining a palanquin procession on Ekadasi days, in the temple of Lakshminarayana of that village.

133. 213 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a rock in a field of the same village. A damaged record dated S. 1614, Angiras, Chaitra, ba. di. 15, Tuesday, corresponding to April 25, A.D. 1692, Seems to record the construction of a well (gajagonda) by the residents of Somasamudra.

							Tekkalakotta.

134. In the Amaresvara temple. .Records that the temple was built in 1511 by one Jakka Raya as an offering to Siva and in honour of king Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar. [For a description of the temple, the career of the local saint Kadu Siddhappa. and the history of the place as based on a manuscript in the possession of the village headman, see Bellary Gazr., I, 235-6.

							Yalpi-Kagallu.

135. 215 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Anjaneya temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, ruling at Vidyanagara. Records in S. 1485, Rudhirodgarin, Chaitra, su. di. 10, gift of land at Kaggallu by Raghunatharajayya, son of Mahamanda-Isvara Ramaraja-Tirumalarajayya Maha-arasu, to the temple of Siddhesvara at Kemana-Belagallu. " The date can be calculated, but cannot be verified."

							Yalpi.

136. 216 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Anjaneya temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king VIrapratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya. Mentions in S. 1451, virodhi Magha, su. di. II, that a certain Timmarasa built a choultry and made provision for feeding twelve Brahmanas at Yalape which was a mukhasa-village granted to him by Krishnaraya to maintain horses. The charity was made for the merit of king Achyutaraya Maharaya. "Date can be calculated, but cannot he verified."

137. 217 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On another stone near the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-pratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya, dated S. 1431, Sukla, Magha, ba. di. 14, Sivaratri. Seems to register the remission of marriage-tax in the district Yalapi-sime for the merit of the king, by a favourite chief whose name is lost in the damaged portion of the inscription. " Date can be calculated, but cannot be verified."

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138. 218 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a rock at the same place Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1465, Sobhakrit, Phalguna, su. di. 10, that the Mahamandalesvara Ramarajayyadeva Maha-arasu, the agent of the king, remitted the taxes payable by the barbers, in Yalappeya-sime. "Date can be calculated, but cannot be verified."

							Yettina-Budehalu.

139. 224 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Anjaneya temple. Mentions in Chalukya-Vikrama year 32, Sarva-jit, Karttika, su. di. 5, Friday, that Sovarasa Kavarasa and Duggaraja built a mantapa, probably for the use of travellers, and granted land for its upkeep. Friday is wrong for Tuesday, and the
date would then correspond to October 22, A.D. 1107.

140. 225 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On another stone in front of the same temple. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya, dated S. 1445, Bahudhanya (wrong) Sravana, ba. di. 10, " a date which can be calculated, but cannot be verified ".

141. 226 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone lying in front of the Basavegvara temple in the same village. In old characters much damaged. Mentions Saluki Ereyamma, whose servant is stated to have split up a stone. Seems to register also a gift of land by the 8000 of Budavagilu.

							Havinahalu-Virapura.
142. 193 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Anjaneya temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla Ahavamalladeva (i.e., Somesvara I). Records in S. 967, Parthiva, Sravana, ba. di. 5, Monday, corresponding to August 5, A.D. 1045, that Udayaditya Sindarasa " lord of Blogavati-pura," and a Samanta of Trailokyamalla Nanni Nolamba-Pallava Permanadideva, "lord of Kanchi, the best of cities" who was himself a feudatory of the king and whom Dr. Fleet identifies with Jaya-simha III, the third son of Somesvara I (see Ep. Ind., IV, 214 f), conferred on a Palimayya the right of collecting the tax called manneya samyada-tere at Dondavatti. See 232 of 1913 at Sirivaram where it is shown that Jayasimha had the title.

143. 194 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On another stone in the same place. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnaraya Maharaya, dated S. 1450, Sarvadharin, Magha, su. di. 6 (a "date which can be calculated but not verified "). Registers the permanent grant of dasavanda of the tank at Dondavate to a certain Malesani, by the people of that village, with the permission of Mudana-Nayaka who was enjoying that village as a rent-free gift (umbali).
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144. 195 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On the stone built into the nel near the same place. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-Maharaya records in S. 1455, Jaya, Vaisakha, su. di. 15, gift of the village of Dondavati in Kurugodu-sime to the god Bukkesvaradeva consecrated by the king in the name and for the merit of Narasana-Nayaka's mother Bukka-amma. Achyuta's grand-father Isvara-Nayaka is also mentioned. " Date can be ,lculated but not verified."

							HADAGALLI TALUK.

							Bannigola.

145. 503 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a mutilated slab lying in front of the Anjaneya temple (same taluk and district). Mentions in S. 1483, Durmati, Vaisakha, su. di. 12, Saturday, Bannigola and a gift of 100 varahas.

On the boundary line between Bannigola and Siginahalli.

146. 504 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the boundary line. Records in Vikrama, the gift of a rent-free land (manya) to a certain Suryaraya on the occasion when he killed Kachinayakana Timmayya with a hatchet (kodali) and himself died.

							Bannikallu.

147. 466 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in a field (same taluk and district). Records in S. 1632, Vikrita, Bhadrapada, su. di. I, a gift of land to Banaiya by Hatiyammaji of Bagali.

148. 467 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab lying near the chavadi in the same village. Records in Bahudhanya, Phalguna, su. di. Panchami, that the headman, accountant, village watchmen and other people of Banikal made a rent-free grant of land to Ninkoja, the carpenter of the village temple.

							Bannimatti.

149. 469 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a pillar set up close to the Isvara temple. Records the death of a hero who was, perhaps, named Chandana. In archaic characters.

							Byalahunishi.

150. On a stone near the Vallabhapuram anicut. Records that it was built in A.D. 1521 by Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar. [See Bellary Gazr., 1, pp. 91-2.]

							Chhatradahalli.

151. 509 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a column of the stone entrance into a well. Records in S. 1465, Sobhakrit, Karttika,
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Ba. di. 10, Wednesday, that Yelavanna of Chhatradahalli built this well and planted an avenue. Also states that his father and brothers, having purchased the right of half gaavudike, constructed a tank and a temple to the north of the village.

152. 510 of 1944.--(Kanarese.) On a slab in a field to the north of the same village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadagiva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1481, Siddharthin, Jyeshtha, ba. di. 7, gift of timber required for baling water to the charity fountain at Chhatradahalli, by certain residents of the village which belonged to the temple of Malyavanta Raghunathadeva. On the same day certain salt manufacturers (uppara), " the jewels of the Sagara-kula ", agreed to give two ballas of salt from each salt-pan, to the man who baled out water for the fountain; the smiths too who were worshippers of Kalikadevi and Kamathesvara agreed to repair or renew the iron bucket for drawing water and the gavundas gave a piece of land for the maintenance of the man. " Date can be calculated, but cannot be verified."

							Chimnahalli.

153. 518 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the Anjaneya temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla (Jayasimha II). Records in S. 953 Sukla Pushya, su di. Panchami, Sunday, Uttarayana Samkranti (which corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to January II, A.D. 1030), that while Jagadekamalla-Nolamba-Pallava Kumanali (?) was ruling Kadambalige 1,000, Kogali 500, Ballakunde 300, Kudiharavi 70, Karavidi 30 and five villages in Masavadi-nadu, his subordinate Keteya Nayaka who was ruling at Nelkudure granted land and garden site to the temple of Kalideva through the teacher Duggaraja-Pandita.

154. 519 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the same slab. A record of the Yadava king Praudhpratapachakravartin Vira Mahadeva in his sixth year, Krodhana, Ashadha, ba. di. Amavase (new moon), Monday. Gift of Nelkudure by Soyidevarasa, a subordinate of the king. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates the date to be Monday, July 13, A.D. 1265.

							Devagondanahalli.

155. 465 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a pillar set up in front of the Isvara temple. Records in S. 1678, Vyaya, Chaitra, Su. di. 1, that the village of Devagondanahalli was given as a gift to Ramanna-Nayaka by Mummadi Basavappa-Nayaka of Bagali. [Mr. Bruce Foote believes that diamond-working should once have been practised here. For his arguments see Bellary Gazr., I, 239-40, based on memoirs of Geolog. Surv., XXV , 87-8.]
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							Hire-Hadagali.

The local temple, one of the finest examples of the Chalukyan black stone shrines, is described in Rae's Chaluk. Arch. and Bellary Gazr., I, 242.

156. 493 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the pedestal of the Sarasvati image in the Bhimesvara-Demesvara temple. The record consists of a praise of the sculptor, whose name is not clear on the impression.

157. 494 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the same temple. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Vikramaditya (VI) Gangapermadideva, dated in Hemalambi, Valsakha (Punnami) full moon, Sunday, lunar eclipse and Chalukya-Vikrama year 32, Sarvajit, Chaitra Amavasye (new moon), Monday, solar eclipse and Vishu Samkramana. The king, as a crown prince, was ruling the provinces Gangavadi 96,000, Banavase 12,000 and Nolambavadi 32,000, when the minister Demarasa is stated to have consecrated the temple of Dernesvara at Posa Vadangile which was a village of Brahmans from the time of Janamejaya. About the end of the inscription mention is made of the Hoysala king Vishnu or Vira-Vishnu Tribhuvanamalla (1115-37). [Mr. Swamikannu Pillai says that Hemalambi is wrong as (in 1117) there was no lunar eclipse on Vaisakha Purnima, which fell moreover on a. Wednesday.]

158. 495 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A damaged record of the Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vishnuvardhana Vira-Ballaladeva II, dated in S. 1133, Prajapati, Magha, su. di. Tadige (Tritiya) (which corresponded according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Sunday, Jan. 3, A.D. 1212. (Su 2, however, he points out, is an error for Su 3.) States that the king was ruling the country Nonambavadi 32,000, Banavase 12,000, Huligere 300, the two Beluvolas and Masavadi, right up to Heddore, from his capital Hallavura alias Vijayasamudra. His queen (pattadarasi) Padumaladevi is stated to have been ruling at Hosa-Hadangili. Seems to record a gift .of land by the chief Davanna. This king was crowned on Sunday, July 22, A.D. 1173.

159. 496 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the south wall of the same temple. A damaged record, dated in S. 1081, Bahudhanya, Vaisaka, Paurnamase (full moon), lunar eclipse, corresponding to April 15, A.D. 1158. The record begins with a genealogical list of the Western Chalukyas and stops with Permajagadekamalla II (1138-50). It states that the Mahamandalesvara Vira Pandyadeva was ruling Kadambalige 1,000, Ballakunde 300 and Kogali 500. His uncle Vikrama Pandya made a grant of land for the merit of his wife Bachaladevi and his daughter Mahadeviyarasi.
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160. 497 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab lying befor the virabhadra temple in the same village. A record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalladeva in S. 772, Prajapati, Pushya, Amavasye (new moon), Monday, Vyatipata, Uttarayana Samkramana (in characters which are very late for the Saka year quoted, but agree very well with the time of Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI). Records a gift of land to the temple of Mulasthanadeva at Hosa-Vadangile, by the chief Mahendra of the Yadu family. Also registers gifts of land at Halugi and other places to the temple or Mallikarjunadeva by Maliyanna on Chaitra, su. di. Padive Pra-thama, Monday, in the same year. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates the date to be Monday, January 5, A.D. 851.

161. 498 of 1914.--(Kanarese) On a stone lying in front of Badigera Virabhadrappa's house in the same village. Registers in S. 1187, Krodhana, Chaitra, ba. di. 5,. Thursday, that the 120 residents of Hosa-Hadangile made an arrangement with regard to the house-sites belonging to the temples of Madhavadeva and Gopaladeva of Bennevuru.

162. 499 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the same stone. Records in S. 1201, Pramadi, Vaisakha, su. di. 15, Monday, Samkramana-Vyatipata, the citizens (mahajana) of Hosa-Hadangili having met together, agreed to give certain lands to the temple of Madhavadeva of Bennuru.

163. 500 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a mutilated slab lying in the backyard of Puranada Chinnavirappa's house in the same village. Seems to register in Phalguna, su. di. Tadige (Tritrya), gift of lands to the temple of Nagaresvaradeva by the merchants (nagara).

163-A. See p. 320, supplement.

							Halutimmalapura.

164. 492 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the slab lying in a canal. Records in S. 1634, Nandana Asvija, su. di. 5, gift of 10 kha of land assessed at 250 varahas by Hatiyammaji of Bagali to Baramaya, son of Mariyanna, in the village of Timmalapura included in Hamvina (i.e., Huvina) Hadagali.

							Hampasagara.

165. 526 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab built into the floor of the chavadi. A damaged record, dated Sarvajit, Pushya, su. di. I Mentions the Nayankaracharya Baguli Basappa-Nayaka. [This is evidently the inscription which, according to Bellary Gazetteer, is specially cared for by the people. See ibid. for a description of the historic choultry and curious religious ceremonies of the place.]

							Holagondi.

166. 527 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab up in the Ballesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalladeva
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Vikramaditya VI records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 7, Durmati Bhadrapada Amavase (new moon), Thursday, solar eclipse, Sankaranti Vyatipata, that the Mahamandalesvara Gangarasa, son o Mahasamanta. Chavundarasa, caused a gift of land to be made b Ereka-gavunda of Polalgunde, to the temple of Balesvara built by his father, through the teacher Kalesvara-Panditadeva. The chief, Gangarasa who succeeded to the place of his father after the latter's death is stated to have been enjoying Masavadi 140, Polalgunde, the ankagadyana in the seven and half lakh (country), and, the dasavanda on the landed property (Jivita) of the palace servants (aramaneya-anka). [The date seems to be irregular. Mr. Swami-kannu Pillai points out that C.V. 7 would be S. 1004, i.e., 1082-3, and Dundubhi, not Durmati. The full moon was on July 28 and August 25 of 1082, but in no case there was a lunar eclipse.]

167. 528 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the Semesvara temple in the same village. Mahamandalesvara Vijaya-Pandyadeva `ruling Nolambavadi 32,000 ' records in his fourth year, Sarvadhari, Phalguna, su. di. Panchami, Thursday, Uttarayana Samkranti, Vyatipata, that a certain Mallagavunda, chief of Holalgunde, built a temple for Mallinatha and made a gift of land for its upkeep. He was born in the family of Baliya-kula.

							Holal.

See Bellary Gazr., 1, 242, for the history of the Anantasayana image of this place.

168. 470 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up at the entrance ;into the compound of the. Virabhadra temple. A much-damaged and mutilated record of the Western Chalukya king Tribluvanamalladeva. Registers the praise of the residents of Gandaraditana Polalayura.

169. 471 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the .same place. An incomplete record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalladeva. Records the gift of 100 kamma of land in Gaudagere to the temple of Kalesvara by Koylalideva and the 120 residents,of Gandaradityana-Holalu.

170. 472 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set tip near the east wall of the same temple. A damaged record of the Hoysala king Tribhuvanamalla Vira Ballala II (1192-1220), dated S. 1116, 'Rakshasa. Records a gift of land to Chaudeya Nayaka, son of ,Ranaranga Bhairava Basaveya Nayaka, who apparently died on the battle field.

171. 473 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the verandah bf the same temple. Records in S. 1781, Siddharthi, Asvija su. di. the building of the Virabhadra temple by Gangadharaiyya of Hire-matha.
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172. 474 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a second slab set up in the same place. A damaged record. Seems to record the building of the temples of Kalinatha, Vummaya and Virabhadra at Holal, by pradhani Havali-Nayaka-Vadeya.

173. 475 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the west wall of the same temple. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Chalukyachakravartin Bhuvanaikamalladeva (Somesvara, II), dated S. 996, Ananda, Su. di. Bidige (Dvitiya), Wednesday, Uttarayana-Samkranti. Records gift of land to the temple of Gauresvara at Gandaraditya-chaturvedimangala, by Rudrabharanajiya. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates the date to be Wednesday, January 21, A.D. 1075.

174. 476 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the same slab. The Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla II (1138-50) records in his fifth year Dundubhi, Ashadha, Su. di. I, Monday, Vyatipata, Samkramana (details not enough for calculation) gift of tolls on three lakhs of arecanuts (adakeyasunka) Vaddaravula and hejjunka to the same temple at Gandaradityana Holalu, by Vira Pandya Anuka-Pallavaraya and another who were officers of Vira-Pandyadeva.

175. 477 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the same slab. Records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 2, Kalayukti, Uttarayana, gift of one heru of betel leaves by Chattimayya to the same temple.

176. 478 of 1914,--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the Gaurisvara temple in the same village. Registers in S. 1100, Vilambi, Margasira, su. di. Panchami, Thursday, Uttarayana-Samkramana Vyatipata, the grant of heijunka on arecanuts and of certain other tools by Sankara-Dandanayaka, son of Madhuvarasa and a subordinate of Vijaya Pandya, the lord of Nolambavadi 32,000 in Kuntaladesa, for the daily worship in the temple of Gaurisvara at Gandaradityana-Holalu. The latter place was called the best of villages (grama-chakravarti) and the southern Ayyavole, being the residence of the 500 merchants. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates the date to be Thursday, November 16, A.D. 1178.

177. 479 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the pond in the same village. The Western Chalukya king Pratapa-chakravartin jagadekamalladeva II (1138-50) records in his twelfth year Sukla, Vaisakha, su. di. Punname, Monday, a kamma of garden land for daily worship in the temple of Vamanesvara, by the 120 citizens of Gandaradityana-Holalu, while Somidevarasa was ruling "the twelve villages." The nakharas of the village had to protect the charity. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates the date to be Sunday (not Monday), April 24, A.D. 1149.

178, 480 of 1914. (Kanarese.) On the same slab. Records that Vira-Pandyadeva, " the Emperor of the Southern region " having visited the temple of Vamanatha deva at Gandaradityana-Holalu,
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granted tolls on two lakhs of arecanut (adakeya-sunka) at t6he request of the Mahapradhana Kallimeya-Dandanayaka.

179. 481 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the Nandi (bull) called Doddabevinakatti-basavanna in the same village. Records in Raktakshin, Banada, Hunnive, that Lakeya-Nayaka, son of Alampuri Kamaleya-Nayaka of Uchchangi, killed his enemies and died. Mention is also made of another Lakeya-Nayaka, son of Nageya-Nayaka.

180. 482 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the image of Hanuman in the Hanumanta temple of the same village. A damaged record dated in S40, Phalguna, Su. di. 13. Seems to register the consecration of the image of Hanumanta at Gandaradityana-Holalu, the chief of villages (grama-chakravarti).

181. 483 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the capital of a pillar in the mukha-mantapa of the Amritesvara temple in the same village. Records that Bammoja, son of Chokoja and pupil of Padoja of Soge, who possessed high skill in architecture, made four Srikara-pillars with decorations each costing 20 gadyanas.

							Huvinahadagalli.

This village, so called from its being "the village of flower boats" in the time of the Vijayanagar emperors, is described in Bellary Gazr I, 240-I. See Rea's East. Chatuk. Arch., p. 25-7 for a description of its temples.

182. 127 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab near the south wall of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI records in S. 993, Sadharana, Phalguna, ba. di. 8, Friday, Vyatipata, corresponding to February 25, A.D. 1071, that while the king was encamped at Govindavadi "pleased with the victory which he had achieved over Dandanayaka Biddayya," he granted the village of Kotiganuru in Halpol.a twelve, a subdivision of Kogali 500, to the temple of Kalideva at Privinapadagili on the request of the mahajanas of that village who had gone on a deputation to the king to bless him. Mentions also the Kadamba mahasamanta Puttiyarasa. Biddayya was perhaps one of the king's feudatories who proved a traitor.

183. 128 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up at the western entrance into the Kesavasvamin temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI, dated Chalukya Vikrama year 15, Pramoda, Asvayuja, Amavase, Sunday, solar eclipse, Uttarayana-Vyatipata, corresponding to 24th November, A.D. 1090; Chalukya-Vikrama year 17, Angirasa, Vaisakha, su. di. 3, Monday, Yugadiparvan, corresponding to April 12, A.D. 1092 ; Chalukya-Vikrama year 50, Visvavasu, Banada-Punnami, Monday (See Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 66, for a discussion of this date) ; and Chalukya-Vikrama year 53, Kilaka
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Karttika, Paurnamasya, Thursday, Krittika, lunar eclipse (November 8. A.D 1128). The record first mentions that Tribhuvanamalla Pandyadeva., the lord of Kulumbapura, was ruling over Nolambavadi 32,000 and Masavadi one hundred and forty country. Next it gives a eulogistic account of the king's Brahman military officer Ravi-Dandanayaka, who, it is said, was at the very root of the administration and who conquered the seven Malavas. His wife Rebbanabbe or Rebbaladevi, a native of Puvine Padangili (i.e., Huvinahadagalli) built in that village a temple for Kesava and made gifts of land for the worship of the god, for feeding Brahmanas and for a flower garden. Other subsidiary grants were also made; viz., (I) a village for conducting repairs to the temple and for worship was granted by king Tribhuvanamalla encamped at Rajasrayanelevidu at the request of Raviyana-Bhatta (i.e., _Raviga- Dandanatha) on the occasion of his making the gift called Visvachakra; and (2) gifts of money and land by several individuals for betel-leaves, sandal, worship oblations, perpetual lamps, Chaitrapuja, etc.

							Hyarada.

184. 488 of 1914.(Kanarese) On a Nandi-pillar lying in a field to the south-east. A damaged record of the Yadava king Bhujabala-Pratapachakravartin Vira-Mahadevaraya (1261-71), dated S. 1184. Dundubhi, Chitra, ba. di. Amavase (new-moon) Monday, solar eclipse. Seems to provide for the repairs of the temple of Mallikarjuna at Sriparvata. The date corresponded to April 9, AD. 1263, but there was, says Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, no solar eclipse on this date.

							Kattebennur.

185. 489 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the slab called " akala-kallu " set up in the tank-bed. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla (i.e., Jayasimha II, 1018-42), dated in Krodhana, Margasira, Tuesday, solar eclipse, corresponding to November 23, A.D. 1025. Mentions a Mahamandaledvara who held the titles Mavanagandhavarana, Ranadhira and others.

186. 490 of 1914,--(Kanarese.) On a pillar lying in the verandah of the Uduchulavva temple in the same village, A much damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla-deva (Jayasimha II, 1018-42). dated in S. 947, Krodhana. Mentions the Mahamandalesvara Madhu-Marmadeva who was entitled Mavanagandhavarana and Ranadhira. Details of date not enough for calculation.

187. 491 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the base of the column left of entrance into the Anjaneya temple in the same village. Records in Nandana, Phalguna, su. di. 5, Monday, that a certain mason named Aloja brought materials from the ruined temple of
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Bhogesvara at Kondadakatti which belonged to a Jaina-basti and built this temple for Hanumappa.

							Kenchetinahalli.

188. 512 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a broken slab lying near a well. Seems to record in S. 1466, Krodhin, Sravana, a gift of land to the charity-fountain (dharma-eta) at Kenchisettihalli for the merit of Krishnappa-Nayaka, son of Bayappa-Nayaka.

							Kogali.

The Bellary Gazetteer gives an excellent summary of the history of the place as can be gathered from these inscriptions.

189. 520 of 1914. (Kanarese.) On the base of a pillar in the Rangamadhya-mantapa of the Jaina-basti. Records gifts of money by different persons for the daily bathing of the images in the temple.

190. 521 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the pedestal of the smaller Jina-image in the same basti. Registers in Paridhavi, Chaitra, su. di. Chaturdasi, Sunday, the construction of the image by a certain Obeyama-Setti, a lay pupil of Anantaviryadeva.

191. 522 of 1914.(Kanarese, archaic.) On the pedestal of the chief image in the Virabhadra temple in the same village. The Record consists of a verse in the Arya metre and registers that this image of the Sun-God was made by the grandson of a certain Sivananni.

192. 33 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a pillar in the basti. The Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira Ramanathadeva (1257-71) records in Yuvan gift of gold to the Jain temple of Chenna-Parsva at Kogali. [The inscription shows that Ramanatha owned an extensive territory not only in Tamil Districts but in Bellary.]

193. 34 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On another pillar in the same basti. The Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira Ramanathadeva records in Dhatri, gift of gold to the temple of Chenna-Parsva at Kogali. See the above epigraph.

194. 35 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On a slab lying in the mantapa in front of the basti. The Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla (Somesvara I) records gift of land. Mentions Trailokyamalla-Nanni Nolamba-Pallava Permanadi.

195. 36 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up to the east of the same mantapa. The Western Chalukya king Ahavamalladeva (I or Taila II) refers in S. 914, Nandana, to a victory over the Chola king. Records an agreement made while Adityavarman of the Kadamba family was governing the Kogali 500 and the Sundavatti 12.
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196. 37 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in e same place. The Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla (Somesvara I, 1042-68) records in S. 977, Manmatha, a gift by the Jaina teacher Indrakirti. The basti had been built by Durvinita.

197. 38 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Kallesvara temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Narasimhadeva, dated fourth year Svabhanu. Records gift of land.

198. 39 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Virabhadrasvamin temple in the same village. Records in S. 1454, Khara, a gift to the image of Virabhadra set up by a private individual.

199. 40 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a viragal set up in front of the temple of Hanumat in the same village. A damaged record dated in S. 850, Vibhava.

200. 41 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a viragal set up near the chavadi in the same village. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla (Somesvara I), dated in S. 969, Sarvajit.

							Kotnakallu.

201. 445 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On the slab built into the wall of the Kotisvara temple. A record of the Western Chalukya king Chalukya-Pratapachakravartin Jagadekamalla records in his eleventh year, Vibhava, Pushya, Su. di. 13, Friday, Uttarayana-Samkranti, Vyatipata. Gives a genealogical list of the Chalukya kings from Taila II. Jagadekamalla Vira-Pandya was the feudatory of Perma-Jagadekamalla II (1138-50). His maternal uncle was Vikramaditya, the son of Billavaraya. This latter chief granted the village of Kottiganuru to the temple of Kotisamkara-deva on the bank of the Tungabhadra river. Another gift to the same temple made in the sixth year, Rudhirodgarin, is also recorded. In the year Vilambi Mahamandalesvara Vijaya Pandya made a grant to the same temple for the merit of his maternal uncle Vikramaditya. The date corresponded to December 24, A.D. 1148.

202. 446 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the slab built into the wall of the Kotisvara temple. Dated in the reign of the Yadava king Sevana Mahadevaraya, " ruling at Devagiri ". Records in S. 1185, Dundubhi, Karttika, su. di. 15, Monday, Vyatipata, Samkranti, lunar eclipse, gift of land to the same temple by a certain Madhuvayya of Kotiganuru through the 500 of Kauravagrama, a village in Masavadi 140. The date is not quite regular. The week day should be Sunday, and there was no eclipse. The date would then correspond to Sunday, October 29, A.D. 1262.
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							Magala.

In his Chaluk, Archi. (pp. 10-14) Mr. Rea points out that the art reaches the height of its glory in the local temples.

203. 123 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the Suryanarayanasvamin temple. A record of the Haysala king Nissankapra-tapa-Chakravartin Vishnuvardhana-Vira-Ballala II (C. 1192-1211) with his camp at Hallahara surnamed Vijayasamudra. Supplies in S. 1131, Sukla, Sravana, su. di. Paurnami, Monday, lunar eclipse, Karkataka-Samkramana, Vyatipata, a genealogy of the Hoysala kings from the founder Sala down to Vira-Ballala II and registers that one Sameyada-Garuda Marmmarasa of Magola built a temple,. for the three gods Siva, Vishnu and Sarya (trikuta or trimurti) and that the king's treasurer, the Brahmana Singayya and the other Mahajanas of Mamgola, made grants of land. Monday is a mistake for Saturday and the date corresponds to Saturday, 18th July, A.D. 1209.

204. 124 of 1913.,---(Kanarese.) On a pillar in the same temple. Records in Vikrita, Sravana su. di. Paurnami, Monday, that the chief Sameyada-Garuda Mammarasa assigned a portion of the rent-free land belonging to the temple of Somanathadeva to Bammoja, the architect of that temple.

205. 125 of I913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the same temple. A seriously damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI, dated Chalukya Vikrama year 40, Durmukhi, Pushya, su. di. Sunday, Uttarayana-Sankranti. Appears to record a gift of land. (Details of date not enough for calculation.)

206. 126 of 1913.(Kanarese and Sanskrit.) On a slab set up in the Venugopalasvamin temple, in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Hoysala king Nissankapratapachakravartin Vishnuvardhana Vira-Ballaladeva II, " Emperor of the south." Supplies in S. 1136, Bhava., Chaitra, su. di. II, Thursday, Samkramana Vyatipata (corresponding to March 12, A.D. 1215) and Vijaya, Asvayuja, su. di. 10, Friday, the Hoysala genealogy from Vinayaditya to Vira-Ballala and records that three private individuals of Magola consecrated the temple of Sri-Gopala in the middle of that village and that then the Mahajanas of the village, together with the king's representative (rajadhyaksha), presented lands and houses for the worship of the god. Also registers grant of money by the mahavaddayavahari Vasudeva-Nayaka, for a flower garden to the same temple.

							Magimavinahalli.

207. 514 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Viranna temple. Records in S. 1466, Krodhin, Magha, su. di. 15, the foundation of a new village called Chika-Timmapura-agrahara,
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for the merit of Tirumalamma, the daughter of Aliya-Ramaraja. She is stated to have been a madavalige kumarti, i.e. a daughter about to be married. The record that follows which is dated in S. 1461, Vikarin, Sravana, is one of Ramayamatya, who is described as a feudatory of Achyuta.

208. 515 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. Records in Raudri, Pushya, su. di. 12, the gift of a salt-pan to uppara Govindaya by the chief residents of Timmapuraagrahara.

209. 516 of 1914.(On the Kalamma slab in a field of the same village.) Records that Kariyappa caused to be made the ginda-ratna-moga. (The meaning of this is not clear.)

210. 517 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the big tank (hirekere) of the same village. Registers in S. 1466, Krodhin, Magha, su. di. 15, the construction of the tank Kamasamudra by Bayakara Ramappayya for the merit of his daughter Kamamma. The rest of the inscription is identical with No. 514 above and bears,the same date, i.e., S. 1461, Vikarin, Sravana.

							Mailar.

The Somalingesvara temple referred to below is evidently the ancient Siva temple described in the Bellary Manual as a centre of pilgrimage, where the singular custom of listening to the prophecy of an inspired child prevails. See Bellary Gazr., I, 243-45.

211. 484 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the main entrance of the Somalingesvara temple. A slightly damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalladeva (Somesvara I, 1042-68) dated S. 968, Vyaya, Phalguna, su. di. Tadige (Tritiya), Sunday, Uttara-Bhadrapada, Sadhya-yoga. Gift of land, house, stalls, etc., evidently by the chief Kalidasa or Kalimayya to the temples of Svayambhudeva and Mulasthanadeva, through the teacher Chillukacharya, pupil of Tejorasi-Pandita of Maulimadu. Records also a gift by Ahavamalla, son of Jagadekamalla. (i.e., the same king). Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates the date to be Sunday, February 1, A.D. 1047.

212. 485 of 1914. (Kanarese.) On the lamp-pillar of stone set up in front of the same temple. A damaged record in Srimukha, Karttika, ba. di. 10, Saturday. Seems to register the gift of the pillar.

213. 486 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the base of a pillar in the Mukha mantapa of the Kallesvara temple in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Yadava king Bhujabala-Praudhapratapa-chakravartin Vira-Ramachandra (1271-1309). Records in S. 1205, Chitrabhanu, Jyeshtha, su. di. the consecration of the sacred bull Nandikesvara in front of the god Kalinatha at Gongaru, by the chief Jannuva-Nayaka.
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214. 487 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a memorial stone set up near the Gangimalavya temple in the same village. Records in Srimukha, Bhadrapada, Su. di. it that a certain Honnarasa and the linga of Mailara became united, i.e., that the former died.

							Morigeri.

215. 441 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the verandah of the Uddibasavanna temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalladeva (Somesvara I). Records in S. 967, Parthiva, Karttika, Punnami, lunar eclipse, that a subordinate of the king was Trailokyamalla Nanni-Nolamba Pallava-Permanadigal, who was ruling the districts Ballakunde 300, Kogali 500, Kadambalige 1000, Kudiya Haravi 70, and Karividi 30; the five villages and the Nolambavadi 32,000 province. A thousand servants devoted to Nolambadhiraja, the chief of whom was Dandanayaka Tikkanna, were enjoying supreme authority over six villages of which Moringere was one. Tikkanna gave some land to Somesvara Pandita, pupil of Jnanesvara Pandita, pupil of Maleyala-Pandita who was the pontiff of Kogali 500. The record also states that Dandanayaka Sovimayya gave a tank and a garden to the temple of Nolambesvara after washing the feet of Somesvara- Pandita. Mr. Swamikannu Pillai calculates the date to be Monday, October 28, A.D. 1045.

216. 442 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the same slab. Dated in the reign of the Eastern Chalukya king Vishnuyardhana Maharajadhiraja Vijayadityadeva (VII ?). Records in S. 987, Krodhin, Pushya, Punnami, Sunday, Uttarayana Samkranti, gift of land by the king to the temple of Nolambesvara at Moringere. The prince is entitled Ahavamallanankakara. The date, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, corresponded to Sunday, December 26, A.D. 1064 (but Uttarayana Sankranti fell on the 23rd or 24th).

217. 443 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same temple. A record of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla-Ahavamalladeva (Somesvara I), dated in S. 967, Parthiva, Karttika, Punnami, Thursday, lunar eclipse, Sankranti-Vyatipata (i.e., the same date as in 176, Thursday being wrong for Monday). Gives a genealogical list of the subordinate Nolamba chiefs of Pallava descent. Trailokyamalla Nanni-Nolamba. Pallava-Permanadi, ruling over the districts mentioned in No. 215 was the younger brother of Jagadekamalla-Nolamba alias Immadi Nolamba, who was the son of Jagadekamalla-Nolamba alias Udayaditya, who, again, was the son of Irivabedanga Nolamba-Ghateyankakara. Registers that Tikanna and other servants established a feeding-house and the temple of Nolambesvara at Moringere in order to secure the parokshavineya of Udayadityadeva, and with the permission of the king, who, having returned from a raid on Sivapa(?)
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Was camping on his way at Puvinapadangili (i.e., Havinahadagalli), granted the village Savandiyapala for their upkeep. The same teachers as in No. 441 are mentioned here and are stated to have been followers of Lakulisa and members of Simhaparshe. The chief Chattarasa, Ghattiyarasa, a subordinate of Samanta-Garuda and others also made gifts.

218. 444 of 194.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near Nagala-katta in the same village. Records in Nala, Asvija su. di. 5, the restoration of a tank by Nagapa Lingapa, the "Syanabhoga" of Morigeri, for the merit of his daughter-Bomova.

							Mudunuru.

219. 461 of 1914(Kanarese) (archaic.) On a slab leaning against the temple platform (same taluk and district). A damaged record. Seems to record a gift of land at Mudunura to a gavunda. At the beginning of the record is found the name Ghangara Maramma.

220. 462 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in a garden to the north of the same village. Seems to register in S. 1634, Nandana, Asvija, su. di. 10, a gift of land. Mentions Basapa-Nayaka and his son.

221. 463 of 1914.---(Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the tank to the east of the same village. Records in S. 1776, Ananda,Chaitra, su. di, 6, Monday, that the twelve village officials (bara-baluti) of Mudanuru constructed a matha and agreed to conduct the worship in it.

							Nakkarahal.

222. 507 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Anjaneya temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivaraya. Mentions in S. 1483, Dundubhi Nija-Sravana, su. di. 10, that a certain Pedapa erected a bund across the canal that passed through the village Nagarehala. " Date can be calculated but cannot be verified."

223. 508 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab lying to the east of the same village. A record of the Vijayangara king Virapratapa Sadasiva Maharaya. Mentions in S. 1470, Kilaka Krishnapa-Nayaka, Kogali-venthe and Nagarehalu.

							Nandihalli.

224. 464 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in a field, The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya records gift of the village Volalagundi Bhayirapura surnamed Gopimathapura in Koturasime, to the temples of Banjesvara and Gopinatha at Timmalapura, an agrahara established by Rama-paya.
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							Ramesvarabanda.

225. 506 of 1914.--On a rock in the Tungabhadra river. The record contains the signatures of Sankaranarayana, Sureraya and Krishna (Krishna).

							Rangapuram.

226. 121 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up at the entrance into the Narasimhasvamin temple. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Trailakyamalla (Somesvara I). Records in S. 979, Hemalarnba, Chaitra, Su. di. 8, Thursday, corresponding to March 5, A.D. 1058, a gift of land by the two-hundred mahajanas of Magola to the temple of Narasingadeva.

227. 122 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) Oh a second slab set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI. Records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 41, Durmukhi Pushya, su. di. 3, Sunday, Uttarayana-Sam-kranti, and the same era, Yuvan, Magha, su. di. 5, Sunday, that at the request of the two hundred mahajanas of Mamgola, queen Pad-maladevi who was enjoying that village (as her jaghir) granted some land, free of taxes, to the temple of Narasingadeva, situated on the south bank of the river Turigabhadra, through her agent Ghaliyamma-Nayaka, for worship and offerings. Other gifts of land and money are also recorded. The dates are not quite accurate. The first Sunday, says Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, should be Saturday, and the date would then correspond to 9th December A.D. 1116. The second Sunday should be Thursday, and then the date would be January 3, A.D. 1096. Sec Ep. Rep., 1914, p. 66.

							Siginahalli.

228. 505 of 1914.---(Kanarese.) On the pedestal of the Gaja-Laksluni image lying near the chavadi. An incomplete record dated S. 1297, Ananda, Phalguna, su. di. 8, Monday. Mentions a gauda resident of Chiganahalli.

							Sivapada.

229. 501 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the ruined Anjaneya temple. A mutilated record of, the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla Jayasimha II, dated S. 963. seems to register a gift of land to the temple of Siddhesvara. Mentions the mabajanas of Hosa-Vadangile and a son of Raya-Pandya.

230. 502 of1914. (Kanarese.) On the base of a pillar in the Mailara Lingapada shrine in the same village. Registers ,that Bomarasi, the priest of Siddhanatha, appointed Amitarasi to his place and gave over to him the two villages of the god Siddhesvara
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							Sogi

231. 447 of 1914.---(Kanarese.) On a pillar of the Mukha mantapa in the Kallesvara temple (the well-sculptured Siva temple to which Messrs. Sewell and Rea refer. Records in the sixth year of Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira-Narasimhadeva (I) Vyaya, Chaitra, su. di. 10 Monday, the gift of two gadyanas from the income in grain in the district of Kogali-nadu in Pandya-nadu, to the temple of Kallinathadeva at Sogve by Siripanna-Maylaradeva, officer of tolls  in that district, with the permission of the chief minister (mahapradhana) Bommaya-Dannayaka and others. Two more gadyanas were similarly granted by some others with the permission of Boppayya-Dannayaka, the officer of the white parasol. Mr. Swami.kannu Pillai considers that the probable date is Sunday, March 13, A.D. 1166, Monday being wrong.

232. 448 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On another pillar in the same place. Records in Srimukha, Asvija ba. di: Ekadasi, Thursday, gift of 700 .kamma of land by the merchant nanadesi Maleyala Poreyachcha Setti, to the temple of Kalideva for his own merit and for that of his younger brother Kumarachcha-Setti. The land had been acquired by him from Basavi Murade.

233. 449 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the third pillar in the same place. The Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira Narasimhadeva I records in his sixth year, Vyaya, Chaitra, su. di. 10, Monday, a gift of money from the grain income of Kogalinadu, in Pandyanadu by the chiefs mentioned in No. 231, for the daily worship of Somanathadeva at Sogeya-kote. For the date see No. 231 above.

234. 450 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of Dabbagudi in the same village. A record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalladeva (Vikramaditya VI), " ruling at Kalyana," dated in Chalukya-Vikrama year 46, Playa, Pushya, su. di. 5, Sunday, .Uttarayana Samkranti, Vyatipata. Records that the Mahamandalesvara Tribhuvanamalla-Pandyadeva was ruling the Nolambavadi 32,000 and the Mahamandalesvara Ghattiyarasa was ruling Kogali 500 evidently as his subordinate. The Brahman Nagavarmmayya-Nayaka, the headman of Sogi, and his brothers Kalimayya Nayaka and Mahadevayya Nayaka being together, made a gift of land, etc., for daily worship to be maintained in the temple of Kesavadeva which was built by Nagavarmmayya-Nayaka-Ghattiyarasa was made the guardian of the gift. The corresponding English date, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, is December 16, A.D. 1121, but the week-day ought to be Friday and not Sunday.

235. 451 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a mutilated slab at the Same place. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king., Tribhuvanamalladeva (Vikramaditya VI), dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 35, su di. 13, Sunday. Mentions Nagavarmmayya-Nayaka
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or Sogi and his younger brother Mahadeva-Nayaka. See No. 243 for the date.

236. 452 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the garden (Sringaratota) of the same village. Records in S. 1655, Pramadicha, Bhadrapada, ba. di. 2, a gift of land by Basapa Nayakaraya of Baguli to his faithful servant Vtrapa of Sogi.

237. 453 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a fragment lying before Virappa's house in the same village. The Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana Vira-Ballala seems to record in Karttika, ba. di. 5, Thursday, a gift of land to a Jaina Institution.

238. 454 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On the slab set up outside the Kallesvara temple in the same village. A completely damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalladeva I (Jayasimha II, 1018-45), dated S. 960, Bahudhanya. Seems to record a gift of land.

239. 455 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the back of the same slab. Registers in S. 967, Vyaya, Vaisakha, Hunname (full moon), the praise of Chikka Jeyar, who was evidently a Saiva (?) teacher. On the date given, this teacher appears to have made a grant of land for the management of a village.

240. 456 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the back of the same slab. Records the Manneya Ghattiyarasa of the Kadamba family and a servant of Samanta-Garuda handed over the income of his Manneya to the teacher Mallikarjuna-Bhattaraka of Sogi. At the end of the record occurs the date S. 971, Virodhi. It mentions Marasingayya, the headman of the village.

241. 457 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the garden of Santisvarasvamin in the same village. The Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya Maharaya records in Dhatu, Karttika, Su. di. 5, that Aruba-Timmana-Nayaka, the minister (pradhana) at Kotura, made, for the merit of his master Immadi-Basavappavodeya, the village of Dannayakapura for maintaining a water-trough for animals at Sogi.

242. 458 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of a. house south of the Kallesvara temple in the same village. A much damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla-deva, date of which is lost. Mentions the Mahamandalegvara Barmadevarasa who was " a venomous serpent to the chiefs of Tondamandala " and "a thunderbolt to the strong hill-fortresses of Hoysalas."

243. 459 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a second slab set up in the same place. A much damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalladeva (1076-1126), dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 35, Vikrita, Pushya, su. di., Trayoda Si, Sunday, Uttarayana Samkranti, Vyatipata, which corresponded, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, to Sunday, December 25, A.D. 1110.
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244. 460 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab built into a wall the entrance into the Virabhadrasvamin temple in the same village. Records in Kalayukti,Margasira, ba. di. 3, Monday, that Govindapa Nayaka, the agent of Krishnapa Nayaka, granted some privileges to the headman, .accountant, and other residents of Sogi.

							Talakallu.

245. 523 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the Kallesvara temple. A slightly damaged record of the Western Chalukya. king Trailokyamalladeva [Somesvara I Circa 1042-68], dated S. 947, Nandana, Srahe (?). Trailokyamalla Nolamba Pallava Permanadideva, a subordinate of the king was ruling Kogali 500, Ballakunde 300, and Kadambalige 1000. His subordinate was Barmadeva of the phanindra (i.e., serpent) family. He seems to have repaired a tank at Tonakalu and to have granted land for its maintenance.

246. 524 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On the same slab. Records in Chalukya-Vikrarna year 37, Durmukhi (wrong), Pushya, su. di. Padive (Prathatna), Sunday, Uttarayana-Samkranti, Vyatipata, a gift of land to the temple of Malasthanadeva in the small tank at Tonali, through the teacher Vamadeva-Pandita, a pupil of Kalesvara Pandita of Sogi. See By. 127 above.

							Tambarahalli.

247. 129 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a rock in the Rangappana gudda hill. Records in S. 1575, Vijaya, Jyeshtha, su. di. 5, the construction of the utsava-mantapa for the god Bandeya-Ranganatha, by the three sons of a certain Saryaraya of Kennehalli-Yittige which was included in Kottara-sime.

248. 130 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On the same rock, A damaged record dated Plava, Bhadrapada, su. di. 3. Seems to record a private agreement between a pujari of Bandeya Rangaiyya and another.

249. 131 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On the same rock. Mentions in Sarvari Pushya, su. di. 14, that one Sidaiya, son of Ujiniyoderu, presented perhaps to the same temple gold, women and land, for the merit of his parents.

250. 132 of 1913.--(Kanarese.) On the same rock. Records in Parthiva, Magha, that this deep pond (gaja-gonda) was constructed by Suryaraya, son of Vabarasaiya, the senabhoga (Shanbhogue) of Yitige and a devoted worshipper of Bande-Rangaanatha.

							Timmalapura.

251. 468 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a slab built into the platform of the Kallesvara temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivaraya, "ruling at Vidyanagara," records in
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S. 1477 Rakshasa, Sravana, su. di. 5, that Aliya Ramaraja-arasa granted the village of Hakahandiganuru in the district ruled by Vitthalappa, to a temple. "The date can be calculated but not verified."

							Uppinayakanahalli.

252. 513 of 1914.--(Kanarese,) On a pillar set up in front of the Anjaneya temple. Seems to register grant of tolls for worship in the temple of Hanumantaraya.

							Uttangi.

253. 529 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab lying in front of the Sankaresvara temple in the village. Seems to record the death in battle of a certain Hiriya Somma-Nayaka who held the titles Chaladankarama and Giridurgamalla. His son Hemmaya-Nayaka is also mentioned.

254. 530 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab built into the south wall of the same temple. A much-damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla (c. 1138-50) " ruling at Kalyanapura," dated S. 1078, Pramathin (wrong), Akshaya-tritiya Amavase (new moon), solar eclipse, Vyatipata. States that his subordinate Jagadekamalla Vira Pandyadeva was ruling Nolamba-vadi 32,000 from his capital at Uchchangipura and records gifts to the temples of Basavesvaradeva and Ramesvaradeva at Kuttangi. (An irregular date. S. 1078 is apparently incorrect.)

255. 531 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a mutilated stone lying in a field to the west of the same village. Seems to record in Virodhi, Asvija, su. di. 1, Friday, the death of a certain Mayapa, son of Puttiya Bomma-Gauda.

256. 532 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same field. Records in Prajapati, Margasira, su. di. 5, Friday, the death of Nagayi, wife of Bomma-Gavuda on this date.

257. 533 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On the third slab set up in the same place. Records in S. 1301, Kalayukti, Chaitra, su. di. 5, Thursday, the death of Vagdevi, wife of Virupa-Gavuda.

258. 534 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On the fourth slab set up in the same place. Records in Visu (Vrisha), Jyeshtha, ba. di. 4, Tuesday, the death of Bomma-Gavuda, son of Virupa-Gavuda of Uttarigi.

							Vallabhapuram.

259. " There is a stone anicut here built across the Tungabhadra by Krishnadeva Raya in S. 1443 (A.D. 1521). Inscriptions on stones at either end record the fact." [Mr. Sewell's Antiquities,I, 108, based on the Journal of Asiatic Society, Bengal, XIV, 521.]
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						Varadapuram.

260. 511 of 1914.--(Kanarese.) On a stone lying in a field. Records an imprecation that the man who disregards the boundary line of Varadapura, eats dog's flesh.

						Yemgi.

261. 525 of 1914.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Anjaneya temple. A record of the Yadava king Praudhapratapachakravartin Sevanaraya Kandharadeva (1247--60), " ruling at Devagiri," dated in his 12th year, Pingala and S. 1181 Kalayukti, and his 13th year Pushya Amavase (new moon), Monday, Uttarayana Samkranti, solar eclipse, Vyatipata-yoga. Records that the 120 great men of Puvina Padangile granted land to the temple of Kusumanathadeva. See Ep, Rep., 1915, p. 82, for a discussion by Mr. Swamikannu Pillai of the irregular date given in this inscription. See also By. 276 below.

						HARPANAHALLI TALUK.

The Harpanahalli and Havinahadahalli (Hadagalli) taluks formed the "Kogali 500" of the Western Chalukyan and Rashtrakuta kingdoms.

See Bellary Gazr., I, 247-8 and Rea's Chaluk. Archi., 6-9 for descriptions of this place.

262. 70 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the right side of the southern entrance into the central shrine of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (i.e., Vikramaditya VI) records in Siddharthin and Hemalamba, gift of land.

263. 71 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the left side of the same entrance. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasiva-Maharaya records in S. 1472, Sadharana, gift of paddy and money to the temple of Kalidevasvamin at Balguli, while Krishnapa-Nayaka was governing Kottur (included in Kogali), granted by the king as an amaramagane, and the 32,000 (country). He is suggested to be identical with his namesake mentioned in two inscriptions at Badami and Tolachgud. (Ind. Antq., X, 64 and 67.)

264. 72 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a pillar in the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in Sarvadharin a gift by an officer of Viranarasingadeva, "who was an architect in establishing the Chola kingdom."

265. 73 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the west side of the ruined shrine close to the same. Records that Rotta of the Ratta family who had the biruda Lattalurapura-Paramesvara, was governing the Kogali 500 and the Masavadi 140.
 
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266. 6. 74 of .1904.----(Kanarese.) On another slab. set up in the same place. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikarama VI) records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 37, Nandana, gift of gold for two lamps. Broken.

267. 75 of 1904, (Kanarese.) On the third slab set up in the same place. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), dated in S. 868, Krodhin, when Katyera of the Chalukya family was governing the Kogali 500 and the Masavadi 40. [Shows that the Chalukyans occupied a subordinate position under Rashtrakuta supremacy.]

268. 76 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the fourth slab set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya. king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI). Records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 47, Subhakrit, gift of land by a private individual.

269. 77 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the fifth slab set up in the same place. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (1076-1126) records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 39, Jaya, gift of land.

270. 78 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the sixth slab set up in the same place. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (1076-1126) records gift of land. The date is lost. On the same stone is another record dated in S. 1131, Sukla.

271. 79 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the north side of the same temple. A mutilated record of the Rashtrakuta king Nityavarsha Khottiga dated S. 894, Angirasa. Mentions Bhutuga, the Gunga feudatory of the king. Records gift of land. See By. 84 and Ep. Ind., VII, p. 194.

272. 80 of 1904.--(Kanarese.), On another slab set up in the same place. The Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla (c. 1042-68) records in S. 978, gift of land. Mutilated. Mentions the Paliyanda 4,000 district.

273.81 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the third slab set up in the same place. The Western Chalukya king Ahavamalla I (Nurmadi Taila II) records in S. 909, Sarvajit, gift of a garden to the image of Adityadeva, set up by a certain Duggimayya. Mentions Aryavarman who was governing the Kisukad 70 and the Kogali .500. [Ahavamalla expelled the Rashtrakuta Kakka II and re-established his own family.]

274. 82 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On two faces of a pillar in the mantapa in front of the Narasirhhasvamin shrine in the same temple. A record dated in Nandana. The same pillar contains another inscription, dated in the Plava samvatsara, which records a grant of land to the temple of Narasimhadeva at Vitthalapura.

275. 83 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On another pillar in the., same place. Records in Visvavasu, gift of land to the temple of Sadasivadeva by private individuals.
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276. 84 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the third pillar in the same place. The Yadava king Kandharadeva (c. 1247-60 A.D.) records in his fifth year, Sadharana, gift of land. [The inscription proves that the Yadavas of Devagiri ruled a portion at least of the district. See By. 261 above.]

277. 85 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the south side of the same temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasiva-Maharaya mentions in S. 1472, Sadharana, Hadapada Krishna-Nayaka who was governing the Kotura-sima granted by the king. See By. 263 above.

278. 86 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (1076-1126). Mentions in Chalukya-Vikrama year 4, Siddharthin, Nigalankamalla-Pandyadeva as ruling the Nonambavadi 32,000. Records gift of land. [This is the earliest of the thirteen inscriptions which in this place belong to Vikramaditya VI and it shows that the Bellary District in his reign was under the direct rule of the Pandyas of Uchchangi. Nigalankamalla is the earliest of these feudatory chiefs. For his successor Tribhuvanamalla Pandya see No. 289. They boast of defeating Rajiga Chola (Kulottunga I), the great enemy of their suzerain.]

279. 87 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the third slab set up in the same place. A record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla Jayasingha (II). Mentions in S. 940, Kalayukti, Udayadityadeva alias Jagadekamalla-Nolamba-Pallava-Permanadi governing the Gangavadi 96,000; the Kadambalige 1,000; the Kogali 500; a portion of the Masiyavadi 140 ; the Ballakunde 300 ; and the Kudihara 70 included in the Ededore 2,000. Records gift of land to the Kalidevasvamin temple on the occasion of Udayaditya's visit to Pampapura. [The inscription shows the re-establishment of chalukyan rule in Nolambapadi after the temporary Chola supremacy under Rajaraja I, which lasted from 998 to 1018. See Ep. Rep., 1904, P. 9.]

280. 88 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On the fourth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla II records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 6(?), Angirasa (wrong), gift of gold to the. temples of Kalidevasvamin and Narasimha. Jagadekamalla-Vira-Pandya is mentioned as a feudatory of the king. See 284, 299 and 300.

281. 89 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On the fifth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The beginning contains a copy of No. 279. The end, which is mutilated, mentions the tenth year of Pratapachakravartin Jagadekamalla, corresponding to the cyclic year Prabhava.

282. 90 of 1904.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On the sixth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple, The Hoysala
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King Vira-Ballala II records in S. 1116, Pramathin, a gift of land. The king's genealogy is given in the beginning. Bagali is called his capital (nelevidu).

283. 91 of 1904.---(Sanskrit.) On the seventh slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. A damaged record. Mentions Vijaya-Pandyadeva.

284. 92 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the eighth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Pratapachakravartin Jagadekamalla II records in his eleventh year, Vibhava, gift of land. Mentions Jagadekamalla Vira-Pandya ruling tile Nolambavadi, 32,000. See No. 280 above.

285. 93 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the ninth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla Jayasimha II) records in S. 957, Yuvan, gift of gold. See No. 280 above.

286. 94 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the 10th slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (1076-1126) records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 33, Sarvadharin, gift of gold for a lamp. Mentions Tribhuvanamalla Pandya ruling the Nolambavadi 32,000.

287. 95 of 1904.(Kanarese.) .0n the eleventh slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (1076-1126) records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 32. Sarvajit, gift of taxes for the repair of the big tank at Balguli. Mentions the Dandanayaka Barmarasa.

288. 96 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the twelfth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 28 Svabhanu, gift of taxes for offerings and lamps to the temple of Kalidevasvamin.

289. 97 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the thirteenth slab set up. on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 51, Parabhava, gift of a garden to the Kalidevasvamin temple. Tribhuvanamalla Pandya was ruling the Nolambavadi 32,000. The inscription shows that Vikramaditya VI ruled for 51 years. See By. 278

290. 98 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the fourteenth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 39, Jaya, gifts to the Kalidevasvamin temple, the big tank and the Brahma-Jinalaya. The same governor of the Nolambavadi 32,000 and Dandanayaka Tikkabhatta are mentioned.

291. 99 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the fifteenth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya
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King Tribhuvanamalla records in Chalukya-Vikrama year a, gift of taxes in favour of a feeding-house connected with the temple of Kalidevasvamin, The Nolambavadi 32,000 was ruled by the same chief. Mentions the Dandanayaka Sovarasa.

292. 100 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the sixteenth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Rashtrakuta king Akalavarsha-Chalakanallata-Kannaradeva (Circa A.D. 945-57) mentions in S. 878, Nala, Rottayya as governing the Masivadi 140, the Kogali 500, and the Kukkanur 30; and Dhorapayya who calls himself Chalukya-Narayana.

293. 101 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the seventeenth slab set up on the south side of the Kallesvara temple. The Western Chalukya king Ahavamalla records in S. 913, Khara, the renewal by the king of a grant made by the Rashtrakuta Karmaradeva, while Adityavarmarasa (evidently successor of Aryavarman) was governing the Kogali 500. See By. 273 above for Aryavarman and By. 195 which points out that Adityavarnan was a Kadamba.

294. 102 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the southwest corner of the same temple. A record dated in S. 907, Parthiva. The sculptures at the top of the stone seem to represent a battle.

295. 103 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of the Western Chalukya king Bhuvanai-kamalla (Somesvara II, Circa A.D. 1068-75) mentions in S. 990, Kilaka, Trailokyamalla Nolamba Pallava-Permadi-Jayasinga-deva (i.e., Somesvaras brother Jayasimha) governor of the Kogali 500, the Kadambalige 1,000 and the Ballakunde 300. Records gift of gold for the big tank. Somesvara was also ruler of a part of Mysore. See Ep. Ind. IV, p. 214 f. He was defeated by Vira Rajendra I and deprived of his dignity as heir-apparent in favour of his younger brother Vikramaditya VI who married a Chola princess.

296. 104 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up inside the Male-Mallapa temple, in the same village. Records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 33, Sarvadharin, gift of land to the temple of Nilesvara. Tribhuvanamalla-Vira-Pandya was governing the Nolambavadi 32,000. A certain Vijaya Pandya, whose eighth year corresponded to Vikriti, is mentioned at the end.

297. 105 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the north side of the same temple. The Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 44, Vikarin, gifts to the Nilesvara temple. Tribhuvanamalla Pandya was governing the Nolambavadi 32,000.

298. 106 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up at the en- trance into the Virabhadrasvamin temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasiva-Maharaya, dated S. 1468, Plavanga.
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299. 107 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the Suryanarayana temple in the same village. The Western Chalukya king Pratapa-Chakravartin Jagadekamalla II records in S. 1082, Vikrama, gift of land to the temple of Lakshminarayana. Vira Pandya was governing the Kadambalige 1,000, the Ballakunde 300 and the Kogali 500. See No. 280.

300. 108 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the Chennakesava temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla II, date of which is lost. The lines are numbered on both sides of the inscription. See No. 280 above.

						Gudihalli.

301. In the temple of Siva. A record dated S. 1449 (AD 1527) recording a private grant in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya [Antiquities, I, 109.]

						Halavagalu.

302. In the ancient siva temple of the fort. Dated in S. 1204 (A.D. 1282). A grant by a private person acting under the orders of the commander-in-chief of Praudhapratapa Chakravarti Rama-chandranayaka (1271-1309.) See Rea's Chaluk, Archi pp. 30-I.

						Harpanahalli.

303. C.P. No. 8 of 1912-3. A Sanskrit record of the W. Chalukyan king Vikramaditya VI in C.V. era 12, Prabhava (=1087-8) and C.V. 48 (1123-4). Registers grants of the villages of Nirugunda (in Vikkiga 70 in Kogali 500), Sapava, etc., to certain Brahmanas of the Dravida desa and of the village of Adityapalli to god Bhimesvara of Sapava.

						Nilagunda.

This place, like many others in this district, contains examples of the Chalukyan style of architecture.

304. 113 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the Bhimesvara temple. Dated in the reign of the Kalachurya king, Tribhuvanamalla Bhujabalachakravartin Bijjaladeva. Records in S. 1084-85, Chitrabhanu, Pushya, su. di. 10, Sunday, Uttarayana-Samkranti, Vyatipata, that Kalidevadandanatha or Kallimayya assigned a portion of the tolls (Heijunka, Vaddaravula and Pannaya) in the districts of Kogali 500 and Kadambalike 1,000 for the worship of god Svayambhu-Bhimesvara at Nirugunda, with the permission of the Mahamandalesvara Tribhuvanamalla Vira Pandyadeva who was ruling over the districts included in the Nolambavadi 32,000 province.
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305. 114 of 1913..---(Kanarese.) On a second slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI, ruling at Kalyana, dated Chalukya Vikrama year 35, Vikriti, Bhadrapada ba. di. II, Sunday Uttarayana-Samkranti (wrong), Vyatipata, corresponding to September II, A.D. 1110. Records the gift of one heru (bullock-load) of leaves (betel). each month to the temple of Svayambhu-Bhimesvara at Nirgunda by the chief minister Dandanayaka Muddarasa who was in charge of the tolls of Kibbatti.

306. 115 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a third slab in the same place. A much damaged record of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI, ruling at Kalyana, dated Chalukya Vikrama year 33, Sarvadharin. Seems to record a gift to the same temple.

307. 116 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a fourth slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Hoysala king Nissanka-Pratapachakravartin Narasingadeva (II); ruling at Dorasamudra, dated S. 1145, Svabhanu, Magha, su. di. II, Thursday (wrong for Friday), corresponding to Friday 2nd February A.D. 1224. Records the gift of a village situated east of Machiyahalli, for the worship of the god Bhimesvara. A subsidiary record at the end of this inscription registers that the Mahamandalesvara Bijjarasa Achchutadeva purchased and presented, evidently to the same temple, the village Talavagilahalli, in the cyclic year Kilaka, Phalguna su. di. 13, Sunday.

308. 117 of 1913.----(Kanarese.) On a pillar of the same temple. Mentions the Mahasamantadhipati Adipemmana of the Mahabalivamsa and the village Nirggunda.

309. 118 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up inside the Muktesvara temple in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king, Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI. Records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 64 (which is an error for 63) Kalayukti, Magha, su. di,. 5, Sunday (wrong for Saturday), Uttarayana Samkranti, Vyatipata corresponding to January 7, A.D. 1139, and Chalukya-Vikrama year 61, Nala, Magna, su. di. to, Monday (wrong for Sunday), Uttarayana Samkranti, Vyatipata, corresponding to January 3, A.D. 1137, that while Tribhuvanamalla Raya Pandya, the chief of Kanchi, the jewel of the Yadu race, the punisher of the Parichchedins, and the cause of the despair of Rajigachoja (i.e., Kulottunga I) was ruling the Nolambavadi 32,000 and Kaniyakallu 300, the 300 Mahajanas of Nirggunda in Kogali-nadu, the 500 .Bananjigas and the Nanadesis presented lands and tolls for the worship of Svayambhu Bhimesvara situated to the north of the 'village oaf Nirggunda in the " Old ruins " (haleyahalu). A similar gift was made in the sixty-first year of the Chalukya-Vikrama era, by the gardeners, oil-mongers and others. Still
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another grant of garden-land was made in the cyclic year Jaya, Pusha, su. di. 14, Monday, Uttarayana Samkranti. Vyatipata. Raya Pandya was the grandson of Palata Pandya.

310. 119 of 113.(Kanarese.) On a viragal set up in front of the same temple. Records the death of a certain Kallaganga, the Muliga of Nirggunda on the occasion when Mareyalva, son of Chandiyarasa, fought in Banavasi-nadu to rescue the cows of Nirggunda.

311. 120 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On a second viragal in the same place. A much-damaged record. Mentions a Pallavarajadhiraja.

312. A C.P. grant of Vikramaditya VI (Sanskrit in Nagari characters). The inscription records the grant of Nilgunda and two other hamlets to a number of Brahmans by the W. Chalukyan king abovementioned in A.D. 1123, in confirmation of a previous grant in 1087. The lords of kingdoms, provinces, village headmen, sheriffs (Ayuktakas), commissioners (Niyuktakas), etc., are addressed that in C.V. 12 Prabhava, on the thirteenth day of the dark fortnight of Pushya, Saturday, the king gave, on the petition of Palata Pandya, to 300 Brahmans who came from the Dravidian land, the village of Nirugunda in the Vikkiga 70, in Kogali 500. The grant was renewed, on the petition of Raya Pandya, the grandson of Palata Pandya (who was moved thererto by Dravidatya, custodian of the royal office and general superintendent) on C.V. 48, Sobhakrit, twelfth day of the bright fortnight, Monday, Sravanadvadai. The first date corresponded, according to Dr. Fleet, to 25th December 1087, and the second to 3rd September A.D. 1123. See Ep. Ind. XII, pp. 142-55 where Mr. L. D. Barnett edits the inscription.

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						Anagundi.

[This village does not belong to the taluk but for convenience sake is included here.]

(a) On a stone situated near the Mylar Pagoda at Anagundi. Records that Ramaraja Chinna Timmaraju gave in S. 1502, Vikrama, a portion of land with some coconut trees at Anagundi in free gift for the worship of Mylar Devar. Ins, Ced. Dts., p. 420, No. 65.

(b) On a stone of a seven headed serpent on the east of the above inscription. Records a grant in the reign of Deva Raya (II) in S. 1358, Nata, of 4 kolagas of paddy field at Anagundi in free gift to the God Tiruvengalanatha. Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 420, No. 66.

(c) on the south of Anagundi and near the " Wurregole " shore of Tungabadra river. A record of " Comara Cumpila Bhupala, prince of Cumpeli Desam " in S. 1304, Rudhirodgary.
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(d) North of the above inscription. Records that in the reign of Sadasivadeva Maharaya, in S. 1478, Nala, a number of boat-people near the Tungabhadra river levied a custom on the working boats. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 421, No. 68.

						Anttapura

313. On a stone in the Mallikarjuna pagoda. Records that Vithala Rajayya granted a garden with coconut, jack and mango trees for the daily ceremony of Mallikarjuna, in S. 1473, Virodhi, in the reign of Sadasivadeva Maharayalu. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 421, No. 70.

314. On a stone near the above pagoda. Records that Timmarasiah fixed an allowance of two poplins per month from the tax of Auvenamuddi " for the lamp ceremony of Mallikarjuna in S. 1475, Pramadicha, in the reign of Sadasivaraya Maharayalu.

						Hampe.

The ruins of this historic place have been described in detail in Bellary Gazetteer I, 259-78.

315.1 of 1904.--(Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the right side of the south gopura of the Vitthalasvamin temple. Records that the Vijayanagara king Achyuta gave in S. 1461, Vikarin, the Anandanidhi and made Kuberas of Brahmanas. The left side contains a second copy in Nagari character. [The same Nidhi is referred to in By. 355 and 358, Dg. 24 (Ep. Carna. XI) and Hk. 123 (ibid.). Rice considers the Anandanidhi to be a bank while Venkayya thinks it might be the name of Achyuta's treasury or a village granted by him to Brahmans. Ep. Rep., 1904, p. 14.

316. 2 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the right side of the east gopura of the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadava-Maharaya, dated S. 1452, Vilambin. The Mack. manuscripts say that two donors Heriya Timmappa and his brother Ragavappa established the kalasas and presented golden plates. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 414, No. 41.

317. 3 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the south base of the central shrine in the same temple Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Achyutaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1453, Khara, gift of gold for offerings by the king. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 416, No. 49. The latter says that a Durga temple was erected and the village of Gauripuram granted to it.]

318. 4 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the same base. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1456, Jaya, gift for the merit of the king and of Chikkaraya., [the prince who accompanied him during his visit to Conjeeveram evidently]. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 410, No. 25.
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319. 5 of 1904.(Kanarese.)  On the same base. A record in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya records in S. 1458, Durmukhi, gift of 100 pagodas by Nayudu for the merit of the king and of Chikkaraya. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 410, No. 26.

320. 6 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On the same base. Dated in the. reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1465, Sobhakrit, gift of Nattur village, land, etc., by Tirumala Tatacharya to God Vitthala. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p.410, No. 29.]

321. 7 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the west base of the same shrine. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya records in S. 1480, Kalayukta, gift of a village. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 411. No. 31.]

322. 8 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the same base. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1453, Khara, gift by Vedamarga-pratishtha-panacharya Talavaka Tirumalayya of the Bharadvaja gotra and Asvalayana sutra. [This Talavaka Tirumalayya was a member of the very important Vaishnava family who figure in Tirupati and Ahobilam. See also Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 411, No. 30.]

323. 9 of 1904.(Kanarese and Sanskrit.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya, dated S. 1455, Vijaya. Contains a verse composed by Tirumalamma on the occasion of the gift of suvarnameru by the king.

324. 10 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the same base. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1456, Jaya that a private individual set up images of the 12 Alvars and of Tirukkachchi-Nambi. For the career of Tirukkachchi-Nambi see the Guruparampara. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 412, No. 34.

325. 11 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the same base. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa,Sadasivadeva-Maharaya records in S. 1485, Rudhirodgarin, gift of land. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 411, No. 32. One Vitthala Dhanamvarulu purchased 12 kolagas of land at Ramesvaram for 60 pagodas and gave it away to God Vitthala.]

326. 12 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the south base of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivadevaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1466, Krodhin, gift of two villages by Koneti-Timmaraja for the benefit of his father Kondaraja. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 408, No. 20, for this inscription.]

327. 13 of 1904. (Kanarese.) On the north base of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 476, Ananda, the erection of
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A mantapa for the swinging festival by Udayagiri Timmaraja, son of Konetaya and grandson of Ariviti-Ramaraja-Kopdayadeva [Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 412, No. 36. The village of Tirumalapuram worth 600 pagodas in revenue given.)

328. 14 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On the same base. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1476, Ananda, gift of gold. Mentions Musalimaduvu-Virapparaja-Timmarajayya. The gift was made with the consent of Aliya Ramappayyadeva-maha-arasu. [This is the same as Ins., Cod. Dts., P. 414, No. 33.]

329. 15 of 1904.(Telugu.) On the north wail of the mantapa in front of the deserted shrine to the west of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king VirapratapaSadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1483, Raudri, gift of a garden to the shrine of Tirumangai-Alvar by Srirangaraja, son of Kurucheti-Obularaja. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 415, No. 46, where this inscription is given.]

330. 16 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the left side of the north gopura of the Achyutarayasvamin temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Achyutadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1456, Jaya, gift of the village of Achyuta-rayapuram to the shrine of Tiruvengalanatha, built by Hiriya-Tirumalaraja-Odeya, son of Lakkaraja-Odeya. [This inscription is given in Ins., Cent. Dts., p. 407, No. 19.]

331. On the north and south faces of a stone tablet set up in front of a mantapa in the Siva temple at Pampapati. (Sanskrit and Kanarese.) Records the gift of the village of Singanayakanahalli to the Virupaksha shrine and the building of the Rangamantapa there. The date of the grant is S. 1430 (expired), Sukla, Magha Su. 14, on the day of the king Krishnadeva Raya 's coronation festivities. [See Asiatic Researches, Vol. XX, pp. 25 and 39 ; Ind. Antq. V, 73 f ; Inscrns. in Dharwar and Mysore, 1866, No. 32 ; Pali, Sans. and old Kanar Inscrns. 878, No. 116 and above all Ep. Ind., Vol. I, pp. 361-71. The inscription is very important as it furnishes the date of Krishnadeva Raya's coronation. It is also interesting for its mention of the chief religious centres of the period, the rituals of the coronation, etc. It is given in Ins., Ced Dts., p. 402, No. 4, and Kielhorn's S. List, No. 502.

332. In the Pagoda of Durga north of the Virupakshesvar temple at Hampi. Records that the son of Immadi Rajamalla, Prince of Kuntaladesam, ruling at "Curagode Chowdayah", granted a portion of land at Hampi for the daily ceremony of Virupakshesvar, in S. 1121. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 402, No. 6.

333. On a stone near the south gate of Virupakshesvar Pagoda. A record in the reign of Somesvara Devarasu in S. 1159, Dunmukhi, giving the rules for the daily supply of articles to the pagoda and
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The payment of 181 pagodas yearly to Virupaksha-deva. Ins., Ced. Dts., No. 7.

334. On a stone opposite to the above inscription. Records a grant of 24 grounds of land at Ahobalam village to Virupakshadeva, in S. 1351, Saumya, in the reign of Harihara Rayalu. Ibid No. 8.

335. On a stone pillar in the pagoda of Prasanna Virupaksha on the Hill Hemakuntaparvatam. Records that Viracompili Deva Singa Nayaka and Puramaya Nayaka erected a pagoda of Isvar on the Hemakuntaparvatam and seated there a lingam, in Saumya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 404, No. 9.

336. (Kanarese.) On the stone round the Vitthalasvami pagoda. Records that one Srinivasacharya gave in S. 1486, Raktakshi, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, the village of Mukkundi agraharam to God Vitthaladeva. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 406, No.17.

337. On the gate stone of the Vitthaladeva temple. Records that in S. 1435, Srimukha, Krishnadeva and his two queens erected the gopuram and presented one gold plate worth 991 pagodas, besides 25 silver lamps, 200 cows and 4 villages, to Vitthaladeva for worship. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 408, No. 21 and p. 413, No. 38.

338. West of the above inscription. Records that in the same date Krishnadeva gave the village of Lingapuram in Tekkalakota and other gifts to the deity. Ibid., p. 408, No. 22.

339. West of the above inscription. A gift of the same king in Pramadi, the objects of the grant being Devasamudra, and four other villages in Rayadrug taluk. Ibid p. 408, No. 23.

340. On a stone west of Vitthaladeva pagoda. Records that in Vyaya, Krishnadevaraya granted Bhadrasettihalli, Sayanapuram, etc., and the taxes on boats of the Tungabhadra. Ibid., P. 409, No. 24.

341. On a stone west of the above inscription. .A record of Achyutaraya in S. 1458, Dunmukhi. Ibid., p. 410, No. 27.

342. On the east side of the above inscription. A record of Sadasivaraya dated in S. 1455, Jaya, granting the tax of 300 pagodas in his own village and some other lands at Samudram, Anantapuram, etc., by Musalamadugu Venkataraju Timmaraju. Ibid., p. 412, No. 55.

343. On the south wall of the Vitthala Isvara pagoda, Records that Koneti Kondaraju gave in S. 1483, Dunmati, ten kolagas of land at Ramasagaram in Kampli district. Ibid., p. 413, No. 37.

344. On a stone in the 100-pillared mantapam. Records that Krishnadevaraya erected it in S. 1438, Dhatu. Ibid., p. 413, No. 39.

345. On the west of the above inscription. (Tamil and Grantha.) Same date and information, ibid., No. 40.
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346. In the main gate of the Vitthala temple. Records that in S. 1475, Manmatha, Chikka Timmapa granted 200 pagodas for daily offerings in the temple. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 414, No. 42.

347. In front of the Vitthala pagoda near the gopuram. Records that Srirangayya, son of Ramarajakonetayya, measured the streets of the pagoda of Bhashyakara (i.e.., Ramanuja 1017-1137). in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 43.

348. On a stone in the pagoda of the Alvars west of the Vitthalasvami temple. Records that Ahobalaraja, son of Ramaraja Konetiraja, erected the pagoda and Rangamantapam in S. 1478, Nala, purchased three villages from one Tirumalabhatta and granted them for the Tirumangaiyalvar festival. "Ibid., P. 415, No. 45.

349. In the pagoda of Ramachandrasvami. Records that in S. 1435, Srimukha, Krishnadevaraya granted Vanakunta and five other villages to God Ramachandra's annual festival. Ibid., p. 415, No. 47.

350. South of the above inscription. Records that Timmaraju built in S. 1442, Vikrama, in the reign of Krishnadeva, a mantapam in the Rama temple and granted one kunta of land. Ibid., p. 416, No. 48.

						Hospet.

An excellent account of this place, as based on inscriptions, chronicles, etc., is given in Bellary Gaztr., Vol. I, pp. 278-81.

351. 23 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On two pillars, in a mantapa on the way to Jambunatha temple. Records a gift in S. 1471, Saumya, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, to a Hanuman temple on the Jambukesvara hill.

352. In the mosque to the east of the bazaar street. A Hindustani inscription dated H. 1200 ( A.D. 1785-86) by Gaffur Khan, Subehdar of Hospet under Tippu.

						Kallirampur.

353. On the wall of the Anjaneya temple. A record dated S. 1600, in the reign of Venkatapatiraya. Antiquities, Vol. I, p. 305.

						Kamalapuram.

354. 545 of 1893.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On two fragments of a sculptured piece of black granite discovered by Mr. Sewell north-west of the Mahanavami-Dibbe. The Sanskrit portion of the record refers three times to the death of an ascetic named Maladharideva.

						Kamalapur.

355. 17 of 1904.(Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the left side of the north gopura of the Chikka-Hude temple, A record of the
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Vijayanagara king Achyuta dated in S. 1461, Vikarin. (Duplicate of No. 315 above.)

356. 18 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the mantapa in the field called Papajagalura-hola near the same village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapadevaraya-Maharaya II. Records in Siddharthin (i.e., S. 1362) the building of a well by Ahamuda-khana (Ahmad Khan), a servant of the king. The inscription is interesting for the mention of a Mussalman servant of the Raya. For Devaraya's sympathetic policy towards the Mahomedans see Forg. Empe.

357. 19 of 1904.(Telugu.) On a slab set up in the field called Murugudigadde in the same village. Refers in S. 1453, Khara, to the temple of Tiruvengalanatha.

358, 20 of 1904.(Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the left side of the east gopura of the Pattabhiramasvamin temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyuta, dated S. 1461, Vikarin. The right side contains another copy in Nagari characters. See By 315 and 355.

359. 21 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a rock near the Kalasapura Anjaneya temple on the Hospet-Kampili road. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapadevaraya-Maharaya, dated in S. 1356, Pramadin. Records that Saluva Samkharasa built the temple.

360. 22 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On a rock east of the Travellers' Bungalow at Kamalapur, on the Bellary road. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-Maharaya records in S. 1453, Khara, gift of land.

						Kampli.

An important and historic place. A Chalukyan capital in 1064, the scene of a battle between the Cholas and Chalukyas (see Ind. Anlq., Vol. XIX, p. 340), one of the strongholds of the chiefs of Anagundi (Forg. Empe., p. 17), an outpost of Vijayanagar, a seat of later polygars, it has had a continuous history. See Bellary Gaztr., I, p. 283.

361. 27 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up to the cast of the Pampapati temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, records in S. 1474, Paridhavin, gift of land to the Hampadevi shrine in the Virupaksha temple. See Ins., Ccd. Dts., p. 401, No. I.

362. On the south-west of Kampli in front of the Somesvar pagoda. Records that Ramaraju Kondaraju Maharaju, seated the Somesvar Lingam at Kampli, granted a portion of land for the divine service of God Somesvara, in S. 1483, Dunmati, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 401, No. 2.
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363. On a stone in the pagoda of Hanumantaraya. Record that Venkatapati Deva Maharayalu established certain regulations to the merchants of the place in S. 1612, Prameduta. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 402, No. 3.

363-A. C.P. 13 of 1905.Dated in S. 1447 (A.D. 1525-6) in the reign of Krishnadevaraya. It records the grant of a village to the Madhva teacher Vyasa Tirtha who " Commented on all the Sastras " and who was a disciple of Brahmanya Tirtha. " The village was originally named Bettakonda, but was re-named Vyasasamudram after the donee and Krishnarayapura after the donor. Clubbed with this village was Kandukuru (in the Madanapalle taluka.) close to which is the big tank called Vyasa-samudram." Mr. Sewell's Antiquities, Vol. I, p. 132. The same Madhya teacher figures as the donee in an inscription of Krishnadeva at Tirumala (No. 74 of 1889). Prof. Aufrecht says that he was the founder of the Vyasaraya matha and lived about 1339 (Catalogus Catal., p. 619). The date is of course wrong. Vyasa Tirtha was the author of the Tatparyachandrika, the Chandrika, etc., the former of which has been commented on by Raghavendra Tirtha and the latter criticized by Ramasubba-Sastri of Tiruvisanallur. For a reference to Vyasa Tirtha's part in the religious activities of Krishnadevaraya's court and his relation with his contemporary Vallabhacharya see Gada's Sampradayadipika and Muralidharadasa's srivallabhacharyacharitra, quoted in Seshagiri Sastri's Rep. San. Tam. MSS., 1896-7; pp. 16 and 24.

						Krishnapuram.

364. On a stone in front of the Rangamantapam in the local temple. Records that Krisimadevaraya, on his arrival at Krishnapuram from Udayagiri in S. 1435, Bhava (= 16th February 1515), established the image of Balakrishria at Krishnapuram and granted six villages in free gift for the festivals, besides the tax on Krishnapuram and jewels of precious stones and gold and silver vessels. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 404, No. 10; Asia. Res., Vol. XX, p. 30 ; Kielhorn's Southern List, No. 505.]

365. On a stone in the local Anjaneya temple. The same record as the above. Ibid., No. 11. Kielhorn's Southern List, No. 506.

366. On a stone near the " Caralla " Narasimhaswami temple. Records that Krishpadeva Raya established in S. 1451, Virodhi, the image of Lakshmi Nrisimha at Krishnapuram and granted to the deity " Vunganore and Bellachinta " villages. Ibid., No. 12. [This inscription has been edited in Asiastic Researches, XX, 29 f. and Ep. Ind., 1, 398-402. The date actually corresponded to 23rd April A.D. 1529. See also Kielhorn's Southern List, No. 513.]
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367. On a stone south-west of the above pagoda near a channel. Records that Gopinatha Dikshitar, son of Virupaksha Bhatta, established in S. 1445, Tarana, the Raghunathasvami image and granted some allowance for worship. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 405, No. 13.

368. On a stone near the pagoda of Mallikarjuna. Records that Bokkasam Yellamma erected the temple on the banks of the lake of Vijayanagaram, seated the image of Mallikarjuna, purchased a garden for 40 pagodas and granted it to Mallikarjuna, in S. 1483, Raudri,' in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., red. Dts., p. 405, No.14.

369. On the stone lying in the pagoda of Vidyaranyalu between the limits of Ramapuram and Krishnapuram. Records that Dalavay Jangamiah granted a stock of the grains for the daily and annual ceremonies and presented some jewels and silver furniture to the temple of Tiruvengalanathasvami, in S. 1467, Visvavasu, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., p. 406, No. 15.

370. Near the pagoda of Virabhadra. Records that Dalavay Jangamiah seated a figure Muda Virana near the channel of the Krishnapuram Petta and presented golden jewels and silver furniture, to Muduvirana, in S. 1467, Visvavasu, in the reign of Sadasiva-Raya. Ibid., p. 406, No. 16.

371. On a stone on the Hill of Krishnapuram. Records that Lakshmidhara Dandanayak erected a temple in the cave of the Malayaparvatam Hill near Pampapuram and seated there Ganesa, presented jewels and furniture, etc., and granted ten kolagas of the paddy field below the tank of the above village in free gift to Ganesa, in S. 1332, Virodhi, in the reign of Devaraya I, son of Hariharra Rayalu (II). Ibid., p. 407, No. 18.

						Malpangudi (Malapannanagudi).

372. 25 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab lying in front of the temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Devaraya-Maharaya (I). Records in S. 1333, Khara, the establishment of a watershed by at private individual. [This is evidently the inscription referred to by Mr. Sewell under date S. 1332.]

372-A. 26 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On a stone beam over the steps of the Sulebhavi well in the same village. Mentions in Parthiva, a certain Triyambakayya.

						Nagenahalli.

373. In the Ranganatha pagoda. On a stone at Nagenahalli Fort. Records that Ranganatha Drkshatulu built the temple of Siva and Vishnu at Nagasamudram and placed therein the images of Nagesvara and Nagasvami and granted the village to the gods, in S. 1438, Dhatu, in the reign of Krishnadeva Maharaya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 421, No. 69.
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						Nimbapur.

For some noteworthy geological features of the place around which legends have gathered, see Antiquities, I, 105.

374. 24 of 1904.--(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On a rock near the Kapilasrama. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Immadi-Praudhadevaraya-Maharaya, dated in S. 1372, Pramoda. in Nagari characters.

						Rampram.

375. In the village. Records that Chinna Venkatapati Rayalu granted the village of Rampuram in the district of Hosur in free gift for the worship of the God Virupaksha Deva during his reign, in S. 1620, Pramadi. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 418, No, 58.

376. On the east of Hanumanta pagoda in the village. Records that Tirumalarayya, son of Srirangaraja, granted 11 Kolagas of paddy field at Kalasapuram for the worship of the God Visvesvar, in S. 1478, Nala, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., P. 418, No 59.

377. Near the above pagoda. Records that Devaraya seated the image of Hanumanta Deva and granted a portion of land at Kalasapuram to Hanumantadeva during his reign in S. 1356, Pramadicha. Ibid., p. 419, No. 60.

378. On the north-east, of the above inscription. Records that Achyuta Maharaya granted twelve kolagas of paddy field at Kalasapuram in gift to Kakali Venkata Dikshatalu during his reign in S. 1448, Vyaya, Ibid., p. 419, No, 61.

						Sankalapuram.

379. 398 of 1896.(Sanskrit and Kanarese,) On a slab near Hospet. The Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya records, on Tuesday, the 6th tithi of the dark fortnight of the nija Bhadrapada in S. 1435, Srimukha, gift of the village of Sankalapuram to the temple of Kota-Vinayaka. [Mr. Sewell gives an inscription of S. 1467 in the Virabhadra temple, but considers it wrong as it is attributed td the reign of Krishnadeva Raya. The present inscription is edited by Dr. Hultzsch in Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, 266-9. The corresponding date is Tuesday, the 20th September A.D. 1513. it is Kielhorn's Southern List, No. 504,)

						Timmalapuram.

380-A. to D. Contains vestiges of three fortified walls, within. which stands the temple of Gopal Krishna. "An inscription near the entrance is said to state that it was built in A.D. 1539 by Baikara Ramappayya (apparently some local chief) to celebrate the birth of his eldest son. Three or four hundred yards from it, also within the inner wall of the fort, is another large temple with
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another high gopuram which contains three images and a lingam. It is deserted. An inscription in front of it says it was built by the same Ramappayya mentioned above. Between the innermost and middle walls of the fort is a ruined temple to Virabhadra. Near it is a well, and an inscription states that this also was constructed by the same Ramappayya. Besides smaller ruined buildings, this middle wall also encloses a dilapidated temple to Mallikarjuna which again, according to an inscription in front of it, was erected by the same Ramappayya." The style of these temples is the same as that of Hampe. Mr. W. Francis believes that the place should once have been one of considerable importance, but deserted on account of its unhealthiness. See Bellary Gazr., 1, 285.

						Venkotapuram.

381. Opposite to the Venkatapuram fort. A damaged record in the reign of Vira Narasimhadeva in S. 1380, Isvara, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 419, No. 63.

382. On the east of the above inscription. Records that Chandragiri Devarasayya exempted certain taxes in the Jantakulla Magani in favour of temples and Brahmins in S. 1466, Krodhana, in the reign of Sadasivadeva Maharaya. Ibid., p. 420, No. 64.

						Vijayanagar.

383. 16 of 1889.--(Kanarese.) A record of Achyutaraya, dated S. 1469, Sarvari. Ins., Cod. Dts., p. 417, No. 51.

384. 17 of 1889.(Sanskrit.) On a lamp pillar in front of the Ganagitti temple. A record of Harihara (II), son of Bukka I, dated S. 1307, Krodhana, Phalguna, Krishnapaksha dvitiya, Friday (= Feb. 16, A.D 1386), saying that Iruga, the son of Dandanayaka Chaicha, one of Harihara's ministers, caused a temple (Chaityalaya) of Kundu Jinanatha to be built at Vijayanagara which belonged to Kuntala Vishaya in Karnata country. (This is the earliest inscription in the local list. See S.I.I.,' Vol. I, No. 152, pp. 155-160. Irugappa was the author of the Sanskrit Nighantu Nanartharatnamala (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 318). A Jain teacher Simhanandin and his apostolic pedigree is given in the inscription.) Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 416, No. 50; Ind. Antq., Vol. XXIII, p. 126, No. 77; and Kielhorn's Southern List, No. 469.

385. 18 of 1889.No details given.

386. 19 of 1889.-(Telugu.) A record of Sadasiva Raya, dated S. 1467, Visvavasu.

387. 20 of 1889.(Kanarese.) An inscription of Krishriadeva-raya.

388. 21 of 1889.(Kanarese.) A record of Timmaraja, son of Chikka Timmayyadeva, dated S. 1443, Vikrama.
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389. 22 of 1889.-(Kanarese.) A record of "Annaladevi, dated in. Durmukhi.

390. 23 of 1889.-In the temple of Ramachandradeva. A Sanskrit epigraph of king Devaraya.

391. 24 of 1889.-(Kanarese.) A record of Krishnadevaraya, dated S. 1435, Srimukha. Ins., Ced. Dts., p.. 413, No. 38.

392 & 393. 25 and 26 of 1889.-(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) A record of Krishpadevaraya, dated in S. 1435 expired, Bhava, saying that he placed a figure of Krishna which he had brought from a victorious campaign against Udayagiri or Udayadri, in a mantapa in front of the Krishna temple. See No. 419 for a later copy of No. 25.

394. 27 of 1889.-A Sanskrit record of S. 1461, Vikarin.

395. 28 of 1889.-No details given.

396. 29 of 1889.--A Sanskrit and Kanarese record of Krishnaraya, dated S. 1430 expired, Sukla. The large Siva temple which is ' now called Pampapati was formerly called Virupakshadeva. S.I.I, I, No. 153, p. 162, and Kielhorn's Southern List, No. 490.

397. 30 of 1889.-Same details as the above.

398. 31 of 1889.-No details given.

399. 32 of 1889.-(On a stone near a ruined pagoda.) A Sanskrit record of Devaraya II, dated S. 1348, Parabhava S.I.I Vol. I, No. 153, pp. 160-167. Records the building of a Chaityataya to Pativanatha in the Pansupari street. [The inscription is also given in Ins., Ced Dts., p. 418, No. 56.

400. 33 of 1889.-(Kanarese.) An inscription of Achyutaraya, dated S. 1455, Nandana.

401. 34 of 1889.-A. Kanarese record of Krishnaraya, dated S. 1451, Virodhin.

402. 35 of 1889.-A Kanarese record of Sadaivaraya, dated S. 1467, Visvavasu. [This inscription is given in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 417, No. 55, as situated in the west wall of a Chikka. . . temple. It records the building of a mantapam in the Yadavasvami temple by Timmaraja for the salvation of his parents.)

403 to 407. 36 to 40 of 1889.-No details given.

408. 41 of 1889.-(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) In a gateway near Kudderukulu. An inscription of Achyutaraya.

409. 42 of 1889.In the Jain Basti south of Hampi. (No details given.)

410. 43 of 1889.-A Kanarese epigraph of Sadasivaraya, dated S. 1486, Raktakshin.

411. 44 of 1889.-A Kanarese record of Krishnadeva, dated S 1435, Srimukha. Ins., Ced. Dts., P 415, No. 47.

412. 45 of 1889.-No details given.
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413. 46 of 1889.--(Kanarese.) Inscription of Sadasiva, in S. 1483, Dunmati. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 413, No. 37.

414. 47 of 1889.A Telugu record of Rangayyadeva, son of Ramaraja. No date is given.

415. 48 of 1889..A Kanarese record of Krishnaraya, dated S. 1435, Srimukha.

416, 49 of 1889--Same details as in the above.

417. 5o of 1889.--A Telugu record of Sadasiva, dated S. 1483, Raudri.

418. 51 of 1889.A Telugu record of Sadasivaraya, dated in S. 1478, Nala, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 415, No. 45.

419. 498 of 1907.(Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the Krishnasvamin temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira Krishnaraya-Maharaya, dated S. 1435 expired, Bhava. Fresh copy of No. 25 of 1889.

420. 499 of 1907.--(Kanarese.) On a broken slab built into the floor of the Chanclikesvara temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, dated S. 1467, Visvavasu. Fresh copy of No. 35 of 1889.

421. 500 of 1907.(Kanarese.) On a broken slab in the underground temple. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Krishnaraya Maharaya records in S. 1435, Srimukha, gift of land to the temple of Prasanna Virupaksha on the "occasion of our coronation."

422. 501 of 1907.--(Kanarese.) On a rock near the Jaina temple in the same village. Mentions in Isvara, Bukkayave, the queen (ardhangalakshmi) of Vira-Hariharaya (Harihara II).

423. On the vicinity of Raghunathasvami temple in the Penukonda gate. Records that Timniaraja gave in Sarvari, S. 1463, some land to God Raghunatha whose image Achyutaraya set up. Ins., Ced, Dts., p. 417, No. 51.

424. On a stone west of the above. Records that in Khara, S. 1453, in the regin of Achutaraya, Narasimhanayaka gave 12 Kolagas of land at Kamalapuram. Ibid., p. 416, No. 52.

425. North of the "Umburjung Daraga ". Records that Krishnadevaraya gave in S. 1444, Chitrabhanu, some land to Tiru-vengalanatha. Ibid., p. 417, No. 53.

426. North of the above. Records that in S. 1465, Subhakrit, Sadasivaraya grauted a garden to Vulukonda Venkatesvara. Ibid., P 417, No. 54.

						KUDLIGI TALUK.

						Ambali.

427. 28 of 1904.(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Kallesvara temple (See Bellary Gazr., I, 287-8). Dated in the reign
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of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI). Records in Chalukya-Vikrama year 30, Parthiva, gift of taxes by Kesiraja and Kalimarasa for the repairs of the big tank at Ammele.

428. 29 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla (Vikramaditya VI). Records in S. 1004, and Chalukya Vikrama year 7, Dundubhi, the grant of the village to a Brahmana by the Ganga king Durvinita. Contains a genealogy of the Chalukya king. Records also gift of land to the temple of Kalidesvasvamin.

429. 30 of 1904.---(Kanarese.) On the mantapa in front of the same temple. Records in Paridhavin, gift of land by Jagadala-Pandya of the Kadamba family.

430. 31 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Anjaneya temple in the same village. The Western Chalukya king Pratapachakravartin Jagadekamalla II (1138 50) records in S. 1o65, Rudirodgarin, gift of land for the requirements of the temple of Narasimha, built by Janaprakasabhattarakadeva

431. 32 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On a viragal near a well in the same village. Records the death of a hero named Butuga.

						Hyalya

432. Near a mantapa in the old Siva temple. Said to record a grant to the temple by "Somesvara Rajesvara, son of Mallinatha."

						Kotturu.

433. "In the north wall of the house of Virupaksha Sastri's house in the fort is a stone with an inscription, dated S. 1469 (A.D. 1547), in the reign of Sadasiva of Vijayanagar." (Antiquities, I, 110.) Mr. Sewell also mentions a Kanarese inscription, "the purport of which is unknown " in the bazaar street opposite the gate of the Siva temple. For the religious importance of the place, its Lingayet and Jain associations, see Bellary Gazetteer, I, 290-I. The latter moreover notes the existence of four inscriptions not yet examined.

						Sangamesvara.

434. "West of this village, near a well, is an inscription in Kanarese on a stone bearing the ' figure of a man.' It is dated S. 1654 (A.D. 1732), and records a grant by a private person." (Antiquities, 1, 110.)

						Siranayakanihalli.

435. " A furlong north of the village is a stone inscription, dated S. 1640 (A.D. 1718), recording a private grant to the temple." (Antiquities, I, 110.)
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						RAYADRUG TALUK.

This taluk is rich in inscriptions and copper plates. Mr. Sewell mentions as many as seventy-six villages possessing them ; but definite details of the inscriptions of four places only are given by him. The Epigraphical Department has till 1915 surveyed Rayadrug, and all these are here given.

						Bhupasamudra.

436. On a stone east of the village. Dated S. 1478 (A.D. 1556.) States that the above name was given to the village, which was formerly called Kriyasaktipura.

437. On a stone in the village, recording the erection of a pillar in front of the Anjaneya temple by a private person in S. 1470 (A.D. 1548).

						Bidarakonta.

438-A to C. Besides an " illegible " inscription "on a stone at a tank." Mr. Sewell mentions four, one on a stone in a field recording a private donation to a temple, a second on a sandy heap on the village boundary ; and two on a stone in a field, undated and recording a grant to a temple by Narasinga Ravu Rama Ravudevara in the time of Baba Saheb. (Antiquities I, p.III.)

						Haresamudra.

439. On a stone near the hamlet of Sakkarepalle. Records a private grant to the temple in S. 1476 (A.D. 1654). Mr. Sewell also mentions two inscribed stones in the jungle.

						Rangasamudram.

440 to 444. Mr. Sewell mentions five inscriptions in this place one close to the Anjaneya temple, dated S. 1648 (A.D. 1726) and recording a private grant and four others (private grants), dated S. 1648, S. 1651, S. 1680 and S. 1681. No other details given.

						Pulukunta.

445. On the stone seated near the Somesvar Pagoda. Records that Nis-sankamalia Parakrama Raya granted in S.1049, Plavanga, one Kanduga of land as free gift for the divine worship of the God Somesvaradeva. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 234, No. 4.

446. On a stone near the pagoda of Somesvaradeva. Records that Adapam Visvanath Nayadu fixed a fee (Tirukanika) to the God Somesvaradeva, in S. 1451, Sarvadhari, in the reign of Krishnadeva Maharaya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 235, No. 5.

447. On the wall of the pagoda of Kesavasvami. Records that Nayanigaru built in S. 1464, Subhakrit, the pagoda of the God, and
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granted two tums of sowing land for the daily worship and sa of the God Chennakesavasvami, in the reign of Achyutadeva-Maharaya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 235, No. 6.

448. On a stone in the centre of the village. Records that Sadasivadeva Maharaya and Aliya Ramayyadeva Maharaja exempted the taxes of the barbers of the village, in S. 1466, Krodhana. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 236, No. 7.

						Rayadrug.

449. 102 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a stone built into the gopura of the Ramasvamin temple. A record of Venkatapati Nayaka, grandson of Dalavayi Venkatapati Nayaka of the Achyuta gotra, ruling on the throne at Rayadurgapattanam. Records in S. 1648, Parabhava, Margasira, su. di. 2, Monday, the consecration of the image of Pattabhiramasvami and the building of the temple, gopura, prakara, etc., by a certain Narasimhayya of Kundurpi, under the orders of the king. " Details of date not enough for calculation."

450. 103 of 1913.--(Telugu.) On a second stone built into the same gopura. A record of Timmappa-Nayaka, grandson of Dalavayi-Timmappa-Nayaka of the same gotra, ruling at Rayadurgapattana. Records in S. 1686, Tarana, Phalguna, su. di., 15, lunar eclipse, gift of the village Muvulakunta surnamed Rama-pura in the Kalyanagiri-hobali, to the same temple, for daily offerings and worship. [This or the previous inscription is No. 3 of Mr. Sewell's list. The latter says that the image of the deity was originally at Penukonda, but that Musari Koneti Nayaka removed it to Kundarpi (Dharmavaram taluk) whence it was removed thither in the reign of Pedda Koneti Nayaka and consecrated. The details of date not enough for calculation.]

451. 104 of 1913.(Telugu.) On the central shrine of the Madhavarayasvamin temple in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasiva Maharaya ruling at Vidyanagara. Records in S. 1478, Nala, Jyeshtha, su. di. 15, Maha-Vaisaka Paurnami-punya-kala, that the Mahamandalesvara Ramaraja Vitthalaraja-Tirumalayyadeva-Maharaja remitted taxes on agraharas in the Rayadurgasima which was enjoyed by him as Nayankara, for the merit of his father Vitthalaraja. [This is evidently inscription 2 of Mr. Sewell's list. "Details of date not enough for calculation."

452. 105 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a slab set up in front of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira Sadasiva-Maharaya, ruling at Vidyanagara. Records in S. 1478, Nala Karttika, ba. di. 30, solar eclipse, that Mahamandalesvara Krishnamaraja of the Araviti family granted the village of Baginayanipalle alias Madhavarayapura to the temple of Madhavesvara at Rayagiri, for the merit of his father
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Vitthalarja. [Inscription I of Mr. Sewell. " Details of date not enough for calculation."]

453. 106 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On the dhvajastambha of the same temple. Records in Krodhana, Karttika, su. di. 12, the gift of this pillar (garuda-kambha) by a native of Kalidevanahalli to the temple of Madhavadeva of Rayadurga.

454. 107 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a rock of the hill, in the same village. Records that in Vishu, Magha, su. di. 5, a certain goldsmith named Seshadri raised a mantapa in memory of his brother Prasannayya.

455. 108 of 1913.(Telugu.) On a boulder by the side of an image of Anjaneya in the same village. Records that in Paridhavi, Vaisakha, su. di. 5, a certain Mallayya of Ratnagiri caused this Anjaneya image to be cut.

456. 109 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On the pedestal of the Rasa Siddha images in the same village. Records in Pramathi, Magha, su. di. 1, Monday, that a nisidhi was constructed on this day. In eight different sections of the stone are given the names of eight persons whom perhaps the images represent. Some of these were Chandrabhuti of the Mulasangha and Chandrendra, Badayya and Timmanna of the Apaniya (i.e., Yapaniya)-sangha. [This is Mr. Sewell's "illegible "inscription 4.] For Rasa Siddha's story see Bellary Gazetteer, pp. 300-I.

457. 110 of 1913.(Kanarese.) On the dhvajastambha of the Jambukesvarasvamin temple, in the same village. Records in S. 1595, Pramadhin, Jyeshtha, su. di. 12, that Jakkappa, son of Timmarasayya, the sanubhoga of Rayadurga, presented a well and a lamp pillar to the temple of Jambhunathadeva of that village. [Mr. Sewell refers to this inscription, but gives a wrong reading of it.]

458. 111 of 1913.Kanarese (Sanskrit.) On the pedestal of a Jaina image kept in the taluk office of the same village. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Harihara (I), dated S.I277, Manmatha, Margasira, Purnima. Records that a Jaina merchant named Bhogaraja consecrated the image of Santananta Jinesvara. The merchant is stated to have been a pupil of Maghanandivratin, the disciple of Amarakirti Acharya of Kundakundanvaya, Sarasvata-gachchha, Balatkaragana and Mula-sangha. [For a description of the local Jaina images see Bellary Gazetteer, I, 301. " Date can be calculated but cannot be verified."]

459. 112 of 1913.--(Kanarese) On a slab set up under a margosa tree, to the east of the same village. Records in S. 1534, Paridhavin, Vaisakha, su. di. 15, lunar eclipse, gift of the village Vitthalapura by Tammaraya, son of the Maha Nayakacharya Buttuka Erapa-Nayaka of Rayadurga, for the worship of the Isvara-sthana of his mother Pennavva-Nakti (i.e., Nayakitti).
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460. C. P. No. 7 of 1912-13. A Sanskrit record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva Raya in S. 1446, Tarana, Vaisakha, su di. 15. Records gift of the village of Peyalabanda alias Krishnarayapura to a certain Nrisimhadhvarin.

						Rayadurgam.

461. C. P. No. 126 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) Records a declaring the settlement of a boundary dispute, in S. 1709 (A.D. 1787), Plavanga, between the towns of Rayadurgam, and Mola-kalamuru in the Maisur territories. Both these towns possess important hill fortresses.

						Tallakera.

462 to 469. In his Antiquities Mr. Sewell gives eight inscriptions in this village. These are

(1) On a stone near the edge of a tank. Records its construction by a private person in S. 1281.

(2) Near a well in a Reddi's land. Grant of lands for the sinking of the well in S. 1649.

(3) In the temple of Virabhadra. Undated. Grant of land for a private party by two local chiefs.

(4) Near the temple of Hanumantaraya in the hamlet of Jangamayyapalli. No details given.

(5) In a field. Undated. A private grant to the temple.

(6) In the hamlet of Mallela. No details.

(7) On a stone north of a clump of trees in the hamlet of Kanahalapalli. No details.

(8) Near the weavers' houses in the principal village. No details.

						Vyaparala. (Veparalla.)

470. C. P. No. 112 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Kanarese.) Records a document evidencing a sale of land in S. 1574 (A.D. 652), Nandana, by the village authorities of Vyaparala to a private person, apparently a local chief from the title Srimat prefixed to his name.

						SIRUGUPPA TALUK.

						Balakundi.

470-A. On a stone pillar in the village. A damaged record of a grant to " Kyata " Devar by Sridarayar, son of " Mapirnuya " in S. 930, Kilaka. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 310, No. 14.

471. On a stone west of the village. Records that the inhabitants of four villages including Balakundi granted in S. 939, Pingala, an allowance of 1,000 Gadyanas or Pagodas for the divine service, in the reign of Jagadekamalla (1, 1018-42), Ibid., p. 371, No. 15.
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472. Near the Hanumantaraya Pagoda. Records ,that Vipravinodi Mantramurti Ayyapa Vasuvayya and Govindayya, granted their annual allowance to Hanumantadevar, in S. 1482, Raudri, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 371, No. 16.

						Havinahalu.

473. On a stone in the village. A grant of the village Gundiganur in the Kurugodu district in free gift, in the reign of Sadasivaraya in S. 1465, Subhakrit, for the festival of God Virupaksha. Ins., Cad. Dts., p. 320, No. 43.

474. On the other side of the above inscription. Records that Nagappa, son of Apparasa, granted eight Kolagas of paddy field at Gundiganur, in his own land in free gift to Allapa, in S. 1465, Subhakrit, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 321, No. 44.

						Konchigiri.

475. On the stone near the Pagoda of Kalledeva. Records that Suyadeva of Bhoghavatipuram granted 30 muttas of land in free gift, in the forty-fifth year, Sarvari, of Tribhuvanamalla. (Vikramaditya VI ?.) Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 321, No. 46.

476. On the west of the above inscription. A damaged record in the reign of Pratapa Chakravarti Jagadekamalla (II, 1138-50, grandson of Tribhuvanamalla at Kalyanapuram, of a grant by Rajamalladeva prince of Bhoghavatipuram. Ibid., p. 321, No. 47.

						Sirigeri.

477. On the south of Sirigeri field. A damaged record in S. 1519, Hevilambi, in the reign of Hande Hanuma Naik at Bellary. Ins., Cad. Dts., P. 321, No. 45.

						Siruguppa.

478. In front of the fort, Records that Bhimaji Visvanath, in Kalayukti, " fortified " a bastion and 2 chavadies at the fort of Siruguppa. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 310, No, 13.

479. On a stone near a well. Records that Dalapati Rayadu, in S. 1549, Prabhava, fortified a battery, dug the well of " Sebhu Devar Bhavi," in the reign of Abdul Mahommed. Ibid., p. 315, No. 28.

						Sandur State.

The history of this interesting state is given in detail in Bellary Gazr., Vol. I, pp. 309-15. It is based on Munro's Letter to the Board, 1802 ; Duff's Mahrattas, a family chronicle and British records. Newbold has given an account of the Mahratta family and "the valley of Sondur " in the Madras Journal, Vol. VIII, 128 ff. See also
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Kelsalls Dt. Manual, 241-59. The following epigraphs have been taken from the District Gazetteer and Mr. Sewell's Antiquities.

						Kumaraswami Temple.

480 & 481. " A Sasanam states that the temple was founded in S. 641 (A.D. 719). There is an inscription here dated S. 1137 (A.D. 1215)." (Antiquities, I, 108.) The first of these is mentioned by Newbold and alleged to be a Hale Kannada plate granted by " a king of the Marale dynasty named Bijala Naicanu." Mr. Francis points out that no such king is known to history and no definite pronouncement is possible about it. With regard to the second, i.e., the inscription of 1215, it is not referred to anywhere else. But Mr. Francis draws attention to an inscription in a detached stone inside the central shrine which says "that in 1205 A.D., a feudatory of the Hoysala king Vira Ballala II (1191-1212 A.D.) directed the revival of an endowment to the temple which had been made in the time of the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III (940--56), but had been discontinued." (Bellary Gazr., I, 321.) For the description of the legends and caves of the temple, its sati stones and festivals see Ibid, 322-3. The Baji Rao Stone is a singular memorial of a political episode. The Gazr mentions some inscriptions on the sati stones and the Navulasvami Kumarasvami temple. These are yet to be examined.

						Sandur.

482. "In the office of the Agent of the Raja, at Sandur, is a copper plate document evidencing the grant of land in inam to village carpenters, and the building of villages by a Narapati king." His name is given in the copy sent me, as " Krishna Raja, and the date as S. 1210 (A.D. 1288). There is probably an error somewhere." (Antiquities, I, 108.)

						SUPPLEMENT.

163-A. A C.P. grant in Prakrit of the eighth year (Samva 8, visa 6, diva 5). of the Pallava king Dharma-Maharaja Sivaskandavarman, issued from Kanchipura. The king confirms a gift made by his father Bappadeva. The record mentions Satahanirattha (Bellary District) as forming part of the Pallava kingdom and so shows that the Pallavas ruled over an empire which extended so far to the west. It is one of the earliest Pallava records available. See Ep. Ind., Vol. I, pp. 2-5 ; where its importance for determining the age of the early Pallavas on palaeographical grounds is given.
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						GENERAL.

The following copper plates mentioned by Mr. Sewell in his Antiquities, Vol. II, have not been properly located by him. He simply says that they were obtained for examination from the District Court, Chingleput, As the particular villages are not mentioned, I have given them under the heading " general."

1. C.P. No. 13 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Modern Grantha.) Records a grant in S. 1008 (A.D. 1086), Kaliyuga 4187, Nandana. The grant purports to have been executed by one Vira Sangudaiyan of the Chola country. [The dates are inconsistent. Evidently a forgery.. Edited in Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., p. 145. It refers to the establishment of a village near the five Pennais named Mantappedu on the site of an agrahara destroyed by the Raya and the authority to enjoy one-eighth of it by a person on payment of 250 pons. The inscription refers to the Measuring rod of 64 feet, to the privileges of smiths, vanniyars, weavers and fishermen. Written by one Narasimhachari. It ends with the words Yekkol Appaji.]

2. C.P. No. 14 of Mr. Sewell's List.In all respects similar to the above, of which it is apparently a duplicate. Edited in Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 146-47. Like the above it records the building of the village on the site of the one ruined by the Raya and the purchase of some share in it by the same person.

3. C.P. No. 15 of Mr. Sewell' s List .---(Modern Telugu with a Persian seal.) Records grant in S. 1008 (A.D. 1086), Kaliyuga 4187, Nandana. The grantor's name is omitted, but it states that he constructed the village of Mannavedu, near Arni, "after having divided the city of the Rayalu and dug a reservoir in the Agraharam " of a Brahman. On the reverse is a mantram in Grantha characters.

4. C.P. No. 16 of Mr. Sewell's List.---(Tamil.) Records grant by a Mussulman chief, styled Malta rasa rasa maniya raya Sri Rirayasi Kuppa Chandu Sayapu avergal, otherwise Kutb Chand Saheb, in Pramadicha, of certain lands, fees, exemption from taxation, and liberty to ride in a palanquin, to Sivandapada Settiyar, of the village, as a reward for faithful service, in the village of Arikoshatti puduppettai. Five kanis of land were given for the maintenance of the palanquin, besides exemption from the taxes on ploughing, the right to collect one measure for every bag of grains that came to the village for sale and one ser for every bag of provisions, etc. See Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 158-59.

4-A. C..P. No. 17 of Mr. Sewell's List.Records a grant by a chief (who is given a number of titles some of which are Vijayanagara ones) in S. 1488 (A.D. 1566), Prabhava, the second lunar day, Panguni.
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12, Wednesday, Rohini, to one Tanibusetti as a reward for discovery of a theft in the palace. The record says that the thieves were Tambu's relations, that he paid 2,000 pons for their release and that he was given by the Raya the privilege of collecting a handful for his food from all kinds of grain which came to the market and fourteen villages surrounding the village of Palaiyanam. (Palaiyanor in Madhurantakam Taluk ?.) See Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 156-58.

5. C.P. No. 21 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Now in the Madras Museum.) Records grant by a " Vallabha Maharaja" in S. 1377 (A.D. 1455), year Bhava, of certain lands and ceremonial privileges in some temples to one Vanniyappa Sinna Pillai, minister (Tantri) of Singeri Sankarachariyar, the chief of the priests of the temple at Singeri. The deed was executed in the presence of Sankarachariyar and bears his Narasimha seal. It is in very corrupt and modern Tamil and edited in Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 152-54.

6, C.P. No. 101 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Grantha and Tamil.) It records the dedication of certain lands to a Siva temple in the village of Nittapinoki Nallur (Nitya-vinodinallur ?) issued by Tappunatta Mumma Nayanar, in the fourteenth year of the reign of " Kopirirajakesarivarma." No date given. The seal on the ring joining the plates has a trisulam between two Nandis.

7. C.P. No. 139 of Mr. Sewell's List.--(Madras Museurn Plate No. I.) (Tamil in Grantha characters.) Records a grant, similar to I, 2 and 3 above. Records a grant in K. 4190, S. 1011, Manmatha, Chitral 22, by " the most powerful " chief Virasangudaiyan The object of the grant was some land in Alakkayyar said to be in Kanchimandalam. See Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 137-39.

The plate contains certain diagrams to show the divisions of the land granted.

8. C.P. No. 140 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Madras Museum Plate No. 2.) Records grant of lands. This is similar to No. 4 in its characters, and in its wordings. Edited in Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., p. 140.

9. C.P. No. 142 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Telugu.) Records on one side some mantrams with a Telugu seal, and on the other a representation of a tree, a cow, two human figures, and some other animals.

10. C.P. No. 143 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Museum Plate No. 5.) Another plate of the same series as No. I slightly different in character. See Tam and Sanskt. lnscrns., p. 142.

11. C,P. No. 144 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Madras Museum Plate No. 6,) This is in every respect identical with No. I. Edited in Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 143-44.

12 C.P. Na. 145 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Madras Museum Plate No 7.) (Tamil.) Records a sale-deed by which the followers (janangal ullattar) of Muttiyappa Nayakka, of the village of Krishna-odai,
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sold some lands to a merchant of Arni, in S. 1351 (A.D. 1429) Kaliyuga 4519, Vikari, during the reign of " Virasinga Raya Teva Maharaya " over the Tondamandalam. Edited in Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 150-52.

13. C.P. No. 148 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Madras Museum Plate No. 10) (Tamil.) Records a sale-deed by the followers of Muttiyappa Nayakka of the same village, who sold during the reign of Virasinga Raya, some lands to another merchant in S. 1349 (A.D. 1427), Kaliyuga 4517, Playa. The cost of 1,925 kulis (by the 32 span-rod) is given as 125 Pulicat pagodas. See Tam. and Sanskt. Inscrns., pp. 148-50, for a detailed edition of this inscription.

14. C.P. No. 147 of Mr. Sewell's List.(Telugu.) Records a grant of land in S. 1011 (A.D. 1089), Kaliyuga 4190, Manmatha. On the reverse is a mantram in Grantha characters, surrounded with Telugu letters, and a design with Vaishnava emblems of a very modern type.

15. C.P. No. 149 of Mr. Sewell's List.Word for word the same as No. I above.

16. C.P. No. 178 of Mr. Sewell's List.This is exact fac-simile of the inscriptions Nos. I and 2 above.

						CHINGLEPUT TALUK.

						Chingleput.

[See Antiquities, Vol. I, p.188, for a history and antiquities of the place.]

17, 294 of 1895.On a stone in the Madras Museum from Chingleput. A Tamil inscription of Vira Venkatapati Raya (I), dated S. 1530 (expd.) Saumya. Damaged.

18. 295 of 1895.On a stone in the same place. (Tamil.) Records a grant of land to a Vaishpava temple in the time of Nilagangaraiyan.

19. 296 of 1895.(Vattaluttu.) In the same place. Mutilated.

20. 297 of 1895.--(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the fifth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira Rajendra Choladeva (II), recording a gift of land by Nilagangaraiyan.

21. 298 of 1895.(Persian.) In the same place. Dated A.H, 104.

22. 299 of 1895.(Tamil.) In the same place. A much damaged record of Achyutadeva. Maharaya (1530-42).

23. 39 of 1911.On a slab built into the steps of the Sub-Collectors office, Chingleput. A Dutch record of A.D. 1749, mentioning the laying of the foundation of a fort (perhaps Orange of Sadras, according to Dr. Vogel), planned by C. P. Keller. See Tirukkalukkunram inscriptions where the latter's name is found, See Ep. Rep., 1911, p. 93.
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24. 29 of 1912.On a slab in the District Judge's bungalow at chingleput. A Dutch record which Mr. Cotton believes to be the epitaph on a Dutch tombstone brought from Sadras. It reads : "man's life is as a flower that fades."

						Idaiyanpadal (near Saluvankuppam).

						[See Antiquities, Vol. I, pp. 189-90.]

25. 56 of 1890.On a rock to the north of the caves at saluvan-kuppam, near Mahabalipuram. Gives the name Atiranachanda-pallavesvaragriham to the temple. S.I.I. I, No. 23, and Ep. Ind., X, p. 14.

26. 57 of 1890.--On another rock close to the preceding. A record of Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III ?), dated in his twenty-seventh year.

27 & 28. 534 and 535 of 1907.---(Sanskrit.) On the right and left walls of the rock-cut mantapa near Saluvankuppam, They record the erection of the Atiranachandesvara shrine by Atyantakama. [Rajasimha of Kanchi or Narasimhavarman II. See South Ind. Inscrns., Vol. I, Nos. 21 and 22, and Ep. Ind., X, pp. 12-14, Nos. 23 and 24.

						Irugunrappalli.

29. 617 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On a slab lying in a garden Records in Durmati a gift for the merit of Velikoti Singama Nayakkar-Ayyan. In modern characters. [The chief was evidently a member of the Venkatagiri family. See Antiquities, II, pp. 240-43 for the genealogy of these chiefs.]

						Kalattur.

A centre of the Kalamukha sect of Saivitism. Gomatham Sailarasi Pandita and Gnanarasi Pandita were, for example, owners of this and Tiruvanakkoyil temples. As Malar-Kalandai it is also famous in literary history as the native place of Poet Pugalendli, the author of the Nalavenba.]

30. 332 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Munkudumisvara temple. The Pandya king Jatavarman (unidentifiable) seems to record in his eighth year a gift of land. Mentions Gangaikondasola -chaturvedimangalam, which was perhaps another name of Kalattur. Stones missing.

31. 333 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records in his thirteenth year, gift of money for a lamp by a merchant who was a resident of Madavidipperunderu at Tiru-Mayilarpil in Puliyur-kottam to the temple of Peruntirukkoyil-Mahadeva at Kalattur, a village in Kalattur-kottam which was a subdivision of Jayan-gondasolamandala.
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32. 334 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in e eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva that Aravindavalli, a devaradiyal of Tiruvorriyur, set up in the same temple an image of Chandesvara and presented money for a lamp. Also, the merchant mentioned in No. 333 gave a lamp stand.

33. 335 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III?). Records in his fifth year gift of land in the village of Siru-Tandalam by one of the parikkirattu-pendugal of Valudalai-Mambakkam in Vallanadu, a subdivision of Damar-kottam, to the temple of Avudaiya-Nayanar at Kalattur.

34. 336 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of money for lamps by two dancing girls.

35. 337 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of a lamp by a Vaniyan.

36. 338 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya" (i.e., Kulottunga III, 1178-1216), gift of land by certain dancing girls of the temple. Mentions Kalattur alias Gangaikondasola-chaturvedimangalam.

37. 339 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) gift of two lamps to the temple of Peruntirukkoyil-Mahadeva at Kalattur by a Brahmana resident of that village.

38. 340 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of money for two lamps.

39. 341 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya " (i.e., Kulottunga III, 1178---1216), gift of three lamps.

40. 342 of 1911(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvana-chakravartin Sundara Pandyadeva gift of land for offerings to the same temple by Kakkunayakkan, one of the Kaikkolars of the temple. Mentions Gangaikondasola-chaturvedi-mangalam. [The king was in all probability Maravarman Sundara Pandya II " who took every country," who came to the throne in 1238-9 and, ruled till about 1251. For the exploits for a chief named Kakku Nayaka see N.A. 441.]
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41. 343 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Records in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva gift of land for offerings by Aludaiyanayaka, another Kaikkola of the same temple. See note to the above.

42. 344 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva gift of land for offerings by Mallandai, a third Kaikkola of the same temple. The donors in Nos. 40 and 41 were his brothers.

43. 345 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of land by two sisters who were the dancing girls (devaradiyar) of the temple. Registers that one of these set up the image of Kshetrapala in the temple. Mentions Palipakkam, a hamlet of Kalattur.

44. 346 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan an order of his to the chief Tondaiman, on the two hundred and ninety-third day of the year, to grant certain lands in and around Kalattur clubbed together under the name of Kulottun-gasolan Tiruttoridattogainallur as a devadana to the temple of Peruntirukkoyiludaiya Mahadeva for the tirumadaivilagam and a flower garden. Anapaya Muvendavelan is stated to have been the royal secretary (tirumandira-olai). As Anapaya is proved by a Tiruvarur inscription (269 of 1901) to be a title of Kulottunga II, it is plain that the Kulottunga of this inscription is Kulottunga II, a conclusion which palaeography confirms. See Tiruvanakkoyil and Tiruvarur inscriptions.

45. 347 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), " who was pleased to take Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of land by a dancing girl (devaradiyal) of the temple.

46. 348 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of 1,153 kuli of land by another girl of the same temple. Mentions Ottippakkam, a hamlet of Kalattur.

47. 349 of 1911.(Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the Mukha-mantapa in the same temple. A record of the Pallava king Nandivarma-Maharaja. Mentions in his fourteenth year Kalattur-kottam and a certain Paramesvara. [It is not known which of the Nandivarmans is referred to.]
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48. 350 of 1911.--(Tamil.) Round the Amman shrine in the same temple. Records in Prabbava gift of the village of Kalppattu in Kalattur-Simai to the temple of Peruntirukkoyiludaiya-Nayinar for the merit of Vira-Narasingarayar, by a certain Virappa-Nayaka, son of Vimarayi-ravuttar.

49. 351 of 1911--(Tamil.) In the same place. Records in the fifteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva (1250-83) that a certain Arulalapperumal alias Rajaraja-Viluppa-raiyan constructed the shrine of the goddess and presented lands to it for the merit of his mother.

						*Mavalivaram (Mahabalipuram).

For an excellent account of the local architectural works and a valuable bibliography on the same see Antiquities 1, 189-91. The place is well-known in Vaishnavite history as the birthplace of one of the three first Alvars and referred to both in the Devaram and Nalayirprabandha.

50. I of 1887. Inside shore temple. Records that in the ninth year of Vira Rajendrachola (I or II?) the Mahasabha of Siridavur or Narasimhamangalam gave 2,000 kulis of land to the Lord of Tiruk-kadalmalli. See S.I. Inscrns., Vol. I, No. 42, pp. 68-9.

51. 2 of 1887. On the south base of the shore temple. A record of the twenty-fifth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman Rajaraja (I), giving very interesting details of a contract amongst the villagers for the division of land among them and the dues of the land-less. S.I. Inscrns., No. 40, pp. 63-6.

52. 3 of 1887. On the north base of the shore temple. A record of the twenty-sixth year of Rijaraja I. Mentions the three shrines of Rajasimha Pallavesvaradeva, Kshatriyasimha Pallavesvaradeva and Pallikondar. [Tirumangai Alvar refers to the existence side by side of Siva and Vishnu.]

53. 4 of 1887. Inside Gangaaikonda Mantapam. No details.

54. 5 of 1887. Front wall of the Varahasvami temple. No details.

55. 54 of 1890. On a rock-cut niche into the left of the Varahasvamin temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050-62), dated in his ninth year.

(Footnote: *The inscriptions collected by Colonel Mackenzie in this place are enumerated and summarized in Ins., S. Dts., p. 187, Nos. 13-18 and Rais. Catal, III, PP 333-4. I  have given them under No. 81-A to 81-F. it is not improbable that a few are repetitions of the epigraphs copied by the Department. The original Mack. MS. is No, 845 (No. 50, C. M. 1019), section 6. I have inquired in the Oriental Manuscripts Library for it and been informed that it is missing.)
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56. 55 of 1890. On a stone near the tank at Pavalakkaransattaram or chavadi). A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva, dated in S. 1457 expired, Manmatha. [Sir Walter Elliot has misread this inscription as that of Vikramadeva, dated S, 1157.]

57. 310 of 1901. On the east wall of the Gangaikonda mantapa. (Tamil.) A record of the fourteenth year of Tribhuvana-chakravartin Kulottungacholadeva. Mentions Amurnadu in Amurkottam in Jayankondachola mandalam.

58 to 74. 512 to 528 of 1907.(Archaic script.) Inscriptions on the Dharmarajaratha. See South Ind. Ins., Vol. I, Nos. 1 to 17, where Dr. Hultzsch edits these. They consist of a string of titles of the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II [Burnell mistook the titles to be those of a deity. Dr. Hultzsch identifies Atyantakama with Paramesvaravarman I, but ..Mt. Krishna Sastri with Narasimhavarman II. See Ep. Rep., 1913, p. 89.

75. 529 of 1907.On the third storey of the same ratha, west: The ratha is called Atyantakama-Pallavesvara-griham. [Owing to his identification of Atyantakama with Paramesvaravarman I and Rajasimha with his predecessor, Hultzsch believes that the son appropriated to himself the Dharmaraja-ratha which his father had excavated ; but the excavator was probably Paramesvara's son Narasimhavarman II and he was himself Atyantakama.

76. 530 of 1907.--On a pillar of the rock-cut .mantapa southwest of the "Gopis' churn" in the same village. Consists of the biruda Vamankusa.

77. 531 of 1907.In the Ganesa temple in the same village. The alphabet of this and the next is attributed by Burnell on palceographical grounds to about A.D. 700. It differs from the alphabet of 58-74 in being extremely florid. See South Ind. Ins., Vol. I, No. 18.

78. 532 of 1907.--In the Dharmaraja mantapa in the same village. The inscription says that the Ganesa shrine and this mantapa were made by Atyantakama (i.e., Narasimhavarman II). See South Ind. Ins., Vol. I, No. 19.

79, 533 of 1907.In the Ramanuja mantapa in the same village. This inscription consists of the last verse of the above two inscriptions and seems to have been a third inscription of Atyantakama. See South Ind. Ins., Vol. I, No. 20.

80. 566 of 1912.(Pallava-grantha.) On the plinths of two balipithas recently excavated in the courtyard of the shore temple. A damaged record of the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II who had the titles of Rajasimha and Atyantakama. Registers four Sanskrit verses in praise of the king.

81-A. On a stone in the temple of Varahasvami. Records gift of land by the people of Chennapuram in the ninth year of . . Varma . Ins., S Dts., p. 187, No. 13.
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81-B. On a stone in the temple of Sthalasayana-Perumal temple. Records grant of 1,000 kulis to the God in the twentieth year of the reign of Ko-Parakesarivarman. Ins., S. Dts., p. 187, No. 14.

81-C. On the north wall of the same temple. Records that Dalavay Tirumalanayaka granted the village of Kunnattur to Sthalasayana-Perumal in Bahudhanya, in the reign of Sri-Ranga-raya. Ibid. No. 15.

81-D. Below the above., Records grant of land in Chedirayanellore to the God and Sri-Vaishnava Brahmins in the reign of . . . Varma Rangaraja. Ibid., p. 188, No. 16.

81-E. On the south side of the temple. Records gift of twelve madas to the priests for a lamp by Adinarayana in the reign of Tribhuvanachakravarti. Ibid., p. 189, No. 17.

81-F. Below the above. Records that in the reign of " Soomukaharayen " in Svabhanu, the people of Mahabalipuram and twelve other villages declared, the lands of Sthalasayana-Perumal to be rent-free. Ibid. No. 18.

						Nandivanam.

82. 255 of 1910.(Grantha.) On a slab set up in the Ganesa temple. Records gift of a perpetual lamp to . . . at Nandipura by a certain Sekkilan Kuttera. [Sekkilan is a sub-caste of the Vellala community. The great author of the Periapurana, for instance was a member of the Sekkila community.]

						Nerumbur.

83, 271 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the west base of the Tiruvalisvara temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar (II), dated Plavanga, Mina, su. di. 10, Monday, Sodi (wrong for Revati), corresponding to Monday, 24th May 1367. Seems to record gift of lands for offerings to the temple of Tiruvanisuramudaiya-Nayanar by Varahapillai, son of Chakravarti Kalingarayan.

84. 272 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same base. The Vijayanagara king Gajavettaikara Devarajra (i.e., II 1422-49), fixes in S. 1358 (A.D. 1436-7), Nala, Tai Samkramana, that two penams were to be paid as pattadai-nulayam on each loom of the Kaikkolar living in the tirumadaivilagam of the temple of Tiruvanisuramudaiya-Nayanar at Nerumur in Kalattur-parru.

85. 273 of 1912.(Tamil.), On the same base. Sakalaloka-chakravartin Rajanarayanan Sambuvarayar records in his ninth year (i.e., A.D. 1346), gift of land for offerings and other services, to the temple of Tiruvaymisuramudaiya-Nayanar at Nerumur.

86. 274 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a pillar of the mantapa within the same temple. Records the gift of the pillar by Kannara-mudaiya Pallavarayan of Ilattur.
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87. 275 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the threshold of the entrance into the same temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I), date of which is lost. Contains a portion of the historical introduction beginning with tirumagal pola. Seems to record a gift of land for lamps and offerings to a temple at Nerumur.

88. 276 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in the street of the same village. Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayanan Sambuvarayar fixes in his seventh year (i.e., 1344 A.D.), the rate of kadamai and vasalvari to be paid by the Kaikknlar living in the premises of the temple of Tiruvanisuramudaiya-Nayanar.

						Taiyur.

88-A. On a stone in the local temple. Records that Tittarappillai (son of Appaiya), granted in S. 1458, Dunmuki, in the reign of Achyutadevaraya, the village of Kondanallur for the worship of God Tirumurugesvara-Udaiyar. Ins., S. Dts., p. 185, No. 5, and Rais. Catal.,III p. 343.

						Tirukkachchur.

89. 261 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Kachchapesvara temple. Dated in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II, 1178--86). Records that the oil-mongers of Kanchi and its suburbs and those of the twenty-four nagaras met in the temple of Tiruk-kattupalliyudaiya-Nayanar, at Kanchi-managaram and decided that the usual tax on oil mills in the temple premises, together with a specified quantity of oil and a fee of one kasu per oil-mill, be paid to the temple for offerings and lamps. This they declared to be their Jatidharma. [The assembly seems to have diverted the tax from Government to temple thus enhancing its own burden.]

90. 262 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?), gift of land for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvalakoyiludaiya-Nayanar at Tirukkachchur in Sengunra-nadu, a subdivision of Kalattur kottam in Jayangonda-cholamandalam.

91. 263 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of bell-metal vessels to the same temple by a private individual.

92. 264 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of money for a lamp to the same temple. Tirukkachchur was known also by its surname Nittavinodanallur. [See Ep. Ind., XL 248, where Mr. Sewell points out from the chronological details of the epigraph that the date is December 18th, A.D. 1229.]
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93. 265 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadeva gift of land for a lamp.

94. 266 of 1909 .--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the forty-sixth year of Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of ninety sheep for a lamp. Mentions Velima-nadu in Urrukkattu-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam.

95. 267 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Records in the seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadava gift of land for a lamp by a native of Tirukovalur in Naduvilnadu.

96. 268 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirteenth year of Rajanarayanan Sambuvarayar gift of land by a Jiyar (priest) of Pushpagiri whose name, perhaps, was Samkarasiva. See Ep. Ind., XI, 250-1, where Mr. Sewell points out that the details of the date (Sunday, Krittika, Aparapaksha dvitiya, tula) are irregular both for A.D. 1349 and 1350, which should have been his thirteenth year as the Kanchi and Sevilimedu inscriptions show that he came to the throne in 1337.

97. 269 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakosarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Kulottungacholadeva gift of ninety sheep for a lamp by a certain Tiruvarangadevan alias Virudarajabhayankarachcholiyaraiyan.

98, 270 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III gift of money for two lamps. [See Ep. Ind, XI, 248, where Mr. Sewell discusses the details of the date and finds them to be irregular.]

99. 271 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-choladova (III), "who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya.," gift of money for a lamp by the wife of Panchanadivanan alias Rajaraja-Nilagangaraiyan. See No. 103.

100. 22 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (Ill?) gift of money for a lamp by a native of Pillaippakkam alias Kaitavakaitavanallur in Maganur-nadu, a subdivision of Sengattu kottam in Jayaangondacholamandalam.

101. 273 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of vessels to the same temple.

102. 274 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Kulottungacholadeva (III, 1178-1216). Refers in
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his thirty-seventh year to the failure of crops in the tenth year and the consequent troubles as regards payment of taxes. An incomplete record.

103. 275 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An inscription of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadeva (III), "who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records in his thirteenth year, gift of thirty-two cows and one bull for a lamp, Kulottungasola Kannappan Adinayan Panchanadivanan alias by Rajaraja Nilagangaraiyan of Tiruchchuram in Kulottunga-Chola Valanadu, a subdivision of Puliyer-kottam in Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam.

104. 276 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of land for a lamp.

105. 277 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?) gift of money for a lamp by a native of Pillaippakkarn alias Kaitava Kaitavanallur in Maganur-nadu, a subdivision of Sengattukottam in Jayangonda-cholamandalam.

106. 278 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Records gift of a lamp. Built in at the beginning. In continuation of this is engraved a fragmentary record of Kulottungacholadeva (III).

107. 279 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Refers in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Kulottungacholadeva (III) to the troubles mentioned in No. 102 and records that a private individual of Oyma-naclu provided for offerings in the temple. [The residents of Tirukkachehur borrowed from him 15 kasus and allowed him towards interest a piece of land which was the common property of the village, besides paying the tax clue to Government on that land. It shows that the assembly was responsible for the revenue even in bad times.]

108. 280 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. The Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva records in his forty-fifth year gift of three cows for a lamp.

109. 281 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) " who :was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of thirty-two cows and one bull for a lamp by a certain Mullaippadi-Tiruchchura Kannappan whose titles are identically the same as those of Kulottungasola Kannappan mentioned in No. 103.
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110. 282 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungachola-deva (III), alias Tribhuvanaviradeva, who being pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya, was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and victors", in his fortieth year. Mentions an order (olai) of a certain Irunandivarman.

111. 283 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-sixth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan gift of land for offerings to the same temple in the village of Sengunram alias Arumolidevanallur and in another which was situated in Valla-nadu. Aramolidevanallur was apparently named after Sekkilar, the author of The Periapurana who was a native of Kunrattur.

112. 284 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga Chola III) gift of money for a lamp by a native of Iraiyar in Kunra-nadu, a subdivision of Urrukkattu-kottam in Jayangonda Cholamandalam.

113. 285 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadeva (III), " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon) and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of thirty-six sheep for three lamps.

114. 286 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-second year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan gift of lands in three villages, viz., Parippakkarn, Arumbakkam and Mattur which belonged to Mangadu-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyar-kottam alias Kulottunga-chola-valanadu, in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam. These lands were to be looked after by the servants of the temple of Tiruvaiyar-Udaiyar at Kuttanbakkam in Mangadu-nadu.

115. 287 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadeva (III) " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura), and the crowned head of the Pandya " gift of money for two lamps. One of the donors was a native of Velur in Damanurnadu, a subdivision of Urrukkatu-kottam.

116. 288 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadeva gift of 4 kasu for two lamps by a native of Ulalur alias Rajarajanallar in Kalattur-nadu, a subdivision of Kalattur-kottam in Jayangondacholamandalam.

117. 289 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kalottunga-Choladeva gift of 4 kasu for two lamps.
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118. 290 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) alias Tribhuvanaviradeva," who having taken Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya, was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and victors (i.e., Kulottutnga III, 1186-1216)", gift of a village of 67 veils of land by one Nandivarman, as an auxiliary endowment to the temple of Tiruvalakkoyil-Udaiyar at Tirukkachchur. Mentions Madaiyarpulliyarn in Vallanadu. The devadana lands had been dwindling, the daily worship and repairs neglected, and hence this donation.

119. 291 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin . . . Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya (evidently Kulottunga III), date of which is lost. Records gift of 3,000 new kasu for lamps.

120. 292 of 1909.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Kulottunga Choladeva, dated twenty-fifth year. Seems to record a gift of lamp.

121. 293 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva gift of thirty-two cows and one bull for a lamp.

122. 294 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, dated in his sixth year. Seems to record a gift of land.

123. 295 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Karuvar, and the crowned head of the Pandya ". The residents of the village of Sengunram who saw that there was no facility for the irrigation of the lands in Ambarpakkam alias Irandidutyaginallur which was a hamlet of Sengunram and a devadana of the temple, excavated, at the expense of the temple, a tank in their own holding, put up a sluice to it, and agreed to irrigate the lands of both villages from it. [It seems that the cost of excavation fell to the temple, while the land to the residents. Hence both profit by the transaction.]

124. 296 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the Seventeenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of money for a lamp by a native of Mulangudi in Uyyakkondavalanadu, a district of Chola-mandalam,

125. 297 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), " who was pleased to take Madurai
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(Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of 2 old kasu for a lamp.

126. 298 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva, " who having taken Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya, was pleased to perform the anointment heroes and victors " (i.e., Kulot-tuftga III), gift of money for a lamp by a native of Iraiyar in Kunranadu, a subdivision of Urrukkattu-kottam in Jayangondav-Chola-mandalam.

127. 299 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladava (III) " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon) and the crowned head of the Pandya," gift of 4 old kasu for two lamps by a native of Velur in the district of Damanur-nadu.

128. 300 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the outer prakara of the same temple. .A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (II? 1276-90); fixes the taxes in his fourteenth year, to be paid by traders, weavers and oil-mongers, to the king and to the temple. These were six panams per year on each shop-keeper, on each loom of the Kaikkolar, on each loom of the Saliyar and on each oil monger.

129. 301 of 1909.---(Tamil..) On the same wall. Records that Poyyamolimangalam was the proprietary village (kani) of a certain Perunambi, a descendent of Sattanar who, among the learned assembly (Kadigai) of that village, was entitled Muttamilacharya and was well-versed in the Tamil language. The Government Epigraphist suggests that " we may have to find in this a possible reference to Sattanar, the author of the ancient work Manimegalai." [The name Poyyamolimangalam also suggests the Tamil poet Poyyamolippulavar, who was a native of Uraiyar (130) in Sengattukkottam. For his life see Abhidanachintamani, p. 741-42.]

130. 302 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. .ecords in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva gift of thirty cows and one bull for a lamp by a native of Mananallur alias Virasola-chattur-vedimangalam in Sembur-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam. [See Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, p. 259, where Mr. Sewell points out that the details of date would suit Jatavarman S.P. II. (1276-90). Mr. Sewell infers from this epigraph that the king's accession day should have been subsequent to July 3, A.D. 1276.]

131. 303 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventh year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Sundara.Pandyadeva gift of one buffalo for a lamp.
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[See Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, pp. 254-5, where Mr. Sewell says that it isa very irregular date, which cannot belong either to the first or second king of this name.]

132. 304 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva in his eighth year. Mentions the temple of Devaradisuramudaiya-Nayanar and the village of Manarkudi which was a devadana of the Tirukkachchur temple.

133. 305 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin. Sundara-Pandyadeva (1) gift by a temple dancing girl, of a lamp and a brass image carrying it. [See Ep. lad., Vol. XI, p. 256, where Mr. Sewell fixes the date as Monday, May 27, A.D. 1258.]

134. 306 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the second year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin

Pandyadeva gift of land at Perumbedu in Maganurnadu, a subdivision of Sengattu-Kottam, by two private individuals .of Dharmapuram in Surattur nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam. Mentions Panchanadivanan Arunagiripperumal Nilagangaraiyan. See No. 103 above.

135. 307 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the west wail of the same prakara. A record of the reign of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva. Fixes the rates at which certain taxes had to be collected on cattle (Attiraippattam) in (the district of) Irandayiraveliparru. One of the signatories was Sundara-Pandya-Kandiyadevan. The scale of taxes "exempted the calves and the young ones of sheep and goats, but imposed one panam per year on each head of ten cows, on each herd of five buffaloes and do each herd of fifty sheep." See S.A. 178 for the probable identity of the king.)

136. 308 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventeenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (II) gift of three cows for a lamp by a merchant of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalm, while the king was residing in the street Bhuvanamuludupperunderuvu of that village. [See Ep. Ind., Vol. Xl, p. 259, where Mr. Sewell discusses the details of the date and decides that it should be Monday, August 25, A.D. 1292.]

137. 309 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the nineteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva gift of taxes collected in the village of Nariyanpakkam which belonged to Irandayiraveli-parru, to the matha of Mudaliyur Perumal-Tadar of that village. [Tadan reminds the literary student of the rival of Kamba who criticised
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his Mummanikkavai and who got from the admiring Chola the village of Kuvam in Tondamandalam.]

138. 310 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the tenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (II, ? 1276-90) gift of two veli of land in Irandayiraveliparru north of (Tirukkachur) to two worshippers in the temple of Tiruvegambamudaiya-Nayanar at Kanchipuram (Conjeeveram).

139. 311 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. Records in the twenty-eighth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin alias Vijayagandagopaladeva the sale of land mentioned in No. 134 situated in Oddangadu, a hamlet of Perumbedu, by the residents of the latter village, to a native of Dharmapuram.

140. 312 of 1909.--{Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana-Udaiyar (Virupaksha I), son of Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II) in Dundubhi. Records that two families (kudi) were dedicated for the hereditary service of the temple, viz., to look after its lamps, and declared by the villagers to be free from all assessments.

141. 313 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. The Vijayanagara king Vira-Viruppana-Udaiyur (Virupaksha I) records in Raktakshin, dedication of two other families for the same purpose and for carrying the god in procession.

142. 314 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (II) the renewal of a contract by the Siva Brahmanas, to burn a lamp in the temple. Quotes the twentieth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva (II), the thirty-eighth year of Tribhuvanaviradeva (i.e., Kulottunga III), the fifteenth year of Rajarajadeva (III), the seventeenth year of Rajarajadeva and the seventh year of Sundara-Pandyadeva (I ?).

143. 315 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva, dated in his thirteenth year (Wednesday, Asvani, Purvapaksha-panchami of Kumbha). Records a gift to the temple of Tirukkachchur. Refers to the confiscation of the property of some rebellious and misbehaved people at Uttippakkam. Mr. Krishna Sastri identifies this king with Jatavarman Sundara Pandya II, but Mr. Sewell points out in Ep. Ind , Vol. XI, p. 256, that the dates are satisfactory neither for the first nor the second king of that name. The date works out correctly for Sundara Pandya III, who, according to Mr. Swamikannu Pillai, came to the throne in March 1294. The present date corresponds regularly to 8th February, A.D. 1306. The inscription is very interesting, for the insight it gives into the method of criminal administration of those days.

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A number of Brahmans of the village of Uttippakkam (and certam Vellalas) gave up their caste duties, took up the profession of highway men, wore weapons, " murdered the Brahmans, cut off their ears, insulted the Brahman ladies, committed robbery, destroyed cattle, and sold them," to the distress and dismay of the people. The offenders were beaten, fined, deprived of their homes and kept under surveillance (?), but they did not mend. The people complained to Pottappi Rayar who was in charge of the country and he sent a chief named Valluvanadalavan Irungolar at the head of a band of Malayala soldiers. Many criminals succeeded in escaping to the hills and even in rescuing some who were caught. The king ordered the confiscation and sale of their lands to temples and charitable institutions ; but of the proceeds the major portion was paid into the treasury in lieu of the fines, and the rest presented to the temple as a permanent charity in the name of the criminals.

144. 316 of 1909.(Tamil.) On a detached stone built into the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Anjanakshi-amman shrine in the same temple. A fragmentary record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanacholadeva " who took Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya and was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and victors " (i.e., Kulottunga III), date of which is lost. Refers to the setting up of an image of the Saiva saint Tirunavukkarasudev (i.e., Appar).

145. 317 of 1909.(Tamil.) On another detached stone built into the same wall. A fragment of a record of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva, "who was pleased to take every country." [The identity of the king affords a problem. See, however, note to 147.]

146. 318 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On, the south and east walls of the Marundisvara temple in the same village. The Saluva king Narasingaraya records in S. 1406, Saumya, that a new village designated Marundakkunadayapuram was founded on the hill at Tirukkachchur for the merit of the king by Nagamanayaka who was the foremost of his servants (mudarppavdai), and that the Kaikkolar and others occupying that village were to pay a certain tax (i.e.,  panam per month on each loom). [Was Nagama the father of Visvanatha Naik of Madura ? Narasinga, it should be noted, does not recognize a suzerain.]

147. 319 of 1909.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Vighnesvara shrine near the tank, in the same village. Records in the eighth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, ? 1251-64) "who was pleased to take every country," gift of land in Brahmakulattur alias Vettaikaran-kulattur Urrnkkattu-kottam, to the temple of Narpattennayira-Vinnagar Emberuman at Tirukkachchur. [See Ep. Ind., XI, 255,
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where Mr. Sewell points out that the date is irregular, and suits neither Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I or II.]

						Tirukkalukkunram.*

[This is the celebrated Pakshitirtha, mentioned in the Devaram and known in Chola times as UlagaIandasolapuram in Kalatturnadu in Kalattur-Kottam. See Antiquities, I, 191 and Ind. Antq., X, 198.]

148. 167 of 1894.---(Tamil.) On the wall of the strong room of the Vedagirisvara temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman (a predecessor of Parantaka I), dated in his twenty-seventh year, renewing a grant made by the Pallava kings Skandasishya and Vatapikonda Narasimhavarman. [See Madras Christian College Magazine for October 1890, and Ep. Ind., III, 277-80. Mr. Venkayya identifies Narasimha with Narasimhavarman I, the contemporary of Gnanasambanda and Siruttonda.]

149. 168 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I) in his thirteenth year. Records gift of a lamp by Nedumal Sattan Sennipperayan of Karaikkattur in. Amur-kottam and his mother. See Ep. Ind., III, 280-I.

150. 169 of 1894.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), dated in his seventeenth year. Published by Venkayya in the Madras Christian College Magazine for April 1892, and Ep. Ind., III, pp. 282-6. Records gift of lamp by a native of Karai.

151, 170 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, dated in his nineteenth year. Records that a Sattan of Karai built a hall in the shrine and provided for water, fire, etc., besides one patti of land which he had purchased from Isana Siva or Nakkadi Bhatta. The money was deposited with the local Sabha.

152. 171 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivariman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-43) in his sixteenth year. Gift of a lamp.

153. 172 Of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Ka-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhi-rajadeva gift of land. [The king was very probably Rajadhiraja I who ruled from 1018 to 1052.]

154. 173 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendradeva (1052-63) gift of land.

(Footnote: *The inscriptions collected by Mackenzie have been given in Ins., S. Dts., pp. 16877, Nos 1-27 and Rais. Catal.,III, 341-2, I have traced thirteen of them to the corresponding ones above. The remaining fourteen I have given under Nos. 193.-193-N.)
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155. 174 of 1894.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in de fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottungacholadeva (1070-1118) gift of 90 ewes for a lamp. See S.I.I III, No. 69, pp. 143-8.

156. 175 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventh year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Vira-Rajendradeva (I, ? 1063-70) gift of a lamp.

157. 176 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) gift of a lamp.

158. 177 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the same temple, right of entrance. A damaged record of the Vira-Devaraya-Udaiyar, dated Vikriti.

159. 178 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Rajanarayana Samburaya (i.e., A.D. 1340) gift of a lamp.

160. 179 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the prakara. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (1), dated in his forty-second year. Records that an inhabitant of Rajarajapuram made over 10 kasu to temple authorities who purchased, with this some land for maintaining a matha of Naminandi Adaigal and one of the 63 devotees of Siva). S.I.I III, No. 75, pp. 164-8. Also Ins., S. Dts., p. 169, No. 6 and Ind. Antq., Vol. XXI, p. 281-ff.]

161. 180 of 1894.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva a copy of a former copper-plate recording the boundaries of Tirukkalukkunram. [This inscription is given in Ins., S. Dts., p. 170, No. 8, but the year is given as 33.]

162. 181 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Ko-Perunjingadova records in his twenty-first year, gift of a lamp. See Ep. Ind., VII, 165. The date corresponded, according to Kielhorn, to Saturday, the 10th February, A.D. 1274.

163. 182 of 1894..--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Tribhuvanaviradeva (i.e., Kulottunga III, 1178-1216) in his thirty-seventh year relating gift of a lamp.

164. 183 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. An incomplete record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva (II ?), dated in his ninth year. Records gift of a lamp.

165. 184 of 1804.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Gift of land by Konerinmaikondan in his thirty-fourth year, for repairs of the temple.

166. 185 of 1894.--(Tamil.) On the inside of the east wall of the third prakara of the same temple, right of entrance. A
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damaged record of Kampana-Udaiyar (II ?), son of Vira (Bukka I ?) dated Ananda. [This is evidently inscription No. 22, in Ins., S. Dts., p. 174, No. 22. It says that the property of the deity stolen by a man was restored at the expense of his own, worth 750 panams.]

167. 186 of 1894.---(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Tripura-sundari shrine in the same temple. Records in the ninth year of the Pandya king Ko-Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251 ---64), gift of a lamp. See Ep. Ind., VI, 307, where Kielhorn points out that the exact date is Sunday, 15th June,, A.D. 1259. [See Ins., S. Dts., p. 173, No. 19, where the regnal year is misread as I.]

168. 187 of 1894.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the ninth year of the Pandya king Ko-Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (1251-64) gift of gold. Ind. Antq., XXI, 343. [See the Srirangam and Triuppukkuli inscriptions ; Ind. Antq. XXII, p. 221 ; and Ep. Ind., VI, p. 307, where Kielhorn gives the date as Tuesday, 29th April 1259.] See also Ins., S. Dts., p. 173, No. 20.

169. 188 of 1894.--(Tamil.) On both sides of the entrance into the second prakara of the same temple. Records in the ninth year of the Pandya king Sundara Pandyadeva the setting up of a linga by a chief of Adigai and gift of 67 % panams. [See Ins., S. Dts p. 174, No. 21, where this inscription is given.]

170. 189 of 1894.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Bhakta-vatsala temple on the hill. A much damaged record of the Pandya king Sundara Pandya.

171. 57 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the kitchen in the Bhaktavatsalesvara temple, left of entrance. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Bukkaraya II records in .S. 1328, Vyaya, gift of land for repairs and for the festival called Bukkarayan-sandi (named after the king), to the temple of Tirukkalukkunramudaiya Nayinar. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 171, No. 10.

172. 58 of 1909.(Tamil.) In the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Pratapa Bukkaraya (II). Records in S. 1328, Vyaya, gift of land to the temple of Tirumalai Aludaiya Nayanar, by the people of Ayiravelipparru. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 171, No. 11, where this inscription is given.]

173. 59 of 1909.(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva, dated thirteenth year. Records gift of a village for the festival called Kalingarayan-Sandi to the same temple by the inhabitants of Kalattur-parru. Tirukkalukkunram was a village in Kalatturkottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam. Mentions Kappalur alias Ulagalandasolanallar in Muttarukkurram in Pandi-mandalam. [The king came to the throne in 1253. and so the year of the inscription was A.D. 1266. I have traced this inscription in the Mack. MSS. See ins., S. Dts., p. 172, No. 13.]
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174. 60 of 1909.---(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya, dated in S. 1320, Paridhavi. [This inscription is given in the Mack. MSS, It is said to record the grant of Vangalappakkam to Tirukkalukkunra Nayanar. See ins., S. Dts., p. 171, No. 12.]

175. 61 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall, right of entrance. Records in the tenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya (i.e., A.D. 1347) gift of land, by purchase, to the temple of Tirukkalukkunramudaiya-Nayanar. Mentions Pudup-pattinam alias Solamarttandanallur in Mondur-nadu, a subdivision of Amurkottam, a district of Jayangondachola-mandalam. [See Ins., S. Dts., p. 172, No. 16. It says that the village was worth 350 panams.]

176. 62 of 1909.(Tamil.) In the same place. Records in the seventh year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Trihhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva gift of cows for a lamp to the shrine of Shanmukha-Pillaiyar by a native of Vanavanmadevi-chaturvedimangalam in Amurkottam. [Is this king identical with that Maravarman Vikrama Pandya who came to the throne in 1282 and who was the victor over Viraganda Gopala and Ganapati of the Kakatiya dynasty ?]

177. 63 of 1909.--(Tamil.) In the same place. Records in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Vijaya-Bhupatiraya (Bukka Ill), in Vijaya, gift of taxes for a festival by Nagesvaramudaiyan Villavarayan who was the agent of the king. See Ins., Dts., p. 172, No. 14.

178. 64 of 1909.---(Tarnil.) In the same place. Records in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Bhutpatiraya, in S. 1330, gift of 32 cows for a lamp by a native of Nerkulam, at the rate of  measure of ghee daily for a lamp. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 172, No. 15 also. Bhupati was son of Bukka II.]

179. 65 of 1909.---(Tamil.) At the top of the second pillar from the right in the upper verandah of the Orukal mantapa, on the hill. A damaged record. Mentions Kalattur Kottam, Mulatanattu Perumanadigal and Vatapikonda Narasingapottarasa. (i.e., Narasimhavaram I, the conqueror of Vatapi).

180 to 188. 66 to 73 of 1909.(English.) On the eight pillars of the upper and lower verandah in the same mantapa. Records in seventeenth century A.D. signatures of Dutch officers.

189. 74 of 1909.(English.) On the walls of the same mantapa. Records in seventeenth century A.D. signatures of Dutch officers.

190. 75 of 1909.(English.) At the entrance into one of the temple kitchens on the same hill. Records signatures of Dutch officers of the nineteenth century.
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191. 329(a) to (m) of 1911.--(Roman characters.) On the wall at the entrance into the birds' kitchen, on the hill. The following names (read tentatively) are engraved :---(a) A.D. Kiergr 1666 ; (b) C. J. Keys, Price, .Gyfford ; (c).H. C. Rabel, 89 Alack, L. Gray,Anne; (d) H. Dabon 1749; (e) . vkerck ; ( f )T. Campic; (g) D. V. A. S. ; (h) J. A. Van Braam Nederld Commisss XX Febry MDCCCXIII, C/40 I.S. Peelman ; (i) N. D. Jong Heere 1749; (j) 85 T. Poughion, 35; (k) P. E. Van Hogendrop, A. Vandenbroek ; (See Cotton's Tombs, p. 187, No. 1006). A.M.E., L. Brachi-1793, M. Dormx, Wed. L. Aag . C.W. Cantervisscher 179... ; (1) W. Van Somesen	 P. St. Paul, C. J. Kevsersg, 1750 C. P. Kellee; (m) Lucas, L. Hemsinck. 1662. [The last was either the chief at Sadraspatam from A.D. 1666 to (686 or an engineer of that name who died in 1661. See Ep. Rep., 1912, p. 92, for details.]

192. 330 of 1911.(Roman characters.) On the wall of the temple kitchen on the same hill. Perhaps damaged at the right end. Registers the names:W. Silves, H. Stee . 5.

193. 331 of 1911.(Roman characters.) On the west wall of a ruined mantapa in the north main street of the same village. "Geo : Dawson lived in this Choy. Fm. 18 October to 9 December 1769." Dawson was a Madras civilian. Entered the Company's service in 1751. Member of Madras Council, 1768. Chief of Cuddalore, 1769. Returned to England, 1776. See Ep. Rep., 1912, p. 92.

193-A. On the south wall of the gate in the temple of Bhaktavatsalasvami. Records that one Tondamana Rayan purchased the village " Echencaurana " for 250 golden panams and granted it to the God in Vibhava. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 158, No. I.

193-B. In the same place. Records that one Narayanadeva and another gave in the reign of Virupanna Udaiyur the village of Vampattu (?) for 1,360 panams. Ibid., No. 2.

193-C. On the south wall of the gate of Bhaktavatsala temple. Records that in the same reign, in Vibhava, 53 velis of land in a village were sold for 1,560 panams. Ibid., No. 3.

193-D. In the same place. Records that Vira Kampana Udaiyar levied on the local weavers a tax of 70 panams per annum, to be paid to the deity. Ibid., No. 4.

193-E. In the same place. Records that in the reign of Vira Bukkana-Udaiyar, in Nala, certain allowances were made to the deity. Ibid., No. 5.

193-F. On the southern surrounding wall. Records that Tillaimuvayiranambi and his brother Ramabhatta purchased four patakam of land for 100 kasus and granted it to the God Tiruk-kalukkunra Nayanar in the twenty-fifth year of Kulottungachola. Ibid., No. 7.
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193-G. In the same place in the same wall. Records that in the same year of the same king one Kanakaraya granted 90 sheep for ghee at the rate of  measure daily. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 158, No. 9.

193-H. On the eastern wall of the gate of the kitchen in the Bhaktavatsala shrine. Records in the reign of Devaraya the sale pf 3 karai of land at Kottappakkam for 820 panams and its endowment to the deity. Ibid., p. 173, No. 17.

193-J. On the northern prakara wall. Records that Tiruven-kattu-Udaiyan granted 550 kulis of land to the deity in the twenty-first year of Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III). Ibid., p. 173, No. 18.

193-K. On a stone in the tank of sankha-tirtham. Records that Kulottunga-Choladeva granted in his third year 32 velis of land in the village of Kulottungachola-Nellore, Ibid., p. 175; No. 23.

193-L. In the prakara of the pagoda on the top of the hill. Records that a certain chief erected the mantapam in front of the Vedagirisvami temple. ibid., p. 175, No. 24.

193-M. On the south wall of the inner temple. Records the presentation of a jewel to the God by a private person. Ibid., p. 176, No. 25.

193-N. On a gate step of the Vinayaka temple in the southern wall of vedagirsvara temple. Records that one Suryadeva of Pavinur village erected the steps to ascend the hill and the pagoda of Vinayaka. Ibid., P 176, No. 26.

193-P. On the western wall of the mantapam of the Amman shrine. Records the gift of the village of Amaranputtur for the Avani festival by the inhabitants of a village to God Adichandresvara. Ibid., p. 177, No. 27.

						Tirupporur.*

194. 76 of 1909.(Pallava-Grantha.) On two pillars in maptapa in front of the Devayana-amman shrine in the Kandasvamin temple. Records the birudas of the Pallava king Rajasimba (Narasimhavarman II).

194-A. On a surrounding wall of the Goddess in the Subramanya temple. Records that in the reign of Ko-Parakesarivarman it was ordered that the people of Chaturvedimangalam should pay to the temple one kalam of grain,  measure of oil and four measures of rice per day and to give the rest of the rent in charity for twelve Brahmans. Ins., S. Dts., p. 184, No. I.

194-B. On the downstair of above. Records that Goppanaraya (1) gave 1,000 kulis of land to God Subramanya. Ibid., No. 2

(Footnote: *The Mackenzie Inscriptions of this place have beem summarised in Ins., S, Dts., P. 184-f and Rais. Catal., III, p. 343. They have been included in the text under Nos. 194-A-194-D.)
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194-C. Below the above inscription. Records that Vijaya-gandagopala gave in the fifteenth year of his reign some cows to Subramanya. Ins., S. Dts., p. 184, No. 3.

194-D. Below the above inscription. Records that Vikramachola (1118-35) gave some land to the same deity in the village of Panaippakkam. Ibid. No. 4.

						Tiruvadandai.*

One of the 108 sacred places of Vaishnavism mentioned in the Prabandhas. Its antiquity is further proved by its epigraphs of the time previous to that of Rajaraja I,  of Rajakesarivarmans, Parakesarivarmans, Parthivendravarman, the Rashtrakuta (Krishna III), etc. In the time of the Pandya kings it was called Asurakula-kalanallur.

195. 258 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Varaha-Perumal temple. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Vijayarajendradeva (Rajadhiraja I, 1018-1o52) in his thirty-fifth year, relating gift of the village of Tiruvadandai to the God of the village. The village is stated to have belonged to Paduvur-nadu, a subdivision of Kalyanapuran-gondasola-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam. Mentions a number (70) of officers in the king's service, [The name of the Kottam shows that the king was the conqueror Kalyanapura. The Konerirajapuram inscriptions also give this and other birudas. The inscription says that the income from the tax on oilmills (Sekkirai), viniyoga, looms (xxxx), on smiths (xxxx), etc., was to be utilized in the celebration of festivals on the day of Purvaphalguni, the king's constellation.

196. 259 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Virarajendradeva (1? 1063-70), dated in his sixth year. Mentions the residents of Komalam (Covelong) alias Virasolapattinam in Paduvurnadu, a subdivision of Amur-kottam.

197. 260 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I) that the residents of Taiyur in Kumilinadu, a subdivision of Amur-kottam, received 15 kalanju of gold from a merchant of Kodungalar (Cranganore) in Malainadu, and agreed to pay interest in paddy-24 kalams, 2 tunis, I padakku nanali every year (details of feeding interesting) to the temple of Alyar at Tiruvidavandai in order to feed 30 Brahmanas.

198. 261 of 19I0.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I)

(Footnote: *The Mack. MSS. (Ins., S. Dts., pp. 185-6, Nos 8-12 and Rais. Catal., III, P.343) give in five inscriptions in this village, and they seem to be included in the above.)

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gift of money by a merchant of Mayilarppil (Mylapore), in Puliyurkottam to the shrine of the goddess (Bhattaraki) in the temple of Alvar Varahadeva at Tiruvidavandai, from the interest on which oil was supplied to feed, a perpetual lamp, by the assembly and the residents of Tiruvidavandai.

199. 262 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of 15 kalanju of gold (Urukkuchchernmaipon) by a merchant of Alaiyur in Sonadu, from the interest on which the residents of Madambakkam alias Anuttiramangalam in Nedungunra-nadu of Puliyur-kottam, agreed to supply oil (one ulakku every day) for a perpetual lamp to burn in the temple at Tiruvidavandai. [The penalty was 8  kanam for failure. This had to he paid to the Council of Justice (Dharmasasana), besides one manjadi of gold to the king.]

200. 263 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. Dated in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records gift of 20 kalanju of gold (tulainiraipon) by a merchant of Purushottamangalam in Valluva-nadu, a district of Malai-nadu, for a perpetual lamp to be burnt in the temple of Varahadeva, from the oil supplied as interest on the amount by the residents of Paduvur in Paduvur-nadu, a district of Amurkottam. [The penalty for failure was a fine of 4 kanam.]

201. 264 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the eighth year of Rajamarayar "who took the head of the Vira-Pandya," gift of the image of Manavalapperumal to the temple of Varahasvamin by two Brahmana residents of Talaisayanapuram alias Taiyur ; and also of gold for offerings by the same two individuals. [Rajamarayar, says Mr. Krishna Sastri, was evidently the same as Parthivendravarman, the feudatory of Parantaka I. The Talasayana temple of Taiyur was of course different from that of Mavalivaram. Ins., S. Dts., p. 186, No. 11.]

202. 265 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the eighth year of Parthivendradivarman gift of 93 sheep for a lamp to the temple of Varahadeva at Tiruvidavandai by a resident of Talaisayanapuram alias Taiyur. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 187, No. 12.

203. 266 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman gift of 48 sheep for a half-lamp to the same temple.

204. 267 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajarajadeva (I) gift of 30 kalanju of gold by a merchant of Tiruvorriyur in Pularkottam, to the same temple. The residents of Taiyur, on receiving this amount, agreed to pay as interest 90 nails of oil and 20 kalams of paddy by Kachchipaduninran marakal, to the assembly of Tiruvidavandai for burning a
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lamp in the temple and feeding 35 Brahmanas after Pangumuttira dvajarohana.

205. 268 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the fourth year of the Chola. king Parakesarivarman gift of 30 kalonju of gold by a native of Vadagarai Innambar in Sonadu. The money was received by the residents of Tiruvidavandai who agreed to burn a perpetual lamp in the temple of Manavalapperumal, for which they had to give 90 nalis of oil as the interest on the 30 kalanjus. The stipulation was definitely made that it was to be in kind alone and that irregularity in supply meant a daily fine of 4 kanam to the council of justice and one manjadi to the king. The inscription also tells us that the worship in the temple was controlled and regulated by a committee called Unnaligaivariyam.

206. 269 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the sixth year of Parakesari Vendiradivarman gift of 12 kalanju of gold for a lamp by a native of Taiyur. [The king was perhaps the same as the Parthivendravarman who took the head of Vira Pandya and whose inscriptions are found in. North Arcot, South Arcot and Chingleput districts.]

207. 270 of 1910.--(Tamil..) On the same base. Records in. the twentieth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, " who took kachchi and Tamjai," gift of land for a lamp to the temple of Varahadeva, where the wife of a certain Alattulan Ranakesari of Paduvur had set up an image.

208. 271 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine.. An unfinished historical introduction of Virarajendradeva I (1063-70) commencing with the words tiruvalar.

209. 272 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I) gift of land for offerings to the same temple by the residents of Taiyar alias Rajakesarinallur in Kumili-nadu, a subdivision of Amur-kottam, which was a district of Jayan-gondachola-mandalam.

210. 273 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I) gift of 16 1/8 kalanju of gold by a merchant of Kadarparpalli in Malai-nadu for feeding 12 Brahmanas in the same temple for 30 days in the month of Kumbha. [The detailed cost of feeding 12 Brahmanas a day is given. The inscription is also given in Ins. S. Dts., p. 186, No. 9.

211. 274 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. Records in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I) dedication of 12 families (kudis) of Pattinavas (fishermen) for conducting a seven-day festival called Rajarajadevar-tirunal which fell on the nakshatra Satabishaj in the
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month of Avani, evidently the king's constellation. The 12 families were to pay a tax of  kalanju per head earned by them "either by weaving or by venturing on the sea (to fish ?)." The orders were signed by the overseers of the district (Nadukahkatchi and the naduvagai.)

212. 275 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajamahendradeva gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a native of Sirudavur.

213. 276 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. An unfinished record of the Pandya king jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva, (who came to the throne in 1253), dated in his thirteenth year. Records gift of land at Karaivali Nenmali by the inhabitants of Ayiraveli-parru, to the shrine of the goddess in the temple of Varaha-Nayanar at Asurakulakalanallur alias Tiruvidavanda, for maintaining a worship established there by a native of Nerkunram in Melurnadu which was a subdivision of Kulottungasolavalanadu.

214. 277 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the tenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira Pandyadeva (unidentifiable). Records purchase of land by the temple trustees (tanattar), in a public auction, "under moral pressure." "Neither the residents nor the assembly of the village were prepared. to bid for the land which a temple woman was forced to sell by public auction in order to pay a fine imposed on her by Kalingarayar, probably a minister of the king, and hence the temple had to purchase it.

215. 278 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?) gift of money for offerings by a Brahmana lady of Sirudavur.

216. 279 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva, dated in his twentieth year. Records gift of land to the shrine of the goddess.

217. 280 of 1911----(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) gift of 9 dramma (i..e., drachma which was thus current in the twelfth century) for a lamp, by a resident of Satyasrayakulakala-chaturvedimangalam in Kalattur-kottam, named evidently after Vikrama-Chola's victory over the West Chalukyan Satyasraya.

218. 281 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the forty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin 11.-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) gift of paddy by a native of Tirumangalam, a village in Pulal-nadu which was a subdivision
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of Pular-kottam alias Rajendrasola-valanadu, for feeding 50 Brahmanas in the Vaishnava math Kalichchingan-madam, erected by the residents of Tiruvidavandai.

219. 282 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Vikrarna-Choladeva. (1118---35), date of which, is lost. Seems to record a gift by a Brahmana lady. Mentions Sembur-kottam.

220. 283 of 1910,--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Records in the forty-third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) gift of paddy for feeding 12 itinerant (apurvi) Brahmanas, by a native of Vamanamangai in Tiruvalundur-nadu, a subdivision of Rajanarayana-valanadu, which was a district of Cholamandalam.

						Tiruvadisulam.

221. 335 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Jnanpurisvara temple. A record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva relating in his sixteenth year, gift of twelve sheep for a lamp to the temple of Aludaiyar Tiruvidaichchura-mudaiya Nayanar in Vallanadu, a subdivision of Kalattur-kottam in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam,

222. 336 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Konerinmaikondan in his fifth year relating gift of the two villages of Perundenbakkarn in Valla-nadu, a subdivision of Kalattur-kottam and Mel Perundenbakkam in Amar-kottam.

223. 337 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva Maharaya, " who was pleased to witness the elephant hunt." Records in S. 1455, Nandana, gift of money for offerings and lamps to the temple of Nadu-variyum-Tambiranar at Tiruvidaichchuram by the mahamandalesvara Kumara-jalakaraja Tirumalayadeva Maharaya, for the merit of the king. Mentions Sengalunirpattu-sirmi (i.e.), the Chingleput country.

224. 338 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118--35) relating gift of land for two lamps.

225. 339 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records in the tenth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) gift of 12 sheep for a lamp by a native of Pulipakkam. Mentions Pallapuram in Puliyur-kottam.

226. 340 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the forty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) a grant of land in the village of Tiruvidaichchuram to the temple of Tiruvidaichchuram Udaiyar, by a native of Kalattur. Mentions Vallam alias
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Jayangondasolanallur in Vallanadu. Begins with the historica introduction pugal-sulnda puviyil, etc.

227. 341 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola Chakravartin Kulottunga Choludeva (I, 1070-1118) gift of land.

228. 342 of .1908.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. A record of the Pallava king Perunjingadeva in his fourteenth year relating gift of three cows for a lamp. Mentions Pillaiyar Nilagangaraiyar. Built in at the beginning.

229. 343 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana Udaiyar in Pramoda relating gift of three cows for a lamp. Mentions Pillaiyar Nilagangaraiyar; also the districts Kalatturparru, Tirukkalukkunrapparru and Ayiravelipparru. Built in at the beginning.

230. 344 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Bukkana Udaiyar, son of . . . Udaiyar in Vikrama relating gift of a lamp. Some slabs on the right side of the inscription appear to have been removed and replaced by others. Mentions Irandayiravelipparru in Kalattur-kottam.

231. 345 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Kumara Vijaya-Udaiyar, son of Vira Devaraya (I), dated Jaya. Seems to record a gift of land.

232. 346 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the Govar-danambal, shrine in the same village. Records that a native of Perundandalam built a shrine and set up the image of the goddess Tirukkamakkotamudaiya-Periyanachchiyar in the temple of Tiru-vidaichchuramudaiya-Nayanar.

233. 347 of 1908.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. An unfinished record of Tirubhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-gandagopaladeva, dated fourth year. Seems to record the gift of a lamp to the shrine of the same goddess.

						Ulalur.

234. 17 of 1899.--(Tamil.) On a slab. Dated in the time of the Pallava king Nandipottaraiyar. Records a grant by the villagers of Ulalur. Nandipottaraiyar was Nandivarman Pallava-malla, the opponent of the Western Chalukyan king Vikramaditya II. See S I. Inscrns. I, p. 145. This Nandipottaraiyar is different from the conqueror of his enemies at Tellaru, who was the hero of the Tamil poem Nandikkalambagam and the patron of the poet Perundevanar, the author of the Bharata venba who refers to him in his invocatory verses of the Uttiyogaparva. The invocatory verses prefixed to the Tamil works Purananuru, Agananuru, Narruvai,
 
	
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Karundogai and Aingurunuru are believed to have been composed by the same Perundevanar and so these anthologies must have been compiled in the time of the same king.

						Unamanjeri.

234-A. A C.P. grant (Sanskrit language in Nandinagari script) of Achyuta Raya of Vijayanagar, dated S. 1462 (expired), Sarvari, the twelfth of the bright half of Karttika corresponding, according to Dr. Kielhorn, to the 12th October A.D. 1540. Records that the king granted the village of Uhinai or Achyutarayendrapuram in the Senkalanirpattu-sima of the Kumuli-nadu in Randayiramahavalipattu of Amur-kottarn in Padavidu Rajya, in Jayankondacholamandalam, at the request of his minister Virupaksha Naik, to a number of Brahmans. The gotras, vedasakhas, etc., of the latter are given, together with their parentage, their vrittis or shares, etc. See Ep. Ind., III 147-58, where Dr. Kielhorn edits the plate.						


						Uragadam.

235. 248 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On the south base of the Kodanda-ramasvamin temple. Records in Vrisha, Panguni, fourth day, gift of thirty panam, for the celebration of a festival in the temple of Raghunatha-Perumal in the month of Avani, by Achchama, (wife of) Pattangi Appaiyangar.

236. 249 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in Chitrabhanu, Avani, twenty-fourth day, gift of land and money (400 panam) by Achal, wife of Agari Annangar, to the temple of Chakravartitirumuganar at agaram Uragadam alias Sri-Parankusapuram.

237. 250 of 1913.--'(Tamil.) On the north base of the same temple. Records in Srimukha, Vaigasi, twenty-eighth day, gift of land by a certain Nallarayan, son of Karambachettu Varadarasan; to Raghunatha-Perumal at the same village, for conducting the Sri-Ramanavami festival.

238. 251 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On a rock to the south of the Vadamallusvara temple, in the same village. A much damaged record of the chola king Rajakesarivarman, dated in his seventh year.

239. 252 of 1913.--(Tamil.) On a rock to the west of the same temple. A damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladva (I), dated in his fourth year. Records gift of sheep for a lamp by a certain Kattan Kampanali to the temple of Tiruvadamalaialvar at Uragadam alias Pallava-Malla-Chaturvedimangalam (named evidently after Nandivarman II, Pallavamalla), a village in Kalattur-nadu, which was a subdivision of Kalattur-kottam, a district of Jayangondasolamandalam.
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						Urattur.

240. 256 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the base of the Agastyesvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva Maharaya in S. 1451, Vikriti, relating gift of the village of Panaittangal, a hamlet of Urattur in . . . a subdivision of Irandayiraveliparru alias Sengattu-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam, to the temple of Tiruvagattisuramudaiya-Tambiranar, for the merit of Sellappar alias Vira-Narasingarayanayaka Saluva-Dannayakkar. Vira-Narasinga has been identified with Nuniz's Salavanaque who ' held very large territory bordering on Ceylon. The Achyutarayabhyudaya gives the name Chellappa to the Chola feudatory who was the cause of Achyuta's campaign of 1532. See my article in Ind. Antq., 1914.

241. 257 of 1910.(Telugu.) On a slab set up in the same temple. Records in S. 1735, and Kali 4914, Srimukha, that mantapas, gopuras, gardens, images, etc., were built in the Siva and Vishnu temples at Urattur, by a certain Avanigaddala Patta-bhirantudu.

						Vallam.

242. 185 of 1892.(Tamil.) On two pillars in the cave temple. A record of the Pallava king Mahendra Potaraja alias Gunabhara. See S.I.I., II, No. 72. Venkayya believes that Gunabhara (in the form of Gunadhara) is referred to as the patron of Appar in the Periapurana and as Appar was an elder contemporary of Gnanasambanda who lived in the time of Narasimhavarman I, he infers that Gunabhara was Narasimha's father Mahendravarman I Appar and Sambanda were thus the respective contemporaries of the father and son Mahendravarman I and Narasimhavarman I. See Ep. Ind., III, p. 278. Mahendravarman was also excavator of the Trichinopoly and other rock-cut temples.

243. 186 of 1892.--(Tamil.) On a pillar in the same temple. A record of Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Kopperunjingadeva in his fourteenth year relating gift of a lamp to the temple of Vasantesvara, at Vallam in Vallanadu, a subdivision of Kalattur-kottam.

						Valuvadur.

244. 326 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Agnisvara temple. Records in the thirteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva that eleven lamps were burnt by Brahmanas who had borrowed small amounts of money from the treasury, in the temple of Tiruvagnisvaramudaiya Nayanar at Vaivaludur.

245. 327 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records gift of money for six lamps to the same temple.
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246. 328 of 1911.(Tamil.) On a stone set up at Munrukallumodu near the same village. Mentions Tirukkalukkunram in Kalattur-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangondacholamandalam, and perhaps also the temple of Tirumalai-Aludaiyasvamin of that village.

						Vedanarayanapuram.

247. 618 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the slopes of the hill. Mentions in Kilaka a certain Dalavay-Nayakkar. In modern characters.

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						Arpakkam.

248. 20 of 1899.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Tiruvalisvara temple. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhiradeva, dated in his fifth year. [The inscription is very important as it confirms the Sinhalese expedition against the Pandya country in the twelfth century. "It sets forth that the army of Ceylon having taken possession of the Pandyan country, drove away king Kulasekhara, who was then in Madura and then began (?) to fight in battle with the feudatories of the great king Sri-Rajadhirajadeva ; that the danger of the spreading of the war into the districts of Tondi and Pasi struck terror into the hearts of the people of the Chola country ; that Edirili-SoIa-Sambuvarayan went near the sacred feet of " Svamidevar " and requested him to avoid the calamity by prayers, oblations and worship ; and that, as the result of his worship of Siva for 28 days, the Sinhalese generals Jayadratha Dandanayaka, Lankapuri Dandanayaka, etc., fled. Sambuvarayan in gratitude gave the village of Arpakkam to the Svami who, in his turn, distributed the income from the village among his relations. Ths Svami was Umapati deva alias Jnana-Siva deva, a native of Dakshina Lata in Gauda-desa. Venkayyah believes that the Edirili-Sola-Sambuvarayan mentioned here must have been an ancestor of Alagia Solan of the Poygai inscriptions of Rajaraja III (See S.I.I., Vol. I, 86 ff); that his solicitude for success arose from the fact that his son Pallavaraya was the Chola general and that he was a devotee of Siva and the Brahmanas whose enemies the invaders were, as is seen in their removal of the sacred door and treasure of the Ramesvaram temple. Venkayyah compares the account of this inscription with the Sinhalese chronicle and points out that the invasion should be attributed to the third quarter of the twelfth century. See Madr. Ep. Rep., 1899, pp. 8-13. For the continuation of the wanunder Kulottunga III see inscription 3 of 1899 (Alangudi, in Tanjore District), and 1 of 1899 (Tirukkollambudur).]

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						Conjeeveram.

The history of Conjeeveram can hardly he attempted here. See Antiquities, I, pp. 176-77, and bibliography given therein. For political, religious and literary history of the land it is unequalled in interest. The inscriptions of this place collected by Colonel Mackenzie have been enumerated and summarised by Rev. Taylor in his Rais. Catal., III, pp. 329-41, and number 140 (three however belonging to Sriperumbudur). I have not endeavoured to compare this list with the departmental list. The original Mack. MS. containing them (No. 845, old Nos. 50 C.M. 1019) is missing. Another list, made by Sir Walter Elliot, is given in Antiquities I, pp. 178-87, and contains 283 epigraphs. I have not thought it necessary to examine them as the departmental list is not yet complete and so a proper comparison is impossible at this stage.

249. 1 of 1888.(Sanskrit) Round Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record of Rajasimha (Narasimhavarman II) its builder. See S.I.I I, No. 24, pp. 12-14.

250. 2 of 1888.(Sanskrit.) Inside prakara of the Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple, first to third tiers. A record of Rajasimha; in Pallava characters. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 25, pp. 14-21. The record gives a string of titles of the king (Narasimhavarman II).

251. 3 of 1888.---(Sanskrit.) Inside prakara of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple, fourth tier. A record of the same king. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 26, pp. 21-22.

252. 4 of 1888.--(Sanskrit.) Round Mahendravarmesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record of Mahendra, son of Rajasimha. See S.I.I., Vol. I, No. 27, pp. 22-23. The record is to the effect that Mahendravarman built a shrine in his own name near that of Rajasimhesvara,.

253. 5 of 1888.(Sanskrit.) First niche to the right of front entrance. A record in Pallava characters, saying that it is the temple of Nityavinttesvara. See S.I.I, Vol. I, No. 28, p. 23.

254. 6 of 1888. (3 Sanskrit verses.) Third niche to the right of front entrance. A record of Rangapataka (queen of Narasimha vishnu) in Pallava characters. [Ibid, No. 29, pp. 23-24.]

255. 7 of 1888.(Sanskrit.) Fifth niche to the right of front entrance. A record in Pallava charatters, of a queen. [Aid, No. 30, p. 24.]

256. 8 of 1888.(Kanarese.) On the back of a pillar in the mantapa in front of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple in the same place. A record of the W. Chalukyan Vikramaditya (II), Records that, after his conquest of Conjeeveram, Vikramaditya Satyasraya, did not confiscate the property of the Rajasimhesvara temple, but returned it, See Ep. Ind. [III, pp. 359-60.
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257. 9 of 1888.(Tamil and. Grantha.) Inside Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. .A record. of Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarman. Seems to record an agreement of the people of two Seris of Conjeeveram. S.I.I., No. 145, pp. 139--40.

258. 10 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record of Ko-Rajakesarivarman. Records an agreement made by the Sabha of some village to furnish daily one ulakku of oil for a lamp as interest for fifteen kalanjus of gold deposited with it. S.I.I., I, No. 147, pp. 140-41.

259. 11 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A fragment of record in Sanskrit. Danarnavanripa mentioned.

260. 12 of 1888.---(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside mahamantapa of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple.

261 & 262. 13 and 14 of 1888.(Sanskrit.) Inside mahamantapa of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A fragment of record.

263. 15 of 1888.---(Sanskrit.) Inside mahamantapa of Raja-simhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A fragmentary record. Chola-Trinetra mentioned.

264. 16 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside mahamantapa of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record in the fifteenth year of Ka-Parakesarivarman. Contains an agreement made by the inhabitants of some village to pay for a lamp (one ulakku per day and 7 nalis and I uri per mensem) as interest for a sum of money deposited with it by the temple authorities. S.I.I I, No. 148, pp. 141--42.

265. 17 of 1888.---(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside mahamantapa of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record of Ko-Parakesarivarman.

266. 18 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside mahamantapa of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A. record in the twelfth year of Koraja-Rajaksarivarman. (I), saying that the sabha of a village pledged itself to supply annually 140 kadies of paddy as interest for the sum of 33 kalanjus deposited with it, to the temple treasurers. The penalty for failure was a fine of  pon daily. S.I.I., I, No. 146, p. 140.

267. 19 of 1888.(Sanskrit.) Inside mahamantapa of Raja-simhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A. fragmentary record.

268. 20 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside mahamantapa of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record in the third year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman. The villagers of Manalur pledge themselves to furnish oil for a lamp from the interest of 18 kalanjus, 3 manjadis and I kunri of gold deposited with them by
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the temple treasury. The interest was I ulakku of oil every day, S.I.I., No. 84, pp. 11516.

269. 21 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) At the entrance into the mahamantapa of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. Fragment of a record.

270. 22 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) Round the base of the mantapa in front of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record in the fourth year of Ko-Parakesarivarman. Records that the villagers of Kalladupur pledged themselves to furnish every year 90 kadis of paddy as interest for 20 kalanjus of gold deposited with them by Adidasa Chandesvara at Tiruvottur. S.I.I., I, No. 85, pp. 1161-17.

271 & 272. 23 and 24 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Pillars in the mantapa in front of Rajasimhesvara shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of Madiraikonda Ko-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Record that a certain Chandaparakrama vira gave 270 sheep for three lamps to the Rajasimhesvara shrine. S.I.I., I, Nos. 82 and 83, pp. 112-15. Certain Mannadi families undertake to provide the daily ghees.

273. 25 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Pillars in the mantapa in front of the Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record in the twenty-sixth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records that some person pledged himself to supply daily one alakku of ghee for five lamps. S.I.I., I, No. 150, p. 143.

274. 26 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Pillars in the mantapa in front of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A fragment of record.

275 &. 276. 27 and 28 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) On the Pillars in the mantapa in front of Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. Records of Kampana Udaiyar II in S. 1286 (expired), Vsivavasu. The first records that in the time of Kulottunga Chola, the Rajasimhesvara temple had been closed, its landed property sold and its environs transferred to a neighbouring shrine, and that Koppanangal, the minister of Kampana, reopened the temple and restored its property. See S.I.I I, 80, 86, pp. 117-18. The second records that with the sanction of Koppanangal, the temple authorities sold some houses in the northern row of the Sannadhi street to certain Mudalis at. the price of 150 panas. See S.I.I., I. No. 87, pp. 120-23.

277. 29 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) Pillars in the mantapa in front of the Rajasimhesvara shrine in the Kailasanatha temple. A record in Kilaka (S 1291) of VIra-Kampana-Udaiyar. Records that, with the sanction of Koppanangal, the temple authorities gave a matha near the temple and some land to a certain Gangaiyar of Tirumudukunram (Vriddhachalam ?). S.I.I., I, No. 88, pp. 123-25.
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278. 30 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Window of the same mantapa. No details.

279. 31 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) North wall of the same mantapa. No details.

280. 32 of 1888.(Sanskrit.) Round garbhagriha of the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple. A fragmentary record.

281. 33 of 1888.--(Sanskrit and Tamil.) Round garbhagriha of Vaikuntha-Perumal temple. Fragment of a record.

282. 34 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Round garbhagriha of Vaikuntha-Perumal temple. A record in the seventeenth year of some maharaja, whose name is lost. The inscription afterwards mentions Dantivarma-maharaja. (Paramesvaravarman II was the builder of this temple. See No. 285.]

283. 35 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Round garbhagriha of Vaikuntha-Perumal temple. A record in the forty-sixth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga Chola-dava (I).

284. 36 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Round garbhagriha of Vaikuntha-Perumal temple. A record in the forty-eighth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga Chola-deva (I).

285. 37 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Inside verandah round the garbhagriha of Vaikuntha-Perumal temple. Hiranya-varma-maharaja mentioned. For a description of the sculptures in this place and the light they throw on Pallava history see Ep. Rep., 1906, pp. 62---3. Venkayya believed that they represent the events which took place at the death of Paramesvaravarman II and the choice of Nandivarman Pallavamalla, the son of Hiranyavarman, as king by the people.

286. 38 of 1888.(Sanskrit.) First cave from north, south wall of the temple at Mamandur near the same place. All but illegible. See p. 381 and supplement to this district.

287. 39 of 1888.(Tamil and Grantha.) Second cave from north, north wall. A record in the sixteenth year of Ko-Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (I).

288. 40 of 1888.--(Tamil and Grantha.) Second cave from north, south wall. A record in the fifth year of Ko-Parakesarivarman.

289. 228 of 1910..--(Tamil.) On the south base of the Jvaraharesvara temple. Records in the twentieth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva gift of tax on looms to the temple of Suravattaramudaiya Nayanar in the city (nagaram) of Kanchipuram in Eyirkottam, a district of Jayangondachola-mandalam, by the Pallava chief Tripurasar-Nallasittarasan of Ambalur.

290. 229 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the north base of the same temple. Dated in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribbuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1I18--35). Records gift of land by Sundara-Sola-velar, a native of Visharu (alias Kulivallanallur) in
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Virpedu-nadu, a subdivision of Kaliyur kottam which was a district of Jayangondachola-mandalam, to the Suravattalamudaiya-Nayanar. Sundarachola built a mantapam and the king inspected it.

291. 230 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same base. The Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar (II) records in Kilaka (i.e., S. 1291) gift of the privilege of supervision in the temple of Suravadinda Nayanar, to a certain Alagiyatiruchchirrambalamudaiyar, son of Bhuvanaikabahudevar.

292. 11 of 1895.(Kanarese.) On a pillar in. the Kailasanatha temple. A record of the Western Chalukya king Vikramaditya II. Kielhorn's Southern List No. 43. Published in the Epigraphia Indica, Vol. III, page 359 f.

293. 12 of 1895.(Tamil.) On a stone built into the verandah round the garbhagriha of the Ulagalanda-Perumal temple, in the same place. A record of.the Pallava king Tellarrerinda Nandi-pottaraiyar (III), dated in his eighteenth year. Published by Mr. Venkayya in the Madras Christian College Magazine, Vol. VIII, page 98 ff.

294. 1 of 1893.(Tamil.) South wall of the Smasanesvara, shrine in the Ekamranatha temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I), dated in his sixth year.

295. 2 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Kakatiya king Ganapati, dated S. 1172 expired.

296. 3 of 1892.(Telugu.) North wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasiva-deva, dated S. 1472, Saumya.

297. 4 of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, dated in his fifteenth year.

298. 5 (a) of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, dated in his nineteenth year.

299. 5 (b) of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulattunga-Choladeva, dated in his second year.

300. 6 of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the seventeenth year, of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Mentions Ganda-Gopala. See Ep. Ind., VI, 282, where the date is pointed out to be Tuesday, 18th January, A.D. 1233.

301, 7 (a) of 1893.(Tanail.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva (?), dated in his second year.
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302. 7 (b) of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva, dated in his nineteenth year.

303. 7 (c) of 1893.--(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II ?), dated in his eighth year.

304. 8 of 1893.---(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva, dated in his second year.

305. 9 of 1893,(Tamil.) South wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (II), dated in his fifteenth year, corresponding to Thursday, 12th January, A.D. 1161. Ep. Ind., VIII, 3.

306. 10 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadova (III), dated in his twenty-seventh year. Ep. Ind., VI, 251.

307. 11 of 1893.--(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva, dated in his second year.

308. 12 of 1893.(Tamil.) East wall of the Nataraja shrine in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Bukkaraya (II), dated S. 1328 expired, Vyaya.

309. 13 of 1893.---(Sanskrit fragment.) In the gopura of the 1,000 pillared mantapa in the same temple.

310. 14 of 1893.(Tamil.) West, south and east walls of the Muktisvara temple. A record of the Pallava king Nandivarman, dated in his twenty-eighth year.

311. 15 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the same temple. An incomplete record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I), dated in his eighteenth year.

312. 16 of 1893.(Tamil.) North and west walls of the same temple. An obliterated record of the Vijayanagara king Tirumaladeva (1566-77.)

313. 17 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the Pandava Perumal temple (the Tiruppadagam of the Nalayiraprabandha). A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakosarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I), dated in his fifth year. Records that a merchant provided the temple with a flower garden and purchased from the village of Oriravirukkai some land for the benefit of the gardeners. S.I.I.,III, No. 68, pp. 140-3, The cost of 2,000 kulis (tax-free) was II Kalanjus equal in fineness to the Madhurantaka madai and the assembly could not levy in consequence Velikkasu, Nirailai, Silvari, Sorumattu, etc.
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314. 18 of 1893.--(Tamil.) South wall of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) dated in his thirty-ninth year. Records gift of two kalanhu and two manjadi by a merchant to the Pujaris who were to supply two nalis of curds daily. Ibid. No. 74, pp. 163--4.

315. 33 of 1893.(Tamil.) Base of the west wall of the " rock " in the Arulala-Perurnal temple. A record of the ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Vikrama-Choladava. Records the gift of 780 kalams of paddy out of the interest of which worship during thirteen days of Jyeshtha, the alleged constellation of Padattalvar and Poygai Alvars, was to be held every year [The inscription is of great literary and religious value as it refers to the worship of the Alvars and the Iyarpo of the Nalayiraprabandha. It however differs, in assigning a single star to both the Alvars, from the Guruparamparas. The inscription gives also the prices of the articles to be bought. See S.I.I, III, No. 8o, p. 186-90.]

316. 34 of 1893.(Sanskrit in Kanarese characters.) Base of the west wall of the " rock " in the Arulala-Perumal temple. Records in the reign of Chola-Tikka I (son of Manma Siddhi), in S. 1157 gift of cows by the minister Tripurantaka.

317. 35 of 1893.(Sanskrit.) Base of the north wall of the same. A record of Tammu-siddhi, dated S. 1127. Records the erection of portions of the temple. Informs that the king was crowned at the city of Nellore. Gives the genealogy of the line. See Ep. Rep., 1893, p. 5 and Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, 152-5.

318. 36 of 1893.---(Tamil.) Base of the north wall of the same. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, dated in his twenty-seventh year.

319. 37 of 1893.(Tamil.) Base of the east wall of the same. A record of the Ganda-Gopala.

320. 38 of 1893.(Tamil.) Left entrance to the Narasimha shrine in the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, dated in his sixteenth year.

321. 39 of 1893.(Tamil.) Base of the verandah round the " rock " in the same temple, east. Tribhuvanachakravartin Ganda-Gopaladeva mentions in his seventeenth year a feudatory, Nala-Siddha of Kanchi.

322. 40 of 1893.(Tamil.) South side of the same. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Refers to the coins of Kodandaraman and Koliyugaraman. For descriptions of these see Madras Journal, 1887-8.

323:, 41 of 1893.(Sanskrit and Tamil.) South side of the same. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Ganda-Gopaladeva, dated in his twenty-second year. [The name Nilaganga appears
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in connection with this chief. He was the contemporary of kulortunga III, who ascended the throne in 1177-8 as the inscriptions at Manimangalam (21 of 1896) and Madhurantakam (131 of 1896) show.]

324. 42 of 1893.(Tamil.) South side of the same. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan, dated in his twenty-first year. Only beginning copied. See No. 322 above which it resembles in its numismatic interest.

325. 43 of 1893.(Grantha and Tamil.) West side of the same. A record of the Kakatiya king Prataparudra, dated S. 1238, expired, Nala. Partially built in. See Ep: Ind, VII, 128-32, where Dr. Hultzsch edits the inscription. It says that Muppidi Nayaka, the general of Prataparudra, came to Kanchi, and installed a certain Manavira as Governor and granted the revenues of two villages to the Arulalapperumal temple, which amounted to 1002 Ganda Gopalamadai. The dates of the two grants were Friday, 11th June A.D. 1316 and Wednesday, 16th June A.D. 1316. The inscription is of interest as showing that Prataparudra (whose inscriptions are found as far as Jambukesvaram) was in possession of Kanchi soon after it had been in the hands of Ravivarman of Kerala. Dr. Hultzsch therefore believes that Muppidi Nayaka perhaps drove him away and installed Manavira, evidently a member of the later Cholas denoted by Gandagopala, Nallasiddhi, etc., as his feudatory. See Ep. Ind., VII, 128-132.

326. 44 of 1893.(Tamil.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Ganda-Gopaladeva.

327. 45 of 1893.(Sanskrit.) West wall of the second prakara of the same temple.

328. 46 of 1893.--(Tamil.) North wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of Alluntikamaharaja Ganda-Gopaladeva, dated in his seventh year.

329. 47 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the second prakara of the same temple. Mentions Tribhuvanachakravartin Ganda-Gopaladeva and records a grant by Brahma-Setti, a minister of Ganapati (Kakatiya, evidently).

330. 48 of 1893.(Tamil.) North wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II ?) in his fourteenth year. Mentions a Ganga chief, Ahavamallarasan.

331. 49 of 1893.(Tamil.) In the gopura near the Abhisheka mantapa in the same temple, left of entrance. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I), dated in his forty-third year.

332. 50 of 1893.---(Sanskrit.) In the same gopura right of entrance. Addressed to the Vedic scholar Sayana. Mentions his

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mother Srimayi, his father Mayana, his elder brother (Madhava his younger brother the poet Bhoganatha and his preceptor Sri-kanthanatha. The inscription is thus of great value.

333. 51 of 1893.(Sanskrit.) In the outermost gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. A record of the Chola king Champa, son of Vira Chola, dated S. 1236, presenting a new car to the temple. See Ep. Ind., III, 71-2. See No. 3 of 1890 at Tiruvallam in North Arcot District.

334. 52 of 1893.(Sanskrit.) In the outermost gopura of the same temple, right of the entrance. A record of the Pandya king Sandra-Pandya (Jatavarman) who ascended the throne in 1251.

335. 53 qf 1893.(Sanskrit.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. Tikka (I ?) boasts of victories over various kings. See No. 316.

336. 54 of 1893.(Tamil.) West and north walls of the Smasanesvara shrine in the Ekamranatha temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva I, dated in his twenty-seventh year. Only historical introduction copied. One Maran Tevadigal deposits five kalanjus in temple treasury for offerings. The interest on this (at the rate of one ka two tu for each kalanju) is eight ka. (The account of expenditure and prices given.]

337. 22 of 1890. South base of the Anekatangapadam temple. Records in the thirty-fourth year of Kulottunga (I) grants of two veils of land to the temple of Anaiyapadanga. The land granted was at Conjeeveram itself, north of the temple of Tirukkarrali Mahadeva (i.e., Rajasimhesvara or Kailasanatha). See S.I.I II, No. 78, pp. 392-3.

338. 23 of 1890.--North base of the same. Seems to be dated in Nala. Records that the authorities of the Anekatanga temple assigned 1,400 kulis of land to certain Kaikkolars connected with the temple.

339. 24 of 1890.West base of the same. A record of Kulottunga-Choladeva (I), dated in his twentieth year, saying that he granted three veils of land at Tamar (i.e., Damal) or Nittavinodanallur in Tamar-nadu, a subdivision of Tamar-kottam, to the Mahadeva of the Anekatangapadam temple. See S.I.I., Vol. 111, No. 77, pp. 390-2.

340. 25 of 1890.West and south walls of the Sabhanayaka shrine in the Ekambaranatha temple. A record of the Pandya king Bhuvanekavira alias Samarakolahala, dated S. 1391 (expired), Virodhi. Records that he granted to the temples of Ekambaranatha and Kamakshi two villages in the Pandya country named after himself. For his coins see Elliots Coins of S. Ind., Plate III, No. 138, and Ep. Rep., 1890, p. 2.
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341. 26 of 1890. (Sanskrit verse.) North wall of the second parkara of the same temple. A record of the Kakatiya king Ganapati, dated S. 1172, Saumya year. Mentions Rudradeva and Mahadeva also, and the gift of a village by his minister Samanta Bhoja. See Ind. Antq., XXI, 197 ff., where Dr. Hultzsch has published it.

342. 27 of 1890.(Sanskrit verse.) North wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Ganda-Gopaladeva, dated S. 1187, sixteenth regnal year. So he ascended the throne in S. 1172 (A.D. 1250). See also 350 and 351.

343. 28 of 1890.South wall of the Nayar Mantapa in the Ekamranatha temple. A record of Kampana-udaiyar, dated Ananda year.

344. 29 of 1890.Right of the entrance into the inner prakara of the Kamakshi temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Harihara II, dated S. 1315, expired, Srimukha year.

345. 30 of 1890.Left of the front entrance into the Ulagalan-da-Perumal temple. A record of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya, dated S. 1268, expired, Vyaya, ninth regnal year. So he ascended throne in S. 1259, (A.D. 1337).

346. 31 of 1890.Right of the entrance into the east wall of the second prakara of the Arulala-Perumal temple. A record of Hariyana Udaiyar II, dated S. 1300, expired, Krodhana year.

347. 32 of 1890.Left of the entrance into the same temple. A record of the Vira-Hariyana-Udaiyar II, dated S. 1300, expired, Kalayukti year.

348. 33 of 189o.Right of the entrance into the Tayar Sannadhi at the same temple. A record of Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar, dated S. 1288, expired, Parabhava year.

349. 34 of 1890.(Sanskrit verse.) East wall of the so-called rock (malai) in the same temple. A record of the Kerala king Jayasimha and his son Ravivarman. The latter, called also Kulasekhara Sangramadhira, was born in S. 1188, and married a Pandya princess. At the age of 33 he ascended the throne of Kerala. He then conquered Vira Pandya and was crowned at Madura in his forty-sixth year (i.e., S. 1234). He was the Lord of Kupaka and Kollam. See Ep. Ind., IV, 145-8.

350. 35 of 1890.South wall of the " rock " in the same temple. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Ganda-gopaladeva, dated S. 1187, sixteenth regnal year.

351. 36 of 1890.South wall of the " rock " in the' same temple. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Ganda-Gapaladeva, dated S. 1187, fifteenth regnal year.
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352. 37 of 1890.Left of the entrance into the first prakara o the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Malli-karjunadeva, dated S. 1387, expired, Parthiva year.

353. 38 of 1890.East wall of the Abhisheka Mantapa at the same temple. A record of Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Ko-Perunjingadeva, dated S. 1182, expired, eighteenth regnal year. So he ascended the throne in S. 1165 (A.D. 1243). He must have been the predecessor of Vijaya Gandagopala referred to in Nos. 342, 350 and 351. The exact date of the present inscription, according to Kielhorn, is Sunday, 31st Oct., A.D. 1260. Ep. Ind., VII, p. 164.

354. 39 of 1890.South wall of the Abhishela-Mantapa at the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virupakshadeva, dated S. 1392, expired, Vikriti year.

355. 49 of 1900.On the south wall of the first prakara of the Kamakshi temple. (Tamil.) A record of Achyuta Raya of Vijayanagar, dated S. 1456 (A.D. 1534), Vijaya. Refers to his conquest and records the grant of eight villages to the temple.

356. 50 of 1900.On the south wall of the second prakara of the Arulalaperumal temple. A record of Achyuta Raya of Vijayanagar, dated S. 1454 (A.D. 1632), expired, Nandana Refers to his conquests and records the gift of jewels and seventeen villages to the temple.

357. 51 of 1900.On the same place. A record of the same king in the same date. Records gift of a jewelled couch, discus, etc., to the king (1050-62).

358. 416 of 1902.On the north wall of the central shrine in the Tirukkalisvara temple at Veppangulam near Conjeeveram. (Tamil.) Records a gift of land in the sixth year of Parakesarivarman Udaiyar Rajendradeva (1050-62.)

359. 417 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the south, west and north walls of the same shrine. A record of the twenty-eighth year of Rajakesarivarman Udaiyar Rajadhirajadeva (I ?).

360. 418 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same walls. A record of the third year of Parakesarivarman Adhirajendradeva. Partly built in.

361. 419 of 1902.(Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the sixteenth year of Parakesarivarman Rajendracholadeva (1041-43) providing for a supply of paddy by a number of villages in payment of interest on gold borrowed from the temple.

362. 420 of 1902. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp in the sixth year of Parakesarivarman Rajendracholadeva (1011-43).

363. 1 of 1906.On the south wall of Sakkesvara temple. (Tamil.) Records a sale of land in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman.
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364. 2 of 1906.On a stone built into the floor at the entrance into the Smasnesvara shrine in the Ekambaranatha temple. Mutilated inscription of the first (fifth) year of Parakesarivarman alias Uttama Choladeva,

365. 3 of 1906.On the same stone. Mutilated. Mentions queen Viranarani(yar). Date lost. By the same king.

366. 4 of 1906.On the big gopura in the same temple. Unfinished. Refers to idangaivari. Dated in S. 1378, Dhatri, in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Mallikarjunadeva-Maharaya.

367. C.P. No. 146 of Mr. Sewells List (and Madras Museum plate No. 8) (Tamil.) Records a document declaring the settlement of a dispute about some lands, between some men of the Mudaliyar caste. It is dated in S. 1456 (A.D. 1534), Kaliyuga 4434, Nandana. [Date inconsistent.] See Tamil and Sanscrit Inscrns., pp. 154-6, where it has been edited.

368. A C.P. grant of Ko-Parakesarivarman Uttama Choladeva in the sixteenth year of his reign, at the request of a minister of his confirming the contents of the stone inscriptions which refer to the dues to be paid to the temple of Vishnu at Kachchippedu. See Nos. 264, 266, 268, 270 for instance. For Uttama Chola's coins, see Elliot's Coins of South India, Nos. 151 and 154. For the description of the present plates see Ep. Rep., 1891, pp. 4--5.

369. A C.P. dated S. 1646 (referred to by Taylor in his Rais. Gatal., III, p. 340). Commemorates a gift of thirteen villages in free tenure, through Ramanujachariar.

370. Among the copper plates of Conjeeveram there are a number of forged ones. One of these (No. 6, Appendix A, Madr. Ep. Rep., 1910) is deposited in the Madras Museum and consists of a single plate. Mr. Krishna Sastri believes that it is " one of a series of forgeries compiled by the Idangai faction in its zeal to justify its preference over the Valangai, in matters social. The dates given, viz., S. 1098 and K. 4421, do not correspond. Nevertheless the story related of how the car procession of Kamakshi Amman at Conjeeveram was successfully managed by the Idangai Kammalans in spite of the obstacles thrown in its way by their opponents of the Valangai section and how in this matter the Kambalattans from Malabar helped the former by their ingenuity in exorcism, has its own interest to the ethnologist." (Madr. Ep. Rep. 1910, p. II.)

371. Another forged grant of the same character dealing with the voluntary levying of a fee by the Anju-Panchalattar (i.e., the five Kammalars) among themselves. This is also dated in S. 1098, K. 4421. (Ibid.)

						Damal.

372. 139 of 1896.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the shrine of the Siva temple, Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king
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Tirumalaiyadeva, son of Krishnadeva. Records in S. 1446 expired Tarana, gift of land to the Panrisvara temple at Tamar.

						Edayarpakkam.

373. 251 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the north base of the Siva temple. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Trihhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records in his thirty-eighth year a gift of two lamp", to the temple of Tiruppadakkadudaiyar in Purisai-nadu, a subdivision of Manavir-kottam in Jayangonda-chola-mandalam. Built in at the bottom.

374. 252 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same base. Dated in the thirty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?). Records gift of 95 sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tiruppadakkadudaiya Mahadeva at Purisai in Purisai-nadu, a subdivision of Manavir-kottam in Jayangonda-cholamandalam.

375. 253 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the south base of the same. temple. Dated in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva. (II). Records that at the request of the temple trustees the villagers had to take away one veli of land originally granted to the temple for a lamp and give a number of cows in exchange. The land was at Purisai (a devadana village of Tiruppadakkadudaiyar), and granted by a Brahmana lady of Idaiyarruppakkam alias Rajavidyadhara-chaturvedimangalam. Built in at the bottom. The reason for the transaction was that the land was in the corner of the village and had no irrigational facilities and so none would cultivate it. The land thus became village property.

376. 254 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same base. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?), dated in his twelfth year. Records sale of land by the residents of Purisai to the temple of Tiruppadak-kadudaiyar of Idaiyarruppakkam alias Rajavidyadhara-chaturvedi-mangalam, for the maintenance of a lamp, for the sum of 30 ksus which a Brahman lady had left in the hands of the shepherds of Idayarpakkam. These shepherds had refused to measure oil for  lamp for 30 kasus. Hence this sale and endowment to the temple. [Though mentioned in the Devaram this place has not got ancient epigraphs and this is probably due to the removal of them by later repairers.]

						Ilambayangottur (Elamayan Kottur).

377. 231 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the south base of the temple of Devanayakasvamin. Records in the twelfth year of the. Chola king Rajadhirajadeva (II, 1178-86) that the stone temple was built
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by the pandari Sivacharanalayan alias Sivapadasekhara Muvendavelan.

378. 232 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the thirteenth year of the Pandya king Konerimelkondan Tribhuvanachakravartin Jatavarman Sundara-Pandyadeva gift of money for a lamp to the temple at Ilambayangottur in Kanrur-nadu, a subdivision of Manavir-kottam in Jayangonda-cholamandalam, by a native of Vallam in Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungachola-valanadu.

379. 233 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the fourth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Gandagopaladeva gift of land at Kaliyanallur in Tiruvelur-nadu to the same temple, by Madurantaka-Pottappichcholan Vira-Gandagopalam.

380. 234 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the west base of the same temple. An unfinished record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III), " who was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors, " dated in his thirty-eighth year. Refers to a former gift of land by Sengeni Ammaiyappan Vanniyanayan Sambuvarajan, to the temple of Ilambayangotturudeaiya Nayanar at Kottur alias Solavichchadira-chaturvedimangalam in Kanrur-nadu. See Ep. Rep., 1900.

381. 235 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the north base of the same temple. Records in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III) " who, having taken Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya, was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors," gift of money for a lamp, by a temple woman.

382. 236 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the nineteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Gandagopaladeva gift of five cows for a lamp by Kulottungasola-Chchambuvarayan alias Alagiya-solan, to the same temple. This was in Tamanur-nadu, a subdivision of Urrukkattukottam, in Jayankonda-chola-mandalam.

						Kavantandalam.

383. 203 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Cholesvara temple. Records in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III a sale of land.

384. 204 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva a sale of land.

385. 205 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Vikrama Choladeva. Records a sale of land.
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386. 206 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Lakshminarayana temple in the same village. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva II (Kulottunga-Chola I), dated in his fourth year. See Ep. Ind., VII, 1-2, where Kielhorn fixes the date on Thursday, 7th November 1073. Also S.I.I., III, No. 77, pp. 172-3.

387. 207 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourteenth year of the so-called Ganga-Pallava king Kampavarman gift of land by Manasarpa, an inhabitant of Kulanur in Vengai-nadu to the Vishnu temple which he had built at Kavan-tandalam. Dr. Hultzsch identifies Kulanur with Kulam or Kolanu, modern Ellore. S.I.I, III, p. 172.

388. 208 of 1901.--:-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Provides in the eighteenth year of the "Ganga-Pallava" king Kampavarman for the celebration of certain festivals at the Manasarpa-Vishnugriha.

389. 209 of 190I, --(Grantha.) On the west wall of the same temple. Records that Manasarpa built the Vishnu temple.

390. 210 of 1901.--(Grantha and Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same temple. An incomplete record of the Chola king Paraksarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I), dated in his fourth year. Records a gift of land to the temple of Rajendra-Chola Isvara called after the king.

391. 211 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, dated in his fifteenth year.

						Kuram.

This place was in the Manyavantara Rashtra of Nirvelur, a division of Urrukkattukkottam and its Siva temple represents the ancient Vidyavinita-Pallava-Paramesvara temple, built, as is proved by an inscription discovered by Prof. Dubreuil, during the time of Paramesvaravarman I. In the history of South Indian Vaishnavism it is famous as the birth-place of Kurattalvan, the faithful companion and disciple of Ramanuja (1017-1137).

392. 32 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Kesava-perumal temple. Records in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I) gift of land by the Sabha of Kuram to a temple of Subrahmanya.

93. 33 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north Wall of the Kesava-perumal temple. Records in the seventeenth year of the so-called Gariga-Pallava king Vijaya-Nripatungavikramavarman a sale of land. Prof. Dubreuil attributes the king to A.D. 854-880.

394. 34, of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesari-varman (Parantaka I), dated in his fortieth year. Built in. See Ep. Ind., VII.
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395. 35 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A much damaged record of the so-called Ganga-Pallava. king Vijaya-Dantivikramavarman (C779-830), dated in his twelfth year.

396. 36 of 1900 --(Tamil.) On a pillar in the Siva temple at the same village. An obliterated record. Mentions Karam,

397. 37 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On another pillar in the same temple. A much damaged record of the so-called Ganga-Pallava king Nripatunga, dated in his twenty-first year.

398. 38 of 1900,--(Tamil.) On a third pillar in the same temple. A damaged record of the Pallava king Nandivarma Maharaja. Records a gift of land.

399. 39 of 1900.(Tamil.) On a fourth pillar in the same temple. Records in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman gift of a lamp.

400. A. C.P. grant (Sanskrit and Tamil) of the Pallava king Paramesvaravarman I, son of Mahendravarman II and grandson of Narasimhavarman I, the conqueror of Vatapi. Records that the king gave the village of Paramesvaramangalam in. Panmanadu in Manayirkottam, to the Siva temple at Kuram. [Refers to Paramesvaravarman's "conquest " of the W. Chalukyan Vikra-maditya (I). For the latter's version, see Ind. Antq., V.l, p. 77. For a summary of the present epigraph, see Ep. Rep.,1888, pp. 3-4 ; Kielhorn's Southern List, No 628; and for a detailed edition of it S.I.I., I, No. 150, pp. 144-155. Dr. Hultzsch identifies Manayil (Man-eyil or mud fort) with Eyil in South Arcot District. Prof Deuhreuil believes this temple to be the most ancient monument in South India built of stones placed one above another. See his Pallavas, P.45.]

						Maduramangalam.

This place figures in the Guruparampara as the birth-place of Embar or Govindahhatta, the cousin and according to the Prabandhic school, the successor of Ramanuja. The Vaishanava tradition implies that Embar was the first to receive the title of Ullangai konarnda Nayanar and that he built a Siva temple in his name. But inscription 401 shows that the name existed two centuries earlier.

401. 320 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On a stone built into the west wall of the Ullangaikulunda-Nayanar temple. Records in the 9th year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Uloka-Maharayar to the temple of Ulokamaharaya-Tiruchchirrambalattalvar at Malalaimangalam in Manayirkottam. [Venkayya believed that Parthivendravarman was a contemporary of Parakesarivarman Aditya karikala II as both had the title " who took the head of Vira Pandya." Mr. Krishna Sastri however points out that the title was first assumed by Sundara Chola,

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Adityas father. See Tayanur and Kalamur inscriptions. (North Arcot District.)

402. 321 of 1909.(Tamil.) On a stone built into the floor of the mantapa in front of the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple in the same village. A damaged record of Parthivendradhipativarman, dated in his ninth year. Mentions Uloka-Maharayar. See note to 401.

						Magaral.

403. 215 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Tirurnalisvara temple. Records in the eleventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (If ?) gift of land to the Agastyesvara temple at Magaral in Magaral-nadu, a subdivision of Eyir-kottam.

404. 216 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records in the seventh year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251-64), a gift of land. Begins with Samasta-jagad-adlora.

405. 217 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III) sale of land by the Sabha of Ukkal alias Vikramabharana-chaturvedimangalam. The date corresponded to Wednesday, 19th August, A.D. 1220. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 75.

406. 218 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the Tirumalisvara temple. Records in the seventh year of the Pandya king Jatavarman. alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251-64) " who conquered every country " that a private 'person opened out streets and colonized the environs of the Agastyesvara temple.

407. 219 of 1901.--(Tamil,) On the south wall of the same mantapa. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II, 1146-78) dated in his tenth year. Records gift of land for a lamp.

408. 220 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Records that the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III) in his thirty-second year, restored at the request of a certain Nandivarman certain land which had previously belonged to the Agastyesvara temple.

409. 221 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Vaikunthaperumal temple at the same village. Records in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?) gift of a lamp to the temple of Tirumerkoyil-Virrirunda-Perumal.

410. 222 of 1901,--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?) gift of two lamps to the same temple.
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411. 223 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (Ill ?) gift of a lamp to the same temple.

412. 224 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?) the building of the central shrine, the Ardhamantapa, another mantapa, a flight of steps, and the sripitha.

413. 225 of 1901.(Tamil verse.) Above the entrance of the Tayar-Sannadhi in the same temple. Records in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajaraja the building of the shrine.

						Perambakkam.

414. 277 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On a slab set up in a field. A much damaged record, dated in Nandana, Tai, Mentions an agent of Vaiyappa-Nayaka.

						Sevallimedu.

415, 40 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Kailasa-natha temple. Records in the second year of the Chola king Raja-kesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Chola deva gift of a lamp.

416. 41 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Kailasa-natha temple. Records in the second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of a lamp.

417. 42 of 1900.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Kailasa-natha temple. Records in the ninth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajaparayana Sambuvaraya, S. 1263, Vijaya, gift of land by Tiruvengadamudaiyan Kalingarayan.

418. 43 of 1900.---(Grantha and Sanskrit.) On the west wall of the same temple. A record of the sixteenth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Chola (who is called Akalanka), recording gift of land by three persons. [See Ep. Ind., Vol. II, pp. 227--30, and 279, where Dr. Kielhorn discusses the details of the date and concludes that it should be Monday, 5th May, A.D. 1124.]

419. 44 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, dated in his tenth year. Records a gift of land.

420. 45 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A record of the seventh year of Sakalalokachkravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraiyan. Records grant of land for the upkeep of a water-shed and a garden (toppu).

421. 46 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. Records in the eighteenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Venru-man-konda Sambuvarayan, gift of land for maintaining a water-shed and a garden.
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422. 47 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Lakshminarasimha temple. The Vijayanagara king Achyutaraya records in S. 1456 expired, Manmatha, a grant of land for the maintenance of a Brahmana who had to recite the Vedas in the Obalesvara temple at Obachchi-amman-samudram. The grant was made by the king on the bank of the Krishnaveni for the merit of his mother Obachchiamman (Obambika of the copper plates).

423. 48 of 1900.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Lakshminarasimha temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutaraya, dated in S. 1462 expired, Sarvarin. Mentions the Obalesvara temple at Obachchi-amman-samudram. Built in.

						Sivankudal.

424. 278 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Sivakkolundisvara temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva I, dated in the twenty-fifth year. Records sale of land by the assembly of Sivankudal to the temple of Sivakkolundandar (of that villaie).

425. 279 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the fifth year of Chola king Rajakesarivarman Kulottunga-. Choladeva I. A number of inscribed slabs fixed into the wall in disorder and containing portions of the historical introduction beginning with pugal sulnda-punari.

426. 280 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Seems to record in the twenty-eighth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva a sale, of land by the assembly of Sivankudal.

427. 281 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva I, dated in his forty-ninth year.

428. 282 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A fragment of record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga -Choladeva I, dated in his fiftieth year. Records sale of land for providing a lamp to the temple of "Sivakkolundandar at Sivankudal by the assembly of Malalai-mangalam which was a brahmadeya village in Jayangondasola-mandalam.

429, 283 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva. Records in his tenth year, gift of land by purchase, for providing two lamps to the temple of Mahadeva called Sivakkolundandar at SivankudaI.

430. 284 of 1912:(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A mutilated record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Chola
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deva I, dated in his fifth year. Records sale of land by the assembly of Sivankudal to the same temple. Begins with the introduction pugai sulnda punari.

431, 285 of 1912,(Tamil.) On the same wall. The Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) records in his, tenth year, sale of land to the temple for conducting a festival of seven days beginning with Ani-Uttirattadi, the asterism under which the king was born.

432. 286 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva a sale of land by the assembly of Malalai-mangalam, a brahmadeya in Kanrur-nadu, which was a subdivision of Manayir-kottam.

433. 287 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in the twenty-fifth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin. Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva gift of land by purchase, to the shrine of the goddess Marakatavalli-Nachchiyar in the temple of Sivakkolundudaiya-Nayanar at Sivankudal in Nirvelur-nadu, a subdivision of Urrukkattu-kottam in Jayangonda-sola-mandalam, by a native of Pundalaikkudi in Virudaraya-bhayankaravalanadu which was a district of Sola-mandalam,

434. 288 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1455. Vijaya, Mesha, Su. di. 12 Uttiram, Monday, corresponding to 6th April 1533, gift of the village Obalarasanallur, a hamlet of Sivankudal in Mappedu-sirmai, a subdivision of Nirvelur-nadu in Urrukkattu-kottam of Chandragiri-rajya " in Jayangondasola-mandalam, by Ellappa-Nayaka, son of Settiyappa-Nayaka, to the same temple for oblations and worship.

435, 289 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On a pillar lying in the same temple. Records in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra Choladeva I that the assembly of Sivakudal in Nirvelur-nadu in Urrukkattu-kottam, a district of Jayangonda-sola-mandalam, received money from a private person and declared certain lands below the tank Brahmadhirayapputteri rent-free in order to provide for offerings and lamps in the temple of Mahadeva of this village.

						Tenneri.

436. On a stone in the tank-bund. (Tamil.) Records that the tank was dug by Tatacharya. Antiquilies, I, p. 188.

437. 190 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the Apatsahayesvara temple. Records in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, gift of two cows for a lamp.
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438. 191 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. Records in the fourteenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva gift of land.

439. 192 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eleventh year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251 64), " who was pleased to conquer every country " gift of land to the Anantesvara temple at Tiraiyanur.

440. 193 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple. Records in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II, 1178-86), "who took Ilam and Madurai," gift of land by a merchant from Pundamali (Poonamallee) to the image of the goddess Tiruppalliarai-Nachchiyar set up by him.

441. 194 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva the appointment of an acharya to perform worship at the temple.

442. 195 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I, gift of a lamp.

443. 196 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record of the Chula king Parakesarivarman alias Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (II, 1123-46). Records in his fifth year gift of land to the temple of Anantesvara at Tiraiyaneri in Tyagavallivalanadu, a subdivision of Urrukkattu-kottam. The king bore the surname Tirunirru-Chola.

444. 197 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I. Records in his forty-first year sale of land.

445. 198 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Kanda-Isvara temple in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Virarajendradeva (I ?) gift of a lamp to the shrine of Adavallar in the Uttama-Chola-lsvara temple.

446. 199 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman I. Mentions in his eleventh year, Madurantakadeva alias Uttama-Choladeva, and records a gift of vessels to the same temple.

447. 200 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Rajaraja Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva I, date of which is lost. 154th day.

448. 201 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventeenth year of the. Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman I gift of a lamp to the temple of Uttama-Chola-Isvara. 

449. 202 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman I, dated in his
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twelfth year. Mentions Uttama-Chola-chaturvedimangalam. Its Sabha met at the temple Tirumurram and made a vyavasta.

						Tirupparuttikkunru.

450. 40 of 1890.--North wall of the store room in the Jaina temple. A record of Rajarajadeva, dated in his twentieth year.

451. 41 of 1890.(Tamil and. Grantha.) Base of the same wall. A record of Irugappa, son of Dandanatha Vaichaya, dated Dundubhi year (S. 1305). Records that Irugappa made to the temple a grant for the benefit of Bukkaraja (II), the son of Harihara II. Dr. Hultzsch points out that the chief is the same as the Iruga, son of Chaicha, who built the Jain temple at Vijayanagar in S. 1307. See S.I.I., I, p. 156. For the present epigraph see Ep. Ind., VII, 115-6. According to Dr. Kielhorn the details of the date do not work out correctly. See Ep. Ind., VI, 329.

452. 42 of 1890.--(Grantha.) On the roof of the mantapa in front of the shrine in the same temple. A record in Prabhava year (1387-8). Records that the mantapa was built by the same General Irugappa at the instance of his preceptor Pushpasena. See Ep. Ind., VII, p. 116.

453. 43 of 1890.On the base of the verandah in front of the same shrine. A record of Trihhuvanachakravartin Kulattunga-Choledeva, dated in his twenty-first year.

454. 44 of 1890.--West wall of the Santimantapa in the same temple. A record of Rajarajadeva, dated in his eighteenth year.

455. 45 of 1890.--Right of the entrance into the same temple. A record of Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva, dated in S. 1440 expired, Bahudhanya year.

456. 188 of I901.(Tamil.) On the base of the verandah in front of the Jaina temple of Trailokyanatha. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya ; records in Dhatri gift of a village by the king to the temple.

457. 189 of 1901.(Tamil verse.) On a stone built into the platform in the same temple.

						Tirupputkkuli.

458. 18 of 1899.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine of the Vijayaraghavaperumal temple, right of entrance. The Udaiyar king Kampana-Udaiyar, son of Bukkana-Udaiyar, records in S. 1287, expired, Visvavasu, gift of a jewel to the God Vijayaraghavaperurmal at Tirupputkuli.

459. 19 of 1899.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the east base of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the same temple. The Pandya. king Sundara Pandya records the building of the mantapa. [The king is said to have conquered all countries and covered the temple of Srirangam with gold, and so he has been identified with Supdara Pandya I (1251-64) referred to in the
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Ranganatha inscription and the Koyilolugu. The mantapa was built for the merit of Kulasekhara who was evidently his predecessor. It is doubtful whether he was his father as the Muhammadan historians say or his brother as the Mahavamsa says. See Ep. Rep., 1899, p. 16.]

460. 52 of 1900.--(Tamil) On the north wall of the first prakara of the Vijayaraghavaperumal temple. Records in the eighth year of the Pandya king Sadagopavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva, the gift of the village of Paduvur alias Virachampanallur in Paduvur-kottam by Vira-Champa. Venkayya. suggests, that the king Vikrama Pandya should have been a contemporary of the parricide Sundara .Pandya (who fled to Delhi in 1310) and of Vira Champa. See N.A. 290 (N. Arcot) at Tiruvottur.

						Uttukkadu.

461. 345 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the ruined Perumal temple. A record of the so-called Ganga Pallava king. Vijaya-Kampavarman in his twenty-fifth year. Gift of three lamps.

462. 346 of 1906.(Tamil.) On a pillar of the mantapa in front of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman in his seventeenth year. Records gift of land.

463. 347 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On a stone set up near the tank bund in the same village. A record of the thirty-second year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakasarivarman (Parantaka I) regarding the construction of the tank.

464. 348 of 1906.(Tamil.) On the same stone. First two lines in Telugu characters and the rest in Tamil. The latter seems to refer to the cutting of a man's head, represented in the sculpture on the same stone.

465. 349 of 1906.----(Telugu.) On the right side of the steps leading to the same tank. Records in S. 1598, Nala, that a certain Peta-Gangareddi whose ancestry is given, repaired the tank, built the margin of stones and two flights of steps.

466. 350 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On a stone set up in a field near the same village. Records in Prajapati gift of land, A tiger is engraved at the top of the inscription.

467. 351 of 1906.---(Tamil.) On a stone set up near the Kannar-mantapam in the same village. Records in Hemalamba gift of land for a flower garden.

						MADURANTAKAM TALUK.

						Achcharapakkam.

468. 233 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the gopura of the Akshesvara temple, right of entrance. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya. Records in S.. 1450,
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Virodhin, a gift by Vira-Narasimharaya-Nayakar for the merit of the king on the occasion of a lunar eclipse.

469. 234 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same temple, right of entrance. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), the date of which is lost. Mentions Ammaiyappan Sambuva-rayan.

470. 235 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the reign of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan gift of land to an image set up by Atkondanayakan alias Sediyarayan.

471. 236 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. Records in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of sheep for a lamp.

472. 237 of 1901..-(Tamil.) On the same wall left of entrance. Records in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III) gift of gold for a lamp.

473. 238 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. Records in the fifth year of the Pandya king Maravarma a alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva " who conquered every country," gift of land. The king was evidently the same as the Maravarman Vikrama Pandya who came to the throne in 1282 and who conquered Vira Gandagopala and Kakatiya Ganapati.

474. 239 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records in his twelfth year, gift of jewels by Sengeni Ammaiyappan " who took the Pandya country."

475. 240 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?) that Attimallan Kulottunga Chola Sambuvarayan granted the proceeds of certain taxes to the temple.

476. 241 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?), . Records in his third year, gift of ten buffalo cows for a lamp to the temple of Atchikondaruliyadeva.

477. 242 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva. Records in his third year gift of land to the same temple. See No. 473.

478. 243 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventh year (Karttika, Aparapaksha, Sunday, Asvini) of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva gift of land to the same temple. See Ep. Ind., VII, II, where Dr. Kielhorn argues that the intended date was probably 13th July A.D. 1259.

479. 244 of 1901.(Ta.mil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. Records in the eighteenth year of the Chola king
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Tarakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva II grant of the proceeds of a tax by Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya of the sengengal family.

480. 245 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva gift of land. (See No. 473).

481. 246 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Records in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias 'Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva that the king clubbed several villages together into one, called it Kali-kadinda-Solan Sattanur and granted it to the temple. The village belonged to Oymanadu alias Vijayarajendra-valanadu.

482. 247 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of land. Mentions the image of Kulottunga-Choladeva, which was set up in the same temple, and Oymanadu alias Vijayarajendravalanadu.

483. 248 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. The Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva records in his ninth year, gift of sheep for a lamp.

484. 249 of 1901.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixth year of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin, gift of land.

485. 250 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Akshesvara temple. A record of Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar II, son of Vira-Bokkana-Udaiyar I, recording' in S. 1283, Plava, gift of land to a matha at Kanchipuram. Mentions the minister Somappar and Koppannar (Goppana Raya ?).

486. 251 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Pandyadeva, dated in his third year (A.D. 1285?). Records gift of land.

487. 252 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. The Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva II (1276-90) records in his fifteenth year, gift of land. The actual date is Monday, 28th August 1290. See Ep. Ind., VIII, p. 280, After Mr. Swamikannu Pillai's researches this king has to be called Sundara Pandya III.

488. 253 of 1901--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. The Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Virarajendradeva (I, 1063-70) records in his fifth year, gift of paddy and of the proceeds of taxes.

489. 254 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I, dated in his forty-second year.
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490. 255 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (I) recording in S. 1298, Nala, gift of land.

491. 256 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the forty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) gift of sheep for a lamp.

492. 257 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) gift of a lamp.

493. 258 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) gift of a lamp.

494. 259 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north wall of another shrine in the same temple. Records in the forty-third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I (1070-1118) gift of sheep for a lamp.

495. 260 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record of the Chola king Sakalaloka-chakravartin Rajanarayanan Samburayan, dated in his eighteenth year (A.D. 1355).

496. 261 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva I (1011-43) gift of sheep for a lamp.

						Kadambarkoyil.

497. 226 of 1901.(Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the central shrine in the Kadambanathesvara temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Vira-rajendradeva (1064-70), the date of which is lost. Records gift of land.

						Kadapperi near Madurantakam.

498. 129 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On the outer side of the east wall of the second prakara of the Svetanarayanesvara temple, right of entrance. The Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva (1018-52) records gift of money, on a date which is lost. (Svetaranya is in Tamil Tiruvenkadu.)

499. 130 of 1896.(Tamil.) In the same place. .A much worn out record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III) "who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the Pandya ", dated in his thirty-seventh year.

500. 131 of 1896.(Tamil.) In the same place. Recordsin the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of a lamp. See Ey. Ind., IV, 265,

501. 132 of 1896.(Tamil.) On the same wall left of entrance. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (II 1146---78) gift of land.
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502. 133 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On the inner side of the south wall of the same prakara. The Vijayanagara king Praudha-Devaraya records in S. 1370 expired, the gift of the village of Karunguli to the temple. [Karunguli] was the birth place of the famous Ramalingapillai, a saint who lived early in the nineteenth century and who wrote the Tiruvarutpa.]

503, 134 of 1896.(Tamil.) On the inner side of the east of the same prakara. Records in the fortieth year of the Pandya king Ko-Maravarman alias Kulasekkharadeva I (1268-1308) gift of land to two images. See Ep. Ind., VI, 300, where it is pointed out that the exact date is Saturday, 24th February 1308.

504. 135 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the shrine in the same temple right of entrance. Records in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I ?) gift of a lamp,

505. 136 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. Records in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?) gift of a lamp.

506. 137 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records in the sixth year of the Chola king Kulottungadeva the pledging of certain land.

507, 138 of 1896.--(Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of land. [The temple was built by a military officer of the king.)

508. 262 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the Kodandarama-Perumal temple at Madurantakam. Records in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of an arecanut garden for maintaining two lamps.

509. 263 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva gift of money. Contains also the first few words of another inscription of the eleventh year of the king's reign.

						Madurantakam.

510. C.P. No. 141 of Mr. Sewell's List.--(Modern Telugu.) Records gift of certain lands to the temple of Chandrasekhara by one Periya Namasivaya Nayanar, in S. 482 (A.D. 560). The date is of course absurd. " The language of the deed, though mostly Telugu, has an admixture of modern Tamil terms. There are a number of figures of weapons, etc., at the top and bottom, including a matchlock with bayonet."

						Mamandur.

See Cg. Nos. 286-8, where the local inscriptions have been placed by oversight and also supplement to this district.
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511. 612 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north base of the Mandukanathesvara temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Rajaraja I, date of which is lost. Contains a portion of the historical introduction. Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp.

						Nedumaram.

512. 270 of 1912.(Telugu.) On a slab built into the roof of the Adikesaava-Perumal temple. The back side and the top of the slab are built in. The inscription is in modern characters and registers the construction of a temple for Chennakesava, , west of the village Nemdambaram, by a certain Lakshmayya, for the merit of Chennakesava-Nayanivaru.

						Neyyadipakkam.

513. 212 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the right of the entrance into the Piridigangesvara temple. Records in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva gift of two lamps. The temple is called Pirudigangavudaiyar and the village Neyyaruppakkam in Todupaluvur-nadu, a subdivision of Kaliyur-kottam.

514. 213 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the Marundisvara temple. The Udaiyar king Sayana Udaiyar (son of Kampa I?) records in his sixteenth year gift of land to the Marundisvara temple.

515. 214 of 1901.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the same temple. The Udaiyar king Sayana Udaiyar records in his sixteenth year gift of land. The village is called Neyyadarpakkam.

						Paramesvaramangalam.

516. 257 of 1912.(Tamil,) On the slab near a Ganesa image outside the Kailasanatha temple. Records in the sixteenth year of the "Ganga-Pallava " king Nripatungavarman (circa 850-80), gift of gold (II kalanju) for offerings to the god Mahadeva in the temple of Sailesvara, at Paramesvaramangalam. The money was deposited on interest in the hands of the Ganapperumakkal of Sailesvara by Nandi-Niraimati, son of Mannaikudi-maramadakki Vilupperaraiyan. Engraved by Satturusingapperundachchan. [Mr. Krishna Sastri points out that Mannaikudi was the place where Udayachandra, the General of Nandivarman II (circa 712-79), defeated the Pandyan king and surmises that an ancestor of Vilupperaraiyan should have taken part in it, thus obtaining a hereditary title, The Ganapperumakkal should have been, like the Alumganattar, the direct managers of the village affairs. A similar term is Amritaganattar. See Tiruvorriyur inscriptions. Mannaikudi has been identified with Manni near Kumbhakonam.
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517. 258 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the back side of the same slab. Records in the fifteenth year the consecration of the image of Ganapati-Bhatarar and the construction of a temple for the same at Sailesvara, by a Brahmana lady who provided forty kadi of paddy for lamps and worship. The record is evidently connected with . No, 516.

518, 259 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple in the same village. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya, dated in S. 1444, Chitrabhanu, Makara, su. di. 10, Monday, Tiruvonam (29th September, A.D. 1522). Mentions the Mahamandalesvara Medinimisra Gandakattari Saluva Nagayyadeva Maha-arasa.

						Perumber.

This place, like Achcharapakkam and Madurantakam, was included in the Kalattur-kottam. It is also called Tribhuvananallur and a hamlet of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam.

519. 264 of 1901.--(Tamil.) . On the west wall of the mantapa, in front of the Tandonrisvara temple. Records in the eleventh year of the Chola. king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I gift of land. The assembly of Madurantakam remits the taxes (antaraya and magamai) on it. Signed by citizens in different cheris of the city, named after Chola kings. The tax on 32 padagas is nearly 12 kalanjus. S.I.I., Ill, No. 78, pp. 173-8.

520. 265 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. A record of Rajarajadeva II in his eighteenth year; records gift of four cows for a lamp in the temple of Srikaranisvara at Perumberur.

521. 266 of 1901.(Tamil,) On the same wall, Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Virarajendradeva (I, 1064-70); records in his seventh year gift of land (after its being reclaimed) by the assembly of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam to the temple. S.I.I., III, No. 84, pp. 202-4.

522. 267 of 1901.---(Tamil.) On- the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva II. Records in his eighteenth year gift of land for a lamp by a native of Tagadur.

523. 268 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall of the same mantapa. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva II gift of ten cows for a lamp.

						Pulipparakoyil.

524. 293 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Vyagrapadesvara temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (II, 1399 --1406), in
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Svabhanu (i.e., S. 1326). Records the gift of certain taxes on the residentsliving in the tirumadaivilagam of the temple of Tiruppulippagava-Nayanar. The resident Settis, Kaikkolars and Vaniyas wereb to pay two panams per year on each individual and two panams on each loom. Mr. Krishna Sastri believes that these apparently covered all the taxes payable by them, viz., Pattadainulayam, attaisammadam, periyasammadam, kaiyerpu, madavritti, dannayakanmagamai, etc.

525. 294 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Vira Vijaya-bhupatiraja Udaiyar (son of Devaraya I), in Hemalamba (i.e., S. 1340). Records that the trustees of the temple, after consulting the revenue authorities of the Chandragirisala, granted a remission of six panams which they had used to take in excess from the Kaikkolars living in its tirumadaivilagam, as vesalpanam; but collected as before three panams from each family (?) of Kachchavada Vaniyar, three panams from each family of Senpadavur, 40 panams on cloths and four towards Karttigaikanikkai.

526. 295 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Praudhadevaraya Maharaya (1449-65) in S. 1374, Angirasa. Records gift of the village Kanakkanpattu alias Sedraya-nallur, to the temple of Tiruppulippagava-Nayanar at Pattur, the northern hamlet of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimandalam in Kalattur-kottam, a district of Jayangondacholamandalam, by Devappagal, son of Mahapradhana Annadata-Dannayaka, for the health of the king.

527. 296 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A damaged record of the Pandya king Maravarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (not identified), dated in his twelfth year. Mentions a number of chiefs Amarakon, Venuvudaiyan, Pallavamarayan, Adiyaman, Nandipanman, etc., apparently vassals of the king. Seems to register certain privileges agreed to by the Mahesvaras, Sthanattars, priests and the Kaikkolars of the temple, in the presence of a certain Kandiyadevar. [The privileges were that " their daughters' children and sons' sons were to be allowed freedom of action in the temple and in the village, and were to receive betel-leaves (as a token of honour) in the Tiruvolakkam," etc.]

528. 297 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (II), dated S. 1327, Parthiva. Mentions Agaram Valudippakkam, the northern hamlet of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam.

529. 298 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya (1337-60) records in his sixth year, gift of taxes payable within the four limits of the tirumadaivilagam, for the worship in the temple
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of Triuppulippagava-Nayanar. The taxes are the tarikkodamai on looms, perkkadamai (on individuals), payable by the Kaikkolars, Saliyars and Vaniyars.

530. 299 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppa (i.e., Viruppana) Udaiyar, (i.e. Virupaksha I), son of Ariyana Udaiyar (Harihara II) ; mentions in S. 1319, Isvara, Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam in Kalattur-kottam.

531. 300 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Kalayukta gift of two looms in favour of a shrine of Ilaiya Nayanar, in the street to the west of the temple of Pulippagavar, under the orders of the Mangappa-Udaiyar.

532. 301 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the slab set up in the same temple. Records gift of land in the village of Abhimana-vatapinallur to the temple of Tiruvengadudaiya-Nayanar in Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam. Mentions also the temple of Tiruppulippagavar at Pattur.

533. 302 of 1910.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in a street of the same village. Records in Saruvadi (Sarvari) gift of taxes collected from the residents of the southern street in Pulippara-koyil, for the health of Narasingaraja Udaiyar, by a certain Timmaraja-Udaiyar.

						Seyyur.

534. 430 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Valmikanatha temple. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Virarajendradeva (I?) gift of land by a military officer

535. 431 of 1902.----(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, date of which is lost. Records gift of thirty cows for a lamp.

536. 432 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118---35) gift of a lamp.

537. 433 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wail. Records in the third year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva gift of land for a lamp.

538. 434 of 1902.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine; Records in the third year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva gift of 96 sheep for two lamps.

539. 435 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva I, dated in his forty-seventh year.
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540. 436 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajarajadava gift of twelve sheep for a lamp.

541. 437 of 1902.(Tamil,) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) recording in his forty-ninth year gift of money for a lamp.

542. 438 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. An epigraph of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladava (1118-35) recording in his eighth year gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

543. 439 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva recording in his ninth year gift of a salt pan.

544. 440 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva, dated in his eighth year.

545. 441 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. An epigraph of the Chola king Rajarajadeva recording in his fifth year gift of money for offerings to Pillaiyar for thirty-two clays of the year.

546. 442 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladava recording in his twelfth year gift of a lamp.

547. 443 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva recording in his sixth year the setting up of an image of Kedaradeva.

548. 444 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva which records in his fourth year gift of land as sridhana to the goddess.

549. 445 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva which records in his fourth year gift of salt-pans.

550. 446 of 1902,(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Kailasanatha temple in the same village. An epigraph of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva which records in his eighth year gift of twelve sheep for a lamp.

551. 447 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva which records in his forty-fourth year gift of twelve sheep for a lamp.

552. 448 of 1902---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the forty-fifth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) gift of twelve sheep for a lamp.
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553. 449 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) who took Madura, the crowned head of the Pandya, Ceylon, and Karuvur. Records in his twenty-third and twenty-sixth years gift of money for two lamps.

554. 430 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. Records in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva gift of money.

555. 451 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I), dated in his forty-eighth year.

556. 452 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva gift of money for three festivals.

557. 453 of 1902.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva gift of twelve sheep for a lamp and of money for a festival.

558. 454 of 1902.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A record of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva recording gift of money for two festivals. The date is doubtful.

						Tiruppulivanam.

559. 43 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Vyaghrapadesvara temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III, in his eighteenth year. Gift of cows for a lamp, by a person who killed another by mistake.

560. 44 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?) gift of cows for a lamp.

561. 45 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?), dated in his twenty-fifth year. End built in.

						Tiruvanakkoyil.

Like Kalattur this place was a centre of Kalamukha activity.

562. 284 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Tiruvalisvara temple. An unfinished record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251-64), " who was pleased to take all countries," dated in his fourteenth year. Seems to register sale of house-sites to the weavers and dancing girls of the temple of Tiruvalakkoyiludaiya-Nayanar at Vittur, the northern hamlet of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam, a taniyur in Jayangondachola-mandalam.
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563. 285 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in e thirteenth year of Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya a gift of land at Vittur, the northern hamlet of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam, a village in Kalattur-kottam.

564. 286 of 1910.--(Tarnil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records in the twelfth year of Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya (1337-60) gift of taxes collected within the madavilaga of the temple of Tiruvalakkoyiludaiya-Nayanar at Vittur, for festivals, worship, etc., in the same temple. The taxes were collected from the Settis, Kaikkolars, Karrivadavanigar, Sekkuvanigar and Devanayangar.

565. 287 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the nineteenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana gift of three veli of land for conducting worship in the temple. [The lands were old Devadana lands, but had gone out of possession to the detriment of worship in temple. Rajanarayana evidently restored the state of things as before the Mussalman invasions.]

566. 288 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Vishu (Vrisha) that Tiruvengadanathar granted the fields called nachchan maniyam to the temple of Tiruvaliyappan, for the merit of Virappanayakkar-Ayyan.

567. 289 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Bahudhanya, gift of houses, lands and certain privileges to the dancing girls whom a certain Varadaraja had newly appointed for service in the temple, which had been in difficulty owing to lack of maid-servants.

568. 290 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva ; records in his fourteenth year gift of six cows for two lamps by a certain Pushpagiri-jiyar. See No. 562 above.

569. 291 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in Vikari that a certain Timmarasayya of Naranapura built this (mantapa) for the merit of Malaiyappaiyan.

570. 292 of 1910.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Vikari gift of a house and land for a dancing girl who took up service in the temple of Tiruvalakkoyiludaiya-Tambiranar, for the merit of Timmarasayyan, son of Ramarasayyan of Naranapura.

571. 352 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Tiruvalisvara temple. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of a lamp to the temple of Tiruvalakkoyiludaiya-Mahadeva at Kalattur in Kalattur-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangondachola-mandalam, by Parasivan Taluvakkulaindan Aludaiyan, a native of Kuvalai in
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Venkunra-kottam. Mentions the Kalamukha priests Gomadattu Jnanarasi-Pandita and Sailarasi-Pandita.

572. 353 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record of the Vijayanagara king Tribhuvanachakravartin Viruppapa-Udaiyar (Virupaksha I), son of Vira-Ariyana-Udaiyar (and therefore brother of Bukka II). Records in S. 1320 gift of land in the hamlet of Uttamasolavilagam to the temple of Tiruvalakkoyiludaiya-Nayanar at Kalattur, by Venavudaiyan, one of the Kaikkola Mudalis of the temple. It is stated that Uttamasolaviagam was originally granted to the temple by Vira-Kampana-Udialyar for worship and repairs. Mentions Pundarikan Rajendrasola-Tamiladaraiyan Atkondan Mandalapurushan.

573. 354 of 1911,(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Rajanarayana Sambuvarayar, recording in his third year gift of fifteen cows to the same temple by Mallinadan Rajanarayana Sambuvarayan.

574. 355 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the same wall, Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records in his fourth year gift of a lamp to the temple of Tiru-valakkoyiludaiya-Mahadeva, by the merchant of Tiru-Mayilappil in Puliyur-kottam mentioned in Nos. 333 and 334 of 1911.

575. 356 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Bukkana Udaiyar (i.e., Bukka II), son of Vira-Ariraya (i.e., Harihara II). Records in Tarana (S. 1326) purchase of land at Puduppakkam by Venavudiyan, one of the Kaikkola-Mudalis of the temple, perhaps for re-presentation to it.

576. 357 of 1911.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Belongs to the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), "who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records in his twenty-seventh year gift of four cows for a lamp by a native of Arrur in Urrukkattu-kottam. Mentions the two Kalamukha priests referred to in No. 571 above.

577. 358 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records in his tenth year gift of land at Siru-Tandalam to the god Chandra-Sekhara at Tiruvalakkoyil by a number of people, one of whom was a native of Koduvur (in Pattina-nadu, a subdivision of Sembur-kottam) and another of Pattinam.

578. 359 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkondan (Kulottunga II?). Records in his twelfth year an order of the king on the two hundred and ninety-third-day of the year, to present certain lands in the village of Arumbakkam, a subdivision of tilalor alias Rajarajanallur in Kalattur-kottam, clubbed together under the new name Anapayanallur, for
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maintaining worship in the temple of Tiruvalakoyiludaiya-Mahadeva. The royal secretary was Anapaya-Muvendavelan as in No. 346 of 1911 at Kalattur. See also No, 582 below.

579. 360 of 1911.---(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Cho!adeva (1118-35) gift of a lamp. Mentions Gomadattu Sailarasi-Pandita. See Nos. 571 and 576 above.

580. 361 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the third year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya. Records in his third year gift of fifteen cows for half a lamp by one of the Kaikolar belonging to the temple of Tiruvalakoyiludaiya Nayanar. Mentions the measure Rajakesari-nali.

581. 362 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the tenth year of Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya that the residents of Kalattur-parru gave Nariyanseri alias Pundarikanallur, a hamlet of Kalattur, to the Kaikkola mentioned in No, 580, as a sarvamanya grant.

582. 363 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. The Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan (Kulottunga II) records in his twelfth year an order to the chief Tondaiman on the two hundred and ninety-third day of the year to grant some lands in the village of Nenmali in Valla-nadu, clubbed together under the new name Kulottungasolan Tirunirruchcholanallur for maintaining worship in the temple. The royal secretary was Anapaya Muvendavelan as in Nos. 346 and 359. [According to Tamil literary tradition Tondaiman was the title given by Kulottunga II to the brother of Sekkilar, the author of the Periapurana.]

583. 364 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya records in his twelfth year that the tirumadaivilagam and the surrounding lands were given as a sarvamanya grant to the sthanattar of the temple, for maintaining worship and repairs.

584. 365 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?), dated in his twenty-sixth year. Records gift of land by a certain Karikalasola-Tamiladaraiyan for burning a lamp on the hill north of the temple of Tiruvalakoyiludaiya-Nayanar.

						Tiruvandavar.

585. 613 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the Tiruvandanathesvara temple. A fragment of record of Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya, dated in his eighth year.

586. 614 of 1904.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva, date of which is lost. Records gift of a lamp.
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587. 615 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On a slab set up in the same place. A fragment of record of the Vijayanagara king Achyuta, dated Durmukha (i.e., S.. 1459). The king bears Saluva birudas.' The village is called Tiruvandavaru. In the same village is a modern inscription, dated in Vikari.

588. 616 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On a Slab set up in a field to the east of the same village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Ramadeva-Maharaya (1620-30). Records in S. 1547, expired, Krodhana, gift of land by a Nayaka.

						Uttaramallur.

589. I of 1898.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Vaikuntha Perumal temple. A record of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman, dated in his fourteenth year. Contains a letter from the king to the villagers regarding disqualifications for appointments. [The inscription is one of the most valuable documents in South Indian constitutional history. It throws a flood of light on the committee system of village government, the method of village administration by the assembly, the qualifications for membership, etc. See Ep. Rep., 1899, pp. 24-27, where the inscription is fully summarised.]

590. 2 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman, dated in his twelfth year. Contents similar to those of No. 589. [This epigraph is of the same nature and value as the previous one, but earlier and a little less elaborate. See Ep. Rep., 1899, pp. 27--8. This was, amended by the later regulation given above.]

591. 3 of 1898,(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighth year of the so-called Ganga-Pallava king Vijaya-Kampavarman gift of land to the temple of Mahadeva in the neighbouring village of Puliyur.

592. 4 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wail. Records in the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman gift of land to the temple of Mahadeva in the neighbouring village of Tittattur.

593. 5 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighth year of the Ganga-Pallava king Vijaya-Kampavikramavarman gift of land to Mahavishnu.

594. 6 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall Records in the eighth year of the so-called Ganga-Pallava king Vijaya-Kampavikramavarman gift of land to Mahavishnu.

595. 7 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the ninth year of the so-called Ganga-Pallava king Vijaya-Kampavarman a sale of land. Incomplete.

596. 8 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman
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(Parantaka I) gift of land to the temples of Tiruppulivalam and Tulavarattali.

597. 9 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I) gift of land for offerings and lamps.

598. 10 of 1898.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of gold in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman for a lamp to a temple of Mahadeva, date of which is lost.

599. 11 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Kampavikramavarman, dated in his tenth year.

600. 12 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I) rules regarding the exchange of gold.

601. 13 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

602. 14 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman gift of land.

603. 15 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

604. 16 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

605. 17 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

606. 18 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land for the support of teachers of grammar.

607. 19 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to the temple at Tiruppulivalam.

608. 20 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

609. 21 of 1898.--(Ta.mil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to the temple at Tiramalirunjolai.

610. 22 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to Durga-Bhattaraki.

611. 23 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wail. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to a temple of Settai.

612. 24 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.
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613. 25 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to a temple of Mahadeva.

614. 26 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to the Vishnu temple at Somaneri.

615. 27 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to Ganapati,

616. 28 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land to the temple at Tiruvunniyur.

617. 29 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43) gift of land.

618. 30 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra Choladeva (1, 1011-43) gift of land to the temple at Tiruppulivalam.

619. 31 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the so-called Ganga-Pallava king Vijaya-Kampavarman, dated in his fifteenth year.

620. 32 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eleventh year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land by a queen.

621. 33 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva gift of land.

622. 34 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman gift of land.

623. 35 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman gift of land.

624. 36 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

625. 37 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

626. 38 of I893.--(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

627. 39 of 1898.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of land for a matha for learned Brahmanas. Beginning built in.

628. 40 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman gift of land for feeding Brahmanas.
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629. 41 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On. the same wall. Records in the twenty-third year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva III, " who conquered Kachchi and Tanjai" allotment of revenue to the temple.

630. 42 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. Records in the fifteenth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Kampavarman gift of gold. End built in.

631. 49 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Sundara-varada Perumal temple. Records in the twelfth year of Parthi-vendradhipativarman gift of land by a queen to the Vishnu temple., built by Kongaraiyar.

632. 50 of 1898.--(Grantha.) On the same wall. Two verses in praise of the architect.

633. 51 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record of "the Ganga-Pallava king " Vijaya Danti-vikramavarman, dated in his tenth year. Only the first few words are preserved.

634. 52 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirteenth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of sheep for two lamps to the temple of Kongaraiya by the same queen as in No. 631.

635. 53 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Subrah-manya temple. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43) the hereditary appointment of a Pujari.

636. 54 of 1898.- (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same temple. A record of the Chola' king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman I recording in his seventeenth year gift of sheep for a lamp by different people.

637. 55 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the temple. Records in the fourth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

638. 56 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Kailasanatha temple. Records in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43) gift of land.

639. 57 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the east and north walls of the Kolambesvara temple. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118) gift of money for a lamp.

640. 58 of 1898.---(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Madari-Amman temple. Records in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I) gift of gold for a lamp.

641. 59 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.
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642. 60 of 1898.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

643. 61 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple. Records in the twenty-first year of the " Ganga-Pallava" king Dantivikramavarman a resolution of the village assembly.

644. 62 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman a resolution of the village assembly.

645. 63 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Nripatungavarman gift of gold for a lamp to the temple of Mahadeva at Trippulivalam

646. 64 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixth year of the " Ganga Pallava" king Vijaya-Kampavarman gift of land to the Vishnu temple of Govardhana.

647. 65 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the "Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Kampavarman, dated in his eighteenth year. End built in.

648. 66 of 1898.-(Tamil.) ,On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I, 1070-1118), dated in his twenty-first year.

649. 67 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvana-viradeva (Kulottunga III, 1178-1216, dated in his thirty-seventh year, Mithuna, Apara 9, Sunday, Hasta (= 7th June A.D. 1215). Ep. Ind., V, 199.

650. 68 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Vikrama-Choladeva (1118--35) in his fifteenth year. Sale of land.

651. 69 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twelfth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

652. 70 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of cows for a lamp. In archaic characters.

653. 71 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of land.

654. 72 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-fourth year of the " Ganga-Pallava ". king Nandivarman gift of land.

655. 73 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land.

656. 74 of 1898.-(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the ninth year of the Pallava king Danti-Pottarasar gift of gold for digging a tank,
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675. 75 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the my-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman gift of gold for a water-shed.

658. 76 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III in his twenty-sixth year. Gift of land.

659. 77 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannardeva (Krishna III), " who conquered Kachchi and Tanjai," in his twenty-fifth year. A resolution of the village assembly, regarding fines.

660. 78 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of the Chola king . . . Kesarivarman gift of gold for a lamp to the temple of Mahadeva at Trippulivalam.

661. 79 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Parthivendradhipativarman, dated in his seventh year.

662. 80 of 1898.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the "Ganga-Pallava " king Dantivarman recording in his seventh year a sale of land.

663. 81 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. The fragment of a record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Nripatungavarman, dated in his twenty-fifth year.

664. 82 of 1898. (Tamil.) On the same wall. The fragment of a record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nripatungavikramavarman, date of which is lost.

665. 83 of 1898.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nripatungavikramavarman in his twenty-sixth year. Sale of land.

666. 84 of 1898.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. A record of the " Ganga-Pallava king " Vijaya-Kampavarman in his twenty-first year. Gift of gold for repairing a tank.

667. 85 of 1898. (Tamil.) On the south-east wall of the same temple. A record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Kampavikramavarman in his eighth year. Sale of land.

668. 86 of 1898. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the "Ganga-Pallava " king Kampa-Peruman in his twenty-third year. Allotment of gold and paddy.

669. 87 of 1898. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Madirai-Konda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I, 906-47) in his fourteenth year. Gift of gold for a lamp to the temple of Mahadeva at Trippulivalam.

670. 88 of 1898. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Parthivendradhipativarman, dated in his second year. Partially built in.
 
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671. 89 of 1898.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, " who conquered .Kachchi and Tanjai " in his eighteenth year. Gift of gold for a lamp.

672. 90 of 1898. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Kampavarman, dated in his 'fifteenth year.

673. 91 of 1898. (Tamil.) On a stone lying near the Irattai-taligai-Isvara temple. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman, dated in his seventeenth year.

674. 92 of 1898.(Tamil.) On another stone lying near the same temple. Records in the fourth year of the Chola. king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra Choladeva (I, 1011-43) gift of land. Fragment.


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							Kattur.

675. 249 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a pillar of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Tiruvallisvara temple. Dated in reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III. Records in his twentieth year, gift of cows for a lamp, by a lady to the temple of Tiruvallisuram-Udaiyar at Kattur.

676. 250 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the second pillar of the same mantapa. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva IlI. Records in his fourteenth year gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a shepherd, to the temple of Tiruvallisura-mudaiya Mahadeva at Kattur alias Rajendrasola-nallur near Perumbedu in Paiyur-kottam, a district of Jayangondasola mandalam.

677. 251 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the third pillar in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva III, dated in his twentieth year. Records gift of land for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvallichchuram-Udaiyar at Kattur alias Rajendrasolanallur, which the donor had purchased from the residents of Kadarpakkam.

678. 252 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in the same temple. Records in the ninth year of Parthivendradhipativarman a sale of land as tannippatti by the residents of Kattur in Paiyur-kottam to Pattaiyanar, the menayaka of Perundaram, who built the temple of this village.

679. 253 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same slab. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (985-1013) "who destroyed the ships at Kandalur Salai." Records in his tenth year gift of 45 sheep for a half lamp to the temple of Tiruvallisurattu-Mahadeva at Kattur in Paiyur-kottam, by a resident of the village.

680. 254 of 1912.(Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman. (985-1013)
 
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who destroyed the ships at Kandalur-Salai, dated in his eleventh year. Seems to record a gift of twenty-three sheep and a gold Lamp, to the same temple.

681. 255 of 1912,(Tamil.) In the same place. Belongs to the reign of the Chola king Rajaraiakesarivarman (985-1013), " who destroyed the ships at Kandalur Salai." Records in his eleventh year sale of land by the residents of Kattur in Paiyur-kottam to a certain Nakkanalai Nakkan of Villippakkam, which belonged to Irunganur Kovam in Manayir-kurram, a subdivision of Manayir-kottam. No details of prices given.

682. 256 of 1912.(Grantha and Tamil.) On a slab lying in the Virrirunda-Perumal temple in the same village. In characters of about the eleventh century A.D. Registers that the community of merchants (nanadesi) at Mayiiarppil, declared Ayyapulal-Kattur, to be a virapattana and laid down certain rules of conduct to be followed by the members of the Valanjika sect residing in that village. [A very interesting record which eulogises the gild, refers to 500 Virasasanas, glorifying their deeds, etc. See Mudr. Ep. Rep., 1912-13, pp. 99-100 for details. See also Inscrns. 342 of 1912 at Basinikonda, 349 of 1912 at Viralur, Ep. Carna., Vol. VII (Sk. 118 and Ep. Ind., VII, p. 97.]


							Madambakkam.

683. 318 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Dhenunurisvara temple. An epigraph of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajjendra Choladeva (not identified) recording in his tenth year gift of twenty veli of land north of Madambakkam alias Ulaguyyavandasola-chaturvedimangalam, a village in Nedungunranadu which belonged to Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu, a subdivision of Jayangondacholamandalam, to the temple of Sirreri-Aludaiya-Nayanar, under orders of Panchanadivanan Nilagangaraiyan, a contemporary of Kapperujingadeva. See N.A. 473.

684. 319 of I911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virasri Kumara-Devaraya (II). Records in Prabhava (S. 1348) that eight house-sites of the sthanattar, being lost to them, fresh sites were provided for, in the street of the Kaikkolar. Mentions Sirreri-Aludaiya-Nayanar at Madanpakkam alias Ulaguyyavandasola-chaturvedimangalam in Nedungunra-nadu, a district of Arayiraveli-parru, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu, in Jayangondachola-mandalam.

685. 320 of 1911.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete and damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasiva-Maharaya " who took every country," date of which is lost.
 
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686. 321 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva recording in his second year gift of two cows for providing curds to the temple of Sirreri-Udaiya-Nayanar at Madambakkam alias Ulaguyya-vandasola-chaturvedimangalam.

687. 322 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara Pandyadeva (III? 1276-90); quotes in his tenth year, the fifteenth year of Perunjingadeva and records a gift of land to maintain lamps, offerings and festivals in the temple of Sirreri-Aludaiya-Nayanar.

688. 323 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin, Virarajendracholadeva (not identified). Records in his thirty-sixth year gift of the village of Maduraippakkam in Nedungunra-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam in Jayangonda-cholamandalam, to the same temple, by order of Arunagiri Perumal Nilagangaraiyan. See No. 683 above.

689. 324 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the verandah round the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar (II), son of Bukkana-Udaiyar (i.e., Bukka I) in Ananda (S. 1296), relating gift of the village of Madanpakkam to the temple by a certain Vittappar with the permission of the king. The inscription is of great interest as it enumerates the various dues and obligations to which the tenants were subjected. These were the purakkalanaiyar perkadamai (which Mr. Krishna Sastri interprets as the obligations of the people who live outside the village), fees on cotton looms, caste obligations, fees of oil-mills, vilvari, vasalvari, ulugalvari, nallerumai, narpasu, karttigaippachchai, tiruppudiyidu, "the share (mervai) of grain from each harvest granted to village watchmen, market-fees (sandaimudal)," the asuvadimakkalper, the vettivari, etc. All these were to be paid to the temple for worship and repair instead of to the Government.

690. 325 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same verandah. A damaged record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva, dated in his fifteenth year. Records sale of houses in the tirumadaivilagam to temple servants. It is not known which of the Sundara Pandyas is referred to.


							Nagalapuram.

691. 619 of 1904.--(Kanarese.) On the south, east and north walls of the central shrine in the Vedanarayanasvamin temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Krishnaraya. The gift of certain villages. (The date is doubtful.)

692. 620 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the Veda-vallittayar shrine in the same temple. Dated in the reign of the
 
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Vijayanagara king Srirangadeva-Maharaya records in Pramthin the grant of certain privileges to the Panchalattar (i.e., the five artisan communities).

693. 621 of 1904.(Sanskrit and Grantha.) On the north, west and the south walls of the same shrine. An epigraph of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1436, Bhava, gift of land.

694. 622 of 1904. On the west wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A damaged record.

695. 623 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Krishnadeva Maharaya. Seems to record in S. 1442 expired, Vikrama, an agreement among certain merchants.

696. 624 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadeva-Maharaya, in S. 1442 expired, Vikrama. Mentions a number of kottams and nadus.

697. 625 of 1904.(Sanskrit and Grantha.) At the entrance into the second gopura of the same temple, right side. The Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya-Maharaya records gift of two villages.

698. 626 of 1904.(Kanarese.) In the same place, left side. The Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya records in Sarvadharin (i.e., S. 1451), gift of land.

699. 627 of 1904.(Sanskrit and Grantha.) On the left and right sides of the second gopura of the Vedanarayanasvamin temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya relating in S. 1445, Svabhanu, gift of land. One of the objects of the grant was the recitation of the Sanskrit Vedas and the Dravida-Veda (the Prabandha) and the exposition of Vedanta. [The temple is said to have been built at the command of the deity conveyed in a dream to a certain Haridasa. See next inscription.]

700. 628 of 1904.(Tamil.) At the entrance into the north gopura of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1445 expired, Svabhanu. Refers to the origin of the temple and says that it was built at the command of Emberuman (i.e., Vishnu) who appeared in; a dream to a private individual, Haridasa. [Refers also to a visit which the king paid to Aragandapuram (i.e., Nagalapuram) on his way to Kumbakonam for the Mahamakha festival, just after his return from the campaign in the north.]

701. 628-A of 1904.(Tamil.) In the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1445 expired, Svabhanu, gift of land.

702. 629 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the outer prakara of the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya, the date of which is indistinct,
 
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703. C.P. No. 12 of 1905. A record of Krishnadeva Raya, dated in S. 1445, making grant of several villages to the temple of Nilamanikyadeva (i.e., Vedanarayanaperumal) and to Haridasa mentioned in No. 700 above. To the latter was entrusted the entire management of the temple.


							Nallur.

703-A. The Nallar grant of Harihara II. A C.P. grant in Sanskrit verse and Nandinagari character, recording the gift of the village (which was in Meguna-valanadu or Nalaturipalem Sima in Paiyur-Kottam) to Brahmans by Harihara II in S. 1321, Pramadhin, Karttika, lunar eclipse, corresponding, according to Dikshit, to Wednesday, 15th October A.D. 1399. See Ep. Ind., III, 113-26.


							Narasingapuram.

704. 237 of 1910.(Tamil in Telugu characters mixed with Tamil ones.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Narasimha-Perumal temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya, dated S. 1456, Jaya. [A fresh copy of No. 17 of 1896, noticed on page 4 of the Annual Report on Epigraphy for 1895-95, paragraph 12.] It assigns an allowance of money, food, etc. to certain Brahmans for the recitation of the Vedas to the merit of the king's father Narasa Nayaka, in whose name the village was founded.

705. 238 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Belongs to the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1455, Vijaya, gift of the village of Periya-Puliyavi surnamed Narasimhapuram to Brahmanas, for the merit of the king by an agent of his named Tittara-pillai, on the occasion of the consecration of the image of Lakshminarasimha-murti.

706. 239 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Belongs to the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya. Records, in S. 1457, Manmatha, gift of land to Sri-Vaishnavas by the same chief for the merit of Periyasvami Narasa Nayaka on the occasion of the consecration of Prahiadapurandara --the name given to the image carried in processions in the Lakshminarasimha-Perumal templeat Kuvam Tyagasamudranallur surnamed Narasanayakapuram in Kunrur-nadu, a subdivision of Tenkarai Manavil-kottam in Chandragiri-rajya, which belonged to Jayangondachola-mandalam [Kuvam Tyagasamudram was named after Viranarayana Sambuvaraya (1331---83), a contemporary of the Irattayar, Kalamegha, etc., who celebrated his generosity to poets by calling his city Tyagasamudram.]
 
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707. 240 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1456, Jaya, gift of land and a house for the merit of Periyasvami Narasa-Nayaka in the presence of Vitthalesvara on the banks of the Tungabhadra river, to each of two Vaishnava Brahmanas who recited a puranam (Bhaktisanjivini) in the same temple.

708. 241 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of land to a Brahmana on the occasion of the consecration of Lakshminarasimhamurti.

709. 242 of 1910 . (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1455, Vijaya, gift of a house and some special privileges by Tittara-pillai of Kanchipuram to the watchman in the temple of Lakshminarasimhamurti.

710. 243 of 19I0.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Venkatapatideva (I) Maharaya, dated S. 1530, Saumya. Mentions Gobburi Obaraja and the gift of sixty-five gold pieces called Venkatarayavarahans and seems to regulate the festivals and the daily services in the temple of Alagiyasingar at Kuvam Tyagasamudranallur alias Narasimhapuram. [For the description of the Venkatarayavarahans see Ind. Antq., XX, 207 ff. The Obaraja of this inscription is evidently the brother-in-law of Venkata I, mentioned by Barrados. See Forg. Empe., p. 222-33; see also No. 707 above.]

711. 244 of 1910.--(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Nach-chiyar shrine in the same temple. Records in the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I? 1070-1118) the consecration of a shrine (apparently for Rama, Sita and Lakshmana) in the temple of Madurantaka-Vinnagar in Madurantakanallur which was a village in Kanrur-nadu, a subdivision of Manayir-kottam, and a gift to it, of oil for two lamps, by the inhabitants of Kadarangondasolapuram in Pasali-nadu of the same kottam.

712. 245 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers the consecration of the same shrine by a certain Vaniyan Pannanandali Surai alias Siramaduta of Kidarangondasolapuram, with the help of its residents, and provides for offerings and lamps. Kidarangondasolapuram must have been called after Rajendra-chola I whose conquests included Kataha or Kadara (i.e., Lower Burma). See N.A. 615, 617 and 618.

713. 246 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records a sale of land to Vasudevan Rajasundaran, a resident of Irunganur, apparently by the assembly of Madurantaka-nallur. Mentions Ilambiyangottur.
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714. 247 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An unfinished record. Contains portions of the historical introduction of Kulottunga I, beginning with the words pugalmadu.

715. 248 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35), dated in his seventh year, Seems to register a sale of land by the assembly of Kottur alias Solavichchadira-chatur-vedimangalam in Kanrur-nadu, a subdivision of Manayir-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam. Mentions also Madurantakanallur in the same kottam.

716. 249 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I ?) gift of land by the inhabitants of Madurantakanallur to the god, goddess and Ilaiyalvar (i.e., Lakshmana), in the temple of Madurantaka-Vinnagar-Alvar.

717. 250 of 1910.(Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of the main gopura of the same temple. Dated in S. 1467 in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1467, Visvavasu, remission of taxes in the village of Kuvam Narasanayakkarpuram, by a certain Sankaranayaka Linganayaka for the merit of Sinna-Timmayyadeva-Maharaja, son of Ramaraja-Timmaya and brother of Ramaraja Timmaraja Vitthala, the general of Sadasiva Raya and cousin brother of Aliya Rama Raya. Prince Chinna Timma is mentioned in the Telugu poem Balabhagavatamu of Dosur Konerikavi as the brother of Vitthala. Chinna Timma was evidently governor of Chandragiri Rajya of which Narasingapuram was a part.


							Nattam.

718. 260 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the Senbagesvara temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Rajarajadeva III, date of which is lost. Records a gift of land apparently by the assembly of Paramesvaramangalam alias Solakulatilaka-chaturvedimangalam.

719. 261 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43), dated in his ninth year. Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp and of one lamp stand.

720. 262 of 1912.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the west and north walls of the same temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva I (1011-43), dated in his third year. Mentions Paramesvaramangalam alias Nigarili-Solachaturvedimangalam, the assembly of samvatsara-variyam (i.e., the annual supervision committee) which consisted of twelve men which formed part of the maha sabha and which was elected in the month of Tula every year. The committee performing the duties
 
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connected with that village, met in the hall called Rajendrasolan Chatussali and Kanjaran Aiyyan Suryan was the settlement officer (vagai-seyginra) of the district. See No. 727 below. These confirm the Uttaramallur inscriptions about the village assembly and subordinate committees.]

721. 263 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same walls. A mutilated record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva I (1011--43), dated in his sixth year. Records gift of land for supplying the paddy required for offerings in the temple at paramesvaramangalam alias Nigarilisola-chaturvedimangalam in Sembur-kottam which was a district of Jayangondasola-mandalam. Mentions the assembly of that village which included twelve members of the samvatsara-variyam. Salary in paddy of temple servants given.

722. 264 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a stone built into a wall of the mantapa of the same temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva I, date of which is lost. Seems to record a sale of land.

723. 265 of 1912. (Tamil.) On another stone in the same place. A fragment of record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva dated in his third year. Records gift of a lamp to the temple at Paramesvaramangalam alias Solakulatilaka-chaturvedimangalam.

724. 266 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a third stone in the same place A fragment of record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerin-maikondan, date of which is lost. Mentions Perumanrattalvar of Palampattinam (old town).

725. 267 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a slab built into the roof, above the Subrahmanya image, in the same temple. A much-damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar (II), son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (I), dated Ananda. Seems to fix the levying of certain taxes.

726. 268 of 1912.(Tamil.) On a pillar lying in front of the same temple. Records that this flower garden was the gift of Padaiyadan Madan alias Kulottungasola-Gangeyarayan, See N.A. 548 and S.A. 61, 62, 86 and 98.

727. 269 of 1912.(Tamil.) On another pillar in the same place. Fragment. Refers to queen Dantipirattiyar and to a certain Virakosamangalamudaiyar Udaiyapirattiyar who caused all the waste lands in the village of the temple madaippalli pura to be cultivated and the income used for festivals on the winter and summer solstices, eclipses, Aippasi-vishu, Sittirai-vishu, and Mai-Magam, for the welfare of Dantipirattiyar and Rajendra-Choladeva. The Urvariyam seems to have been, according to Mr. Krishna Sastri, the committee whose function was to see the lands of the village properly cultivated and to collect the produce.
 
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728. 630 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the Valisvara temple. Records in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of 32 cows for a lamp.

729. 631 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of 61 cows for 2 lamps. The name of the king and the date of the record are lost.

730. 632 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga.-Choladeva, dated in his fifteenth year. Records gift of money for a lamp by Virarajendra Viranulamba-Duraiyaraisan, lord of Kanchipuram.

731. 633 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?) a gift by Vira-Narasimhadeva alias Yadavaraya.

732. 634 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Kembana-Udaiyar (Kampana-Udaiyar) in Ananda.

733. 635 of 104.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva relating gift of 3 lamps (the date is lost). Built in the middle and incomplete.

734. 636 of 1904.(Grantha and Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record. Mentions a chief with a string of birudas in Sanskrit from which we learn that he was a devotee of the Kalahasti and Tirupati temples and that he was the ruler of Vengi.

735. 637 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 1338 expired, Nala (wrong) gifts by a chief.

736. 638 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. The chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva records in his tenth year, gift of 32 cows for a lamp. The village was situated in Ninravurnadu, a district of Kunravattana-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

737. 639 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Kampana-Udaiyar, dated Visvavasu. The temple is called after Tiruvalisuramudaiya-Nayinar.

738. 640 of 1904.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records a gift by Sasikula-Chaluki Tani-ninru-venra VIra-Narasingadeva alias Yadavaraya, who is mentioned with a string of birudas in Sanskrit. The date of the record is indistinct. See N.A. 58.

739. 641 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On a pillar of the same mantapa. Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar records in Sadharana gift of the pillar.
 
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740. 642 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the prakara of the Valisvara temple. Records in Dundunhi a gift of land by Bukkaraya-Udaiyar to a certain mathadhipati who is called Satyadarsanigal. The temple is called Tirukkarikkarai.

741. 643 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Bhairava shrine in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Harihararaya in Pramathin. The temple is called Tirukkari-karai-udaiya-Nayanarat Naduvumalai in Ninraiyur-nadu, a district of Kunravattana-kottam which was a subdivision of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

742. 644 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva in his sixth year. The temple is called Tirukkarikaraippillaiyar in Naduvilmalai Ninraiyur-nadu, described as in No. 741.

743. 645 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva in his twenty-sixth year. Gift of money for a lamp.

744. 646 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (Ill ?) recording in his sixteenth year, gift of 32 cows for lamp to the temple of Tirukkarikarai-udaiyar in Ninraiyar-nadu, a district of Kunravattana-kottarn, a subdivision of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

745. 647 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An inscription of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva recording in his ninth year gift of money for a lamp.

746. 648 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Yadavaraya, dated in his thirty-sixth year. Records gift of land.

747. 649 of 1904. (Tamil) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Alluntikkaraisan alias Gandagopala, dated in his fourth year. See S.A. 146. Evidently he was different from Viragandagopala, the contemporary of Vikrama Pandya who is mentioned in N.A. 708, S.A. 68 and S.A. 342.

748. 650 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, dated in his twenty-sixth year.

749. 651 of 1904.--(Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva recording in his sixth year, gift of ninety-six sheep. Built in in the middle.

750. 652 of 1904.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. A fragmentary record of the Chola king Kulottunga I containing a portion of the historical introduction.

751. 653 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph, of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva recording in his twenty-seventh year gift of money for a lamp.
 
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752. 654 of 1904.--- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Narasimhadeva-Yadavaraja, dated in his thirty-sixth year.

753. 655 of 1904.--- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?) recording in his twenty-fifth year gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Tirukkarikaraippillaiyar.

754. 656 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. The Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva Iii records in his twenty-ninth year, corresponding to 26th June 1245, gift of sixteen madai for a lamp. " The date shows that the reign of Rajaraja III could not have commenced before approximately the 27th June 1216 A.D." Ep, Ind., VIII, 271-72.

755. 657 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records an order of Madurantaka-Pottappi-Chola.

756. 658 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wail. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records in his tenth year gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp.

757. 659 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall of the mantapa in front of the Bhairava shrine in the Valisvara temple. Records in the third year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Gandagopaladeva gift of sixteen buffalo-cows for a lamp. Mentions Rajasraya-Sasikula Chalukki Vira-Narasimhadeva alias Yadavaraya. See Cg. 738 and 747 above.

758. 660 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the back of the stone bull through the mouth of which water flows into the tank within the same temple. Records the setting up of the bull by a carpenter. In ancient character.

759. 661 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) At the entrance into the ruined gopura at the same temple. A mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Virupaksharaya (II, 1465-86), son of Gajavettai-Pratapa. Devaraya (II), dated in Sarvarin. The Saka date is not preserved in full. Damaged.


							Satyavedu.

760. 31 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On a stone lying in the courtyard of the Matangesvara temple. Records in the fourth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Aparajitavarman gift of the village of Turaiyur with its income (consisting of ponnu and puravu) for worship in the temple of Mahadeva at Matanganpalli in Tekkurnadu, a subdivision of Paiyyur-Ilangottam, by Kumarandai Kurumbaradittan alias Kadupatti Peraraiyan of Sera-nadu. [Kurumbaradittan or the son among the Kurumbas denotes a Pallava.]
 
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761. 32 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On a stone in the Ardha-mantapa of the same temple. Records in the fifth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Aparajitavarman gift of 100 sheep for a lamp, to the same temple by Porrinangai, wife of the chief mentioned in No. 760. Mentions the measure called videlvidugu, named after the Pallava king who had that title (i.e., Nandivarman III). See N.A. 347.

762. 33 of 1912. (Telugu.) On stones built into a well in front of the same temple. Records in S. 1608, Akshaya, gift of a well and a garden by Krishnareddi of Desuru whose ancestor, Peda-Krishnareddi, is stated to have been the disciple of Tirumalai-Tolappacharya, to have belonged to the Pantakula and to the Madurantaka-gotra. [Tirumalai Tolappacharya was the teacher of Matla Ananta, the author of Kakusthaviyayamu, who is proved both by Viresalingam Pantulu and Mr. Krishna Sastri to have lived about 1565. See Ep. Rep., 1912, p. 88. Pedda Krishna Reddi therefore should have lived then.]

763. 34 of 1912.Sanskrit (Telugu.) On the same stones. A record of the Nawab Qutb Shahi Abulu Hasanu (Abu Hasan 1672---88) of Golkonda. Refers in S. 1608, Akshaya, to the construction of the same wall by Pedakrishnavibhu (i.e., Krishnareddi).


							Sivapuram.

764. 18 of 1896.(Tamil.) On the east wall of the Siva temple, left of entrance. The Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012--43) records in his eighth year, gift of two lamps to the temple of Rajaraje4vara. [Dr. Hultzsch believes that this temple, like that at Tanjore, should have been founded by Rajaraja I.]


							Tiruvelavayil.

765. 247 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the entrance into the central shrine in the Velavayilesvara temple. A much damaged record of Parthivendradhivarman, dated in his eleventh year. Seems to provide for the burning of a lamp in this mantapa by two merchants. Mentions Pulal-kottam.

766. 248 of 1912.--(Tamil.) On a slab in the same temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola I, date of which is lost. Records gift of land for offerings to the god Rishabhavahanadeva, in the temple of Svamisvaram-Udaiyar at Tiruvallaivayil, by the residents of Tattamunji, Attimanichcheri, Kattur alias Rajendraisolapuram, and Tiruvallaivayil.


							SAIDAPET TALUK


							Kunnattur.

This was the birth place of Sekkilar, the author of the Peria Purana, but no inscription concerning him is available here.
 
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767. 255 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On a slab set up near the Perumalkoyil tank. An incomplete and damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Srirangadeva Maharya, dated S. 1501, Bahudhanya. Records gift of land at Kunrattur to the temple of Talasayana-Perumal at Kadalmallai for the merit of the king's brother Venkatapatideva-Maharaja (i.e., Venkata I) by the general Gobburi Tirumalai Nayakkar. Kunnattur was situated in Perumbakka-sirmai which belonged to Tirukkalukkunra-parru in Mugandur-nadu, a subdivision of Amur-kottam, a district of Padaividu-rajya in Jayangonda-cholamandalam. [The donor is identified by Mr. Krishna Sastri with the general who made a grant of two villages to the Triplicane temple in A.D. 1584-85. See Kuvam and Triplicane inscriptions. Ep. Rep., 1904, p. 25.]

768. 256 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On a slab set up in the Nadanandesvara temple at Manamai, a hamlet of the same village. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1178-1216) " who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya, " dated twenty-fourth year. Records gift of three cows for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvagattisvara-Udaiyar at Manamai alias Jananatha-nallur, a village in Amur-nadu which was a subdivision of Amur-kottam in Jayangonda-cholamandalam.

769. 257 of 1909.--- (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor at the entrance into the Isvara temple in the same hamlet. An incomplete record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva, dated sixth year. Refers to a hunting accident. [Gives an insight into the method of administration of criminal justice. Two persons go out on a hunting expedition and the arrow of one aimed at the game hits and kills the other. As the record is mutilated we are not able to say how the matter was decided ; but the usual expiation was to provide for a perpetual lamp for the merit of the deceased.]

770. 258 of 19o9.(Tamil.) On two detached fragments built into the shrine of the same temple, One of the stones mentions Sundara-Pandyadeva (not identified) and the other the thirteenth year of, perhaps, the same king. The first also refers to the Vishnu temple called Sendamaraikkanna-Vinnagar.

771. 259 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the south wall of the shrine of the goddess in the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of two cows for a lamp by a lady of Uttaranmerur, named Devar-galammai, who was a member of the Noyattar or committee of justice at Uttaranmerur temple mentioned in No. 768. The date is doubtful. [Mr. Krishna Sastri identifies the king with Jatavarman Sundara-Pandya II 1276-90, and rightly draws attention to the fact that a woman was a member of the committee.]
 
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772. 260 of 1909.--(Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records in the seventh year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva gift of lamp to the same temple. See note to the above epigraph.

Little Mount (near Madras).

772-A. 93 of 1898.---(Armenian). On a stone set up at the foot of the steps leading to the Church. A cross is carved out above the inscription, a copy which was submitted to Professor Hubschmann at Strassburg.. He first deciphered it. The record is dated in year 1112 (of the Armenian patriarch Moses), i.e., A.D. 1663 and is an epitaph of an Armenian merchant named Khoja David, son of Khoja Margare. [See Ep. Ind., Vol. VI, p. 89.]

Mangadu.

773. 348 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central. .shrine in the Vallisvara temple. Records in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?) gift of money for a lamp by a certain Sittavatadevan Gandaradittan. Mentions Mangadu alias Alagiyasolanallur in Puliyar-Kottam. Built in at the beginning. A Sittavadavan is mentioned in S.A. 782.

774. 349 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in. the sixteenth year of the Chola, king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?) gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Tiru-vellikilmeya-Nayanar at Mangadu alias Alagiyasolanallur in Puliyur-Kottam,

775. 350 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Seems to register a gift of land in the reign of the Vijayanagara prince Pratapadevaraya. Built in at the end. Mr. Krishna Sastri surmises that the chief referred to must be the younger brother of Devaraya II.

776. 351 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the same shrine. Records in the third year of the" Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Aparajitavarman gift of gold for a lamp and offerings to the temple of Tirilvellikil-Mahadeva at Mangadu by a native of Kachchippedu. [It is doubtful whether Aparajita was identical with Nripatunga or his successor.]

777. 352 of 1908.--(Tamil.) On another slab built into the same floor. An incomplete record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya-Nandivikramavarman, dated seventeenth year. Mentions a native of Kunrattur and the temple of Tiruvellikiludaiya.

778. 353 of 1908 -- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Kamakshiamman temple. Dated in the time of the Vijayanagara king Pratapadevaraya. Records in Parabhava gift of land to the temple of Avudaiya-Nachchiyar in Mangadu alias Alagiyasolanallur, in Mangadu-nadu, a, subdivision of Puliyurkottam

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alias Kulottungasola-valanasu in Jayangondachola mantlam. Mentions Devaraya Udaiyar. See No. 775 for the identity of the chief.

779. 354 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Records in the reign of the Vijayanagara chief Pratapa-devaraya an agreement among the villagers of Mangadu prohibiting the sale of lands to outsiders or even the gift of them as a dowry, [The inscription affords a unique example of the attempt at the preservation of the corporate unity of the village.) [See No. 775 above.]

780. 355 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine, Records in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya Maharaya, (II, 1422-49), in Plava, sale of land to the temple of mannaippuru Avudai Nachchiyar in Mangadu. Puliyur-Kottam was otherwise named Kulottunga-solavalanadu. Plava corresponded to A.D. 1421-2.

781. 356 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. A damaged record in Ananda. Records gift for the merit of Dalavay Senjama-Nayakkan. Mentions Pundaimalai sirmai.

782. 357 of 1908. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor in the same gopura. A fragment of record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, dated fifteenth year. Records gift of a lamp. Mangadu is stated to have been situated in Puliyur-Kottam.

783. 358 of 1908. (Tamil.) On two stones built into the floor of the court-yard in the same temple. Dated in the fifth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Sundara Pandyadeva I (1251-64) "who was pleased to take every country ". Records gift of land as a Pallichchandam to a palli whose name is not quite distinct.

784. 359 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A damaged record in Virodhin. Appears to record an agreement among the residents of Mangadu. Mentions Achchutappa-Nayaka. See N.A. 523 and 693.

785. 360 of 1908.(Tamil. On the same wall. A much-damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Venkatayyadeva-Maharaya (I 1586-1614), dated S. 1508, Vyaya.

786. 361 of 1908.(Tamil.) On a pillar in the Mari-amman temple in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king .Krishnadeva Maharaya (159--30). Registers in Bhava, a gift of land to the temple of Parama-Nayanar at Mangadu for the merit of Vira-Narasingaraya-Nayakkar who appears to have been also called Sellappa. [The Naik was evidently the Saluva chief whose rebellious behaviour was the cause of Achyuta Raya's southern campaign in 1532. See my Hist. Naik King. in Ind. Antq., September 1914, for details].
 
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							ManimangaIam.


This place (Ratnagrahara in Sanskrit) was the site of one of the battles between the Pallava Narasimhavarman I and the Western Chalukyan Pulakesin II. Later on it figures in the endowments of almost every Chola king. It had then the successive names of Lokamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam, RajaCholamani-Chaturvedi-mangalam, Gramasikhamani-Chaturvedimangalam and was first in Maganur-nadu in Sengattu-Kottam in Jayangondacholamandalam, but later on in Kunrattur nadu, a district of Puliyur-Kottam in Kulottunga-chola valanadu. It had three temples referred to below :-

787. 2 of 1892. (Tamil.) North wall of the mantapa. in front of the Rajagopala-Perumal temple. A record of the fifth year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman Vira Rajendra I. The epigraph gives an interesting account of the king's war with the Chalukyans, Vengi, etc. It records gift of 4,450 kulis of land by Senapati Jayangondachola Brahmadhiraja. [See S.I.I. III, No. 30, pp. 64--71.]

788. 3 of 1892. (Tamil.) East side of the outer wall of the second prakara of the Rajagopala-Perumal temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendradeva, dated in his fourth year. A very important inscription detailing all the king's achievements against Ahavamalla (Somesvara I), Ceylon, etc. [See S.I.I Vol. III, No. 29, pp. 58--64.]

789. 4 of 1892.-- (Tamil.) South wall of the mantapa in front of the Rajagopala-Perumal temple, first inscription. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva, dated in his forty-eighth year. One Viravalii Tiruvaranga Udaiyan Sahasran purchases land and assigns produce to temple. [See S.I.I. III, No. 32, PP- 74-75.]

790. 5 of 1892.-- (Tamil.) South wall of the mantapa in front of the Rajagopala-Perumal temple, second inscription. A record of the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Chaladeva (HI), recording that a military officer purchased 600 kulis of land and assigned them to temple. [See Ep. Ind., IV, p. 220, where Kielhorn calculates the date to be Monday, 4th December A.D. 1189. See S.I.I, III, No. 36, pp. 82-83.]

791. 6 of 1892. (Tamil.) North and west walls of the garbhagriha of the Rajagopala-Perumal temple. A record of the twenty-ninth year of Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Jayangonda chola Rajadhirajadeva (1018-53), " who destroyed the palace of the Chalukyan king in the city of Kampili. This is a very important epigraph which gives all the details of Rajadhiraja's achievements. It records that the villagers made over 2,000 kulis of land to the temple for 100 Kasu. According to Kielhorn the date corresponded
 
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to Wednesday, 3rd December A.D. 1046. [See S.I.I. III, No. 28, PP 51-58.]

792. 7 of 1892. (Sanskrit and Tamil.) South wall of the garbhagriha of the Rijagopala-Perumal temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman, dated in his sixth year, in which a person purchased 4,000 kulis from the local people and gave it to Vishnu temple. [S.I.I III, No. 27, pp. 50-51.]

793. 19 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the Dharmesvara temple. Records in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of two Kalanjus lamps. [S.I.I III, No. 41, pp. 87-88.]

794. 20 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the Rajagopala-Perumal temple. Records in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?) the building of the steps leading to the mantapa, by two brothers, [S.I.I. III, No. 39, pp. 85-86.]

795. 21 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva " who took Madurai and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records in his twenty-eighth year, gift of 7 old kasu out of the interest of which four lamps were to be maintained in the Krishna temple. [See S.I.I III, No. 37, p. 84.]

796. 22 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. An incomplete record of the Pandya king Ko-Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandya, dated in his fifteenth year. [See Cg. 781 above for the probable identity of the king.]

797. 23 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. A record of the forty-eighth year of the Chola king Ka-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Chola (I). Records the gift of 1,050 kulis of land by a private person to the temple for the expenses of the new moon procession days. The land had been purchased by him from several persons. The date, according to Kielhorn, was Friday, the 25th January 1118. [See Ep. Ind., IV, p. 263 and S.I.I. III, No. 31, pp- 71-73.]

798. 24 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records in his fourth year, the purchase of some land from the villagers and gift of it to temple. [See S.I.I. III, No. 33, pp. 75-77.] For offerings after the God's bath.

799. 25 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the eighth year of Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (II). Quotes an inscription of the thirteenth year of Vikramacholadeva. Records gift by the village Mahasabha of two pieces of land (previously purchased from Sahani Madhava Bhatta, etc.), to the temple. [S I.I III, No. 34, Pp. 77-78.]
 
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800. 26 of 1896.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the outside o of the second prakara of the same temple. Records in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III), .gift of two lamps by Vadhula Sri Krishnasuri (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 420) to Srirama Bhatta and his brother Virrrunda Bhatta, priests in the temple of Mannanar. [See S.I.I, No. 40, pp. 86-87.]

801. 27 of 1896. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III?) in his thirteenth year; gift of money for two lamps. S.I.I., III, No. 38, p. 85.

802. 28 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva, dated in his tenth year.

803. 29 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the eighth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Raja-rajadeva (II), gift of land by the Sabha of Manimangalam to the temple. The land had been purchased from Sahini Madhava Bhattan. One Arattamukki dasan is called the overseer of the Sri Vaishnavas. [See S.I.I., III, No. 35, pp. 79-82.]

804. 274 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) In the mantapa in the Rajagopala-Perumal temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya (II), dated in S. 1357, Rakshasa.

805. 275 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the shrine in the same temple. Records in Rudhirodgarin assignment of a number of shares to the temple.

806. 276 of 1897.--- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Records in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) gift of four lamps. See Ep. Ind., V, 199, where the details of the date are discussed and proved to be irregular.

807. 277 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Dharmesvara temple. A mutilated record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (I or II?), dated in his fourteenth year.

808. 278 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. Contains an order regarding temple revenue from Nilagangaraiyan. See No. 683 above.

809. 279 of 1897. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Contains a similar order from Madhurantaka-Pottappi-Chola alias Ganda-gopala, the father of Nilagangaraiyar. See Cg. 683 above.

810. 280 of 1897.--- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A record dated in Rudhirodgarin. Resembles No. 275.

811. 281 of 1897. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Nayanar Sriranganathar alias Yadavarayar, dated in his seventeenth year. See N.A. 58, 436 and 449.

812. 282 of 1897. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin
 
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Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) in his twenty-ninth year (mina, Purva 7 Wednesday, mrigasirsha, corresponding to 7th March, A.D. 1207. Gift of two lamps. See Ep. Ind., V, 198-9.

813. 283 of 1897.--- (Tamil.) On a pillar in front of the Vaikuntha Perumal temple. A record containing a portion of the usual introduction of the inscriptions of Rajendra-Chola I.

814. 284 of 1897. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. Records in Krodhana gift of land.

815. 285 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. Records in the thirty-ninth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Kulasekharadeva (I, ? 1268-1308) that prince Nilagangaraiyar granted a garden of palm trees for the merit of his father.

.816. 286 of 1897, (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (II? 1276-90) mentions in his eleventh year a certain Vanarayadevar.

817. 287 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record dated in Rudhirodgarin. Resembles Nos. 805 and 810.

818. 288 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya, the date of which is lost.

819. 289 of 1897. (Tamil.) On six stones built into the walls of the same temple, Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja I gift of land (800 kulis) to Tiruvayappadi-Sri-Krishna-Perumal, by the village assembly which met at water-shed. See Ep. hid., V, 197.

820. 290 of 1897.--(Tamil.) On three stones in the same place. Records in the twenty-second year (Rishabha, Purva To, Thursday, Hasta) of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajadeva (I, 985-1013) gift of land (800 kulis) to Tiruvayappadi-Sri-Krishna-.Perumal, by the village assembly met at water-shed. Ep. Ind., V, 197, where the date is discussed and decided in favour of 27th April, A.D. 999.

821. 291 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On a stone in the same place. The Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva records gift of land to Tiruvayappadi-Alvar, date of which is doubtful.

822. 292 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On two stones in the same place. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman gift of sheep for a lamp to Tiruvayappadi-Sri-Krishna-Perumal.

823. 293 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Kailasanatha temple. A record dated in Rudhirodgarin. Resembles Nos. 805, 810 and 817.

824. 294 of 1897.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva ; mentions in S. 1449 Vyaya, a Mahamandalesvara Sindaiyadeva.
 
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895. 295 of 1897. (Tamil.) On the north and west wall li name temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutadeva ; mentions in S. 1452, Virodhin a Mahamandallesvara Sindaiyadeva.

826. 296 of 1897. (Tamil.) On two stones built into the inner walls of the same temple. A fragment of the record of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (I, 985-1013), dated in his fifteenth year.

827. 297 of 1897.(Tamil.) On a stone in the same place. A record of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) in his fifth year'; gift of land.


							Padi.

This place known as Tiruvalidayam in the Devaram has no records of antiquity except a few of Parthivendravarman and Rajaraja I. This is due perhaps to the vandalism of later day repairers.

828. 214 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the south wail of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Tiruvaligvara temple. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin ..  deva in his sixteenth year saying that a Brahmana of Tiruvengadu set up the god Alagiyatiruchchirrambalam-Udaiya-Nayanar in the enclosure of the temple of Tiruvallidayam-Udaiya-Nayanar at Tiruvallidayam in Ambat-turnadu, a subdivision of Pular-kottam alias Vikramachola-valanadu, in Jayangonda-cholamandalam and provided for offerings. Mentions the grain measure Tirujinanasambanda-nali.

829. 215 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya (II, 1422-49). Records in S: 1350, Plavanga, gift of the tax (idangai vari) payable by the Pallis of the village of Padi, to the same temple and that by the community of Idangai classes and the Vanniyars living in the village surrounding Chandragiri. See S.A. 728 for the Idangais and Cg.I for the Vanniyars.

830. 216 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?) gift of money for offerings to the shrine of Kshetrapala-pillaiyar, built in the same temple by a resident of Padi.

831. 217 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the third year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gapdagopaladeva that a dancing girl of the Tiruvegambam-Udaiya-Nayanar temple at Karachi consecrated the image of the Goddess Tiruvidinachchiyar in the temple at Tiruvallidayam and presented both to the God and the Goddess a number of jewels and vessels.
 
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832. 218 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raja-rajadeva (NI) (A.D. 1225) that the temple of Tiruvallidayamudaiya-Nayanar was situated in . . . chintamaniupura, a suburb of Tiruvallidayam and that two gardens and two houses were given by Salukki Naranan-Yadavarayan (evidently, of the same family as Vira. Narasimha Yadavaraya and Sriranganatha Yadavaraya). See No. 811 above.

833. 219 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple. Records in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?) gift of money for a lamp by a certain Silambanindan Yadavarayan of Paramesuramngalam in Sembur-kottam. . See No. 811 above.

834. 220 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Virupakshadeva Maharaya ; records in S. 1548, Nandana (wrong) gift of land for maintaining lamps in the temple, by the mahajanas of Padi Tiruvallidayam, in the name of the Saluva chief Gandakathari Bommayyadeva Maharaja. Mentions Rajasraya-Chaturvedimangalam alias Agaram Kurattur.

835. 221 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same shrine. Dated in Dated (S. 1319), during the reign of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Hariharaya (II). Records an order of Mallappa Udaiyar, evidently the pradhani, fixing the taxes payable by the eighteen professional castes (pattadia) of Padi-Tiruvallidayam, to the temple of Tiruvallidayamudaiya Nayanar, viz., Palladaiayam, Pattadainulayam ,madaviratti, Sammadam, Sekku, etc.

836. 222 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Madurantaka Pottappichchola records in his thirty-third year gift of the village of Tiruvallidayam for the repair of the temple and the feeding of the Mahesvaras therein. The inscription ends with the signature of Ganda-gopala. The title Madhurantaka Pottappi chola was assumed by (I) Viraganda-gopala and (2) Vijayaganda-gopala, a feudatory of Kopperunjinga. Mr. Krishna Sastri believes that (I) was. the contemporary of (2) and that he was identical with his Telugu namesake of the family to which Tammasiddhi of the Tiruvorriyur and Conjeeveram inscriptions belonged. See N.A. 659 and 441.

837, 223 of 19I0.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?) gift of land by purchase, for two lamps.

838. 224 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya-Maharaya (I) ; records in vikari (i.e., S. 1342) sale of the village Nulappiyarru-Mananjeri alias Nyayaparipalanpettai, to the same temple.
 
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839. 225 of 1910. (Tamil.) On a slab lying in the court-yard of the same temple. Records in the sixth year of Parthivendravarman sale of land for a lamp to the temple of Mahadeva at Tiru-validayil in Tudamuninadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam, by the assembly of Kurattur alias Parantaka-chaturvedimangalam in Ambatturerikil-nadu, a subdivision of Pulal-kottam.

840. 226 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same slab. Records in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja Rajakesarivarman (995-1013) gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to the temple of Mahadeva at Tiruvalidayam in Tudamuniyur-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam.

841. 227 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I), dated in his second year. Records gift of paddy for offerings to a shrine built by a certain Sengankilan Tiruvelikalibhattan in the temple of Mahadava at Tiruvalidayil, in Tudamuni-nadu.


							Pallavaram.

842. 369 of 1908. (Pallava Grantha.) In the rock-out cave (now used as a place of worship by the Muhammadans). Contains the birudas of the Pallava king Mahendravarman I.

843. 55 of 1909. (Telugu verse.) On a slab set up near a well in the village of Old Pallavaram. Records that Seku Musamiya, son of Seku Alavaddinu, founded a street at Pallavaram and the garden Ibhuramu-bag named after Said-Ibhuranemusahabu.

844. 56 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same slab. Records in Pramathin that the villagers of Pallapuram alias Avnbalama-samudram sold a piece of land for a well to Seku Musamiya, son of Seku Alavaddin. The slab bears small epigraphs in Arabic on the top of each of the two faces and of the two sides.

844-A. On a stone discovered here by Major Taylor and deposited in the Madras Museum. A grant of land to the temple at Alattur in Puliyurkottam in the fifteenth year of Rajaraja Antiquities I, 325.


							Poonamallee.

845. 31 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the south base of the Perumal temple. An incomplete record of the Pandya king Jatavaram alias Vikrama-Pandyadeva (c. 1285), dated in his fifth year. Records gift of land for worship, to the temple of Pillaikovil (modern Perumal temple) in the Brahmana quarter (agaram) of Kumunganippakkam in Mangadu-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam which was a district of Jayangondacholamandalam.

846. 32 of 1911.(Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-fourth year of Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva gift of a cow for a lamp by a native of Semmambakkam, to the temple of Pillai.

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847. 33 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. Records in his thirty-first year, gift of agaram Serapandya-chaturvedimangalam (Poonamallee) which was split up from Kaliyugaramanallur as a sarvamanya grant to the assembly of that village. The figure of a fish surmounted by an ankusa is depicted on the right margin of the record. [See note to the next inscription.]

848. 34 of 1911. [Grantha (verse).] On the same base. Records that the Chera king who conquered Sundara Pandya granted the village Cherapandya-chaturvedimangalam for the enjoyment of the Brahmanas. [Mr. Krishna Sastri identifies this Sundara Pandya with Jatavarman Sundara Pandya II (1276-90) and his Chera conqueror with Ravivarman Kulasekhara. The name Cherapandya-chaturvedimangalam and the surmounting of the Pandya fish with the Chera ankusa, shows distinctly the conquest. See Ep. Rep. 1911, p. 79.]


							Somangalam.

This village belonged to Maganur-nadu in Sengattu kottam and was called Rajasikhamani-Chaturvedimangalam.

849. 182 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the Saundararaja-Perumal temple (ancient Chitrakuta). A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva II (Kulottunga I) in his third year; gift of land. S.I.I Vol. III, No. 67, pp. 139-40.

850. 183 of 190I.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the Somanathesvara temple at the same village. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva III. Refers in his fourteenth year (Makara, Purva Pushya, Thursday, January 2, A.D. 1192), to heavy rains and consequent breach of the tank bund in the twelfth and thirteenth years of the king's reign and provides for the annual repair of the tank. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 6.

851. 184 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An epigraph of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva recording in his eleventh year, gift of a lamp.

852. 185 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An inscription of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin. Kulottunga-Choladeva III recording in his twenty-eighth year, gift of money for a lamp.

853. 186 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III) gift of money for a lamp.

854. 187 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raja-rajadeva gift of five cows. Mentions Nila-Gangaraiyan.
 
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							St. Thomas' Mount.

855. 289 of 1895. (Pahlavi.) Round the cross in the Church. It has been attributed to the ninth century and reads: "He whom the suffering of the selfsame Messiah, the forgiving and upraising, has saved, is offering the plea whose origin was the agony of this." Compare Indian Antiquary, Vol. III, p. 308 ff. Ep. Ind., Vol, IV, p. 174 f. where Dr. E. W. West edits it.


							Sriperumbudur.

856. A C.P. grant (presented by the local Dharmakarta to the Department) of Achyuta Raya of Vijayanagar, dated in S. 1460, Vilambin (A.D. 1538) saying that, while at the temple of Vitthalesvara at Vijayanagara, he gave the village of Araneri alias Raghunathapuram, to a Vamana Yajvan, son of Krishna Yajvan, The village was in Patavitu Rajyam, Kunna-nadu, Uttukkadu-pattu and Sengattukkottam. [The record is in Sanskrit verse and Tamil, both written in the Nagari character (which is unique in case of Tamil)]. See Ep. Rep. 1890, p. 3.

856-A. A C.P. in the temple of Sri Ramauja (Sanskrit and Grantham). Records that Sadasiva Raya granted in S. 1478, Nala, a number of villages to the temple. [More than twenty-eight have been enumerated.] The inscription is given in the Mack. collections (Ins., S. lets., p. 158, No. I.)


							Tirumalisai.

(Celebrated in the history of Sri Vaishnavism as the birth place of Tirumalisai Alvar.)

857. 1 of 1911 -- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Jagan-natha Perumal temple. Records in the twenty-sixth year of Vijayagandagopaladeva gift of land by Panchanadivanan Tiru-vannamalai-Perurnal Lankesvaradeva (a feudatory of his) to the temple of Tirumalisai in Mangadunadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam. See No. 836 above. A Lankesvara of Kiliyur who was a vassal of Kulottunga III is given in S.A. 76 and another of Arasur who was a vassal of Rajaraja III in S.A. 107.

858. 2 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (Kulottunga III, 1186-1216); records in his sixteenth year gift of 1650 kuli of land by prince (pillaiyar) Kulottunga-sola-Kannappan Nallanayanar Panchanadivanan Nilagangaraiyan, to the temple of Tirumalisai-Alvar at Tirumalisai alias Pukkaturai-vallava-chaturvedimangalam in Men-Mangadu-nadu. Mr. Krishna Sastri believes that the donor was apparently a different, an earlier man than his namesake and subordinate of Vijayaganda-gopala. See Cg. 836 above.
 
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859. 3 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records an order of Nilagangan to the tanattur of the temple of Tirumalisa Emberuman and registers a grant of land to the temple of Jagannatha at Panchanadivana-chaturvedimangalam. See the above epigraph.

860. 4 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirtieth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayaganda-gopaladeva gift of land to the temple of Tirumalisai Emberuman by Panchan-adivana Arunagiri-Perumal Nilagangaraiyan. Mentions also the temples of Agattisuram-Udaiyar and Subramanya-Pillaiyar in the suburbs of Tirumalisai.

861. 5 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in his twenty-fourth year an order of Nilagangaraiyan of the gift of the tax ( ponvari madai) in the hamlet of Arayappakkilancheri, to the temple of Tirumalisai Alvar.

862. 6 of 1911. (Tamil verse.) On the same wall. Records in thirtieth year gift of land to the temple under the orders of the same chief.

863. 7 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the base of the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II). Records in Sukla (i.e., S. 1312) sale of land to the temple of Jagannatha of Tirumalisai-Vinnagar at Tirumalisai alias Pukkaturaivalla-chaturvedimangalam. Built in at the right end.

864. 8 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the sixteenth year Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Ganda-gopaladeva gift of three lamps to the temple of Tirumalisai Emberuman at Tirumalisai in Mangadu-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu in Jayangondacholamandalam.

865. 9 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same base. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Devaraya-Viru-paksharaya, dated Khara (i.e., S. 1394). Mentions Irandayiraveliparru in Jayangondachola-mandalam.

866. I0 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the south and west base of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Harihara (Ariyana)-Udaiyar II; records in Sukla (i.e., S. 1312) sale of land to the temple of Jagannatha, by the assembly of Tirumalisai alias Pukkaturaivalla-chaturvedimangalam.

867, 11 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same bases. An unfinished record dated in his sixth year. Records an order of Nilagangan and registers gift of taxes on certain lands to the same temple. Mentions the streets Palarruvenrantiruvidi and Pon-parppinan-tiruvidi (at Tirumalisai).

868. 12 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the north base of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II); records in Sukla (i.e., S. 1312) gift of the
 
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houses in Ponparappinan-tiruvidi to the temple, in memory of a certain Tirukkaikkon Venrumalaiyittan.

869, 13 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the nineteenth year of the Pallava king Sakalabhuvanachakra-vartin Perujingadeva gift of four houses. Built in at the beginning. [As his accession was between 11th February and 30th July A.D. 1243, the present inscription should be attributed to A.D. 1261.]

870. 14 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. Dated in the reign of Vijayaganda-gopaladeva ; records an order of Nilagangaraiyan giving the lands in the village of Valattuvalvittanallur, the eastern hamlet of Tirumalisai, to the temples of Nirvanna Perumal at Tirunirmalai and of Tirumalisai Emberuman.

871. 15 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a pillar in the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the Uttandesvara temple in the same village. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva ; records in his fifteenth year gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Agattisuramudaiya-Nayanar at agaram Tirumalisai alias Pukkaturaivala-chaturvedimangalam.

872. 16 of 1911. (Tamil.) On another pillar in the same mantapa. Records gift of money for the Tiruvettai-festival by Sittirameli alias Kuttan, a goldsmith of Tinamalisai.

873. 17 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the third pillar in the same place. Records in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva gift of three cows for a lamp.

874. 18 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same pillar. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva in his sixth year gift of three cows for a lamp. Mentions Semmambakkam in Puliyur kottam, a subdivision of Jayangonda-cholamandalam.

875. 19 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the fourth pillar in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (I); records in his forty-fifth year gift of 10,000 kuli of land to the temple of Agattisvaramudaiya-Mahadeva at agaram Serakulavalli-chaturvedimangalam by the Nagarattar of Uyyakkondasolapuram in Mangadu-nadu, a subdivision of Kulottungasola-valanadu.

876. 20 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king (Ariya)na Udaiyar (Harihara II), dated Sukla (i.e., S. 1312). Seems to record a gift to the temple of Ottandar. Built in and completed. See next epigraph.

877. 21 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same base. A fragment of the record of the Vijayanagara king Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II) dated Sukla. Mentions the temple of Ottandar and refers to the street called Narpattennayira-perunderuvu in agaram Tirumalisai. See N.A., 715 and S.A., 921.
 
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878. 22 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Ramaraja-Venkatapatirayadeva-Maharaya, dated in Jaya (i.e., S. 1517 or 1577). Mentions Dinakara-Pillaiyavargal, agent to Achyutappanayakar-Ayyan and the god Ottandisura-Tambiranar in the temple of Tirumalisai-Udaiyar. [The king could neither be Venkata I whose father was Tirumala and grandfather Ranga nor Venkata II owing to chronological difficulties. For Achyutappa Nayakar see N.A., 693.]

879. 23 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Achutadeva-Maharaya, dated S. 14? , Vikari. Mentions the Kaikkolar community of Tirumalisai.

880. 24 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Ariyana Udaiyar (Harihara II), dated Krodhana (i.e., S. 1308). Mentions the temple of Ottandisura Nayanar at Tirumalisai.

881. 25 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Chola king Virarajendra-Choladeva (Kulottunga, III, 1178-1216). Records in his tenth year, gift of four cows for two lamps to the temple of Agattisuramudaiya-Nayanar at agaram Tirumalisai.


							Tirumullaivayil.

882. 662 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Masilamanisvara temple. Records in thirtieth year, art order of Madurantaka-Pottapi-Chola making over the proceeds of certain taxes to the temple for celebrating a festival called Vijayagandagopalan-sandi. See Cy. 836 above.

883. 663 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya, dated in his twenty-fourth year.

884. 664 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Harihararaya (II) in Svabhanu (i.e., S. 1326), gift of land.

885. 665 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the time of the Vijayanagara king Pratapa-Devaraya (" the younger brother of Devaraya II"), in Krodhin (i.e., 1347), a gift of land. See S.A., 380.

886. 666 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the tenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III?) gift of the proceeds of certain taxes by the inhabitants of Pularkottam and Ikkattu-kottam in favour of the temple at Tirumullaivayil in Kanapperur nadu, a district of Pularkottam which was a subdivision of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam, See Cy. 910 below.
 
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887. 667 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya a, gift of 24 new Bhujabala-madai for two lamps.

888. 668 of 1904. (Tamil.) ,On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Bukkaraya (II), in Parthiva (i.e., S. 1328), gift of land.

889. 669 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Uttama-Choladeva ; records in his fourteenth year, gift of land by Sembiyan Madeviyar, queen of Gandaraditta-Perumal, and daughter of Malavarayar. The land was purchased from the villagers of Ambattur in Ambattur-nadu, a district of Pular-kottam. In comparatively modern characters.

890. 670 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III? 1276-90). Records in his eighteenth year, an agreement among the inhabitants of Pularkottam alias Vikrama-Cholavalanadu in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

891. 671 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Harihara in Vikrarna (i.e., S. 1323) gift of temple vessels.

892. 672 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Records in his fourth year, an order of Madurantaka-Pottapi Chola ; signed by Gandagopala. See No. 836 above.

893. 673 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Masilamanisvara temple. 'Records in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanachakravartin (Kulottunga III), gift of land.

894. 674 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?)' gift of land. The village of Kolippadagai alias Kulottunga Chola-chaturvedimangalam in Kanapperur-nadu, a district of Pularkottam is mentioned.

895. 675 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Belongs to the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Hariyaraya-Maharaya (i.e., 'Harihara II). Records in Prabhava (i.e., S. 1310) gift of land.

896. 676 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. An incomplete record of Parthivendravarman, dated in his fifth year. Mentions the village of Kalikesari-chaturvedimangalam.

897. 677 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a pillar within the same mantapa. Records in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I), the building of the mantapa.
 
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898. 678 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On a second pillar in the same place. Records in the seventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43) gift of land for a lamp.

899. 679 of 1904. (Tamil.) At the entrance into the same mantapa, right side. A mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya, date of which is lost. Seems to record the remission of certain taxes in favour of a number of temples.

900. 680 of 1904. (Tamil.) In the same place, left side. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Mallikarjunadeva-Maharaya. Records in Prajapati (i.e., 1374), gift of land by the villagers of Kolippadagai alias Kulottunga-Chola-chaturvedimangalam.

901. 681 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the first prakara of the same temple, right of entrance. Records in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Cheladeva (I, 1011-43) gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

902. 682 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a pillar built into the same prakara. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43) dated in his third year. Records a gift of jewels.

903. 683 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the mantapa in front of the Latamadhyamba shrine in the same temple. Parthivendradhipativarman records in his thirteenth year gift of ninety sheep for a lamp.

904. 684 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a pillar lying at the southern entrance into the same mantapa. Records in the third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43), gift of land.


							Tirunirmalai.

Of the two temples of Ranganatha in this place the one on the hill was perhaps the earlier one sung by Pudattalvar and Tirumangai Alvar.

905. 532 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the Nirvannar shrine in the Ranganatha-Perumal temple. A. damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III, date of which is lost. Records gift of money (palan-kasu) for a lamp.

906. 533 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III. Records in his seventh year, Tula, 26, ba. di. 2, Karttigai, Sunday (== Sunday, 23rd October, 1222), gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Tirunirmalai Emberuman, at Tirunirmalai in Surattur-nadu of Puliyur-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangondasolamandalam, by Kaikaiyarayan Thiruvagattisuramudaiyan of Malayam-bakkam in Mangadu-nadu of the same division.
 
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907. 534 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III in his sixteenth year and fortieth day, relating gift of land for maintaining a service called Tiruvaliparappinan-sandi (i.e., festival of the man who spread Sri Vaishnavism) in the temple of Tirunirmalai-Emberuman by a certain Madurantaka Pottappicholan Ganda-gopalan (a subordinate of the king Vira Narasimha Yadava Raya). See No. 836 above.

908. 535 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola. king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III; records in his sixth year, Mina, Monday, Urohani, corresponding to 21st March, 1222, gift of two lamps to the same temple by Tiruchchur-Kannappan Abayampukkan Nilagangaraiyan Kadakkan-Solagangadeva.

909. 536 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the east and north walls of the same shrine. Records in the twenty-sixth year of Tribhuvana-chakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva gift of 1,460 kulis of land at Kovur in Mangadu-nadu, to the same temple, by a certain Tirunallulan Tirunattaperuman Tyagamegan of Maduraivayil in Perurnadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu in Jayangondasolamandalam.

910. 537 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara Pandyadeva III (1276-90). Records in his seventeenth year, Mina (which ought to be simha), su. di. 5, Wednesday, Tiruvonam, corresponding to July 30, A.D. 1292, gift of six velis of land and of taxes collected from the purakkalanai-kudimakkal living near the temple, by a certain Arunagiripperumal alias Nilagangaraiyan.

911. 538 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wail. An unfinished record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (III, ? 1276--90), dated in his eleventh year.

912. 539 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. Records in the thirtieth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva III, gift of money for a lamp. One of the tiers below this bears writing which is also continued on a corresponding tier of the south wall. This latter begins abruptly with the description of the land granted.

913. 540 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendracholadeva (i.e., Kulottunga-Chola III). Records in his twelfth year, Mesha, su. di. 13, Monday, Punarpusam, gift of money (madai) for a lamp to the temple of Tirunirmalai,Ernberuman, by a native of Pulippakkam alias Silachintamani-chaturvedimangalam, in Amur-kottam.

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914. 541 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendracholadeva (i.e., Kulottunga Chola III). Gift of money for a lamp ; date lost.

915. 542 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (i.e., Kulottunga-Chola III). Records in his fourth year, Makara, su. di. 10, Monday, Avittam, gift of a lamp to Nirvannan of Tirunirmalai by an oil-monger of Puvirundamalai nagaram (Poonamallee).

916. 543 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III gift of money for a lamp.

917. 544 of 1912.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III, in his sixteenth year, Dhanus, su. di. 5, Sunday, Avittam (== Sunday 30th November, 1231). Gift of money for a lamp.

918. 545 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (i.e., Kulottunga-Chola III), dated in his fourth year (ninth year), Mina, su. di. 12, Sunday, Magam, corresponding to 26th March 1187. Records gift of two lamps to .the shrine of Nirvannan of Tirunirmalai.

919. 546 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (i.e., Kulottunga-Chola III), dated in his thirty-fourth year of Mesha, su. di. 5, Wednesday, Mrigasirsha. Records gift of money for a lamp by a certain Kaliyugameyyan alias Nandipanman, one of the agambadi-mudalis of Nayanar Solagangadeva,. to the temple of Nirvanna Perumal at Tirunirmalai in Surattur-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyar-kottam alias Kulottungasola -valanadu, in Jayangondasola-mandalam.

920. 547 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva, dated in his twenty-fourth year, Vrischika, ba. di. 5, Wednesday, Pusam (== Wednesday, 1st November, 1273). Records gift of money for a lamp. Mentions Vallamerindan Panchanadivanan. See Cg. 836 above.

921. 548 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. .A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (i.e., Kulottunga-Chola III), dated in his tenth year, Makara, su. di. 5, Monday, Tiruvonam. Records gift of a lamp by a native of Nelmali in Paduvur-nadu, a district of Amurkottam to the same temple.

922. 549 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign cif the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III Records in Dhanus, su. di. 5, Sunday, Avittam, gift of money for a
 
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lamp by Ilappadaivenran, one of the agambadiyar of prince pillaiyar) Solagangadeva. The regnal year is lost.

923. 550 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III; records in his fourteenth year, Rishabha, Su. di. 10, Wednesday, Attam (== 22nd May, A.D. 1230), gift of money for a lamp by Pattaladevan-Pallikondan, a native of Perunganal-Vattambakkam.

924. 551 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-choladeva (i.e., Kulottunga Chola III). Records in his second year, Simha, su. di. 2, Friday, Attam, gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp.

925. 552 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (i.e., Kulottunga-Chola III), dated in his sixth year, Tula 23, su. di. 13, Wednesday, Revati, corresponding to 30th October, 1183. Records gift of one Gandagopalan-pudu-madai for a lamp, by a native of Nandanapakkam. [Mr. Swamikannu Pillai points out that Tula is wrong for Vrischika and Wednesday for Sunday.]

926. 553 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A portion of the historical introduction of Vikrama-Chola commencing with pumalai-midaindu, etc., is preserved.

927. 554 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the Chakravarti-Tirumagan shrine in the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III? 12/6-90). Provides in his sixteenth year, for services and festivals in the temple of Pammanakka Nayanar, by a merchant of Pammal. See Cg. 91.0 above.

928. 555 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Pandya king Maravarrnan Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva I (1268-1308). Records in his thirty-seventh year, Karkataka, su. di. 5, Wednesday, Uttirarn, corresponding to the 8th July 1304, gift of the village Vadakkupattu surnamed Kumaragopalanallur to the temple of Pammanakka-Nayanar at Pammal in Surattur-nadu, a district of Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu which was a subdivision of Jayangondasola-mandalam, by Panchanadivanan Tiru-vegamban alias Nilagangan, in order to celebrate a festival on the day of the asterism Hasta of the month of Panguni, in which he was born. The village was purchased from the residents of Perumbakkam alias Rajarajanallur in Kalpay-nadu of the same division.

929. 556 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the south wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (i.e., Kuhottunga-Chola III), dated in his thirty-fourth year Rishabha, su. di. 3, Wednesday, Punarpusam. Records gift for another festival in the same temple by Pancha-nadivanan Nallanayan alias Solagangadevan. With regard to the
 
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date Mr. Swamikannu Pillai says that the regnal year may be thirty-second or thirty-ninth, i.e., 1210 or 1217.

930. 557 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola. king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (i,e., Kulottunga Chola III). Records in his thirty-third year, Karkataka, su. di. 10, Rohani, corresponding to Saturday, 17th July 1210, gift of land to the temple of Pammalnakka-Nayanar by Panchanadivana-Nilagangaraiyan Nallanayan alias Sola-gangadevan at Anaikkaraichcheri alias Solagangadevanallur. This Nilaganga was evidently a later chief than the one mentioned in Cg. 858.

931. 558 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Viraraiendra-Choladeva (i.e., Kulottunga dated in his thirty-fourth year, Rishabha, su. di, 3, Wednesday, Punarpusam.

932. 559 of 1912. (Tamil.) On two detached slabs fixed into the main gopura of the same temple, left of entrance. Fragments. Record apparently a gift of land in Tanniyalattur, by Pancha-nadivana Nilagangaraiyan to a Siva temple at Pallippadai-Agaram. Mentions the terms padi kaval and ur-kaval.

933. 560 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Nrisimha-svamin shrine in the Ranganatha-Perumal temple on the hill, in the same village. Belongs to the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (Kulottunga III). Records in his third year Simha, su. di. 10, Monday, Avittam, gift of one Gandagopalan madai for a lamp to the temple of Singapperumal at Tirunirmalai, by an oil-monger named Ayiravannan Alkondavilli alias Tirukkachchinambidasan of Puvirundamalli-nagaram. Tirukkachchi Nambi was a contemporary and teacher of Ramanuja and the adoption of his name shows the growing influence of Sri Vaishnavism. For an account of the famous Tirukkachchi Nambi (who was also a native of Puvirundamalli) see Sudamanippulavar's Vaisyapuranam, p. 115-22, and the Guru-paramparas.

934. 561 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III, dated in his twenty-third year, Mithuna, ba. di. 10, Sunday, Asvati, corresponding to 29th May 1239. Records gift of one Gandagopalan-pudu-madai for a lamp to the same temple by a native of Perunganal Vattambakkam.

935. 562 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III, dated in his nineteenth year, Mesha, su. di. 12, Monday, Tiruvonam. Seems to record a gift of one Ganda-gopalan-majai for a lamp.
 
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936. 563 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III. Records in his fourteenth year Rishabha, su. di. 10, Thursday, Attam (==23rd May 1230), gift of money for a lamp by a native of Perunganal Vattambakkam.

937. 564 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the yagasala in the same temple. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Venkataraya (I, 1586-1614). dated Sarvari (= A.D. 1600-01). Mentions that while Tatacharya was managing (paru-patya) some grants were made in favour of the temple of Alagiyasinga at Tirunirmalai. [Tatacharya was the preceptor of Venkata I. See S. A. 63 and next epigraph.]

938. 565 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same yagasala. A. damaged record, dated Sarvari (== A.D. 1600-01). Mentions Tatacharya. He was the famous Kotikanyadanam Tatacharya who crowned .Venkata I. The Conjeeveram inscriptions say that he was in charge of the temples there. The present record shows that he was supervising other Vaishnava temples. It may be mentioned that he was the adopted son of Panchamatabhanjanam Tatacharya. The teacher's life forms the theme of a Kavya called Lakshmikumarodayam, recently published at Kumbakonam.


							Tirusulam near Pallavaram.

939. 311 of 1901.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Dharma-purisvara temple. Records in the thirty-seventh year of the Chola king Trihhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III) gifts by the merchants of the city of Pundamalli alias Uyyakkondan-Solapuram.

940. 312 of 1901.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Sungandavirtta-Kulottunga-Choladeva alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmai-kondan (I, 1070-1118). Records in his thirty-ninth year that he granted to the temple the village of Munnalar, changing its name, after his own title, into Tirianirruchcholanallur.

941. 313 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), who took Madura, Ceylon, Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya. Records in his thirty-first year gift of 10 buffalo cows for a lamp by Sittirameli-Malaiyarayan.

942. 314 of 1901.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) in his ninth year, sale of land.

943. 315 of 1901.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Rajendra-Choladeva (Kulottunga I?) in his third. year; gift of paddy for offerings.
 
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944. 316 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Chola I. Sale of land, the date lost. Partially built in.

945. 317 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records in his thirty-eighth year, gift of 24 sheep for 2 lamps.

946. 318 of 1901.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Chakravartin Vikraina-Choladeva (1118-35). Records in his fourteenth year, sale of land.

947. 319 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva gift of 3 cows for a lamp.

948. 320 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of sheep for lamps. Incomplete.

949. 321 of 1901.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (I or II?). Records in his fourth year, gift of 31 cows and I bull for a lamp by Rajaraja Malayarayan.

950. 322 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman (?) alias Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) gift of 12 sheep fora lamp by a Brahmani.

951. 323 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the thirty-eighth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva (I) gift of 32 cows-for a lamp. Damaged.

952. 324 of 1901. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35), date of which is lost. Partially built in.


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953. 77 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Tripura-sundari-amman shrine in the Vedapurisvara temple. Records in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43), gift of sheep for a lamp to the temple of Mahadeva at Tiruvanmiyur, a devadana in Kotturnadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam.

954. 78 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udiayar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I, 1018--52), dated twenty-seventh year. Records gift of land to the same temple.
 
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955. 79 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record of the Chola king Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra Choladeva (I or II ?), dated thirty-third year.

956. 80 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the. eleventh year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva (1050-63). Mentions the Siva-Brahmanas of Tiruvanmiyur.

957. 81 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-choladeva (1, 1011-43) gift of money for a garland.

958. 82 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendracholadeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of money and paddy for offerings.

959. 83 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the base of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Seems to record in his ninth year a similar grant.

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The great religious and historical importance of this place, together with its temple, mathas, pavilions, mantapams, etc., is described in detail by Mr. Krishna Sastri in Ep. Rep., 1912, p. 68, and ibid., 1913, p. 86.

960. 366 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara in the Adhipurisvara temple. Records in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Trihhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva, who having been pleased to take Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), Karuvur, and the crowned head of the Pandya, was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes' (i.e., Kulottunga III, 1178-1216) gift of a cow, a bull and a calf, for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvorriyurudaiya-Nayanar by a devotee in the Kulandaiyandar-madam at Kulattur in Venkunra kottam. [See Ins., S. Dts., p. 105, No. 6, where this inscription is given.]

961. 367 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Devaraya (II). Records in Krodhin (S. 1346) gift of a salt-pan in the village of Manali in Pulal-nadu as a devadana to the temple of Tiruvorriyurudaiya-Nayanar at Tiruvorriyur in Pular-kottam, a subdivision of Jayangondacholamandalam, by the residents of that village. Mentions the salt-pan called Padampakkanayakapperalam. [Pulalnadu and Pulal-kottam were evidently named after the village Pulal near Madras on the road to Nellore. The deity was so called

(Footnote: *About 24 inscriptions of this place collected by Mackenzie have been given in Ins., S. Dts., pp, 104110.)
 
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because he is on an anthill covered by a metallic protector. The inscription is given in Ins., S. Dts., p. 105, No. 8.]

962. 368 of1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadeva (III), ' who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya,' in the nineteenth year. Says that the king was present at the Rajarajan tirumantapam to see the Ani-festival in the temple of Tiruvorriyur-Udaiyar. The devadana village Adanpakkam in Surattur-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyar kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu being reported by the chief of the matha, the sthanattar, the temple supervisor; manager, chief accountant and tenants of the villages to be lying waste for want of tenants, the king ordered that it might be leased out to certain persons specified in the inscription.

963. 369 of1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the, reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvana chakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Records in his seventeenth year giff of 12 buffaloes for a lamp by Ariyan Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyan Paduman alias Kattiman of Kasmirapura to the temple of 'Tiruvorriyur-Udaiyar at Tiruvorriyur in Pular-kottam, a subdivision of Vikramasola-Valanadu in Jayangonda-chola-mandalam. Mentions the king's queen Mukkokkilanadigal.

964. 370 of 1911. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall Records in thirteenth year of king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva gift of 32 cows and a bull for a lamp by a certain Tiruvenkatacharanalayan, the headman of Nulappiyaru in Ambatturnadu.

965. 375 of 1911.  (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the ninth year of king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuva nachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II, 1172-86). Records that thel king was present on the occasion of Panguni Uttiram festival in the temple of Padambakka-Nayakadeva when in the same place were also present Chaturanana-Pandita who owned a matha in the; temple and Vagisvara-Pandita, who expounded the Somasiddhanta (i.e., the doctrine of the Kapalika Saivas), the koyil Nayaka, Srikarya and others hearing the purana of Aludaiyanambi. The Devadana village Vadugapperumbakkam being reported to be lying waste (for want of tenants ?), the king ordered it to be leased out to a certain Amudangilavan Periyan Soman. The inscription is interrupted by a wall in the middle. [Vagisvara Pandita was different from Vakkanandamuni who, according to Tamil literary tradition, lived in the time of Kulottunga III and at whose instance'; the Venbappattiyal was composed by Gunavira Pandita. He was the author of the Gnanamrutam, on pati, pasu and pasa.]

966. 372 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the float., at the entrance into the same prakara. A damaged record of the,' " Ganga-Pallava " king Vijaya Kampavarman (son of Nandivarman'
 
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and brother of Nripatunga), dated in his nineteenth ters a gift of land by Niranjana-guravar of Tiruvorriyur to the temple of Niranjadesvarattu-Mahadeva which he had constructed at that village. It is stated that the assembly of Manali sold the land to Niranjanaguravar. Mentions one of the signatories whose name was Peruntalaikkavadi Tiruvorriyuran.

967. 98 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Adhipurisvara temple. Records in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II) gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tirvorriyur-Udaiyar by Vallaikilan Madavan Padambakka-Nayakan alias Tiruchchirrambala-Muvendavelan, a native of Kadarpakkam.

968. 99 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. (III). Records in his twenty-seventh year Dhanus, ba. di. 2, Wednesday, Punarpusam (Wed., 10th Dec 1243) gift of 32 cows, a bull and a lamp-stand by a native of Anangur in Panaiyur-nadu, a subdivision of Naduvu-nadu alias Rajarajavalanadu. The donor was evidently residing at Konrur Villipakkam, which was a subdivision of Ambattur-nadu in the district of Pulal-kottam alias Vikkiramasola-valanadu in Jayangondasola-mandalam.

969. 100 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II). Records in the tenth year of his reign gift of 12 buffaloes for a lamp by Kaliyan Tandai-Tirunattapperumal alias Vikkirama-sola-Paduvurnadalvan, to the same temple. He is stated to have been the officer in charge of the tiruvellaikkaval (the precincts) of the temple at Tiruvorriyur.

970, 101 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II), in his fourth year, registering gift of 32 cows for a perpetual lamp by one of the servants of the temple doing the duty called kalumpidarum.

971. 102 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records in his twenty-eighth year and 134th day a sale of land by certain members of the assembly of Manali alias Singavishnu-Chaturvedimangalam, a devadana village of the temple of Tiruvorriyur Udaiyar to the military officer (Dandana-yakam) Parantakamarayan alias Rajadhiraja-Nilgangaraiyar, a resident of Sattimangalam in Innambar-nadu which was a subdivision of Rajendrasinga-valanadu, a district of Sola-mandalam. [For the various meanings of Perundanam and Sirudanam see .Ep. Rep., 1913, p. 97.]

972. 103 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola. king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records in his twenty-sixth year an enquiry into temple affairs by
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officers (adikari) Valavan Muvendavelar and Vikkirama singa-Muvendavelar, (Perundanam Dandanayakam) held in the mantapa of the temple called Mannaikonda-solan. The inscription says that certain lands which had been lying waste were improved and cultivated at the instance of the officers. It incidentally mentions that 14,648 kulis (7 1/8 Veils) had to pay tax (or temple share) at the rate of 28 kalams of paddy by Arumolitevan marakkal. (So total 199 Kalams, I tu, I Pa). Again 10,752 kulis (5 Velis and 22, mas) had to pay at the rate of 19 kalams a Veli. (Total 102 ka, lku, 4 na). Prices of articles are given.

973. 104 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012  43). Records in his thirty-first year gift of 150 kasu by. Chaturanana-Pandita of Tiruvorriyur for bathing the god Mahadeva of that place with clarified butter on the birthday festival of the king which fell on the nakshatra Tiruvadirai in the month of Margali, See No. 965 above for a later Chaturanana Pandita and No. 1050 for an earlier. It is evident that Chaturanana is a general title. rather than an individual name. Kamba, it may be noted, refers in one of his stray verses to the matha.

974. 105 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. .A damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra Choladeva (I), dated in his thirty-second year.

975. 106 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records in his thirteenth year, Karkataka 9th day, Wednesday, Makha and dvitiya, corresponding to July 5. A.D. 1228, gift of ninety ewes, a ram and a lamp-stand by Sambuvarayan Alagiyasiyan, son of Sambuvarayan Pallavandar.

976. 107 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (I?) dated in his sixth year. Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp by a certain Periyanayan alias Manikkavasagan, one of the devotees doing service in the temple of Tiruvorriyur-Udaiyar.

977. 108 of1912  (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendracholadeva (Kulottunga III). Records in his ninth year, Karkataka (which should be eighth year, Mesha) su. di. 13, Friday, Revati, corresponding to 19th April, A.D. 1185, gift of 300 cows called Asangadagandan-surabhi for providing panchagavya, to the temple of Tiruvorriyur Udaiya Nayanar, by Kulottungasola Paiyurnadalvan-Valaiyamalagiyan Orri-arasan.

978. 109 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III).  Records in his eighth year, gift of money for offerings to the god Karanai Vitankadeva., on the day of Tiruvadirai in the month of Margali, by
 
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A native of Paluvur in Damar-kottam, a subdivision of jayan-gondasola-mandalam. The money was deposited with the inhabitants of Iganaiyur, a devadana village of the temple. [Mr Krishna Sastri infers that the place might have been called Karanai after the well-known home of Lakulisa.]

979. 110 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall, A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara. Pandyadeva III (1276-90). Records in his thirteenth year Simha, ba. di. 3, Friday, Uttirattadi, corresponding to August 5, A.D. 1289, an agreement by which the residents of Pular-kottam granted the pon-vari collected both in the northern and southern divisions of Tiruvorriyur for maintaining the Vyakhyana-mantapa (the hall where discussions were held) and conducting repairs in the temple. The inscription shows that provision was made for Vyakhyana or expoundation of doctrines. See No. 1071 below.

980. 111 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records in his eighteenth year gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Solansorudaiyal alias Kadavan-Mahadevi, queen of Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva to the temple of Tiravorriyar Udaiyar. [This queen has not been mentioned in any other inscriptions hitherto collected.]

981, 112 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I), dated in his thirty-seventh year. Records sale of land for conducting certain festivals in the temple, to the assembly of Manali alias Singavishnu-chatur-vedimangalm by Pallikondan Ramadevanar alias Irumadisola Muvendavelar, a native of Sirramur in Vendalai Velur kurram, a subdivision of Rajendrasola-valanadu in Sola-mandalam.

982. 113 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III, providing in his twenty-first year for a flower garland and offerings by Orri-arasan, son of Paiyurnadalvan Valaiyam-alagiyan, who is evidently identical with the donor mentioned in No. 977 above.

983. 114 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva; records in his eleventh year, gift of twelve buffaloes for a lamp and a lamp-stand shaped like himself to Tiruvorriyur-Udaiyar by Tiruvarangam Udaiyan alias Danmaparipalan Rajadhiraja Malaiyarayan, son of Munaiyadaraiyan alias Kulottungasola-Malaiyarayan of Naduvilmalai Tirunedumpirai in Perumur-nadu, a subdivision of Manavil-kottam. Records also the gift of twelve buffaloes for a lamp, a silver lamp-stand and a silver bugle (kalam) to the goddess Aludaiya Nachchiyar. The lamps stands were called Danmaparipalam after the donor.
 
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984. 115 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records in his twenty-sixth year, 'Tula, twenty-third day., ba. di. 14, Asvati, Sunday (= twentieth October, 1241), gift of thirty-two cows, a bull and a lamp-stand of two flats, by a resident of Velur which was a devadana village of the temple.

985. 116 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Belongs to the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III. Records in his third year, gift of thirty-two cows for a lamp by one of the worshippers (devakarmin) of the temple, named. Suryadevan alias Vyakaranadana-Bhatta.

986. 117 of 1912.  (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. Dated in the reign of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva in his tenth year, Kanni, ba. di. Saturday 5, Pusam (==13th September 1259). Records gift of ninety ewes and two rams for a lamp, by Perumal Nachchi, senior queen of prince (pillaiyar) Panchanadivanan Nilagangaraiyar.

987. 118 of 1912.---(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I); records in his twenty-third year gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-Udaiyar by Seyyan Orrikondan, son of Orriseyyan alias Solavallava-Muvenda-velan, a native of Ilanagar in Purangarambai-nadu, a district of Sola-mandalam.

988. 119 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Cboladeva (I). Records in his thirtieth year gift of ninety sheep for a lamp by Muvamudala Jnanamurti Panditan alias Madurantaka, Brahmadhirajan of Vatsa-gotra, a native of Nalur and the commandant of forces (senapati) of Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. [The same Brahman military officer is mentioned in No. 990.]

989. 120 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva, " who was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors " (i.e., Kulottunga-Chola III); records in his twenty-sixth year, gift of the village Kulappakkam alias Sivapadasekharanallur in Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu and of gold ornaments to the God Vyakaranadana Perumal and his consort at the request of a certain female mendicant called Tiruvorriyurammai. The king is here referred to as Ulaguyya-Nayanar. [God Vyakaranadanaperumal is evidently so called because Siva is said to have produced the first fourteen aphorisms of Panini from his kettle-drum.

990. 121 of 1912. (Grantha.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Jayadhara (i.e., Kulottunga I) ; records in his
 
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thirtieth year, gift of a lamp to the God Siva at Adhipura by Janamurti alias Madhurantaka, perhaps identical with the military officer mentioned in No. 988 above.. Published in Ep., Ind.,  Vol. V. p. 106, but here Jnanamurti is said to have been the father or preceptor of the donor.

991. 122 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva Records in his nineteenth year, Simha, su. di. 3, Uttirattadi (wrong for Uttiram), Sunday, corresponding to July 30, A.D. 1234, gift of five women and their descendants for husking paddy in the temple by Vayalurkilavan Tiruvegambam-Udaiya Senda-maraikkannan alias Senninallur in Perur nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur kottam alias Kulottungasola-valanadu which was a district of Jayangondasola-mandalam.

992. 123 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Records in his twenty-seventh year (A.D. 1172) gift of ninety-six cows for three lamps by Kulottungasola-mahipala, son of Arrur-nadalvan, a native of Eyilnurnilai Amur alias Cholendrasinganallurpalli in Paiyyurkottam, a subdivision of Vikkiramasolavalanadu in Jayangondasolamandalam.

993. 124 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records in his thirty-seventh year gift of a lamp and ninety sheep by a native of the Chola country named Araiyan Rajendrasolan alias Rajasekhara-Muvendavelan.

994. 125 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvana-chakravartin Ulaguyyavanda Perumal (i.e., Kulottunga III), dated in his third year. Refers to a certain Pugalvanaiyan of Karuvili in Milalai-kurram in Pandi-nadu, who received from the king, while the latter was encamped at that place, the chiefship of Ponmaru in Kalavaynadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam in Jayangondasolamandalam, which was a division of Tondai-mandalam. [The inscription refers to Rajadrohins at Ponmaru and the appointment of a man of the south so far in the north is significant.]

995. 126 of 1912. (Grantha.) On the south base of the same shrine. Records that the vimana (i.e., the central shrine) was built by the architect Ravi alias Vira-Chola at the bidding of Chaturanana, the pupil of Niranjana Guravar, and under the auspices of Rajendra Chola I (1012-43), son of Rajaraja. The inscription is of a high technical value as many architectural terms are given. See Cg. 965 and 973 above for reference to Chaturanana Pandita.

996. 127 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same base. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records
 
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In the third year sale of land (2,308 kulis), irrigational facilities and house-sites for tenants ; 120 kulis also sold by the residents of Veshsharupadi to the. Brahmana lady, Ariyavammai, wife of Prabhakara Bhatta of Merkalapura in Arya-desa (northern country?), for the purpose of feeding the Mahesvaras in Rajendrasolan which was evidently a matha built by her in the temple. See No. 1001.

997. 128 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Virarajendradeva I (1063-70). Records that some waste land of the temple (60 velis) in Singa-vishnu-chaturvedimangalam was reclaimed by the order of the king and being named Virarajendravilagam after the king, its produce was utilized for services in the temple, including the recital of Manikkavasagas Tiruvembavai, the Devaram Tiruppadiyams and maintenance of priests, dancing masters and girls.

998. 129 of 1912.--- (Tamil.) On the same base. A record ot the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Raidhirajadeva I (1018-52). Records in his thirty-eighth year sale of land by the assembly of Kurattur in Ambattur-nadu, a subdivision of Pular-kottam, for conducting the daily services in the temple of Tiruvorriyur Udaiyar-Karanai-Vitankadevar. Tiruvallivayal is stated to have been a village in Tudamuni-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam. Typical document of sale.

999. 130 of1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. Dated in the; reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (1). Registers in his seventh year and 290th day that Kulamular Eran Kuttanur alias Rajaraja-Muvendavelar, an officer, (adhikari) of the king held an enquiry into temple affairs in the mantapa called Rajarajan (within the temple) and assigned some money for the service called Virarajendrantiruppallieluchchi.

1000. 131 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the west and south bases of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman, alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (Kulottunga Choladeva Records in his second year, gift of 12 velis of land purchased for 240 Kasus by the military officer (senapati) Rajarajan Paranri-parakshasanar alias Virasola-Ilangovelar, in order to conduct the', service called Tiruchchandadal of the god Karanai Vitankadevar., Partly published in S.I.I, Vol. III, p. 132. See No. 978 above. [The income from the 12 velis is said to be 576 kalams worth 144 The price of one veli = 20 kasu, i.e., 100 kulis cost I kasu. The measurement is by the 16-span-rod. Amongst the dues (antaraya and kudimai) payable are mentioned puppon panchavaram, velikkasu; nirvilai, vetti, muttaiyal, echchoru and kurrunel.]

1001. 132 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same bases. A record of, the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I) Records in his thirty-first year, a sale of land by the
 
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assembly of the brahmadeya villages of Sundarasola-chaturvedimangalam and Vanavanmahadevi-chaturvedimangalam. It was purchased by Nagalavvaichchani alias Ariyammai, wife of Prabhakara Bhatta, a resident of Megalapuram in the Arya-desa and a devotee of the temple of Tiruvorriyurudaiya Mahadeva, The purchased land was given to the matha called Rajendrasolan which was built by that lady. Records also other sales of land to the same lady and for the same purpose, by the residents of Ennur in Navalur-nadu, which was a subdivision of Pularkottam and by the merchants (nagarattar) of Tiruvorriyur in the years thirty-one and twenty-seven of the same reign, respectively. See No. 996 above.

1002. 133 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra Choladeva (Kulottunga-Choladeva I). Records in his third year, sale of land by the residents of Ennur in. Naval-nadu, a subdivision of Pular-kottam for midday services in the temple and for feeding a Brahmana learned in the Vedas and a, Sivayogin, the money being paid by the officer Adittan Tarparamporular alias Madurantaka Muvendavelar, a native of Aridayamangalam in Mudichchonadu, which was a .subdivision of Kalyanapurangondasola-valanadu (evidently named after Rajadhi-raja I, 1018---52). [The income from the land is said to be 35 kalams per veli,--a poor return. Three ways of irrigation are authorized, viz., by damming the river, by hand-piccotas and by baskets.]

1003. 134 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same base. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Deva-Maharaya-Krishnadeva-Maharaya, dated S. 1448, Bhava. (wrong) Karttika, sixth day, Thursday, ba. di.

1004. 135 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Virarajendra-deva ; records in his fourth year, sale of land by the residents of Elinulai, a village in Paiyyur-kottam, a subdivision of Jayarigondasola-mandalam, for the Rajendrasola-matham. The price money for the land was paid by Tiruvararigadevan alias Mummudisola Brahmamarayan, a native of Viranarayana-chaturvedimangalam which was a taniyur in Rajendrasinga-valanadu of Solamandalam.

1005. 136 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Virarajendra-deva. Records in his second year, apportionment of money paid by the weaver (saliya) merchants residing in the quarter called Jayas'ingakulakeilaperundern in Tiruvorriyur, for special services to be offered in the temple on the day of AsIesha on which the king was born, as settled by the officer Jayasingakulakala-Vilupparaiyar of Kurugadi in Kilar-kurram, a subdivision of Nittavinoda-valanadu in Sola-mandalam. Vakkanikkum-mantapa mentioned.
 
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Jayasingakulakala was an epithet of Virarajendra as he was the opponent of the Western Chalukyan king Jayasimha III.

1006. 137 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I 1018-53). Records in his twenty-eighth year, gift of money for special offerings on the day following the festival of Panguni-Uttiram. The assembly of Kavanur alias Kamalanarayana-chaturvedimangalam received the amount (i.e., 30 kasu) and agreed to pay as interest 75 kalams of paddy every year for the expenses of that day. A good idea of temple establishMent and salaries of temple servants and prices is given. [The Tiruttondattogai, the original nucleus of the Periapurana, composed by Sundaramurti is referred to in the inscription, as well as the images of the sixty-three saints.]

1007. 138 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a pillar of the verandah round the same shrine. .A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his thirtieth year gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a Gangaikondasolan alias Uttamasolamarayan of Tiruvarur in Tiruvarur-kurram, which was a subdivision of Kshatriya-Sikhamani-valanadu, for the merit of a certain Ganavadi Idumban alias Tannaimunivar-pendirganda .Visaiyarayan who stabbed himself and died in order to relieve the distress of the donor. The record incidentally registers also another gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Nimbaladevi, wife of Indaladeva of Talaigrama in Virata-desa (i.e., Hangal in Dharwar). For another emigrant see N.A. 672 and Cg. 1024, p. 120, below. Also Mysore and Coorg, pp. 186-8 ; Ep. Rep., 1908-9.

1008. 139 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the second pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his twenty-ninth year gift of money deposited on interest in paddy with the inhabitants of Iganaiyur, for providing offerings every year on the festival of the first crop (pudiyidu ?), and made by Nakkan Kodai alias Kanchipuranangai, a maid-servant (magal) of Tiruvegambam-udaiya-Mahadeva ,of the city (nagaram) of Kanchipuram, in Eyir-kattam, a subdivision of Jayangondasola-mandalam.

1009. 140 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the third pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I 1012-43). Records in his twenty-ninth year gift of money (tulai-nirai pon and Madurantakadevanmadai) for celebrating the festival of Margali-Tiruvadirai and for feeding three Brahmanas learned in the Vedas. The money was borrowed on interest in paddy by the merchants (nagarattar) of Tiruvorriyur and by the residents of Manjiyan karanai, a village in Karigaipperur nadu, subdivision of Pular-kottam, the interest on paddy being 90 kalams. [The interest on one kalanju (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 447) was 2
 
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Kalams of paddy per annum by the Rajakesarimarakkal and the interest on one Madhurantakadevan madai was also 2 kalams. The latter therefore, says Mr. Krishna Sastri, should have weighed one kalanju of gold.]

1010. 141 of 19I2. (Tamil.) On the fourth pillar in the same place. A record of Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his twenty-ninth year gift of money (Raja rajan kasu) for feeding a Brahmana, by Kuttan Ganavadi, the military officer of Gangaikondan alias Uttamasola-Marayan who was also styled Sirudanam-Perudanam-Marayan. The money was received by the merchants of Tiruvorriyur on interest to be .paid' in paddy. Mentions also Ariyammai and her money gift. [The Rajarajankasu, points out Mr. Krishna Sastri, should have been in weight and value half of Madhurantaka deva madai as the interest on it was one-half of that on the latter.]

1011. 142 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the fifth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records in his twenty-seventh year gift of money by the members of the assembly of Manali alias Singavishnu-chaturvedi-mangalam. (was this derived from the Pallava king Simhavishnu ? ) The money was deposited on interest in paddy with the revenue accountant (puravuvaritivai-kalattu-kanakkam) of Siruvappedu, alias Mummudi-solanallur, for conducting the festival of Masi-Magam.

1012. 143 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the sixth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva. Records in his third year gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Velala Madurantakan alias Tandanayakan Rajadhiraja-llangovelan of Nadar, a village in Tiraimurnadu which was a. subdivision of Uyyakondan-valanadu in Sola-mandalam.

1013. 144 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the seventh pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I), dated in his twenty-seventh year. The inscription .stops with the introduction of the king beginning with tingalir taru, etc.

1014. 145 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the eighth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records in his.tenth year, gift of 12 mulch cows for panchagavya and lamps, by Achchan Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyan alias Gurukularajar of Ponparri in Milalai-kurram, a district of Rajaraja-Pandinadu.

1015. 146 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the ninth pillar in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I 1012-45). Records in his twenty-sixth year that the officer Rajendrasinga Muvendavelar 
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Enquired into temple affairs in the hall called Vakkanikkum-mantapam and fixed the details of service to be maintained from kurradandam and excess paddy collected from the servants of the temple arid the tenants of the Devadana villages. [The articles to be purchased are enumerated and the prices given.]

1016. 147 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the tenth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records in his thirty-first year, gift of 90 sheep for a perpetual lamp to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-udaiya-Mahadeva by Chaturan-Chaturi, wife of Nagan Perangadan and a dancing girl (devaradiyal) of the temple. (Mr. Krishna Sastri surmises from this that regular marriage and conjugal life existed among this community in those days.]

1017. 148 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the eleventh pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records in his twenty-ninth year, gift of paddy for offerings by certain Peruman Madurantakan alias Rajendrasola-Venganattaraiyan, for maintaining which he purchased land in Amur alias Cholendrasinganallur in Paiyyur-kottam. [The interest on 10 kalams of paddy for a year is I kuruni of pattettukkuttal (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 449) rice.

1018. 149 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the twelfth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Vijayarajendradeva (Rajadhirajadeva I). Records in his thirty-third year, gift of 92 sheep for a lamp by a certain Sundara-sola-Pandya Vilupparaiyan who was a servant of the temple (pani-magan) and a resident of Kanchipura in Eyil-nadu, a subdivision of Eyir-kottam.

1019. 150 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the thirteenth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendradeva (1050-62), dated in his sixth year. Contains only the historical introduction beginning with tiru-maruviyasengol, etc., and the date.

1020. 151 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the fourteenth pillar in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I), dated in his twenty-second year. Records gift of money for providing every day, a bundle of grass for a cow and for other services. Ten kasus invested for interest of 4 kasus every year for feeding Brahmanas.

1021. 151 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the fifteenth pillar in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias udaiyar sri-Rajendradeva (1050-62), dated in his eighth year. Records gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a native of Tirukkana-Perur-Nadu, which was a subdiyision of Rajaraja-Pandinadu.
 
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1022. 153 of 1912.--- (Tamil.) On the sixteenth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his twenty-sixth year a sale of land (24 pattis) by the residents of the devadana village Iganaiyur to Sattan Iramadeviyar who is called the anukkiyar (maid servant?) of the king. The purpose of the sale was to maintain twelve devaradiyar in the temple to serve the goddess Gauri.

1023. 154 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the seventeenth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records in his seventh year and two hundred and ninetieth day sale of land by the residents of Iganaiyur Siralan Gandaradittan alias Irumudisola Vilupparaiyan of Korra-mangalam in Tirunaraiyur-nadu, a subdivision of Kshatriyasikha-mani-valanadu which was a district of Sola-mandalam for maintaining a water-shed in the quarter called Sankarappadi alias Rajarajapperunderu at Tiruvorriyur. [A tax called Kalalavupattam is mentioned. It is surmised that it was imposed on the measurers of grain in temple granaries. But this is doubtful.]

1024. 155 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the eighteenth pillar in the same place. Dated in the reign of Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his thirtieth year a sale of land (4,000 kulis) for maintaining a flower garden and supplying garlands to Nagalabbaisani alias Ariyavammai, wife of Prabhakara-Bhatta of Merkalapuram in the Arya-desa. The land belonged to the villages of Adambakkam and Savanna in Surattur-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyar-kottam [The lands purchased included house-sites for tenants and it was specified that the tenants were not to pay any kind of irai or kudimai such as Vetti, amanji, kurrunel, etc. The measuring rod of 16 spans (padinaru sankol) is mentioned. See 1007 above.]

1025. 156 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the nineteenth pillar in the same place. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his thirtieth year sale of land (2,000 kulis by padinaru sankol for 8 Madhurantaka-madais) by the assembly of Manali alias Simha-vishnu-chaturvedimangalam to a native of Parittikkudi in Nenmali-nadu, a subdivision of .Aru-molideva-valanadu, which was a district of Sola-mandalam, for presenting it to the temple. So one Madurantakadevanmadai was the cost of 250 kulis of land. The madai must have been issued. says Mr. Krishna Sastri, either by Rajendrachola I or Uttamachola Madhurantaka (970-85), the immediate predecessor of Rajaraja I. For the value of the madai see 1009 and 1010 above.

1026. 157 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same verandah. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II). Records in his sixth years gift of 32 cows for a lamp by a native of Munaippadi-nadu in Naduvil-nadu.
 
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1027. 158 of 1912.-- (Tamil..) On a slab built into the floor of the same verandah. Records in fourth year of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Ko-Vijaya-Aparajitavarman gift of urkkarchemmai-gold for a lamp to the god Tiruvorriyur Mahadeva by Amatti alias Kurumbakolali, a concubine (bhogi) of Vairameghan alias Vana-kovaraiyar, son of Perunangai. The amount (3o kalanju) was placed in the hands of the assembly of Adambakkam, a hamlet of Tiruvorriyur, and the Amritagana committee, on interest at 3 manjadi per kalanju, every year. [Vairameghan had the title Vanakovaraiyan as he was probably in charge of the feudatory Bana kingdom. The inscription is of value in mentioning the rate of interest in the 9th century to be 3 manjadis on 1 kalanju (i.e., 20 manjadis) and so 15 per cent.]

1028. 159 of 1912. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the second slab in the same place. Records in the eighth year of the "Ganga Pallava king " Ko-Vijaya-Aparajitavarman Pottaraiyar gift of 60 kalanju of urkkarchemmai-gold for offerings and a lamp, by Paitangi kandan, chief of Kattur in Vadagarai Innambar-nadu, a district of Sola-nadu.

1029. 160 of 1912. (Grantha and Tamil.) On a third slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I), dated in his thirty-fourth year. Records gift of a lamp to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-Mahadeva by Maran Paramesvaran alias Sembiyan Soliyavarayan of Sirukulattur in Poyyir-kurram, a subdivision of Tenkarainadu which was a district of Sola-nadu. [Refers to a military officer of the king who defeated Sitpuli, destroyed Nellore, and on his return from there made the grant. See No. 1105 below. The inscription is very important as proving Parantaka's conquest beyond Tondai.

1030. 161 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the fourth slab in the same place. A record of "the Ganga-Pallava " king Ko-Vijaya-Aparajitavarman; records in his fourth year gift of gold (30 kalanju) for a lamp to the same temple by Sappakkan alias Patradani who was a concubine (bhogi ?) of Vairameghan alias Vanakovaraiyar, son of Sami-Akkan. Mentions the assembly of Adambakkam, a suburb of Tiruvorriyur and the Amritagana (committee). A portion of the slab at the bottom is apparently cut off. Mr. Krishna Sastri believes that this Sami-Akkan is the same as Perumangai in No. 1027 above. He further surmises that Vairameghan was perhaps the son of Aparajita and called Vanakovaraiyar as he was probably in charge of the Bana kingdom.

.1031. 162 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the fifth slab in the same place. A record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Ko-Vijaya-Nripatungavarman; records in his eighteenth year gift of gold for
 
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Offerings by Paliyapilli, ono of the queens of Videlvidugu-Pallavaraiyar of Umbala-nadu. A portion of the slab at the bottom is apparently cut off. See No. 1057 for the Chola feudatory of the same name.

1032. 163 of 1912. (Tamil,) On the sixth slab in the same place, A record of the " Ganga-Pallava king " Ko-Vijaya-Apara-jitavarman ; records in his seventh year, gift of gold (30.kalanju) for a lamp by the queen Mahadevi-Adigal to the temple of Tiruvorriyar-Mahadeva. The assembly of Adambakkam, a suburb of Tiravorriyur in Puliyur-kottam, and the Amritagana (committee) received the gold on interest.

1033. 164 of 1912.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the seventh slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I), dated in his thirtieth year. Records gift of gold for two lamps by Kodandaramar, eldest son of the Chola king Paraksarivarman [Kodandaraman was identical with Rajaditya]. A portion of the gold seems to have been borrowed on interest in the thirty-fifth year of the king, by the residents of Vellivayil, a village in Pulal-erikkil-nadu. See 318 and 347 of 1904 at Kudumiyamalai and 203 of 1903 at Tondamanadu near Kalahasti.

1034. 165 of 1912.--.(Tamil.) On the eighth slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, probably Parantaka I, dated in his seventh year. Records gift of gold for a lamp by Karanai Vilupparaiyar Arivalan Puttan. The assembly of Manali in charge of Tiruvorriyur received the amount on interest.

1035. 166 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the ninth slab in the same Place. A damaged record of the Chola king Uttama-Choladeva Parakesarivarman (son of Gandaraditya, 970-86), dated in his fifteenth year. Records gift of an image of Sribalideva, eight bugles, (kala) and 24 fly-whisks with gold handles, by the king. The inscription refers to Senniyerippadai or the army which was victorious at Senni, See 1114 below.

1036. 167 of .1912.--- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the tenth slab in the same place. Records in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Devan Kesari alias Kunjaramalla-Pallavaraiyan, a resident of Perumpanrur in Velar-nadu, a subdivision of Sola-nadu. The inscription shows that Parantaka had the title Kunjaramalla.]

1037. 168 of 1912.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the eleventh slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I), dated in his thirty-fifth year. Records gift of gold (50 kalanju) for feeding two Mahavratis every day, by Iladaipperaraiyan alias Solasikhamani-Pallavaraiyan. Solasikhamani was a title of Parantaka I.
 
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1038. 169 of 1912. (Grantha and Tamil.) A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records in his twenty-ninth year gift of gold for a lamp by Iravi Nili, daughter of Vijayaragha(va)deva, the Chera king. The amount was apparently invested on a field at Tiruvorriyur whic yielded the annual interest of 4 kalanju. [The inscription shows the friendly relation of Parantaka with the Cheras.

1039. 170 of 1912. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same slab. Records in the thirtieth year of Madiraikonda Parakesarivarma gift of gold for a lamp by Arindigai perumanar, son of Chola-Perumanadigal. (i.e., Parantaka I), to the god Siva at Adhigrama.

1040. 171 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the thirteenth slab built int the floor of the same verandah. A much damaged record, the date and the name of the king are doubtful. Seems to record a gift of gold which was received on interest by the assembly of Adam-bakkam, a suburb of Tiruvorriyur, and the Amritagana (committee).

1041, 172 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the fourteenth slab in theii same place. A fragment record of the Chola king Rajarajakesar varman (Rajaraja I), dated in his seventeenth year. Seems to record a gift of gold for feeding a Brahmana.

1042. 173 of 1912, (Tamil.) On the fifteenth slab in the same place. A fragment of record of the Chola king Madiraikonda, Parakesarivarman, dated in his twentieth year. Mentions the wife of Kerala Kurumban(?) alias Parakesari-Muvendavelar, of Valudi valmangalam in Tirukkanapper-kurram in Munai-Pandinadu.

1043. 174 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the sixteenth slab in the same place. Records in the reign of the " Ganga-Pallava-king " Ko-Vijaya Kampavarman gift of twenty-seven kalanju of gold for offerings by Pudi Arindigai, wife of Videlvidugu Ilangovelar Kodumbalur in Ko-nadu. The money was placed in the hands of the residents of Vaikkattur, (a suburb) of Tiruvorriyur, on interest; at 3 manjadi per kalanju, per annum. See 1057 below.

1044. 175 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the seventeenth slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman (probably) Parantaka I, dated in his seventh year. Seems record a sale of land which was situated in Iganaiyur, a village of Tirtivorriyur.

1045. 176 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the eighteenth slab in the, same place. Records in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman (probably) Parantaka I, gift of gold for a lamp by Sembiyan Muvendavelan alias Sattan Ulagan, chief of Vandalanjeri in Tirunaraiyurnadu of Sola-nadu. The money was,' deposited for interest with the residents of Kulumanippakkam near Mangadu in Puliyur-kottam.
 
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1046. 177 of 1912.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the nineteen slab in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), ' who took Kachchi and Tanjai. Records in his eighteenth year, gift of gold (30 kalanju) for a lamp by Narasingayyan, son of Lakshmanaiyyan, a merchant in the camp (kataka) of the Vallabha . (i.e., Rashtrakuta) king. The merchant was a native, of Manyakheta. The gold was deposited with the residents of Serruppedu (modern Chetput) in Tudarmuni-yur-nadu, a district of Puliyur-kottam. The inscription is of interest in showing that peaceful men followed the Rashtrakuta army of invasion to the south thereby introducing the Kanarese people in that region.

1047. 178 of 1912. (Tamil.] On the same slab. Records in the nineteenth year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, 'who took Kachchi and Tanjai ' gift of ninety sheep for a lamp and one Ila-lamp-stand by Tatpurushabhatara of Kalakkudi.

1048. 179 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same slab. Records in the twenty-second year of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva, who took Kachchi and Tanjai ' gift of gold for a lamp by the mother of the Vallabha king Kannaradeva. The gold was deposited on permanent interest (xxx) of .15 per cent with the assembly of Kurattur alias Parantaka-chaturvedimangalam in Ambattur-erikil-nadu, a subdivision of Pular-kottam.

1049. 180 of 1912. (Tamil verse.) On the eighteenth slab built into the floor of the same verandah. Records in the twelfth year of the " Ganga-Pallava king " Aparajita (the upper portion of the stone is missing) gift of land by purchase from the residents of Iganaimudur, for offerings to a shrine called Solamal-Isvara in the temple at Orrimudur (i.e., Tiruvorriyur). The donor's name is lost. [The relation between the " Ganga-Pallava " line with the Chola is evidenced by the inscription.]

1050. 181 of 1912. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the twenty-first slab in the same place. A record of the Rashtrakata king Kannaradeva (Krishna III), ' who took kachchi and Tanjai' Records in his twentieth year, gift of money (100 nishkas of pure gold) by Chaturanana-Pandita, the pupil of Niranjanaguru, for providing ball in the temple at Tiruvorriyur. 'The Grantha portion gives an interesting account of the early career of Chaturanana. It says that he was a native of Kerala and a favourite of the Rashtrakuta king Vallabha, that he went over to the Chola country, became a friend of Rajaditya and at his death in the hands of the Rashtra-kuta king, blamed himself for not dying with him, became a Sanyasin, being initiated by Niranjanaguru, and came to Tiruvor-riyur. Mr. Krishna Sastri surmises that he was a spy. For the prevalence of certain Kerala customs in the temple see Ep. Rep., 1913.
 
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1051. 182 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of same shrine. Records in the, twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman gift of gold for feeding a learned Brahmana by a native of Ettiyarkurichchi in Pandinadu, who had accepted service in the temple.

1052. 183 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Appears to record in Bahudhanya an order of Muttambi Mudaliyar who was the minister of Hajarat Davadu-Khan, authorising a certain Ulli-Venkatesa -Settiyar to conduct the charities connected with the temple. [Daud Khan was Nawab of the Karnatik from 1703-10. Venkata Chetti was not improbably the merchant who rented Tiruvorriyur and four other villages granted by Daud Khan to the Company in 1708. Sec Vestiges of Madras, II, pp. 21-2.

1053. 184 of 1912. (Grantha and Tamil.) On a second slab in the same place. Records in the twenty-sixth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman gift of ninety sheep for a lamp and one Ila-lamp-stand, by a native of Sola-nadu.

1054. 185 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a third slab in the same place. A much damaged record. Seems to register a sale of land as bhattavritti by a certain Murtiperumanar.

1055. 186 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the fourth slab in the same place. Records in his twenty-first year gift of two Ila--lamp-stands, .360 sheep for maintaining two perpetual lamps and a. chauri with a gold handle, by Muvenda Pallavaraiyan alias Aditta Pidarari, son of Vira-Narana-Pallavaraiyan alias Arunmoli, who was a native of Kugur in Vada-Panangadu, a subdivision of Mikurru in Sola-nadu.

1056. 187 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same slab. A much damaged record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka 1, 905-47), dated in his twenty-sixth year. Mentions .a quarter of. Tiruvorriyur called Surasulamanipperunderu [Sulamani reminds one of the celebrated 'Jain work of that name by Tolamolitteva. It has been suggested that it was written in the reign of the Pandya king Jayanta, son of Maravarman Avanichillamani and grandson of Kadungon (about A.D. 620). Tamil studies, p. 219.]

1057. 188 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the fifth slab in the same place. A damaged record of the " Ganga-Pallava. king " Ko-Vijaya-Kampavikramavarman, dated in his ninth year. Records gift of gold for lamps by Kanjaran Amarnidi alias Pallavadiya., raiyar, a native of Kanjanur in Indalar-nadu, which was a subdivision of Sala-nadu. See No. 1043. [Amarnidi was evidently named after the Saivite saint of that name for whose career see Periyapurana, 1905 edition, p. 129-132.]
 
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1058. 189 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the sixth slab in the same place. A damaged record of the " Ganga-Pallava " king Kampavarman, dated in his sixth year. Records gift of gold for a lamp by 'Vemban Kunungan-Amman of Iraiyanseri residing at Mayilappil (i.e., Mylapore). The amount was deposited for interest with the assembly of Manali (which was a village) of Tiruvorriyur.

1059. 190 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same slab. Records in the sixth year of the " Ganga Pallava " king Ko-Vijaya-Apara-Jitavikrama-Pottaraiyar gift of gold for two lamps by the community of Mahesvaras. The same assembly took possession of the amount.

1060. 191 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. Registers in twenty-first year an order (olai) of Madurantaka Pottappicholan. (Unfinished.)

1061. 192 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajaksarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (II), sale of 8,593 kuli of land, by the assembly of Punnaivayil alias Rajanarayana chaturvedimangalam in Vikkiramasola valanadu, a district of Jayangondasola-mandalam, to certain private individuals who made a gift of it to the temple of Udaiyar Tiruvorriyurar, for maintaining 28 perpetual lamps.

1062. 193 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished historical introduction of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva II (1146-78), beginning with pumaruviyapolil-elum.

1063. 194 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the time of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Sambuvaraya. Seems to record a gift of land for offerings by a certain Alagai-yarayan Virrirunda-Perumal Kulandai-Pillai to the temple of Tiruvorriyar-udaiya Nayanar.

1064. 195 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records that in the time of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar II, son of Bokkana (Bukka I), in Sadhararja, the temple authorities assembled in the Vyakaranadana hall under the leadership of the officer (adbi-kari) Tunaiyirunda-nambi Kongarayar and settled the order of precedence to be followed during services in the temple, by Ishabattaliyilar and Devaradiyar. See Ep. Rep., 1913, p. 118, for very interesting details about the temple servants, their disputes for privileges and the decisions of the trustees and Nattars thereon.

1065. 196 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same prakara. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Ariyaraya (i.e., Harihara II). Seems to record in Dundubhi, Kanni, su. di Paurnai, Monday, Uttirattadi, corresponding to 22nd September 1382, a procedure similar to that mentioned in No. 1064..
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1066. 197 of 1912. (Tamil) On the same wall. Record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva "who took Madurai (Madura), Ilam (Ceylon), Karuvur and the crowned head of the Pandya and who was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors" (i.e., Kulotturga III), sale of land to a certain Udaiyapillai alias Pandarangan Vairagi of Madurantaka-Chaturvedimangalam, by the assembly of Punnaivayil alias Rajanarayana-chaturvedimangalam in Pulal-nadu, a district of Pular-kottam alias Vikkiramasola-valanadu in Jayangondasola-mandalam. The land was assigned to maintain a flower garden for the temple and to provide for offerings on certain festive occasions.

1067. 198 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III an order of Madhurantaka Pottappi-Chola. Records also gift of Ularur alias Sembiyan Karuppar in Kottur-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam, as a devadana village to the temple, by a certain Karuppular Perumandi-Nayakkar.

1068. 199 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raja-rajadeva III an order of Vira-Narasinga alias Yadavarayan. The king declared that Tiruvorriyur and the other villages of the temple which had originally been rent-free (irangal) were to he taxed, the collections, however, being made payable into the treasury of the temple. They were, in other words, placed in the ningal list. The taxes enumerated are Vetti, pudavaimudal, Tiraikkasu asuvigal-kasu, Kudikasu, inavarikasu, Karttigai kasu, velichchinnam, vettikkasu, Sirupadikkaval, Kankani fees, Kurradandam, Patti dandam, and fees on uvachchars, weavers, oil mongers, dyers, salt-pans, etc. For Vira Narasimha Yadavaraya, see No. 1096 below and Tirumalai inscriptions (Chittoor District).

1069. 200 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva I. Records in his forty-ninth year, gift of a portion of Pavanambakkam near Araisur in Paiyyar-kottam renamed Eluttarivarnallur, for feeding fifty devotees in Kulottunga-solan madam, situated within the temple of Tiruvorriyur Udaiyar. The order was issued at the instance of the king while he was in his palace at Gangaikonda-solapuram.

1070. 201 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan (Kulottunga III). Records in his thirty-eighth year and two hundred and thirty-ninth day gift 80 velis of land at Kulattur alias Kulottungasolan Kavanur detached from Punnaivayil alias Raja-narayanachaturvedimangalam by Durgaiyandi-Nayakkan, agent
 
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of Sittaraisan, for the maintenance of the Vyakaranadina Vyakhyana-mantapa built by himself in the temple of Tiruvorriyur. The officer Vanadarayar and the tirumandira-olai, Neri-yudaichchola-Muvendavelan, are also mentioned. The land was free of tax (including Antarayappattam).

1071. 202 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva, " who was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors " (Kulottunga III). Records in his thirty-fifth year, Simha, su. di. 12, Friday, Uttirattadi (= Friday, 10th August 1212), the circumstances under which the grant recorded in No. 1070 was made. [The inscription refers to the levying of ponvari on land at  madai per veil (without the usual exemption of waste land) and to the compulsion of the assembly of Punnavayal to bear the responsibility of collecting the whole. As they would not, they were arrested and liberated after the sale of 80 yells for 200 kasu to clear the arrears. The inscription also refers to the vyakarna-mantapa, its teachers and pupils.]

1072. 203 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. A record of .Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayanan Sambuvarayar in his seventh year, Singa, ba. di. 2, Thursday, Punarpusam, that certain lands and house-sites were confiscated to the temple, the owners having dishonestly misappropriated such of the temple treasures buried underground as had escaped the Muhammadans (Tulukkar) who had, before this, occupied the country. The reference is the invasion of 1327. See Ind. Antq, 1914, P.4.

1073. 204 of 1912. (Tamil,) On the same wall.. Records in Pingala an order of the temple trustees (tanattar) assigning the quarter called Narppattennayirapperunderu for the exclusive dwelling of sculptors and other artisans. See N.A. 715, S.A. 921 and Cg. 147.

1074. 205 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II). Records in Raudri, Kanni, su. di. 12, Tuesday (which should be Wednesday), Avittam, gift of  karai of land in the village of Padiadumperumalnallur, to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-udaiya-Nayanar for maintaining certain festivals and the Angarayanmatam by Angarayar Mudaliar and others of Pulal alias Raja-sundarinallur. The date corresponds to 12th September 1380.

1075. 206 of 1912.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva Il. Records in his ninth year, that gifts of lamps and cows made in the previous years but not engraved on stone, were now so recorded by the temple accountant Tiruvorriyur-udaiyan Uravakkinan (maitrikara, in Sanskrit) at the instance of the mathapati Chaturanana-Pandita. See No. 1050 above.
 
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1076. 116. 207 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twelfth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayanan Sambuvarayar, Purattadi, first day, gift of land at Kaduvankottam with the order of Tikkama-Nayaka declaring the land tax-free, for offerings and. festivals, by Vagisuradeva-Mudaliyar of Kilai-matham, while he was on his death bed. The purchase of this land is stated to have been engraved on the stone wall of the Tirumulattanamudaiya-Nayanar temple at Pulal. A portion of the land was also assigned to Alagiya-Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyar who was to succeed Vagsia as the head of that matha. This Vagisa was of course different from him who is mentioned in No. 965 above.

1077. 208 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana Udaiyar (II), dated S. 1290, Kilaka, Kumbha, su. di. 14, Sunday, Asvati, corresponding to 11th February, 1369. Records that the order of precedence in service to be followed by Ishabattaliyilar and Devaradiyar as settled in the fifth year of Rajanarayana Sambuya-rayar by the Mudaliar of .Melai-matham in Perumbarrappuliyur, being found not to be satisfactory, Kamarasa-Vittappa of Anaigundi inquired into temple affairs and instituted necessary changes. [Gives an example of the interference of central government in temple affairs.]

1078. 209 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan (i.e., Kulottunga III) in his twenty-seventh year and sixty-ninth day. Records gift of land for maintaining a special service called Tribhuvanaviran-Sandi. The land (100 velis) was situated in Kulappakkam alias Sivapadasekharanallur, a village in Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottungasolavalanadu and was granted rent-free on the Chitra-Vishu day of the twenty-sixth year. The royal secretary (tiru-mandira-olai) was Minavan Mavendavelan. The document is signed by eight officers.

1079. 210 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. The Vijayanagara king Kampana Udaiyar records in Plavanga, Kambha, ba. di. 3, Wednesday (mistake), Attam, corresponding to Monday, 7th February 1368, sale of a house to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-udaiya-Nayanar at Tiruvorriyur, which was a ningal village.

1080. 211 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. The Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III records in his nineteenth year and forty-third day, Simha, su. di., an order on the occasion while he heard a temple Padiyilar sing in the agamarga style in the Rajarajan tirumantapam on the night of the eighth day of the Avani-ttirunal. It was to detach sixty velis of land which had been purchased by a native of Velsharu, from Manali alias singa-Vishnu-chaturvedi-manglam and to call it Uravakkmariallur
 
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as suggested by the temple trustees, See No.1011 above.

1081. 212 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Rajanara-yana-Sambuvarayar refers in his fifth year to the settlement of the due order of precedence in temple service as between the Ishabattaliyilar, the Devaradiyar, and the Padiyilar who had become either extinct or reduced after the former settlement during the office of Pottapparayar alias Vanaraiyar in the reign of Perumal Sundara Pandyadeva (i.e., Jatavarman I, 1251-64), " who took every country ". The inscription enumerates in detail their duties. See Ep. Rep., 1913, p. 127-8.

1082. 213 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Sayana-Udaiyar; records in his seventh year, Vijaya, sale of land (2 karai) in the village Nayap-pakkam alias Padiadum-Perumalnallur for maintaining certain festivals in the temple, by some residents of Pulal alias Raja-sundarinallur (see also No. 1074 above). The God is called Mudaliyar-Padi-Aduvar.

1083. 214 of 1912, (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III. Records in his fourth year, Dhanus, ba. di. Wednesday, Sodi and ekadasi (= Wednesday, 4th December 1219), gift of 17 buffaloes and one lampstand of three flats, by the chief of Paramesvaramangalam alias Solakulatilaka-chaturvedimangalam in Sembur-kottam, a district of Jayangondasola-mandalam.

1084. 215 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers a sale of two houses by the temple, to Mudaliyar Vagisuradeva of Kilai-madam at Tiruvarur. See No. 1076 above.

1085. 216 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Kali shrine inside the same temple. Records in the sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin VIrarajendra Choladeva (Kulottunga III), gift of money by Alagan Jnanasambandan, a native of Paluvur in Damar-kottam, for maintaining the festival called Uttirayana-sirappu in the temple. The money was deposited with three residents of Velsaru.

1086. 217 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the base of the stone pedestal of the Nataraja image in the Nataraja shrine of the same temple. Records that this pedestal Virarajendran was caused to he built by Sivalokanadan of Tiruvenkadu.

1087. 218 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the same shrine. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajaraja Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva I, dated in his nineteenth year. Seems to register sale of houses belonging to the temple.

1088. 219 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the east, north, and west bases of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-.Adhirajendradeva. Records in his third
 
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Year a sale of land, by the assembly of Sundarasola-chaturvedimangalam in Pulal-nadu, a district of Jayangondasola-mandalam to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-Udaiyar. Beginning and end built in.

1089. 220 of 1912. -- (Tamil.) On the same base. A record of the Chola king .Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records in his twenty-eighth year sale of land for offerings in the temple of Karanai Vitankadeva at Tiruvorriyur, by the assemblies of Sundarasola-chaturvedimangalam and Vanavan._ madevi-chaturvedimangalm. Beginning and end built in.

1090. 221 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same base. A. record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I. Records in his tenth year gift of 30 kalams of paddy for offerings, to the shrine of Kumarasvamideva, under orders from the officers Sundarasola-Muvendavelar and Gurukularajar. Beginning and end built in. [Some lands originally enjoyed by the Taliyilar are said to have been resumed and others given instead.]

1091. 222 of 1912.--- (Tamil.) On the same base. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (Kulottunga I). Records sale of land to the temple by the assemblies of the two villages mentioned in No. 1089 above. Beginning and end built in.

1092. 223 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in Subhakrit, Panguni, twenty-ninth day, assignment of servants and a lamp to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-udaiyar-Tambiranar, for the merit of Sada-Sivaraya, by Sarvarasa-Kondamarasayya.

10,93. 224 of 1912  (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya-Maharaya (II). Records in Virodhi, Adi, second day, gift of paddy for offerings by a certain Alagiya-Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyan Nallanayanar of Puller.

1094. 225 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Kumara Bukkana Udaiyar, Records in Kshaya, Kumba, su. di. 14, Friday, Pusam, gift of land by a dancing girl named Ainnurruttalaikkoli, for a special service which was to be named after herself.

1095. 226 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya Records in Plavanga an order (rayasam) of the king to the effect that some lands which had originally been in the hands of the tenants and servants of the temple of Tiruvorriyur in Chandragirirajya and which had been taken away from them by a new system of lease introduced by Government, be redeemed and restored at the State cost; and that the taxes of jodi, mugamparvai, angasalai, Sambadam, viseshadayam, arisi-kanam, Nallerudu, Narpasu, Vetti and Kattayam be henceforth collected by the Mahesvaras.
 
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1096. 227 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south base of the Subrahmanya shrine in the same temple. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raiarajadeva III, an order of Vira-Narasimhadevan alias Yadavarayan and the gift of the village Periya-Mullaivayil in Nayaru-nadu, a subdivision of Pulal-kottam, for offerings to the god Vira-Narasimhesvaramudaiya-Nayanar, set up by him in the verandah round the central shrine of the temple.

1097. 228 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the north base of the Gaurisvara shrine in the same temple. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Virarajendradeva (I, 1063-70), sale of land to the temple of Tiruvorriyurudaiya Padambakkanayakkar by the assemblies of Sumdarasola-chatur-vedimangalam and Vanavanmadevi-chaturvedimangalam. Another document which was drawn up in the sixth year of the king is recorded in continuation. It consists also of a sale of land by the assembly of Sirigavishnuchaturvedimangalm for a garden (named Virarajendran-tirunandavanam) founded by Pasupati Tiruvarangadevan alias Rajendra Muvendavelar of Manakkaudi in Idaiyan-nadu, a subdivision of Virarajendra valanadu in Jayan-gonda-sola-mandalam.

1098. 229 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the twenty-eighth year of Chakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva I, sale of land to certain mendicants (tapasya) of the temple, by the assembly of Punnaivayil alias Rajanarayana-chaturvedimangalam. Beginning lost.
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1099. 230 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva I; records in his tenth year, gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by a native of Anangur in Panaiyur-nadu, a subdivision of Rajendrasola-valanadu.

1100. 231 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. Records in the twelfth year of a Chola king gift of a lamp by the same individual. End built in. Begins with the historical introduction tirumagal jayamagal, etc.

1101. 232 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the same base. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Virarajendradeva (I, 1063-70 that this stone temple was constructed for Padambakkanayakkadeva, by the chief mentioned in No. 1097 above. The term Padambakka connects the place with the local tradition ; but the Government Epigraphist points out that the present image of Gaulisvara therein is not improbably that of Lakulisa himself.

1102. 233 of 1912.-- (Tamil verse.) On the same base. A record evidently in praise of Kulottunga-Chola I.
 
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1103. 234 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On a pillar of the kitchen in the same temple. Records gift of gold (30 kalanju) for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-Mahadeva. The amount was placed in the hands of the residents of Kandalur in Paiyyur-kottam, a devadana village of Tiruvorriyur. Beginning lost.

1104. 235 of 1912-- (Tamil.) On a second pillar of the same kitchen. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Mummudi-Choladeva Rajaraja I. Records in his third year, gift of a gold necklace (pallittongal) called Rajarajan, a shell-like cup of gold (Ottuvattil ) called Mummudisolan and a gold door for the mevasi, called Rajarajan, by a certain Gunasilan of Mullikkurumbu in Uraiyur-kurram of the Chola country, for the merit of Adigal Niradi, chief of Urrukkadu, a village in Avur-kurrarn of Sonadu, who was in charge of the temple affairs (sri-karya) of the god Tiruvorriyur-Alvar.

1105. 236 of 1912. (Grantha and Tamil.) On a broken pillar lying near the same. The Grantha portion mentions a military officer of Sirukulattur who was victorious at Nellore and was desirous of making a gift to the temple of Siva at Adhigrama. The Tamil portion refers to land which, .not being tax-free before, was made tax-free in the thirty-eighth year of Chakravartin (Parantaka I) and given to the same god ; vide No. 1029 above, Chitpuli was probably the E. Chalukyan Bhima II or some feudatory of his.

1106. 237 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On a pillar lying near the shrine of the goddess in the same temple. Records gift of this door-way called Ellandalaiyana-Perumal-tiruvasal, for the merit of Perurmal Sundara-Pandyadeva, by Enadi Merkudaiyan Periyanayan alias Pottappirayan. [The Government Epigraphist identifies the king with Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I (1251----64).]

1107. 238 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the Gopura of the same temple ; right of entrance. Dated in the reign of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva. Records in his fifteenth year, Makara, su. di. Monday, Sodi, (= 2nd September, 1264), gift of land for feeding Mahevaras in the Tirujnanasambanda-matha at Tiruvorriyur, a village of Pular-kottam alias Vikkiramasola-valanadu in Jayangondasolamandalam by a merchant of Tirunavalur, who purchased it from a certain Paduvurnadalvan of Kattuppakkam in. Elumur-Tudarmudi-nadu, a district of the same kottam.

1108. 239 of 1912.--- (Tamil) In the same place. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva in his third year, Rishabha, su. di. 5, Anusham. Records gift of land at Perungarai in Paiyyur-kottam, to the matha of Nandikesvara alias Ariyavratam-konda Mudaliyar and his pupils, by a certain Kida-rattaraiyan.

1109. 240 of 1912. (Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Savana-Udaiyar (I), dated in his
 
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ninth year (i.e., A.D. 1357). Mentions that some of the agambadiyar serving under the chief of Paduvur (viz., Kalingarayan, Sediyarayan, Adittan, etc.), lived in the village and served as kaval for a long time, neglected their duty for reasons unexplained and caused much loss to the people (and so had to be punished).

1110. 241 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. Records in the second year, an order of Madurantaka Pottappicholan. Remission of certain taxes payable by the shepherds in consideration of five perpetual lamps maintained by them in the temple of Tiruvorriyurudaiya Nayanar. The document bears the signature of Manavijaya.

1111. 242 of 1912. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Sriranganatha Yadavarayar. Records in his sixteenth year Khara, Rishabha, ba di. 14, Tuesday, Urohani, gift for a special service in the temple, called Kaliyurkilavan-sandi by a resident of Serruppedu (Chetpat), in Elumar-Tudarmuninadu which was a subdivision of Pular-kottam alias Vikkirama-sola-valanadu in Jayangondasola-mandalam, of land situated in Kaduvankottam alias Aliyavradamkondavilgam, which was detached from Selaivasal in Pulal-nadu and formed part of the western boundary of Tiruvorriyur.

1112, 243 of 1912. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva in his twenty-first year, Simba su. di. 5, Wednesday, Sodi, corresponding to 12th August 1271. Gift of eight cows for a quarter lamp, by a resident of Tiruvorriyur.

1113. 244 of 1912. (Tamil.) In the same place. The Saluva king Narasingayadeva records in Chitrabhanu, Tai, 10, gift of the taxes sekkayam and magamai for maintaining a lamp and conducting repairs in the temple of Tiruvorriyurudaiya-Nayanar with the permission of Isura-Nayakkar who was the agent of the king. (He was evidently the father of Narasa Nayaka).

1114. 245 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a pillar lying to the south of the tank in front of the same temple. The Chola king Uttama-Choladeva (1970-86) alias Parakesarivarma n records in his sixteenth year, gift of 868 kalanju of (tulai-nirai) gold for a plate (kulit-tattu) and of 40 kalanju for offerings, to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-AIvar, by Nandisaran alias Parakesari-Vilupparaiyan of Elinar in Purangarambai-nadu, a district of ,Sonadu, who was the officer managing the temple affairs at the time. See 1035 above.

1115. 246 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a pillar lying to the south of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Madiraikonda Rajakesarivarman (whom Mr. Krishna Sastri identifies with Gandaraditya). Records in his fifth year, gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Kaduttalai Nagamayyan, son of Singamayyan of Kalesi

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Tgrundaram who had accompanied Udaiyar Uttamasoladeva (Gandaraditya's son) to the temple of Tiruvorriyur-Mahadeva.

1116. 104 of 1892. (Sanskrit.) East wall of the second prakara of the Adhipurisvara temple, right of entrance. A record of the Chola king Tammu-Siddhi, dated 1129. The inscription gives the genealogy of Tammu Siddhi's line and mentions Karikal Chola, Madhurantaka Pottappi Chola, etc. See Ep. Ind., VII, 148-52.

1117. 105 of 1892. (Sanskrit.) South wall of the first prakara of the Adhipurisvara temple. A record of the Chola king Rajendra, the son of Rajaraja.

1118. 106 of 1892.-- (Tamil.) West and south walls of the first prakara of the Adhipurisvara temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva II (i.e., Kulottunga I), dated in his second year. A general grants 240 kasu which the temple authorities employ in purchasing land from 5 villages. S.I.I., III, No. 64, pp. 132 4.]

1119. 107 of 1892. (Tamil.) South wall of the first prakara of the Adhipurisvara temple. Records in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva gift of land by Ariyammai who purchased the land from the Sabha.

1120. 108 of 1892.-- (Tamil.) West wall of the first prakara of the Adhipurisvara temple. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva, dated in his sixth year.

1121. 109 of 1892. (Sanskrit.) North wall of the first prakara of the Adhipurgvara temple. A gift of lamp by one Madhurantaka in the thirtieth year of Jayadhara (i.e., Kulottungachola I). See Ep Ind., V, p. 106. It is said to have been made for the merit of the " illustrious Gnanmurti."

1122. 110 of 1892. (Tamil.) North wall of the first prakara of the Adhipursivara temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, dated in his eleventh year. See Ep. lnd. VI, p. 283.

1123. 399 of 1896. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine of the Adhipurisvara temple. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43), dated in his thirty-first year. Opens with the same historical introduction as the Tanjore inscription of the nineteenth year Chaturanana Pandita of Tirunarayana matha at Tiruvorriyur deposits 150 kalus in the temple treasury for neyyadi during Margali Tiriivadirai. See S.I.I, II, No. 20.

1124. 400 of 1896. (Tamil.) On the west wail of the sante shrine. Records in the thirteenth year of the Pandya king Ko-Jatavarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (III, 1276-90) gift of land. See Ep. Ind., VI, 310-I, where Dr. Kielhorn points out that the exact date is Friday, 5th August 1289.
 
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1125. 401 of 1896. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva. dated in his seventh year. End built in.

1126. 402 of 1896. (Tamil.) On a stone built into the floor of the north wall of the first prakara of the same temple. The Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman records in his seventh year gift of gold for a lamp.

1127. 403 of 1896. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the same temple, left of entrance. A record 'of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva, dated in his ninth year. Built in in the middle.

1128. 404 of 1896. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Kulottunga-Choladeva III "who took Madurai and the crowned head of the Pandya.," dated in his nineteenth year. Built in in the middle.

1129. 405 of 1896. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. Records in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II ?) gift of cows for a lamp.


							Vallam.

1129-A. On the gate of the Devanayakaperumal temple at Vallam. Records that in the fifth year of the reign of Rajendra-chola he fixed the duty of supplying daily one measure of oil for lamp upon the local oil-mongers. Ins. S. Dts., p. 181, No. 12.


							Velachcheri.

1130. 302 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Dandisvara temple, Records in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I) gift of go sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tirudandesuranamudaiya-Mahadeva at Velichcheri, a brahmadeya in Pitliyur-kottam which was a subdivision of Jayangondacholamandalam by a Brahmana lady, the wife of one of the managing members (alunganattar) of the village.

1131. 303 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) who was pleased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya, gift of land by Sedirayadeva to the matha of Tirunavukkarasu at Tiruvanmiyur in Kulottungasola valanadu, a subdivision of Jayangondacholamandalam. The land granted was situated at Velichcheri alias Jinachintamani-chaturvedi-mangalam.

1132. 304 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajarajakesari Mummudi-Chola (Rajaraja I). Records in his tenth year gift of land for offerings and lamps to the
 
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temple of Taramani-Mahadeva in the hamlet of Velichcheri in kottur-nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam. Mentions Amudan Pichchan alias Sembian Kilanattukkon, a native of Vaigurchcheri in Kilarkurram which was district of Sonadu (i.e, the Chola country). See Tirumalpuram inscriptions which show that the king. had the title Mummudichola in his fourth year.

1133. 305 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias .Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his tenth year that the assembly of Velichcheri, a brahmadeya in Kottur-nadu of Puliyur-kottam, sold 1,500 kuli of land to the temple of Tiruttandisuramudaiya-Mahadeva and receiving 13 kasu, made the land tax-free. Records also that 23 kasu were presented for a lamp by a Brahmana lady of that village. Built in at the beginning.

1134. 306 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. Dated in the seventh year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Rajakesarivarman (evidently Gandaraditya, son of Parantaka I). Records that two persons of Arkkattu-kurram in Sonadu, purchased land from the assembly of Velichcheri in Puliyur-kottam and presented it to the temple of Tiruttandisvarattu Mahadeya for burning a lamp therein and for providing offerings to a shrine of Ganapati built by themselves in that temple.

1135. 307 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records in his seventh year gift of money for two lamps by the karanattan of Velichcheri alias Jinachintamani-chaturvalimangalam in Kettur-nadu which was a subdivision of Puliyur-kottam alias Kulottunga-sola-valanadu in Jayangondacholamandalam, to the temple of Tirudandisvaramudaiya-Nayanar.

1136. 308 of 1911,-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his third year gift of 90 sheep for a lamp by Pattangi Kalakumara kramavittan, one of the managing members in the village of Velichcheri, a brahmadeya in Kottur-nadu which was a subdivision of Piiliyur kottam in Jayangondacholamandalam, to the temple of Tiruttandisvaradeva.

1137. 309 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records in his third year gift of 90 sheep for a lamp to the same temple. Mentions a native of Arrur, one of the villages in Vesalippadi.

1138. 310 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), " who was pLased to take Madurai (Madura) and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records in his twenty-fifth year gift of money for two lamps.
 
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1139. 311 of 1911.-- (Tamil.), On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I), dated in his sixth year. Sale of land which was held by the non-Brahmans of Velichcheris to the temple, with the permission of the king.

1140. 312 of 1911.  (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman in his ninth year. Gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to the god Tirukkarrali-Mahadeva in the temple of Tirruttandisvaram at Velichcheri, by one of the managing members of that village.

1141. 313 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva in his twenty-second year. Gift of money for a lamp to the image of Nayanar-Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyar, set up in the temple of Tiruttandi-svaramudaiyar-Nayanar, by a native of Velichcheri alias Jinachinta-manichaturvedimangalam.

1142. 314 of 1911. (Tamil) On the same wall. A record of the Pallava king 'Pernjingadeva, in his eighteenth year. Gift of money for a lamp to the same temple at Velichcheri alias Jinachinta-manichaturvedimangalam, by a native of Kirangudi in Cholamandalam.

1143. 315 of1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda Rajakesarivarman gift of ninety sheep for a lamp to the temple of Tirudandisvaradeva at Velichcheri in Kottur-nadu of Puliyur-kottam, by one of the managing members of the village. For the probable identity of the king see No. 1134 above.

1144. 316 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Selliyamman temple in the same village Records in the tenth year of Parthivendradhipativarman gift of land for offerings to the temple of Saptamatrikkal, by Tiruvetpurudaiyan Devadigal, a native of Tiruvetpur in Malla-nadu a subdivision of Sola-nadu.

1145. 317 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman, dated in his fourth year. Records gift of land for a lamp and offerings to the temple of Kala-Bhatari at Velichcheri in Puliyur-kottam by the assembly of that village.


							TIRUVALLUR TALUK.


							Kachchuri.

1146. A C.P. grant of Venkatapati I (1586--1614) of the last Vijayanagara dynasty, dated on the twelfth day of the bright half of Ashadha in S.1526 (A.D. 1604), Krodhin, saying that the king gave a number of Brahmans the village of Kachchuri alias Vengalambapuram (together with some hamlets), in the Chandragirirajyam.
 
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Ikkattukottam (i.e., Ikkad in Tiruvalloor Taluk) in kachchinada and Narayanavanam division. See Ep. Rep., Oct. 1890, p. 3.


							Kuvam.

1147. 328 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Tripurantakesvara temple. A record of Tribhuvana-chakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva. Records in his fifth year gift of money for a lamp. Mentions Kuvam alias Tyagasamudra-nallur (well known in Tamil literary traditions.)

1148. 323 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva ; mentions the temple of Tiruvirkolamudaiya-Nayanar. Built in in the middle.

1149. 324 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Rajaksarivarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottungacholadova (I ?). Contains the historical introduction beginning with pumevu.

1150. 325 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivaeman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga. Choladeva. Records gift of land. Quotes the twentieth year of the king. Built in, in the middle.

1151, 326 of 1909.---Tamil (prose and verse). On the west wall of the same shrine. Records in the forty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of paddy and fishing taxes (minpattam) for the repair of the tank Tirubuvanamadevippereri at Kuvam alias Madhurantakanallur in Kanrurnadu, a subdivision of Manavir-kottam in Jayangonda-chola-mandalam.

1152. 327 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Venkatapatiraya of Anaigondi records in Bahudhanya, gift of land in Tri-bhuvanamadevivilagam near Kuvam, to a temple the name of which is doubtful. In modern characters.

1153. 328 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the north and west walls of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendradeva (1052-63); records in his fifth year sale of land by the assembly of Kottur alias Chola-vidyadhara-chaturvedimangalam to a person for 160 kasus through which a feeder channel from the Tribhuvanamadevipperiyeri at Kuvam alias Madhurantakanallur, was to pass.

1154. 329 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (111). Records in his eighth year gift of money for a lamp by a certain Kurumudi Singan Govindan alias Vanavan Mavendavelan, to the temple of Tiruvirkolam-Udaiyar at Kavam alias Tyagasamudranallur.
 
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1155. 330 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) in his forty-eighth year, recording gift of land for offerings to the shrine of Vrishabhavahanadeva in the same temple.

1156. 331 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the south wall of mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in the twenty-fourth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayaganda-gopaladeva gift of a lamp to the temple of Tiruvirkolam-Udaiyar at Kuvam alias Tyagasamudra-nallur.

1157. 332 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Mahamandalesvara-Gobburi Obarajayyadeva-Maharaja provides in S. 1532, Sadharana, for special worship in the Margali month, in the temple of Tiruvirkolisvara. Mr. Krishna Sastri identifies the donor with his namesake of the Triplicane inscriptions and with Oba Raya, the brother-in-law of Venkata I, mentioned by Barrados. See Forg. Empe., p. 231.

1158. 333 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year, of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva, gift of thirty old kesu for a perpetual lamp.

1159. 334 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same Wall. Records in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Chola deva gift of money for a lamp by a native of Kottur in Ambarnadu, a subdivision of Cholamandalam. Built in, in the end.

1160. 335 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Viragandagopaladeva; records in his fifth year gift of a lamp.

1161. 336 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of twenty kasu for a lamp by Kachchika-damban Taluvakkulaindan Uyyavandan alias Sembiyan Vilupparaiyan, a native of Palaiyanur in Palaiyanur-nadu, in Manavirkottam.

1162. 337 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the twenty-seventh year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmai-kondan. Gift of land for festival called Kulasekharan-Sandhi after the name of the king.

1163. 338 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the twentieth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga Choladeva {i.e., 1070-1118). Records in his twentieth year sale of land to a certain Akkalibhattan in the second year of Udaiyar Sri-Virarajendradeva (1063--70), by the assemblies of four villages, viz., Madhurantakanallar in Kanrurnadu, a subdivision of Manayir-kottam, Narasingamangalam and two others, all of which claimed the land. This land was presented to the temple by the purchaser in the twentieth year of Chakravartin Kulottunga.Choladeva, [The inscription is interesting as it
 
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discloses a clash of jurisdictions and a skilful way in which  it was overcome.]

1164. 339 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the twenty-eighth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayaganda-gopaladeva gift of ten panam for a lamp by a native of Vaigavur in Urrukkattukottam.

1165. 340 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Built in, at the beginning. Gift of land for a garden, a lamp and offerings.

1166. 341 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in twenty-eighth year (of Vijayagandagopala ?) gift of money for a lamp. Built in, at the beginning.

1167. 342 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the east wail of the same mantapa. A record of the Vijaynagara king Bukkaraya (II), son of Harihararaya (II). Records in Kali, 4488, Prabhava, gift of land by Prince Obaladeva-Maharaja, the son of Bukka (II), in Tribhuvana madevivilagam and in Kuvam alias Tyagasamudranallur, both of which belonged to Kanchipuramrajya.

1168. 343 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II). Gift of money for a lamp.

1169. 344 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in the sixteenth year of Sakalalokachakravartin Rajanarayana Tirumallinatha Sambuvaraya. Gift of land for a lamp, in Tri-bhuvanamadevivilagam. Built in, at the end. See Cg. 706.

1170. 345 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuyanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva; records in his third year, gift of money for a lamp, by a native of Tiruvilimilalai.

1171. 346 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A. damaged and incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva, dated in his second year. Seems to provide for festivals and processions.

1172. 347 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a slab set up near the temple kitchen. Records in Bahudhanya, gift of a " fund " of Rs. 80 for the sacred bath of the god by a certain Arasappa Mudaliyar. In modern characters.

1173. 348 of 1909. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in a grove of trees near the same village. A mutilated record. Records gift of the grove planted by Timmanayanivaru who was then in possession of Kuvam, for the merit of Timmappa-Nayudu.

1174. 349 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a slab set up in another grove of trees near the same village. Records in A.D. 1855, Amanda, gift of the grove for maintaining a lamp in the temple of Tripurantasvami.
 
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1175. 350 of 1909. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the temple tank in. the same village. Dated in the reign of Kudupu Sahu of Golakomdda (Golconda) in S. 1592, Virodhikrit (wrong). Records that Timmanayanivaru (a feudatory of his) planted a grove of trees at Kavam for the merit of Timmappa-Nayudu and presented it to the temple of Tervikkolesvarasvami. See Aminabad inscription (Guntur district).

1176. 30 of 1912. (Tamil.) On four slabs recently removed from a mantapa and placed in the court-yard of the Tripurantakesvara temple. Records in S. 1536, Rakshasa, that it provides for the Friday worship of the goddess Payyaravalgul-Ammai, by two agents of Immadi-Sennama-Nayakkar and the residents of Kuvam.


							Tiruppasur.

According to inscriptions Tiruppasur belonged to Kakkalur nadu in Ikkattukkottam named respectively after the two villages of Kakkalur and Ikkadu in Tiruvallur taluk. The Mack. MSS. give a number of inscriptions in this place and I have included them in the following list: -

1177. 406 of 1896. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine of the Vachisvara temple. Records in the thirty-sixth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva gift of gold for a lamp by Viranarasimhadeva alias Yadavaraya, a feudatory of Kulottunga III and then of Rajaraja III. The present inscription mentions the gold coin of the Hoysala dynasty Bhujabalamadai.

1178. 407 of 1896. (Grantha.) On the north wall of the same shrine. The Chola king Tammusiddhi records in S. 1129 (A.D. 1207) grant of the village of Kaivandur near Tiruppasue to the temple. Ep. Ind., VII, 126-8 where this is translated.

1179. On the northern wall of the Nayanar temple. Records that Kalahasti Chettiar gave in S. 1454, in the reign of Achyutadeva to God Kalahastisvara, whose image he established, 250 panarns. Ins., S. Dts., p. 118, No. 24.

1180. On the north pial of the temple. Records that in the tenth year of Rajarajadeva 47 kasu were given to the Pattamar for worship. Ibid., No. 25.

1181. On the north wall of the Mahamantapa. Records that a vassal chief of Rajarajadeva granted in his twenty-first year 32 cows for lamp and one bullock for drum to the temple. Ibid., No. 26.

1182. On the back wall of the inner temple. Records that in the thirty-third year of Kulottungachola the daughter of a Narpat-tennayiravan gave 30 kasu for a jewel and two measures of rice daily. Ibid., No. 27.

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1183. On the pial near the west wall of the inner temple. Records that Kalingaraya gave in the reign of Kulottungachola 36 kasus to the people of Dhasyapuram (?) for six lamps and 42 kasus to the priests of Tiruppasur for four lamps. Ins., S. Dts., No. 28.

1184. On the north pial of the inner temple. Records in the fourth year of Vira-Rajendrachola gift of 9 Katanju pons for earring and 10 Kalanju pons for necklace to Panamalanachchiar. Ibid., No. 29.

1185. On the northern wall of the Brahma temple. Records a gift in the thirteenth year of Rajarajadeva of 10 gold kasus for lamp. Ibid., No. 30,

1186. On the southern wall of the same temple. Records that in K. 4473, Paritapi, in the reign of Vira-Kampana Udaiyar a chief purchased a garden and granted it to the temple. Ibid., No. 31.

1187. On the surrounding wall of the same temple. Records in the reign of Kulottungachola gift of 5 Kalanju of gold to the Sthanattar for a jewel to the Goddess. Ibid." No. 32.

1188. On the northern surrounding wall of Tiruppasur Udaiya Nayanar. Records gift of three gold kasus for a lamp in the tenth year of Kulottungachola. Ibid, No.. 33.

1189. On the north pial of the inner temple. Records gift of five villages in the thirtieth year of Rajasekkhara Pandyan to the deity. Ibid., p. 1211, No, 34.

1190. On the eastern wall of the Same. Records that Aryappa Dandanayaka gave away the duties and extra emoluments of the merchants to the temple in S. 1349, Plavanga, in the reign of Virapratapadeva Maharaya (II). Ibid., No. 35. [Was the donor identical with the king's uncle Harihara III?]

1191. On the western wall of the Gopuram. Records that Kandappa Aiyar, prime minister of Amin (?) Rarigappaiyar raised the rent of the village of Perumbakkam. Ibid., No. 36.

1192. On the south Prakara wall of the same temple. Records that the people of Narayanachaturvedimangalam gave some land to the deity. Ibid., No. 37.


							Tiruvallur.

1193. On a stone south of the Vimanam of the Vira-Raghava temple. Records that in the fifth year of the reign of Kulottunga-chola one Tiruvenkatadevan gave to God Vira-Raghava one thousand kulis of land in " Talacaurecheri" for Makara Sankramana festival. Ins., S. Dts., p. III, No. 1.

1194. In the inner eastern wall of the Vahana-Mantapam. Records that Vira-Raghava Sathakopa-Jeer presented to the God 133 pons for a festival on its mortgage interest, in S. 1552, Prajotpatti, in the reign of Vira-Venkataraya (II). Ibid., No. 2. The Jeer was evidently the thirteenth of the Ahobalam line who, according to the
 
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Satsampradayamuktavali (1914 edn., p. 65-8), presided over the matha from 1630 to 1675.]

1195. On the northern surrounding wall. Records that Raghu-natha Nayakar gave in S. 1543, Durmati, in the reign of Ramadeva Maha-Raya (1620-30) some land north of Tiruvallur. Ins., S. Dts., p. 112, No. 3.

1196. On the western wall. Records that Tuppakki Krishnanayaka gave in S 1516, Manmatha, in the reign of Narasimhadeva nine shares of land out of 100 in Chinnamambasamudram to the deity. Ibid., No. 4.

1197. On the surrounding north wall near Garuda in the temple. Records that Krishnappa Nayaka settled in S. 1595, Vijaya, the dispute of Salipavada (?). Ibid., No. 5.

1198. On the eastern wall near the Terucottanambi in the temple. Records that Alagappasetti granted 2,800 kulis of land in Auvaremputti and 300 kulis of land in the village of Kakalur, and erected a mantapam to the God Vira-Raghavasvami, in S. 1542, Raudri, in the reign of Vira-Venkatapati Rayadeva Maharayar (II ?). Ibid., p. 113, No. 6.

1199. On the southern wall near Kanakavalli Goddess in the temple. Records that Raghupatiaiyar granted one of the share of the land in Sikkamayapuram village and a share of land in Vira-Raghavapuram to the God, in S. 1553, Angirasa, in the reign of Vira-Venkatarayadeva Maharaya II. Ibid., No. 7.

1200. On the western wall of the inner temple Rangamantapam of the temple. Records that the Pandarattar of the Vira-Raghava Pagoda granted village as free gift to the God and Brahmans in equal shares, in Manmatha. Ibid., No. 8.

1201. On the south wall of the temple. Records that Prapiraja (?) granted half share of a Brahman Aghraharam situated on the north of " Tirapasore " to the God Vira-Raghavaperumal, in S. 1580, Vilambi, in the reign of Sri-Rangarayadeva Maharaya VI. Ibid., p. 113, No. 9.

1202. On the northern and western inner wall of the " Paruya-gusamalla " Mantapam in the temple. Records that Narasimha Sathagopa-Jeer granted the village of Vangatsore as free gift for the offering of food to the God Vira-Raghavaperumal, in S. 1559, Prabhava, in the reign of Vira-Venkatapatiraya Deva Maharaya Ibid., p. 114, No. 10. See No. 1194 above, for an apparent inconsistency.

1203. On the south of Garuda figure in the temple. Records that Anantalvar placed the stones round the temple of Vira-Raghavasvami in S. 1481, Siddharti. Ibid., No. 11.

1204. On the southern surrounding wall of the temple. A record of Sadaivadeva Maharaya, in S. 1487, Krodhana. Ibid., No. 12.
 
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1205. On a stone in the inner temple of Kanakavalli. Records that papu Timmayyadeva Maharaja granted the village Puttaharam as free gift for the inn of Tirunattanam, in S. 1487, Visvavasu, in the reign of Sadasivadeva Maharayar. Ins., S. Dts., p. 115, No, 13.

1206. On a stone on the surrounding inner temple of Kanakavalli Nochchiyar in the village. Records that Bala-Majappayya-deva. Maharaja granted Ravuttanallur village as free gift to the God, in S. 1471, Saumya, in the reign of Sadasivadeva. Maharaya Ins., S. Dts., No. 14.

1207. On a stone on the western inner wall of Ranga-Mantapam in the temple. A damaged grant to the God Tiruvallur Appan by Ramachandradeva in Subhakrit. ibid., No. 15.

1208. On a stone on the western inner wall of Rangamantapam of the temple. A grant by Madurantaka chola for Vayasavutsavam and offering of food, etc., to the God and Sthanattar. 'bid', No. 16.

1209. On a stone on the eastern inner wall of Vahanamantapam of the temple. A record in S. 1552, Prajotpattu, Ibid., No. 17.

1210. On a stone on the western wall of the temple of Senamudaliyar. A record in S. 1552. Ibid., No. 18.

1211. On a stone on the north side of wall of the spire gate in the temple of Vira-Raghavasvami. A damaged record of Raghunatha Nayakar and Vira-Raghava Nayakar, in S. 1542, Raudri, in the reign of Vira-Ramadeva Maharayalu (1620-30). ibid., p. 117, No. 19.

1212. On a stone on the south side of the gate of Gopuram of the temple. A damaged grant in S.1523. Ibid., No. 20.

1213. In the same place. A damaged record of a grant by Vira-Venkataraya (II 1630-40) in S. 1555, Durmukki. Ibid., No. 21.

1214. On a stone in the northern side of the gate. Records that in S. 1527, Prabhava, Vira-Venkatadeva (II) granted land at Vira-Raghavapuram to the same deity. Ibid., No. 22.

1215. On a stone in the western wall of the southern Prakara. A record of Vira-Venkatapati in S. 1555, Srimukha, Ibid., No. 23.

1216. On the western wall of the Amman temple. Records that Konerinmaikondan granted 19 veli of Nanjai and 115 veli of Punjai lands in the village of "Calcandanatha village  to the goddess. Sec Ins,, S. Dts., p. 185, No. 7.


							Vellattukkottai (Vellutercota).

1218. On a stone in the Cholesvara temple. Records that one Bharata-Pandya levied a duty of two kasu on each bag of grain and four kasu on each bag of salt to be paid by the local people to God Adichandregvara, in the twelfth year of Dts., p, 1'78, No, I
 
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1219. Below the above. Records that in the eighteenth year of Ramanathadeva the Sthanattar made some grant. Damaged. Ins., S. Dis., p. 178, No. 2.

1220. Below the above. Records that in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Pandyadeva the inhabitants of Vallam granted some kulis of land to the Brahman Pallavanayaka Bhatta. Ibid., No. 3.

1221. Below the above. Records that in the reign of Konerinmaikondan the local people granted to Cholesvara and Goddess some land. Ibid., No. 4.

1222. Below the above. Records that in the eighth year of Ramanathadeva the local people gave some land in Vallam to God Adichandresvara. Ibid., No. 5.

1223. Below the above. Records that Konerinmaikondan granted in his ninth year forty veils of land in Nattakkattur to Karikalacholesvara. Ibid, No. 6.

1224. Below the above. A gift of land west of Mangudi to the God and Goddess. Ibid., No. 7.

1225. Below the above. Records that Kulasekharadeva granted in his twelfth year 23 valis of land west of Mangudi to the same deity. Ibid). No. 8.

1226. Below the above. A gift of the people of Vallam for the annual festival of the deity in Adi. Ibid., No. 9.

1227. On the downstair of the above. Records that in the reign of Sundarapandya the people of " Yarevorenad " undertook to perform the ten days' festival of Karikalacholesvara, in the eighteenth year of the king. Ibid. p. 180, No. 10.

1228. Below the above. Records that in the eighth year of the reign of Ramanatha the oilmongers of Vallam undertook to supply measure of oil per day for lamp to God Adichandresvara. Ibid., No. 11.


							Vayalur.

1229. 362 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Vyaghrapurisvara temple. Records in S. 1247, Krodhana, gift of land for offerings to the temple of Tiruppilava.-yaludaiya-Nayanar by Tarusi Timmarasar, son of Rayatarisi Bommayadeva Maharaya who was a mahamandalesvara and bore the title Tribhuvanakkattari,

1230. 363 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. Records in the eighth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251-64) who was pleased to take every country, an agreement among the villagers of Vayalur that they would neither purchase nor mortgage the lands belonging to the temple of Tiruppilavayiludaiya-Nayanar and three others.
 
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1231. 364 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viruppana-Udaiyar (Virupaksha I), son of Ariyana-Udaiyar (Harihara II), son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyur (I) in Rudhirodgarin. Records that the weavers at Vayahar alias Jananathanallur in Pattina-nadu, a subdivision of Sembur-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam, were taxed three panam on each loom.

1232. 365 of 1908. (Tamil.) On a portion of the east wall of a partially demolished mantapa in the same temple. A much-damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya Udaiyar (II), son of Vira-Vijayaraya-Udaiyar, dated Kilaka. Seems to register a gift of land in the village of Arambakkam in Tirukkalukkunrapparru. Mentions Jananathanallur alias Vayalur in Ponnurnadu.

1233. 366 of 1908. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor in the gopura of the same temple. Records in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarnian (I) "Who destroyed the ships at Salai," gift of land for a lamp to the temple of Mahadeva. Mentions Mondur-nadu, a subdivision of Amurkottam.

1234. 367 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On some detached stones built into the same gopura. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Kannaradeva (Krishna III) "who took Kachchi (Conjeeveram) and Tanjai (Tanjavur)." Seems to record in his twenty-second year a sale of land.

1235. 368 of 1908. (Pallava-Grantha.) On a pillar in the same gopura. A record of the Pallava king Rajasimha ; gives a long list of the kings of the Pallava dynasty who preceded Rajasimha (Narasimhavarman II). The record is of the greatest value in the construction of the Pallava genealogy. See Prof.. Dubreuil's Pallavas, pp. 18-20.


							Supplement.

286. 38 of 1888. (See p. 357.) In his Pallavas published in 1917, Prof. Dubreuil has deciphered part of this epigraph. It seems to be a panegyric on the literary and musical talents of Mahendravarman I. He points out that the cave was, to judge from its architectural features, excavated in the time of Mahendravarman I and that this is confirmed by the expression Mattavilasadipadam-prahasana found in the inscription. Mattavilasa was a title of Mahendravarman and a prahasana in Sanskrit bearing this name has been discovered by Pandit Ganapati Sastri of Travancore. The present epigraph is surmised by Prof. Dubreuil to refer to Svaras and Varnas, and he believes that the Kudumiyamalai inscription on music was perhaps due to the same king. See his Pallavas, pp. 37-9, and Ep. Ind., XII, pp. 226-37.
 
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							Chandragiri.

This important and historic place was founded, according to tradition, by a Yadava king named Immadi Narasinha in A.D. 1000, but epigraphical finds in it belong only to the later periods of S. Ind. history. One of its inscriptions mentions seventy-four temples in it most of which seem to have been destroyed by the Muhammadans. For a brief description of the ruins of the place, Hindu and Jain, See Ep. Rep., 1904, p. 5. A number of inscriptions, it will be seen, are in Tamil. In the Vijayanagar period it was in Vaikunthavalanadu, a subdivision of Tiruvengadakkottam.

1. 243 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the ruined temple near the palace. Mentions in S. 1383, Khara (wrong), the temple of Somesvaramudaiya Nayinar.

2. 244 of 1904. (Tamil.) On another shrine in the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Vira-Achyutayadeva-Maharaya in S. 1459, Hevilambi. Records a gift by Achyutaraya-Nayaka, governor of Gingee.

3. 245 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the temple called Mandu-Giddangi in the same village. Records in Vikrama, gifts to the temples of Virupaksha-Nayinar and Kalikadevi at Chandragiri.

4. 246 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the Kodandaramasvamin temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1469, Plavanga. Mentions the temple of Raghunatha. Records a gift of land for the merit of the king and of Ramarajayya.

Tiruchchanur.

(Popularly known as Chiratanur.) Earlier inscriptions call it Tiruchchoginur and later ones Tiruchchuganur, a fact which made Venkayya surmise that the connection of the place with Suka is a later myth. Venkayya believes that an ancient temple of the place which was recently destroyed was called Ilangoyil ; that it was " apparently built as an accompaniment of the temple at Tirupati" and that the deity of the latter was therefore originally Siva. Every link in this argument however is open to question.

5. 259 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a detached stone lying, in the temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Madiraikonda
 
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Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I), the date of which is lost. Mentions Nammalvaradigal and Puturudaiyan, the king's officers. The inscription is of singular value as it proves that Nammalvar was already a well-known saint about A.D. 910.

6. 260 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the west base of the vahana mantapa in front of the temple. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka 1). Records gift of a lamp apparently by a native of Kodungolur in Malai-nadu (i.e., Cranganore in Cochin). The village is called Tiruchchogunur twice. See Cg. 197.

7. 261 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a detached stone lying outside the prakara of the same temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43), the date of which is lost.

8. 262 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On a detached stone built into the floor at the entrance into the same temple. A record in the fifty-first year of "the Ganga-Pallava king" Vijaya-Dantivikramaraja. Records gift of a lamp by Ulaga-Perumanar to the shrine of Tiruvilangoil-Perumanadigal in Tiruchchoginur in Kudavarnadu, a subdivision of Tiruvengada-kottam.

9. 263 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a detached stone built into the outer prakara of the same temple. A fragmentary record of the thirty-second year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47).


							Tirumalai (Tirupati).

9-A. 53 of 1889. (Telugu.) Second prakara, south wall. A record of Krishnaraya in S. 1436, expired, Bhava. Mentions Krishnarayas attack on Prataparudra Gajapati, his pursuing him as far as Kondavidu and his capture of Udayagiri.

9-B. 54 of 1889. (Kanarese.) Second prakara, south wall. A record of Krishnaraya in S. 1436, expired, Bhava.

9-C. 55 of 1889. (Tamil.) Second prakara, south wall. A record of Krishnaraya in S. 1436, expired, Bhava.

9-D. 56 of 1889. (Kanarese.) Second prakara, east wall, left of entrance. A record of Krishnaraya in S. 1436, Bhava.

9-E. 57 of 1889. (Tamil.) Second prakara, east wall, left of entrance. A record of Timmaraja, son of Mallayadeva in S. 1403, expired, Playa.

9-F. 58 of 1889. (Tamil.) Second prakara, east wall, left of entrance. A record in the eighth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Tiruvengadanatha Yadavaraya.

9-G. 59 of 1889. (Tamil and Grantha.) Second prakara, east wall, right of entrance. A record of Narasimhadeva in S. 1397, expired, Manmatha.
 
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9.H 60 of 1889.-- (Tamil.) First prakara, north wall. A record of Ahohalaraja Kampayadeva-maharaja in S. 1381, expired, Bahudhanya.

9-1. 61 of 1889.-- (Tamil.) First prakara, north wall. A record in the sixteenth year of Ko-Vira-Rajarajavirendravarman. Dr. Hultzsch calls this and the next three inscriptions as the most curious in the collection and considers them to be modern and faulty copies of Chola inscriptions made in the time of Vira Narasimhadeva who rebuilt the temple. The temple thus was in existence even in the days of Rajaraja and Rajendrachola. Ep. Rep., Apr. 1889, p. I.

9-J. 62 of 1889.-- (Tamil.) First prakara, north wall. A record in the fourteenth year of Ko-Paratra-Mahendravarman (?).

9-K. 63 of 1889. (Tamil.) First prakara, north wall. A record in the fourteenth year of Ko-Paratravarman (?).

9.L 64 of 1889  (Tamil.) First prakara, north wall. A record in the seventh year of Ka-Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Sola-deva (1, 1011-43).

9-M. 65 of 1889. (Telugu.) First prakara, north wall. A record of Krishnaraya in S. 1434, expired, Angirasa. Gift by Chimnaji Amma, queen of Krishnaraya.

9-N. 66 of 1889. (Telugu.) First prakara, north wall. A record of Krishnaraya in S. 1434, expired, Angirasa. Gift by Tirumalamma, the queen of Krishnaraya. See By. 323.

9-0. 67 of 1889.-- (Tamil.) First prakara, west wall. A record of Narasimharaja-Udaiyar in S. 1393, expired, Khara.

9-P. 68 of 1889.-- (Tamil and Grantha.) A record in the first prakara, south wall. No details given.

9-Q. 69 of 1889. (Tamil.) First prakara, south wall. A record of Narasimharaja-Udaiyar in S. 1384, expired, Chitrabhanu.

9-R. 70 of 1889. (Tamil and Grantha.) Left of entrance into the first prakara. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva.

9-S. 71 of 1889. (Tamil.) Left of entrance into the first prakara. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Vira-Nara-simhadeva Yadavaraya.

9-T. 72 of 1889. (Tamil.) Right of entrance into the first prakara, inside. A record in the second year of Sundara-Pandyadeva.

9-U. 73 of 1889. (Grantha.) Right of entrance into the first prakara, outside. No details given.

9-V. 74 of 1889. (Tamil.) On a stone in front of a house in the north main street. A record of Krishnaraya in S. 1445, expired, Svabhanu. [The Madhya teacher Vyasatirtha, the founder of the

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Vyasaray Matha, figures here. Vyasa Titha was the disciple of Brahmanya Tirtha and author of the Chandrika, the Nyayamritam, the Tarkatandava, the Bhedojjivana, etc. His birth place was Bennur in Mysore and his brindavana is one of the nine brindavanas of Madhya teachers in Anagundi estate. His disciple was the celebrated Vijayendratirtha, the contemporary and rival of Appaiya. Dikshita. See By. 363-A for other details.]

10. 249 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the first prakara of the Venkatesa-Perumal temple. A record of the Saluva king Timinarajadeva-Maharaja-Udaiyar, son of Gunduraja-Udaiyar in S. 1385, Subhanu. Records gift of the merit of Narasingaraja-Udaiyar.

11. 250 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Saluva king Narsingayyadeva-Maharaja-Udaiyar (the usurper), son of Gundayyadeva-Maharaja-Udaiyar in S. 1389, Sarvajit. Records gift of five villages to the temple.

12. 251 of 1904. (Tamil and Telugu.) On the West wall of the same prakara. A record of the Saluva chief Parvataraja, son of Saluvaraja in S. 1387, Parthiva. Records gift for offerings.

13. 252 of 1904. (Tamil and Telugu.) On the north wall of the same prakara. A record of the Saluva chief Sirrumallaiyadeva-Maharaja, son of Malagangayadeva-Maharaja, in S. 1372; Pramoda. Records gift of 1,200 panam. These chiefs belonged evidently to a collateral line of the Saluvas. So also perhaps the chief mentioned in No. 15 below.

14. 253 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Saluva king Narasingadeva-Maharaja (the usurper), son of Gundayadeva-Maharaja in S. 1378, Dhatri. Records gift of the village of Alipuram in Vaikunda-Valanadu (a subdivision of Chandragirirajya).

15. 254 of 1964, (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Saluva king Erra-Kampayadeva-Maharaja in S. 1368, Kshaya. Records gift of 1,000 panam. See hate to No. 13 above.

16. 255 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Tammayyadeva-Maharaja, son of the Mahamandalesvara Hosa-birudaraganda-Kantamaraja-Vallapparayar in S. 1389, Sarvajit. Refers to the digging of a channel at the village of Maniyakkon-pattu. At the end of the inscription the king is said to have belonged to the family of Pina-Madhavavarman of Bezvada of the solar race. [A certain Tammaraya, grandson of Madhavavarman and son of Kantamaraju Valabhayya is referred to in 208 and 209 of 1892 at Udayagiri, Nellore district.]

17. 256 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a stone built into the floor of the first circuit of the same temple. Fragmept of a record of a Chola king.
 
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18. 257 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On a slab set up in the western street in the same village. A record of Siru-Tirumaiai-raja in Plava. Records sale of land.

19. 258 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On a slab set up in a garden near the Alvarcheruvu tank in the same village. Records in S. 1326, Tarana, the building of the Lakshmi-Narasimha-mantapa and the Lying out of a flower garden.

19-A. 711 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the first circuit (called Mukkotiekadasi-pradakshina) in the Venkatesa-Perumal temple in the same place. A fragmentary record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-Gandagopaladeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of money for a lamp. Another fragment belonging to the same king is built into the west wall.

19-B. 712 of 1904. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of the Pandya king jatavarman Sundara-Pandya (I?), the date of which is lost. Contains a portion of the Sanskrit introduction published in Ind. Antq., Vol. XXI, p.121.

19-C. 713 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same circuit. A fragment of record of the Chola king Kulottunga I. Contains a small portion of the introduction. On the west wall is another fragment in which the name Udaiyar Sri-Virarajendradeva(I ?) occurs.

19-D. 714 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of Yadavaraja Vira-Narasingadeva., the date of which is indistinct. Mentions Nellar alias Vikramasimhapura.

20. 567 of 1912,-- (Tamil.) On a tier of the south wall of the central shrine in the Srinivasa-Perumal temple. Records in S. 1453, Khara, Mina, su. di. 5, Thursday, Asvati, gift of money (3,000 panam) for offerings, to the temple of Tiruvengalam -Udaiyan. Refers also to an earlier grant by Krishnaraya-Maharaya. [For a description of the statues of Krishna Raya and his queens Chinna Devi and Tirumaladevi, and Venkata I, see Ep. Rep., 1904, pp. 5-6.]

21. 568 of 1912.  (Telugu.) On one hundred and fifty plates of copper preserved in the Tallapakamvari-kottu within the first circuit of the same temple. Register songs of various Ragas and Talas composed in praise of Venkatesa, by a member of the Tallapakam family.


							CHITTOOR TALUK.


							Kanippakkam.

22. 57 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the Manikanthesvara temple. A record of the Chola king Virarajendra-Choladeva (II, i.e., Kulottunga III, 1178-86 in S. 1108 and in his eighth year. Built in in the middle. Records gift of a lainp by Ilaraiyan Sagararasan Siyagangan. [Siyaganga
 
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was the patron of the Tamil Grammarian Pavanandi, the author of the Nannul. See Nop 64 below and N.A. 343]

23. 58 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the nineteenth year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land by the people of Tuynadu. Refers to the shrines of Parthivisvara and Manivanisvara at Kavanippakkam.

24. 59 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Remission of taxes by Siraimitta-Perumal alias Siyagangar. The temple is called Manivandisvaramudaiyar at Kavanippakkam.

25. 60 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III), in S. 1102 and in his twelfth year. Mentions Suranayakan alias Siyagangan of the Ganga family who was the lord of Kuvalalapura.


							Kattamachchi near Chittoor.

26. 61 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On a rock in the garden known as Navabu-topu. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Records sale of land by the villagers of Kilaikkattamachchi in Tuynadu.


							Gopalapuram.

27. 248 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a stone near an image of Anjaneya. A damaged record.


							Mangapuram.

28. 247 of 1904.--.(Telugu.) At the entrance into the central shrine of the Kalyana-Venkatesvara temple. Refers in S. 1462, Sarvarin, to the setting up of images of certain Vaishnava Alvars and acharyas at Alamelumangapuram.


							Mogili.

29. 587 of 1906. (Tamil.) On a slab set up within the Mogilisvara temple. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. The temple is called Tirumaniyural-Nayanar at Mulibil.

30. 588 of 1906. (Tamil.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Harihararaya.


							Putalapattu.

31. 53 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in the Siva temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1438 expired, Isvara. The temple seems to be called Bhimesvaramudaiya-Nayinar and the
 
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village Puttalaippattu.; Paluvur-kottam in Tondai-mandalam is also mentioned.

32. 54 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Varadaraja-Perumal temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, in S. 1471 expired, Saumya.

33. 55 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Sadasivadeva Maharaya in S. 1467 expired, Vivavasu. The village is called Putalaippattu.

34. 56 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A fragmentary record, much damaged.


							Rangampettai.

35. 63 of 1907. (Tamil.) On a stone lying in a field near the place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1490 expired, Prabhava. Mentions Velur Nalla-Bommu Nayaka. See N.A. 204.


							Tenepalli.

36. 64 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Dakshina-murti shrine in the ruined Siva temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Achyutayyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1462 expired, Sarvari. Mentions the shrine of Mallikarjuna at Teniyappalli.


							Timmareddipalli.

37. 62 of 1907. (Telugu.) On a stone set up on the band of the tank. Mentions in Khara the mahamandalesvara Tirumala-rajayya.


							KALAHASTI TALUK.

38. 204 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Parasuramesvara temple. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Mentions the temple of Parasuramisuramudaiya-Nayanar. [The Rajaraja of this and the following epigraphs is evidently the third of that name.]

39. 205 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chala king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

40. 206 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the Parasuramesvara temple. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of gold and paddy.

41. 207 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of gold for a lamp.
 
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42. 208 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

43. 209 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

44. 210 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvana-chakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land by Chalukya-Narayana-Yadavaraya alias Ghattiyadeva. See Nos. 101, 102, 111 and 120.

45. 211 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of land.

46. 212 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the west base of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-3). Records the building of the temple for the merit of Naranadeva alias Kulottunga-Chola-Karupparudaiyan by his son.

47. 213 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the eighth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Refers to the setting up of an image of Chandesvara.

48. 214 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of cows for a lamp. Records that a certain Karkataraya built a well for the sacred bath.

49. 215 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. Records in S. 1208, an order of Vira-Narasimhadeva that two tanks shall be fed by a certain channel. [This chief is apparently not the same as Vira Narasimha Yadava Raya. He seems to be two generations later.]

50. 216 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the north wail of the same mantapa. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of gold for two lamps.

51. 217 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva, the date of which is doubtful. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

52. 218 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the south base of the same mantapa. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of a lamp.

53. 219 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of a lamp by an officer of Yadavaraya. See No 44 above.
 
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54. 220 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the north base of the same mantapa. A record in the second year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records gift of land.

55. 221 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravattin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of a lamp by Adigaiman, an officer of Yadavaraya. [For an Adigaiman of Kudalur in the reign of Kulottunga III, see S.A. 946. They were probably the same:]

56. 222 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of the same shrine. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Records a gift of land for offerings, etc., to an image set up by Madurantakan Gandaradittar [i.e., evidently Gandaraditta, son of Madurantaka. Venkayya. believes that the Tiruvallarn inscription (S.I.I., III, No. 49) might refer to the same chief).

57. 223 of 1903. (Tamil.) On a stone lying in front of the entrance into the same shrine. A record of the Bana king Vijaya-ditya Mahabali-Banaraya, son of Bana Vidyadhara and Mahadevi Adigal in S. 820. Records gift of gold (30 kalanju) for a lamp and for offerings. The assembly received the amount, undertaking to pay interest. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, pp. 227-8. [Vijayaditya's reign ended with his conquest by Parantaka 1, 905-47.]

58. 224 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On six detached stones lying in front of the same shrine. A record of the Bana king Vijayaditya Banaraya in S. 827. Records gift of gold (20 kalanju) for a lamp, by Kadigai Tali, the headman of Viramangalam. The interest on this gold was 4 kalanjus annually at the rate of 4 Manjadis for each kalanju. This would purchase 180 Nalis of ghee at the rate of 45 for a kalanju. This was to be given by the assembly which received the money at the rate of I uri per day. See Ep. 
Ind., Vol. XI, pp. 228-9. See also note to the previous epigraph.

59. 225 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same stones. A damaged record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I).

60. 226 of 1903. (Tamil.) On a stone set up near the well in the same temple. A record in the forty-ninth year of the " Ganga-Pallava. " king Vijaya-Dantivikramavarman. Records gift of land while Vijayaditya-Mahavali-Banaraya was ruling the earth, by the kilar (headman) of Kaliyamangalm, one of the members of the village committee, for digging pits in this and depositing the silt on certain local bund. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, pp. 225-6. Also Ct. 8 above where it is shown that Dantivarman ruled for fifty-one years. [The Vijayaditya here mentioned is the grandfather of his namesake in'the previous two epigraphs.)

61. 227 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same stone. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva, the date of which is doubtful
 
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62. 228 of 1903, (Tamil.) On a stone lying near the same. A mutilated record in the twenty-fourth year of " the Ganga-Pallava " king Nripatunga (grandson of Dantivarman referred to in No. 60). Records a grant made while Vanavidyadhara Mahabali-Vanarayar who was governing the country to the west of the Telugu road. See Tiruvallam inscription S.I.I III No. 42 and Ep. Ind., vol. XI, pp. 226-7.

63. 229 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On a second stone lying near the well in the Parasuramesvara temple in the same village. A record in the twenty-third year of the Pallava king Nandipottaraiyar, Records a gift of land made while Vikramaditya-Mavalivanarayar was governing the country to the west of the Telugu road, by Mullur Kilar, one of the members of the committee administering the village. The land was purchased by the donor from another member of the same committee. The assembly ordered certain oil mills to be established here for regularly supplying oil to the lamp. See Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, pp. 224-225, where Venkayya edits the inscription. [He points out that, according to Mr. Gopinatha Rao, the Vikramaditya of this epigraph is the same as the contemporary of Nandivarman III, but that this is palaeographically unsound.]


							Kalahasti.

In the time of Rajaraja I it came to be called Mummudichcholapuram, which it retained till the middle of the sixteenth century. The local temple existed in his reign while it was renovated by Kulottunga III. The legends and antiquities of the place are summarised in Ep. .Rep., 1893, p. 2.

64. 195 of 1892.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the Kalahastisvara temple. A record in the third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records a grant by a daughter of the Ganga king Siyaganga of Kuvalalapura (Kolar). See N.A. 343 where this chief is called Amarabharana. The inscription is of value in literary history as Pavanandi, the author of Nannul, was in this chief's court. See No. 22 above.

65. 196 of 1892. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift by a queen of Yadavaraya.

66. 197 of 1892. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record in. the fifteenth year of the Chola king Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records gift by Vira-Rakshasa-Yadavaraja.

67. 198 of 1892. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladva (Ill),
 
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Records gift by a queen of Madhurantaka-Pottappi-Chola. [Was he Errasiddha, the son of Beta I or Vijaya Gandagopala, as N.A. 659 says?]

68. 199 of 1892. (Tamil.) On the wall of the kitchen of the same temple. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift by Kamarasan, a descendant of the Pallava race.

69. 200 of 1892. (Tamil.) On the wall of the kitchen of the same temple. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift by Vira-Narasimhadeva alias Yadavaraya.

70. 201 of 1892. (Sanskrit.) On a stone in front of the Manikanthesvara, temple in the same place, A record of the .Kakatiya king Ganapati. Endowment for offerings by his minister Samanta Bhoja. See Ind. Antq., XXI, p. 197, where Dr. Hultzsch edits a Conjeeveram inscription referring to this officer. See Cg. 341.

71. 202 of 1892.-- (Sanskrit.) Right of the entrance to the gopura of the same temple. Appears to allude to the devotee Kinnappa.

72. 276 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple in the same place. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records gift of money.

73. 277 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra Chola (I), the date of which is lost. Records gift of a lamp.

74. 278 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Raja-dhirajadeva. Stops with the name of the king.

75. 279 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete and damaged record of the Chola .king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43), in his twenty-first year.

76. 280 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp. Mentions Paiyyur-Ilatigottam and its subdivision Vengalanadu.

77. 281 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43), the date of which is damaged. Records a gift of gold.

78. 282 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the second year of Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Virarajendradeva (I). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.
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79. 283 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I, 1018-52). Records gift of two lamps. Mentions the king's conquest of Vira-Pandya, the Chera king rind and Ceylon.

80. 284 of 1904.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias sri-Rajarajadeva (I, 9851013) in his twenty-seventh year. Records gift of a diadem.

81. 285 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of gold.

82. 286 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall, A record in. the fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp in order to secure merit for a soldier who was killed in a private quarrel.

83. 287 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I).

84. 288 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

85. 289 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias sri-Rajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of a gold diadem by the king and of 30 cows for a lamp by a private individual.

86. 290 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias sri-Rajendra-Choladeva. Records gift of cows and gold.

87. 291 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola. king Parakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43). Records gift (I) of gold for celebrating the festival of the Krittika-dipa and (2) of 90 sheep by a chief of Miladu called Gangaikonda Chola-Miladudaiyan.

88. 292 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I).

89. 293 of 1904.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the north, east and south bases of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Sri-Rajarajadeva (985 1013), the date of which is not mentioned. The inscription seems to stop abruptly with the name of the king. In what looks like a continuation of it a gift of 32 cows is recorded.
 
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90. 294 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the same bases. An incomplete record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajaraja-Rajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I, 985-1013).

91. 295 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the north, east and south bases of the central shrine in the same temple. A damaged record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-48).

92. 296 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same bases. A record in the twenty-second year 'of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1012-43). Records gift of a lamp.

93. 297 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same bases. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (1, 1011-43). Records gift of gold.

94. 298 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same bases. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I). Records gift of gold to the shrine of Manikengai-Madevar. [The inscription shows that the shrine existed in the time of Rajaraja I though "the present building . . . came into existence in the reign of Kulottunga III."]

95. 299 of 1904. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same bases. An incomplete record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). Seems to enforce payment of arrears of interest due from certain endowments.

96. 300 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the caves of the same shrine. A much damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43), the date of which is lost.

97. 301 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the shrine immediately to the south of the first prakara of the same temple. A much-damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1489, expired, Prabhava.

98. 302 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1491, expired, Sukla. Kalahasti (so spelt here) is called Mummudi-Solapuram.

99. 303 of 1904. (Tamil.) On one of several stray stones placed in the verandah of the shrine of the goddess in the same temple. An incomplete record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I or IlI ?).

100. 92 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the second prakara of the Kalahastisvara temple. A record of the Vijaya-nagara king Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1469, Plavanga. Records gift of money by a Kanakkuppillai.
 
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101. 93 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the Thirty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?). Records gift of land by Yadavaraya (most probably Vira Narasimba. See N.A. 58). Incomplete.

102. 94 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendra-Choladeva (II, Kulottunga III). Records gift of land by Narasimha Tirukkalattideva alias Yadavaraya. See N.A. 58. [The present epigraph shows that Yadavaraya and Tirukkalatti were identical.]

103. 95 of 1903.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. Records gift of a salt pan by Yadavaraya Tirukkalattideva Maharaja. See note to the above epigraph.

104. 96 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records gift of 96 sheep and one ram for a lamp.

105. 166 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the record room in the Kalabastisvara temple. An incomplete record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raja-rajadeva (III ?). Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp.

106. 167 of 1903.-- (Tamil..) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Raja-rajadeva (III ?). Records gift of money for a lamp.

107. 168 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III ?), Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp by a certain Vimarasar.

108. 169 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp.

109. 170 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records gift of gold for a lamp.

110. 171 of 1903.-- (Tamil) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records gift of money for a lamp.

111. 172 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III). Mentions Sasikula--Chalukki Vira-Narasingadeva (evidently the same as Yadavaraya). See N.A. 449 and No. 120 below.

112. 173 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the record room in the same temple. A record in the fourth year of Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva (1250-83). Records gift of land. See N.A. 10, N.A. 441, Cg. 49, Cg. 342 and Cg. 353.
 
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113. 174 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On a pillar set up close to the same wall. Records in S. 1289, Plavanga, that a chief named Valli-arasar who calls himself Lord of Ayodbyapura killed 150 tigers. He has great titles, but he was evidently a local chief who took. advantage of the unsettled condition of the times to establish a petty chiefdom of his own.

114. 175 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the Mrityunja-yesvara shrine in the same village, and in the same temple. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

115. 176 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladova.

116. 177 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Krishnarya in S. 1450, Sarvadharin. Records gift of money and paddy ; also contains the beginning of an inscription of the sixteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?).

117. 178 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?). Records gift of gold for two lamps.

118. 179 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola, king Rajarajadeva (III ?). Records gift of money for a lamp.

119. 180 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Sadasivadeva in S. 1467, Visvavasu. Tirukkalatti bore the surname Mummudi-Solapuram.

120. 181 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp by the queen of Sasikula-Chalukki Tirukkalattideva alias Yadavaraya. See No. III above.

121. 182 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. (Ill). Records gift of money for a lamp. Mentions Sasikula Chalukki. Vira-Narasingadiva alias Yadavaraya. See No. III above.

122. 183 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the south base of the same shrine. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III). Records a gift by Sasikula Chalukki Tanininruvenra Vira-Narasingadeva alias Yadavaraya. Sep N.A. 449.

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124. 185 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the south and east bases of the same shrine. An incomplete record in S. 1292, Sadharana. Records gift of land for a flower-garden and a water-shed.

125. 186 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same bases. A record of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadova in S. 1475, Pramadin. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of money.

126. 187 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Vira-Krishnayadeva in S. 1432, Pramoda. Built in at the end.

127. 188 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the east and north bases of the same shrine. A record of the Virasri-Savana-Udaiyar in his fifteenth year, Subhakrit. Records gift of 32 cows for a lamp. [The chief should be the first of this name, i.e., the son of Kampa (I). Subhakrit corresponded to A.D. 1362.]

128. 189 of 1903. (Tamil and Grantha.) On the west wall of the first prakara of the same temple, right of entrance. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Mentions Ghattideva-Maharaja with a number of Sanskrit birudas. See No. 44.

129. 190 of 1903. (Tamil and Grantha.) On the same wall. Mentions in S. 1304, Dundubhi, Mallappa-Udaiyar, son of Vira-Machappa-Udaiyar, with a number of birudas in Grantha characters. [Was he the prime minister of Davaraya (II) referred to in N.A. 402 ? He seems to be too early for such an identification.]

130. 191 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp. Mentions Sasikula-Chalukki Tirukkalattideva alias Yadavaraya. See No. III above.

131. 192 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the first prakara of the Kalahastisvara temple, right of entrance. A record of the Vijayanagar king Virapratapa-Harihararaya (Il, 1377-1402), in S. 1323, Vrisha. Records a gift by a guru named Purnagiri,. disciple of Amarendragiri. [I have not succeeded in getting information about these. Purnagiri is evidently not the same as Purnananda, the author of the yogic treatise Shadchakranirupana. See Hultzsch's Sans. MSS., I, No. 273b. Can Amarendragiri be the same as Amarendra Sarasvati whose disciple's disciple Girvanendra composed the Tantric treatise Prapancha sarasangraha? See Prof. Rangacharyas Des. Cat. Sans. MSS., Vol. XV, pp. 5734-7.]

132. 193 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagar king Virapratapa-Devaraya II in S. 1357. Beginning built in. Appears to record a gift by Chikkarasar, son of Madi-arasar Ayyalu-Peggadaiyar.

133. 194 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 1292, Sadharana, that a certain private individual who had no
 
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heirs bequeathed his eight cows to the temple. An incomplete record.

134. 195 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record. Mentions the daughter of Vira-Narasingadeva alias Yadavaraya and the son of Madhurantaka-Pottappi-Chola Manu-masittarasar. See N.A. 58 arid No. III above.

135. 196 of 1903.-- (Telugu.) On the west wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Vira-Krishandeva Maharaya in S. 1438, Dhatri. Refers to the king's conquests, his visit to Kalahasti and to his building the 100-pillared mantapa and the big gopura, [See N.A. 530 of the same date at Tiruvannamalai which gives the same information.]

136. 197 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the east base of the central shrine in the Manikanthesvara temple in the same village. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin-Virarajendra-Choladeva. Records the building of the temple, the mantapa and a flight of steps. The temple was card Tirumani-kkengaiyudaiya-Nayanar. [Venkayya identifies the king with Kulottunga Chola III (1178-1216).

137. 198 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in S. 1242, Raudri, a private agreement.

138. 199 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in S. 1242, Raudra. Quotes the seventh year of Rajagandagopaladeva. (He cannot be identical with Vijaya Gandagopala).

139. 200 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the south base of the shrine of the goddess in the same temple. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III). Records a gift by Sasikula-Chalukki Tani-ninru-venra Vira-Narasingadeva alias Yadavaraya to the god Mallikarjuna set up in the temple of Manikkengaiudaiya-Nayanar by the donor himself. See No. III above.

140. 201 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the Vishnu shrine in the same temple. A record in the seventh year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Alluntirukkaladeva alias Gandagopala. Records gift of gold for a lamp to the temple of Tirumanikkengai-udaiya-Nayanar. See No. 112 above.

141. 202 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the gopura of the same temple, left of entrance. A record in the seventh year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva (1250--83). Records gift of land to the temple of Manikkengai-udaiya-Nayanar by Nallasittarasar, son of Bhimarasar of Tyagasamudrapppettai. [It is difficult to identify this Nallasiddha. He was apparently the contemporary of his namesake who was the son of Manmakshma vallabha, the patron of Tikkana Somayali, who lived about A.D. 1250.]
 
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142. 203 of 1903,-- (TamiI.) On the Brahmalinga to the south east of the same temple. An incomplete record in the fourth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?)

143, C.P. No. 22 of 1910-1.A Sanskrit record of "Ranga VI" of the last Vijayanagara dynasty, dated in the same year as his Kallakursi grant, registering the donation of the village of Kasaram and of a tank for the midday sacred bath and offerings of Kalahastisvara and for maintaining a feeding institute. The donation was made at the request of a certain Venkata, son of Kari Channa and grandson of Pedda Venkata (Venkata II?).


							Tondamanad near Kalahasti.

144. 230 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the base of the central shrine in the Kodandaramesvara temple. A record in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Maduraikonda Parakesarivarman. Records gift of gold for feeding 1,000 Brahmanas on certain festivals. Mentions the temple of Kodandaramesvara alias Adityesvara and a certain Vagisvara-Panditabhattara. [From the two names of the shrine 'Venkayya infers that Kodandarama must have been either Rajaditya or Gandaraditya, the sons of Parantaka I. Later research has proved that it .was Rajaditya.1 See Cg: 965 for a later Vagisvara Pandita.

145, 231 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the south base of the Virrirunda-Perumal temple in the same village. An incomplete and damaged record in S. 1165.

146. 232 of 1903.-- (Tamil.) On the west base of the same temple. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva. Records that Ghattideva alias Yadavaraja granted the village of Kidarangonda-Solapuram (named after Rajendrachola I). See No. 102 above.

147. 233 of 1903. (Grantha and Tamil.) On a slab set up on the bank of the tank in the same village. A record of Tikkayadevamaharaja in S. 1187, Krodhana. Records the building of the tank sluice by the king. [Was Tikkaya the same as Tikka II, the son of Tikkana Somayaji's patron?]


							
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							Aletipalte.

148. 439 of 1914. (Kanarese, archaic.) On the slab called Kattivirappabanda. A record of the Vaidumba king Vaidumba Maharaja, approximately in the ninth century A.D. Records that a certain Sri-Kanki, son of Vira-satti, the servant of Vaidumba Maharaja, led the army in the battle of Tiruvala and fell, The hero is entitled the supporter of the throne of Erega, the right arm of the Maharaja and the bee at the lotus foot of Kimudeva. [Was
 
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Erega the father of Rachamalla I who was deposed by the. Rashtrakuta Krishna III and killed by Bhutuga II?]


							Badikayalapalle.

149. 440 of 1914.-- (Telugu.) On a rock to the west of the Peddacheruvu tank. , Records in Krodhana, Asvija, ba. di. 10, that Kadupanayani Raghunayakulu Nayanigaru of Krottapalem granted rent-free ten turns of wet land for the maintenance of the Verikatappa Nayani tank.


							Basinikonda.

150. 342 of 1912. (Tamil.) On two slabs lying in a field. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). One of the slabs is mutilated. Registers that the 1,500 merchants of the four quarters including nadu, nagara and nanadesi, met at Siravalli in Mugainadu, a subdivision of Purani-Marayapadi of Jayangonda-sola-mandalam and resolved to convert the village Siravalli into a Nanadesiya-Dasamadi-Erivirapattana and to grant certain privileges to the residents of that village. It was made a Virasasana. [The inscription is of great interest to the economic historian, as it shows that the organization of the gild did not only exist, but had a wide influence over allied communities in different parts of India. See N.A. 401 and Cg. 682.


							Chinna-Tippasamudram.

151. 374 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in a grove called Polimeratopu. In ancient characters. Records the death of a hero.

152. 375 of 1904. (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. In ancient characters. Records the death of a hero.


							Chippili.

153. 298 of 1905. (Kanarese.) On a slab setup in a field of the village, close to the Chippili-Vempalle road. Vaidumba-Maharaja (Manuja-Trinetra) records that a hero lost his life in rescuing cows. [Was the chief the same as Ganda Trinetra who fought the battle of Soremati ?]

154. 299 of 1905.-- (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of Punyakumara; records that, while the king was ruling Chirppuli, a hero named Parasuraman fell in battle. See Cd. 455 for the possible identity of the king.

155. 300 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On the third slab set up in the same place. A record of Vaidumba-Maharaja ; mentions Chirppuli. Records that a certain hero fell in a cattle raid. See No. 153 above,

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156. 301 of 1905.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in a field north of the same village. Records a gift by Sri-Malladevan. Mentions Banarasan and Chirppuli.


							Kammapalle.

157. 297 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in a field north of the village, near Madanapalle. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagaram king Virapratapa Krishpadeva-Maharaya ; records in S. 1446, Svabhanu, gift of land near the big canal (peda-kalva) of Madunapalli or Madunapalya.


							Kottakota.

158. 438 of 1914.-- (Persian.) On a slab built into the south wall of the Jumma Masjid. A damaged and illegible record. Records that the mosque was dedicated to God and Prophet on the twentieth Rabi-ul-Awal 900 A.H.


							Madanapalle.

159. 287 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab set up and worshipped in the Poturaju temple. A damaged record. In archaic characters. Mentions pannaya in line 4.

160. 288 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the Siva temple west of the same village. Records that a hero named Chandraditya fought for cows and died.

161. 289 of 1905. (Telugu.) On another stab set up in the same place. A damaged record.

162. 290 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a third slab set up in the same place. A much damaged record of Vaidumba-Irigaya Maharaja. Appears to record the death of a hero.

163. 291 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab lying at the same place. Records that a hero fought for cows and died.

164. 292 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in a field at Basinikonda near Madanapalle. Records that a hero of Lonkula died in a combat at Mudumaduvu.

165, 293 of 1905. (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. Records that Sriganga, chief of Lonkula, fell in the combat mentioned in No. 164.

166. 294 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a broken slab lying in the same place. Records that another hero (name not completely preserved) who is called Vikrama-Raman also fought and fell in the same combat. Mentions Lonkula.

167. 295 of 1905.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in a field west of the same village. Records that while Vaidumba-Maharaja (Ganda-Trinetra) and Banarasa captured Soramati in the face of the Nolamba and Dadiga-Rachamalla, a hero fell in the
 
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Battle which ensured. [The Banarasa was evidently Vijayaditya conqured by Parantaka I(905--47) or his father. He was apparently an ally of the Vaidumba Ganda Trinetra and an enemy of Nolamba (Mahendradhiraja ?.]

168. 296 of 1905,-- (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of Vaidumba-Maharaja (Ganda-Trinetra); mentions Banarasa, Dadiga-RachamaIla and Maydadi. Records the death in battle of a certain Manujaradeva. See note to the above epigraph.

168-A. C.P. No. 1 of 1913. A grant of the Vijayanagara king Tirumala I in S. 1493, Prajapati, Magha, su. di. 12, in Sanskrit. Records the grant of Penungularu to Brahmans at the request of Tirumal Raja, one of the chiefs of the Matla family.

168-B. C.P. No. 9 of 1913. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishriadeva Raya in S. 1498, Dhatri, Magha, ba. di. 10. Registers that certain men paid their homage to the king with 50 varahas and received offices and service inams in the village of Lomad.a. The meras and other income due to them mentioned. [The date is wrong as Krishnadeva died in 1530.]

168-C. C.P. No. 10 of 1913.-- The record of one Yara Timma Raja, Governor of Ghandikota and " brother-in-law of Mahadevaraya ruling at Vijayanagar " dated in Sarvari, Vaisakha, Su. di. 15, [Registers that two Reddis came from the seaside (district) with their cattle and children to the village Ravulakollu and got permission to construct a village near the hill. The. record defines, the boundaries and the service inams. The Government Epigraphist believes that the Vijayanagar king might be Tirumala I.]

168-D. C.P. No. II of 1913. A record dated in S. 1508, Vyaya, Vaisakha, .su. di. 15, Monday, lunar eclipse. Records that one Anugunda Vengalappa settled a dispute between the agraharikas and the karanams of the village of Avuduru, in regard to the distribution of service inam lands.

168-E. C.P. No. 12 of 1913. A record of S. 1633, Virodhi, Vaisakha, su. di. 10 . Records that on the occasion of a car festival at Conjeeveram it was found that something was wrong with the divine glory of the images and that as one Kanumanaru Ranga-charlu put things right by his magical skill, he was privileged by the chiefs present including Harsadu Anavardikanu Sayappu (i.e.), Hazrat Anvarud-in Khan Sahib ?), to collect certain specified annuities from different classes of people in the 56 countries.

168-F. C.P. No. 13 of 1913.--A Telugu record dated S. 1464, Krodhana (wrong), Bhadrapada Su. di. 10, Thursday. Professes to settle certain disputes between the Badugalavaru and Palnate Viralu in the matter of paraphernalia in public processions. The Judges evidently were the Saivas, Vaishnavas and great men of Conjeeveram.
 
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168-G, C.P. No. 14 of 1913.-- A record in Telugu, dated S. 1283, Jaya (wrong), Margasira ba. di. 10. Records the boundaries of the village of Kasunuru or Tiruvengalanallur in Gutti Rajya and the details of the mera, miras and other service imams granted to village servants.


							Mallela.

169. 437 of 1914. (Kanarese archaic.) On a slab near Yarram Reddis house. A record of Bira-Maharaja, ruling over Pulveri-nadu. Records that while Todankan was governing Mallyal (Mallela), a native of Kottanuru fell in a cattle feud (?), after destroying Nekkundi.


							Pedda-Tippasamudram.

170. 533 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the ruined Siva temple in the Yenugarati-madi field. A. record of the Vaidumba king Kanda-Trinetra-Vaidumba-Maharaja ; records that Prabhuchelvundu distinguished himself in the battle of Soremati between the king and Nolamba, and fell. [Kanda was the last independent chief of the line conquered by Parantaka I (905-47). Kanda's Nolamba enemy was either Mahendradhiraja or his son Aiyappa. See Ct. 167 above for other details.]

171. 534 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On a slab lying in the same place. A record of the thirty-fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Vijaya-Rajendra-Choladeva, dated in 981, Hemalamba (A.D. 1057). He is said to have gained victories pver Vira Pandya and the Chera king, conquered Ceylon and Rattapadi and planted a pillar of victory at Kalyanapuram. Venkayya therefore identifies the king with Parakesarivarman Rajendra deva (1050-62), but he never reigned for 35 years. So the date, he concludes, should be a mistake.

172. 535 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab found in the same place. A fragment in archaic characters. Seems to record the death of a hero; mentions Madambar.

173. 536 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab lying in a field in the hamlet of Pullagantivaripalle, near the same village. A record of the Vaidumba king Kalige-Trinetra; mentions the eldest son of Vira Maharaju. See Ct. 170 above.

174. 537 of 1906. (Tamil.) In a mantapa close to No. 173. A record of the Chola king Adirajendradeva (son of Vira Rajendra I, 1063----1070). Mentions in his third year Koyyakurai-nadu alias Melai Marapadi in Irattapadi-konda-cholamandalam. Refers to a Chetti who died for his village.


							PALMANER TALUK.


							Dandapalle.

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Vijayabhupati in S. 1332, Vikriti, Bhadrapada, su, di. it, Monday sravana. Records that he founded near Dandapalle in Hulinadu (Pulinadu), a village called Kriyasaktipura and presented it to a certain Krishna Pandit who made a gift of it to Brahmanas. The king's spiritual teacher Kasivilasa Kriyasakti Desika is mentioned. Kriyasakti was also the teacher of Bukka I, Harihara II and the minister Madhava (not Vidyaranya), and, made the early Vijayanagar emperors adherents of devotional Saivitism as distinct from Advaitism. The seal of Tryambaka at the end of the epigraph. also shows this. Mentions the king's mother Demambika, daughter of Nuka Bhupala of the solar race, i.e., the Reddi chief Nuka Nunka who was the husband of Anna Vema's sister Vemasani.


							Kalakattur.

175. 306 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On.a slab set up in a field. A record of the Nolamba (Pallava) king Nolambadiyarasa. Refers to the death of a hero, the raising of a monument on his tomb and the gift of a Kalnadu. Under the orders of his Ganga suzerain Permadi, Nolambadhiraja (Mehendra or his father) led a successful expedition against Talakadu, in the course of which he despatched two of his subordinate chiefs, Kaduvetti and Madura, against Pulinadu. The latter captured the town 'of Permavi and burnt it. This roused the indignation of the Bana king 'Vijayaditya Vira-chtuamani Prabhumeru who dispersed the enemy's forces and killed many chiefs in the conflict. It was on this occasion that the hero, mentioned in the present record, fell and was immortalized. The Nolamba's invasion of Pulinadu is confirmed by Ct. 255, Ct. 243 and Ct. 196.

176, 307 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On a rock in a field in the same village.. A damaged record. In archaic characters.

							Kilapatla.

177. 308 of 1912.-- (Telugu.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Konetirayasvamin temple. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Srirangadeva-Maharaya, ruling at Penugonda, the date of which is doubtful.

178. 309 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the maptapa in front of the central shrine in the Varadaraja-Perumal temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar (II), son of Vira-Bukkana-Udaiyar (I) in Kaliyuga 4452 (mistake for 4462), and S. 1283, Plava, Purattadi, Kanni, su. di. 7, Tuesday, Mulam, corresponding to 7th September 1361. Records gift of tolls for providing (daily), a flower-garland and a lamp to the temple of Edirkonda-Perumal at Kurumavi (a village) in Puli-nadu, under orders from

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the mahapradhani Somappa-Udaiyar and the treasurer Vittappayyan. See S.A. 1061.

179. 310 of 1912. (Telugu.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the same temple, left of entrance. A record of the 'Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1482, Siddharthi, Vaiakha, su. di, 2, Monday (which should be Sunday), corresponding to Sunday, 9th April 1559. Records gift of land for archanavritti, i.e., the maintenance of worship, in the temple of Varadaraja at Kurumavi in Puli-nadu, a district of Chitturi-rajya to a private individual.


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							Agastyakonda Hill.

180. 556 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On four tiers of the south, east and north walls of the Agastyesvar temple. A record in the twenty-ninth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin sri-Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of a village to the temple of Tiruvagattisvaramudaiya Mahadeva at Koyarrur alias Uttamasolapuram in Puli-nadu, a subdivision of Perumbanappadi in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

181. 557 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. Records in Kilaka gift of land to a drummer ( uvachchan).

182. 558 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On the west wall of the same temple. Records in S. 1298, Ananda, gift of lamps, cows, vessels and land to the temple of Agastinathadeva.

183. 559 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the base of the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin-Virarajendra-Choladeva (Kulottunga III ?). Records that the queen of Uttama-Chola-Ganga alias Selvaganga set up and consecrated an image of Tirunavukkarasudeva. See Cg. 144 and Ct. 190 below.

184. 560 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On the base of the west and south walls of the same temple. Mentions in S. 1577, Manmatha, Immadi-Chikaravu Timmaya-Gaunivaru. See No. 191 below.

185. 561 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the same temple. A record of the Ganga king Selvaganga, son of Uttamachola-Ganga Padumideva in S. 1251. The second figure of the date is doubtful. Records gift of an ornament by Sipatinayan, son of the king. [This chief was evidently different from him who is mentioned in No. 183 above. He is perhaps the same as the Padumi Seyan Uttama. Solaganga and Ganga Perumal, son of Padimadeva Uttama-Sola Ganga referred to in Kl. 242 and Kl. 244. Ep. Carna., Vol. X, Part II, p. 43.]
 
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562 of 1906.--(Tamil.) On the base of the same wall right of entrance, first tier. An incomplete record of Uttama-chola-Gangan alias Vira-gangan Vettum-Amarabharanan. Records gift of land in Nangili. For epigraphs of the same chief see Ct. 235 and Ep. Carna., X, p. XIII. Amarabharana was also the title of Siyaganga, the patron of Pavanandi.

187. 563 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the same base ; second, third and fourth tiers. .A record in the- nineteenth year of. the Chola king Rajarajadeva Records gift of two cows for a lamp by Sura-Nayakar alias Siyagangar. See note to the above epigraph.

188. 564 of 1966.-- (Tamil.) On the base of the Dakshina-murti-mantapa in the same temple, first and second tiers. Records gift of land by Vadugapillai alias Tondaman.

189. 565 of 1906.-- (Tamil verse.) On the same base. Built in the middle. Mentions Adigesan.

190. 566 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the boulder called Durga-gundu on the same hill. A damaged record of Uttamachola Ganga alias Selvaganga. At the bottom of this is another damaged inscription which mentions no king. See Ct. 183 above.


							Avulapalle.

191. 340 of 1912. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the Srini-vasarmurti temple. A damaged record in Saumya. Records gift of a devadana to the temple of Prasanna-Venkateswara at Avulapalle, by Chikkaraya Timmayagavunigaru of Sugaturu. See No. 184 above.

192. 341 of 1912. (Telugu.) On a slab set up at the tank bund in the same village. A damaged record in Saumya. Records gift by Virayagaunivaru of Anekallu, to the temples of Prasanna-Venkatesvara and Mallikariuna at Avulapalle. Mentions Sugaturi Chikkaraya Timmayagavunigaru. See No. 184.


							Bhimaganipalle.

193. 320 of 1912. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the north prakara of the Bhimesvara temple. Records in S. 1725, Rudhirodgarin, gift of land at Bhimapuram near Modugalapalle to the temple of Bhimesvara, by Sugaturi-Mummadi-Chikkaraya who constructed the temple and the pond near it. He is also stated to have repaired the village tank.


							Budidipalle.

194. 569 of 1906.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the fields behind the ruined village. A record of the Bana king Mahavali-Banarasa Vikramaditya Banakandarpa Jayameru. Mentions Miniki. [He was the father of Vijayaditya Banaraya conquered by the Chola Parantaka 1, pp, 905-47,]
 
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195. 570 of 1906.-- (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of the Bana king Mavali-Vanarasar. Mentions Miniki and records the death of a hero.

196. 571 of 1906.-- (Kanarese.) On a third slab set up in the same place. A record of the. Bana king Mahavali-Vanarasa Bana-Vidyadhara, Mentions Miniki and refers to the raid of the army of Nolamba on Puli-nadu. Mr. Krishna Sastri identified the Nolamba who instituted this raid with the Nolamba Mahendradhiraja. See the Dharmapuri inscriptions, Ep. Ind., Vol. X, pp. 54 70. See also Ap. 127, Ap. 63 and Ct. 175.


							Chalamangala.

197. 312 of 1912. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in a field. A damaged ,record in S. 1265, Svabhanu. Mentions the Mahasamantadhipati Ramgappa-Nayaka.

198. 313 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On a viragal set up in the backyard of a house in the same village. A much damaged record of the Bana king Mahavali Banarasa, the date of which is doubtful. See No. 194 above.

199. 314 of 1912.-- (Tamil.) On the north base of the Somesvara temple in the same village. A fragment of record of the Chola king. Contains a portion of the introduction of Rajendradeva (1050-62) which refers to his setting up of a pillar of victory at Kollapuram. Mentions Parasuramisvaram-Udaiyar at Vippiram-bedu in Silainadu, a subdivision of Tiruvengadakottam. Vippi-rambedu is the ancient name of modern Gudimallam near Renigunta.


							Edapanjani.

200. 586 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the base of the verandah in front of the Kasivisvesvara temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman Rajendradeva (1050-62), the date of which is lost. Stones out of order. A few words of the historical introduction of the king are preserved. Mentions Karkadur in Puli-nadu, a subdivision of Perumbanappadi in Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam.


							Embadi.

201. 578 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On a viragal set up in the village. In archaic characters. Records the death of a gavunda on the occasion of the capture of the town of Uppunelli

202. 579 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On another viragal set up in the same place. Records the death of a hero on the same occasion.

203. 580 of 1906.-- (Kanarese.) On the third viragal set up in the same, place. A record in S. 887. While Vajjaladeva was ruling Puli-nadu. during the reign of sri-Ballaha, the capture of
 
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Uppunelli occurred. Perhaps this is the date of the other local inscriptions. It falls in the reign of Krishna III. It is .not known who this Vajjala was. The Government Epigraphist suggests that it might be one of the two Vajjadas of the Silaharas of Konkana ; but there is no evidence of their connection with this part of the country.]

204. 581 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On the fourth viragal set up in the same place. Records the death of a gavunda during the capture of Uppunelli.

205. 582 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On the fifth viragal set up in the same place. A native of Tonda-nandu died during the capture of Uppunelli.

206. 583 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On the sixth viragal set up in the same place. Records the death of a merchant on the same occasion.

207. 584 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On a viragal lying by the side of a private house in the same village. A damaged record of the Bana king Mavali-Vanarasa. See Ct. 194 above.

208. 585 of 1906. (Tamil.) On a slab lying in front of a private house in the same village. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). The order issued by the king in the fifth year was registered in the twenty-third year.


							Guttapalle.

209. 311 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a slab set up in a field. Records in the seventh year the death of a hero at Madanapalle when Selvagangamarayan, after capturing his enemy in Mara-yappadi, was bringing back the cattle. See Ct. 185 above.


							Karshanapalle.

210. 321 of 1912. (Tamil.) On the east and north bases of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Arkesvara temple. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I). Records gift of tax on oil mills, to provide a lamp in the temple of Angakkara-Isvaram Udaiyar at Muttukur alias Erivirappattanam (a mile off Karshana-palle) in Puli-nadu (the region proper of the Banas and Vaidumbas) which was a subdivision of Tyagabharana-valanadu in Jayan-gondasola-mandalam, by Solakulakarana-Mavendavelan who was the revenue officer in charge of the district, for the prosperity of the emperor.

211. 322 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a pillar of the porch of the same mantapa. Records the construction of the steps (sopana) by certain asaris (karuman).

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212. 323 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab built into Nadimantapa of the same temple. A fragment of record of the Bana king Banarasa. See No., 194 above.

213. 324 of 1912. (Tamil.) On a slab set up in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vijayaraya-Udaiyar (1409-22) ruling at Mulvayil in S. 1332, Vikrita, Chaitra, su. di. 5, Thursday lunar eclipse (==Thursday 21st March 1409). Records gift of a portion of income accruing to the royal treasury from certain lands at Muttakkuru, in favour of the temple of Angakkarisvaramudaiya-Nayinar at that village which belonged to. Vada-Puli-Nadu, a subdivision of Nigarilisola-mandalam, by the chief Sammeta Vira-Obaladeva Cholamaharaja. [" The Sammatti family to which the chief Obaladeva belonged, may be the same as Sammata whose members Lakkayadeva Maharaja and Bommayadeva Maharaja are known to have been the dependants of Devaraya II and to have borne the title Antembaraganda." Ep, Rep., 1913, p. 119, para. 53.

214. 325 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same temple. A record of the Nolamba (Pallava) king Vira-mahendra-Nolambadhirajadeva. States that the king returned from Cholanadu, entered Nolambavadi and camped at Kolala in Gangaru-sasira (district). On this occasion he raised Kirtigavunda to the position of Nolambagavunda of Puli-nadu and gave him as a kodage grant the village Kiriya-Belagaturu (in that district), [The inscription gives a genealogy of the line from Dilipa Iriva Nolamba up to Viramahendra, six generations in all. Evidently Vira Mahendra helped the Rashtrakuta Krishna III in his invasion of the Chola country.)

215. 326 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On a third slab set up in the same temple. A record of the Western Ganga king Priduvipati (evidently the same as the chief referred to in Nos. 223, and 226 below), the younger brother of Durvinita. Records that Sivarasibhatara, son of Gattada-bhatara -set up the minor images in the temple and presented three stone oil-mills to it. [The Government Epigraphist points out the probable significance of the early Gana. title being assumed by a prince of the Ganga-Bana line, but how it is yet to be ascertained.]

216. 327 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in a field in the same village. A record of the Bana king Mahavali Banarasar, whom Venkayya identified with Vikramaditya I of Udayendram plates. Refers to the death of a hero at Kutilala, on the occasion when Ballaha (Rashtrakuta Govinda III) took up arms against Kaduvetti for exacting tribute. The hero was a servant of Banarasa Vijayitta (i.e., Vikramaditya's son Vijayaditya II Vira-Cholamani Prabhumeru), who was ruling Gangaru-sasira. [The
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Banas were evidently in, temporary occupation of the Gangarusasira country which was purely a Ganga land and governed by the Nolamba potentates. It is not improbable that the Bana occupation was in retaliation of the Nolamba invasion of Pulinadu under the orders of Govinda III.]

217. 328 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On the same slab. Seems to record the death of a Ganga king Prithuvipatiyarasa (I ?).

218. 329 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajendra-Chola (I) Records the death of a private individual of Muttukuru.

219. 330 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On the same slab. Mentions the death of a hero at Muttukuru and the grant of land to him below the southern tank, as kodagi.

220. 331 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On a third slab set up in the same place. The top portion of the slab is lost. Records that the gamundas of Muttukuru presented some wet land to the son of a deceased hero.

221. 332 of 1912.--(Kanarese.) On the south slab in the same place. A record of the Bana Sembiyan Mahabali Banarasa. Records that while Vikkiyanna, son of Prithvipati (II), was governing the Puli-nadu sixty district, a quarrel arose between him and Pallava-Dhavala, in which he and a hero died. The latter's brother Kundiga raised this monumental stone in memory of the dead hero. [Chembiyan Mahabaliraya was a title bestowed on the Ganga feudatory Prithvipati II Hastimalla by the Chola Parantaka I who presented the Bana kingdom to him in A.D. 915-6. See Ep. Ind., XI, p. 238.]

222. 333 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On the fifth slab in the same place. Mentions Avabbe, the queen of Prithuvayya.

223. 334 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On the sixth slab in the same place. A record of the Western Ganga king Prithvipati. Mentions a servant of the king named Chamunda. See No. 215 above.

224. 335 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On the seventh slab set up in the same place. A much damaged record of the Bana king Mahabali Banarasa (Vikramaditya I ?).

225. 336 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On the eighth slab set up in the same place. Mentions Muttukuru and the death of hero in a cattle raid.

226. 337 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On the ninth slab set in the same place. A record of the Western Ganga king Priduvayya. Mentions the Pandya and the Chola king and the death of a hero. [The battle here referred to was evidently the one in which Prithvipati [died for his friend, the " Ganga-Pallava " Aparajita in the battle of Sripurambiyam near Kumbakonarn. The Pandya referred to was Varaguna. See No. 302 below.]
 
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227. 338 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On the tenth slab set up in wine place. A damaged record. Seems to mention the chief " Bagigayyamaindembam Bankarasa " and the death (?) of one of his servants.


							Laddigam.

This is ancient Koyarrur. The local temple was built by a feudatory of Kulottunga I named Irungola. and so the deity was named after him.

228. 544 of 1906.-- (Tamil verse.) On the gopura of the Nila-kanthesvara temple, right of entrance. In praise of the sword of Adigan, i.e., Adiyaman .Vidugadalagiya Perumal, whose name and emblems are engraved below the inscription.

229. 545 of 1906. (Tamil verse.) In the same place; left of entrance. In praise of Adigesan, i.e., Tagadur Adiyaman Viduga-dalagiya Perumal, whose names and emblems are engraved below the inscription.

230. 546 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the prakara of the same temple. An unfinished record in the ninth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35).. Mentions the temple of Irungolisvaramudaiya-Mahadevar at Koyarrur alias Uttama-Cholapuram. [Venkayya points out that one of the places conquered by the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana, Koyatur; which has been hitherto identified with Coimbatore, might in reality refer to this place.]

231. 547 of 1906.-- (Grantha and Tamil verse.) On the north wall of the same prakara. In praise of the Kerala king Adhi-kendra Vyamuktasravanojjvala. The Tamil verses refer to his engraving the bow on the wall of Irungelisvara temple. The inscription has the Chera bow and other emblems on each side of it.

232. 548 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine in the temple, right of entrance. Records gift of money for three lamps to the temple of Irungolisvaramudaiya-Mahadevar at Koyarrur alias Uttama-Cholapuram.

233. 549 of 1906. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourteenth year of Uttamachola-Ganga alias Senbagachchipati-Nayanar. Records gift to the temple of Irungolisvaramudaiya Nayanar at Koyarrur.

234. 550 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. An unfinished record in the twentieth year of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of 96 sheep for a lamp to the same temple.

235. 551 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III): Records gift of money for the merit of Uttamachola-Ganga Vettum Amarabaranan Akalanka-Siyaganga alias Sittavidadava. The
 
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temple is called Irungolisvaramudaiya Nayanar at Koyarrur alias Uttama-Cholapurarn in Vada-Puli-nadu, a subdivision of Perum-banappadi in Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam. See Ct. 186 above.

236. 552 of 1906.-- (Tamil verse.) On the east- wall of the same shrine. In praise of Vidugadalagiyan of Ten-Tagadai, whose enemies were the Kadava, the Magada and the Ganga.

237. 553 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the south, east, north and west walls of the same shrine. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin sri-Kulottunga Choladeva (I). Records gift of the village of Madamangalam in Pulinadu, a district of Rattapadikonda-Chola-mandalam (calling it Gangaikonda-Cholanallur) to the temple of Irungolisvaramudaiya Mahadevar built at Koyarrur alias Uttamasolapuram in the same nadu by Adavalan Gangaikonda-Chola alias Irungolan. Many officers mentioned and also the village taxes exempted.


							Minikibanda near Miniki.

238. 568 of 1906. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the rock. A record in the thirty-ninth year of the Chola king Kulottunga I. The Sanskrit portion mentions the Ganga family and Konkunivarman. The introduction belongs to Kulottunga I, whose name is not mentioned. But the name Rajakesarivarman and the title Chakravartin occur at the end of the introduction. The date here noted is incidentally mentioned. Records the construction of a channel to the tank at Uppanelli in Mudukurukki in Vada-Pulinadu, a subdivision of Perumbanappadi in Nigarili-Cholamandalam. The channel was improved by the son of the chief who built it.


							Nekkundi near Mittapalli.

239. 567 of 1906. (Tamil.) On a boulder in the fields. A record of Uttamachola Ganga-Selvaganga. Records gift of land in the village of Nerkkundi to the temple of Tiruvagattisvaramudaiya-Nayanar. See No. 183 above.


							Mudugalapalle.

240. 315 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On a viragal set up in a field. A mutilated record. Seems to mention Maharajavadi.

241. 316 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On another viragal in the same place. Refers to a cattle raid and the death of a hero.

242. 317 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up to the west of the same village. A damaged record. Refers to a certain Samantavallava, son of Dosiyarasa.

243. 318 of 1912.-- (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the ,same place. A mutilated record. Refers to the raid on Puli-nadu by the Nolamba king, under orders of Konguniarasar and to the capture of Koyarrur. On this occasion the servant of a brother of
 
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Dosiyarasa, the chief of that country, fought and fell. [The konguniarasar referred to is the Ganga king Permanadi, and the Nolamba is Nolambadhiraja. See Ct. 255 and Ct, 176.]

244. 319 of 1912. (Kanarese.) On a third slab set up in the same place. A mutilated record. Mentions Koyarrur and a certain Indragani.


							Mugavadi.

245. 572 of 1906.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the Pandisvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Bukkanya (II) in S. 1323, Parthiva. Registers an order of Join-manna Odeya and mentions Devaraya-Odeya.

246. 573 of 1906. (Tamil.) On another slab set up in the same place. A damaged record in the third year of the Chola king Parakeserivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Adhirajendradeva (son of Vira Rajendra I who ruled from 1064 to 1070). Records gift of land. The village Mukkaivadi was situated in Puli-nadu, a subdivision of Perumbanappadi in Paduvur-kottam, a dibtrict of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

247. 574 of 1906. (Tamil.) On a stone forming the roof of a small shrine in the courtyard of the same temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman Rajendradeva (1050-63), the date of which is lost. Contains the beginning of the historical introduction of the king.


							Nelapalli.

248. 242 of 1913. (Kanarese.) On a rock in a field. .A record of the Nolamba Pallava king Iriva-Nolamba (II) Ghateyankakara Pallavaditya. Registers that while the king was encamped at Ve(nv)uruponne in Parevinadu he conferred the title of Mummodi-govare Pallavaditya Nolambasetti on a Baligara merchant of Koyaturu and presenting him with royal insignia gave for his perpetual enjoyment as kodage the village of Kolaturu in Puli-nadu, converting it into a mercantile town (vaisyodatti nagara) named Pallavadityapura. [The king was the grandson of Viramahendra of Ct. 214. The paraphernalia included a horse, an umbrella-bearer, a throne, addangi, etc.]

249. 243 of 1913. (Kanarese.) On the same rock. In the same old characters as No. 242. Refers to the 48,000 of the mercantile community, to Mummadi Gavaresetti of Kanchipura and to his younger brother Sundarachola-Dharmasetti.

250. 244 of 1913.---(Tamil.) On a hero slab in a field of the same village. Registers that in a face-to-face tiger hunt arranged by Srikanthayyan, son of Mavalivana-Vichchadirar alias Pulalam-maraiyar, a certain Indappan pierced a tiger and died with it. [Was the king identical with Bana-Vidyadhara Mahabali Vikramaditya I ?]
 
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							Pudupatla.

251. 554 of 1906. On a slab set up in the village. In archaic characters, consists of the description of a king. Appears to be a fragment of a Bana inscription.

252. 555 of 1906.-- (Kanarese.) On a pillar set up in front of the Chandesvari temple in the same village. A damaged and mutilated record of the Bana king Mahabali-Banarasa. In archaic characters. Appears to record a case of suttee. See note to 250.


							Punganuru.

253. 540 of 1906. (Tamil.) On a broken slab lying on the tank-bund, west of the fort. A damaged record in the third year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (II, i.e., Kulottunga I ?). Mentions the tank called Rajendrasolapperiyeri at Punganur alias Valavanarayana-chatur-vedimangalam in Pulinadu, a district of Rattapadikonda-Chola-mandalam.

254. 541 of 1906. (Grantha and Tamil.) On a slab set up in the court-yard of the Somesvarasvamin temple in the same village. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Vira-rajendradeva (Vera-Rajendra I, 1064--70). The inscription opens with the birudas of the king. Mentions the Tirukkolisvaram-udaiya-Mahadevar at Punganur alias, Valava-narayana-chaturvedimangalam in Puli-nadu of Perumbanappadi, a subdivision of Paduvur-kottam in Jayangonda-Chola-Mandalam. A chief presents 4,200 kulis of land, and the assembly receives the paddy and maintains worship and expenses according to scales detailed.

255. 542 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up outside the same temple. A record of the Bana king Mahavali-Vanarasar Vijayadityan Vira-Cholamani Prabhumeru (evidently the father of Vikramaditya II Vijayabahu, and the victim of the Chola Parantaka's ambition). The king was ruling the Vadugavali 12,000 and Marine 200. Refers to the raid on Koyatur by Kaduvetti-Muttarasan. [See Ct. 243 and Ct. 175 for further information regarding the Nolamba invasion of Pulinadu under Kaduvetti.]

256. 543 of 1906. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in a field in front of the village of Chadalla, close to the Punganur Chadum road. A record of the Mina king Mahavali-Banarasa. Refers to the battle of Soremati where the Bana opposed the Nolamba, Rachamalla and Mayindadi on behalf of the Permanadi (i.e., the Ganga-king). Mentions Madhavarasa of Kanganura. [Racha-malla was evidently Satyavakya Kongunivarma Permanadi Rajamalla whose final date is A.D. 971, See Ep, Ind., Vol, VI, P. 59.]
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							Somala.

257. 339 of 1912. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in a field. Records in Tirana gift of Nelapalle to a private individual, by another private individual.

258. 575 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the base of the Chandra-maulisvara temple. A record in the twenty-second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I). Records gift of land to the temple of Irugisvaramudaiya-Mahadevar built by a Vellala at Ettavaykkal in Puli-nadu, a subdivision of Perambanappadi in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam.

259. 576 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the walls of the same temple. A record in. the twenty-ninth year, Vivasi (Vivavasu), of the Chola king Rajaraja-Choladeva. The temple is called Irugisvara-mudaiya Nayanar at Ettaravakkal in Vada-Puli-nadu, a subdivision of Perumbanappadi in Jayangonda-Chola-Mandalam.

260. 577 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the slab set up in the courtyard of the Chennakesavasvamin temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara .king Kampana-Udaiyar in Jaya. Records gift of the village of Ettavaykkal in Puli-nadu.


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							Karvetinagar.

261. 392 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On detached slabs round the central shrine in the Venugopala-perumal temple. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). The fragments appear to have included this and two other records of the same king and of the same date and to have registered gifts of land to the Siva temples at Narayanapuram in Vattiya-nadu, a subdivision of Kunravattana-kottam. Some of the temples mentioned are Avimuktisvaramudaiya-Nayanar, Lak-kisvaramudaiya-Nayanar and Akkasalisvaramudaiya-Nayanar. Mention a certain Vira-Narasinigadevan alias Yadavarayan, Also a fragment is found of an unnamed Saluva king. See No. 102 above.


							Kempulapalaiyam.

262. 383 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the base of the central shrine in the Agastyesvara temple. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of two madai for a lamp to the temple of Tiruvagattisura-mudaiya Nayanar at Narayanapuram in Vattiya-nadii, a subdivision of Kunravattana-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam by Rajanarayana Muvendavelan, a native of Piratti-Kulattur in. Damarnadu, a subdivision of Damar-kottam.
 
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263. 384 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On the beams of the mantapa in the Ammanachi-Amman temple in the same village. Registers in S. 1669, Prabhava, that Mahamandalesvara Seshachalapatiraju-deva-Maharaja, son of Ramaraja and grandson of Gundoli Krishoamaraja, of the Kasyapa-gotra, repaired the Sabhramantapa of the temple of Ammanachchamma (called Ammayakshi in Sanskrit) at Narayanapuram, the northern entrance to Kanchipitha.


							Narayemavanam.

264. 373 of 1911.  (Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the central shrine in the Kalyana-Venkatesa-Perurnal temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Achyutaraya Maharaya in S. 1463, Plava. Records that a certain Viruppanna founded a town called Verikatadrisamudram on the borders of Narayanapuram and constructed there the temple of Venkatadri-Perumal for the merit of Venkatadriraya-Maharaya. To this temple he gave for offerings, with the permission of the king, some complete villages and shares in others. [Mr. Krishna Sastri surmises that the 'Venkatadri mentioned here might be the son of Achyuta Raya who, after the demise of Achyuta, was for a, short time on the throne and who was supported by the Salaka chiefs as against the Araviti brothers who supported Sadasiva.]

265. 374 of 1911.(Tamil.) On 'the west and south walls of the same shrine. Registers in Krodhin an oral agreement (vakpairam) among three private individuals.

266. 375 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a slab fixed into the floor of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the Chola king Rajarajakesarivarman (Rajaraja I), the date of which is lost. Registers that Vikkiyannan Pugalvipparagandan of the Chalukki family and two others, the chiefs of Vattiya-nadu in Kunravattana-kottam, gave certain privileges to the Vellalas of that district. [Pugalvipparagandan was a title borne by sonic Lada chiefs and by the Bana king Vijayaditya II. Chalukki must also have been a family of feudatories.]

267. 376 of 1911. (Telugu.) On the inner gopura of the same temple. Records in S. 1545, Dundubhi, gift of a village for offerings and festivals to the temple of Kalyana-Venkatesvarasvamin of Narayanapura, by the Mahamandalesvara Tirumalaraja, son of Srirangaraja and grandson of Kattari-Saluva-Maharaja of the Kasyapa-gotra and the Apastamba-sutra.

268. 377 of 1911. (Telugu.) On the outer gopura of the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Vira-Verikatadeva Maharaya (Venkata II), ruling at Penugonda, in S. 1544, Raudri. Built in at the left end. Records gift of tolls by common consent, to the temple of Kalyana Venkatesvara, by the mercantile community, of Ayyavole headed by Prithivisetti

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Rayanimantri-Bhaskara, while Saluva Makaraja Tirumalarajayyadeva, was ruling the country [i.e., the ,.saluva chief of Karvetinagar who rose to prominence at  this time and who had the Saluva emblem of the boar with the dagger. Bhaskara is even now the title of the Brahman Guru of the Komatis. According to tradition. Rayanimantri lived in the time of Krishnadeva a, but the present inscription shows that he was later. The Government Epigraphist draws attention to Guruzada Sriramamurti Rayanibhaskara charitramu wherein it is stated that Prithvisetti received a. firman from Alamghyr Padshah. It is not possible to reconcile this with the above events. See Ep. Rep., 1912, pp. 83--4, for some popular traditions about it.]

269. 378 of 1911. (Tamil.) On two detached slabs built into the floor of the Vahana-mantapa in the same temple. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Records gift of tolls by common consent to the temple of Kavarisvaramudiaya-Nayanar at Narayanapuram in Tiruvengada-kottam, by the mercantile community.

270. 379 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On two other detached slabs built into the same floor. A record in the eighth year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva (Jatavarman I,? 1251.--64) " who took every Country." Records gift of twenty pack bullocks to the temple of Kavarisvaram-Udaiyar, by a certain Periyapillai alias Rajanarayana-Serakon, one of the subordinates of Yadavaraya. See No. In above.

271. 380 of 1911. (Tamil.) On two detached slabs built into the mantapa opposite the main entrance into the same temple. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva the date of which is lost. Seems to record the gift of the village Pondaipakkam in Sey-nadu for repairs and other requirements, to the temple of Kavarisvaramudaiya-Nayanar.

272.,381 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the Parasaresvara temple in the same village, A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1473, Paridhavin. Records gift of 40 panam for offerings to the temple of Ambalingamudaiya Nayanar at Narayanapuram in Tiruvattiyurnadu, a subdivision of Kunravarttana kottam in Jayangonda-chola-mandalam, by a .Kammala of that village.

273. 382 of 1911.--- (Telugu.) On a slab built into the floor of the court-yard in the same temple. Records in Pramadicha (Pramadin) gift of the village of Yippatongali to the priests of Kalahasti on the occasion of the kumbhabhisheka (i.e., the renovation) of the temple of Agastisvara (also called Parasaresvara), by Kattari-salva Makaraja-Bommarajudeva-Maharaju. [Perhaps also a grandson of Makaraja. See Mr. Sewell's Antiquities, 11,184-5,
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and Coxs N. A. Manual, p. 222, for details about the history of Karvetinagar.]


							Sattravada.

274. 387 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of the Desa-Vinayaka temple. A record in the eighteenth year of Yadavarayar Sriranganathar. The residents of Tirani-nadu in Nedu-nadu and others gave to a certain Melittevan, the village of Tirani as a rudirappatti. This he presented to the Desa-Vinayaka temple at Sattirappadi and prohibited the sects of Sanketisamayakkarar and Vira-kodiyar from entering if.

275. 388 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a slab set up by the side of a well in the same village. A record of the Saluva king Selva (Saluva) Tippadeva-Maharaja, son of Saluva Tippayadeva-Maharaja in Dundubhi (= S. 1364). Records a charter granted to the Seniyans by Dalavay Sriranga-Ravuttar. [Evidently this Saluva Tippa was the brother of the Saluva Goppa, the son of Saluva Tippa, referred to in Tekal inscriptions, Mysore.]

276. 389 of 1911, (Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine of the Chidambaresvara temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in S. 1349, Plavanga. Built in at the bottom. Mentions the Salva and Vaishnava shrines of Chandra-giri-rajya, viz., Kanchipuram, Tirukkalatti, Tiruvorriyur, Tiruvalangadu, Tiruppalaivanam and others. Refers to the vibhuti-kanikkai collected in the temple of Alagiya Tiruchchirrambalamudaiya Nayanar at Sattirappadi in. Mangalur-nadu, a subdivision of Kunra-vattana-kottam in Jayangondachola-mandalam and to certain royal orders (rayasam) issued to Ariyappa-Dannayaka Bhikshavritti-Ayyagal and Devaraya-Udaiyar of Chandragiri.

277. 390 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the west and north walls of the Varadaraja Perumal temple in the same village. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Achyutayya-deva-Maharaya in S. 1459, Hevilambi. Mentions Mangalur-nadu, a subdivision of Narayanapurapparru in Kunra vattana-kottam of Jayangondachola-mandalam.

278. 391 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On a slab set up in the main street in the same village. Registers that Gandaraguli Maraya-Nayakkar, son of Mahapradhani Somaya-Dannayaka, gave to the temple of Aiagiya-Tiruchchirrambalamudaiya-Nayanar, a piece of land with the right to take water from the tank of Vasavanap-paneri.


							Yogi-Mallavaram.

279. 264 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Parasa-resvara temple. A much damaged record in the forty-first year of
 
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the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kalottunga-Chol[adeva (I).

280. 265 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the west mid south walls of the same temple. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I?). Records gift of a lamp to the temple of Tippaladisvararmudaiya-Mahadeva at Tiruchchuganur in Kudavur-nadu, a subdivision of Tiruvengada-kottam in Rajendra-Solamandalam.

281. 266 of 1904.-- (Grantha and Tamil,) On the west wall Of the same temple. A record of the Chola king Virarajendra-Choladeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of two lamps.

282, 267 of 1904.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of land.

283. 268 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same. temple. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (II or III?). Records gift of gold.

284. 269 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Quotes the twenty-third year of Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva.

285. 270 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottanga-Choladeva (I). Records gift of land.

286. 271 of 1904. (Tamil.) On the north and west bases of the same temple. A record in the sixth year of the Chola. king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of land. Refers to a battle between Vira-Narasingadeva alias Yadavaraya and Kadavaraya at Uratti.

287. 272 of 1904. (Tamil.) On a pillar built into the wall of a mantapa in the south-east corner of the same temple. A fragment of record.

288. 273 of 1904.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On four detached stones lying in front of the same temple. A mutilated record of the Chola king Chakravartin Virarajendradeva (I) in S. 991, Saumya, in his seventh year. Mentions the-temple of Pipladisvaramudaiya-Mahadevar. [The inscription shows that Vira Rajendra came to the throne in 1063-4.]

289. 274 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the Kalyana-mantapa in front: of the same temple. An incomplete record. Refers to the setting up of an image of Ganapati by a private individual.

290. 275 of 1904.-- (Tamil.) On the. south wall of the same mantapa. A record in the fourteenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of land for the merit of Vira-Narasingadeva-Yadavaraya. See Ct. 111 above.
 
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							Arungulam.

291. On a large stone north-west of the village. Records the grant of the village as inam in S. 1477 (A.D. 1555) during the reign of Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagar.

292. On a stone. An " Unintelligible " epigraph said to have great power in curing cattle disease. Antiquities, I, p. 156.


							Karumbedu.

293. 385 of 1911 -- (Telugu.) On a slab in the kitchen of the Nagadhisvarasvamin temple. Records in S. 1752, Vikriti, that Tiruvengalam, the queen of a prince of the family of Kattari Saluva Makaraja, built a shrine for Somasundaresvara and Minakshi, in the temple of Nagadhisvara situated on the bank of the river Kusasthali. The chief belonged to the Karvetinagar line.

.294. 386 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On a slab built into the wall of the Utsava-mantapa in the same temple. A record in S. 1692, Vikriti. States that the mantapa was built by Tiramalakondama, wife of Bopparaju-Venkatanarasimharaja and daughter of the Mahamandalesvara Vellanti Kesavaraja. The name of the village is given as Kadirapura on the bank of the Kusasthali river.


							Santana Venugopalapuram.

295. On a wall of the prakara of the Vishnu temple. An epigraph of S. 1678 (A.D. 1756) recording a grant by the Zamindar.


							Tiruttani.

296. 429 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Virattanesvara temple. A mutilated record. Registers a sale of land to a private individual for feeding pilgrims going to and returning from Srivengadam, i.e., Upper-Tirupati.

297. 430 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajarajadeva (I). Records sale of land by the assembly of Jananatha-chaturvedimangalam in Menmalai Taniyal-nadu (a district of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam to a private individual for feeding pilgrims going to and returning from Srivenkadam.

298. 431 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). -Records gift of 12 sheep for a lamp to burn at the temple of Tiruvirattanam-Udaiyar.

299. 432 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman. Provides for a lamp.. Mentions the village of Tiruttaniyal in Kunravattana-kottam. The " annual committee " of the village had to supervise the endowment.
 
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300. 433 of 1905. (Tamil verse.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records that a certain Nambi-Appi built the temple at Tiruttaniyal of granite. The verse (venba) is said to have been composed by a king, whose name is, however, not given.

301. 434 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the nineteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (1, 1011-43). Records gift of 30 cows for a lamp. The temple is called Tiruvirattanam-udaiya-Mahadevar in Tiruttaniyal.

302. 435 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighteenth year of " the Ganga-Pallava king " Vijaya-Apara-jitavikramavarman. Records gift of 1,000 kuli of land by Nambi-Appi to the temple of Tiruvirattanam at Tiruttaniyal. [See Ep. Rep., 1906, p. 65, where Venkayya argues that Aparajita should have been the son of Nripatunga and that it was to help him that his Ganga feudatory Prithvipati I met Varaguna Pandya in battle at Tiruppirambiam. Venkayya further points out that it was this Aparajita who was conquered by Aditya I of the imperial Chola line.]

303. 436 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the east and north walls of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A much-damaged record in the tenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias 4r1-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43).

304. 437 of 1995. (Tamil.) On the same walls. A mutilated record. Seems to mention the temple on the hill dedicated to the god Subramanya ; records the gift of go sheep.

305. 438 of 1905.-- (Tamil.). On a stone set up at the entrance into the same temple, A record in the sixteenth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman. Registers a sale of land by the assembly of Tiruttaniyal, a village in Kunravarttana-kottam. Mentions Siruvelur in Terikarai-Ilaiyur-nadu, a district of Vesalippadi.

306. 439 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On a stone set up close to the garbhagriha of the Subramanya temple in the same village. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Maduraikonda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I). Built in at the bottom. Records gift of land apparently by a certain Parakesari-Muttaraiyan to the temple of Subramanya-Pillaiyar, who was pleased to stand on the hill at Tiruttaniyal near Aguvur, the eastern hamlet of Perun-ganji in Ogavala-nadu, a district of Melur-kottam, which formed part of Jayangonda-Cholamandalam. The characters of the inscription are comparatively modern.

307. 440 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Arumugasvamin temple in the same village. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Kampana-Udaiyar in Visvavasu (i.e.,S.1288).
 
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308. 441 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On a stone built into the floor of the antarala-mantapa of the same temple. A damaged record of the Chola king Madirai-konda Parakesarivarman (Parantaka I), the date of which is indistinct.

309. 442 of 1905. (Telugu.) On the east wall of the first prakara of the same temple. The prakara was apparently built by the mahamandalesvara Tiruvengalanatharajadeva-Chola-Maharaju of Vellandu.

310. 443 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Vijayaraghava-Perumal temple in the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1471, Saumya. Records gift of a village by the mahamandalesvara Ramaraja-Chinna-Timmayadeva-Maharaya. The village is called Tiruttani in Tanigainadu, a district of Kunra-varttana-kottam.

311. 444 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north, west and south walls of the central shrine and mantapa of the same temple. A record in the 31st year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhiraja I. Historical introduction is similar to No. 221 of 1894.

319. 445 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the central shrine in the Vijayaraghava-Perumal temple. A. record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar ,sir-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011--43), the date of which is lost. Beginning missing. Records sale of land to the temple called Tiruvanandapuram by the assembly of jananatha-chaturvedimangalam in Menmalai-Taniya-nadu.

313. 446 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A fragment containing a portion of the introduction of Rajendra-Chola I.

314. 447 of 1905. (Sanskrit in Telugu.) On the south wall of the same shrine. Records that a certain Narayanaraja built the temple. He claims to be fourth in descent from Karikala-Chola; See Mr. Sewell's antiquities, Vol. I, p. 158 1, where a list of Karvetinagar chiefs is given. The chiefs of the present epigraph closely resemble them. See also Ep. Rep., 1906, p. 86, para. 61.

315. 448 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On the same wall. This contains a Telugu translation of No. 447.

316. 449 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-fourth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda Parakesarivarman (i.e., Parantaka I). Records a gift of land by the assembly of Tiruttaniyal in Kunravattana-kottam to the temple of Tiruva-nandapuram.

317. 450 of 1905. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the south wall. of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records that a certain Bommaraja, whose genealogy is given at considerable
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length and who was a descendant of Narayanaraja of No. 314 above, renewed grants made by his ancestors.

318. 451 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1486, Raktakshin. The king boasts of having looted Ceylon.

Tiruvalangadu.

In the Devaram this place is called Alangadu near Palaiyanur. The inscriptions also mention it and include the place under Palaiyanur-nadu in Melmalai division of Jayankondacholamandalam. It is sung by the three Devaram hymners and by Karaikkalammaiyar (who is said to be constantly worshipping the God here) in her two Mutta-Tiruppadiyams.

319. 14 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the Vataranyesvara temple, right of entrance. A record in the second year of the Chola king Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Rajendra-Choladeva (II or Kulottunga-Chola I). (Records the settlement of 25 families of Sankarappadi at Tiruvalangadu and their duty of looking after 15 lamps of the temple. See S.I.I., III, No. 65, pp. 134-6.]

320. 15 of 1896. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the Nataraja shrine in the same temple, left of entrance. A record in the eighteenth year of the Pallava king Madhusudanadeva, son of Tripurantakadeva. Records gift of land. The king bears the title Vijaya-Gandagopala.

321. 16 of 1896.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of the Chola king Ko-Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Parantakadeva, " a later Chola king who bore the name of his ancestor Parantaka."

322. 408 of 1896. (Grantha.) On the east wall of the Nataraja shrine in the Vataranyesvara temple in the same place. A record of the Chola king Tammusiddhi in S. 1129. Records gift of the revenues due to the king in the villages belonging to the temple to the Lord of Vatatavi. See Ep. Ind., VII, p. 119 ff, where Dr. Luders edits it.

323. 452 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the first prakara of the Natarajasvamin shrine in the same temple. A fragment of record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1178-1216) " who took Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya." Mentions Manumasitti Araiyar. [Manmasiddhi was evidently the elder brother of Tammusiddhi of the previous epigraph.]

324. 453 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35)
 
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records gift of twelve sheep for a lamp by a native of Urrukkadu alias Alagiyasolanallur in Urrukkattu-kottam.

325. 454 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Pratapa-Devaraya-Maharaya in S. 1357, Rakshasa. Records sale of land. The temple is called Tiruvalangadudaiya-Nayanar at Palaiyanur in Melmalai-Palaiyanur-nadu, a subdivision of Vadagarai-Manavir kottam. [The Government Epigraphist identifies the king with Srigiri, the younger brother of Devaraya II who is mentioned as the ruler of Marataka-nagara in 1424-5 in the Madras Museum Plates of Devaraya II, and also the Satyamangalam plates. He further believes that he was the assassin referred to by Abdur Razzak. For Abdur Razzak's story see Forg. Empe., p. 73-4.

326. 455 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35) in his seventh year. Introduction begins with the words pumadu punara. Registers a public sale of land by the villagers of Polipakkam in Natuvumalai Perumur-nadu to a merchant of Tirumayilappil in Puliyar-kottam. Refers to a survey of the country (ulagalavu). See No. 329 below.

327. 456 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-third year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III, 1178-1216) "who was pleased to take Madura, Ilam (Ceylon) and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records sale of the village of Muduvur in Naduvinmalai Erumur-nadu.

328. 457 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Pandya king Jatavarman Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva. (I?), the date of which is not clear.

329. 458 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record in the sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva. Introduction begins with the words pumadu punara. Registers a public sale of land by the villagers of Valaikulam alias Nittavinoda-chaturvedimangalam in Melmalai-Velur-nadu to a native of Kallikkudi alias Purovari-nallur in Purapparalai-nadu, (a district) of Rajaraja-Pandi-nadu. [Vikrama Chola is generally Parakesarivarman and the adoption of the title Rajakesari is anomalous.)

330. 459 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land in the village of Manavil in Manavilnadu a subdivision of Manavir-kottam.

331. 460 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Ganga-Pallava king" Nripattungadeva. Records that queen Kadavanmadeviyar made a gift of 108 kalanju
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of gold to the temple at Tiruvalangadu in Palaiyanur-nadu. Mentions Perumalaiyur, a brahmadeya in Kakkalur-nadu, a subdivision of Ikkattu-kottam.

332. 461 of 1905.(Tamil.) On the same rock. A record in the fifteenth year of the. Ganga-Pallava king ' Nripatungadeva. Records gift of gold for two lamps. Mentions the village of Palvelur in Eyirkottam; also the measure Pirudimanikkam. This and the previous epigraph are engraved in comparatively modern characters of about the twelfth century. They may be copies of old inscriptions though no statement to that effect is made.

333. 462 of 1903. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the first prakara of the Natarajasvamin shrine in the same temple. Records in the twenty-sixth year gift of the proceeds of certain taxes to the temple at Tiruvalangadu for maintaining perpetual lamps. The document is signed by Tikkarasan. See No. 335 which shows that the probable king was Vijayagandagopala.

334. 463 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva (III?). Records gift of sixteen cows for a lamp.

335. 464 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijayagandagopaladeva. Records gift of land by Tikkarasar Visaiyadevan described as belonging to "Tyagasamudra-pattaigal."

336. 465 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II). Partly built in. Introduction begins with the words kadal sulnda parmadar. Refers to the war of Pandya succession in which the Sinhalese generals Lankapura-Dandanatha and Jayadratha Dandanatha took part. It " seems to describe the part played in the war by a traitor named Sri Vallabha See Cg. 248.

337. 466 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Rajadhiraja (II). Records gift of land in the village of Kottur alias Cholavidyndhara-chaturvedimangalam in Kanrurnadu, a subdivision of Manavir-kottam. The temple at Kottur is referred to as Ilambayangottarudaiyar. Reference is also made to the Revenue Survey in the sixteenth year of the reign of Sungandavirtta Kulottunga-Chola I.

338. 467 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the sixth year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhu-vanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1118---34). Records sale of land by the assembly of Perumur alias Rajanarayana-Chaturvedimangalam in Perumur-nadu.

339. 468 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same prakara. Records that the enclosing hall was constructed by
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Ammaiyappan Paliyanji Pallavaraiyan. The alphabet shows that he probably belonged to the thirteenth century. [Ammaiyappan was the title or name of a feudatory of Kulottunga III.]

340. 469 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadhirajadeva (II?). Records gift of gold for two lamps to the shrine of the goddess Periyanachchiyar of Tirukkamakkotam in the Tiru-valangadu temple.

341. 470 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Mallikarjunadeva-Maharaya, son of Deva-Maharaya II in S. 1373, Pramoda. Records gift of four lamps for the merit of the king.

342. 471 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Vijayanagara king Mallikarjunadeva, son of Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in S. 1372, Sukla. Records gift of a lamp for the merit of the king.

343. 472 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Udaiyar in Ananda. Records gift of land.

344. 473 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya in Vikrama. Records the remission of some tax at Sakkiranallur. Mentions Amaram Tim-marasaiyangar.

345. 474 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajadirajadeva II, " who was pleased to take Madura and Ceylon " [a title due to his victory over the Sinhalese ally of a Pandyan candidate.] Introduction begins with the words kadal sulnda parmadar. Records gift of three lamps by. Palaiyanurudaiyan Vedavanamamudaiyan Ammaiyappan Palla-varaiyan. For Rajadhiraja's part in the Sinhalese war see Cg. 248.

346. 475 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A mutilated record. Records sale of land.

347. 476 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-pratapa-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1484, Rudhirodgarin. Registers an endowment for the celebration of a festival. Mentions the Vedamarga-pratishthapanacharya-Dharmasivacharya. [Dr. Hultzsch mentions a Dharmarajadhvari or Dikshita who wrote the Vedantaparibhasha and a Dharmasuri who wrote the Dattaratnakara and the drama Narakadkvamsavyayoga. These however are evidently not identical with the teacher mentioned in this epigraph. See No. 368 below.]

348. 477 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga Choladeva (III). Records gift of:70 kasu for offerings
 
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Mentions two villages: (I) Valluvanpakkam in Olugaiyur-nadu, a subdivision of Paduvir-kottam and (2) Perumur alias Rajanarayana-chaturvedimangalam in. Naduvinmalai-Perumur-nadu.

349. 478 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same prakara. A record in the twenty-first year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III). Records gift of four cows for a lamp.

350. 479 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Viraprataya-Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in S. 1349, Plavanga. Built in at the beginning. Tiruvalangadu is said to be situated in the Chandragiri-rajyam. Mentions Ariyappa Darmayakkar and Bhikshavritti Aiyagal.

351. 480 of 1905.-- (Tamil). On the same wall. Records in Nandana a gift for the merit of Mallana-Udaiyar by Gopparasar-Madi-arasar.

352. 481 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wail. An incomplete record in the twelfth year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Registers a sale of land by the villagers of Palaiyanur in Palaiyanur-nadu, a devadana granted to the Tiruvalangadu temple in Manavir-kottam. [The Tirattondar-purana closely connects the two places by the story of Palaiyanur Nili and the Vellalas who died in consequence of their being the security for her murdered husband. See Abhidanakosam, pp. 40910.]

353. 482 of 1905.-- (Tamil .) On the same wall. .A record in the thirty-second year of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Tribhuvanaviradeva (i.e., Kulottunga III) "who was pleased to take Madurai and the crowned head of the Pandya and who was pleased to perform the anointment of heroes and the anointment of victors." Records gift of a lamp to the temple of Tiruvarangil Andamuranimirndarulina-Nayanar at Tiruvalangadu in Tiruppalaiyanur-nadu, a subdivision of Manavir-kottam. The donor was Aranilaivisagan Trailokyamallan Vatsarajan of Arumbakkam in Illattur nadu, a subdivision of Kunravattana-kottam, who rendered, the Bharata into elegant Tamil and followed the path of Siva (i.e., the Saiva creed). [Venkayya points out that this translation of the Mahabharata is extinct unlike those of Perundevanar whom he attributes to the ninth century, Villiputturar and Nallappallai.

354. 483 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the third gopura of the same temple an incomplete and damaged record of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (I, 1011-43), the date of which is indistinct. Contains only the historical introduction.

355, 484 of 1905.--- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the forty-sixth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (I). Records sale of land to the
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temple at Tiruvalangadu in Naduvilmalai by the assembly of Rajanarayana-chaturvedimanglam in Naduvil-malai ,Perumur-nadu.

356. 485 of 1905. (Tamil.) In . the same place. A record in the thirty-first year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I ?) Records sale of land by the assembly of Singalantaka-chaturvedimangalam in Naduvinmala Perumur-nadu.

357. 486 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I ?) Records sale of land by, the assembly of Nittavinoda saruppedimangalam in Menmalai-Melur-nadu.

358. 487 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the thirteenth year of the Chola king sri-Rajadhirajadeva. Records sale of land.

359. 488 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I?) Records sale of land.

360. 489 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A mutilated record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar . . .

361. 490 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A mutilated record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I ?).

362. 491 of 1905.-- (Tamil..) In the same place. A mutilated record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva (I?). Contains a portion of the king's historical introduction.

363. 492 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar Sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I ?), the date of which is lost.

364. 493 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A mutilated record in the twenty-seventh year of the Chola king Udaiyar sri-Rajendra-Choladeva (111). Records an order of Rajendrasinga Muvendavelan.

365. 494 of 1905. (Tamil,) In the same place. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Rajadhirajadeva, the date of which is damaged.

366. 495 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Chola. king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I ?). Records sale of land.

367. 496 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Udaiyar sri-Rajadhirajadeva (I ?).

368. 497 of 1905. (Tamil.), On the west wall of the Bhramaralakamba shrine in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara
 
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king Virapratapa Tirumalaiyadeva-Maharaya in S. 1493, Prajapati. Mentions the Saiva teacher Anantasivacharya, his pupil Ponnam-bala Dharmasivacharya and the latter's pupil Immadi-Dharmasivacharya. The goddess is called Vandarkulal-Nachchiyar. The king referred to is Tirumala I of the last Vijayanagara dynasty. For his literary importance see Ep. Rep., 1898-9, paragraph 13. See also No. 347 above.

369. 498 of 1905.-- (Tamil.), On the dhvajastambha in the same temple. A record of the Saluva king Saluva Tippaiyadeva Maharaja in S. 1363, Durmati. Records the setting up of a bronze dhvajastambha.

370. A C.P. grant of Rajendrachola I (compared only to the Anaimangalam grant or the large Leyden grant in the Leyden University Museum in Holland.) It is in 31 plates, the first ten plates being in Sanskrit and Grantha character and the rest in Tamil. It is a record of the sixth year of Rajendrachola I (1011-1043 at least) and registers the grant of the village of Pajaiyanur to the Siva temple at Tiruvalingadu. [The Sanskrit portion contains reference to the conquest of Kataha or Kadaram which took place only after the fifteenth year of the king while the Tamil portion describes only the conquests up to sixth year. So the former is a later addition, which is corroborted by the separate numbering of the two parts. The inscription is of unique value in regard to Chola history and has been summarized in detail in Ep. Rep., 1906, pp. 66-69. The invasions of the Gangetic region, Burma, etc., are referred to in detail.


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							Devulapalli.

371. A C.P. grant of Immadi Narasimha, edited by Mr. J. Ramayya Pantulu in Ep. Ind., Vol. VII, p. 74 ff. It is in Sanskrit verse and in the Devanagari script of the Vijayanagar type,--.the last word Sri-Ramachandra being in Telugu characters. It records that Immadi Narasimha; son of Nrisimharaya, gave the village of Devalapalle in Marjavada Sima of the Penugonda-Maharajya to a Brahman, on S. 1427, Bhadrapada Full-moon, Sunday lunar eclipse, corresponding to 25th August A.D. 1504. [The inscription is of value in throwing light on the two kings of the Saluva dynasty Narasingaraya and his son Immadi Narasimha and Mr. Ramayya Pantulu has fixed the position of these in relation to their Tuluva successors Narasa Naik and Vira Narasimha.]
 
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							Avanasi.

The ancient name of this place, as evidenced by the Devaram and inscriptions (see Nos. 12 and 20 below), seems to have been Tirupukkuliyur.

1. 170 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the temple of Avanasisvara. A damaged record in the,. twenty-first year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of money for offerings to a shrine of Kshetrapala by Virapperumal, who is called one of the Pillais of the king. [The king was the most prominent of the Kongu line under Chola titles. He ruled from Circa. 1207 to Circa. 1252.]

2. 171 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fifteenth year of Rajaksarivarman alias Tribhavanachakravartin Virarajendradva. Records gift of 32 lamps by a certain Avinasi alias Sikaliyan and also of money for feeding [mendicants, by Arrarudaiyan Tiruppurambiyamudaiyan, a merchant of Eralapuram. See Mack. MSS,. Ins., S. Dts., p. 6, No. 5 and the note to the above epigraph.

3. .172 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp by Marudan Malaiyan alias Kulottungasola-Vikramadittadevan, one of the feudatories (samanta) of the king.

4. 173 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fifteenth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva, Records gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Avinasiyandar.

5. 174 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine A record in the seventeenth year of Virarajendradeva. A portion of the stone is lost. Records gift of money for offerings. See Cb. 2 above,

6. 175 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of the village of Papparpundi alias Virarajendranallur in Vadaparisara-nadu, to the temple of Avinasiyaludaiyar. Ins., S. Dts., p. 9, No. 17 or 18.

7. 176 of 1909, (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fourth year of Vira-Choladeva. Seems to record the gift of certain taxes to the temple of Avinasi-Aludaiyar.

8. 177 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a pillar of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. Records in Plavanga that the mantapa was
 
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Built by a certain Vanadarayavadamalaiyappar. Another pillar close to this mentions the same person.

9. 178 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a pillar of the verandah round the same shrine. A damaged record in the twenty-ninth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva. Seems to record a gift of land by Marudan Mudali alias Vanika-chakravartin, a merchant of Muttan alias Amarabhuyangaranallur in Perunadu. See Ch. 2 above.

10. 179 of 1909. (Tamil.) On another pillar of the same verandah. A record in the second year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a pillar of the mantapa of the sacred bull (Rishabadeva) in the same temple.

11. 180 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Brihatkaru-nambika shrine in the same temple. A damaged record in the thirty-second year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Seems to record a gift of money and mentions Madakkulakil-Madurai in Pandi-mandalam. [The last fact seems to show that the king intended was Maravarman Sundara Pandya 1, 1216-35, but he did not rule for such a long time.]

12. 181 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A damaged record in the thirty-first year of Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of money for paddy to a shrine of Sundara-Nayanar set up by the king on the tank-bund at Pukkuliyur, by a merchant of Aranaiyur alias Sivallapuram in Kilvali-nadu, a subdivision of Pandi-mandalam. Mentions also Kanjappalli alias Kulatungasola-chaturvedimangalam. [In Ins., S. Dts., p. 9, No. 15, the date of this inscription is given as the twenty-first year.]

13. 182 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wail. An incomplete record in Prahhava. An order from Chandisvara to the tevaradiyar in the temple of Avinasiyaludaiya-Nayanar.

14. 183 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the. same shrine. A damaged record in the seventh year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Mentions the street Vikkiramasolan-tiruvidi. [Was it Rajakesarivarman Tribhuvanachakravartin referred to Ch. 196 and 197 ? He ruled from 1265 to Circa: 1281.]

15. 184 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the ninth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virapandyadeva. Records that the inhabitants of the two districts of Vella-nadu and Paluva-nadu in Vadaparisara-nadu settled that four families (kudi) in the village of Sevur alias Sembiyankilanadinallur, a devadana of the temple, were to be freed from certain obligations, perhaps in favour of the temple. See note to No. 14 and Ins., S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), co. 5, No. 4.

16. 185 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Mentions the taxes payable by
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The temple tenants in the devadana village of Sevur alias Sembiyankilanadinallur. See Cb. 196.

17. 186 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of Rajakesari Konerinmaikondan (Vira Pandya ?) Records gift of the village of Vanavasi alias Vira-Solanallur in Kitpanadu to the shrine of Perungarunaichchelviyar, the goddess in the temple of Avinasiyaludaiyar. The gift was made on the occasion of the king's coronation (abhisheka). See Ins., S. Dts., in Mack. MSS., P. 4, No. I.

18. 187 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourteenth year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of paddy by the villagers of Papparpundi alias Virarajendranallur, to the shrine of Sundara-Nayanar at Tenpalli. See Mack. MSS., Ins., S. Dts., p. 5, No. 3. [For the probable identity of Vira Pandya see Cb. 14 above.]

19. 188 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in Pramoduta. Records that two artisans (asari) were appointed to attend to the ten kinds of repairs (dasa-kriyai) on receiving from the temple the endowment called tachchachariyakkani.

20. 189 of 1909.--- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III, 1292-1341) in. S. 1204, Dundubhi (wrong). Records gift of the village of Tenpalli-nattam alias Sitakaragandanallu by a feudatory of the king named Madappa-Dannayaka, son of Perumal-Dannayaka of the race of Matigolayakula, for a festival called Immadi Raguttarayan-sandi, in the temple of Avinasiyaludaiya-Nayanar at Tiruppukkoliyur. [Perumal Nayakar was the founder of Danayakankottai -in the time of Narasimha III. For the great power which the chiefs of the place had in the days of the Hoysala decline see Ep. Rep., 1906-07, pp. 49--51 Vira Ballala III was crowned on Thursday, 31st January, A.D. 1292.

21. 190 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Dundubhi gift of money for a lamp by a native of Palatolu in Kuruppunadu.

22. 191 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twelfth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin :Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of the tax kudikanam by the villagers of Vellanur in Vadaparisara-nadu, to the shrine of the goddess Perungarunaich-chelviyar. The Mack. MSS. say (see Ins., S. Dts., p. 8, No. 12) that the gift was 12 measures of grain every year. [A Kongu king named Kulottunga is referred to in an inscription of Vikramachola 1255-63 of 555 of 1905]

23. 192 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-eighth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva
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R.D 1207-52). Records gift of money for oil, by prince Nachchinarkiniyar alias Kandiyadevar, son of king Ulagudaiya-Perumal Virarajendradeva, for bathing the god and the goddess on Saturdays. [The king's name reminds us of the Tamil commentator Nachchinarkkiniyar whom Professor Seshagiri Sastri assigns to the eleventh century. Mack. MSS. (Ins., S. Dts., p. 8, No. 13).]

24. 193 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Konerimelkondan. Records gift of a village in Vadaparisiranadu, to the temple of Avinasiyaludaiyar.

25. 194 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in Dundubbi gift of money for a lamp by a native of Adavur in Kuruppunadu.

26. 195 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fifth year of the Pandya king . . . alias Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva (I or II?). Records gift of money for a lamp.

27. 196 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall, An incomplete record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Kenerinmaikondan. Records gift of the village Valaippadi in Nallurkkanadu for the festival Avanivendaramansandi named after the king in the temple of Avinasiyaludaiya-Nayanar in Sevvur-nadu. As., S. Dts., p. 8, No. 14.

28. 197 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record in the fifth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulasekharadeva (I or II ?). Records gift of money for a lamp by a native of Arangur in kilkarai-Pundurai-nadu.

29. 198 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a slab set up near the Kalyana-mantapa in the same temple. A record of Vira-Nanjaraya-Udaiyar in S. 1419, Pingala. Records that a merchant (Setti) of Emmarkkal in Tenkadambai-nadu (Terkanambi) provided for the midday offerings to the god at Avinasi which was reputed to be the southern Benares (dakshina-Varanasi). For the reference in the black. MSS., see next inscription. This is No. II.

30. 199 of 1909. (Tamil.) On another slab set up near the same mantapa. A record of Vira-Chikkaraya-Udaiyar, son of Vira-Nanjaraya-Udaiyar (the Ummattur chief who held the Turko-nambi district), in S. 1430, Vibhava. Records that a merchant of the same village in Tinaikkanambai-nadu (Terkanambi) provided for offerings in the same temple. Rice mentions a slightly different genealogy of the chiefs of the line. [This is probably Ins. 10 in p. 7 of Ins., S. Dts. See Ep. Carna. IV, Introdn., p. 27, for the different version.]

31. 200 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the third slab set up in the same place. A record of Mahamandalesvara Vira-Nanjaraya Udaiyar in S. 1421, Siddharthin, Records gift of land (3 Salagas) by
 
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The kings minister Onnakkan Settiyar of Emmarkal in Tinaikkanambi-nadu. .A detailed version of this is in Ins., S Dts., p. 7, No. 9. It says. that 15 pons and a plantation of 1,000 coconut trees were given. [Nanjaraya was in charge of Terkanambi and large part of Coimbatore district at the time of Tuluva usurpation.]

32. 201 of 1909.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the gopura of the same temple. A record of Krishnaraja-Vodeya (1734-65) of Mahisuru ruling at Srirangapattana in S. 1678, and Kali 4857, Dhatri. Records that the various parts of the temple of Avinasi were repaired by a certain Sankarayya and that a linga called Samkaresvara. was set up in the south-east corner of the temple. [Sankarayya is called a gurikara (officer ?) at Coimbatore and subordinate of Dalavai Devarajayya, the king's agent and the real ruler of Mysore till the advent of Haidar Ali. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 6, No. 6.]

33. On a stone north-east of the place in a punjai land. Records that Singana Udaiyar granted in S. 1460, Nandana, in the reign of Achyuta Raya (1530---42) to god Avanasilingam treasury, half (a veli of) land and dug a tank, called Sellanga Samudram Ibid., p. 9, No. 16.

34. On a stone in the Nartana-mantapa. Records that Konerin-maikondan granted to the deity some land in the village of Kalmadai gramam. Ibid., p. 9, No. 18.

35. In the hands of the local karnam. Records that Guru Kari-mallayya, the Prime Minister of Chikkadeva Raya Udaiyar (1672-1794) granted in S. 1617, Yuva, to the local god and goddess, the fees of 14 panams on some bags and 12 panams on some other bags of goods. Ibid., p. To, No. 19.


							Karamadai.

36. In the hands of Ramasastri and Mahadeva (in the time of Mackenzie). Records that S. 1479, Isvara, Devarajarasa, Dalavai to Krishnaraja Udaiyar, granted the village of Bhusarapallam (?) to Brahmans. Ins., S Dts,, p. 32, No.11.


							Karuvalur.

37. On the southern wall of the inner temple of Karunakar-apperumaI. Records the grant of land in the village to the God in the reign of Konerinmaikondan, Ins., S. Dts., p. 47, No. 20.


							Kunnattur.

38. On a stone in the southern wall of the Lakshmi Narayanasvami temple. Records the grant of the village to the God by a Konerinmaikondan. Ins., S. Dts., p. 30, No. 5.

39. On the banks of the Kuruchchikulam tank, north of the village. A. record of Virachikka Udaiyar in Paritapi. Gift of the
 
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Tank and land to the God Kundram Udaiyar of Kunnatttur. Ins, S. Dts., P 30, No. 6.


							Naduvachcheri

40. On the western wall of Vinayaka temple in the Kodesvara temple. Records that Konerinimaikondan granted the village of Kodi-Tennur (?) as free gift to God Pumburadisvara Udaiyar. Ins., S Dts P 10 No. 20.

41. On a stone west of the Garuda mantapa. A grant of land to the God Kodesvara. Ibid., No. 21.

42. On the south side of a mantapa in the same shrine. Records that the inhabitants of " moondrapondee " gave, in the reign of Kulottunga Chola deva, some grant (mutilated in the original) to Kodapratti-tavamudaiyar. Ibid., p. it, No. 22.


							Puduppalaiyam.

43. On a stone east of the village. (Kanarese and Telugu) Records in Raktakshi the gift of 403 land in the village of Manoor to a Brahman Ramalinga Sastri. Ins., S. Dts., p. 54, No. 12.


							Sevur (Chevvur).

44. At the back of the Mahamantapam in the temple of Venka-taramanasvami. Records grant of land (i.e, veli) in S. 1233, to God Alagapperumal by Virarnapperumal (?) and Alagappillai in the reign of Vira Ballaladeva III. Ins., S. Dts. p. 42, No. I.

45. On the back side of the Vimanam. Records in the twentieth year of Sundara Pandya (Maravarman 1? 1216-35) the repair of the temple by the people. Ibid., No. 2.

46. On the north side of the Mahamantapam. Records gift of a garden in S. 1244, to Ganapati by Yerumanjaya Dannayakar in the reign of Vira-Ballala (III, 1292-1341). Ibid., No. 3.

47. On the southern wall of the Vimanam. Records the grant of the village of Kariyampadu to the God and Sri-Vaishnavas in the, fifteenth year of VIra-Pandya. [Was it the Kongu king who ruled from 1265 to 1281 ? See Cb. 14 above] Ibid., No. 4.

48. On the south side of the Alvar Mantapa. Records gift of land by the people of Vada-Parisaranadu to Alvar in the twentieth year of Sundara Pandya (Maravarman I? 1216-36). Ibid., No. 5.

49. On the north wall of the Ardha-Mantapam. Records a gift by the people of Vellalanadu and another to God in the fourteenth year of Vira Pandya. Ibid., No, 6. See note to 47 above.

50. On the west of the Vimanam. Records performing of Manavalaperumal festival by people in the ninteenth year of Vira Pandya. Ibid., No. 7. See NO. 47 above.

51. On the south side of the Ardha-Mantapam. Sale of dry field in the twenty-seventh year of Sundara Pandya (unidentifiable
 
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as no Sundara Pandya who ruled for such a long time is known) Ins., S. Dts., p. 42, No. 8.

52. On the west side of the same. Records sale of a garden for 300 panams in the reign of Sundara Pandya Seruvennandan (?)'. Ibid., No. 9.

53. On the west side of the Vimanam. A. damaged grant in S. 1256, in the reign of Vira-Ballala (III, 1292-1341). ibid., No. 10.

54. On the south side of the Mahamantapam in the temple. Records that Vira Mangiraja exempted in Sukla, the taxes on the weaver looms of Paroolnadu, Viracholavalanadu and Oduvangalanadu. Ibid., P. 45, No. II.

55. On the west side of the above. Grant of land by Virachola Isvaradeva in Svabhanu, to God Tirukapalesvaramudaiyar. Ibid., p. 45, No. 12. [Was the king the same as Rajadhiraja Virachola who is referred to in 593 of 1905 ?]

56. On the west side of the above. A damaged record of the fourteenth year of Vira-Rajendradeva. (Kongu king ? 1207-52.) Ibid., No. 13.

57. In the same place. A record of the same king, granting some land. Ibid., No. 14.

58. On the back side of Vallisvarasvami temple. A damaged grant of the twentieth year of Vira-Rajendra. Ibid., No. 15. See note to No. 55.

59. On the corner of the Ardha-Mantapam. A damaged grant of Mummudichola in the reign of Kulottungachola (second year). Ibid., p. 46, No. 16. See Cb. 22 above.

60. South of the above. A grant of the village of Kuladipanallur' by Konerinmaikondan to God Kapalesvara. Ibid., No. 17.

61. On the south side of the Maharnantapam in the same temple. Grant of five pons for lamp in the twentieth year of Vira-Rajendra-devan by Aryavalli. Ibid., No. 18. See No. 56.

62. On the southern wall of the Nartana-mantapam in Vaillisvara temple. Grant of twenty-five pons to God Kapalesvara for a lamp by Cholakkavundan in the reign of Vira-Nanjarayan. Ibid., No. 19.

63. On one of the three stones north of the village in the temple of Mukkonisvara between the shrines of the God and Goddess. Records that two chiefs granted a garden and some land to God Mukkunisvara in S. 1447, Parthiva, in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya (1509-30). Ibid., P. 49, No. 27.


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							Andiyur.

64. On a stone west of Dakshinamurti temple. A damaged record of the reign of Vira Pandya Deva. See Cb. 14. Ins., S. Dts., p. 31, No. 7.
 
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65. On a stone west of the Tandonrisvarasvami temple. Dated in the reign of. Vira Ballala Deva (III?). Records that a stone tub was carved by one " Auputtu Cattan " for throwing the flower offerings in.. Ins., S. Dts., p. 31, No. 8.

66. On a stone on the north side of rivara temple. Records that a chief granted forty panams to the temple in the sixth year of the reign of Sundara Pandya Deva (unidentified). Ibid., No. 9.

67. On a stone op the western side of the same temple. Records that the same chief presented a lamp to God Andisvaramudaiyar in the thirtieth year of the reign of Sundara Pandya. Deva. Ibid., No. Io. See note to Ch. 51.


							Bhavanikudal.

67-A. On .a stone in front of the mantapam of Ponnaramaulaimman in the local Isvara temple. Records that it was erected in a certain Parthiva by " Emmucuttee " Mudaliar and another. Ins. S. Dts., No. I. [Is Emmucuttee the same as Immadi Ghetti ?]

68. On the first surrounding wall of the same temple. Records that Dalavai Devaraya of Krishnaraja Udaiyar (1734-65) erected a mantapam. Ibid. No. 2. See No. 32 above.

69. In the mahamantapam. Records that one " Emmadecutti " Mudaliar erected various parts of the temple. Ibid. See No. 67-A.

70. On a stone in front of the Umamahesvara shrine. Records that Narayana Kavundan erected the Ardhamantapam and the Vimana in year Vijaya .


							Oricheri (Varucheri).

71. On a stone in the local temple. Records that Praudha Deva Raja granted the village as a free gift in S. 1200 Pramadi to Tirumalai Nallanchakravarti and Govindaraja chakravarti. Ins., S. Dts., p. 3, No. 6.


							Varadanallur (Vattanallore).

72. On a stone in the hands of one Rama Ayyaugar. Records that Pratapadeva Maharaya granted the village and erected an agraharam to Allala Bhatta and nine other Brahmans. Ins., S. Dts., p. 2, No. 5.


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							General.

73. C.P. No. 187 of Mr. Sewell's List,(Tamil and Grantha.) Records a grant by Raghunathadeva Maharaja, son of Sri Venkata-deva Maharaja of Uraiyur, agent of Visvanatha Nayakka Virappa Nayakka of Madura (1609-23) and feudatory of Vira Ramadeva (1620-30) then ruling at Penukonda. The date of the grant much injured, but it seems to be S. 1542 (A.D. 1620), S. 1541 having expired, Kalayukti.
 
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							Komarapalayam.

74. On the back side of the inner temple of Subrahmanya. Records that in S. 1598, Nala, in the reign of Chikka Deva (1672-1704), one Ranganadaa Setti and another erected two mantapams and granted one Salagai of paddy land. Ins., S. Dts., p. 4, No. 2.

See Mr. Sewell's Antiquities, I, 217 where this place is noticed and with references to Buchanan and Fergusson. Three inscriptions only are mentioned by him. Of these the first two are included in. this list. The third is alleged to be an inscription of Konerimaikondan Sundara Pandya who is unidentifiable. The temple is said to have been built by Alakadri Naidu, a brother-in-law of Tirumal Naik (1623-59).

75. 547 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On a stone built into the floor of the mantapa at the southern entrance to the central shrine of the Goshthisvara temple. A fragment in very archaic characters.

76. 548 of 1893.-- (Sanskrit and Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III, 1292---1341) in S. 1245, expired, Rudhi-rodgarin.

77, 549 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine, first tier. A record in the twenty-fourth year of Vikrama-Choladeva. [Was he a Chola or Kongu-Chola ? ] Records gift of a lamp.

78. 550 of 1893. (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record in the twenty-seventh year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of rice. Referred to in Antiquities, I, 217.

79. 551 of 1893. (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record in the twelfth year of Vikrama-Choladeva, [The Chola king of this name ruled only for seventeen years from 1118 to 1135. Was this the Kongu king who ruled from 1004 to 1045 ? See Ch. 1901 Records gift of paddy.

80. 552 of 1893. (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record in the second year of Karikala-Choladeva. Records gift of land. Karikal was evidently a Kongu-Chola.

81. 553 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall, second tier. A record in the second year of Ko-Rajaraja-Karikala Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp. See No. 80.

82. 554 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the same wall, third tier. A record in the second year of Karikala-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp. See No. 80.

83. 555 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record in the fifteenth year of Vira-Chaladeva (Parantaka I or Kongu Chola ?). Records gift of paddy.
 
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84. 556 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall, fifth tier. An incomplete record in the third year of Konerimaikondan.

85. 557 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall, sixth tier. A record in the second year of Karikala-Choladeva: Records gift of a lamp. See No. 8o above.

86. 558 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same tier. An incomplete record in the thirty-seventh year of Atirajaraja . . . jadeva.

87. 559 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On a stone built into the same wall. A record in Kaliyuga 4734.

88. 560 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine, first tier. A record in the seventeenth year of the Chola (?) king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-- 35). Records gift of a lamp. 

89. 561 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record in the sixteenth year of Vira-Rajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp by a merchant from the Pandya country. [The king was evidently the Kongu-Chola who ruled from 1207 to 1252 ?]

90. 562 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine, first tier. A record in the fifteenth year of Konorimel-kondan. Confers certain rights on the artisans of the southern Kongu country.

91. 563 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record in the twelfth year of Karikala-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp by a palanquin bearer.

92. 564 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record in the eleventh year of Karikala-Choladeva. Records gift of a lotus pond. See No. 80 above.

93. 565 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same tier. A record of Konerimaikondan. Records gift of land.

94. 566 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine, left of entrance. An obliterated record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva.

95. 567 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the sixteenth year of king Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of paddy. See note to Cb. 47.

96. 568 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Ko-Maravarman alias Vira-Pandyadeva.

97. 569 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall, right of entrance. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva. Built in. Records gift of paddy by a native of the Pandya country.

98. 570 of 1893.-- (Vatteluttu.) On the inner side of the north wall of the outer prakara of the same temple. A record in the third year of Ko-Atisaya-Chola Vlra-Narayandeva (Parahtaka I?).
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99. In the north-west corner of the garbhagriham. A record dated K.4734 (A.D. 1633) making a Private grant of lands to the temple.


							Vellalur

100. 141 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the Varadaraja-Perumal temple. .A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III), in Chitrabhanu. Records gift of land to the temple of Tiruvulagalanda-Perumal, by the assembly of Vallalur in Perur-nadu. Mentions the grain measure tiruva-naikkal.

101. 142 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the east entrance into the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Tenisvara temple in the same village ; right side. A record in the eighteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva. Records that certain classes residing in Annadana-sivapuri alias Vellalar in Perur-nadu provided for worship in the temple of Avinasi-Aludaiyar at Tiruppukkoliyur. [The king was apparently the Kongu-Chola who came to the throne in 1005.]

102. 143 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same entrance; left side. A record in the seventeenth year of Vira-Choladeva Kongu king. Records gift of the door-post for the merit of a certain Kovan-Arasan.

103. 144 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the south entrance into the same mantapa. A record in the fourth year of Rajarajadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp by a merchant of Manaipambadi in Vayaraikkal-nadu, to the god of Tennurpadi.

104. 145 of 1910. (Tamil.) On a pillar in the same mantapa. A record in the fourteenth year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of the pillar by a private individual. The king was evidently the Kongu chief who ruled from 1004 to 1045.

105. 146 of 1910. (Tamil.) On another pillar in the same place. An incomplete record in the ninth year of Vikrama-Choladeva. See note to the above epigraph.

106. 147 of 1910. (Tamil of about the ninth century A.D.) On the third pillar in the same place. A record in .the eleventh year of the Chera king Kokkandan Viranarayana, the sovereign Jewel of the Chandradityakula.' Records gift of the stone pillar to the mantapa of Nakkanar at Velilur-Tennur, by a. private individual. [The kings Kokkanda or Kantha and Ravi mentioned in this inscription, says Mr. Krishna Sastri, may be identical with the two kings of the same name at Namakkal. (See Ep. Ind., III, 79-82.) All these Chera kings apparently claimed to be the descendants of both the sun and moon (Chandradityas). The title Viranarayana

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was not improbably assumed by the chiefs as they were feudatories of Vira Narayana or Parantaka I, 905-47.]

107. 148 of 1910. (Tamil). On the fourth pillar in the same place. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Chera king Kokkandan Ravi, 'the sovereign jewel of the Chandradityakula. ' Records gift of the stone pillar to the same mantapa, by another -private individual. [See Tillaisthanam inscriptions (Tanjore district) where we get evidences which seem to prove that Kokkandan of this and previous inscription was the contemporary of Varaguna Pandya and Aditya-Chola, the father of Parantaka I.]

108. 149 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the fifth pillar in the same place. A record in the third year of Vikrama-Choladeva (Kongu-Chola). Records gift of money fa twenty lamps by a native of Kannangudi in Tanjavur-kurram, a district of Pandikulasani-valanadu, which was a subdivision of Chola-mandalam, to the temple of Tenur-Andar at Vallalur.


							DHARAPURAM TALUK.


							Dharapuram.

109. On the north wall of mantapam in the temple of Uttama Raghavaperumal temple in Dharapurarn Fort. Records that in K. 4488, Prabhava, Srinatha (?) Devaraja Udaiyar (a chief of Ariyappa Udaiyar) re-established the mantapam and past endowments. Ins., S. Dts., P. 197, No. 16.


							Korinjivadi near Dharapuram.*

110. 580 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the doorway of the shrine of the Sokkanatha temple. A record in the twenty-fifth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Sundara-Pandyadeva (unidentified). Records gift of two pillars.

111. 581 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record of the Vijayanagara king Maharaya Devarava II, son of Vira-Vijayaraya, in S. 1363 expired, Durmukhi (mistake for Durmati). Records gift of land. [I have traced this inscription to Ins., S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), p. 117, No. 19. Curiously enough it mentions the year correctly.]

112. 582 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Konerinmaikondan Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land. [Ins., S. Dts., p. 197, No. 18. ft attributes the inscription to the thirtieth year of the reign and records grant of three mas and and one kani of land. The king has not been identified.]

(Footnote: * The inscriptions of this place collected by Mackenzie are listed in Ins., S. Dts., pp. 197----8, N6s. 17-21. All these are in the departmental list, except an inscription of  Konerinmai-kondan in his thirtieth year granting six mas of land. (No. 19.))
 
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113. 583 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in Raudri of Maharaya-Devaraya-Udaiyar. Records gift of land, [As Raudri corresponds to 1440 and as there is no Raudri year possible in Devaraya I's reign, it follows that the king intended here is Devaraya II.]

114. 584 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the shrine of Minakshi-Amman in the same temple. A record in the fourth year of Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land. [This might be Ins., S. Dts., p. 198, No. 20, but doubtful.]

115. 585 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same shrine. A record of Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land (13 mas). Ibid., p. 198, No. 21. '


							Bolumampatti.

116. 150 of 1910. (Tamil.) At the entrance into the central shrine in the Nagesvara temple. A record in the twenty-seventh year of Virarajendradeva. Records that a private individual a resident of Adiradarajan-tirumadaivilagam, set up these two doorposts in the temple of Tirunagichchurarn-Udaiyar. [Mr. Krishna Sastri points out that the name Adiridarajan Tirumadaivilagam reminds the old Chera rule. Was the king the same as the Kongu chief who ruled from 1207 to 1252 ?]

117. 151 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the third year of Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land for offerings to the temple of Tirunagisvaram-Udaiyar at Muttam alias Amarabhujangaranallur. Mentions Uttamasili vaykkal.

118. 152 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of Rajarajadeva. Records gift of land to the servants of the same temple for providing offerings.

119. 153 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the seventeenth year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Mentions the same temple.

120. 154 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the twenty-seventh year of Raja-kesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Seems to register gifts of land made by the early Chera kings Adiradarajadeva and Rajarajadeva, to the temples at Muttam surnamed (apparently in the period of the Chera rule). Ravivarma-chaturvedimangalam and Arnarabhujangaranallur. Mentions Kolur alias Arumolideva-chaturvedimangalam and Raja-rajanallur.

121. 155 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the wall of the mantapa in front of the Nagesvari shrine in the same temple. A record in the thirty-second year of the Kongu-Chola Vikrama-Choladeva (1005-45). Built in at the beginning and stones out of order.
 
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Records gift of money for offerings to the shrine of Kotidevar in the temple of Tirunagichcharam-Udaiyar. Ravivarma-chaturvedimanglam and Amarabhujangaranallur are both mentioned as the surnames of Muttam.

122. 156 of 1910.(Tamil.) On the west wall of the Venkatesvara Perumal. temple in the same village. Records gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Kulasekhara-Vinnagar-Emberuman.

123. 157 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall, Records gift of money for a lamp to the same temple.


							Kangyam.

123-A. On a stone in the temple of Agastyesvara. Records that in K. 4633, Ananda (?), in the reign of Balayyadeva Raja, the people of two villages gave a piece of land to the deity. Ins., S. Dts., p. 35, No. 20.


							Kurukkaipaloyam.

123-B. A C.P. in the hands of Isanasivacharya, Superintendent of the local matha. Records in S. 4452 a grant of land to God Tirumala vali nathasvami and Gnansiva Svamiyar. Ins., S. Dts., P. 40, No. 41.


							Muttur.

124.158 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Cholesvara temple. A record in the seventh year of Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp by a merchant of Kangayam to the temple of Kulottungasolisvaram-Udaiyar at Muttur. See Cb. 250 which reveals the existence of a Kongu-Chola who ruled from 1145 to 1163 at least.

125. 159 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the fifth year of Virarajendradeva (1 1207-52). Records the gift of money for a lamp by a merchant.

126., 160 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the seventh year of Kulottunga-Choladeva. Seems to record a gift to the temple of Kulottungasolisvaram Udaiyar at Muttur in Kangaya-nadu. See note to 124.

127.161 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged .record in the sixth year of Konerinmaikondan. Registers an order to Paparaja of Muttur that he should provide for offerings in the temple of Kulottungasolisuram-Udaiyar, out of the tax he had to pay to the king.

128.162 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A damaged record in the eighth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva. On the left margin are engraved the syllables Rajakesari " Mentions Muttur in Kangayanadu. See No. 124 above.

129. 163 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the eighth year of Rajakesari Tribhuvanachakravartin
 
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Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records that some residents of Muttur borrowed money from the same temple. See No. 124 above.

130. 164 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record in the fourth year of Virarajendradeva (Kongu chief ?, 1207-52). Records gift of a lamp, by a lady, to the same temple. Mentions Kottanur in Tenkarai-nadu.

131. 165 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of Virarajendradeva (Kongu chief ?, 1207-52). Records gift of money for a lamp to the shrine of Periyanachchiyar at Muttur by the son of Uttamasolappallavaraiyan, one of the Kuvalanvala.var of Muttur.

132. 166 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the twentieth year of Virarajendradeva (1207-52 ?). Records gift of money for offerings to the temple of Kulottunga-solichcharam Udaiyar at Muttur.


							Palaiyakottai.

132-A. A C.P. in the hands of Sakkarai Kavundan recording that in K. 4346 Prabha(va), in the reign of Virupaksharaya, his minister Nanjana Udaiyar appointed one Alaga Uttama Kavundan (?) of Kariyur as the manager of the twenty-four Nads for his heroic exploits against the "Kongarayer." Ins., S. Dts., p. 40, No. 42. [The date and the name of the king seem to throw suspicion on the genuineness of the record.]


							Paranjervali.

133. 556 of 1908. (Tamil.) On two pillars lying in the Vira-narayana Perumal temple. A damaged record in the ninth year of Rajadhiraja-Viranarayana-Vira-Chola. Seems to record a gift of land. [Ins., S. Dts., p. 28, No. 2, which says that the gift was a tank with some land. The king might be the same as Parantaka 1 or more probably the Kongu-Chola who ruled from 1118 onward.]

134. 557 of 1908. (Tamil.) On a slab lilting in the same temple. In modern characters. Records in Vilambi, gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Viranarayana at Paranjerpalli.

135. 558 of 1908. (Tamil.) On a broken pillar lying in the Madhyapurisvara temple in the same village. A mutilated record in the fifth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35).

136. 559 of 1908. (Tamil.) On a slab set up near the well in the same temple. A record in the fifth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Records gift of money for offerings to the temple of Natturamarndar in Paranserpalli in Kangayanadu.

137. 560 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the second slab set up in the same temple. A record in the first year of the Chola king Raja-Vikrama-Choladeva. Probably a copy of an older record in modern
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characters. Records gift of village and a tank to the temple of Natturamarnda-Nayanar at Paranjerpalli in Kangeya-nadu. [A mutilated version of this is in Ins., S. Dts., p. 28, No. I, where Vikrama Chola is called " Viramapondiyadevur.]

138. 619 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the central shrine in the Mandisvara temple. A record in the sixteenth year of Virarajendradeva (1207-52). The village is called Vallierichchal in Kangeya-nadu and the temple Mandanisvaram Udaiyar. Mentions also Rajakesaripuram.

139. 620 of 1905.(Vatteluttu.) On a stone built into the south wall or the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A fragment of record. Mentions Tiruppandikkodumudi.

140. 621 of 1905.-- (Vatteluttu.) On a second stone built into the same wall. A fragment of record in the thirty-third year of the king whose name is mutilated. Mentions a native of Amur.


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							Erode.

141. 12 of 1891.-- (Tamil.) South wall of the Ardrakapalesvara temple. A record of the fourth year of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Ravikodai alias Kokkalimukkan.

142. 13 of 1891.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Vijayanagar sovereign Vira Venkatapatiraya I, dated S. 1510 (expired), Sarvadhari.

143. 14 of 1891.-- (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same temple. A record of the Hoysala king Vira Vallaladeva (III, 1292-1340), dated S. 1262 (expd.), Vikrama.

144. 15 of 1891.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the twenty-second year of Ko-Ravikodai.

145. 16 of I891.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Ranga-nathasvami temple. A record of Ko-Rajakesarivarman alias Vira Pandyadeva in his tenth year. [The inscription is unique as an example of a Pandyan king wearing a Chola title. He was evidently the Kongu ruler from 1255 to 1281. See Cb. 196 and 197. Also 150 of 1905 at Venjamakudalur, Trichinopoly Dt.]

146. 17 of 1891. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. A record of S. 1449 (expd.), Pramoduta (inconsistent). Mentions Chikkaraya.

147. 167 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the door posts of the entrance into the central shrine in the Raghunathasvamin temple. A record in the fifteenth year of the Chola king Madiraikonda-Parakesarivarman (905-47). In characters much later than the time of Madiraikonda Parantaka I. Records that the people of Elugaraittiruvayappadi-nadu agreed to pay certain taxes foothe worship of
 
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Vennaikkuta Nayanar (i.e., Raghunatha) in the temple of PaIligondalvar at Irodu. "The fee is specified as follows:- paiyam on each tenant (kudi); 1/8 panam from the bridegroom and 1/8 from the bride in each marriage ceremony; and I kunri and I manjadi of gold as sudugattuppattam."

148. 168 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Ardrakapalesvara temple in the same village. A record of Viraraya Tavakka-Maraiyanayaka-Udaiyar in S. 1426, Rudhirodgarin. Records gift of land for repairs and festivals to the temple of Tondisvaramudaiya-Mahadeva at Irodu in Kanchittundam, a subdivision of Melkarai Pundurai-nadu.

149. 169 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Parvata-Rahuttar in S. 1432, Prajotpatti Records gift of money (Devarayapon) for offerings to the temple of Tondayappar or Tomdisvaramudaiya-Tambiranar at Irodu in Kahchittundam, a subdivision of Melakarai-nadu which was a district of Kongu-mandalam. The donor was a gavundan, one of the Okkalmakkalu (cultivators) of Ummattur-sirmai. [Mr. Krishna Sastri suggests that Parvata Rahuttar might have been a prince of the royal family placed by Krishna Raya in charge of the newly conquered Ummattur country or one of the rebellious chiefs whom he had to punish. For the Devarayapon fton or pagoda see Ind. Ante XX, p. 302.]

150. 170 of 1910.-- (Kanarese.) At the entrance into the same mantapa right of the Dvarapalaka image. A damaged record of the Maistir king Kanthirava Narasaraja-Vaderu (1638-59), in Manmatha. Mentions Dalavayi Hampayya and Madhura. See Mys. Gazr., I, p. 364. The incription shows the triumph of Mysore arms over Madura in the reign of Tirumal Naik. See Ind. Antq.

151. On the south wall of the Mahamantapam in the temple of Tondesvara. Records in the reign of Viraraya grant of two mas of land by Savakkamaraya ? Nayakar to the deity by himself. Ins., S. Dts., p. 89, No. 10.

152. On the east of the front Mantapam. Grant by Parvataraya of the village of Ummattur in S. 1333, Prajotpatti. Ibid., p. 90, No. 11. The date is inconsistent and should be S. 1433. See No. 149 above.

153. In the same place. A gift of land by Ahiyappa Govinda. Ibid., No. 12.

154. On the western wall. Records a grant of land by one " Kokale Mookur " in the fourth year to God Tondesvara. Ibid No. 13.

155. On the west of the inner temple. Records in S. 1262, in the reign of Vira Ballaladeva (III, 1292-1340) gift of the village of Pendulore by the people of Pandurainadu. Ibid., No. 14.
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156. On the south of the Mahamantapam. Records that the people of Pundurainadu gave in Sarvadhari, in the reign of Vira Venkatapatiraya 102, veils of land to the deities Tondesvara, Pallikonda Perumal, etc. Ins., S. Dts,, p. 89, No. 15. [If Sarvadhari is taken to be year 1588, the emperor referred to should be Venkata I, 15861614.]

157. On the west of the inner temple. Records grant of land in Ahiyur to God Tondesvara in the twenty-second year Tiruvunda.Tadur. Ibid., No. 16,

158. On the west side of the inner temple. Records in S.1449, in the reign of Virasekhara Raya, that the people of Pandurainadu granted a village near Chattanur to Gods Pallikorida and Tondesvara. Ibid., p. 92, No. 17,

159. On the west side of the inner temple. Records in the twentieth year of Vira-Pandya (1265-81) gift of a village by the people of Pundurainadu. Ibid No. 18.

160. On a stone at the gate of the Perumal temple. A record of the gift of land by Periyakondappan and Chinnakondappan.to the God and Goddess. ibid., No. 19

161. On the southern wall of the Vinayaka Mantapa. Records the grant of the village of Yerukka Kadalayanur ? to God Goda-prattitavamudaiyar by Konerinmaikondan. Ibid., p. 93, No, 20.

162. On the south side of the Vinayaka temple. Records the grant of the " Auchoo" to the God for worship and food offering in the twenty-ninth year of Vira-Rajendrachola (Kongu chief ?). Ibid., NO. 21.


							Kavattampalaiyam.

163. 601 of 1905.-- (Tamil,) On a slab set up at the tank near the village. A damaged record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Mentions Kudur.


							Sarkar-Periyapalaiyam.

164. 304 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the Sugrivesvara-temple. A record in the twenty-second year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Provides for the maintenance and supervision of an irrigation tank at Suralur alias Sundara-Pandya-nallur in Voyaraikka-nadu which belonged to the temple of Kurakkuttali-Aludaiya-Navanar.

165. 305 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the' eighth year of 'the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land for the requirements of a festival named after the king, in the temple of Kurakkuttali-Aludaiya-Nayanar, 'the lord of Mugandanur in the Vira-Sola-Valanadu. Mentions Valuppurrakku-nadu. See No. 145 above.
 
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166. 306 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record the third year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp to the shrine of Vaduga-Pillaiyar in the temple of Kurakkattali-Aludaiyar Nayanar, the lord of Mugandanur in Virasola-valanadu, by a certain setti surnamed Seraman-Tolan of Palinallur.

167. 307 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A. record in the fourth year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land.

168. 308 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Mentions Tirukkurakkuttali-Udaiyar.

169. 309 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Virarajendradeva (1207-36). Records gift of land to Appan Virarajendra-solachakravartin, one of the priests of the temple of Aludaiya-Nayanar at Manniyur in Vada-parisara-nadu. Mentions also the temple of Kurakkuttali Aludaiya-Nayanar, the lord of Mugandanur in Virasola-Valanadu.

170. 310 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Sundara-Pandyadeya. Records gift of land to the same individual.

171. 311 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Sundara-Pandyadeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of land for offerings and repairs. Mentions Tenkarai-Chchuralur.

172. 312 of 1908-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Sundara-Pandyadeva. Record gift of land in Tenkarai-Chcharalur.

173. 313 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Sugri-vesvara temple. A record in the 22nd year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Refers to Suralur alias Sundara-Pandya-nallur which was a gift by Sundara-Pandya to the temple of Kurakkuttali-Nayinar. Mentions also Sidakkarchi in Vayaraikka-nadu.

174. 314 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fourth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Sandara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of land for offerings.

175. 315 of 1908.-- (Tamil.) On a pillar set up in the courtyard of the same temple. A record of Ummattar king Mahamandalesvara Vira-Nanjaraya-Udaiyar in S. 1421, Siddharthin Records gift of land by a merchant (setti) to the temple of Kurakkuttali-Tambiranar,

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 the lord of Mugandanur in Kailasanivasa-chaturvedimangalam. Mentions the .Kavundas of Vadaparisara-nadu. See Nos. 30 and 31 above.

176. 316 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Varada. raja-Perumal temple in the same village. Mentions in Nandana the temple of Perumal Varadarasar at Mugundanur.

177. 317 of 1908. (Tamil.) On the west and south walls of the same temple. A record in the fourteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. A damaged record. Mentions Vikramasolachaturvedimangalam and the temple of Vikrama-Chola Vinnagaralvar named after the king.

178. 602 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Chandramaulisvara temple. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Somesvara (son of Vira Narasimha II and father of Vira Narasimha III and Vira Ramanatha), in Subhanu (i.e., 5. 1146). Built in at the end.

179. 603 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the south base of the same Shrine. A record in the twentieth year of the Kongu-Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Records that a native of Vijayamangalam made some repairs to the temple of Chandrapura-Udaiyar at Tingalur.

180. 604 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the south and east bases of the same shrine. A record of Konerinmaikondan. Built in at the beginning. Records gift of a tank (kulam) for celebrating a festival called Kulottunga-Solansandi.

181. 605 of 1905. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the east, and north bases of the same shrine. A record of the Kongu-Chola (?) Konerinmaikondan Kulottunga-Chola. Records gift of the village of Teraiyur alias Kulottunga-Cholanallur in Kuruppu-nadu to the temple of Chandrapurisvaramudaiyar at Tingalur in the same nadu.

182. 606 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Vikrama-Choladeva (1118-35). Registers a letter from Akalankanadalvan.

183. 607 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. A damaged record in the thirty-fifth year of the Kongu-Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-rajendradeva (1207-52).

184. 608 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa left of entrance. A record in the thirteenth year of the Kongu Chola king Vikrarma-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp.

185. 609 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record in the forty-first year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp.
 
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186. 610 of 1905.  (Tamil.) On a pillar of the same mantapa. A record in S. 1197, second year of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrarma-Choladeva (1118-35). A portion of the inscription has to be read upwards from the bottom.

187. 611 of 1905. (Tamil.) On another pillar of the same mantapa. A record in the third year of the Pandya king Vira-Pandyadeva. Records that a private individual set up a balipitha.

188. 612 of 1905. (Tamil.) On a third pillar of the same mantapa. A record in the fourth year of the Chola king Vikrama Choladova (1118-35). Records the setting up of an image by a native of Sundara-Pandyapuram in the Pandya country.

189. 613 of 1905. (Tamil.) On a fourth pillar of the same mantapa. A record in the forty-first year of the Chola king Virarajendradeva. Records the gift of four rows of pillars.

190. 614 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the door post of the kitchen in: the Pushpanatha (Jaina) temple in the same village. A record in S. 967, fortieth year of the Kongu-Chola king Vikrama Choladeva (A.D. 1004-45). Records the building of the mukhamantapa of the temple which is called Sandiravasadi. The king has the epithet Konattan. [The inscription is referred to in Mack. MSS.* See Ins., Dts, p. 100 , No. 12,]

191. 615 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall .of the central shrine in the Alagiyaraja Perumal temple in the same village. A record in the third year of the Kongu-Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Vira-Pandyadeva (1265-81). Records gift of land to the temple of Sundara-Pandya-Vinnagar-Emberuman at Tingalur.

192. 616 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. .A record in the fourteenth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva (1265-81). Records gift of land.

193. 617 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-third year of the Pandya. king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I or II?). Records gift of money (23 fanams acc. to Mack. MSS.) for two lamps. Mentions Tirupputtur in Keralasinga-valanadu, a subdivision of Pandi-mandalarn. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 98, No. 6. It is not known whether the king referred to is he who came to the throne in 1251, 1271 or 1276.

194. 618 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Alagiyaraja-Perumal temple. A record in the

(Footnote: *The Mack. MSS, also refer to two other inscriptions here, one of which is damaged, and refers to " Munivetadoornooperar." The other is a record of Vira Ballala  granting the village of "Auricanellore" to the God " Parumbam Nayanar," See, Ins., .S, Dts. P 100, Nos. 13 and 14.)
 
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Eighteenth year of king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva (1265-81). Registers an endowment for offerings by the, villagers of Taunri alias Vikrama-Solapuram. The sign for aydam is used in this inscription in the word abkam in line 4. [The inscription is given in Ins., S. Dts., p. 98, No. 7. It says that one measure of rice and some oil were endowed.]

Vengambur (" Vangumpoor ").

195. On a stone in the local temple of Isvara. Records that in the second year of Vira-Pandyadeva, Sundara-Pandya Narasingadeva granted the village as free gift to God Virajayankondesvara Udaiyar. See Ins., S. Dts., in Mack. MSS., p. 89, No. 9.

Vijayamangalam.

196. 544 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the south base of the central shrine in the Kariyamanikka-Perumal temple. A damaged record of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva in S. 1202, in his fifteenth year. Records gift of money for a lamp. Mentions Vira-Choja-chaturvedimangalam. The temple is called Tirumerkoyil Sittirameli Vinnagar-Nayanar Karumanikkalvar at Visaiyamangalam in Kuruppu-nadu. [The inscription shows that this king came to the throne in 1265.]

197. 545 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same base. A damaged record of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva in S. 1202. Regnal year lost. Records gift of a flower garden and of a lamp. See note to the above epigraph.

198. 546 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north base of the same shrine. A record in the tenth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (apparently the Kongu-Chola, 1207-36). Records a gift for offerings. The temple is called Tirumerkoyil Sittirameli-Vinnagaralvar at Visaiyamanglam in Kuruppunadu. The gift is placed under the protection of the ninety-nine belonging to the left hand caste.

199. 547 of 1905. (Tamil:) On the north base of the central shrine in the Kariyamanikka-Perumal temple. A record in the twelfth year of the Pandya king Tribhuvanachakravartin. Vira-Pandyadeva. Records a gift for a lamp. The temple is called Sittirameli-Vinnagar-Emberuman Karumanikkalvar at Visaya-mangalam [See Cb. 196 above for the probable identity of the king.]

200. 548 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine, right of entrance. A record in the twenty-third year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I? 1251-64). Built in at the end. Records gift of a lamp. See Ch. 193.
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201. 549 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A recork in the twenty-eighth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I ?, 1251-64). Built in at the end. Records gift of a lamp. See Cb. 193.

202. 550 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall left of entrance. A record in the seventeenth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I?, 1251-64). Built in at the beginning. Records the gift of a lamp. See Cb. 193.

203. 551 of1905.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A damaged record in the twenty-fourth year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias .Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I, 1251--64?). Built in at the beginning. Records gift of a lamp.

204. 552 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the south base of the same mantapa. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III) in S. 1249, Prabhava. Records gift of land by the residents of Kuruppunadu for the prosperity of the king and of the country. [This and other inscriptions of Vira-Ballala show that even after the Musalman conquest he maintained his rule in Kongu country.)

205. 553 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the second year of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I?, .1251-64), Records gift of a lamp.

206. 554 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north base of the same mantapa. A record in the seventeenth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva (1265--81). cords gift of a lamp. Mentions Kangaya-nadu.

207. 555 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On a pillar lying near the south prakara of the same temple. A record in S. 1179, second year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of a door post. [The inscription shows that there was a Kongu-Chola named Vikrama who came to the throne in 1256. See Cb. 230 below, wherefrom it is certain that he ruled till 1263 at least.]

208. 556 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the central shrine in the Nagesvarasvamin temple in the same village. A damaged record in the fifth year of the Kongu-Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias. Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva. Mentions Ugayppadi, Rajarajapuram and the temple of Tirunagisvara.

209. 557 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-second year of Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Records gift of a lamp.

210. 558 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in' the forty-first year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp. Mentions Pidariyur. See No. 208.
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211. 559 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. A damaged record in the thirtieth year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp. See No. 208.

212. 560 of 1905.- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the forty-first year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp.

213. 561 of 1905.- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. A record in the thirteenth year of the Kongu-Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva. Built in at the end. See No. 208.

214. 562 of 1905.--(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the thirtieth year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp.

215. 563 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of a gold ornament for the goddess and a lamp. Mentions Visaiyamangalam and Puvaniya-nadu.

216. 564 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the third year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp by a merchant. See Cb. 196.

217. 565 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Sundara-Pandyadeva. Mentions the temple of Vikrama-Cholisvaramudaiyar at Vijayamangalam. See Cb. 196.

218. 566 of 1905.- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fifth year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp. See Cb 196.

219. 567 of 1905.- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp. The village is called Visaiyamangalam. See Cb. 196.

220. 568 of 1905.- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of the Chola (?) king Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III). Records gift of money for offerings. Mentions Kangayam in Kangayanadu.

221. 569 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in S. 1202, fifteenth year of king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimai-kondan Vira-Pandyadeva. Records that the king re-named a ruined tank (at Vagaipputtur) Vira-Pandyappereri and granted all lands irrigated by it free of taxes to the villagers, who had to make provision for offerings to the goddess apparently from the produce of the land.

222. 570 of 1905.- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same mantapa. A record in the fourth year of king Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp. For the probable identity of the king see Nos. 207 and 230.

223. 571 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record, in the thirteenth, year of king Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp.
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224. 572 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the fourth year of Tribhuvanaviradeva. Records gift of two lamps. See No. 220 above.

225. 573 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. An unfinished record in S. 1022, . . . year of Abhimana Rajadhiraja. [Records gift of a lamp. The record shows the existence of a Kongu-Chola chief named Rajadhiraja. See next epigraph.]

226. 574 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of . . . Sola-Rajadhiraja in S. 1022. Regnal year lost. Records a gift for offerings to the temple of Tiru-nagesvaram-Udaiyar. See the previous inscription.

227. 575 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the nineteenth year of Vira-Pandyadeva. See Cb. 196.

228. 576 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajadhiraja, the date of which is lost. Mentions Uttama-Cholachaturvedimangalam, in Vira-Chola-vala-nadu. See Cb. 225.

229. 577 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of Kulottunga Choladeva. Records the setting up of the image of the goddess and an endowment for offerings and for two lamps.

230. 578 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in S. 1185, seventh year of Vikrama-Cheladeva. Refers to the repairs of the mantapa and registers copies made of the inscriptions found on the walls (two of Kulottunga and five of Virarajendra). The same Vikrama Chola is referred to in Cb. No. 207 above.

231. 579 of 1905.-- (Tamil..) On the same wall. A record in the thirteenth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records a gift by a samanta named Kulottunga-Chola-Vikramadityadeva. See Cb. 190 for the probable identity of the king.

932. 580 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third year of king Virarajendradeva. Records gift of a lamp.

233. 581 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of a Chola king whose name is lost. Records gift of a lamp.

234. 582 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa right of entrance. A record in the third year of Tri-bhuvanachakravartin Konerimaikondan Tribhuvanaviradeva. (Kulottunga III, ? 1178-1216) " Parakesari " is engraved at the beginning of the inscriptions. Registers an order addressed to the pujaris and temple managers of a number of districts and towns.

235. 583 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the eleventh year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp. See Cb. 190.
 
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236. 584 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall, left of entrance. A record in the fourteenth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Registers an order for offerings and for 90 lamps on the day of Sivaratri.

237. 585 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the shrine of the goddess in the same temple. Registers an order regarding the division of the income in all temples of Kuruppunadu.

238. 586 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the shrine of the goddess in the Nagesvarasvamin temple. A record in the ninth year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp. The goddess is called Tirukkamakkottattavadi-nachchiyar. See Ch. 196.

239. 587 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine. .A record in the twelfth year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp. See Cb. 196.

240. 588 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in Dttndubhi (i.e., S. 1245) of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III). Records gift of the village of Amur alias Rahuttarayanallur.

241. 589 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp. The goddess is called Tirukkamakkottattaludaiya nachchiyar.

242. 590 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Registers in S. 1265, Subhanu an agreement of the villagers to adopt heaped measures.

243. 591 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. A record in the twenty-seventh year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp by the villagers. The money was obtained by selling the paddy belonging to the shrine of the goddess.

244. 592 of 1905. (Tamil.) On a stone built into the western wall of the first prakara of the same temple. A damaged record in S. 1022,  . . . . . . . year of . . . . . .Rajadhirajarieva. Seems to register a gift of land. See Cb. 225 where the same king is referred to.

245. 593 of 1905. (Tamil.) On a slab set up near the same prakara. A record in S. 1044, fifth year of Rajadhiraja Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of land. Mentions Kangaya-nadu, the temple of Nangainili at Tennur near Vijayamangalam and Ugappadi. [The inscription throws light on another Kongu-chola king of this name. He was apparently ruler from A.D. 1117 to 1123 at least.]

246. 594 of 1905. (Tamil.) On a stone built into the west wall of tIle Somevara temple in the same village. A damaged record in the third year of Virarajendradeva.
 
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247. 595 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record in the twenty-eighth year of the Pandya Sundara-Pandyadeva. Mutilated and stones out of order. Records the gift of a lamp to the temple of Attanisvaram-Udaiyar.

248. 596 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the central shrine in the Chandranatha (Jaina) temple in the same village. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Harihara-raya-Udaiyar (III), son of Vira-Devaraya-Udaiyar (Devaraya I), 1334, Nandana. Records gift of land.

249. 597 of 1905. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the east face of a piliar of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. The stone (commemorating the) nisidika of Pullappa, younger sister of Chamundaraja,.who, the Government Epigraphist surmises, might be the same as the minister of the two Ganga kings .Marasimha II and Rachamalla II, who set up the Jaina colossus at Sravana Belgola. (Ep. Ind., VII, p. 108 f .).

250. 598 of 1905.-- (Tamil.) On the north and west faces oft the same pillar. A record oft, the Kongu-Chola king Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulattunga-Choladeva in S. 1085, and in his fourteenth year. Records gift of land for offering to the Virasanghatapperumballi at Vijayamangalam. 'The record reveals the existence of a Kongu-Chola chief who came to the throne in A.D. 1149 and ruled till 1163 at least.]

251. 599 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the door post of the eastern entrance into the same mantapa, right side. A fragment of record. Registers an endowment for the requirements of certain festivals.

252. 600 of 1905. (Tamil.) In the same place, left side. A mutilated record in S. 1189, forty-sixth year (of whom ?). Records gift of the door-post.


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253. On a stone marked with conch and discus. Records the grant in Pramadi, of the village of Ayalur to God Trivikrama Vinnaharam Perumal of Elattur. Ins., S. Dts., P. 49, No. 26.

							Danayakankottai.

254. 436 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall o the centra shrine in the ruined Siva temple in the fort. A record in S. 1270, expired, Virodhin. The temple is called Tandanrisuramudaiyar at Turavalur alias Nilagiri-sadaranan-kottai in Oduvanga-nadu, a district of Kongu-mandalam.

255. 437 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III, 1292-1341) in S. 1260, expired, Prarnathin. Records

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gift of two villages to the temple of Tandonrisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Turavalur alias Nilagirisadharanan-kottai by Madappan Singaya-Darmayakkar. One of them had been granted in S. 1258, expired, Isvara.

256. 438 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Specifies in S. 1269, expired, Sarvajit, the names of the dancing girls who had to serve in the temple of Tandondrisvaramudaiyar at Turavalur alias Nilagiri-sadharanan-kottai in Oduvanga-nadu, a district of Kongu-mandalam.

257, 439 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall, Registers in Virodhin an order of the god Chandesvara. The place is called Turavalur alias Nilagiri-sadharanan-kottai in Oduvakka-nadu, a district of Kongu-mandalam.

258. 440 of 1906.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. Records in Sarvajit that the Mahapradhana Immadi-Rahuttaraya Singaiya-Dannayaka granted to the temple the proceeds of Certain taxes on weavers and a ferry boat.

259. 441 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Vira-Nanjaraya-Udaiyar in S. 1419, expired, Pingala. Records gift of money for offerings.

260. 442 of 1906. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Mentions in Vyaya the mahapradhana Immadi-Rahuttaraya Singaya-Dannayaka. Records that the Vaisyavaniya-nagarattar agreed to contribute a fixed amount for the benefit of the temple on certain articles of merchandise such as female cloths, pepper, arecanuts, thread, salt, grains and horses. The temple is called Tandonrisvara-mudaiyar at Tiruvalur alias Sitakaragandan-kottai in Oduvanga-nadu. [The record affords one of the examples of voluntary cooperation among people for common purposes.]

261. 443 of 1906.-- (Grantha.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the Vishnu temple in the same village. Refers to the boar incarnation of Vishnu.

262. 444 of 1906. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the south and, east walls, of the same mantapa. An incomplete record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (II, 1292-1341) in S. 1245, expired, Rudhirodgarin. Records gift of land by the residents of Elugaralnadu for the requirements of the temple of Madhava-Perumal.

263. 445 of 1906. (Tamil.) On one of the pillars of the mantapa in front of the -Virabhadrasvamin temple in the same village, in modern characters. Mentions in Krodhana the Vira-bhadrasvamin temple.

264. 446 of 1906. ( Kanarese.) On the dhvajastambha of the same temle. Records in S. 1669, expired, Prabhava, the setting up of the dipada vrishabhastambha,
 
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							Elattur.

265. On the back of the inner temple of Cholesvarasvami. Records the grant of Vadakkulam tank in the village by the local people in Siddharti, in the fourteenth year of Konerinmaikondan Ins., S. Dts., p. 48, No. 23.

266. On a stone in the Tinivikramanarayanasvami temple. Records grant of some dry land to the God by Damodara Nambi. Ibid., No. 24.

267. On a conch and discus-marked stone north of the above temple. Records grant of a garden in the village to the deity in Babudhanya in the reign of Vira-Ballaladeva. Ibid., No. 25.


							Kanakampalaiyam.

This village which is referred to in the following copper-plate grant is probably the village of that name in the Grbichettipalaiyam taluk.

268. C.P. No. 83 of Mr. Sewell's List. Records an agreement by the heads of the Kaundan caste, in the village, in the matter of social and religious customs, executed in S. 1120, Kaliyuga 4299, Prabhava, in the reign of "Sri Vira. Nagappa Ranga Rangayya varu (no royal titles given), over the Karnatadesa.


							Kanakanipalaiyam.

269. C.P. No. 29 of Mr. Sewell's List. Records a deed by which, in S. 1504 (A.D. 1582), Vrisha, Tirumalanyakka of Madura, "King of Karnata desa " made Timma Kaundan the spiritual head of his caste in twenty-four divisions of the " Konganadu." [Mr. Sewell considers the document to be spurious on the ground that Tirumal Naik really began to rule only in A.D. 1623. The record is of interest in throwing light on the social arrangements of the age.]


							Kuduvoy.

270. On a stone in the temple of Nayesvara temple. Records that Chennayan, son of Pallikondan, erected the Mahamantapam in K. 4825 (?), Subhakrit. Ins., S. Dts., p. 199, No. 24.

271. On a stone in the same temple. Records a grant in the fourth year of Vira Pandyadeva (unidentified). Damaged. Ibid., p. 199, No. 25.

272. On the south of the Mahamantapam, in the temple of Periyaperumal. Records that the local inhabitants gave some land in S. 1411, Sadharana, for Brahmans, in the reign of Vira . . .Rayar. Ibid., p. 200, No. 26.

273. In the same place. Records that the inhabitants of Punganurnadu repaired the temple and gave some land in the reign of Viranandarayar. Ibid., No, 27.
 
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							Kugalur.

274. 469 of 1913.-- (Tamil.) On the north and east walls of the Madhyapurisvara temple. A mutilated record in the third year and tenth day of the Kongu (?)-Chola king Parakesari Tribhuvanachakravartin Konoinmakoncdan Tribhuvanaviradeva. Stones out of order. An imperfect copy of Cb. 293 below (Annual Report for 1911, p. 77, paragraph 37). [The record reveals the existence of a Kongu-Chola who had the same titles as Kulottunga III.]

275. 470 of 1913. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. A damaged and incomplete record in the second year of Kongu (?) Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva. Seems to record a gift of land for a lamp by Nattugamindan Nattur-Andan and other inhabitants of Kuvalur in Kanchikkuval-nadu.

276. 471 of 1913. (Tamil.) Above the entrance into the same temple. A record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (III) in Pramoduta (i.e., Pramoda == A.D. 1330-31) Tai. Records gift of money for a lamp by a certain Sokkan Natturan of Kuvalur in Kanchikkuval-nadu to the temple of Nattur Andar of that place.

277. 472 of 1913. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-sixth year of Korigu (?) Pandya Sundara-Pandyadeva. Built in at the right end.


							Nambivur.*

278. 202 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Tantonrisvara temple. An incomplete record in the eleventh year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp to the temple of Tantonrisvaram-Udaiyar by a native of Nambi-Perur.

279. 203 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the eleventh year of . . . Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp to the temple of Tantonrisvaram-Udaiyar by a native of Nambi-Perur.

280. 204 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the eleventh year of Vira-Pandyadeva.. Records gift of lamps by a native of Nambi-Perur in Vadaparisara-nadu to the temple of Tantonrisvaram-Udaiyar.

281. 205 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple ; left of entrance. A damaged and incomplete record in the eleventh year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records gift of a lamp to the same temple by a native of Nambi-Perur.

282. 206 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record in the fourteenth year of Vira-Pandyadeva.. Records gift of money for a lamp by a native of Pattali in

(Footnote: *The Mack, MSS. (Ins., S. Dts., p. 47, Nos. 21-2) give two inscriptions of which one is the same as N. 218. The other has been included above as 285.)
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Kangayandu to the temple of Tantonrisvaram-Udaiyar at Nambi-Perur. Ins., S. Dts., p. 47, No. 21.

283. 207 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eleventh year of . . . Pandyadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp.

284. 208 of 1909. (Tamil.) On two broken pieces of a slab set up in Pudur, a hamlet of the same place. A fragment of record in Isvara (A.D. 1517-18) of Mahamandalesvara Vira-Nanjanna Udaiyar, a later prince of the Ummattur line. [This chief is evidently the same as Nanjaraja Udaiyar (1512-40) mentioned by Rice as the son of Immadi Depanna Udaiyar. He is of course later than his namesake of Cb. 31. See Ep. Carna., Vol. IV, ,p. 27.]

285. On a trident-marked stone at Santamedu bazaar north of Nambiyur. Records that one Koottaghayan (?) and Mukkuttan allowed the taxes of the market to God Tanronrisvara. Ins., S. Dts., p. 47, No. 22.


							Pariyur.

286. 182 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Amaraphanisvara temple. A much damaged record in the eleventh year of Vira-Pandyadeva. Records a gift to the shrine of the goddess in the temple of Amaravitanka Perumal at Pariyur in Kanchikuva-nadu. See Ins., S. Dis., p. 7, No. 8.

287. 183 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the base of the same wall. An incomplete and damaged record of Vira-Pandyadeva in his eleventh year. Seems to record a gift of land in the villages of Kavalur and Vayyilpatti. [This is probably the inscription referred to in Mack. MSS. Ins., S. Dts., p. 7, No. 7.]

288. An inscription of Vira-Pandya dated in his second year and recording a gift of ten panams for a lamp. Ins., S. Dts., p. 17, No. 41.

289. 184 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the east, north and west bases of the same mantapa. A record in Prabhava of the Hoysala king Bhujabalavira-Vallaladeva (III). Records gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Amaravitanka-Perumal. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 17, No. 40, where the year is given as Prabhava.

290. 185 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the east and north bases of the same mantapa. A record in the third year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimaikondan Tribhuvanaviradeva a powerful king who had the same titles as Kulottunga III (date uncertain). The inscription commences with the syllables Sri-Parakesari. Refers to an order of the king remitting the tax Vottachu on a number of Saiva temples in the Vada-Kongu country. [The inscriptions is very important as it enumerates the twenty. Nadus of the northern Kongu
 
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Country and as it gives us an idea of the state in relation to temple finance. See Ep. Rep., 1911, p. 77-78 for details. The inscription is referred to in Ins., S. Dts., p. 17, No. 39.]

291. 186 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A slightly damaged record in the fifteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimaikondan. Registers certain privileges granted to the Kanmalars of Kanchikkuval-nadu. See Karuvur.

292. 187 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same mantapa. A record in the fourth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of the tank Araiyar-kulam which was a devadana of the temple of Amaravitanka-Perumal to the sthanattar of that temple in order to maintain a festival established there in the name of the king. See Ibid., p. 18, No. 42.

293. 188 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimanikondan. Transfer of the devadana tank to the tenants of Pariyur on permanent tenure on their agreeing to pay one-third of the produce to the temple to meet the requirements of the festival established in the name of the king.

294. 189 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same mantapa. A record in the twentieth year of Sundara-Pandyadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp by a native of Pariyur.

295. 190 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the door posts of the western entrance into the same mantapa left side. A record in the third year of Tribhuvanaviradeva. Records gift of the door post by Mudigonda-Sahani, nephew of Mallaya-Sahani, a native of Mamballi, in Posala-nadu. [May be a record of the king mentioned in Cb. 293 above.]

296. 191 of 1919. (Tamil.) In the same place, right side. A record in the third year of Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga III?). Records gift of the door post by Ponna-Panaiyan, one of the Panaiya-vettuvar of Pariyur.

297. 192 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the base round the Nandi-mantapa in the courtyard of the same temple. Records in Kaliyuga S. 4966, Raktakshi (i.e., A.D. 1864-65), the building of the mantapa by certain Vellala-gavundans of Nanjegavundan-palaiyarn.


							Perundalayur.

298. In the local Siva temple. An illegible' record of the twenty-third year of Sundara Pandyadeva. Antiquities, II, p. 216.

299. (Kanarese.) A C.P. in the temple, recording gift of lands by Krishnaraja Udaiyar of Mysore. Ibid.
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							Satyamangalam.

300. 209 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the east and north walls of the temple of Andavarkoyil on the Davalagiri hill. A record of Virapratapa-Chikkadevaraja (1672--1704), ruling a Maisur in S. 1598, Nala. Records that the king built a temple for Kumarasvami on the Dhavalagiri hill which was known as the Durvasa-kshetra and was situated near the confluence of the rivers Chintamani and Bhavani at Satyamangalam in Oduvanga-nadu.

301. 171 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the basement of the Minakshi-Sundaresvara temple. A record in the fourth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva. Stones out of order and damaged. Mentions Tingalur in Kuruppanadu.

302. 172 of 1910. (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in the twenty-fourth year of . . . ndradeva. Stones out of order. Records gift of money for offerings to the temple of Kailayamudaiyar by one of the Vellelanpillan residents of Kulappalur in Kuruppu-nadu.

303. A C.P. in the bands of " Voommamach Eswara " Sastri, son of Mahadeva Aiyan. A sale of land by Krishna Raja Udaiyar in S. 1682, Vikrama. Says that the villages of Gudda-nayakanpalayam, Tirumalai Settippalayam, etc., were given for 7,920 pagodas to Ramavadhani and two other Brahmans. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 102, No. I.

304. A C.P. in the hands of Yagya' Sastri, son of Subba Dikshitar. Records that the village of Gopalasamudram was sold' by Krishna Raja Udaiyar to two Brahmans (Subba Sastri and Rama Sastri) for 1110 pagodas. Ibid., No. 2.

305. A C.P. in the hands of Srinivasacharya, son of Kuppa-charya. The sale of Lavagumpalayam (?) by the same king to Kuppacharya in S. 1684. Ibid., No. 3.

306. On a stone in the Mahadeva temple south of Bastapalayam on the north of the Bhavani river. A grant of land in the village of "Comaree " by Deva Raja Udaiyar in S. 1591, Saumya. Ibid., No 4. Evidently the same inscription is mentioned No. 308.

307. A C.P. in the local Siva temple, recording a grant by krishna Raja Udaiyar of Maisur. Antiquities, II, 216.

					Sengalarai, Sivayapalaiyam (near Satyamangalam),

308. 181 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On a stone set up on the way (to the Bhavani river. A record of the Maisur king Virapratapa Devaraja-Vodeya (Doddadeva Raja, 1659-72), son of Devaraja-Vodeya, in S. 1591, Saumya. Mentions Satyamangala in Uduvan-kanadu and registers the gift of Bestarapalaya surnamed Komarapura to the temple of Kumarasvamin on the Dhavalagiri hill in
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Dhurvasakshetra at the confluence of the rivers Chintamani and Bhavani. [This temple is the modern Andavarkovil on the Dhavalagiri hill near Satyamanglam, which is referred to in Cb. 300 above.]


							Vinnappalli.

309. On a stone east of the agraharam. Records that in S. 1593, Virodhikrit, Deva Raja Udaiyar (Dodda deva ?, 1659-72) divided the village into 64 shares and granted it to 64 Brahmans. The epigraph is in Kanarese. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 29, No. 4.


							KOLLEGAL TALUK.


							Eraganahalli.

310. 175 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On a slab lying near a well. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-Maharaya in S. 1454, Nandana. Mentions Nanjaluguda (the modern Nanjangud, see Mys. Gazr., II, 287-8) and registers the apportionment of land at Eraganahalli between the feeding houses of Jamgames and Brahmanas, probably instituted at Nanjangud.

311. 176 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-maharaya in S. 1462, Vikari.

312. 177 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On a slab lying near the pond west of the same village. A much damaged record in S. 1316, Bhava.

313. 178 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up near the same pond. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutaraya-Maharaya in S. 1454, Nandana.

314. 179 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On three sections of a viragal near the pipul-tree west of the same village A record of the Vijayanagara king Mahamandalesvara Vira-Hariyappadeya (Hari- hara II), in S. 1308, Kshaya. Registers that a Gauda of Eraganahalli killed certain robbers with his axe and fell in the affray.

315. 180 of 1910.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up close to the same pipul tree. Registers in Paridhavi a settlement between the Gaudas of Ummattur and the Kuruba-Gaudas of Hadinadu-Sime.

Koduveli.

316. 173 of 1910. (Tamil.) On a pillar lying near the Bhavani anicut. A record in the ninth year of Virarajendradeva. Records gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Tirumunai-Aludaiyar, by a native of Tenkarai-Koduveli in Vadaparisaranadu.

317. 174 of 1910. (Tamil.) On a slab lying near the same anicut. A damaged record in the thirteenth year of Virarajendradeva (Kongu-Chola?). Mentions the same temple and village.
 
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							Kollegal.

Originally known by the name of Kollagara and from Chola times onward, as Tribbuvanamadevi-chaturvedimangalam, this place was included (in Vijayanagara times), in the Sivasamudrasthala in Hadinadu Sima.

318. 13 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Lakshminarayanasvamin temple. A record of the Hoysala king Pratapa-chakravartin Vira-Vallaladeva in Raudra. Mentions Konginikirai (tank) and records a gift of land to the temple of Virrirunda-Perumal at Kollagar alias Tribhuvanamadevi-chaturvedimangalam. `" Refers also to the temple of Mudigondisvaram-Udaiyar at Mudigondasolapuram.

319. 14 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. .A damaged record in Sobhakrit. Records gift of money for a lamp to the same temple. The village is called Kollagar alias Tribhuvanamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam.

320. 15 of .1910.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in front of the entrance into the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasiva-Maharaya in S. 1491, Sukla. Records, gift of the village of Kolagala which belonged to Sivanasamudrada-sthala in Hadinadu-sime, to a certain Ramaraja-Nayaka, by Ramarajayyadeva-Maha-arasu (Rama III), son of Mahamandalesvara Ramaraja-Tirumalarajayya. [Inscriptions of Ramaraja Tirumala-rajayya (Tirumala 1) are seen in N.A. 317, By. 134 and By. 137.]

321. 16 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On a slab built into the steps in the same place. A record of the Hoysala kihg Pratapa-chakravartin Vira-Narasingadeva in Tarana. Records gift of land to the temple of Vanduvarai-Perumal. The village is called Kollagar alias Tribhuvanamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam as in No. 14.

322. 17 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On a third slab lying in the same place. Refers to the merchants of Ayyapolil and records a gift to the temple of Manalisvaramudaiya Mahadeva, by the residents of Kollagar alias Tribhuvanamadevi-chaturvedimangalam in Padinadu. [Ayyapolil is evidently the same as Ayyavole, for a reference to which see By. 176.]

323. A C.P. grant in the possession of the local karnam. "It records a gift of land to his ancestors by Krishnaraja Udaiyar (1734-66) of Maisur in S. 1682 (A.D. 1760)."


							Kunthur.

324. 21 of 1910. (Kanarese,) On a slab set up to the east of the Basavesvara temple. Hadinadu-sime was under the rule of the Mahamandalesvara Nandiyala Nariyaparajayya. Records in S. 1467, Krodhi, a gift to the Mahanandisara-matha at Kunturu.

325. 22 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On another slab in the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Achyuta-Maharaya in S. 1452, Virodhi. Refers to the king'' bhujabala
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Pradhan Ramabhatlayya [See .Ap. 141 and 142 for two very interesting records of Rarnabhatlu.]

326. 23 of 1910.-- (Kanarese,) On the third slab set up in the same place. A record of the Ummattur king. Vira-Yimmadi-Chikaraya-Vodeya, son of Vira-Nanjaraya-Vodeya, in S. 1434, Angira. Records gift of taxes in the village of Kunturu in Hadinadu for providing food and clothing to fifty Vodeyars of the Sivachara sect, who were connected with the Salura-Santadevara-Simhasana. See Cb. 30 above.

397. 24 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On two slabs lying in front of the Mahalingesvara temple in the same village. A record of the Western Ganga king Nitimarga-Permanadigal. Records a gift of land to a temple of Mahadeva at Kundatturu, by Parabbeyarasi who was ruling Kundatturu. [See Kielhorn's Southern List, p. 6, for Nitimarga's place in W. Ganga genealogy. He can be assigned to about A.D. 850.]


							Modalli.

328. 245 of 1913.-- (Kanarese.) On a stone in front of the Nandimantapa of the Doddapadesvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Achyutaraya-Maharaya in S. 1456, Jaya, Phalguna, su, di. 5, Sunday (February 7, A.D. 1535, but Monday). Registers that Madappayya, the agent of Ramappayya, "who was bearing the burden of the kingdom with the king" restored the villages and lands belonging to the temple of Mallikarjuna at old Modahalli in Hadinadn-sime, and remitted certain taxes in its favour.

329. 246 of 1913.-- (Kanarese.) On another stone in the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Kampana-Odeya (II), son of Vira-Bukkanna Odeya I in S. 1290, Parabhava, Chaitra, ba. di, 10. Refers to the temple of Mallinathadeva at Modehalli and seems to register a gift of tolls. "Date can be calculated but not verified."

330. 247 of 1913.-- (Kanarese.) On a stone set up in a field of the same village. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Harihara-Maharaya (II) in S. 1313, Prajotpatti, Phalguna, su. di. 15, Tuesday. Records gift of land to certain specified Brahmarjas in the village of Modahalli surnamed Kamparajapura. Refers to a previous gift by Hiriya-Kamparaya. The two verses in the end are written in Grantha characters. [Mr. Swamikannu Pillai points out that the week-day should be Saturday and not Tuesday.]


							Mudigondam.

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worshipped chiefly by the merchants, is called Desipperumal Evidently in later days Vaishnavism declined and Lingayatism became the creed, of these merchants. The terms Nagara and Desi which even today mark the different sections occur in these inscriptions. A third section is that of the Virakodiyar. Mudigondam was also formerly a Jain centre. (See No, 339.)

331. 2 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Lakshmi-Narayanasvamin temple. An unfinished record of the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana (1115-1141). Mentions a long list of birudas of the king.

332. 3 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in Rudhirodgari of the Hoysala king 'Vira-Vallaladeva (II, 1173-1220). Mentions Mudigondasolapuram alias Desi Uyyakonda-pattana and records that the merchants of the eighteen towns (north of the Kaveri river) including Talaikkadu alias Rajarajapura and those of the eighteen towns south of the same river including Mudigondacholapuram, made grants to the temple of Narayana-Perumal also called " Desi-Perumal," The year evidently corresponded to A.D. 1203.

333. 4 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in Hemalambi (A.D. 1237 ?) of the Hoysala king Somesvaradeva (A.D. 1253-54). Records gift of land for festivals in the same temple.

334. 5 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record of the Hoysala king Vira-Vallaladeva (II, 1173-1220) in S. 1111, Saumya. Provides for offerings in the temple of Desi-Perumal at Mudigondasolapuram alias Desi-Uyyakondasolapattanam in Padinadu, a subdivision of Gangaikondasola-valanadu of Mudigondasolamandalam.

335. 6 of 1910. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. A record in Vilambi (probably A.D. 1238) of the Hoysala king Vira-Somesvaradeva (1253-54). Mentions Kollagar and records gift of land to the same temple.

336. 7 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the north wail of the same temple. A record in Sadhararia of the Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira-Somesvaradeva. Records gift of an areca garden to the same temple by the mahajanas of Durgaiyar-agaram. See above epigraph.

337. 8 of 1910.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Mudigondesvara temple in the same village. Records gift of money for a lamp to the temple of Mudigondacholisvaram-Udaiyar. On the other walls of this temple are fragments of Tamil inscriptions which are not connected with one another and do not form a complete record. Some of the fragments refer to the Chola king Vikrama-Chola, others to the merchants of Mudigondacholapuram and the rest to gifts of lamps.
 
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338. 9 of 1910.  (Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of the Mullachamma temple in the same village. A record in Sadharana of the Hoysala king Bhujabala Viraganga Vira-Vallala. Records gift of land to the temple of Mulnachchi by Dasaya Nayaka, son of Agattiyandi-Nayakkar who was the commander (senapati) of the Valangai force (IMAGE ATTACHED SEPARATELY AT PAGE 563) of the king. Mentions Alakkamindan. The king referred to is Vira Vallala II (1173-1220). The reference to the valangal forces is noteworthy.

339. 10 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On a slab built into the steps in the southern side of the tank in the same village. A mutilated record in S. 1031. Records gift of a village in Hadi-nadu to the temple of Nakhara-Jinalaya at Mudigondacholapura, dedicated to Chandraprabhasvami, for repairs and worship.

340. II of 1910. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the steps on the west side of the same tank. A mutilated record in Pingala (A.D. 1257, most probably) of the Hoysala king Pratapachakravartin Vira-Narasingadeva (III, 1254-92?). Mentions Mudigonda-solapura alias Desi-Uyyakkondasolapattana.

341. 12 of 1910. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the Siva temple in the same village. A mutilated record of the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana (1115--41). An incomplete and damaged record. Contains a list of the king's conquests.


							Siddayyanapura.

342. I of 1910. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up on the tank bund. A mutilated record of a Western Ganga king. Mentions Kollagara and records a gift of 6 gadyanas for a lamp, to a temple of Aditya. [The record shows that the term gadydna was current even in such an early period as that of the Gangas.]

343. 18 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the court-yard of the Basavesvara temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Harihararaya (II), son of Vira-Bukkapa-Odeya (I), in S. 1319, Isvara. Refers to the 500 merchants of Ayyavole and records a gift by these, at Singananalluru for feeding the members of their community. See Cb. 322 above.

344. 19 of 1910. (Kanarese.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Devaraya-Maharaya (I), son of Harihara-Maharaya (II), in Kali 4522 (wrong) and S. 1330, Sarvadhari. Some of the birudas of the king are new. Mentions the Mahapradhana Nagamanayaka-Odeya.

345. 20 of 1910.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab lying outside the same temple. A damaged record of Sirrangaraya in S. 1581 (A.D. 1659), Vikari. Mentions a certain Devaraja-Vodeya and Singananalluru.
 
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346. A C.P. in the hands of " Madakara " Narayanaiyar in the village. Records that a certain Karikalchola erected the village of Singamapuram in K. 1469 Plavanga and granted it to Govinda Dasar son. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 221, No. 55. [The inscription looks suspicious, e.g., the name of the king and the Kali date.]

347. A C.P. grant in the hands of the local people. Records that in S. 1469, Plavanga, Sadasiva Raya granted the village of Govinda-Vamapuram to the Brahman (Govinda Dasa ?) Ibid., p. 221, No, 56.


							Sivasamudram.

348. 356 of 1901.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the Vira-bhadra temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Venkatapatiraya (I) in S. 1526, Krodhin. Records gift of land by Tirumalaraja Nayaka. [Was the latter the Viceroy of Srirangapattanam ?]

349. 357 of 1901.-- (Kanarese and Tamil.) On a slab built into the roof of the verandah of the Mariyamman temple at the same village. Records in S. 1743, Vishu, and A.D. 1821, a gift of land to Raniasvami-Mudaliyar. See Antiquities I, 215, and. Madras Journal, I, 83, for an. excellent account of the traditions of the place and the work of the Mudaliyar. See also Buchanan, I,
406 f.


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							Avanasippallaiyam.

350. In the Siva temple in the hamlet of Koduvay. A record of K. 4835 (A.D. 1734).

351. In the Vishnu temple of the same place. An epigraph dated in S. 1411 (A.D. 1489) recording an agreement by private people for the performance of temple service.


							Naranapuram.

352-A-B. Two copper plates recording grants to the Angala-Paramesvari temple of this village came to the notice of the Department in 1909-10. They were found in the possession of a convict in the Coimbatore Jail. The first of these (No. I, Appendix A, Madr. Ep. Rep., 1910) " which is written on five copper plates held together by an iron ring, states that in S. 1719, Pingala (=A.D. 1797) the Settis of Pallada-graman in Varaka-nadu, a subdivision of Kongumandalam, whose community was distinguished by 24 different castes," made a gift to the temple of Angala-Paramesvari. The introduction refers to the Vijayanagara kings and the Naiks of Madura. The second grant is a single plate which begins with a list of birudas of the Vijayanagara kings Praudha-deva Maharaya, Krighnaraya and others ; then speaks of the Nayakas of Madura, Vigvanatha and Tirurmala; then of the Sultans of Mysore, viz., Hyder and Tippu, and then, coming down to the rule of the
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Kumpini (Honourable the East India Company) rulers; it mentions Maharava Shediri Aradisudurai (Mr. T. B. Hurdisl in whose time, i.e., in S. 1722, Raudri (== A.D. 1800), the Gavundans of Narahapuram became scattered on account of an epidemic brought on by the goddess Angala-Paramesvari of that village. Consequently the worship in the temple suffered and the Gavundans met together and decided to levy a tax on their community and conduct the worship of the goddess as before." (Madr. Ep. Rep., 1910, p. 10.)


							Pattanam.

353. 210 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a slab set up in the village. A record of Maharnaridalesvara Vira-Nanjana-Udaiyar in Piravava (Prabhava) [A.D. 1507-8]. Records that this village was originally called Madukkodu in the district of Vayiraikka-nadu (?) and being in a ruined condition for a long time, was rebuilt by six merchants (nanadesi) under the name Srinathapattapa. [Vira-Nanjana Udaiyar was most probably an Ummattur chief and identical with his namesake of Cb. 284.]


							Periyapalayam.

354. On the, west of the inner temple of Varadarajasvami. Records that in S. 1667 Vikrama, Konerinmaikondan established an agrahararn and granted it to. twenty-four Brahmans. The village is called Chola-chaturvedimangalam. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 98, No, 8.


							Samalapuram.

355. On a stone in the possession of a Brahman. Records that in the second year of the reign of Rajarajadeva Karikal Chola the village of Samalapuram was granted to seven Brahmans. One of these is called Bharatam Bhatta. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 94, No. I.


							Perumanellur.

356. On a stone in the Uttamacholesvara temple. (Tamil.) Records that in the tenth year of Sundara Pandya, some land was given by Pirai-sudumperuman to the deity for a flower garden. Ins., S. Dts., p. 14, No. 30.

357. On the north of the inner temple. Records the restoration of the same grant in the nineteenth year of the same king. Ibid., p. 14, No. 31.

358. Below the above inscription. Records that Ponnam-balakkuttan granted, in the fifteenth year of Vira Pandya Deva, 15 panams for God Chatrapada Piilayar for annual supply of dress. Ibid., No. 32.

359. Above the same. Records that in the first year of Vira Pandya Deva, one Serupillayan presented to God Uttamachesvaramudaiyar one panchala-achchu for a lamp. Ibid., No. 33.
 
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360. Above the same Undated. The inhabitants of Paroompalaundayoor " purchased a tank for the deities in the reign of Vira Pandya Deva. As., S. Dts., p. 15, No. 34.

361. West of south gate of the Ardhamantapam. (Tamil.) Records that in the eighth year of Sundara Pandya Deva the people of the village of "Amachoyunkara " Chaturvedamangalam granted 50 kalams of paddy per year for the God's worship and food. Ibid., p. 15, No. 35.

362. Above the same. Records that a chief gave in the fourth year of Vira Rajendra Deva one panchala-achchu to the God for a lamp. Ibid., p. 16, No. 36.

363. On the north of the temple of Uttamalingar. The gift of village by Konerinmaikondan to the people of " Paroornapalem-pulivoor " Perumani Perumanatlur (?) Ibid., No. 37.

364. On the east of the Uttamacholesvarasvami temple vimana. Records that Ponnambalakuttan re-established the chatrapala Pillaiyar, erected a pagoda and gave 50 varahas in the hands of one Alkondan, in the seventh year of the reign of Vira Pandya Deva, for worship. Ibid., p. 16, No. 38.


							Tirumuruganpundi.

365. 571 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the mantapa in front of the shrine of the Muruganatha temple. A record in the fortieth year of Vira-Rajendradeva (Kongu-Chola, 1207-52 ?): Records gift of a lamp.

366. 572 of 1893 1. (Tamil,) in the same tier. A record of Konerimaikondan, Records gift of paddy, [Mack. M.S.S. say that a village was transferred to the deity for worship and one hundred and sixty kalams were given every year. Ins., S. Dts., p. 12, No. 25.]

367. 573 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the same wall, third tier. A record in the eighth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva (Chola or Kongu-Chola ?). Records gift of a lamp.

368. 574 of 1893.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall, fourth tier, A record in the eighth year of Kulottunga-Choladeva. Records gift of a lamp. lit is uncertain whether the king was Chola or Kongu-Chola.]

369. 575 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same shrine in the same temple. A record in the fourteenth year of Vikrama-Choladeva (Kongu Chola ?). Records gift of land for a flower garden.

370. 576 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same shrine. Records in Parthiva gift of paddy by a native of the

(Footnote: 1 Mack. MSS. give two other inscriptions of Konerinmai-Kondan here, recording gift of land to the deity. Ins., S. Dts., p. 13, Nos. 26 and 28.)
 
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Pandya country. [The Ins., S Dts., gives a different version of this epigraph. It records that the king gave in his third year four kalams and two tuni of grain to a Brahman. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 13, No. 27.]

371. 577 of 1893. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the eleventh year of Vikrama-Choladava. Records gift of paddy. [Ins., S. Dts., p. 13, No. 29, gives a mutilated version of this.]

372. 578 of 1893. (Tamil.) On a stone to the north of the same temple. A record of the Mahamandalesvara Vira-Nanjayaraya-Udaiyar in S. 1421, expired, Siddharthin. Records gift of land by a merchant. See Cb. 31 above.

373. 579 of 1893.7 (Tamil.) On another stone in the same place. A record of Vira Nanjaray-Udaiyar in S. 1419, expired, Pingala. Records gift of gold by a merchant. See Cb. 31.

374. A C.P. in the hands of a local Sthanika. Records that in 225, Chitrabhanu, in the reign of Tirumal Naik, his Guru Raghunatha Pandit and the people of the neighbouring villages granted to Subrahmanya Pandit, the priest of the temple, a piece of land and the contribution of one panam per house every year, and two panams for a marriage. Ibid., p. 12, No. 24.


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							Anaimalai.

375. C.P. No. 171 of Mr. Sewell's List.A record in the possession of Ponnayya Kurukkal, a priest of the Siva temple at Anaimalai. Records grant by Madayya, " agent of the Maisur Rajas," at Coimbatore, of land to certain Brahmans, in S. 1683 (A.D. 1763), Kaliyuga 4864, Subhanu, during the reign of Krishna Raja Udaiyar (1734-66) at Srirangapattanam.

376. C.P. No. 172 of Mr. Sewells List. Records grant of lands to the Siva temple in the same place, by the same Madayya, in the same reign, and in the same year.

377. C.P. No. 173 of Mr. Sewells List  Records grant of lands to a choultry on the road from Anaimalai to Calicut, by the same Madayya, in the same reign, and in the same year.

378. "On a stone a little to the north of the village is an inscription, dated S. 1692 (A.D. 1770)." [Antiquities, I, 221.]


							Mailampatti.

379. In the hands of Seshaiya, son of Subbaiya. Records that "Nundina" Udaiyar, the Prime Minister of Viravasanta Raya, gave in S. 1509, thirty veli of dry field as a free gift to Ramachandra Bhatta. See Ins., S. Dts., 101, No. I.
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							Kadattur (Cradaoottoore).

380. On a stone on the south side of the Arjunesvara temple. Records that Virachola Tribhuvanalinga devar granted some land to the deity in Kannadiputtur. See Ins., S. Dts., p. 66, No. 8.

381. In the same wall. The same king granted in his fifteenth year some gold to Tirumaruda Udaiyar and Aludaiya Nachchiyar. Ibid., No. 7.


							Kannadiputtur.

382. 211 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Kailasanatha temple. A record in the seventeenth year of Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of land for offerings, to the shrine of the goddess by a certain Singam Bolan alias Anuttirappallavaraiyan. See Cb. 133.

383. 212 of 1909.(Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the second year of Vira-Narayanadeva. Records gift of money for lamps to two temples at Kannadiputtur in Karaivali-nadu. [The king might be Parantaka I]. See also Cb. 106 and 107.

384. 213 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Vikrama-Choladeva., the elate of which is lost. Records gift of money. [The king might be any of the Kongu-Cholas of this name who came to the throne in 1004, 1255 and 1273.]

385. 214 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the tenth year of Vira-Narayanadeva. Records gift of money for a lamp by the general (senapati) VirasolaKulasekharavarman, to the temple of Tiruvanantisvaram-Udaiyar. See No. 383.

386. 215 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. A damaged record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Narayanadeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of money for two lamps. See No. 383.

387. 216 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Virarajendradeva (the Kongu-Chola, ? 1207-52) the date of which is lost. Mentions Virarajendra-Anuttirappallavaraiyan and a shrine of Dakshinamurti.

388. 217 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the eighteenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (1207-52 ?). Records a gift to a shrine of Vinayaka in the temple of Tiruvanantisvaram-Udaiyar by one of the king's generals whose name, however, is lost.

389. 218 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the door post of the entrance into the same temple. A damaged record in the seventeenth year of Viracholadeva. Records gift of paddy to the temple of Tiru-Anandisuram-Udaiyar by the residents of Kannadiputtur. See Cb. 133.

390. 219 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the door post of the entrance into the Tirunandikesvara temple in the same village. A record in the
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Twentieth year of Vikrama-Choladeva (1004-45 ?). Records gift of money for offerings to the same temple.

391. 220 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Kaliyuga-Varadaraja-Perumal temple in the same village. A record in the third year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records that a piece of land which was situated at Solamadevinallur and was originally granted by Sundara-Pandya to the temple of Sokkanarayana-Perumal at Kannadiputtur alias Virapandya-chaturvedimangalam in Karaivali-nadu, was confirmed by the King. See Cb. 196 and 197.

392. 221 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the SeIva-Vinayaka temple in the same village. A fragment of record of Virarajendradeva (1207-36 ?). Records gift of money to a temple, whose name is lost on the stone.

393. C.P. No. 190 of Sewell's List.-- (Telugu.) Records grant of land to a Brahman in S. 1577, Manmatha, by Tirumal Naik of Madura, in the reign of Sri Ranga Raya of Vijayanagar. [The record shows that even after the final downfall of the Chandragiri dynasty, theoretical allegiance was paid to " Vijayanagar.")

394. A C.P. in the hands of Lakshmanaiyar, son of Venkataiyar in the village. Records that in S. 1587, Visvavasu, in the reign of Srirangadeva Maharaya, Visvanatha Nayaka-Chokkanatha Nayaka one Vira Nayaka granted 15 mas of land in Kaniyur village to the local people. See Ins., S. Dts. (Mack. MSS.), p. 224, No. 66. Chokkanatha ruled from 1660 to 1680. See Ind. Antq., 1916.

395. In the hands of the same. Records that Raghunatha Deva Maharaya gave the village of " Balargapore " to the people, in S. 1541, in the reign of Vira Ramadeva Maharaya (i.e., Rama IV, 1620-30). Ibid., p. 225, No. 67.


							Kaniyur.

396. C.P. No. 186 of Mr. Sewell's List. (Tamil and Grantha.) Records a grant of land in the village, ten miles south-west of Udamalpet, to some Brahmans of the neighbouring village of Kolumam, in S. 1587, Visvavasu (A.D. 1665), by Chokkanatha Nayakka of Madura (1560-80), in the reign of Sri Rangadeva Maharaya. See Nos. 393 and 394.

397. C.P. No. 189 of Mr. Sewell's List.-- Records grant of lands in Putter and Kaniyur villages in S. 1682, Vikrama (A.D. 1760), by Chikka-Krishna-Raja (1734--66) of the Maisar dynasty.


							Karaittoru ( Karaittoluvu of Udamalpet ?).

398, C.P. No. 152 of Mr. Sewell's List.-- (Tamil.) Records a deed by which, in Kaliyuga 4419, Pingala (A.D. 1318), certain lands were presented by the villagers to their village priest for temple service.
 
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The document states that the grant was made while "Mallikarjuna Raya , Viradeva Raya, Virupaksha Raya, and Praudhadeva Maharaya " were ruling the world. The document is not genuine.


							Kolumu.

399. On the back of the Vimanam " in the Cholesvarasvami temple. Raja Kandiya Devar gave, in the eleventh year of Virachola a village as free gift, to the deity. See Ins., S. Dts,, in Mack. MSS., p. 64, No. 2.

400. On a stone north of the Vimana in the same temple, Records that in the twenty-first year of Virachola, Rajaraja Anukkappallavaraiyan granted lands in a number of villages to the God. Ibid., No. 3.

401. On a stone in the Kanakasabha-mantapam. Records that in S. 1625, Svabhanu, Sunkaya Tennayakar (?), feudatory (?) of Vira Somesvara Deva granted the village of Kij-Kallapuram or Sri Madhava Mahaturvedimangalam as free gift to the people. Ibid., No. 4.

402. On a stone in the same mantapa. Records that in S. 1627, in the reign of " Pratapa-Chacravurty Nayakur " the inhabitants reestablished the above village. [Evidently Kil-Kallapuram was Kolumu.] ibid., No. 5.


							Komaralingam.

This place was known as Kumarangabhima-chaturvedimangalam and Paradarasahodra-chaturvedimangalam evidently after the Dana-yakan kottai chiefs who had the biruda Paradaraschodara.

403. 106 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the Kasi-Visvanatha temple. A record in the twentieth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (A.D. 1207-circa 1252) who was pleased to rule the two Kongus together. Beginning lost. Records gift of money by Sojan LarikeSvaradeva to the temple of Tiruvalandurai Udaiyar at Tiruvalandurai in Karaivalinadu, for the decoration (melpuchchu) of the idol.

404. 107 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Venkatesvara-Perumal temple in the same village. An unfinished record in the nineteenth year of Virarajendradeva (1207-circa 1252). Records gift of land by a resident of Irattaiyanpadi in Vaigavinadu to a monk of the Tirunirittantirumadam near the temple of Muttirattisiram Udaiyar at Kolumam in Karaivali-nadu.

405. 108 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A fragment of record of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin, the date of which is doubtful. Mentions Kolumam in Karaivali-nadu and the channel Adhiradaraja-Vaykkal.
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406. 109 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record in the twelfth year of Rajaraja Karikala-Choladeva. Mentions the same nadu and the same village.

407. 110 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Rajaraja. Karikala-Choladeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of gold for a lamp.

408. 111 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Viranarayanadeva, the date of which is lost. The second line contains the beginning of a record of Virarajendradeva. (1207-circa 1252).

409. 112 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record in the second year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Mentions Pandimandalam. [It is not known which of the Kongu Chola Vikramas is referred to here.]

410. 113 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall, A fragment of record of Virarajendradeva (1207-36 ?), the date of which is lost. Mentions Vaigavi-nadu.

411. 114 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of Konerinmaikondan. Stones out of order. Records gift of rice for offerings to a shrine of Ganapati built at Kolumam for the merit of the king.

412. 115 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A fragment of record in the tenth year of (Kongu-Chola ?) Virarajendradeva. (Damaged.) Mentions a tnatha in the quarter called Adiradarajan-Tirumadaivilagam and the village Kannadiputtur.

413. 116 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the balipitha of the same temple. A fragment of record in the twenty-third year of Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Mentions the temple of Adiya-Solisaram-Udaiyar.

414. 117 of 1909. (Tamil.) In the same place. A fragment of record of Virarajendradeva (1207-36), the date of which is lost. Seems to record a gift of money.

415. 118 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the north base of the Karivaradaraja Perumal temple in the same village. A record in the third year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Parakesarivarman Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land to the servants of the temple of Alagar Tirumalai in Pandimandalam, by a certain Narayanan Alavandi alias Brahma-Pallavaraiyan of Viranarayana-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Virakerala-valanadu. [The king referred to might be the one who ruled from 1207-1252, but he is usually called a Rajakesarivarman and not Parakesarivarman.]

416. 119 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twentieth year of Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of land to the temple of
 
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Kariyapiran by Kurangattu sri-Krishnan of Kumarangabhima-chaturvedimangalam (a Brahmadeya in Karaivali nadu), for burning sixteen lamps in the temple. See Cb. 133.

417. 120 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. A damaged record in the twentieth year of Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Choladeva. Refers to flower gardens enjoyed by the temple. See Cb. 133.

418. 121 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same base. A damaged record in the third year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Viranarayanadeva. Records gift of land for offerings by a Somayajin surnamed Virasola-Brahmendra to the temple of Kariyapiran, " just as he had obtained it from Perumal Viracholadeva." The latter was evidently identical with the Virachola Kulasekhara referred to in 214 of 1909 at Kannadiputtur. He was "perhaps different from Virachola, the ruler of the two Kongus."

419. 122 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. A damaged record of Konerinmaikondan, the date of which is lost. Built in at the end. Records an order (olai) of the king to the residents of Kolumam and mentions the village Kumarangabhima-chaturvedimangalam in Karaivalinadu.

420. 123 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same base. A damaged and incomplete record of Konerinmaikondan, the date of which is lost. Records gift of paddy for offerings to the temple of Karu-manikka-Alvar.

421. 124 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the sane base. A much damaged record of Konerinmaikondan, the date of which is lost. Mentions Jayangondasola-chaturvedimangalam and contains the beginning of two inscriptions of a certain Parakesarivarman.

422. 125 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same base. A damaged record in the nineteenth year, the king's name being lost. Records gift of land to a private individual. [Seems to refer to a gift of Virachela similar to those of his at Sangramanallur. See Nos. 436 and 437 below.]

423. 126 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the west and south bases of the same temple. A. record in the twenty-second year of Rajakesari Konerinmaikondan (Virarajendradeva 1207-1252). Records gift of paddy for offerings to the shrine of Singapperumal in the temple of Kariyapiran. Mentions the three districts of Vaigavinadu, Karaivali-nadu and Virakerala valanadu.

424. 127 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the twentieth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (12071252). Records gift of land to the same shrine.

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Virarajendradeva (A.D. 1207C. 1236). Records gift of land for maintaining a flower-garden, to the temple of Emberurnan Vedanayaka-Perumal at Tirunarayanapuram.

426. 129 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record of Konermaikondan (probably Vira Rajendra, 1207-52). Records an order to the Sri-Vaishnavas of Tiruvarangam in Sola-mandalam and registers a gift of land to the temple of Alagiyamanavala-Perumal. Mentions Kovanputtur (Coimbatore) alias Virakeralanallur in Perur-nadu. For the legendary origin of Kovanputtur based on the Tamil MS. Cholapurvapattayam, see Journal of S. Ind, Assocn 1914.

427. 130 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same base. An unfinished record of Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land for maintaining a flower-garden for the benefit of the shrine of Vedanayaka-Perumal Mentions the temple of Adhiradaraja-Isvaram-Udaiyar.

428. 131 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the same temple. A record in the twenty-second year of Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (Kongu Chola, 1005-45 ?). Records gift of money for offerings by Devan Silamban alias Tribhuvanagangadeva, a feudatory (samanta) of the king, to the temple of Kariyapiran at Kumarangabhima-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in Karaivali-nadu.

429. 132 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Harihararaya-Udaiyar (III), in S. 1332, Khara. Records gift of lands to the temples of Kariyapiran at Kumarangabhima (Paradarasahodara)-chaturvedimangalam and Kumarangabhimesvaramudaiyar at Melai-Kan-nadipputtur.

430. 133 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same temple. A record in the seventeenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land distributed over several villages, to the same temple. [One of these villages Amarabhujanganallur was apparently founded by the early Kerala king Virakerala Amarabhujangavarman.]

431. 134 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record in the twenty-seventh year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of paddy for offerings. See Cb. 428 above.

432. 135 of 1909. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-fifth year and S. 1153 of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Records gift of land for offerings to the ten Alvars in the temple of Alagar at Tirumalirunjolai in Kil-Iraniyarmutta-nadu, a subdivision of Pandi-rnandalam. The land was situated in the village of Ulagudaiyapiratti-chaturvedimatigalam in Rajaraja-valanadu which was split up from Karaivali-nadu. [Iraniyamutta was the native district of the Tamil poet Perun-Kausikanar. Mr. Krishna
 
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Sastri suggests that Ulagudaiyapiratti-chaturvedimangalam was probably named after a queen of Vira Rajendra who was known as Ulagapperumal. See Cb. 23 above.

433. C.P. No. 185 of Mr. Sewells List.An early but undated grant of a Punnad Raja, named Ravidatta, during a solar eclipse. Records grant of several villages " in the Punnad country " to Brahmans, himself residing at the city of Kittipura. Punnad is the extreme south of Maisur.

434. C.P. No. 188 of Mr. Sewell's List. (Telugu.) Records grant of lands in Komaralingam, ten miles south-east of Udamalpet, in S.1589, Plavanga (A.D. 1667), by Chokkanatha Nayakka of Madura, in the reign of Sri-Rangadeva Raya, to a Brahman (named Somayajesvarlu). This is a record where the Telugu language is rendered in Grantha characters. [This grant is given also in Ins., S. Dts., p. 64, No. I. The object granted is the village of Ramasamudram included in Komaralingam.]


							Kudimangalam.

435. In the old Siva temple. A record of S. 1450 (A.D. 1528).


							Sangramanallur.

436. 136 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the Cholesvara temple. A record in the forty-fifth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Records gift of land for offerings to the shrine of "Nittaninraduvar (built by a certain Kachchiyarayan) in the temple of Vira-Cholavaram-Udaiyar at Kulumam in Karaivalinadu. [The temple was apparently founded by Vira Choladeva. who came to the throne about .1118. Kachchiyarayan figures, in the legends of the Cholapurvapattayam.

437. 137 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Konermaikondan Virachola (evidently referred to in the above epigraph). Records that the king caused a linga to be set up, and a temple to be built on the occasion of a solar eclipse which happened to fall on the day of his janmanakshatra and called it Vira Cholisvara. It was consecrated by a certain Kannabhattan who was appointed manager of the temple.

438. 138 of 1909, (Tamil.) On the same wall, A record in the twenty-third year of Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land and certain privileges to the architect who built the temple mentioned in the above epigraph.

439. 139 of .1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the twenty-first year of Vira-Choladeva. Records a gift of land and mentions among its boundaries the road Seranaimenkonda-Solan-peruvali.
 
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440. 140 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the west wall of the same shrine. An incomplete record in the fifteenth year of Rajakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Pandyadeva (1265-81). Records gift by the citizens (nagarattar) of two specified villages in the district of Tuvarapati-nadu and in that of Uraiyur-, kurram in Rajagambhira-valanadu, a subdivision of Cholamandalam.

441. 141 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the twentieth year of Vira-Choladeva (1118.-23?), Records gift of land in the village of Viranarayana-chaturvedimangalam in Virakerala-valanadu. See No. 444 where either this or another Virachola is mentioned.

442. 142 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of Vira-Choladeva (1118-23 ?). Records gift of paddy for a lamp by a certain Sirinayakan alias Virasola-Nulamban.

443. 143 of 1909. (Tamil and Grantha.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerininaikondan Virarajendradeva (A.D. 1207-1252). Records gift of the village Irattaiyanpadi in Vaigavi-nadu to a number of temples situated in Karaivali-nadu. Refers to an invasion of the king in which Karaivali-nadu was devastated and damage done to the temples in it. It was as in expiation of these damages that he gave for their renovation the village of Rattiyambadi. See No. 467 below.

444. 144 of 1009.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Choladeva, " who ruled the two Kongus together." Records gift of land for offerings by Gandaradichchansetti alias Adiradarajakkandiyadeva, a feudatory (samanta) of the king. Was he the king who came to the throne in 1118?

445. 145 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A much damaged record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Appears to record a gift of land. Mentions the village of Kailapuram alias Vikramacholanallur in Karaivali-nadu.

446. 146 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the third-year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Built in, at the beginning and incomplete. Mentions Odatturai. [It is difficult to say which of the three Kongu-Cholas of this name is referred to here.]

447. 147 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-third year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of land at Kiranur in Pongalurkka-nadu to the temple of Viracholisvaram-Udaiyar at Kolumam in Karai-valinadu, by Pandiyan alias Vikkiramasola-Irungolan who was an
 
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Expert in playing on the yal. See note to the above epigraph. For the reference to yal see S.A. 446.]

448. 148 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record in the twenty-fifth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of paddy for supplying food to three ascetics (tapasiyar) of the Tiruttondattogaiyanmadam (i.e., St. Sundara) in the quarter known as Virasolantirumadaivilagam at Kolumam.

449. 149 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged and incomplete record in the seventeenth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land to a private person whose surname was Kandan Adiyan, in the village of. Kallapuram alias Virasolanallur.

450. 150 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vira-Choladeva,"who ruled the two Kongus together." Records gift of land for offerings to the temple of Vira-sola Isvaram-Udaiyar set up by the king for his merit at Kolumam in Karaivali-nadu. Another incomplete record on the same wall, of Vira-Chola, "who ruled the two Kongus together" refers to the founding of the temple and attempts to give a list of the lands presented to it on the occasion. Still another record gives the twenty-third year of, apparently, the same king and mentions Virasolan-tirumadaivilagam.

451. 151 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the south base of the mantapa in front of the same shrine. A record in the thirteenth year of Konerinmaikondan. Stones out of order. Records gift of paddy to a shrine of Perumpillai-Alvar in the same temple.

452. 152 of 1909, (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the sixteenth year of Konerimelkondan. Records gift of land in the village of Umaparamesvarinallur in Kavadikka-nadu, to the shrine of the goddess in the same temple.

453. 153 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same base. A record in the eighth year of Vira-Narayanadeva. Records a sale of land by public auction and mentions Keralakesarinallur in Karaivali-nadu. See Cb. 106.

454. 154 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same mantapa. A record of Konerimaikondan. [It records an order of the king that an enquiry should be made by the temple trustees as to the inhabitants living within the temple premises (madavilagam) who had not paid the taxes danda kurram and Manrupadu; that these collections from defaulters should be paid into the temple treasury, that the king's officer should not enter into those premises, that cesses, assessments, etc., payable to the royal treasury were remitted, and that the property of the temple servants who had no heirs living in temple premises should go to the temple.]
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455. 155 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A recor of Konerimenkondan *Records gift of paddy.

456. 156 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Konerinmenkondan (Virasoladeva). Seems to record a gift of land by a daughter of Virasoladeva, " who ruled the two Kongus together," to the shrine of Nittaninraduvar, in the same temple. See No. 444 above,

457. 157 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of the village of Devanpadi alias Viranarayananallur in Kavadikkanadu to the shrine of Tribhuvanasundara which was set up for the merit of the king's uncle (mamadi ). Two other grants of land by the same king (i.e., Viranarayana) are recorded : One for the god Tribhuvanasundara and His consort and another for the shrine of Dakshinamurti. Mentions Onbadukarai-nadu and Tiruvalandurai alias Kerala-kesarinallur. [The inscription fixes the fiscal relation between the king and the temple trustees.]

458. 158 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the base of the mantapa in front of the Nataraja shrine in the same temple. Some of the stones are out of order. Records in S. 1267, Parthiva, gift of land by Ketaya-Dandanayaka (son of Madappa Dandanayaka), to the mahajanas of Madhava-chaturvedimangalam (evidently named after his father) and Tennavadaraya-chaturvedimangalam for the `victory and increase ' (Vijayabhyudaya) of his younger brother Singaya Dandanayaka. [Ketaya, like Singaya, was the son of Madappa Danayaka referred to in Ch. 20.]

459. 159 of 1909.-- (Tamii.) On the same base. Records in S. 1265, Subhanu, gift of the two villages mentioned in No. 158 . by Ketaya-Dandanayakan, son of Madhava. Mentions Kannappan Tennavadaraiyan of Seluvanur and Ottaikkumindan. See Cb. 469 below.

460. 160 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor in front of the same mantapa. A fragment of record in the tenth year of Vira-Narayanadeva. Mentions Pandi-mandalam. See Cb. 106.

461. 161 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the second slab in the same place. A fragment of record in the thirty-seventh year of Sundara-Pandyadeva. Seems to record gift of paddy.

462. 162 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the third slab in the same place. Mentions in Sarvajit a certain Vidivitankanayinar who imposed.a fresh tax on the hereditary trustees (sthanattar) of the Alagiya-Tiruchchirrambalam-Udaiyan temple. [Mr. Krishna Sastri believes that this refers to the invasion mentioned in No. 443 above.]

463. 163 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Agnisvara shrine in the same temple. A record in the twenty-ninth 'year
 
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of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift o land to those who recited the Mandbharata at the village of Tiruvalandurai alias Vikramasola-chaturvedimangalam in Karai-valinadu.

464. 164 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same shrine. A record in the twenty-ninth year of Tribhavanachakravatin Konerinmaikondan. Records gift of land for offerings to the shrine of a linga called Sokkanar., set up by Tilla-Nayaka within the temple of Viracholisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Kolumam. The land was situated in Ulagudaipiratti-chaturvedimangalam in Karaivali-nadu.

465. 165 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin. Konerinmaikondan. Refers to the gift mentioned in the above epigraph.

466. 166 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a slab set up in front of the central shrine in the same temple. Records in Vilambi gift of six villages by a Nayaka to the shrine of Nittiyappar.

467. 167 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the door post of the gopura of the same temple. States that the soldiers must protect the gopura, the temple and its premises.

468. 168 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the Varadaraja-Perumal temple in the same village. Records the gift of the stone.

469. 169 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a rock at Kovilturai in the same village. A damaged record in Siddharthi of Mahamandalesvara Vira Savana-Udaiyar (son of Bukka I ?). Mentions the Mahajanas of Agaramputtur alias 'Madhava-chaturvedimangalam which was split up from Tenmur Ottaikkumindan in Karaivalinadu. [See No. 459 above. Mr. Krishna Sastri surmises, on the basis of the connection of this village with the chiefs who claimed control over the Nilgiris and who had the title of Nilagirisadharanan, that Nilagiri was even in those days called Ottaikkumindan or Ootacamund.]


							Solamadevi.

470. 222 of 1909.-- (Tamil) On the south wall of the Kula-sekharasvamin temple. A record in the twenty-seventh year of Vikrama-Choladeva (1005-45). Records gift of land by a private individual to the temple of Kulasekhara-Isvaramudaiyar at Solan-madevinallur in Karaivali-nadu.

471. 223 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the fifteenth year of Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Records gift of land to the same temple. Mentions among the boundaries of the land the temple of Kongavitanka-Isvaram-Udalyar at Kadarrur.
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472. 224 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the eighth year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of the row of slabs ( patti) on which the inscription is engraved, by an ascetic of the melaimatha.

473. 225 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of money for worship in the same temple by two individuals, one of whom was called Solan Araiyan alias Virasola-Vanigaiyarayan.

474. 226 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of money by two Vellala ladies to the same temple.

475. 227 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. A record of Vira-Choladeva, the date of which is lost. Records gift of land to the shrine of the goddess.

476. 228 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Vira-Choladeva, the date of which is lost. Appears to record a gift to the same shrine.

477. 229 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of land for offerings, to the shrine of Kshetrapalappillaiyar, in the same temple.

478. 230 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. The record gives a list of the lands belonging to the temple.

479. 231 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twentieth year of Vira-Choladeva. Records gift of land.

480. 232 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimelkondan. Records sale of land belonging to the manradu of Kadavarayan, who became a traitor (drohi) to the king, in favour of the temple servants. [This was perhaps the usual way in which treason in villages was dealt with in those days.]

481. 233 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record in the thirtieth year of Virarajendradeva (I, 207-52). Appears to record a gift of land.

482. 234 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-ninth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Virarajendradeva (1207-52). Records gift of land to the matha on the western side of the temple of Kulasekharesvaram-Udaiyar.

483. 235 of 1909.--- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in the twenty-first year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1005--45). Records gift of paddy in lieu of money utilized for the repairs of a mantapa in the temple.

484. 236 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple ; right of entrance. A record in the twelfth year of Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva
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(1000--45?). Records gift of a garden to the matha on the eastern side of the temple for maintaining lamps.

485. 237 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a pillar within the same temple. A record in the twenty-second year of Vikrama-Choladeva (1005-45). Records gift of the pillar by a certain Modan Tirunatta-Perumal.

486. 238 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On another pillar in the same place. A record in the twenty-first year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladova (1005-45 ?) Records gift of the pillar.

487. 239 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the third pillar in the same place. A record in the twentieth year of Vikrama-Choladeva (1005-45?). Records gift of the pillar.

488. 240 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the door post of the eastern entrance into the same temple. A record in the twentieth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1005-45 ?). Records gift of the two door posts and two step stones by a woman, for the merit of a certain Adiyasolan Araisan alias Manigaiyarayan.

489. 241 of 1909.-- (Tamil.) On the door post of the southern entrance into the same temple. A record in the twentieth year of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vikrama-Choladeva (1005-45 ?). Records gift of the two door posts and two step stones.

490. 242 of 1909. (Tamil.) On the door post of the entrance into the Tambrattiyamman temple in the same village. A record in the twenty-fourth year of Parakesarivarman alias Vikrama-Choladova (1005-45?). Records gift of money for the Sivaratri festival to be conducted in the temple of Rajaraja-Isvaram-Udaiyar at Kadappadi alias Virasolapuram. The coins presented were marked with sri-yakki, the glorious yakshi.'

491. 243 of 1909. (Tamil.) On a stone built into the wall of the same temple. A record in the third year of Vikrama-Choladeva. Records gift of money for a lamp by a native of Kannadi-puttur. The name of the temple which was to benefit by the gift, is lost. [The king might be any of those who came to the throne in 1005, 1255 or 1273].


							Supplementary note.

433. This copper plate grant has been edited by Dr. Fleet in Ind. Antq., XVIII, 362-9. He incidentally discusses the topography of the Punnad district and criticises Mr. Rice.
 
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							BADVEL TALUK.


							Katteragundla.

1. On a stone near the Chennakesava pagoda. Records that Vengalayya granted in S. 1448, Paritapi, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya, the duties of the different goods that passed by Chennavaram, and Chavur, in the district of Gandikota to God Chennakesava for festival. (Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 515, No. I.) It is also referred to by Mr. Sewell in his Antiquities, I, p. 126.

2. Near the above. Records that a person granted in S. 1448, Parthiva, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya, two puttis of his own share in the village to the same deity. Ibid., p. 515, No. 2, and Mr. Sewell's local list, No. 3.

3. On the surrounding wall of the pagoda. Records that Yellamarasayya granted in S. 1452, Virodhi, the village of Hosalapadu for the festival of the deity. (Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 515, No. 3.) Mr. Sewell wrongly attributes this to " the reign of Virapratapa Mahadevaraya." See Antiquities, local list, No. 2.

4. On a stone west of the village, Records that Nanda Timmaraja exempted the rent of a village with the permission of Sadasivaraya in S. 1469, Parabhava. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 515, No. 4, and' Mr. Sewell's local list, No. 4.

5. A P.G. in charge of Bommacharapareddi in the village. Records that the karnams of the district appointed one Chennavya as the chief of the people of Katteragundla as a reward for his discovery of its limit in S. 1479, Manmatha, in the reign of Srirangaraya. Ibid., p. 517, No. 8. (There was no king of this name in that year.]

6. In charge of the same Reddi. Records that the karnams of the district granted some land in the village to Bommapedda Ayyala Reddi in Parabhava in the reign of Praudhadevaraya. Ibid., p. 517, No. 9.


							Kaduru.

7. On a stone in the pagoda of Durga. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1475. Paritapi, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, an allowance of ,contribution from the pilgrims for the annual festival of the deity. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 517, No. 7. The village is called Pedda Koduru.

8. On the gate of Chennakesava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1469, Prabhava, that Nandyal Tirnmaraya, a feudatory of Sadasivaraya, granted the rent of a village for meeting the expense of a ceremonial. Ibid., p. 517, No. 10.
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9. On a a stone in the same temple. (Telugu.) Records that the same chief remitted the tax on barbers, drummers and pipers of the pagoda. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 517, No. II.

9-A. On a stone in the Bhairava temple of the same village. A record dated in S. 1319, Dhatu, regarding the establishment of the temple on the hill in the reign of Vira-Devaraya (I) who must have been a mere prince then. Ibid., p. 517, No. 12.


							Palugurallapalle.

10. In the temple of Durga. Dated in S. 1475 (A.D. 1552). A grant in the reign of Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagar. Antiquities, I, 126.

11. On the top of a hill near the Bhairava temple. Dated S. 1318 (A.D. 1396). Records repairs to the temple in the reign of Sri Vira-Deva Raya at Udayagiri by Lakkadeva Maharaja. Ibid. [See Cuddapah Gazr., I, 233---34, for the rise of a local matha here.]


							Purumamilla.

12. 91 of 1913.-- (Sanskrit.) On two slabs set up in front of the ruined Bhairava temple near the local tank. A record of Bhaskara alias Bhavadura, son of Bukka I, of Vijayanagar, dated K. 447o, S. 1291, Saumya, Kartika, Sukla 14, Thursday. The tank is one of the two largest ones in the district. The other is at Badvel. See Cuddapah Gazr, pp. 226-30, for a detailed analysis of the epigraph. It gives a beautiful account of the rules. and regulations, the technical details of tank construction. [Bhaskara is hitherto unknown. .Bhavadura is considered by the Government epigraphist to be the Sanskrit form of the Hindusthani Bahadur.] Records that Bhaskara's minister Anantarajan (called Anantarasa in 339 of 1901 at Penukonda) constructed the tank at Porumamilla which exists to-day.

13. In the Lakshmrkantasvami temple. Dated S. 1477 (A.D. 1555). Commemorates a grant to a. private person in the reign, of Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagar by Varadarajayya deva Maharaja, son of Ranga Raja, and grandson of Nandyala Varadaraja.


							Tellapadu.

14. On a stone in the village (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1432, Peddobala Nayadu, subordinate of Sadasivaraya, granted nine tums of land to repair the sluice of the local tank. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 516, No. 5. [A tum is 1/8 putti in some parts of Cud-dapah and one-twentieth in other parts. It is a grain measure and evidently land capable of being sowed with 9 tums is meant here.]

15. On the other side of the same stone. A record of the same chief in the same year. A gift of land on the establishment of the image of Bhairava to the survey stone-cutter. Ibid., p. 516, No, 6.
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							Varikunta.

16. An inscription in the temple of Ramasvami, dated S. 1525 (A.D. 1603), recording a grant to a private party by Hanuma Rajayyadeva Maharaja in the reign of Venkatapati (I, 1586-1614) at Chandragiri.


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							Ambavaram.

17. On a stone near the temple of Ankalamma. (Telugu.) A damaged grant in S. 1669, Prabhava, wrongly attributed to the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts, P. 348, No. 48.

17-A. In the pagoda of Chennakesava. (Telugu.) A record of Sadasivaraya, dated in S. 1477, Rakshasa. Records grant of an allowance from the village to the deity by Tirumalayya (evidently of Nandyala).


							Chennuru.

18. On a stone in the pagoda of Nagesvara. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) Dated in S. 1236, Pramadicha. Records the grant of the village to the Brahmans by a son of Prataparudra of the Kakatiya dynasty. Ins., Ced. Dts., P. 354, No. 69. [The king ruled till A.D. 1323.]

19. In the same place. (Sanskrit.) A record of Krishnadevaraya in S. 1444, Vishu. Records that Singabhupala rebuilt the Nagesvara pagoda, dug a tank, and gave some land. Ibid., No. 70. [The epigraph shows that in the Vijayanagar period it was the capital of an administrative unit consisting of several villages in Ghandikota Sima of Udayagiri province.]


							Chinnadasaripalle.

20. On a stone near the pagoda of Obaladeva. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1292, Sadharana, in the reign of Vira Bukkaraya (I), Mangayyadeva Maharaja built a village and granted it as a free gift for the God Ahobalesvara. Ins., Ced. Ibis., p. 335, No. 10. Also Cuddapah Gazr., p. 185.

20-A. On a stone north of the same. (Telugu.) A. record of Achyutadevaraya in Vijaya, regarding an allowance in the district of Gandikota by Bacharasu. Ibid., p. 355, No. 11. Cuddapah Gazr., p. 186.


							Chinamasapalle ( Chinnamachupalle).

21. 330 of 1905. (Kanarese.) On a slab lying in front of the Anjaneya temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Kishnaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1436, Bhava, gift of the village of Chikamamchupalli in the Chenurisime, which was included in the district of Muliki-nati-sime, to the temple of
 
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Channakesavadeva at Pushpagiri. [The inscription is also given in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 356, No: 72.] 1 See No. 19 above.


							Chintakommadinne.

22. On a stone in the Janardanasvami temple. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1498, Nala, Ellappa Nayadu, feudatory of Sadasivaraya, granted to the God some land in the village. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 331, No. 2. Referred to also in Cuddapah Gazr., p. 186.

23. On a stone near the Dvajastambha. (Telugu.) Records that Salava Narasappayya gave in S. 1453, Khara, in the reign of Achyutadevaraya, some allowance in the village to a person. Ibid, p. 32, No. 3.

24. On a stone near the pagoda of Gangamma. (Telugu.) Records that " Hazarat Durbundage Devanalavaru " granted in S. 1669, Prabhava, three Kuntas of Dasavantam for the yearly repair of the tank to the Reddis, Kapus, Kammas and farmers of the place. Ibid., p. 332, No. 4. See also Cuddapah Craw., p. 186.


							Chintalapatturu.

25. 318 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a slab built into the outer wall of the ruined temple of Indranathasvamin, near Pushpagiri. Records that in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, in S. 1469, Plavanga, Aliya Ramayya-deva-Maharaja remitted the tax on barbers in the Karnataka country, and the mahamandalesvara Timmayyadeva of Nandyala did the same for the whole of Ghandikotasima and for three villages belonging. to the indranatha temple.

26. 319 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a pillar lying at the entrance into the same temple. Records in Vibhava a gift by Mahamandalesvara Murarikesavadeva Maharaja and Somidevaraja who were " lords of Kalukada, the best of towns," to the temple of Indresvara at Pushpagiri. [The Kalachuri king Somesvara, also called Sovi deva and Rayamurari, ruled from 1167 to 1175.)

27. 320 of 1905.-- (Telugu) On the same pillar. Records gift of land by the Mahamandalesvara Ahavamalladeva to the temple of Indresvaradeva. An imprecatory verse engraved in Grantha characters is found at the end. [Was the king the Kalachuri king who ruled from 1180 to 1183?)

28. 321 of 1905.-- (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the same temple. A record of the Pallava king Maha-mandalesvara-Chiddanadeva-Maharaja in S. 1104 (A.D 1182), Subhakrit, recording gift of land in the village of Koduru in Muliki-nadu to the temple of Indresvaradeva at Panchanati-tirtha, [His birudas resemble those of Tripurantakadeva Madhusudana. in Ct. 320 and Nallasiddharasa in Cg. 321, The latter were the feudatories of Vijayagandagopala.]
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29. 322 of 1905.-- (Telugu) On the north wall of the central shrine in the same temple. Records in S. 1217, Manmatha, a private agreement.

30. 323 of 1905. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the four corner slabs built into the inside of the dome of the antarala-mantapa in the same temple. A damaged record. Mentions the Golagimatha. See N.A. 201.

31. 324 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a pillar in the same mantapa Records in S. 1182, Raudri, a transfer of rights by three priests of the Indresvara temple. Mentions the temples of Kamalasamkara., Vaijanatha, Rudrapada, Durgadevi, Pushpersvara and Mallinathadeva.


							Cuddapah.

For an excellent historical notice of the place see Cuddapah Gazr., pp. 178-80.

32. On a . stone in the Venkatesvara pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1439, Isvara that Timmarasa, the minister of Krishnadevaraya, granted. the Cuddapah village to God Tiruven-galanatha for daily ceremonies. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 350, No. 53. [Timmarasa was the well-known Saluva Appaji.]

33. On a stone east of the above. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1484, Dundubhi, a feudatory of Sadasivaraya erected a stone mantapa and planted a garden near it. Ibid., No. 55.

34. On the south wall of the Ranga-mantapa. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1460, Hevilambi, that Tatareddi and Nagareddi granted six tums of land to Vasanta. Ibid., No. 55.

35. On the wall west of the above. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1474, Virodhikrit, Nandyala Aubalesvara Maharaya granted some land to God Alobalesvara. Ibid., No. 56.

36. On a stone near the above. (Telugu.) Records that in Pingala, S. 1483, Nandyal Aubalaraja, feudatory of Sadasiva, granted some land to God Tiruvengalanatha. Ibid., No. 57.

37. On a wall in the Tiruvengalanatha pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1620, Pramadi, " Asana Nayaken," son of Surappa, presented a crown to the deity. Ibid., p. 352, No. 58.

38. On the eastern wall of the above inscription. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1473, Pramadi, Aubalaraja, feudatory of Sadasiva, granted half kunda of dry field in Cuddapah. to the deity. Ibid., No. 59.

39. On the wall of the pagoda. (Telugu.) A grant by the same chief in the same year to the same deity. Ibid., No. 60.

40. On-the steps of the Bugga-kalva at Cuddapah. (Telugu.) Records that. in S. 1639, Hevilambi Krishnajipantulu built the steps. Ibid., No. 61.
 
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41. On a stone in the temple. (Telugu.) A grant of Devaraya (II) in S. 1364, Dundubhi. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 352, No. 62.

42. On the banks of the Cuddapah tank. (Telugu.) A grant in S. 1220, Vilambi to Siddhanathasvami by a chief who had the title of Gandapendara. Ibid., No. 63.

43. On a stone near the local tank. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1227, Krodhi, one Tripurantaka granted to Siddhanathasvami one kunta of wet field.. Ibid., No. 64.

44. On a stone in the pagoda of Hanumanta. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1439, Isvara, Krishnadevamaharaya's minister Saluva Timmarasa made a gift to the deity of Siddhavattam. Ibid., No. 67.

45. On the mosque west of Cuddapah. (Telugu.) Records that in H. 1130, in the reign of Faraksir, " Mayanubdulnabi Khan, Subhedar of Cuddapah," built the mosque. [This chief was the celebrated founder of the Cuddapah Nawab dynasty. For his exploits see. Cuddapah Gazr., pp. 180 and 41. He died about 1730.]

46. A paper grant in the mosque of Abdul Nabil (Telugu.) Records that the merchants of different countries fixed a fee to be paid to the mosque in S. 1599, Pingala. Ibid., p. 360, No. 83. [The date appears to he too late as Abdul Nabi became governor in 1714. See Cuddapah Gazr., p. 41.]

47. A paper grant in the same place. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1626, Chitrabhanu, that the Reddis and Karnams of Naga-rajupalle granted, by order of Abdul Khan Saheb, four tums of ground to " Sakha-Abdul Latteeba." Ibid., No. 84.

48. A paper grant in the same place. (Telugu.) Records, that " Bapujuhersa Tarufdar " granted, by order of Nabab Bhakdumedal Khan two tums of ground to Dasu Mahommed. No. 85.

49. A paper grant in the same place. (Telugu.) Records a grant by the same man to Siddhi Mahomed, the Khaji of Cuddapah. ibid., No. 86.

50. A paper grant in the same place. (Telugu.) Records that in "36 of the Sun year," Merugamahummud of Hyderabad fixed some fees in the market of Cuddapah for the illumination of the local mosque. Ibid., No. 87.


							Goturu.

51. On a stone in the pagoda of Bhairavesvara. (Kanarese.) Records in S. 1440, Bahudhanya, gift of some land to Mummudi Reddi, in Goturu. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 358, No 77.

52. On a stone near the same. (Kanarese.) Records in S. 1319, Isvara, that Gangadeva Maharaja gave to the architect Bommayya
 
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Bhattu one-fourth kunta of wet land for constructing the Bhairavesvara temple. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 358, No. 78. [Kunta is said to denote an excavation of a cubit in depth in width in some parts of the district. But it is not used in that sense here. Cuddapah Gasr. 117.]

53. On a stone in the same pagoda. (Kanarese.) A record of Ahobhala Devachola Maharaja, son of Apratimalla Ganapatichola Maharaja in S. 1342, Plava. Gift of seventeen tums of land to God Bhairavadeva. Ibid., p. 79.

54. On a stone south of the above. (Kanarese.) Records that the Karnam and people of Gotur elected in S. 1588, Parabhava, a temple of Omalamma and granted land. Ibid., p. 359, No. 80.


							Gurrampadu.

55. On a stone in the Chennakesava pagoda. (Kanarese.) Records that in S. 1453, Khara, Tirumalayya, a feudatory of Achyutaraya, gave the village as free gift to the God. Ins., Ced. p. 357, No. 74.

56. On a stone near the above. (Kanarese.) Records in S. 1500, Bahudhanya, gift of land to Venkata Somayaji by Tiru-malayyadeva Maharaja in the reign of Srirangadeva Maharaja. Ibid., No. 75.

57. On a stone near the above. (Kanarese.) Tirumala Nayadu gives to the God in S. 1316, Bhava, some land in the village. Ibid., No. 76.


							Komarunipalli.

58. A Telugu copper-plate in the hands of " Cavalekanlu at Cammapulla." Records that in S. 1479, Kalayukti, in the reign of Sadasivaraya and Gutti Tirumalayya, the fourteen villagers of Utukuru district gave lands and fees at three panams for a marriage in these villages to Lakkanayadu, son of " Marakathirappa Nayadu. Ins., Ced. Dts., P. 334, No. 8.


							Kopparti (Ramachandrapuram).

59. Upon the sluice of the tank. (Telugu.) Records that Garudamitta Gummana Ayyavaru, in S. 1588, Parabhava, dug a tank and built a sluice in Krishnarayapuram Agraharam. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 338, No. 17.


							Koppolu.

60. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that in ,S, 1466, Krodhi, Nandyal Timmayya, feudatory of Sadasivaraya, gave the dues of the village to learned men. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 109, No. 53.

61. On a stone near the house of a Fakir. (Telugu.) Records that in. S. 1476, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, the Viramuski people granted a tax of one pagoda per year to God Seshesvara. Ibid., No. 54.
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62. A Telugu record dated in 1429, Akshaya, wherein Immudi Raya Devaraya (II) granted the dues of the village to ,the local God. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 109, No. 55.


							Katluru.

63. On a stone on the bank of the river. (Telugu.) Records that. Ganga Sahini, prince of Kakatiyapuram, made some gift to the attendants of Pushpagiri temple in S. 1196, Pingala. Ganga Sahini was the celebrated General of Queen Rudramma of Warangal (1257-1295). Ibid., p. 344, No. 38.


							Lebaka.

64. On a stone in the pagoda of Ramasvami. (Telugu.) Records grant of land in S. 1226, Krodhi, in the reign of Tripuradevaraya to the God of Lebaka. Ibid., p. 110, No. 57.

65. On a stone near the Somesvara pagoda. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1539, Pingala, gift of two turns of land to the Goddess of Kamalapurarn. Ibid., p. Ho, No. 58.

66. On a stone in front of the Patalesvara pagoda. (Kanarese.) A record of a Palnad chief. No details. Ibid., No. 59.

67. On a stone in the pagoda of Somesvara. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya, in S. 1475, Pramadicha, a partition of villages was made between two cousins. Ibid., p. III No. 60.


							Moyillakalva.

68. On a stone in the Tiruvengalanatha pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Rayasam Venkatappa gave, in the reign of Achyutadeva Maharaya, in S. 1458, Dunmati, some land to God Tiruverigalanatha. Ibid., p. 337, No. 15.

69. On a stone above the previous record. (Telugu.) A record of Venkatappa Guru saying that in Subhakrit he placed an image of Lakshrni in the above temple and gave one putti of land. Ibid., No. 16.


							Pendlimarri.

70. On a stone in the Virabhadra pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that, in the reign of Sadasiva Maharaya, in S. 1469, Prabhava, Nandyal Timmayya Raja exempted the tax of the local barbers. Ced. Dts., p. 334, No. 9. [The author of the Cuddapah Gazetteer draws attention to the fact that this was ruled by a Kathari Mangayya in S. 1292, in the reign of Bukka I. See No. 20 above.]


							Pushpagiri.

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Vinobilam and for the Saivites who call it madhya-Kailasam midway, between Benares or Uttara Kailasam and Chidambaram or Dakshina Kailasam. For the legends regarding its origin see Cudda-pah Gazr., pp. 183-84. The place became the centre of one of the four Saiva mathas Amarttaka, Ranabhadra, Golaki and Pushpagiri.

71. 302 of 1905.  (Telugu.) On a slab set up at the southern gopura of the Vaidyanathasvamin temple, right of entrance. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva Maharaya. Records in S. 1462, Sarvarin, a gift by the general Timmarasayya, son of Samarasayya of Chandragiri. The former was in charge of the Ghandikota-sima, to which Pushpagiri belonged. [The inscription is given in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 339, No. 20.]

72. 303 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1463; Plava, a gift by the same chief and mentions Aghorasivacharya. See also Ins:, Ced. Dts., p. 339, No. 20. [A teacher of this name figures in the history of Saiva-Siddhantism as the author of one of the eighteen Paddatis and the commentator of Mrigendragama; but he is said to have been born and died at Chidambaram. It is his Paddati and that of Vamadeva that are the most widely current.

73. 304 of 1905.-- (Sanskrit in Telugu.) On a pillar within the Trikuttesvara shrine in the court-yard of the same temple. A record dated in S. 1176, Amanda. The north, east and south faces of the pillar, respectively, record (I) that Kavalayi, the wife of Gandapendara Ganga-senapati of the Kayastha family, founded the shrine of Kamalesvara after her own name ; (2) that Hacha-lamba, the daughter of king Allugi, "lord of the town of Morata " founded the shrine of Hachalesvara after her own name ; (3) that the Pallava king Khanderaya of the solar race established the shrine called Pallavesvara and that thus the name Trikuta was given- to the group formed by the three shrines. The same Sanskrit verses are repeated on two other pillars in Nagari and. Grantha characters. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 339, No. 22, where the details are given in marvellous accuracy.]

74. 305 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A record dated in S. 1769, Kilaka. Mentions two Saiva teachers.

75. 306 of 1905. (Kanarese.) On a slab lying south of the Siva shrine near the Durga temple in the same village on the bank of the Penneru river. A record of the Ratta king Krishna Kanne-hadadeva (evidently Krishna III), saying that on his visit to Joti he gave twelve mattas of land to the temples at Pushpagiri including those of Nagesvara and Pushpesvara. Those who ruled over Muliki-nandu in Honnavadi were required to respect this charity.
 
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76. 307 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On the base of the antarala-Mantapa of the Chennakesavasvamin temple in the same village. Records in S, 1423, Durmati, that Aghoraivacharya. plastered the Sikhara of the temple. Vide Ins., Ced. Dts,, p. 341, No. 26, which gives the date S. 1422. See No. 72 above.

77. 308 or 1905.-- (Telugu.) On the base of the antarala-mantapa of the Chennakesavasvamin temple in the same village. Records in S. 1442, Pramathin, gift of taxes by a number of rope-dancers to the temple of Channakesava. Vide Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 34 No. 27.

78. 309 of 1905, (Kanarese.) On a pillar within the same mantapa. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Vira-pratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1436, Bhava gift of the village of Chinamamchupalli in the Chernura -Sima, which was included in Mulikinandu, to the temple of Channakesavadeva. Vide Ins., Ced Dts., p. 341, No. 28.

79. 310 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a beam of the same mantapa. Records in. S. 1358, Nala, that a certain Kampayya repaired portions of the temple. See Ins., Ced, Dts., p. 342, No. 30. The latter says that the donor was the son of " Lakaya Deva Maharaja."

80. 311 of 1905. (Telugu.) On the beam over the entrance into the central shrine of the same temple. A damaged record dated in S. 1513, Khara, Mentions Mahamandalesvara Venkata-drirajayyadeva-Maharaju. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 342, No, 31.

81. 312 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a pillar in the antarala-mantapa. of the Santana Mallesvara temple in the same village. Records in S. 1337, Manmatha, a sale of land.

82. 313 of 1905. (Telugu.) On another pillar in the same mantapa. Records in S. 1216, Jaya, a private agreement. Five temples of Pushpagiri are here mentioned, viz., Vejanatha (i.e., Vaidyanatha), Kamalasamkara, Durgadevi, Rudrapadamu Ramesvara. See Ins., Ced. Dts, P. 342, No. 32.

83. 314 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a pillar at the entrance into the Umarnahesvara shrine in the same temple. Records in S. 1220 Sarvarin (wrong) sale of land by the priests of the temples of Mallinathadeva, Somanathadeva and Channakesavadeva on the hill. See Ins,, Cod. Dts., P. 344, No. 36, which seems to give this epigraph.

84. 315 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab set up at. the entrance into the north outer wall of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1481. Siddharthin, gift of land by Koneti-Tiru vengalanathayya, son of Pedda-Tirumalayya and giandson of
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Talapaka Annamayya, to the temple of Channaraya. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 340; No. 25, for another summary of this inscription.

85. 316 of 1905.-- (Kanarese.) On a broken slab lying on the steps leading to the river from the eastern gopura of the same temple: Trailokyamalla-Mallideva-Maharaya records in S. 1061, Siddharthi, the consecration of the god Kesavadeva on the southern side of the Rudrapada temple. The king was ruling from his capital at Valluru. .See next epigraph.

86. 317 of 1905. (Tamil.) On the same slab. Records in S.1061, Siddharthi, in the reign of Trailokyamalla Mallideva-Maharaja, a grant of land by an officer of the king. [The king was evidently the same as the greatest of the Konidena branch of the Telugu-chodas who ruled from 1137 to 1148.]

87. On a stone situated on the bank of the river. (Telugu.) Records that in S 1447, Pramadi, " Raguliah Tippa Raja Kavali Devaraya " granted to God Chennakesava Vidyanatha 1,000 gold madas. (Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 340, No. 23.)

88. On a stone close to the above. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1464, Vikari, in the reign of Achyutadevaraya. Peddagovindaayya and others made a grant to the God. Ibid., p. 340, No. 24.

89. On a stone north of the Vidyanath Pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that one Lakshmideva Dandanayak.a built a village called Lakshmipuram and granted it to Vidyanathasvami. Ibid., p. 341, No. 29.

90. On the south pillar of the mantapam of Chennakesava-svami. (Telugu.) Records in 1332, Manmatha, a sale of land. Ibid., p. 343, No. 33.

91. On the eastern pillar of the Chennakesava mantapam, Records in S. 1337, Vishu, a sale of land. Ibid., P. 343, No. 34.

92. On the northern pillar of the same, (Telugu.) Records in S. 1235, Pramathi, a sale of land. Ibid., P. 342, No. 35.

93. A C.P. in the local matha. (Sanskrit in Devanagari.) Records that in S.1467, Prabhava, Sadasivaraya granted the village of Pudur to God Sachchidananda. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 361, No, 88.

94. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that a Karnam gave in S. 1624, Chitrabhanu, a village to Narasimha Bharati for lights and distribution of food to the people in the matha. p. 363, No. 89. [In his Rep. Sans. Tam. MSS., Vol. II, Prof. Sesha-giri Sastri gives a number of Narasimha Bharatis who were later than Vidyaranya in the Sringeri matha ; but there is no evidence to connect the Bharati of this epigraph with any of them.]

95. In the same place. A Kanarese record dated S. 1636, Vijaya, recording that Hunda Prasannappa Nayaka paid thirty pagodas yearly for feeding the inmates of the matha. Ibid No. 90.
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96. In the same place. Records that in S. 1637, Manmatha some land was given to Vidyasankara Bharati by Hande Hanumappa Nayakar. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 363, No. 91. See Prof. Seshagiri Sastri's Rep., Sans. Tam. MSS., 1896-97, p.11.

97. In charge of the Matha. A Kanarese grant in Kilaka of thirty pagodas annually by Hande Ramappa Nayak. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 363, No. 92. See By. 67.

98. In the same place. A Telugu grant in S. 1653, Raudri, of two muntas of land in a village by the Reddis and Karnams of the place. Ibid., No. 93.

99. In charge of the Matha. (Kanarese.) Records in S. 1664, Dundubhi, the gift to Nrisimhabharati of an annual allowance of Rs. 100. Ibid., No. 94. See No. 94 above.

100. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that " Dhulipala Achunnah" granted in S. 1645, Sobhakrit, the village of Viraramapuram to the Matha.

101. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records grant in S. 1652, Sadharana, of the village of Pundungi to the Math by Pedda Narasimha Nayadu. Ibid., No. 96.

102. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1684, Chitrabanu, Bala Venkata. Reddi gave the village of Gollapalle for Srotriyam rent of thirty pagodas. Ibid., No. 97.

103. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1686, Tarana, Raja Ram Raju Virabhadra Rao granted a village in the district of Macherla to the Matha. Ibid., No. 98.

104. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that in S 1694, Nandana, Ramappa Nayadu gave the village of Gollapalle in the subdivision of Puppore to the Matha. Ibid., No. 99.

105. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1175, Sivarambava Gorpad issued a precept to the Reddis and Karnams of Puppur to continue the above villages as usual. Ibid., No. 100.

106. In the same place. (Telugu.) A record of F. 1209, in which Narayan Rao, Amil of "Secondurgud," ordered the Reddis and Karnams of Puppalur to continue the above gift. Ibid., No. 101.

107. In the same place. A Kanarese record, dated S. 1694, Nandana, to the effect that Siddaramappa granted twelve pagodas every year from Siddammapeta. Ibid., No. 102. See By. 67.

108. In charge of the Matha. A Telugu record, dated S. 1695. Vijaya, recording that Kumara Ramappa Nayani gave the village of Kammavarupalle to the Matha. Ibid., p. 366, No. 103.

109. In the same place. (Kanarese.) Records that in S. 1695, Vijaya Mallappa Nayani gave a village. Ibid., No. 104.

110. In the same place. (Kanarese.) Records in the same year the grant of a village by Chimanaji Rao. Ibid., No, 105.
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111. In the same place. (Kanarese,) Records in H. 1194 the grant of the village of Kondareddipalam for a Srotriyam rent of fifty pagodas by Nawab Walaja, Ins., Ced. Dts., No. 106.

112. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that one Prabba-kara Nayadu gave in S. 1700, Vilambi, the village of Visvanathapuram in the district of Marella. Ibid., No. 107.

113. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records that a Venkatadri Nuyudu gave in S. 1710, Plavanga, a village. Ibid., No. 108.

114. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records in F. 1200, the regrant of the above village by the committee of Guntur. Ibid., No. 109.

115. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1710, the gift of the village of Sattipalle in the Vinukonda district by Gundarayadu. Ibid. No. 110.

116. In the same place. (Telugu.) The continuation of the above gift by the Committee of Guntur in F. 1200. ibid., No. III.

117. In the same place. (Telugu.) Raja Venkatesvara Rao Masumdar, granted the village of Rettappalam in S. 1715, Pramadicha. Ibid., No. 112.

118. In the same place. (Telugu.) Raja Narayan Rao, Masumdar, gave in the same year the village of " Nuzallapulla.," in the subdivision of "Nadallah." Ibid., No. 113.

119. In the same place. (Telugu,) Gift of the village of Lingamgunta in S. 1712, Sadharana, by Venkatagunda Rayadu. Ibid., No. 114.

120. In the same place. (Telugu.) Gift of the village of Pattanadu in the district of the " Five Mahals " by Kumara Yacha-manayadu in S. 1724, Dundubhi. Ibid., No. 115. [The chief was the ruler of Venkatagiri from 1776 to 1804. He sided with the English against Haidar Ali.]

121. In the same place. (Telugu.) Records in .S. 1726, Raktakshi, that Raja Damarla Kumara Venkatappa Nayadu gave some land in Mambakkam for feeding the people of the Matha. p. 368, No. 116. [This was the Kalahasti chief who slew in battle the brother of Nawab Mahomed Ali Khan. See Vestiges of Madras, p. 24.]


							Putlampalli.

122. On a stone in the pagoda of Dhanakundamma in the south-east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that one Pedda. Timmarasayya Garu granted the village of Yapagunta to the gods Bhairavesvara and Ishtakamesvara of Siddhavattam. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 331, No. I.
 
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							Rudraiyagaripalli.

123. On a stone south of the village. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1446, Tarana, that Timmayyadeva Maharaya, a feudatory of Krishnadeva Raya, granted a village for the expenses of the daily festivals of God Tiruvengalanatha. Ins., Ged. Dts., p. 333, No. 7.


							Tadigotla.

124. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) En S. 1193, Prajotpatti, Brahmarakshasa Gandara Tripurantakadeva Maharaya granted a village near Chennur to Brahmans. Ibid., p. 355, No. 68.


							Tollaganganapalli (" Tallagumpulla").

125. On a stone in the village. A Kanarese record, dated in S. 1685, Svabhanu. Tippa Reddi of " Duggumpulla " built a stone well at " Tollogunganapulla." Ibid., p. 356, No. 73.


							Tudumuladinne.

126. On a stone near the Chenna Kesava temple. (Sanskrit.) A record in S. 1455, Virodhi, in the reign of Achyuta Raya. Ibid., 6.338, No. 19.


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							Balapanaguduru.

127. On a stone in the temple east of the village. (Telugu.) One Somalaraju Timmaraju grants to the deity two muntas of ground for a flower garden. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 96, No. 155.


							Bhimagundam.

128. On a stone near the Chenna Kesava pagoda. A Telugu grant in Sarvadhari recording that Gandikota Raja granted eight muntas of land for the sculptor Kasiliniga Bhattu who carved the image of Chenna-Kesava. Ibid., p. 90, No. 126.

129. On a stone near the water pandal in the village. (Telugu.) One Narayana, son of Tirumala Raja of " Bhojanapullah," gave in S. 1479, Pingala, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya, two tums and six muntas of land to Brahmans for the maintenance of the watershed. Ibid., p. 9o, No. 127.

130. On a stone north of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1477, Rakshasa, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya, certain Vipravinodins granted their dues from Achyutarayapuram, to the deity. Ibid., No. 128.


							Bhutamapuram (Bhutapuri ?).

131. On a stone near the hall at Bhutapuri village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1461, Vikari, Pedda Govindayya and three
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other. Vipravinodins granted this village to the God. Chenna kesava. Ibid., p. 68, No. 33.


							Bondalakunta.

132. On a stone near a well. A Telugu record of Bomma Nayadu, son of Lakki Nayadu, in S. 1433, Pramoduta, in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya. Endows 5 tums of land for the diggers of the well. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 6, No. 3.

133. On a stone in front of Chenna-Kesava pagoda. A Telugu grant of Singayya Raja, son of Chinna Timma Raja, in S. 1466, .Krodhi, in the reign of Achyuta Raya. Grant of 4 tums of land to the God. Ibid., No. 4.

134. In the front pillar of the Hanumanta Raya pagoda. (Telugu.) The same donor (as in the above) gave in S. 1467, Visvavasu, a piece of land to one Chittraju Anantaraya. No. 5.

135. On a stone near the Virabhadra temple. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1480, Kalayukti, that Viramushti Virayya and Nanjayya presented the income of Viramushti people to Virabhadra. Ibid., No. 6.

136. On a stone east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Nandyala Timma Raja, feudatory of Sadasiva Raya, remitted the tax on local barbers in S. 1496, Plavanga. Ibid., p. 7, No. 7.

137. On a stone in a paddy field. (Telugu.) A gift of 5 tums by the same chief in Pingala to one Kesiraju Chinnappa. Ibid., No. 8.

138. On a stone in front of the Chenna-Kesava pagoda. (Telugu.) A grant of land to the deity in S. 1503, Vishu. Mentions Pemmasani Timmayya Nayadu and Tippa Reddi. Ibid., No. 9.


							Bukkapatnam.

139. On a stone south of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Deva Maharaya, in S. 1353, Sadharana, all castes of people gave to Gods Virabhadra and Narayanadeva at Bukkapatnam, besides 2 kuntas of dry field and a garden, a fee from every individual from  to  Sunkam on the three classes of marriage at Bukkapatnam. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 76, No. 69.

140. On a stone near Bukkapatnam limits. (Telugu.) One " Coolapagaraja, son of Vijayadevudu," gave the village of "Coodupi Cuntah to Balyamanaudha of Coducoonta." Ibid., No. 70.

141. On a stone near a local canal. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1451 Virodhi, that the inhabitants of Bukkapatnam fixed the duties of 2 kasu for each bala (bag?) of cotton, 2 kasu for that of pepper, 2 for jaggery and 2 per grain bag. Ibid., No. 71.

142. On a stone in the Virabhadra pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1471, Saumya, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya the
 
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Viramushti people gave to God Ramalinga of Podatar (Proddatur ?) the 3 pagodas they received from the Brahmans of Narasimhapuram agraharam. Ibid., No. 72.

143. On a stone in the Chennakesava temple east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1468, Parabhava, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya, the jugglers gave away the allowance they had been receiving from the Brahmans of Vira-Narasingapuram agraharam to Gods Tiruvengalanatha and Chenna-kesava of Narasimhapuram. Ibid., No. 73.


							Chamaluru.

144. On a stone near the temple. (Telugu.) Records that the Vipravinodi Brahmans gave away, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya, the annual fees they had been receiving from the Brahmans of Chamalur to God Chenna-Kesava. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 75, No. 65.


							Chinna Mudiyam.

145. On a stone in the street. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1480, Kalayukti, Ramarajayya Pimmaraju Garu, a feudatory of Sadasiva Raya, exempted the barbers of the village from taxes. Ibid., 96,. No. 154.


							Choutapalli.

146. On a stone in front of the Nara-Narayanasvami pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Mummudi Nayadu, counsellor of Nandyala Krishnania Rayalu, exempted in S. 1484, Dundubhi, the duties of weavers of the village so that they could build houses and reside there. lbid., p. 83, No. 97.

147. On a stone. at the gate of the pagoda of Narasimhasvami. (Telugu.) Records that Srinivasacharya, son of Krishnamacharya of Tirumala Bukkapatnam, repaired in year Vikari, the temple with wooden beams. Ibid., p.. 83, No. 98.


							Danavulapadu.

148. 331 of 1905. (Sanskrit in Kanarese.) On a pedestal in front of the Jaina image in the ruined Jaina temple recently discovered. A record of the Rashtrakuta king Nityavarsha. Records that the king caused the pedestal to be made for the bathing ceremoney of a Jaina saint named Santi. [Nityavarsha was the same as Indra IV, brother of Krishna III.]

149. 332 of 1905. (Kanarese.) On a slab set up in the same locality. Records the nisidhi of a merchant of Penugonde, whose preceptor was the Jaina teacher Kanakakirtideva. [See N.A.. 385 and 744 for references to the latter and the note thereon.]

150. 333 of 1905.-- (Kanarese poetry and Sanskrit.) On a pillar set up in the same place. .A record of the time of the Rashtrakuta king Indra III (915-17), named Indra IV in Antiquities, II,
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P. 233. It records a prasasti of the dandanayaka Srivijaya, who belonged to the Balikula and bore the title Anupamakavi. The inscription was written (i.e., composed) by his accountant Gunavarman. [Poet Kavisvara in his Kavirajamarga quotes a Sri Vijaya several times. But Dr. Fleet has shown (hid. Anty., XXXIII, 270) that Kavisvara was patronised by Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I (814-78); so the Sri Vijaya referred to in kavirajamarga was evidently an earlier man than the one referred to in the present epigraph. See Ep. Rep., 1906, p. 80. Also Ep. and., X, pp. 147-53.]

151. 334 of 1905.-- (Kanarese.) On an other pillar set up in the same place. Records the nisidhi of a Vaisya woman from Penugonda. For examples of nisidhi see S.A. 389 and By. 456.

152. 335 of 1905. (Kanarese.) On the third pillar set up in the same place. Records the nisisdhi of a Jaina teacher. Mentions kurmari.

153. 336 of 1909. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the fifth pillar set up in the same place. A damaged record dated in S. 1319, Isvara. Seems to be the nisidhi of a merchant.

154. 337 of 1905. On a broken pillar lying in the same place. A fragment of record. Mentions Kurumari Rattagulla.

155. 338 of 1905. On the sixth pillar set up in the same place. Records the nisidhi of a merchant from Penugonde and of his wife.

155-A. 339 of 1905. (Kanarese.) On a mutilated slab lying on the bank of the river Penneru. A fragment of record of the Chalukya king Vijayaditya. Mentions Bhupaditya.

155-B. 340 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab lying in the bed of the same river, in archaic characters. A damaged record. The date and name of the king are perhaps on the other side of the huge stone.

155-C. 341 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a broken pillar lying on the bank of the same. river. A mutilated and damaged record of Kapyana, son of . . . la-Maharaja. Mentions Kurumari.


							Devagudi.

156. 342 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up on the north side of the central shrine in the Talakantamma temple. The Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya records in S. 1437, Dhatri, a dasavanda gift for the merit of the king and of Salva-Govindaraja-Vodiyalu (Udaya). See Ap. 205 for another epigraph of this chief.

157. 343 of 1905. (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnaraya, dated S. 1440, Bahudhanya. Records another dasavanda gift for the merit of the same two persons. The village is called Devigudi.
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158. 344 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a pillar in the mukhamantapa of the same temple. A damaged record, dated S. 1202, Vikrama.

159. 345 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a pillar set up in the courtyard of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharya (II), son of Hariharaya II, in S. 1328, Vyaya. Records gift of land at Danavulapadu to the temple of Talakantadevi by the king after his coronation. The order was carried out by Nagappa-Dannayaka.

160. 346 of 1905.-- (Kanarese.) On a viragal set up in the same place. Records in Sukla, that Maharnandalesvara Bhimarasa met Chandra-Dandanayaka of Kataka near Kurumari, killed two of his horses and a cavalier together with his charger, and himself fell. The hero was a devotee of Tadalakatidevi.

161. 347 of 1905. (Kanarese.) On another viragal set up in the same place. A record of the Western Chalukya king Jagadekamalla (II, 1138-49) dated in his thirteenth year, Sukla, Saying that a subordinate of the Mahamandalesvara Bhimarasa of Kurumari fell in a fight with Madhuvarasa, the brother-in-law of Chandra Dandanayaka of Kataka, referred to in the above epigraph.

162. 348 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up close to the main gopura of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, in S. 1468, Prabhava. Records a gift by Mahamandalesvara Kondraju-Chikka Timmayadeva Maharaju. See By. 326.


							Dombara-Nandyala.

163. 353 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a slab built into the east wall of the central shrine in the Chennakesavasvamin temple. An pigraph of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Krishnadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1443, Vrisha, gift by three chiefs of the taxes payable at the village of Nandela (which belonged to the district), of Renadu in the Ghandikota-sima, for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Chennakesavadeva. The grant was made on the occasion of the consecration of the temple. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 64, No. 17.


							Ghandikota.

[For an excellent historical account of the place see Cuddapab Gazr., p. 191-4.]

164. 485 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the south wall of the ,prakara of the ruined Ranganayaka temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1497, Pingala, gift of land to the temple of Raghunayakalu at Ghandikota, by Mahamandalesvara China-Avubalesvaradeva-Mahayaju, son of Avubalesvaradeva Maharaju and grandson of
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Avubalarajayadeva Maharaju of Nandyala. See Ins., Ced. Dts., P. 61 No. 3.

165. 486 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the same wall. Dated in thei reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1467, Virvavasu, .gift of village by Nandyala Timmayadeva Maharaju, grandson of Nandyala Avubalesvaradeva Maharaju to the temple of Raghunathadeva on the Ghandikota-durga. Ibid., p. 61, No. 4.

166. 487 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the north wall of the same prakara. Records in Bhava, gift to the Raghunayaka temple a Ghandikota by a merchant (Komati.).

167. 488 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On the east face of a slab in a field near the Kanginimahal, in the same village. Records in Bahudhanya, remission of taxes in favour of the fishermen livin4 in the new street at Kammadurgam by Mahamandalesvara Narasimharajayyadeva Maharaju of Nandyala. See Mack, MSS., Ins.,	Dts., p. 61, No. 5.

168. 489 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a boulder near the Nagadhari, outside the fort, in the same village. Records in Ananda gift of two gardens to the temple of Channaraya at Nagadhari by Krishnappa-Timmaraju-Nagaraju-Venkatraju-Kondraju of Aravtli for the merit of Rangapatiraju.

169. 490 of 1906.-- (Persian.) On a boulder near the waterfald in the garden called Parebagh on the bank of the Penneru rivers at the foot of the Ghandikota hill.

170. On a stone on the south of Madhavasvami pagoda.' (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1478, Nala, in the reign of Sadasiva Rayulu, Nandyala Timmaraju gave allowances in different villages for the worship of Ankalamma. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 62, No. 6.

171. On a stone near the east gate of the above. A Telugu record of Nandyala Ahobala Maharaja in Manmatha, exempting the taxes of the washers. Ibid., No. 7.

172. On a stone on the bank of Pinaki river. (Telugu). Records that in S. 1245, Dundubhi, Gangareddigaru granted a flower garden for the worship of the Goddess. Ibid., No. 8.

173. On a stone behind the above. (Telugu.) Jaghapat Caunchirajoo and Vayadava Chodavarajoo " granted in Krodhana 3 kuntas of dry field for betel-nuts. Ibid., No. 9.

174. On a stone near the pagoda of Yagaussunda Narasimhasvami. (Sanskrit.) Records that in S. 1297, Rakshasa,, Bukkarayalu (I) re-established the God Yogananda Narasimhasvami and erected a pagoda. Ibid., No. 11.

175. On a stone on the west of the pagoda. (Telugu.) Record that Chinnamanayani Garu, son of Annamanayanigaru erected a pagoda of Alvars in Plavanga. Ibid., No. 12.
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176. On a stone near the mosque in a garden. (Persian.) Records that in H. 1102 " Sahusan Daravashu " erected a mosque. Ibid., No. 13. The chief was probably an officer or one of the successors of Meer Jumla, the first Nawab of the place under Golconda rule. See Cuddapah Gazetteer, p. 193.

177. On a stone in the garden of Dareep bagh on the south of Pinaki river. (Persian). Records that in H. 1178, Syed Miah, Subadar of Cuddapah, erected a water-sluice near the bank of the river. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 64, No, 14. [Miah might have been one of the two sons of the Nawab Abdul Nabi Khan.]


							Gangapuram.

178. On a stone in the dam of the local lake. (Telugu.) Records that the lake was dug in the time of Krishnadeva Raya in S. 1432, Pramoduta. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 82, No. 93.


							Garisaluru.

179. On a stone in the ruined temple north-east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Narasabhupaludu gave in S. 1453, Khara, in the reign of Achyuta Raya, twelve muntas of dry land in the village to the Chenna Kesava temple, besides building the Mukha-mantapa. Ibid., p. 86, No. 110.


							Gorigenuru.

180. On a stone near the hill-fort. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1682, Vikrama, during the management of Venkata Reddi at Jammalamudugu that the Reddis of the village built the hill-fort. , Ibid., p. 93, No. 140.


							Gundlakunta.

181. On a stone in the Chennakesava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Papa Timmaraja gave in S. 1473, Virodhi, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya, two kuntas of dry land in the Hora village to a Brahman Chennamiah. Ibid., p. 95, No. 147.

182. On a stone south-east of the above. (Telugu.) Grant of their annual allowances by the Vipravodins in S. 1473, Paritapi, to God Chenna-Kesava. Ibid., No. 148.

183. On a stone near a local well. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1581, Vikari, " Vibharam Sultan, the Prime Minister of Kaunavaji Coli Saheb," gave to'Chinna Guruvayya some land for excavating a well. Ibid., p. 95, No. 149.

184. On a stone in the Chennakesava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Ramaraja Timma Raja exempted in S. 1480, Kalayukti, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya, the local barbers from taxation. Ibid., No. 150.
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185. On a stone in the same pagoda. An effaced Telugu of Sadasiva Raya in S. 1489, Prabhava.

							Jammalamadugu.

The following records are taken from the Mack. MSS., Ins., Ced. Dts., pp. 17-61. Most of them, I regret to say, are mere paper grants and so do not come under epigraphs. But having listed and numbered them, I have not thought it necessary to remove them. Almost all these are in Mahratti and Persian.

186. In charge of Buddu Khan. (Mahratti.) Records that in S. 1193, Mir Saheb issued an order to the Amil of Jammalamadugu, to pay monthly 3 pagodas for the mosque of Abdul Syed Khan Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 17, No. I., See next record.

187. In charge of Buddu (Bade ?) Khan. (Mahratti.) Records that Tippu Sultan issued a precept in H. 1196, to Timma Reddi of Jammalamadugu to pay monthly 3 pagodas for the mosques of Abdul Syed Khan. Ibid., No. 2. (Abdul Syed Khan was the first and last Nawab of Jammalamadugu, to whom the town and surrounding territory were granted as a jaghir by Tippu. See Cuddapah Gazetteer, pp. 188-89.

188. In charge of Buddu Khan. (Telugu.) Records that in H. 1114, Bahadur Khan issued an order to the A.mil to pay daily a gold pan am to the God Venkatesvarasvami. Ibid., No. 3.

189. Records in Telugu and Persian that in H. 1205, " Baramahal Raja Tajopunt " issued an order to the Amil Desapandya-Desamuk to pay daily a gold panam to the God Venka-tesvarasvami. Ins., Ced. Dts., P. 18, No. 4.

190. Records in Mahratti and Persian that in H. 1210, Amin Saheb issued an order to the Amil to pay daily two annas for the mosque. Ibid., No. 5.

191. Records in Mahratti and Persian that in H. 1210, Amin Saheb issued an order to the Amil of Jammalamadugu to pay four annas daily for the mosque. Ibid., No. 6.

192. Records that in H. 1251, Sayud Hamid Khan ordered a Shaikdar to pay two annas daily to Fakir Rahiman. Ibid., No. 7.

193. Mahomed Sayud orders in H. 1167, the payment of two annas daily from the duties of the place to the same Fakir,. Ibid., No. 8.

194. A similar grant of the same officer in H. 1176. ibid., No. 9.

195. A grant by the same chief in H. 1171, to various holy people. Ibid., No. 10.

196. An order of Abdul Halim Khan to Venkata Mustajur in H. 1171, to pay four pagodas to Fakir. Ibid., No. 11.

197. An order of the same Nawab in H. 1176, to pay four annas daily to Abdur Rahiman. Ibid., No. 12.
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98. An order of Nawab Masum Khan in H. 1176, to Venka Mustajur for payment of two annas to the same Fakir. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 18, No. 13.

199. An order of the same chief in H. 1169, to the Amil of Jammalamadugu to pay four annas daily to the same Fakir. Ibid., No. 14.

200. An order of Amin Saheb in H. 1210, for payment of two annas Ibid., No. 15.

201. In charge of Nagambhat and another. An order of Amin Saheb in H. 1185, to the Amil for payment of half panam to Seshabhatta. Ibid., No. 16.

202. A record of Mahomed Amin Khan in H. 1210, issuing a similar order of payment to Seshabhat. Ibid., No. 17.

Thesrest of the records of this place are given, for the sake of convenience, in the form of a tabular statement.


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							Kallutla.

308. On a stone near a wall north-west of the village. Records in Telugu that in S. 1425 Svabhanu, Tippa Raju granted to turns and 2 muntas of dry field for raising a pacota for the well to provide water for bullocks. ins., Ced. Dts., p. 90, No. 129.

							Kosinepalli

309. 408 of 1904.--.(Telugu,) On three faces of a pillar lying near the thrashing floor. A record of a Chola-Maharaju who is said to have belonged to the Solar race, the Kasyapa gotra and the family of Karikala, and who rule; over Renandu. [The king was most probably identical with Mahendravikramavarman's father, Punyakumara of the Cuddappah-Chola line. Sec Nos. 453 and 455.]

310. 409 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On a slab lying in the same place. Records in Siddharthin, a private gift. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 7, No. 11. A Srotriyam is purchased and then given away as a private gift,
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311. 410 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up opposite to the Anjaneya temple in the same village. A record of Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1476, Ananda. Records that Kosanepalle belonged to the Chernuri-Sima and was also called Harihararayapura. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 7, No. 10 The latter says that the grant was made for the festival of Tiru-vengalanatha.

							Madhavapuram.

312. On a stone in the Hanumanta pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that one Haridasa Raju gave some land to one Venkata-rayulu. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 68, No. 34.

							Mailavaram.

313. On a pillar in the temple. (Telugu.) Records that in a certain Virodhikrit, Ramaraja Ramayyagaru erected the Bogha-Mantapam. Ibid., p. 64, No. 15.

314. On a stone near the same. (Telugu.) Records that Malla Timmudu Chetti, son of Peppisetti, gave some land in Playa. Ibid., No. 16.

							Moragudi.

315. On a stone in the ruined Chennakesava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the Vipravinodins granted to the deity the duties they had been receiving from Vitthala Agrahara on the Sankranti day. Ibid., p. 64, No. 18.

							Mucchumarri.

316. On a stone in the Madhavaraya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S.1454, Achutaraya granted the village to the deity. Ibid., p. 81, No. 91.

317. On a stone in a field. (Telugu.) Records that Immadi Devaraja (II, 1422--49), granted in S. 1362, Raudri, some land to Gods Ranganatha and Gopinatha for flower garden. Ibid., p. 82, No. 92.

							Muddanur.

318. 405 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in a held by the side of the road from Chilamkuru. A record of Chola Maharaju. The king is described as in No. 309 above. Sirumburu is mentioned. Records gift of land and an oil-mill to Adityabhatara. See No. 309, above.

319. 406 of 1904..(Teluga.) On a slab lying in the courtyard of the Siva temple. A record of Chola Maharajulu. The slab is broken at the bottom and bears at the top a tiger with a twisted tail. Mentions Chilkanuru (vide Chilamkuru.) See No. 309 above.

320. 407 of 1904.(Telugu.) On a slab lying on the compound wall of the same temple. Records in S. 1565, Vishu, gift of a
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Pillar by a Reddi to the Chennakesava Perumal temple at Muddanuru. The cyclic year quoted corresponds to S. 1564 current.

							Nagamaladinne (Namala Dinnah).

321. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Achyuta Raya, S. 1439, Isvara, the learned Brahmans of the village paid the taxes for the deity for conducting a festival. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 86, No. III.

322. On a stone south of the above. (Telugu.) Records that Ramaraja Timmaraja exempted the, local barbers from taxes in S. 1480, Kalayukti, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., p. 86, No. 112. See Cg. 717, By. 451, etc., for Timmaraja. He was evidently the same as Vittala.

323. On a stone north of the above. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Venkatapati I, in S. 1533, Virodhi, Jallarangapati Raju and the local inhabitants granted some land to one Tirumalaiya for casting an image of Chennakesava. Ibid., p. 87, No. 113.

324., On a stone near the water pandal. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1466, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, Chinna Timmaraju gave the village as a free gift to Brahmans. Ibid., p. 87, No. 114, See S.A. 469 for Chinna Tumma.

							Nallapalli,

325. On a stone south west of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1478, Nala, in the reign of Sadasivaraya the Viramushti people granted away their allowance in the village to God Visvesvara. Ibid., p. 7, No. 12.

326. On a stone on the south-west of Chennakaava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivarayalu, in S. 1478, Nala, Vipravinodi Viramushti Virappa granted the allowances they had been receiving from the village to God Visvesvara. Ibid., p. 8, No. 13.

327. On a stone in the compound wall of the Chennakesava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivarayalu, in S, 1476, Ananda, Vipravinodi Siddhayya granted the allowance due from the agraharam Brahmans for the festival of Chennakesava Perumal. Ibid., No. 14.

328. On a stone on the south. (Telugu.) Records that " Cullapa ?" Obayya granted a license for 8 years to the farmers of the village to pay 3 panams for each tum. Ibid., No. 15.

329. On the western wall of the pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1545, Prabhava, Gorive Reddi raised the Gandastambham. Ibid., No. 16.

330. On the bottom of the pillar in the pagoda Aiyavayya. (Telugu). Records in that in S, 1455, Vijaya, Malla Reddi, son of
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Nallapalle Malla Reddi, erected a Garudastambham in front of Hanumanta Raya. Ins Ced. Dts., No. 17.

331. On the south of the pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivarayalu in S. 1469, Plavanga, Nandyala Timmaraja remitted the barbers' taxes. Ibid., No. 18.

332. On the wall of a garden. (Telugu.) A record in S. 1350, Pramadicha, that Appayaraju, son of Racharaju, made a gift to Aiyagaru. (The grant is effaced in the original.) Ibid., p. 9, No. 19.

333. On the stone wall of the Varadaraja pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivarayalu, in S. 1466, Krodhi, Nandyala Timmaraja remitted the taxes, etc., to Dudala Varadaraja. Ibid., No. 20.

334. On the stone pavement in the Dudala Varadaraja pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the merchant of Chinta-gunta regranted certain fees at the monthly rate of one panam for every bale of the piece goods, drugs, etc., 2 kasus for the grain-bag in S. 1625, Svabhanu, for the lamp ceremony of God Varadaraja. Ibid., No. 21.

335. On the west of the above. (Telugu.) Records that Patti-konda Varadaraja dug a large tank in the village of Dudalapalle in Krodhi. Ibid., No. 22..

336. Near a well in the pagoda. (Telugu.) A record of Mallikarjuna Raya (1447-65) in S. 1387, Parthiva. Ibid., p. 9, No. 23.

337. On a stone south of the Isvara pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1438, Bahudhanya, one Bairasu gave some land to Malla Reddi and Basava Reddi. Ibid., No. 24.

							Obalapuram.

338. On a stone on the northern boundary of the village. (Telugu.) Records in S. 1476, Rakshasa, in the reign of Sadasivaraya the measuring of the limits between Vijaya Bukkarayapuram and Brahmanapalli. Ibid., p. 84, No. 101.

339. On a stone in the local hill. (Telugu.) Records that Narayana Reddi, son of Sarivi Reddi, built the steps to the hill, in Krodhana. Ibid., No. 102.

340. On a stone near the ruined tank. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1624, Chitrabhanu, Venkata Bhaghavatulu dug a well. Ibid., p. 84, No. 103.

							Paluru.

341. On a stone in the Chennakesava temple. (Telugu.) Records that Rama Reddi, son of Pedda Reddi, made a grant to the deity in S. 1690, Virodhi. Ibid., p. 88, No. 120.

342. On a stone in the Siva temple. (Telugu) Records that Rama Reddi and others erected the temple in S., 1646, Krodhi. Ibid., No. 121.
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343. on a stone in the same. Records that in S. 1692 Singarayya Karnam of the village built the Kalyana-mantapam. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 88, No. 122.

344. On a stone near the Kamalamma well. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Golconda Sultan Abdul Saheb Nakanam Khan dug a well in the village in S. 1568, Vyaya, Ibid., p. 89, No. 123. See Cuddapah Gazr., p. 179.

345. On a stone in the Chennakesvara Pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Timma Reddi and Nanja Reddi built the Mukha-mantapa. Ibid., No. 124.

346. On a stone in the temple of Agastyesvara. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Krishnadevaraya, in S. 1432, Pramoduta, Kasavulla Bojayya of Palur got from Naravulla Tippa-nayadu some land as manyam for repairing the temple. Ibid., No. 125.

							Peddamudiyam.

Mr. Jayanti Ramayya Pantulu has identified this place with Mudivemu which is celebrated in the E. Chalukyan grants as the birth place of Vishnuvardhana, the progenitor of the Chalukyan lines. See Cuddapah Gazr., p. 189-90.

347. 349 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the Virabhadresvara temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1473, Virodhakrit, gift of the tax called viramushtipannu payable by the Tammalas and others of Mudiyam, or Brahmala-Mudiyam also called Trilochanapuram to the Somesvara temple at the place. The village was situated in Ranatasima, a subdivision of Ghandikotarajya.

348. 350 of 1905. (Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On a huge slab set up to.the West of the Siva temple. Belongs to the reign of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalladeva (Vikramaditya VI). Records in S. 1046, Krodhin, Chalukya-Vikrama year 49 (A.D. 1124), gift of Mudivema, "the big agrahara "and "the emperor of villages, which has been in existence for four ages" to the one hundred and eight mahajanas of that place by the ruler of the Renadu seventy district, who was a subordinate of Mahamandalesvara .Atyana-Chola-Maharaja. [As this chief had the same titles as those of the Cuddapah Chola line, the Government Epigraphist believes that it should have been a later offshoot bf it. See Ep. Ind., XI, P. 3442, footnote 2.]

349. 351 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a broken slab lying near No. 350. In archaic characters. Mentions the " one hundred and eight " (residents of Peddamudiyam).

350. 352 of 1905. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the same place. A damaged record of Chola-Maharaja, dated Saka (year lost). The king was born of the solar race, the Kasyapa-gotra and
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The Karikala family. At the top of the inscription a standing tiger with its mouth open is engraved. See No. 309 above.

Pedda Dandluru.

351. On, a stone in the north wall of the local fort. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1684, Chitrabhanu, Sayud Abdul Rasud and his wife erected the fort at Parallapalli. Ins.,'Ced. Dts,, p. 92, No. 139.

							Ponnatota.

352. On a stone in the Chennakesava temple. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1496, Bhava, in the reign of Srirangaraya Nandyala Narasimha-raju granted to Bhoga Nayarappa (Nariyappa ?) some land in the village. Ibid., p. 61, No. I.

							Regadipalli.

353. On a stone in a field south of the village, (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1433, Prajotpatti, Narasingaraju, son of Nandyala Obalaraja, granted to Singaracharya and Anantacharya, sons of Vengalacharya of Yadolla, 4 kuntas of land in the village of Podatore (Proddatur ?). Ibid., p. 76, No. 68.

							Timmapuram (Timmalapuram).

354. In charge of the local Srotriyamdar. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1623, Vishu, the Reddis and Karnams of Panlizuvi (evidently, Penuzuvvi) granted 15 pagodas and some land to Sadasiva and Haribhat. Ibid., p. 53, No. 131.

355. In the hand of Narasimhacharlu. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1696 Jaya, Krishnaji and Venkaji granted Machumarri village for 181 pagodas to Narasimha Sastrulu Ibid., No. 132.

356. With the same. The communication of the same order to the Reddis and Karnams of the village by the donors. Ibid., p. 53, No. 133.

357. A record of Amil Obala Recidi in Fasli 1194, issuing an order to the same to continue the above. Ibid., No. 134.

358. In charge of Srinivasacharlu. An order of " Khunore Naraisimma " to Kandukur Konappa to repair a canal. Ibid., p. 53, No. 135.

359. A. Telugu and Persian record ordering, in 1137, Srinivasacharlu to return and reside at Kondapuram. Ibid., No. 136.

360. Records (in Telugu) gift by Venkaji Tirumal, Amil of Jammalamadugu, in S. 1673, of Kondapuram as a Srotriyam for 50 pagodas. Ibid., No. 137.

361. In the hands of the same. (Mahratti.) Continuation of the above in 1699, by Kanchanapalli Ramachandra Ramaji, Amil of Jammalamudugu. Ibid., No. 138.
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362. A Mahratti and Persian grant of the village of Vohannapetta (?) for 70 pagodas Srotriyam to Dandapani Raghunathacharylu by Mahomed Khan in the reign of Alanghir. Ins., Ced. Dts., No. 139.

363. An order in Mahratti and Persian of Tasi Khan in H. 1152, to continue the above. Ibid., No. 141.

364. A record of Tippu Sultan (in Mahratti) in S 1216, Kilaka, ordering Asuf Mahomed to continue the villages of Obalapetta and Koppolu to Rangacharlu and Sumati Srinivasacharlu together with other allowances. Ibid., No. 141.

365. A record in Mahratti and Persian of Nawab Ibrahim Khan dated H. 1142, ordering the Amil of Jammalamudugu to continue Srotriyam village to one Raghunathacharyalu. Ibid., No. 142.

366. An order (in Mahratti and Persian) of Mayana Bade Saheb in H. 1157, to Venka " Shaikdar " Carcoon to continue the above. Ibid., No. 143.

367. A record of Ibrahim Khan (in Mahratti) in 1196 to continue the above to Rangacharya. bid., No. 144.

368. A similar order of Nawab Masud Khan in H. 1215, to Desmuk and Desapandya to continue the Srotriyam. Ibid., No. 145.

369. A Telugu record of Nardsake4ava, Tarif-dar, granting Obammapetta to Tatacharya as Srotriyam for 100 pagodas in S. 1631, Virodhi. Ibid., No. 146. For the Tatacharyas see S.A. 63 and Cg. 436.

370. A Telugu order by the same officer to continue the same. Ibid., No. 147.

371. A gift of the village of Gundlur for 100 pagodas ,to Kandada Varadacharya by Venkataro Hanumaji in S. 1646, Krodhi. Ibid., No. 148. [The Kandadais, like the Tatacharyas, were a celebrated Sri Vaishnava family.]

372. A Telugu-Persian order of the same officer to continue the above. Ibid., No. 149.

373. Same. as above. Ibid., No, 150, (Telugu.)

374. An order of the same officer in Telugu granting the above village to Tatacharya to. 1124, for 70 pagodas, Ibid., No. 150. See No. 369 above.

375. Same as above. Ibid., No. 152. (Mahratti.)

376. A Telugu record of Mahomed Nabi; Havuldar of Jammalamudugu, dated S. 1664, Siddharthi, granting the above Srotriyam for 100 pagodas to Rangacharya, son of Tatacharya. Ibid., No. 153.

377. An order of Mir Saheb to the Amil of Ghandikota to continue the above Srotriyam., but for 105 pagodas. Ibid., No. 154.

378. An order in Persian and Telugu of Obala Reddi, Amil of Jammalamudugu, in F. 1193, granting the above Srotriyam to Kesavacharya for 120 pagodas. Ibid., No. 155.
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379. Telugu record of Rayalu Pantulu in S. 1642, Sarvari granting three kuntas of land for 20 pagodas in the village of Vastavemula, to the learned Brahman Venkatasastrulu. Ins,, Ced. Dts., No. 156.

380. A Telugu record of Narasakesava Pantulu of Jammalamudugu, dated S. 1627, Vyaya, granting three tums of land in the above village to Karnam Seshachalam. Ibid., No, 157.

Uppaluru.

381. On a stone in the Hanumanta pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1445, Sobhana, Obalanayudu gave eight turns of land to a sculptor Banda-Bhatta for carving an image of Hanumanta. Ibid., p. 87, No. 115.

							Velpucherla.

382. On a stone in front of Ankalamma temple. (Telugu.) Records that one Gundurti Papayya granted three villages to the Goddess in S. 1468, Visvavasu, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., p. 9, No. 25.

							Venkayakalva (Vanakalva).

383. On a stone in a field in the north. (Telugu,) Records that. Ellama Nayudu, son of Nayanamma, gave some land in S. 1417, Raktakshi. Ibid., p. 80, No. 85.

384. On a stone near the Madhava pagoda. (Telugu.) Dated in S. 1468, Parabhava., in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Records that the Vipravinodins gave away the annual allowance they had been receiving from a village to the deity. Ibid., p. 8o, No. 86.

385. On a stone near the pagoda of the Goddess. (Telugu.) A similar gift of the Viramushti people in S. 1468. Ibid., p. 81, No. 87.

386. On a stone in a garden. (Telugu.) A record of Nandyala Timmaraja in S. 1469, Plavanaga, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Damaged. Ibid., p. 81, No. 88.

							Veparala.

[All records of this place except 387 and 389 are in Telugu. Those two are in Mahratti.]

387. In charge of the Agraharam. A Mahratti record dated H. 1180, recording grant of four kuntas of land to Canareddi arid Basa Reddi by Nawab Hamed-ul-Nabi. Ibid., p. 5o, No, 123.

388. In charge of the same. Akkarasu Banoji Pantulu orders the grant of a village to Bondi Lilasahi (?) in 1193 Sun. Ibid., No, 124

389. With the same. Mazud Hamed-ul-Nabi orders the managers of Koppa and Tirmmalapuram to continue the Srotriyam for 20 pagodas to Srinivasachari. Ibid., No. 126.
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390. A Mahratti order of Tippu Sultan in H. 1200, to the Amil of Jammalamudugu. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 50, No. 126.

391. An order of Amil Kondareddi in F. 1201, to the Reddis and Karnams of Palur. No details. Ibid., No. 127,

392. Narasimhadeva Maharaja granted to one Pedda Appalacharya in S. 1330, Sarvajit, the villages of Tallapoddatur, Gundalur, etc. Ibid., No. 128.

393. Kanchapalli Ranganna Pantulu appointed in S. 1590, Kalayukti, Pedda Appalacharya as the manager of the above. Ibid., No. 129.

394. Pemmasani Timmanayudu appointed in S. 1566, Tarana, one Bukkapatnam Tatacharya to be the head of all samayacharam of Gandikota district. He was to receive the Guruseva, to be present at Hariseva, and punish people who swerved from the right path. Ibid., p. 52, No. 130. The record is interesting for giving an insight into the manner in which the Tatacharyas became powerful.

							Yerragudi.

395. On a stone in the Anjaneya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Nandyala Narapparaja, son of Narasingaraja, granted Yerragudi in S. 1470, Kilaka, to God Ahobalesvara. Ins., Ced, Dts., p. 75, No. 63.

396. On a stone near the canal north-east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that an inhabitant of Jammaladinne gave Venkayya in Prabhava 12 muntas of dry field in the village. Ibid., No. 64.

							Yenumalachintala.

397. On a stone in the Anjaneya temple. Records that in S. 1474, Saumya, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, Chinna Timmanayudu, son of Pemmasami Nayudu, granted this village to God Tiruvengalanatha. of Tadpatri. Ibid., p. 79, No. 81.

398. On a stone near the temple west of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1466, Krodhi, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, Aliya Rama-raga exempted the duties of the local barbers. Ibid., No. 82.

399. In front of the above. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1432, Pramoduta, Timmarasa, the prime-minister of Krishnadevaraya, granted the marriage fees collected from the different tribes of Gandikota, Penugonda, Chandragiri, etc., to the deity. Ibid., p. 80, No. 83.

400. In a field east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Saluva Mummudi Narasimharayalu, in S. 1420, Kalayukti, Rama-raya granted two madas, a garden, etc., to a man of Siddavattam. Ibid., p. 8o, No. 84. The chief was evidently the son and the successor of the Saluva usurper Narasinga.
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							Animeta.

This place formed originally part of the territory of the Vaidumbas.

401. Near the ancient temple of Sangamesvara. A record dated S. 1465 (A.D. 1543) recording a grant by a Vijayanagar king.

402-AB. In the same place. Two other epigraphs dated S. 1400 and S. 1500.

402-C. In the Chennakesavasvami temple. A grant of Matla Kumara Ananta in S. 1566. See Cuddapah Gazr., p. 207.
							Chadiperala.

403. On a stone in the avenue of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Champa Reddi, son of Vira Reddi, purchased some lands in S. 1353, Saumya, and presented it to God Agastyesvara. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 116, No. 95. See also No. 429 below.

							Chilamkuru.

404. 395 of 1904. (Kanarese.) On two faces of a pillar set up in a field. A record of Trailokyamalla Mallideva Maharaja in Chalukya-Vikrama year 56, Paridhavin, recording the building of a tank at Chirmakuru. The king was ruling over the Muliki three hundred district. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 392, No. 89 (which however gives the wrong date of C.V. 5 and not 56). [The chief mentioned here was apparently the feudatory of Jayasimha III, 107277.]

405. 396 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a broken pillar lying in another field adjoining the above. Mentions Chola-Mahadevulu, See 309 above.

406. 397 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a slab set up behind the image of Hanumat in the Anjaneya temple in the same village. Records in S. 1364, Durmati, the setting up of the image of Hanu-mantadeva, by one Gummana, son of " Jakkavajjalu." See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 390, No. 84.

407. 398 of 1904. (Telugu.) On two faces of a pillar set up near the dvajastambha of the same temple. Records in S. 1598, Nala, that the Reddis of Chilumakuru set up a lamp-pillar in the shrine of Sanjivaraya (i.e., Hanumat). Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 391, No. 86.

408. 399 of 1904. (Telugu.) On two faces of a pillar set up close to the south wall of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Kathari Saluva Vira-Sadasivarayadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1469, Parabhava, remission of taxes on barbers in three specified districts (Sima) under orders 'of Ramarajayya. See Ibid., p. 390, No. 83.

409. 400 of 1904. (Telugu.) On three faces of a pillar lying in front of the Agastyesvara temple in the same village. A record
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of the Chola king Vikramaditya-Chola-Maharajulu; mention the queen Elanchola Mahadevi, Uttamaditya-Samantaka and the village of Chiruburu (perhaps the modern Chilamkaru). Two other faces of the pillar mention Vallava-Rattagudi and Chalki-Ratta-gudi, [This king is not improbably the same as the one referred to in No. 309 above. The king had the titles of Muditasilakshara (one who delighted in stone scripts), Navarama, etc.---evidently after the model of the Pallava king Mahendravarman I. For an elaborate note on the Pallava-Rattagudi see Ep. Ind., Vol. XI, P. 343.]

410. 401 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On three faces of a pillar lying in the verandah in front of the same temple. Bandaya, son of Harirarachaparu, son of Vallava-Salki and Chiruburu are mentioned. A damaged record. Vallava Salki evidently indicates a combination of Chalukyan and Pallava or Rashtrakuta lines.

411. 402 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a slab lying in the same verandah. Records in S. 1431, Sukla, the construction of a tank to the west of Mutyala Chilmukuru by the chief Chodapparaju-Kalayya (son of Chodapparaju) for the merit of his parents. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 392, No. 88.

412, 403 of 1904,-- (Telugu.) On another slab lying in the verandah in front of the Agastyesvara temple. Records gift of land by the eldest son of Vikramaditya Bempanadhiraja. [He was not improbably the same as the one referred to in No. 453 below.]

413. 404 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On a pillar lying in the courtyard of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Harihararaya (II), son of Vira-Bukkaraya (I). Records in S. 1304, Dundubhi, a gift of land made while the Mahamandalesvara Viradevaraya Odeya, the king's son (later on Devaraya I), was governing Udayagiri. Chirumakuru is stated to have been a village in Muliki-nadu. [From this and similar inscriptions concerning Kampana Udaiyar and. Virupanna Udaiyar, the Government Epigraphist infers that "the Vijayanagar princes sent out as rulers of provinces assumed the title Odeya or Udaiyar (in Tamil), which belonged to them originally as Hoysala feudatories, while the higher title Maharaja or Maharayaw as reserved for the reigning sovereign." Ep. Rep., 1905, p. 58. The present inscription is also given in Ins:, Ced. Dts., p. 390, No. 81.

414. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1475, Paritapi, Chinnaraju and Kondaraju granted to a Boye some land for digging a water channel in the village. Ibid., p. 391, No. 85.

415. In a pillar in the Hanumantaraya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1670, Akshaya, one Chinnappa Reddi erected a mantapa and granted some land. Ibid., No. 87.
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416. In a field east of the village. (Telugu.) A record of Sadasivaraya in S. 1466, Krodhi. Ins., red. Dts., p. 392, No. 90.

							Gangavaram.

[The following records taken from Mack. MSS. are in Telugu.]

417. On a stone in the pagoda of the village. Records that in S. 1179, Pingala, in the reign of Gangapatirayalu, the people granted the village to the local God. .Ins., Dts., p. 114, No. 82.

418. In the same place. Records that in S. 1666, Akshaya, Yerrama Reddi, son of Timma Reddi, established an image and. granted lands at Amirpuram. Ibid., No. 83.

419. In the same place. The Reddis and Karnams of Mirapuram granted land -to God Ramalinga in S. 1666, Akshaya.. Ibid., No. 84.

420. On a stone in the compound wall of 'Agastyesvara. Records that one Chandrasekhara gave in S. 1446, Vijaya, four puttis of land to the God. Ibid., p. 115, No. 85.

421. South of the above. A record of a Virasaiva in S. 1471, Sadharana, granting the allowance of the Viramushti people to the deity. Ibid., No. 86.

422. On a third stone. Records that in S. 1464, Subhakrit, in the reign of Achyutaraya, one Mallaya granted to the deity the different duties of the Ghandikota Sima. Ibid., No. 87.

423. On a fourth stone. A gift of 50 mados in the same year by two Reddis. Ibid., No. 88.

424. On a stone in the pagoda of Agastyesvara. Records that Naga Reddi and other jugglers granted away in S. 1515, Khara, in the reign of Venkatapatiraya (I, 1586-1614), the allowance which they had been receiving for " the bamboo play " to God Agastyesvara of Chadipirala. Ibid., No. 89.

425. A damaged record of S. 1439, Vibhava, mentioning Vira Narasimmaraya and Dochiraju and Govindaraju. Ibid., No. 90.

426. On a stone in the front of Ankalamma pagoda. Records that Nandyala Chinna Obalaraju gave some land in S. 1430, Pingala, to God Channakesava of Bashapuram. ibid., No. 91.

427. A record of S. 1442, Vikrama, mentioning a grant of ten tams in Chadupalli to the same God by one Govindarajulu Udayalu, and his feudatory Kannayya, son of Narasayya. Ibid., No. 92.

428: In the Venugopala pagoda. Records that one Kattaman Singaraju Chodamaharaja repaired the canal of the tank .in S. 1501, Bahudhanya, in the reign of Devamaharaya. Ibid., No. 93.

429. In the same temple. Records that Nandyala Chinna Obalaraya gave in S. 1474, 10 tums of land in Chadipalli to God Venugopalasvami of Chadipirala. Ibid., No. 94.
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430. On a stone in the ruined pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Timmarajayya Maharaja gave to one Tirumalayya. of the village, 13 tams of land in S. 1461, Raudri, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 116, No. 98.

							Kalamalla.

431. 376 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On two faces of a slab set up close to .the east wall of the Anjaneya shrine in. the Channakesava temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, dated S. 1479, Pingala.. Records gift by Rachiraju (son of Madhavaraju Apparaju) to the Channakesava temple at Kalumala. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 389, No. 79.

432. 377 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On a second slab set up in the same place., Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira Venkatapatiraya (I). Records in S. 1515, Vijaya, gift of taxes to the temple of Channakesava-Perumal at Kalumala by the agent of Mahamandalesvara Nandila Aubhalrajayyadeva-Maharaju. Penugonda is mentioned as the king's residence. [Ins, Ced. Dts., p. 389, No. 76.]

433. 378 of 1904. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On another face of the same slab. In archaic characters. Mentions Revasarman of the Bharadvaja-gotra.

434. 379 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a slab set up at the entrance into the same temple, left side. An incomplete record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, dated S. 1472, Sadharana. Records gift to the Channakesava temple at Kalumala, by the Vipravinodins. Ibid., p. 389, No. 78.

435. 380 of 1904. (Telugu.) On two faces of a broken pillar lying in the courtyard of the same temple. In archaic characters. Mentions Dhananjayendu, ruler of Renandu. [He was evidently the same as Dhanajayavarman, the third son of Nandivarman of the Cuddapah Chola line. See No. 455 below. Also Ep. Carna., XII, p. 7.]

436. 381 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On two faces of a pillar lying outside the prakara of the Channakesava temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Kathari Saluva Vira Sadasivarayadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1469, Parabhava, remission of taxes on barbers at Kalumatia situated in the Pulivin-dala-sima, by Mahamandalesvara Tirumalayyadeva Maharaja of Yeragudi with the permission of Ramarajayya. Mentions Kanda-navolu. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 390, No. 80.

437. 382 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a slab set up outside the same prakara. Records in Kilaka, a grant by Mahamandalesvara Karnata Raghunatharajadeva Maharaja. [See Ins., Ced. Dts.,
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P 389, No 77. Grant of an annual allowance of 3  pagodas at Kalamalla.] See By. 134.

							Kamalapuram.

438. On a stone in the Channakesava pagoda .(Telugu.) Records that one Mallanayadu gave in S. 1473, Virodhikrit, in the reign of Sadasivaraya, some land to a barber named Pumala Chinnayya for the use of musicians. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 99, No. 9. [The inscription shows that the barber was also musician, a combination not rare even now.]

439. A Telugu record of Gulla Nagappa Nayadu in S. 1444, Pramadi, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya, granting four toms of land for a water pandal. Ibid., No. 10.

							Koduru

The following inscriptions which are in Telugu have been taken from Mack. MSS.

440. On a stone in the local pagoda. Records that Nandyala Timmayyadeva granted to God Channakesava some land in Nandapadu in S. 1478, Nala, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., p. 98, No. I.

441. On a stone in the Vighnesvara pagoda. A damaged gift of the same chief in S. 1469, Plavanga. Ibid., No. 2.

442. To the east of the above. A grant of the same chief in S. 1475, Pramadi, to one Cholama Reddi of Kodur. Ibid., No. 3.

443. On a stone near the Anjaneya pagoda. Gift of the village of Kodur to God Channakesava by the same chief in S. 1470, Kilaka. Ibid., No. 4.

444. On a side of the above. A grant of the same chief in S. 1474, Saumya, to one Basavayya. Ibid., No. 5.

445. On a stone north of the above. A record in the reign of Sadasivaraya dated in S. II70 (1470 ?), Subhakrit, damaged .Ibid., No. 6.

446. On the south of the Anjaneya pagoda. Records that Dommarivalu granted the local allowances on jugglers to the deity in S. 1456, in the reign of Achyutaraya. Ibid., No. 7.

447. On a stone near the Chennakesava pagoda. A damaged grant of Nandyala Narasyyadeva to Channakeava in S. 1466, Visvavasu. Ibid., No. 8.

							Kommaddi.

448. On a stone in the village. A. damaged Telugu grant to the learned people of Vuputur in S. 1534, Paritapi, in the reign of Venkatapatiraya (I, 1586--1614) by Nagappanayadu. ins., Ced. Dts., p. 105, No. 30.
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							Lingala

449. On a stone in the Virabhadra Pagoda (Telugu.) Records that Virareddi, son of Singanalla Reddi, granted in S. 1721, Kala yukti, a lamp-stand to God Virabhadra. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 106, No. 37.

450. On a stone in the Channakesava temple. (Telugu.) Records that Nandyala Timmaraja remitted the tax on the local barbers and jugglers in S. 1469, Parabhava, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 36.

							Malepadu.

451. 391 of 1904, (Telugu.) On a slab lying behind the Gopalakrishna temple. A record of the Rashtrakuta, king Nityavarsha. Mentions a certain Vallavaraju. See No. 148 above.

452. 392 of 1904. (Telugu.) In archaic characters. On two faces of a pillar lying in front of the same temple. Erikal-Munyaraju records a gift of land.

453. 393 of 1904. (Telugu.) On two faces of a pillar lying pear a well west of the same village. King Chola-Maharajadhiraja Vikramaditya Satyaditunru (Satyadityundu), son of Saktikomara Vikramiditya, who was ruling the Siddhi (i.e., Siddhout thousand) and the Renandu seven thousand (district) made a gift of land to a certain Revasarman of the Kasyapa-gotra. Mentions Chirumburu. The inscription has to be read from the bottom. Revasarman is mentioned in No. 433 above, but he is there said to have belonged to the Bharadvaja gotra. [The king is not mentioned in No. 455 and so his position is unknown.]

454. 394 of 1904. (Telugu.) On the beam of the verandah of the Siva temple east of the same village. A damaged record. In archaic characters.

455. A copper plate grant discovered in this village by Mr. Jayanti Ramayya Pantulu is noticed in Madr. Ep. Rep., 1905, p. 48 and edited by Mr. Krishna Sastri in Ep. Ind., XI, pp. 337-46. The Plate records the gift of some land in the village of Biriparu on the southern bank of the river Suprayoga in the Hiranyashtra district by Pormukharama Purushasrdula Punyakumara who had also the titles of Mardavachitta and Madanavilasa. (He was the son of Chola Maharaja, grandson of Dhananjayavarman and great-grandson of Nandivarman of Kasyapa gotra, solar line and Karikala-chola's family, who was the founder of the dynasty.) It is very important as it furnishes the earliest Telugu record from the Cuddapah district and brings to light a dynasty of Chola kings in Pallava territory in the eighth century. The names of some of the monarchs and their titles show the Chola and Pallava combination. Mr. Venkayya believed the crest on the plate to he a tiger, but Mr. Krishna Sastri considers it to be a lion. The latter comes incidently to the conclusion that Karikal Chola "must have flourished in the end of the fifth century A.D." ' The opinion
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has been given that the Chola region which Hiouen Tsang has referred to might be the region ruled by these early Cholas. Rice gives certain Cholas in the Alvadi 600, in Maddagiri taluk, Tumkur district, in the eighth century ; and these perhaps were also connected with the Cholas of Cuddapah. See Ep. Carna., XII Introdn., p.- 7 and Ep. Ind., XI, P. 341.

							Nidujuvui.

456. South of the Chennakesava pagoda. A Telegu record of Vijaya Bukkaraya, dated in S. 1299, Kalayukti. Damaged. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 392, No. 91.

457. In front of the Vighnesvara pagoda. A Telugu record of Ramaraja Timmarajayyadeva in S. 1466, Visvavasu, granting 5 tums of land for a choultry to Jappaboyanna. Ibid., p. 393, No. 92, and Antiquities, p. 125.

458. On the west of the Isvara pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the same chief exempted the Karnams of Nidujuvvi from their taxes in S. 1470, Kilaka. ibid., No. 93.

459. On a stone north of the pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the Tambalavandlu sold their land in the village for 100 madas in S. 1308, Krodhana. Ibid., No. 94.

460. In the Chandesvara temple. A Telugu private record dated S. 1128. See Antiquities, p. 125.

							Palagiri.

[All the inscriptions of this place are in Telugu and have been taken from Mack. MSS.]

461. On a stone in front of Isvara Pagoda. Records that in S. ...97 Durmukhi, in the reign of Kanada(?) Vaidumba Maharaju. Bhima Maharaju re-established the Pagoda of Sammatetvar. Ins., Cell. Dts., p. 11, No. 35. [See Cuddapah Gazr., p. 205, where it is shown that this is a record of a Vaidumba chief and also refers to Rashtrakuta Krishna III.. It is dated A.D. 1056.]

462. On a stone in front of Chennakesavasvami God. Records a grant of 5 Kuntas and 4 tums of land for a garden and offering of food to the God Chennakesava, in S. 1426, Krodhana, in the reign of Saluva Narasinga Rayulu by Kamarasu Timmayya. Ibid., No. 36. [Was it Immadi Narasimha ?]

463. On a stone on the eastern gate of Sangamesvar on the bank of Papagni. Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya, in S. 1465, Sobhakrit, Guruviah Deva Choda Mahadeva Rayalu granted the villages of Animala in Ghandikota, Denipalam in the Doraguntasima, etc. Ibid., No. 37.

464. On a stone on the bank of the Papagni river. Records that in S. 1453, Khara, the Viramushti people granted quarter panam
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For each bag of goods that passed through foot-paths in Polivandala Chintagunta and other places. Ins., Cel. Dts., p. II, No. 38.

465. On a stone out of the eastern gate. Records that Gangadhara Cholamaharaya granted land to the deities in S. 1515, Nandana, in. the reign of Venkatapatiraya (1, 1586-1614). Ibid., p. 12, No. 39.

							Pandillapalli.

466. On a stone in the pagoda of Prasanna Venkatesa. (Telugu.) Records that Rayasam Ayyamanarasayya erected the Pagoda of Kesava and granted some lands to the musicians in S. 1447, Sarvadhari, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya (1509-30). Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 116, No. 99. See Ap. 131 and Ap. 138.

467. On a stone south of the village. (Telugu.) Records that a feudatory of Sadasivaraya (1542-65) granted 7 paths and 13 tums of land in S. 1476, Ananda, to the learned Brahmans of the place. Ibid., No. 100.

							Peddampadu.

All the records of this place have been taken from Mack. MSS. and are in Telugu.

468. On a stone in the village. Records a grant in S. 1222, Sarvari, of the village Serapuram (?) to God Agastyesvara in the reign of Ambadeva Maharaju. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 100, No.11.

469. A record in S. 1484, Dundubhi, by Raghunatharaju in the reign of Sadasivaraya (1542-65). Ibid., No. 12.

470. On a stone in front of the Agastyesvara pagoda. Records that in S. 1357, Ananda, Nagamaraju, son of Mallamaraju, established the idol of Veerabbadresvar. Ibid., No. 13.

471. On a stone in the pagoda of Agastyesvara. Records that in S. 1358, Rakshasa, Nagaraju raised a pillar in the pagoda of Agastyesvara. Ibid., No. 14.

472. On a stone in front of Gopaladevasvami pagoda. Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya, in S. 1470, Kilaka Bukkaraju Timmaraju restored the former lands to the karnams of the village. Ibid., No. 15.

473. On a stone near the Garudasthambam pillar in the pagoda. Records that in S. 1635, Vijaya, Timmareddi, son of Yella Reddi, cast the gold and silver images of Madanagoplasvami and raised the Dvajasthambham pillar and some lamp-stands to the God Madanagopalasvami. Ibid., No. 16.

474. Records that in S. 1573, Playa, in the reign of Vira-venkatapatideva Maharayalu, Timmanayadu cultivated the lands giving a cowl to the inhabitants of the village. Ibid., No. 17.

475. On a stone in the pagoda of Chennakesavasvami. Records that in the reign of Achyutadevarayalu, in S. 1437, Mummudi
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Tusakuppa (?) Papanayadu granted half putti of land in a grove on the east of the village to Chennakesavasvami. Ins., Ced. Dts., No. 18, p. 102.

476. On the door frame of Chennarayasvami. Records that in S. 1459, Hevilambi, Vallabayya, son of Krishnamaraju, constructed a door-frame to the pagoda of Channarayasvami. Ibid., p. 102, No. 19.

							Podadurti.

477. On a stone lying in a field of Venkatapuram. (Telugu.) Records that Krishnadevaraya granted some land in Giddalore to a private person in S. 1455, Srimukha. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 1o8, No. 47.

							Potladurti.

All the epigraphs of the place are in Telugu and taken from Mack. MSS.

478. On a stone in the pagoda. Records that in S. 1435, Srimukha, Racharaju granted some land in the village to God Chennakesava. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. III, No. 63.

479. On another stone. Records that in S. 1454, Nandana' in the reign of Achutaraya, Kundurti Tirumalayya granted the village of Polladurti as free gift to its learned Brahmans. Ibid., p. III, No. 64.

480. Near the above. Records that Nandyala Timmayya built the village in S. 1468, Parabhava, in the reign of Sadasiva, and granted it to God Chennakesava. Ibid., p. 112, No. 65.

481. On a stone in the Agastyesvara temple. Record's that Mallanayadu granted some land in the village to Agastyesvara in S. 1447, Paritapi, in the reign of Kristnadevaraja. Ibid., No. 66.

482. On a stone in the pagoda of Mulasthanesvara. Records that Ramaraja Singaraja Tirumalaraja granted some lands in Nandana, in the reign of Achutaraya. Ibid., No. 67.

							Ramachandrapuram.

483. C.P. in the hands of Ramachandrapuram Brahmans, (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1636, Vijaya, Kanchanapalli Rama-chandrapantulu built in the reign of Matla Anantaraju the village, and granted it in favourable rent to seven Brahmans. The rent was fixed at five aparanji chakrams. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 264, No. 82, and p. 284, No. 143 (two copies).

							Veludurti.

484. On a stone in the pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadaivaraya, in S. 1479, Nala, Aubala-rajayya seated the metal images in the village and granted twelve pagodas for offering food to Chennakesava Perumal. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 103, No. 25.
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485. On a stone east of the Chennakesavasvami. (Telugu). Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya, in S. 1472, Saumya, Immadi-Basavanayadu continued the fifteen tums of dry field to the God Tripurantaka. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 104, No. 26.

							PRODDATUR TALUK.

							Annaluru.

486. On a stone near the pagoda of Isvara in the ruined village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1183, Durmati, " Junnugu Deva Maharaja " seated the form of Bheemaya-lingam and granted this village for divine service. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 369, No. 3.

							Arakatavemula.

487. On a stone situated in the pagoda of Gopalasvami. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya, in S. 1472, Sadharana, Chinna Aubalaraja, son of. Nandyala Pedda Aubalaraja, erected a pagoda at Arakata-vemula Agraharam, placed there the image of Gopala-Krishna Deva and granted hamlets of the above agraharam and an allowance of 31 pagodas on the tax of Ghandikota Durgam, to the God Gopala-Krishnadeva. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 378, No. 34.

488. On a stone pillar Garudasthambam in the above pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Krishnadeva Rayalu, in S. 1446, Sarvajit, certain jugglers granted their allowance of the village of Arakatavemula or Bhairavasamudram Agraharam in the Ghandikota district to Gopalakrishnadeva and Hanumanta Raya. Ibid., p. 378, No. 35.

489. 474 of 1906. (Telugu.) On two faces of a pillar set up in the courtyard of the Vishnu temple. The western Chalukya king Srivallabha-Maharajadhiraja records a gift to a certain Vinnasarman. Perbana-vamsa and Bupaditya are mentioned.

490. 475 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab lying in the same courtyard. Mentions in Kshaya, Kamarasugaru-Timmayya and Brahmala Mudiyam, the ancient name of Peddamudiyam in the Jammalamadugu taluka ; also Nandyala in Renandu. According to the Mack. MSS. (Ins. Ced. Dts., p. 379,,No. 6), Kamarasa dug the tank of Bhairavasamudram in the village.

491. 476 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a mutilated slab lying in front of the Bhairava temple in the same village. Records in S. 1431, Sukla, gift of land (one of the forty-two Vrittis of the village) by the mahajanas of Chavudaru to Peda Timmarasayya, son of Kamarasu, perhaps identical with the person mentioned in the above epigraph. [The inscription is also given in Mark. MSS. See Ins., Ced. bts., p. 379, No. 37.]
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							Bollavaram.

492. In the Venugopalasvami temple. An undated inscription recording the grant of a village to the temple by " Papa Timmayyadeva Maharaja, son of Rama Raja Timma Raja " in the reign of Sadasivadeva at Vijayanagar. Antiquities, I, p. 124.

493. On a stone in front of the pagoda of Gopinatha. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya, in S. 1465, Subhakrit, Papatimmaraja (son of Ramaraju Timmaraju) granted his own shares of the taxes of Bolavaram-petta in Gudalure district to the daily-ceremony of Gopinatha, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 383, No. 53.

494. On a stone north of the above. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1470, kilaka, Parvatayya, son of Makkam Adugula Rudrayya, granted the taxes of the inhabitants of Bollavaram to Gopinatha. Ibid., p. 383, No. 54.

							Chaudiru.

495. 483 of 1906, (Kanarese.) On a slab lying in the Bhimesvara temple. A damaged record of the Telugu Choda king Bhujabalavira-Nalasiddanadeva-Cholamaharaja, dated S. 1114, Paridhavin. Mentions Saluru. The king boasts of having levied tribute from Kanchi, His capital was Vallurupura, evidently the same as Valluru, eight miles north-west of Cuddapah. It was the capital of Maharajapadi 7000. Ep. Rep., 1907, p. 89, para. 70. See Ins., Ced. Drs., p. 371, No. 5, where this inscription is given.

496. 484 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a pillar lying near the Mariyamma temple in the same village. A mutilated record. In archaic characters. Mentions the king's birudas, viz., Maharajadhiraja, Paramesvara and Bhatara.

							Chinna Guruvaliru.

497. On a stone south of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S.,1458, Durmukhi, in the reign of Achyuta Deva Raya, Adappam Surappa Nayadu gave to God Vidyanatha of Pushpagiri five tums of dry field between the villages of Chinna Guruvaluru and Midaturu in "Coyala-cunta " district. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 386, No. 64.

							Dasaripalli.

498. On a stone in tithe village. (Telugu,) Records that the village was granted to God Tiruvengalanatha by Parvata Raya in S. 1437, Yuva, in the reign of Krishnadeva Raya. Ibid., p. 372, No. 12.

							Duvvuru.

Besides the lithic inscription given below, the Mack. MSS. (See Ins., Ced. Dts., pp. 395----98) give one stone epigraph and seven paper grants in this  District ', and I have included them, All these are in Telugu.
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499. 470 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slat) set up in the courtyard Kodandaramasvamin temple in the old village. Records in S. 1531, Saumya, contributions by merchants at a fixed rate (1/8 per bag of cotton and 1/16 of salt, etc.) on articles of merchandise for the benefit of the temple of Kodanda-Raghunathasvarmin at Duvvaru. [Referred to by Mr. Sewell in his Antiquities, I, 125,
and given in Mack. List, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 375, No. 25.

500. A paper grant recording the gift, by " Calore Nallappa " Reddi, of the village of Gopalapuram as Srotriyam for 22 pagodas to one Appaji in year Isvara for looking after a pagoda and digging a tank. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 395, No. 100.

501. A paper grant continuing the above by the Reddis and Karnams in S. 1696, Manmatha. Ibid., No. 101.

502. A paper grant continuing the above and granted to Appaji in 1704, Subhakrit, by Gain Beg, Amil of Duvvur. Ibid., No, 102.

503. A paper grant reducing the rent of the above, in 1713, Virodhikrit, by Kumara Krishna Reddi. Ibid., No. 103.

504. A paper grant in the possession of " Darbha katabhattu." Records in S. 1671, Sukla, the gift of four puttis of land in Sattepalle by the Reddis and Karnams to Venkata Somayajulu. Ibid., No. 104.

505. A paper grant in the possession of the same. Sankaraji Narasa, Sarkar of Duvur pergana, cpntinues the above in the same year. Ibid., No. 105.

506. A paper grant of Muhammad Sahib, dated in S. 1674, Angirasa, granting the above land for 80 pagodas for the purpose of building a village named Sankarapuram and establishing a college of Vedas and Sastras. Ibid., No. 106.

507. A paper grant of the same chief to the Reddis and Karnams of Sattepalle-Sankarapuram continuing the above. Ibid., No. 107.

508. On a stone at the foot of the hill east of Duvar. Records that three kuntas of field were given to God Tiruvengalanatha by Malla Nayadu and Narapa Nayadu in S. 1419, Pingala, in the reign of Narasimha Rayalu. Ibid., p. 77, No. 74.

							Gopavaram.

509. 479 of 1906.-- (Telugu,) On two faces of a slab set up in the middle of the village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyutadevaraya-Maharaya. Records in S 1455, Vijaya, gift of land (five rams of dry field, etc.) to the temple of Hanumat at Gopavaram by Jagatiba (Jaganobbaganda) Kanchiraju Rangayyadeva,Chodamaharajulu. Mentions Maha-mandalesvara Salakarajayya-Tirumalayyadeva-Maharajulu; see No. 174 of 1936. The inscription is also given in Ins., Ced. Dts.,
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P. 381 No. 44. Salakaraja was the emperor's chief general and led the campaign of 1532 in South India. See By. 19. Ap. 10.

510. 480 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a mutilated stone set up in the same place. A fragment of record. Mentions Kandala Devarajacharya of the Vadhula-gotra and his son. The former receives the title Vedamarga-pratishthapanacharya. Devaraja belonged to the celebrated family of the Kandalas whose head Mudaliyandan was a trusted follower of Ramanujacharya.

511. 481 of 1906. (Telugu.) On another mutilated slab set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadevaraya Maharaya. Records in S. 1464, Subhakrit, a gift of land by Appangaru, son of the acharya mentioned in No. 480 above. [The inscription is also given in Mack. List. Ins., Cod. Dts., p. 381, No. 45, where it is mentioned that the grant was made to one Narayanayya, son of Bhojanapalli Rangayya.]

							Gudipadu.

512. On a stone in the Chennakesava temple. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Venkatapati Raya (1, 1586 1614), in S. 1524, Rayanamantri Bhaskarayya gave the God Chennakesava a fee of 1 kasu per every bullock-load of salt, 2 kasus for one of cotton and  kasu for other goods in the Gandikata district. Ins.. Cod. Dts., p. 385, No. 59. See Ct. 268.

513. On a stone near a local well. (Telugu.) One Chinna Bliatta digs a well and endows two muntas of land for a flower garden in a certain Nala. Ibid.,No. 60.

							Idamadaka (Verumuddaka).

514. On a stone north-east- of the village. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) Records that Mallabhupa, son of Rachana, dug a tank called Anantasamudram in S. 1338, Jaya, in the reign of Vijaya Deva Raya. Ibid., p. 371, No. 7.

515. On a stone near the Virabhadra pagoda. (Telugu.) Grant of a tax by Chinna Timma Raja and Kondaraja to the deity in S. 1471, Saumya, in the reign of Sadasiva Raya. Ibid., No. 8.

516. On a stone near the Hanuntanta pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Goppayya Deva, son of Pinnayya Deva, granted Jillella in free gift to God Ahabala Narasimha in S. 1381, Pramadi, in the reign of Mallikarjuna Raya, son of Praudha Deva Raya (II). Ibid., No. 9.

							Jillella

517. 471 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near a watercourse by the side of the road in the village. A record of the time of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva Maharaya. Records in S. 1471, Saumya, gift of the proceeds of certain taxes
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Collected in the village of Jillella to the temple of Virabhadradeva at Jillella by the Mahamandalesvara China-Timmaraja Kondayadeva Maharaju of the Atreya gotra, Apastamba-sutra and the Yajussakha.

518. On a stone north of the village near the Hanumanta temple. (Telugu.) Records that Veligote Krishnamanayanagaru remitted the former tax of three madais in Sarvayukti. Ins., Ced. Dts., P. 430, No. 31.

519. On the east of the above. The same chief gives a similar exemption from the lands of God Chennakesava. Ibid., No. 32.

520. East of the above. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1477, Rakshasa, Vipravinodi Mantramurti and other jugglers give to the deity their own allowance at Jillella. Ibid., No. 33.

							Jonnavaram.

521. On a stone near the Hanumantaraya pagoda. (Telugu,) Records a grant of Tripurantakaraya at Duvur in S. 1194, Prajotpatti. Ibid., p. 369, No. 2.

							Kallur.

522. On a stone in the Agastyesvara pagoda. Records that Vitamushti Lingayya granted to the deity the local allowance of three madais in S. 1511, in the reign of Venkatapatiraya I (1586-1614). Ibid., p. 388, No. 70.

523. On a stone north of the pagoda. A Telugu record of Devaraya exempting the Panchalavaru or artificers from tax. Ibid., p. 388, No, 71.

524. On a stone at the gate of the pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Narayanagaru gave some land for repairing a canal to the Reddis and Karnams of Kuchupalla in S. 1452, in the reign of Achyutaraya. Ibid., No. 72.

							Kamanuru.

525. 469 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a stone unearthed in the bed of the stream. The record mentions Chakalagundu. In archaic characters.

526. On a stone near the Gopalasvami pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the merchants of different places granted their allowance in Mulikinad and Renad districts in S. 1458, Durmukhi. Ibid., p. 385, No. 61.

							Kanaguduru.

The following epigraphs which have been taken from Mack. MSS. are in Telugu.

527. On a stone west of the village. Records that Pinnamaraja, son of Ramaraja Basavaraja, gave . some land in the village
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For a watershed in S. 1448, Vyaya, in the reign of Krishnadevanaya Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 376, No. 26.

528. On a stone in the Chennakesava pagoda. Records that Gangarasayya, son of Muchikunta Kommaraju, gave some land in Korrappadu village to two Nayadus in S. 1439, Isvara, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya. Ibid., No. 27.

529. On a stone at the gate of the above temple. Records that in S, 1449, Sarvajit, the Dommaravandlu of Korrapad granted their local allowance to the God in S. 1449, Sarvajit. Ibid., No. 28.

530. On a stone in a wall of the pagoda, Records that Gangarasayya, son of Muchukunta Kommaraju, built the pagoda. Ibid., p. 376, No. 28.

							Korrapadu.

531. 477 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On a pillar set up in the courtyard of the Chennakesavasvamin temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Krishnadeva-Maharaya in S. 1449, Sarvajit, Korrapadu belonged to the Ghandikota-sima.

532. 478 of 1906. (Telugu.) On two faces of a slab lying in the same courtyard. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadeva -Maharaya, date of which is lost. Mentions Saluva-Komara-Timmarasa-Ayyavaru.

							Kottapalli.

533. On a stone near the Potaraju temple. (Telugu). Records that in S. 1445, Svabhanu, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya, some land was granted to the deity by Vassatirtha Sripada-Udayalu ? (Vyasatirtha ?) See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 382, No. 50.

534. East of the above. (Telugu.) Records that Kanchi Paparaju gave some land to the Reddis of Kottapalli in S. 1507, Tarana, in the reign of Srirangaraya (1578-86) of Penukonda. Ibid., No. 51.

535. On a stone west of the Hanamantaraya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Jillelia Rangapatiraju granted land to the Reddis in S. 1530, Plavanga, in the reign of Venikatapatiraya of Penukonda. Ibid., No. 52.

							Machanapalle.

536. Near a well west of the village. An " illegible " epigraph.

							Maduru.

Three records of this place which are in Telugu have been taken fram Mack. MSS.

537. On a stone in the village. Records that Chinna Timmaraja, Son of Pedda-kondaraja, gave the village to the Ramanuja-Kutam at Ahobalam in S. 1466, Krodhi, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibld., p. 387, No. 66.

538. On a stone in the street. Records that Koneti Chinna Timmaraju gave the same grant in the same year. Ibid., No. 57.
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539. On a stone east of the village. Records that Simhabhatlu, son of Surutta Aubalabattu, gave eight turns of land at Ammavaram agraharam to Ramayya, son of " Pullapotenene " in S. 1477, Rakshasa, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 387, No. 68.

							Maidukuru.

540. On a stone in the street. (Telugu.) Records that Gangasani gave 68 shares in the village to Brahmans in S. 1181, Siddharti, in the reign of Ganapati. Ibid., p. 369, No. 4.

							Nandyelampeta.

541. Near the Virabhadra pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the merchants of the place gave a monetary contribution during each marriage to God and Goddess of the place in S. 1666. Ibid., P. 374, No. 18.

542. On a stone east of the above. (Telugu.) The Reddis, Karnams and merchants of the place give a similar grant in S. 1667, Krodhana. Ibid., No. 19.

543. On a stone near the pagoda.(Telugu.) Records " Jalakunti " Appayya and Surappa Ramana granted annually 2 panams from the local taxes to the deity in S. 1664, Dundubhi. Ibid., No. 20.

544. On a stone near the Tiruvengalanatha pagoda. (Telugu.) Gift of a village to the God by Krishnadevaraya. Ibid., No. 20.

							Nerravada.

545. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that Virappanna granted the " Nervadi " village io the God Kalahastisvar in S. 1458, Durmukhi, in the reign of Achyutaraya Ibid., p. 386, No. 65.

							Paidela.

546. On a stone near the Isvara pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the jugglers granted their local allowance to God Ramesvara Ramayya. Ibid., p. 376, No. 30.

							Parlapadu.

547. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Grant of the village to Ahobalesvara by Chinna Timmaraju, son of Ramaraju, in S. 1467, Visvavasu. in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., p. 379, No. 38.

548. A C.P. in the hand of the local karnam. (Sanskrit and Nagari.) Records that Venkatapatiraya (I) gave to Venkatasomayajulu in S. 1511, Virodhi, the village of Venkatarayasamudram or Ramachandrapuram in Awk Sima. Ibid., p. 388, No. 73.

							Peddasettipalle.

549. 482 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On a slab lying in the courtyard of the Chennakesavasvamin temple, Records' in S. 1480,
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Kalayukta, gift of land to the temple of Channakesava-Perumal at Settipalle by Mahamandalesvara Ramaraju Rayanaraju Kondayya-deva-Maharaju. Aliya-Ramarajayyavaru is also mentioned.

							Proddaturu.

550. 466 of 1906. (Telugu.) On four faces of a pillar set up near Mallareddi's house. A partially damaged record of the Chola king Cholamaharajulu of the solar race, the Kasyapa. gotra, and the family of Karikala. The king was ruling the Renandu .seven thousand (country). Records gift of land. See Nos. 409 and 455.

551. 467 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On a slab built into the wall of another house near No. 486. A fragment of record of the Vijayanagara king Devaraya-Odaya I, dated S. 1331, Virodhin.

552. 468 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a stone set up close to the image of Anjaneya  near the market at the same village.. A damaged record, dated S. 1329, Sarvajit. Seems to record that the image of Hanumat was set up by a Reddi and some land was given. [The Mack. List, Ins., Ced, Dts., p. 382, No. 47, gives this inscription. It says the donor is Timma Reddi, son of Achtimmulla ,Reddi.]

553. A P.G. in the hand of the weaver Akkana. Records in S. 1622, Vikrama, a grant of land to one Chunchi and exemption from the tax on the weaver loom. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 306, No. 203.

554. P.G. in the hands of Venkatasastri. (Telugu.) Records that the inhabitants of the place granted in S. 1708, Prabhava, seven and a half turns of land for a favourable rent of 10 pagodas to Krishna Bhatta. Ibid., No. 204.

555. A C.P. in the hands of the same. (Telugu.) Records that Matla Tiruvengalanatha and Anantaraja gave some land in Pichappadu to Poli Reddi and Papa Reddi in S. 1708, Prabhava. Ibid., No, 205.

556. On a stone in the pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Chinna Timmaraju gave some lands to the local karnams in S. 1471, Kilaka, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., p. 381, No. 43.

557. On a stone south-east of the fort. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1676, Srimukha, Venkatareddi dug and built a tank to the deity. Ibid., No. 46.

558. On a stone in the Agastyesvara pagoda, (Telugu.) Records that Virappa, son of Mindagudala Tripurantaka, erected the inner part of the temple in S. 1666, Raktakshi. Ibid., No. 48.

							Ramesvaram.

559. 383 of 1904.-- (Sanskrit and Kanarese.) On four faces of a pillar set up in the 'courtyard of the Ramalingesvara temple. The Rashtrakuta king Krishna III (Duradankakara) records gift of
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Land and taxes to the temple of Ramesvara. The king's general is said to have taken Kanchi from " the knavish Dramidas."

560. 384 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On two faces of another pillar set up in the same place. A record of the time of the Chola king Pormukharama Punyakumara Prithvivallabha Chola-Maharaju. Records gift of land to the Vasantesvara (temple) at Tarumunru by Vasanti-Pori Chola-Mahadevi, in the fields of Viripariti-Marpidugu Rattagudlu was the ajnapti. See No. 455 above.

561. 385 of 1904.-- (Kanarese.) On two faces of a third pillar set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1436, expired, Bhava, gift of the village of Payindale in the Chernurasima to the temple of Ramayyadeva at Ramesvara which belonged to the district of Ghandikota-sime. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 394, No. 97.

562. 386 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the same place. Narasanayanigaru records in S. 1420, Kalayukta, gift of land at Ramaesvaram Podaturu to the temple of Ramayyalinga at Ramesvara, a village in Mulikinadu. The Saluva Immadi-Nara-simharaya (the son of the usurper Narasinga) is also mentioned. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 393, No. 96, for this inscription. It mentions a measure called Dareguda pramanam.]

563. 387 of 1904. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. The Vijayanagara king Krishriadeva Mafia-raya records in S. 1432, Pramoda, a remission of the marriage tax payable by the brides and bridegrooms of all castes in the many divisions which constituted the Vijayanagara Empire. The order of the king was carried out by Saluva-Timmappayya, Govindayya and Adapi-Nayaningaru, The Leyden grant also refers to the Kannalakkanam and shows that it prevailed as early as the eleventh century.

564. 388 of 1904.-- (Telugu.) On two faces of the Nandi pillar in front of the shrine of the goddess in the same temple. Records in S. 1472, Sadharana, that a Vira-Saiva guru made a gift to the temple of Mukti-Ramesvara.

565. 389 of 1904. (Telugu.) 'On a slab set up in a mantapa in front of the same temple. Records in S. 1430, Vibhava, gift of the various customs of the village by Saluva Govindaraja for the merit of the king, Vira-Narasimharaya, his own father Rachiraja and Saluva Tiinmayya. The donor built the prakara wall and a mantapa of the temple. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 393, No. 95.

566. 390 of 1904. (Telugu.) On a pillar in the Navagraha-mantapa behind the Mulasthanesvara temple at Ramesvaram. An incomplete record dated S. 1596, Ananda. Mentions the Reddis and Karnams of Ramesvaram. [The Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 380, No. 42, says that it records a grant of the land by the inhabitants of
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Ramesvaram village to an architect who built the Boghamantapam.]

567. On a stone in front of the Rangamantapam. (Telugu.) Records that Gundluru Chinnayya granted to the deity in a certain Pramadicha, the tax of three weaver-looms and three shops of his own and the tax of "Pinjari-Stavaram, Edugastavaram, Kanakastavaram, etc." at the village. Ins., Ced. Dts,, p. 379, No. 39.

568. On a stone near the Dvajastambham. (Telugu.) Records that Timmaraja remitted the tax on the barbers in different villages in S. 1469, Plavanga, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 40.

569. On a stone in the main gopuram of Virabhadra. (Telugu.) Records that certain people granted an allowance of thirteen panam.s, etc., to Goddess Ankalamma in S. 1452, Sarvadhari, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya. ibid., p. 384, No. 56.

570. On a stone near a local well. (Telugu.) Records that Ravanur Venkatasasti dug the well in a certain Krodhi. Ibid., No. 57.

571. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) The Brahmans granted eighteen puttis of land for the local God in S. 1437, Yuva, in the time of Krishnadeva Raya. The village also seems to have called " Praudhadevarayapuram." Ibid, p. 385, No. 58.

572. On a stone in front of the above pagoda, (Telugu.) Records that the local people granted one and a half kunta of dry field to a carpenter for erecting the spire and room in the pagoda in S. 1598, Nala. Ibid., No. 41.

573. On a stone north of the Ranga mantapam. (Telugu) Records that " Nausu-guddum Ramayyadevudu" bought a flower garden from the temple in S. 1281, Vikari, and gave it as a free gift. Ibid., P. 394, No. 98.

574. On a wall of the Ramesvara pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the Dharmakartas disposed of their lands to a person. Ibid., No. 99.

							Sarvireddipalli.

575, On a stone east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Tirumaladevamma, the queen of Krishnadevaraya. granted to Raghunatha of the " Putmum Vyasula Mattum "the village of Kavalar in free gift. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 387, No. 69.

							Sivapuram.

576. On a stone in the Isvara temple. (Telugu.) Records that Bukkaraju and Chintamaraju granted the village to God Tiru-vengalanatha of Parinepad in S. 1461, Vikari, in the reign of Achyutaraya. Ibid., p. 375, No. 24.
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							Tallamarapuram.

577. On a stone in front of the Anjaneya pagoda. Records that some jugglers granted to God Ramalinga their local allowance of forty panams in S. 1445, Chitrabhanu, in the reign of Krishna Raya. Ibid., p. 384, No. 55.

578. 472 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up in front of the Madanagopala temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya.. Appears to record the remission of certain taxes on barbers by Mahamandalesvara Ramarajayyadeva-Maharaju. Dated S. 1469, Plavanga.

579. 473 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. Records in S, 1656, Pramathin, gift of a garudastambha pillar to the temple of Sri-Madanagopalasvamin of Tangaturu.

							Tangaturu.

580. On a stone near the pagoda of the Kumudvati river east of .the village. (Old Kanarese.) Records that in the reign of Bhujabala Viranarayana Ahavamalladeva the temple of Mulasthana-Papavinasadeva was established in S. 1013, Prajotpatti. The record is in the Halakanada language. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 369, No. I.

							Tondaladinne.

581. On a stone, in the Hanumanta pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Chinna Timmaraju, son of Konda Raju, gave the village to God Ahobala Narasimha in S. 1469, Plavanga, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 372, No. II.

							Timmulappadu (Timmapadu ?).

582. On a stone west of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Narasapantulu, Tarifdar, granted one and half a kuntas of dry land to a Brahman named Sadasivabhat in S. 1623, Vishu, for excavating a well and building the village of Polidadi. Ibid., p. 81, No. 89.

							Upparapalle.

583. 325 of 1905.-- (Telugu.) On a white marble slab set up by the side of the Cuddapah-Pushpagiri road close to the ruined Siva temple called Mobhudevalam. A record of the Vaidumba-Maharaja (Bhuvana-Trinetra) in S. 894. Records the coronation of the king. [His relation to other Vaidumbas is not known.]

584. 326 of 1905,-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a huge pillar lying in front of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadevaraya Maharaya in S. 1446, Tarana.. Records that Peda Singama-Nayamingaru of the Jupalli family rebuilt the Naganatha (or Nagesvara) temple of
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Stone, dug a tank near it and granted land to the temple. A long genealogy of the chief is given at the beginning. He was ruling over the Chernuri-Sima and the Potla-durti-sima districts (sthala) included in Muliki-nadu, a subdivision of the Ghandikota-sima, which formed part of the Udayagiri-rajya.

585. 327 of 1905.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On a pillar of the mantapa in front of the ruined Siva temple called Mobhudevalam. Records in S. 1181, Siddharthin, the building of the mantapa for the stone bull by a private individual. The village is called Udakasayagrama, which is evidently a translation of the Telugu Cheruvuru, now known as Chernuru.

586. 328 of 1905.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a broken slab lying in the same mantapa. A fragmentary record of the Kakatiya king Pratapa Rudradeva Maharaja (1295-1323), dated S. 1236, Pramadhin. A subordinate of the king claims to have reduced the fort of Ghandikota. A damaged record.

587. 329 of 1905. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On another similar piece lying in the same mantapa. A fragment of record of the Kakatiya king Pratapa Rudradeva Maharaja (1295-1323). Refers to the king having appointed Gonkaya Reddi, a servant of his son Juttaya, to the governorship of Ghandikota and Muliki-nandu districts.

							 Vanipenta.

[The following records taken from Mack. MSS. are all in Telugu.]

588. On a stone near the Chennaraya pagoda. Records that Virama-Nayadu granted some land to the deity in S. 1408, Prabhava, in the reign of saluva Narasimmarya (the usurper). Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 372, No. 13.

589. On the north wall of the above pagoda. Records that the managers of the temple gave some land to a stone-cutter and iron-smith, in S. 1441, Pramadi, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya. Ibid., No. 14.

590. On the eastern wall of the above. Records that Rayasam Gangarasu, son of Muchugunta Kommarasu, gave some land below the tank to the people in S. 1443, Vishu, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya, for repairing the tank. Ibid., No. 15.

591. North of the above. Records that Venkatayya and his brother Appayya disposed of their land to God Chennakesava in Sukla 1491, in the reign of Sadasivaraya for 170 pagodas. Ibid., No. 16.

592. On a wall of the above pagoda. Records that certain Vipra-vinodins granted, their local allowances of two villages to God Chennakesava in S. 1475, Pramadicha, in the reign of Sada-sivaraya. Ibid., No. 17.
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							Vellala.

393. On a stone in the local Bhimesvara pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Chinna Viranna Nayudu, son of Kandanavoli Kanchisetti, granted 12 tums of land in the village to the deity in S. 1447, Parthiva, in the reign of Krishnadevaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 377, No. 31.

594, On a stone in front of the Anjaneya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Gangayya Raja and Chinna Timmaraja, son of Aubalaraja, gave 36 puttis and 16 tums of land to the Gods and Brahmans of the village in S. 1467, Visvavasu, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 32.

595. On a stone in the Anjaneya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Chinna Timmaraja granted to the Karnam exemption from tax in S. 1479, Pingala, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 33.

							PULIVENDLA TALUK.

							Kommanutala.

596. A forged C.P. grant dated S. 856, Jaya, relating the local story of seven. Komati brothers, who offered their heads to God Venkatesa for miraculously finding some wells of fresh water on a bare rock. The merchants of Vijayanagar and Adaveni (Adoni) countries built a temple on the spot in their memory and made endowments.

							Mopur.

597. 496 of 1906. (Telugu and Sanskrit.) On slab lying behind the western gopura of the Bhairavesvara temple at Mopur. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Kumara-Devaraya Maharaya (Deva Raya II), son of Vira-Vijaya-Bukkaraya-Maharaya (III); records in S. 1347, Visvavasu, the building of the gopura of Mopar Bhairavadeva by Tirumalaraya, a servant of the king. Incomplete.

598. 497 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) In archaic characters. On a stone lying near No. 597. Records gift of land by Sri-Malliraju.

599. 498 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in front of the central shrine in the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivadeva Maharaya. Records in S. 1466, Krodhin, remission of certain taxes in the villages belonging to temples and Brahmanas of the Ghandikota-sima by the mahamandalesvara Timmayadeva-Maharaju, son of Narasingayadeva-Maharaja and grandson of Avubhaladeva-Maharaja of Nandyala.

600. 499 of 1906, (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa-Vira-Achyutaraya Maharaya in S. 1452, Vikrita. Gift to the temple of 235 varahas, payable every year in the villages belonging
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To the temple of Bhairavesvara at Mopuru. The donor was Ayyaparasugaru, son of Rayasam Kondamarasayyagaru.

601. 500 of 1906,-- (Telugu.) On a slab lying near the Vibhutimantapa in the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virasri-Savanna-Odaya, "lord of the Eastern, Ocean." Records in S. 1275, Vijaya, gift of a village by the king for the merit of his father Kampapa-Odaya (I) and his mother Mengadevi-amma. [The chief ought not to be confounded with his namesake, the son of Bukka II.]

602. 501 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab built into the main drain in the same temple. A damaged record, the date and the name of the king of which are lost. Remission of taxes for the, merit of Vira-Narasimharaya and Saluva-Timmayya.

603. 502 of 1906.  (Telugu.) On a slab built into the floor at the entrance into the central shrine of the same temple. An unfinished record dated in Dundubhi. Appears to be a gift by an officer of the maharnandalesvara Nandela Timmarajayyadeva-Maharaju to the Bhairavesvara temple at Mopuru.

604. 503 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the wall at the entrance into the mantapa in front of the same shrine, left side. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virasri-Savana-Odaya (I), " lord of the Eastern Ocean," ruling at Udayagiri-pattana. Records in S. 1273, Nandana, gift of land to Bhairavadeva of Mopuru by the king for the merit of his father Kamparaju and his mother Mengadeviamma.

605. 504 of 1906. (Telugu.) In the same place. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virasri-Savana-Odaya (I), dated S. 1283, Subhakrit.

606. 505 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) In the same place, right side. Records in S. 1295, Pramadin, a transaction concerning templel priests.

607. 506 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the right and left door posti of the entrance into the same mantapa. Records in S. 1231,1 Sauvume (Saumya), the gift of the door post by the mahamandalesvara Bhrammideva Chola-Maharaja, grandson of Bhogaladevi and Bhrammideva. The chief calls himself "the worshipper ofl the divine and glorious lotus feet of the god Bhoganathadeva. Pamidi." [These chiefs formed one of the numerous Telugu choda dynasties of later times.]

608. 507 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On a viragal set up in the courtyard of the same temple. Records in S. 1233, Sadharana, the. death of Ahubalanatha, son of the mahamandalesvara Chalukya-Narayana, Vengi-Tribhuvanamalla, lord of the town of Ayodhya, worshipper of the feet of AIIalanatha, Potaraju Pemmayadeva Maharaju. The hero had gone on an expedition to the. Marajavadi country and died at Dharatirtha.
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609. 308 of 1906.(Telugu.) On the base of the central shrine in the same temple. A damaged record in Yuvan. Appears to record transfers of rights in temple service and its emoluments.

610. 509 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On the same base. A damaged record dated in S. 1292, Sadharana. Appears to record transfers of rights in temple service and its emoluments.

611. 509-A of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On the same base. A damaged record, dated S. 1238, Rakshasa. Another inscription is found close to this, but its date is doubtful.

612. 5I0 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On the same base. A. record, dated in S. 1823, Vrisha. Built in at the end.

613. 511 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the same base. A record, dated in S. 1268, Sarvajit. Built in at the end.

614. 512 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the same base. A record, dated in S. 1296, Ananda. Built it at the end.

615. 513 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On the same base. A. record, dated in S. 1384, Chitrabhanu. Built in at the end.

							Muttukuru.

616. 514 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab built into the platform in front of the Chennakesavasvamin temple. Records in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya in S. 1469, Parabhava, remission of taxes on barbers in the Ghandikotasima made originally by Ramarajayya. Subsequently these as well as a few others were remitted by a local chief at Muttukuru, which belonged to the temple of Tiruvengalanatha.

617. 515 of 1906.-- (Telugu in archaic characters.) On a pillar set up in the courtyard of the same temple. Mentions Muttukuru and seems to record the death of a hero.

618. 516 of 1906.-- (Telugu.) On a pillar set up at the entrance into the courtyard of the same temple. Dated in the reign of the Saluva king Immadi-Narasingadeva-Maharaya, son of Saluva-Narsingadeva-Maharaya (the usurper). Records in S. 1415, Pramadin, gift of taxes payable in the village of Muttukaru in favour of the temple of Chennakesvaradeva by a servant of Narasana-yiningaru who was a subordinate of the king. The village Muttuktru was situated to the south-east of the Bhairava-kshetra on the Mohanachala hill in the Mukti-nadu country. (Narasa was evidently the founder of the Tuluva dynasty after overthrowing his master Immadi Narasimha.]

619. 517 of 1906. (Telugu.) On the door post of the entrance into the central shrine of the same temple, Records in the reign of the king Cholamaharajulu gift of land to a certain Pimana (Bhimana)-goravalu by Bhikkiraju. The king was ruling the Renandu seven thousand (country).
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620. 518 of 1906. (Telugu.). On a pillar lying in front a temple in the same village. A much damaged record. In archaic characters.

							Nallacheruvupalle.

621. 495 of 1906, (Telugu.) On a pillar lying near the well called Kattubhavi on the way to the Mopur temple from Nalla-cheruvupalle. A damaged record. In archaic characters. Mentions Ela-Chola-Maharaju and Mutturaju. [Mr. Sewell says that the temple was enlarged and beautified by the Vijayanagar sovereign in S. 1466 (A.D. 1544). Elachola figures among the ancestors of a Chola chief named Srikantha in a C. P. in the Madras Museum. See Ep. Ind., V, p. 123, footnote. It is not known whether he was a Cuddapah Chola and if so what his relation was to the Bastar Cholas of the eleventh century or the Cholas of Nidugal and Hemavati, to whom Rice refers.]

622. On the south stone pillar of the Mukha-Mantapam of the Bhairavesvara temple. (Telugu.) Records that Vira Kamapana Udaiyar, in S. 1165 (?), Parthiva, granted the villages of Alavalapati (Alavalapadu?) and Gotturu to God Bhairavesvara. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 10, No. 32. (Both these villages are in Pulivendia taluk.)

623. On a pillar of the same. (Telugu.) Records an exemption of tax of the local temple by Ayyapparasa in S. 1452, Vikriti, in the reign of Achyutaraya. Ibid., No. 33.

624. In the same.-- (Telugu.) Records a similar exemption in different villages in S. 1466, Krodhi, by Nandyala Timmaraja, son of Narasingaraja, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 34.

							Parnapalle.

625. 60 of 1912.-- (Telugu.) On a rock close to the bank -of the river. Registers in S. 1318, Dhatri, that an irrigation channel was. blocked up and that it was restored under the orders of Mallappa-Votaya, son of Irugapa-Dannayaka. [Irugappa was evidently the Jain minister of Bukka II and author referred to in By. 384 and Cg. 451. Mr. Sewell mentions an inscription in this place dated S. 1398 in the reign of Praudhadeva, but Mr. Krishna Sastri believes it to be a mistake of the one copied.]

							Pernapadu.

626. On a stone near the Bhairava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Devaraya (II), in S. 1330, Kilaka., Pinnayyadeva Maharaja established the God Bhairava, dug a well, planted a garden of various trees, and granted three tums of land in the village. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 375, No. 22.
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							Pulivendla.

627. 491 of 1906. (Telugu.) . On a slab set up at the entrance into the Ranganathasvamin temple. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnaraya-Maharaya. Records in S. 1431, Sukla, the gift of a village by Narasayyadeva Maharaju of the Vasishthagotra, and the Surya-vamsa, who was a descendant of Madhavavarman of Bezvada. It belonged to Puli-vindala-sthala in the Mulikinati-Sima, a subdivision of the Ghandi-kota-sima, a district of the Udayagiri-rajya. See Kn. 81.

628. 492 of 1906. (Telugu.) On two faces of a slab lying at the entrance into the Anjaneyasvamin temple in the same village. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Achyuta-deva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1457, Manmatha, a charter granted to the merchants, Reddis, Karnams, etc., of Pulivindala-sima, by Yellappa-Nayaningaru of the Tuluva (country) who way the agent of Timmaraju-Salakayya-deva-Maharaju.

629. 493 of 1906.--- (Telugu.) On three faces of a pillar set up at the entrance into the Siva temple in the same village. Records in Nandana gift of land by the Mahamandalesvara Jatapi Kanchayyadeva-Maharaju.

630. 494 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab lying near Govinda Rao's house in the same village. Hajarati Mahammad Japhara Sapebu (evidently a local chief), records in S. 1613, Prajapati, gift of charter to the merchants (Komatis) and oil-mongers of Pulivindhula who had deserted the town as they had been forced to supply provisions on credit to the authorities (divanam).

631. On a stone in the Narasimhasvami pagoda in the fort. (Telugu.) Records that a village was granted to the deity in S. 1264, Chitrabhanu, in the reign of Praudha Udaiyalu at Awksima. Ins., Ced. Its., p. 91, No. 130. [This village gave its name to Nrisimha Kavi, the author of Kavikarnarasayana and mandhatai charitra.

							Tonduru.

[The following epigraphs which are in Telugu have been taken from Mack. MSS.]

632. On a stone south of the village. Records the grant of the allowance of Valamore to God Chennakesava by the jugglers in S. 1467, Visvavasu, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., p. 10; No. 26.

633. On a stone near the Gopalasvami temple. Records that Narasingaraju granted six tums of land in the village in S. 1476, Ananda, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 27.

634. On a stone below the above. Records that Chetti Anantaraju Rangaraju granted five tums of dry field to one Kondarasu, in a Saumya. Ibid., No, 28.
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635. On a stone in front of the Anjaneya pagoda. Records that Gobburi Narasaraju granted to two sculptors two tums of land in S. 1478, Nala, for carving the Hanumanta image. Ins., Cad. Dts., p. 10, No. 29.

636. On a stone in front of the Chennakesava pagoda. Records that in the same reign Sumati Rangaraju granted to the deity the duties of Avalar-peta in S. 1466, Krodhi. Ibid., No. 30.

637. On a stone in a side of the spire. Records the erection of the spire in S. 1347. Visvavasu, by Tirumalaraja in the reign of Virapratapadevaraya (II). Ibid., No. 31.

							Ulimella.

638. 519 of 1906. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in front of the Chennakesavasvamin temple. A mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya, dated in Parabhava. Mentions the temple of Chennakesava-Perumal at Ulimila (Ulimella).

							Vempalli.

639. On a stone in front of the mosque. (Telugu and Persian.) Records that  Naknama Khan  erected it in 1590, Plavanga.' Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 12, No. 41.

640. A Telugu C.P. in the hands of Hanumakonda Vengalayya. A record of S. 1508, Vyaya, regranting a former land to one Lokaraju, etc. (Not clear.) Ibid., No. 42.

641. A Telugu C.P. in the hands of Tirumala Tatacharya. Records the gift of Paluru (Pulivendla taluk) in S. 1566, Tarana, to Kumara Tatacharlu by Pammasarii Timmanayadu. Ibid., No. 43. See Cg. 937.

							PULLAMPET TALUK.

							Akipadu.

642. On a stone south of the village. A Telugu record dated in S. 1356, Ananda. Mentions Gajapati Kanchiraju and Pushparaju in the reign of Devaraya (II). Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 246, No. 20.

							Anantarasupeta (Kumara Anantarasupeta) ?.

643. A P.G. in the hands of Settipalli Papabhattu in the place. (Telugu.) Records the grant of the village at a favourable rent of 12 pagodas to Krishnam Bhatlu by Ramadas Timmarasu, Tarifdar. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 304, No. 196.

							Anantarasupuram.

644. A C.P. in Sanskrit in the hands of Kumara Anantapuram Brahmans. Records that Matla Kumara Anantarasu and his brother Venkata-ramarasu built the village in S. 1619, Isvara, and granted it as free gift to eighteen Brahmans. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 286, No. 144.
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							Anantasamudram.

645. On a rock stone south of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in a Paritapi, the 24 tribes of Dommaras granted the annual allowance of 20 panams due to them from Dasarapalli to God Kamparaya of that place. Ins., Cod. Dts., p. 281, No. 130.

							Attirala.

This is the ancient Tiruvaratturai of Melpakanadu, a subdivision of Adhirajendracholamandala. The following epigraphs show that the Parasuramesvara shrine was earlier than Rajaraja III and improved by the Sahini family of Gangaya and Ambadeva.

646. 398 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the inner prakara wall of the Parasuramesvara temple. A record of the sixteenth year of the Clola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva III. Records gift of madai for a lamp to the temple of Tiruviramisvaradeva at Tiruvaratturai in Mer-Pakkainadu, a subdivision of Adhirajendrachola-mandalam, by a native of Nenpakkai.

647. 399 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the outer prakara wall of the same temple. Records in S. 1212, Vikrita, gift of 12 madais for lamps by the wife of Ponunganti Vasireddi, to the temple of Parasuramisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Tiruvaratturai in Pottappinadu, a subdivision of Mer-Pakkai-nadu in Adhirajendra-mandalam.

648. 400 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 1205, Parthiva (wrong), gift of two madais for providing a flower garland to the same temple (here called Tiruviramisuramudaiya-Nayanar).

649. 401 of 1911. (Tamil.)  On the same wall. Records in S. 1200, Bahudhanya, gift of 12 madais for a lamp to the shrine, of Vairava-pillaiyar at Tiruvaratturai by a native of Pudoli.

650. 402 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record in S. 1,209, Sarvajit, providing for the supply of I nail of curds every day to the temples of Tiruviramisuramudaiya-Nayanar, and Vairava-pillaiyar, for the merit of the chief who was ruling the Pottappi-nadu.

651. 403 of 1911.  (Tamil.) On the same wall. Records in S. 1202, Vikrama, gift of 15 madais for lamps and garlands to the temple of Parasuramisvaramudiaya-Nayanar, by a native of Mandappalli.

652. 404 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a slab set up at the ruined main entrance into the same temple. Records in S. 1194, Angirasa, an agreement by the residents of the Pottappi-nadu district who had met in the mantapa called Chitrameli to raise one madai from each village in order to construct an embankment on the side of the river and to prevent any injury from floods to the temple of Parasuramisvaramudaiya-Nayanur.
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653. 405 of 1911. (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. An unfinished record of the Saluva king Naragingayyadeva-Maharaja, dated S. 1399, Hemalambi. Registers that Annamarasayya (evidently an officer of his) came to Araturevulu, enquired into the affairs of the Kritrisvara, Parasuramesvara and the Bhairava temples and seeing that the income had been stopped in the interval, restored the temple lands at Proli, for the merit of king Narasingayyadeva Maharaja. [The Mack. List, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 248, No. 26, gives the same inscription. It says that the restored lands amounted to 166 kuntas. The Saluva referred to was the celebrated usurper.]

654. 406 of 1911. (Telugu.) On a third slab lying broken in the same place. A damaged record of Ambadeva-Maharaja, ruling at Valluri-pattana, dated S. 1209, Sarvajit (A.D. 1287). Mentions among others, the districts of Gandikota, Renadu, Yeruva, Pottapi-nandu and Muliki-nandu and the temple of Parasuramesvara at Araturevula-mahasthana. Refers to a number of tanks, canals and villages founded and called after either the name of the king or one of his birudas. There is reference to repairs made in the temple by his ancestor Ganga Sahini, the feudatory of king Ganapati about A.D. 1250. [The Mack. List, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 247, No. 25, gives this inscription.]

655. In Attiralla village. A Telugu record of Devamaharaja granting a piece of land to Gods Bhairava and Ramanatha in S. 1198, Dhatu. Ibid., p. 247, No. 25.

656. A Telugu C.P. in the hand of Papagaru, manager of the temple. Records that the Reddis, Karnams and Brahmans of the Pottapi-nandu fixed a grant of a Patika for each Ghattivaraha of the revenue of the village to Tratesvarasvami, in S. 1609, Vibhava, in the reign of Venkata Ramarazudeva Choda Maharaja. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 261, No. 72, and p. 283, No. 135. [The chief referred to is, of course, a member of the Mafia family mentioned in previous epigraphs.]

657. A C.P. in Telugu in the hands of the manager of the temple. Records that the karnams and people of the Puluguru-nandu fixed a contribution of one patika for each Ghattivaraha from the revenue of the village to the God Guddandarasvami, in S. 1609, Vibhava, in the reign of Muttu Venkataramarasu. Ibid., p. 261, No. 73 or p. 283, No. 136.

							Bommavaram.

658. Near the pagoda of Hanumantaraya. (Telugu.) Records that Guravaraju and Chinnasunga exempted the local barbers from all the usual taxes, in S. 1480, Kalayukti, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 258, No. 61.
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659. On the bank of the Bommavaram. (Telugu.) Record that Misaraganda Kathari Saluva Maharaja gave some land below the tank to God Boghesvara in S. 1363,, Durmati, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 258, No. 62. A copy of it is No. 74 in p. 262 and No. 137 in p. 283.

659-A. Near the pagoda of Yellamma. (Telugu.) Records that Muttukumara Anantaraja's Mudrakarta, Basavayya, gave 10 kuntas of land to Pappanna in S. 1557, Bhava. Ibid., No. 63:

660. On a stone near the Hanumantaraya pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Ramanayadu Tasari Papanayadu granted to Hanumanta the various fines collected from Bommavaram and other villages in the year Srimukha with the permission of Pedda Obalanayadu. Ibid., p. 282, No. 133.

							Chinna Orampadu

661. On a wall of the Virabhadra pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Chella Naramareddi erected the inner pagoda in S. 1558. Ibid., p. 281, No.128.

							Chiyyavaram.

662. In the south ward of Chiyyavaram. (Telugu.) Records that Kathari Saluva Yerra Kamparaja granted the village as free gift in S. 1327, Parthiva, for the annual festival of God Tiru-vengalanatha. Ibid., p. 258, No. 60.

							Yerraguntlakota.

663. Acadjan grant in the village. (Telugu.) Records that Venkataramaraja Deva Choda Maharaja made a grant of land to Subba Bhatta in S. 16o5, Raktakshi. Ibid., p. 272, No. 101. A copy of this is No. 150 in p. 288.

							Gangarasupuram.

664. In a stone on the street of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Malladeva Choda Maharaja established the village for learned Brahmans in S. 1389. Ibid., p. 257, No. 58.

665. 617 of 1907. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the Lakshmi-narayanasvamin temple. A mutilated record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya Maharaya, date of which is lost. Records a gift while Rayadeva Maharaju, son of the antyembara-ganda Sammeta Lakkayadeva-Maharaju, was governing Gundluru in Pottapi-nandu. [Is this the same as Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 247 No. 22 ?].

666. 618 of 1907. (Grantha and Tamil.) On another slab set up in the same place. A damaged record of Gandapendara
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Ambadeva-Maharaja, dated S. 1213, Khara. Records gift of and for the merit of the king to the temple of Lakshminarayana-Perumal at Gundalur in Merpakkai-nadu, a district of Adhirajendra-mandalam. See Cd. 654 and 689.

667. 619 of 1907.-- (Telugu and Grantha.) On a slab set up in the Agastyesvara temple in the same village. Seems to record a gift for the merit of Prataparudra (II ?).
668. 620 of 1907.--(Tamil.) On another slab set up in the same temple. Dated in the 21st year (Durmukha) of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Rajarajadeva. Mentions the Tiruyagattisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Kundalur in Pottappi-nadu.

669. 621 of 1907. (Grantha-and Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple. Ambadeva Maharaja records in S. 1212, .Virodhin, gift of three lamps. See No. 654 above.

670. 622 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of Somideva. Records in S. 1206, expired, Tarana, gifts for the merit of the king.

671. 623 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record of Ambadeva-Maharaja (Saka and cyclic years doubtful). Records gift of land for a lamp. See No. 654 above.

672--673. Close by the temple of Virabhadrasvami. (Grantha and Telugu.) Two records dated S. 1477 (A.D. 1555) and S. 1480 (A.D. 1558).

674. A C.P. grant referring to Gundlur Sima (now in the Madras Museum) is described in Ep. Rep., 1891, June, P.5. It is in Nandinagari character and Sanskrit language, and records that in S. 1448, Sarvajit, Pushya, Makhara Sankaranti, Krishnadeva Raya gave the village of Madavara in Gundlur Sima to a temple of Narasimha.

							Hastavaram.

675. Near the ruined temple east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Matla Anantachoda Deva Maharaja gave in S. 1522, Sarvari, to Kai Visvanatha 3 muntas of land in the village. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 246, No. 21.

							Itimarupuram.

676. On a stone in the pagoda of Rajesvara. (Telugu.) Records that Annamarasu and Yellayya established brass images of the deity, the Alvars, etc.; in the Varadarajasvami temple in S. 1441, Vikrama, Ibid., p. 249, No. 34.

677. Near the above. (Telugu.) Records the exemption of the local barbers from tax in S. 1468, Prabhava., by Guravarasu and Chinna Singarasu Choda Maharaju, in the reign of Sadasiva-raya. (The village was also called Obasamudram.) Ibid., p. 250, No. 35.
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							Jillellamadaka.

678. A C.P. in the hands of Tirumalakumara Varadacharya in the village. (Sanskrit and Devanagari.) Records that Tiru-malaraya.(l) granted in S. 1493, Prajotpatti, on the first annual ceremony of his father Sri Rangaraya, the village of Jillella-muduku with 5 hamlets, to Srinivasacharya. The village is said to be in Pulaganad country of the Sidhout district. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 277. No. 116. A copy of this is also in Ibid., p. 289, No. 152.

679. A C.P. in the hands of Devarajacharya in the same village. (Telugu.) Records that the weavers of Anantarajappeta gave to Pinnatota Sesha (?) Pantulu in the year Vilambi, an allowance of one ruka or gold panam for every marriage in every house of the weavers. Ibid., p.289, No. 153.

							Cambhalakunta.

680. A Telugu P.G. in the hands of Aiyanasastri recording that Matla Kumara Tiruvengalanatha Deva Choda Maharaja built an agraharam in .the eastern part of Tirumalambapuram and granted it as free gift to Brahmans in S. 1678, Yuva. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 298, No. 176 and p. 273, No. 104.

							Kampasamudram.

681. A Telugu P.G. recording in S. 1611, Pramoduta, gift of land to a number of Brahmans in 12 shares by Matla Venkataramaraju, son of Kumara. Anantaraju Devachodamharaju. Ibid., p. 274, No. 108, also p. 299, No. 179.

							Kitsamambapuram Krishnamambopuram).

682. A copper plate in the hands of the local Brahmans. (Sanskrit.) Records that in S. 1612, Venkataramaraja gave to 26 Brahmans the villages of Mandarum and Kitsamambapuram. Ibid., p. 262, No. 77, and p. 284, No. 140.

							Kommuru.

683. On a stone in front of the Potaraju temple. (Telugu.) Records that Salakaraja Perumalraja, the prime minister of Achutaraya , granted to Chennakesavasvami land for sinking a well, in S. 1452,Virodhi. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 93, No. 141.

684. On a stone near the Hanumanta pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the Dommaras granted the duties due to them from the village in S. 1443, Vishu, to Gods Tiruvengalanatha and Ramayyadeva. Ibid., No. 142.

685. On a stone near the fortress. Telugu. Records that Narasimhapantulu of Jammalamadugu built a fort in S. 1631, Virodhi, while he was managing the Awknadu. Ibid., P. 94, No. 143.
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							Konduru.

686. A Telugu copper plate in the hands of Seshadri Sastri in the village. Records that Matla Tiruvengalanatha Raja Devachoda-maharaja, son of Venkatapatiraja gave in S. 1729, Akshaya, some land in Kondur to Vellakurichi Subbajosyalu. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 266, No. 86, another copy p. 287, No. 147.

							Kottapalli.

687. A P.G. Telugu in the hands of the local Brahmans. Records that Matla Tiruvengalanatha Raja Devachodamaharaja gave this village in Pottappinadu to Venkaji Pantulu in S. 1629, Sarvadhari. Ibid., p. 292, No. 164.

							Lepaka.

688. 413 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Kharesvara temple. A damaged and incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravarti Virarajendracholadeva, dated twenty-sixth year, Raktakshi. Seems to record a gift of land to the temple of Karavisvaram Udaiyar at Nenpakkai in Mer-Pakkainadu, a subdivision of Adhirajendra-mandalam. Below this is a record of ' S. 1209 which registers a gift of money to the same temple. Mr. Krishna Sastri attributes the inscription to Kulottunga Chola III.

689. 414 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A much damaged record, dated S. 1224, Subhakrit. Refers to the temple of Karavisvaramudaiya-Nayanar at Neppakkai and mentions the Mandalika Brahmarakshasa .Arnbadeva-Maharaja, the celebrated feudatory of Prataparudra II and Governor of the Cuddapah country. See No. 654 above.)

690. 415 of 1911. (Tarnil.) On the same wall. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva III (1216-48), dated twenty-fourth year, Vikarin. Seems to record a gift of lamps to the same temple.

691. 416 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. An unfinished record, dated S. 1224, Subhakrit. Gives only the date.

692. 417 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the same temple. An unfinished record of Tribhuvanachakravartin Vijaya-gandagopaladeva (1250-83), dated twenty-ninth year Bahudhanya. Gives only the date.

693. 418 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the east wall of the same temple. A record of the the Chola king Rajarajadeva III (1216-48). Records in his sixth year, Vishaiya (Vrisha), gift of one madai for a lamp by a Tattan of Nenpakkai, to the temple of Karavisurmudaiya-Navanar.

694. 419 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Dated in the reign of the Chola king' Rajarajadeva III. Records in his tenth year gift of paddy for three lamps by a native of Pottappi.
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695. 420 of 1911,-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. Record in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Konerimaikondan Rajendra-Choladeva III who took the head of two Pandya (kings)", gift of lands in the village of Nenpakkam to the temple of Tiruchchirrambalam-Udaiyar. The .royal secretary (olai) who wrote the order was Virasolappiramarayan and the signatories were Viluppadarayan and Munaiyadaraiyan. A Sanskrit passage at the beginning gives a long list of birudas similar to those of his Srirangam record. (64 of 1892.)

696. 421 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the entrance into the Chennakesava-Perumal- temple in the same village. Records in S. 1424, Dundubhi, gift of land to the temples of Chennakevaradeva and Kharavisvaradeva by a certain Yaramanayani-Timmayya, for the merit of Devi-Nayaningaru.

697. 422 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. A. much-damaged record, dated S. 1330, Sarvajit. Mentions Malla Reddi with a long list of family titles and the temple of Kharavesvara at Lembaka.

698. 423 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the third slab set up in the same place. A record of Ambadeva-Maharaja, damaged at the beginning. Registers that a certain Gangadeva, son of Sarvadhikari. Irumadideva induced a merchant (nagarattar) of Nellur to present a lamp to the temple of Kesava-Perumal at Nenpakkam, for the success of the king. See Nos. 689 and 654 above.

699. 424 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On the fourth slab in the same place. Mentions Malla Reddi, son of Anna-Reddi, and records in S. 1335, Vijaya, that a merchant of Nellore built the southern wall of the compound in the temple of Kesava-Perumal at Lembaka. See Cd. 880 and Gt. 634.

700. 425 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the fifth slab in the same place. Records in the thirteenth year of the Pandya king Maravarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (I or II ?) that some land near the temple of Nenpakkai-Vinnagar alias Kesava-Perumal was assigned for a street called Pallavarayan-tiruvidi after Pallavarayan, the chief of Tunjalur in Naduvir-kurru, a subdivision of Milalai-kurram. One of the faces bears the Pandya symbol of an ankusa between two fish.

701. 420 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a slab set up near the south wall of the same temple. A damaged record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva III, dated twenty-second year. Records gift of twelve madai for a lamp to the temple of Kesava-Perurnal. Another record of the same year of the king is inserted on the top of the slab and registers also the gift of a lamp.

702. 427 of 1911.--- (Tamil) On a pillar of the Maha-mantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1198, Dhatri, gift of twelve madai for a lamp.
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703. 428 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the same pillar. Records in S. 1216, Jaya, gift of twelve madai for a lamp to the temple of Kesava-Perumal at Nenpakkai.

704. 429 of 1911. (Tamil.) On another pillar of the same mantapa. A damaged record dated S. 1204, Chitrabhanu. Mentions the gift made for the success of the Maharajas son," Which may be tentatively read as Dari(ta)kka-Tevarasa, by his Sarvadhikari. Another Saka date 1217, Manmatha, is, also found on the same pillar.

705. 430 of 1911. (Telugu.) On a sluice of the Timmarasu tank in the same village. Records. in S. 1634, Nandana, that Perumallaraja, son of Matla Venkatakrishnamarju-Devachoda-Maharaju, built the sluice to the tank originally constructed by Bacharsu-Timmarasu. See C.P. Nos. 3 and 4 of 1908 and Pottappi Inscriptions.

							Malaimarpuram.

706. On a stone of Kodandaramasvami pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Matla Kumara Anantaraju gave the duties and taxes of Pottappi village to the God in S. 1641, Vikari. Ins., Ced. p. 254, No. 50.

707. Near the above inscription. (Telugu.) Records that in the time of the same chief Rangareddi and Anantareddi, the chief persons of the village, erected a spire in the Kodandarama shrine and presented-jewels to the various deities, besides establishing the images of Hanuman and the Alvars. Same date as the above. Ibid., p. 255, No. 51.

708. On the inner part of the gate wall of the Madhavasvami pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Miseraganda Kathari Saluva Timmadeva Maharaya gave in a Bahudhanya to the deity lands for building and a garden in the village. Ibid., No. 52.

							Mandapalle.

709. Near the temple. Records that Vasantaraja erected in a certain Manmatha an image of the Goddess Lakshmidevi in the village. Ibid., p. 245, No. 16.

							Mangampeta.

780. A Kanarese record of " Meeramaharaja " saying that he built the temple of the Goddess Dasalamma Sakti in the village. (The latter was also called Togurupeta.) Ibid., p. 245, No. 17.

781. Near the Pagoda of Chennakesava. (Telugu.) Records that in the reign of Sadasivaraya Srirangaraya and his brother, Tirumala, gave to God Raghunathasvami, in S. 1472, Sadharana, the village of Pulapaturu in Pottappinad. Ibid., p. 246, No. 18.
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							Mannur.

782. On the wall of the Mukhamantapam in Chennakesava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Gutti Tirumalarajayya erected a mantapam in S. 1489, Prabhava, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ced. Dts., p. 259, No. 65.

783. In a stone south of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1495, Srimukha, in the reign of Srirangardya of Penukonda, the Viramushtivaru, Dommaravaru, " Milardavaru and Coontatuvaru " gave away their annual fee from the village to God Chennakesava. Ibid., No. 66.

							Nandalur.

784. 570 of 1907. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the south base of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Saumyanathasvamin temple, first tier. Built in the beginning. Mentions Madhurantaka-Pottappichchola-Nallamsittarasan. The village of Nirantanur is called a Brahmapuri, Records the restoration by Nallamsittarasan and his sons of a grant made jointly by Vatsaraja and a predecessor of the former.

785. 571 of 1907.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same tier. An incomplete record of the Chola king Rajadhirajadeva (II), dated twelfth year, Hemalamba. Records a gift of land. [Mr. Sewell examines the date of this inscription which is given as Saturday, Sravishta, Makara purvapaksha prathama, in Ep. Ltd., X, 126-7, and concludes that it should have been in the fifteenth year of Rajadhiraja II, on Saturday, January 21st, A.D. 1178, within six months of the accession of Kulotttinga III in July 1178.]

786. 572 of 1907. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the second, third and fourth tiers of the same base. A record of the Chola king Vira-Rajakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Kulottunga Choladeva in his eighth year (day of Sivaratri, Sravana, Friday, 14th tithi , of the second fortnight of Kumbha). The temple is called Sri-Kulottungachola-Vinnagar-Alvar in Sri-Kulattunga-Chola-Chaturvedimangalam, the agarabrahmadeya of Nirandanur in Merpakkai-nadu, a subdivision Adhirajendramandalam. Madhurantaka-Pottappichchola-Siddharasa (unidentified) got the boundaries of the temple engraved on stone. [See Ep Ind., X, p. 125 and XI, p. 289, where Mr. R. Sewell points out that the date is suitable neither for Kulottunga I or III. With regard to the second he describes four possible dates between 1135 and 1152 arid eventually decides in favour of Friday, February 4th, A.D. 1144. He infers that the accession of Kulottunga II should be between February 5th, A.D. 1136, and February 4th, A.D. 1137. Diwan Bahadur Swamikannu Pillai, on the other hand, fixes the date on Friday, February 7th, A.D. 1141.]
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787. 573 of 1907. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the fourth tier of the same base. A. record in Virodhikrit. Built. in at the beginning.

788. 574 of 1907. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the sixth tier of the same base. A damaged record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottunga Choladeva (III), dated the fourth year, Plava. Seems to record a gift of land.

789. 575 of 1907.-- (Grantha and Tarnil.) On the lowermost portion of the south wall of the same mantapa. Records gift of land in Pottappi to the temple of Sokka-Perumal in Nirandanur.

790. 576 of 1907.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottunga Choladeva III, who was pleased to take Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya," in his thirty-third year, Prajotpatti. The temple is called Sokkapperumal alias Sri-Kulottungachola-Vinnagar in Kuhattunga-Cholachattirvedimangalam, the agara-brahmadeya of Nirandanar in Mer-pakkainadu, a subdivision of Adhirajendra mandalam.

791. 577 of 1907. (Grantha and TaMil.) On the second, third and fourth tiers of the west base of the same mantapa. Records a gift by Bhujabala Vira-Narayana Ahavamalladeva Maharaja and mentions Bhaskarabhattopadhyaya. See N.A. 498

792. 578 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the north base of the same mantapa, first tier. A record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottunga Choladeva III, " who was pleased to take Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records in his twenty-sixth year Raktakshi, that Nallan-Siddharasa, son of Madhurantaka Pottappi-chcholan alias Erama-Siddharasan, exempted from certain taxes three villages, viz., Nandanur alias the agara-brahmadeya Sri-Kulottunga-Chola-chaturvedimangalam, Andappur alias Tyagasamudra-chaturvedimangalam, and Mantram alias Bhujabalasiddhi-chaturvedimangalam.

793. 579 of 1907.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the second and third tiers of the north base and on three tiers of the west base of the mantapa in front of the central shrine in the Saumyanathasvamin temple. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Vikrama-Choladeva (1118--35) Records in his eighth year and S. 1047, Visvavasu, the gift of a village (in seventy shares), bythe Telugu-chola mahamandalesvara Vimaladityadeva, ruler of Pottappi, for the success of the king's arms. The donor was the son of Siddharasa and was called Madhurantaka Pottappi-Chola. See No. 798 below and No. 797 for anotherTelugu-chola feudatory of the same king.

794. 580 of 1907. (Grantha artd Tamil.) On the fifth tier of the north base, the north and west walls of the same mantapa and the north wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A record
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of the Chola king Virarajendra.-Choladeva (III), in his thirteenth year, Pingala. Gives a genealogy of the king's Telugu-Choda feudatory chief Manmasiddha, the son of Tikka I and the patron of the poet Tikkana Somayaji. The inscription records that the Brahman residents of Perunganduru (unidentified) who had got that place in former times from Mukunti Kaduvetti, once left it on account of a famine and, on return, found themselves deprived of their land and of their income from certain Vellalas who had, owing to Marijavara (plague), left their original habitation and settled in this village on condition of paying the produce (arikaru) of the fields over which they built their huts; and that Manmasiddhi, to whom the Brahmans appealed, inquired into the whole matter and restored the village to them under the name of Kodur " in order to secure religious merit for his father Tirukaladeva-Maharaja." The genealogy given in the epigraph is a little different from that given by Venkayya in Ep. Rep., 1899-1900, p. 18. The epigraph is also interesting for the mention of the plague, the movement of the population on account of it and the occurrence of famine in a Minasani. There seems to be reference to trial by ordeal.

795. 581 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the fourth tier of the same base. Records in the thirty-first year, Vibhava, of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva gift of land for two lamps to the god Sokkap-perumal of the temple of Kulottungachola Vinnagar Emberuman by Payirappi-Reddi son of Pumi-Reddi, the manraduvar of Tangatur in Merpakkai-nadu, a subdivision of Adhirajendramandalam.

796. 582 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the first tier of the east base of the same mantapa ; right of entrance. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottungacholadeva. III, "who was pleased to take Madura and the crowned head of the Pandya." Records in his thirty-first year, Sukla, gift of lamps by Madhurantaka Pottappichchola Tirukkalattideva for the merit of his father Manumasittarasan, and of Nallasiddharasa. [See Ep. Ind., X, pp. 131-2, where Mr. Sewell discusses the date and calculates from the details given that it should be 24th March, A.D. 1209.]

797. 583 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the second tier of the same base. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Parakesarivarman alias Chakravartin Sri-Vikrama-Choladeva. Records in his third year and S. 1044, Sarvarin, a gift by the Mahamandalesvara Bettarasa, who was ruling Pottappi-nadu, for the success of the king's arms. Built in at the beginning. [Bettarasa not yet identified.]

798. 584 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the third and fourth tiers of the same base. Built in at the beginning. Records a gift by Madhurantaka Pottappi-Chola Vimaladityadeva, son of Siddharasa. See No. 793 above.
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799. 585 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the second and third tie the same base; left of entrance. Built in at the end. The Maha-mandalesvara Madurantaka Pottappi-Chola-Siddharasa was ruling Pottappi-nadu. See No. 793 above.

800. 586 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the fourth tier of the same base. Dated in the reign of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?). Records in his third year, Plava, gift of two lamps by a native of Mangadu in Kulottungachola-Valanadu, a subdivision of Jayangonda-Chola-mandalam. Built in at the end.

801. 587 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the fifth and sixth tiers of the same base. A record of the ChoIa king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III ?), dated fifth year, Subhakrit. Built in at the end.

802. 588 of 1907.--- (Tamil.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple. Records in Nandana, the seventeenth year of the Pandya king Sundara-Pandyadeva that a native of Tolur in Tolur-nadu, a district of Manavilkottam in Jayangonda-Cholamandalam, had the god and goddess bathed. [See .Ep. bid., X, p. 143, where Mr. Sewell discusses the date and considers that Wednesday, March 18th, A.D. 1293, in the reign of Jatavarman Sundara Pandya (III, 1276-90) might be intended.]

803. 589 of 1907. (Telugu.) On the north and west bases of the central shrine in the Saumyanathasvamin temple. RecordS in S. 1541, Siddharthin, gifts by a woman belonging to the palace of Tiruvengalanatharaju. The temple is called Saumyanathasvamin at Nelandaluru, which was another name of Nirantarapura. See Ins., Cod. Dts., p. 244, No. 10.

804. 590 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the north wall of the tiru-chuttumaliga of the same temple. A damaged record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara Pandya-deva (III), dated in fifteenth year, Virodin. [See Ep. Ind., X, p. 142, where Mr. Sewell fixes the date from the astronomical details on Monday, February 20th, A.D. 1290, in the reign of Jatavarman Sundara Pandya III.]

805. 591 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the same wall. Belongs to the reign of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III, 1276-00). Records in his tenth year, Vyaya, that Pillai Pallavarayar laid a flower garden.

806. 592 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III, 1276-90), in his tenth year, Vyaya. Records a gift of land by Eduttakaiyalagiyar alias Pillai Pallava-rayan of Tunjalur in 'Tirumilalai-kurram, a district Pandimandalam. See Ep. Ind., X,. p. 142.

807. 593 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the same wall. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin
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Sundara-Pandyadeva (III, 1276-90) in his tenth year, Vyaya, Records gift of gold fora flower garden by Pillai Pallavarayar.

808. 594 of 1907. (Grantha and Tamil.) On the south wall of the same tiruchuttumaliga. A record of the Pandya king Jatavarman alias Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III; 1276-90). Records in his seventeenth year, Nandana, the laying out of a flower garden in the name of the Tondaiman, Tirunelveli-yodaiyar Nandivarman, under orders from Manaparipala. See Ep.* Lid., X, P. 144.

809. 595 of 1907.-- (Grantha and Tamil.) On the inner eastern gopura of the same temple, right side. Mentions in Sadhararna, Sriranga-Nayaka, minister of the Gandapendadara Gangasahani (feudatory of Kakatrya king Ganapati).

.810. 596 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva (III) lin his twenty-third year, Hemalambi, and twenty-fourth year, Vikarin. Records a gift by a native of Muranottamangalam in Valluva-nadu, a district of Malai-manda-lam. See Ep. Ind., X, P. 134.

811. 597 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. A record in S. 1193, Prajapati. Gift by Perumandidvarasa, younger brother of Prasadi-Tikkarasa and son of Jagadobbagandan Kamarasar.

812. 598 of 1907. (Tamil.) In the same place, left side. Records in S. 1172, Saumya, gift of the proceeds of certain taxes to the temple, for recovery from some illness of Madhurantaka Pottap-pichola Gandagopala alias Manumasittarasar (i.e., the son of Tikka I and the patron Tikkana Somayaji).

813. 599 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) In the same place. . A damaged record dated in S. 1194, expired, Angirasa.

814. 600 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the base of the same gopura, left of entrance. A record of the Chola king Rajakesarivarman Chakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva in his twenty-seventh year. The village is called Nirandalur alias Sri.-Kulottungachola-chatur-vedimangalam in Merpakkai-nadu, a district of Adhirajendramandalam.

315. 601 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the base of the inner eastern gopura of the Saumyanathasvamin temple, south side. A record of the Chola king Kulottunga-Choladeva (III). Records in his twenty-fourth year Dundubhi, gift of ten Blaujabala-madai by Nukkama, devi, queen of Madhurantaka Pottappichola Nallasiddharasa (not clearly identified). See Ep. Ind., X, p, 129.

816. 602 of 1907. (Tamil.) On the base of the same gopura, right of entrance. An incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Sri-Kulottungacholadeva (III), dated thirty-sixth year, Srimukha. Records provision for offerings to the shrine of Vedanayaka-PerumaI.
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817. 603 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the second prakara of the same temple. A damaged record, dated in S. 1247, Rudhirodgarin. Seems to register the levying of a fine.

818. 604 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the same wall. A damaged record dated in S. . . . Records gift of two cows for lamps.

819. 605 of 1907. (Telugu.) On a slab lying in the flower garden of the same temple. Belongs to the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivarayadeva-Maharaya, Records S. 1490, Pingala, gift of land by Vobalaraju, son of Nandyala Avubalaraju, for the God's ablution out of his " Nainkarum." See Ins., Dts., p. 243, No. 6.

820. 606 of 1907. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the inner gopura of, the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Devaraya-Maharaya (II) in S. 1355, Pramadin. Records a gift by the principal residents of five villages in Pottappinadu, viz., Prolinadu, Lembaka, Talapaka, Tangaturu and Opili, to the temple of Chokkanatha Perumal on the bank of the Bahunadi (Cheyyaru). [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 241, No. 3. The latter says that they gave a contribution of 1/16 of the revenues of Pottappi Nadu to God Chokkanatha.]

821. 607 of 1907.-- (Telugu.) On another slab set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Achyutaraya Maharaya. Records in S. 1456, Manmatha, the restoration of the village of Andupuru by Rama-bhatlayya on the request of Talapaka Tirumalayyangaru, with the permission of the king. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 242, No. 4, where this inscription is given.] See Ct. 21.

822. 608 of 1907. (Telugu.) On a third slab set up in the same place. Dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara king Sadasivadeva-Maharaya. Records in S. 1478, Nala, gift of land in nine villages by a woman (daughter of Tippa Bhattudu, a resident). See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 242, No. 5, for a more detailed summary.

823. 609 of 1907. (Telugu.) On a fourth slab set up in the same place. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira Venkatapatiraya (I, 1586-1614), dated S. 1523, Plava. [The inscription is also given in Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 243, No. 7.]

824. 610 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On the outer gopura of the same temple, right of entrance. Records in S. 1186, Raktakshi gift by Nagarasa, minister (pradhani) of the Gandapendara Jannigadeva (in the reign of Rudramba whose feudatory Janniga was).

825. 611 of 1907.-- (Grantha.) On the same gopura, left of entrance, Records the building of the gopura by Somisvara, son of Vimaladitya, who belonged to the family of Pottappichola. For Vimaladitya see No. 793 above. [The exact connection of Siddharasa, his son Vimala, and his son Somesvara with the main Manmasiddhi line is unknown.]
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826. 612 of 1907. (Telugu.) On the same gopura, left of entrance. A. record in Vilambi, mentioning Ramabballayyavaru.

827. 613 of 1907.-- (Grantha and Tatnil..) On a slab set up in. the same place. A damaged record of the Pandya king Sundara Pandya (Jatavarman I). Begins samasta-jogad-adhara, etc.

828. 614 of 1907.-- (Tamil.) On another slab set up in tile same place. Dated in the reign of the Pandya king Jatavarman alitas Tribhuvanachakravartin Sundara-Pandyadeva (III, 127690). Refers in his ninth year, Parthiva, to the Ramanujan-tirunandavanam founded by Pillai Pallavarayar. The god is called Sokkapperumal of the temple called Kulottunga-Chola-Vinnagar-Emberuman at Nirandanur in Merpakkai-nadu, a district of Adhirajendra-mandalam.

829. 615 of 1907. (Telugu.) On a third slab set up in the same place. An unfinished record of the Saluva king Immadi-Narsingaraya-Maharaya, son of Saluva-Narsingaraya-Maharaya (the usurper), dated S. 1423, Durmati. Records the gift of the Village of Awkpadu for the merit of Narasanayaka-Odayalu. [See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 241, No. 2, which says that the donor was Parvata Nayudu, son of Deva Nayadu. Narasa Nayak was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty.]

830. 616 of 1907.-- (Telugu.) On a fourth slab lying near the outer gopura of the Saumyanathasvamin temple. Dated in the reign of the Kakatiya king Prataparudradeva-Maharaja. Records in S. 1231, Kilaka, gift of the proceeds of certain taxes from five villages, viz., Andaqpuru, Maudadamu, Mannurur, Astyapuram and Trumi-Nelandanuru. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 241, No. 1.

831. On the other side of the above inscription. Records a grant of thirty kuntas of land for planting a nandavanam or flower garden to the God Tiruvengalanatha in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 243, No. 8.

832. On the north of the surrounding wall of the temple. (Telugu.) Records that Mattakumarayya Deva Choda Maharaja made a grant to the God of Chokkanathasvami of (Nellundalore) in S. 1444, Chitrabhanu. A broken record. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 243, No. 9.

							Obali.

833. 438 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On a slab set up near the Padmagirinathasvamin temple. Records in Vikriti money granted for a number of lamps to the temple of Malaikinra-Perumal at Vallolam.

834. 439 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up in front of the Sangamesvara temple in the same village. A damaged record, dated Paridhavin. Records that a certain Viramushti Singaram Virayya presented the income which was due to him from Opili to the temple of Viresvara in presence of Maudula Basavayka, the
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mudrakarta of Virasaiva-Siddha-Bhikshavritti Ayyavaru, who was a worshipper of Mallikarjuna-linga on the Sriparvata mountain.

835. 440 of 1911. (Tamil.) On a slab set up near the Vira-bhadrasvamin temple in the same village. Records in S. 1152, Vikriti, gift of money for lamps to Sangisuramudaiya-Nayanar at Vallolam.

836. 441 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the back of the same slab. Records in the eighteenth year of the Chola king Rajarajadeva gift of two lamps.

							Paturu.

The following four records have been taken from Mack. MSS. and are in Telugu.

837. On the south side of the Patur village east of the temple of the Goddess Yellamma. Records that Paulammagaru established the temple of Mailar Deva at Patur and granted some land to the God, in S. 1274, Nandana. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 244, No. II.

838. On the vicinity of the God Chennakesavasvami temple., West of the above temple at Patur. Records that a person Bhandarum Chavoonayaningaru planted the palm tree garden on the bank of the Bahunadi river, in S. 1299, Pingala. Ibid., No. 12.

839. On the bank of the Bahunadi river. Records that Mallayya Timmana Timmarasu dug the channel between the river and Patur in S. 1596, Ananda, in the time of Meer Saheb. Ibis., p. 245, No. 13.

840. Between Pater and Pulappattur near the ruined Bhairava temple. Records that Manmaya Deva Choda Maharaja, son of Brahmayadeva, the son of Madhurantaka Pottappi Chola, erected the Bhairava temple at Pulappattur in S. 1256, Bhava. Ibid., Nos. 14 and 15.

							Pedda Orampadu.

841. A Telugu paper grant in the hands of Bukkanna in the Village. Records that Narayanaraja, grandson of Nandyala Anantaraja, son of Venkatapati Raja, gave to Gaplikota Buchana in S. 1699, Hevilambi, some lands. Ibid., p. 300, No. 182.

842. A Telugu paper grant in the hands of Yellappa recording that Desur Ramareddi and Subbareddi gave to Ghandikota Buchana some land in S. 1713, Virodhikrit. Ibid., No. 183.

843. A Telugu record of Matla Venkataraya Deva Choda Maharaya in Vikriti. Ibid., No. 184.

844. A Telugu record of Sara Chennagaru in Krodhi, granting lands to evidently Ghandikota Buchana. Ibid., No. 185.
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845. .A C.P. (Sanskrit, Devanagari) in the hands of the local Brahmans. Records that Matla Tirumalaraja made in S. 1493, Prajotpatti, in the reign of Tirumalaraja (I), brother of Pedda Ramaraya of Vijayanagaram, the village of Penagalor in 128 shares, in the name of his father, called it Yellamarasu-Samudram and granted it, in free gift, to Brahmans. Ins., Cod. Dts., p. 272, No. 100, and p. 288, No. 149. See Cuddapah Gazr., p. 247, where it is pointed out that the local Srotriyamdars had their original grant confirmed by Tirumala I owing to their fear of losing their rights after Talikota.

							Poli.

846. 407 of 1911. (Tamil.) On the south wall of the Siva temple. A record of the Chola king Rajarajadeva III in his twenty-seventh year Subhakrit. Records gift of one madai for a lamp by a certain Reddi to the temple of Ullankulunda-Nayanar at Pudoli in Mer-Pakkainadu, a subdivision of Adhirajendra-mandalam.

347. 408 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On the east wall of the Varadarajasvamin temple in the same village. Records in S. 1204, Chitrabhanu, gift of two lamps to the temple of Karumanikka-Perumal.

848. 409 of 1911. (Telugu.) On the same wall. Records in S. 1482, Raudri, that the balipitha was presented by a certain Timmana to the temple of Kariyamanikyaraya, for the merit of his uncle Ponna-nayudu. See Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 282, No. 134.

849. 410 of 1911. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the same temple. A much damaged record of (the Kayastha feudatory) Ambadeva-Maharaja, ruling at Valluri-pattana, dated S. 1212, Virodhin. The king has a long list of birudas. Records gift of 1,700 kuntas of land in Poli to God Karumanikka Raya Perumal. See Ibid., p. 259, No. 64.

							Pondaluru.

The following local records have been taken from Mack. MSS. and are in Telugu.

850. In the temple. Records that Brahmmarakshasa Ganda-pendera Janniga Deva Maharasu gave the village of Pondaluru to Sadasiva. Kurukkal. in 1182, Krodhi, in the reign of Ganapatidevaraya (1213-59). Ibid., p. 251, No. 38. See also No. 824.

851. South of the above. Exemption of barbers of Utukur from tax in S. 1483, Dundubhi, by Ramaraja in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 39.

852. In the Varadaraja temple. Records rebuilding of the temple by Nadandla Appayyagaru in S. 1434, Angirasa. Ibid., No. 40.
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853. West of the above. Records that Tirumalarasu gave some land to God Varadaraja in S. 1492, Pramoduta, in the reign of Sadasiva. Raya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 251, No. 41.

							Pottappi.

This was the well-known headquarters of the Telugu-cholas* from the eleventh century.

854. 434 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On the entrance into the Mulasthanesvara temple. An unfinished record of the time of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, date of which is lost. Registers a dasavanda charter granted to certain Reddis by Varadayyadeva Chodamaharaja, son of Matla Pocharajayyadeva-Chodamaharaja and mentions the Mahamandalesvara Ramaraju-Tirumalarajayyadeva-Maharaja (probably the same as Gutti Erra Timmayya deva). This is the earliest of the Matla chiefs records. Varadayya dug up an irrigation canal called Antaranga-kalva at Pottappi, which was granted to him as an amaranayakam by Tirumalaraja. He was evidently the son-in-law of Krislinadeva Raya and reputed ancestor of the chief Matla Ananta, son of Yella, or Konaya Yella, who was the author of the (xxx). See Cg. 762 and Cp. 863-A-B.

855. 435 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On a slab built into the floor of the garbhagriha in the same temple. A damaged and incomplete record of the Chola king Tribhuvanachakravartin Kulottunga-Choladeva (III) date of which is lost. Mentions a certain Madhurantaka Pottappichola Sitti-Araiyan, [He must have been, like the Nilagangaraiyans, feudatory of Kulottunga III.]

856. 436 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On the east wall of the Venugo-palasvamin temple in the same village. Registers in S. 1640, Vilambi, that Matla Komara-Kantaraju-Devachoda Maharaju ordered the dilapidated nasika (i.e., sukhanasika) of the Gopalasvamin temple at Pottappi, the headquarter of Pottappi-nadu in Siddhavattam which was a subdivision of Udayagiri, to be renewed. See 854, 863-A and 863 for other Matla chiefs.

857. 437 of 1911. (Tamil and Grantha.) On the east, south and north walls of the same temple. A much damaged and incomplete record of Manumasiddha, dated S. 1180, Kalayukti. Gives, a list of birudas at the beginning. Mentions the Somesvara temple. [Manma was the patron of the Telugu poet Tikkana Somayaji.]

858. On a stone in front of the Gopalasvami Pagoda. Records that Guravaraja and Chinna Singaraja exempted in S. 1468,

(Footnote: *The Cuddapak Gear, gives three inscriptions in this place, one dated in S. 1115, the second dated in S. 1459 in the time of Matla, Ananta, the, author of Kakusthavijayamu; and the third in S. 1643.)
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Prabhava, in the reign of Sadasivaraya the local barbers from all taxes and duties:, Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 253, No. 44.

859. On a stone in the same pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1640, Vilambi, in the reign of Matla Anantarasu Deya Choda Maharaja, the Reddis and Karnams of the place granted two kuntas to a stone cutter who carved the Gopala image. [This chief was, of course, later than the one referred to in Nos. 863-A and B.] Ibid., p. 253, No. 45.

860. In the Siva temple.-- (Telugu.) Records that Varadarasu and Yellamarasu gave sixty kuntas of land to certain people for digging a canal in the village in S. 1493, Prajotpatti, in the reign of Sadasivaraya. Ibid., No. 46.

861. On the banks of the cheruvu west of the Siva temple. (Telugu.) A damaged gift of the Mahajanas of Pottappi and Gudusupalli, dated in S. 1001 (?), in the reign of Ramachoda Maharaja. Ibid., No. 47.

862. Near the ruined pagoda west of Pottappi. (Telugu.) A similar grant in the same date. Ibid., No. 48.

863. On a stone north-west of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Timmaraju gave some land in Pottappi to a carpenter, in S. 1530, Sadharana, in the reign of Chandragiri Venkatapatiraya (I. 1586-1614). Ibid., p. 254, No. 49.

							Pullampet.

863-A. C.P. 3 of 1907-8.-- A Telugu record of Matta Venkata-ramaraju in S. 1609, Vibhava.

863-B. C.P. 4 of 1907-8.-- A Sanskrit record of the same chief in S. 1612, Pramoda. [From the genealogy of this we understand. that five generations or roughly 125 years, passed between Pedda Ananta (author of the Kakusthavijyamu) and Venkataramaraju, thereby showing that the former lived about 1565.

							Puttanavaripalli.

864. A Telugu P.G. in the village. Records that Matta Venkata Ramaraju Devachoda Maharaja gave the village in twelve shares to Brahmans fora favourable rent of eight gold chakrams or panams in S. 1678, Yuva. Ibid., p. 292, No. 162, and p. 267, No. 88.

							Raghavarasupuram.

865. A Telugu P.G. in the hands of the local Brahmans. Records that Matta Venkataramaraja, son of Tiruvengalanatharaju, gave in S. 1681, Bahudhanya, the village of Venkataraghavapuram (named after his brother) to Brahmans in eighteen shares. Ibid., p. 302, No. 188.

866. Another Telugu P.G. in the village. Records that Chalu Chalamala Jayaramareddi, son of Awkumarareddi, gave to
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Venkatachala Sastri in S.,1712, Sadharana, some land in.Akkam-pallacheruvu. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 302, No. 189.

							Ramamambapuram.

867. A Telugu P.G. in the hands of the local Brahmans. Records that Matla Tiruvengalanatha Raja Devachoda established in the name of his mother the village of Ramamambapuram and granted it in S. 1677, Yuva, to sixteen learned Brahmans, in sixteen Vrittis. Ibid., p. 271, No. 99, and p. 297, No. 173.

							Rollamadugu.

868. A C.P. in Sanskrit in the hands of the local karnam. Records that Achyutaraya, grandson of Devaraya, gave, in S. 1209 (?), Sarvajit, four villages to Brahmans. Ibid., p. 260, No,, 70. The record does not seem to be genuine.

							Settigunta.

869. On a stone below the tank. (Telugu.) Records that Nallama Krishnamareddi paid to one Tirumalanayadu, son of Krishnama, in S.1606, Raktakshi, the value of the produce from the tank for digging a new tank at Kottapalli. Ibid., p. 282, No. 132. See also Cuddapah Gazr., p. 24.5.

							Seshamomabapuram.

870. A P.G. in the hands of the local Brahmans. (Telugu.) Records that Kumara Anantaraya Devachoda Maharaja gave the village in free gift to sixteen Brahmans in S. 1642, Vikari. Ibid., p. 291, No. 159, and p. 261, No. 71.

871. A paper grant (Telugu) in the hands of Gangavenkataraju in the village. Records that Matla Kumara Anantaraja Devachoda gave the village in S. 1637, to a Brahman named Sivaray. Ibid., p. 272, No. 102, and p. 297, No. 174.

872. A paper grant (in Sanskrit) at Singanamala Chennaraya-samudram. Records that Kumara Anantaraja Devachoda gave the agrahararn in 15 shares to Brahmans in S. 1638, Hevilambi. Ibid., p. 297, No. 175.

							Srinivasapuram (Kotapalli).

873, Near the image of Hanumantaraya. (Telugu.) Records that Madharaja and Nagaraja granted the village of Obala Kon-dapalli to Tirumala-Tatacharya in S. 1482, Siddharthi. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 258, No. 59. See By. 320.

874. A Telugu paper grant in the hands of the local Brahmans. Records that Matla Tiruvengalanatha Deva Choda
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Maharaja gave 400 kuntas of land to Brahmatantra Svatantara Vedanta Ramanujasvami in S. 1692, Vikriti, for distribution of food at Tirupati. Ins., Ced. Its., p. 280, No. 125, and p. 304, No. 104.

							Srirangarasupuram.

875. A (Telugu) grant in the hands of the local Brahmans. Records that Matta Deva Maharaja gave the village as a free gift to Allur Subba Sastri in S. 1648, Sobhakrit. Ibid., p. 262, No. 75, and p. 284, No. 138.

876. In the same hands. (Telugu.) Records that Matta Venkatarama Raja Devachoda Maharaja granted the agrahararn for the annual rent of 20 Aparanji Chakrams to Allur Gangadhara Somayaji in S. 1721, Siddharthi. Ibid., p. 262, No. 76, also p. 284, No.139.

							Tallapaka.

877. On a stone south of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Apparachintala Peddachakraraju gave to God Tiruvengalanatha in a certain Krodhana one kunta of land in this village. Ibid., p. 280, No. 129.

							Tangaturu.

878. 431 of 1911. (Telugu,) On a slab set up in front of the Adikesavasavamin temple. A much damaged record of the Vijayanagara king. Devaraya I, son of Vira-Harihara (II), date of which is lost. Mentions a pradbani of the king.

879. 432 of 1911. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the ruined temple of Siddhesvara in the same village. A much damaged record of the Kakatiya king Prataparudradeva (II, 1295-1323), ruling at Orungallupattana, dated S. 1237, Rakshasa, Seems to record a gift of voluntary contributions (magamai) to the temple of Siddhanathadeva at Tangaturu. [This inscription is given in Ibid., p. 252, No. 43, and is more detailed. It says that the inhabitants of Pottappi Nadu granted the following taxes to the God :--(I) 4 kasu on each buffalo-load; (2) 3 kasu on each bullockload ; 2 kasu on each bag of betel leaf, of other articles and grains.]

880. 433 of 1911. (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the Kailasanathasvamin temple in the same village. A damaged record. dated S. 1328, Vyaya. Mentions Anna Reddi and his son Malta Reddi. All the usual Reddi titles are repeated at the beginning of the inscription. Anna Reddi was the son of Malla Reddi, the younger brother of Vema Reddi of Addanki. Vema was evidently the famous chief who fought against the Mahomedans, built the flight of steps at Ahobilam and Srisailam, etc. [See 424 of 1911 at Lepaka, 268 of 1897 at Amaravati Ep. Ind.,
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VIII, P. 10 See also Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 251, No. 42.] the inscription gives this genealogy: -

Vema Reddi 						Matla Reddi (I)
of Addanki.						
							Anna Reddi

							Malla Reddi (II)

Of these Anna Reddi and Matla Reddi are new figures first brought to light in this epigraph.

[The following records taken from Mack. MSS. are in Telugu.]

881. A paper grant in the hands of Shaddarsana Somayajulu, Records that Matla Venkataramarazu Devachoda Maharaja granted Chintagunta village in free gift to Sarasvati Sarvatomukha Mahavratayajulu, in S. 1662, Raudra. Ibid., p. 269, No. 93, and p. 294, No. 167.

882. Another paper grant with the same person. Records that Matla Venkata Ramarasu Devachoda Maharaja granted 400 kuntas dry field in Poli village and 100 kuntas of paddy field in Munnur village in free gift to Shaddarsana Isvar Somayajulu in 21 shares in S. 1682, Vikrama. Ibid., p. 269, No. 94, and p. 295, No. 168.

883. Another paper grant with the same person. Records that Matla Anantaraju Devachoda Maharaja granted 8 kuntas of paddy field, 20 kuntas of dry field in Labanka, village, besides money, to Sarasvati Sarvatomukhayajula, in S. 1654, Paridhavi. Ibid., p. 270, No. 95, and p. 295, No. 169.

884. A paper grant in the hands of Shaddarsana Chudamani Semayajulu. Records that Matlakumararaju Devachoda Maharaja granted the land of Brahmanapulla in the Bommavaram village in the Pulugulanandu, in free gift to Sarasvati Paundareekayajulu and Somesvarayajulu in S. 1679, Isvara. Ibid., p. 270, No. 96, and p. 296, No. 170.

885. Another paper grant with the same person. Records that the inhabitants of Pottapinadu and Pulugulanadu gave an annual charitable contribution at 30 pagodas in Pottapinad and at 10 pagodas in Pulugulanad, to Sarasvati Somayajulu in S. 1652, Sadharana. Ibid., p. 276, No. 97, and p. 296, No. 171.

886. Another paper grant with the same person. Records that Matla Venkata- Ramaraja granted 20 kuntas of paddy field in different, villages to the same scholar in Raudri. Ibid., p. 98, No. 98, and p. 296, No. 172.

							Timmayyapalem.

887. A Telugu paper grant in the hand of Srotriyamdar of the village, Records that Pullavole Reddi and Karnam granted
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The village to Ramabhatlu Narasimhajosyalu in S. 1674, Angirasa. In., Ced. Dts., p. 305, No. 200.

							Tiranampalli.

888. In the Vanhisara temple in the village. (Telugu). Records that Maningala Narasayyagaru granted 45 kuntas of paddy fields in the Pennagalore village to the God of the place in Krodhana. Ibid., p. 250, No. 37.

							Tiruvengalanadharajupuram.

889. A (Telugu) paper grant in the hands of Pedutala Papamchutlu. Records that Matla Venkataramaraju, son of Tiru-vangalanatharaju, made an agraharam in the country of Pulugalanad on the north of Pareyavaram and in the south of Pulavage lake in the name of his father and granted it in free gift to the Brahmans in 10 shares in S. 1679, Dhatu. Ibid., p. 299, No. 181, also p. 275, No. 110.

							Utukur.

890. In the Nagesvara Pagoda. (Telugu.) Records the Sadasivaraya exempted the tax on local barbers in S. 1484, Dundubhi. Ibid., p. 260, No. 67.

891. Near the Ganesa temple. (Telugu.) Records that "Gunnaswami Kumaradu Sriram " purchased 10 kuntas of land in the village and granted it in S. 1428, Krodhi, to Alagapperumal son of Srirangaraju. Ibid., p. 260, No. 68.

899. A (Telugu) paper grant in the hands of Yerrapapu Reddi at Utukur. Records that the village of Obali became ruined and that Matla Vengalanatha Devachoda Maharaja gave the headship of the village to one Narayanareddi of Utukur with some additional endowments for populating and improving it in S. 1632, Virodhi. Ibid., p. 268, No. 91 and p. 293, No. 164.

893. A (Telugu) P.G. in the hands of the same. Records that in S. 1638, Jaya, the people of Tangaturu Rajyam and thirty-four towns issued a grant in S. 1638, Jaya, fixing a payment to Narayanareddi and another at the rate of one " Purka " on each bullock load of the following goods :Pepper, nuts, cotton, thread, wax, common seed, tin, lead, copper, sulphur; and also one visam on each load of the following goods :--Jaggery, tobacco, garlic, gunny, gingelly oil, tamarind,, salt, rice, grains, etc., in the Pottappi and Puligula Nadus. Ibid., pp. 268-9, No. 92 and p. 293, No, 166.

							Vasudevapuram.

894. A (Telugu) P.G. in the hands of Venkatanarayan at Vasudevapuram (Yellagunda). Records that i in S. 1630, Sukla,
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Matla Venkatramaraju Devachodamaharaja granted the village in free gift to one Subbabhattu. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 274, No. 109, and p. 299, No. 180.

							Mangamambapuram (Velagacherla).

895. A P.G. in the hands of local Brahmans. Records that Matla Kumara Anantaraja made a portion of Lembakka, a new village called Vengamambapuram, in honour of his mother in S. 1642, Plava, and gave it to fourteen Brahmans in fourteen shares. There are four other copies of the same inscription, but dated in S. 1673, 1673 and 1691.

							Vellelavarikondrika.

896. A (Telugu) P.G. in the bands of the local Brahmans. Records that Matla Tiruvengalantha Devachoda gave some land in Anantarajupeta to Vellala Venkataramasastri. Ibid., p. 303, No. 191.

							Vengamambapuram.

897. A (Telugu) P.G. in the hands of the local Brahmans. Records that in S. 1632, Virodhi, Matla Tiruvengalanatha built the village in the land of Singarapalla and gave it to Vedanta Ayyavaru Bhattu and other Brahmans in eighteen shares. Ibid., p. 273, No. 105.

898. In P.G. in the hands of Nallamagunda Reddi in the same village. Records that Matla Chennaraja Devachodamaharaja granted to Nallama Rangappa in Subhakrit some kuntas of dry and wet lands. Ibid., p. 298, No. 177.

							Yemmanuru.

899. A P.G. in the hands of Chennubhatta of the place. Records that Matla Venkataramarsu, son of Tiruvengalanatharasu, gave to Chennabhatta in S. 1678, Yuva, the waste land of Ven-gammapalli in Pottappinadu for favourable rent. Ibid., p. 303, No. 192.

							Rayachoti.

900. 442 of 1911.-- (Telugu.) On a slab set up in the courtyard of the Virabhadrasvamin temple. Records in Durmukhi gift of the village of Mogapalampalli to a number of Saiva priests to maintain 160 lamps in the temple of Virayyadeva at Rachaviti by an agent of Venkatadri Nayaningaru and the trustees.

901. 443 of 1911. (Telugu.) On the base of the east gopura of the same temple. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Achyutadeva Maharaya, dated S. 1456, Jaya. Records gifts by Venkatadri Nayaningaru to the temple of Viresvara at Rachaviti,
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902. 444 of 1911.(Telugu.) On the wall of the same gopura. A damaged record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Krishnadevaraya-Maharaya, dated S. 1442, Vikrama. Records gift by Kama-Nayaningaru for the merit of the king. Mentions the two provinces Penugonda-Marjavada and Udayagiri Marjavada.

903. 445 of 1911. (Telugu.) On the south wall of the central shrine in the same temple. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Vira-Sadasivadeva Maharaya in S. 1484, Dundubhi. Records that Amarinayani Vengala-Nayaningaru, the agent of the Mahamandalesvara Jillela Rangapatirajayyadeva-Maharaja who was governing the Ramadurgam-sima, repaired the central shrine and the suganasi of the Viresvara (also called Virabhadradeva) temple for the merit of his master. [This chief like Nagarajayyadeva of Markapur and Vontimitta was connected with the Araviti brothers by his mother's side.]

904. 446 of 1911.-- (Tamil.) On a slab set up in the hamlet of old Rayachoti near the same village. Records that Nissanka-pratapa Rayadeva-Maharaya, "lord of Karkatapura," gave in S. 1155, Nandana, the village of Rayanarayanapputteri which was named after himself to the temple of Janardana-Perumal buiit at Andappur in Kilai-Marayapadi, a district of Rattapadikondasola-mandalam, by a private individual.

							SIDDHAVATTAM TALUK.

							Boddecherla.

905. On a stone situated on the bank of the river Gundalakamma near the ruined pagoda of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Kakatiya Ganapatideva granted some land in the village to Ramanathadeva in S. 1179, Pingala. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 213, No. 1.

906. On a stone lying near the gate of the Anjaneya Pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Velugoti Kumara-Yachamanayadu of Venkaragiri re-established in S. 1662, Raudri, the pagoda in the village and granted some land in Turlapadu in the district of Venkatagiri. Ibid., p. 214, No. 3.

							Bukkayapalli.

907. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that Gummadur Aubaladeva Maharaya gave in Pramadhi to a dancing woman in Sripatikondasvami temple three tums of dry land. Ibid., p 495, No. 20.

							Chenduvayi.

908. On a stone in the Pagoda of Yellamma. (Telugu.) Records that the Reddies and Karnams of the place granted some land to Goddess Yellamma in S. 1694, Nandana, for daily worship p. 492, No. 13.
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909. On a stone on the bank of the Pinakini river, east of the village. (Telugu.) Records that in S. 1147 (Parthiva ?), Kanta-manayak, granted the village as free gift to the Brahman Chatur-mukabhatta. Ins., Ced. Dts., P. 493, No. 14.

							Chintarajupalli.

910. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that Matla Anantaraya gave in S. 1520, Vishu, in the reign of Srirangaraya some land in the village to one Chinnamanayadu. Ibid., p. 492, No. II. See Cg. 762, Cp. 863-B, and Cp. 854.

							Ganga-Peruru.

911. On a stone north-east of the village. A grant in S. 1081 of some revenue to Ramasvami temple at Vontimitta. Antiquities,P.

912. In a field south-east of the village. An undated grant of Narasingaraya of. Vijayanagar.

913. A C.P. in the local mosque recording in S. 1699 a grant of land at Mukundapuram by the Nawab of Cuddapah. Antiquities, p. and Cuddapah Gazr., p. 240.

914. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that Nagarajayya granted to God Raghunayaka of Vontimitta in S. 1484, Siddharthi, in the reign of Sadasivaraya the village of Gangaperaru as a free gift. Ibid., p. 500, No. 36.

							Jonnavaram.

915. On a stone east of the local tank. (Telugu.) Records that Nagarajayya Devamaharaja exempted in Subhakrit, in the reign of Sadasivamaharaya, the tax on local barbers. Ibid., p. 496, No. 24.

916. On a stone in the Madhava Devar temple. (Telugu.) Records that Potinayadu and Nagamanayadu granted to Ramayanarn Madhavayya three tums of land at Madhapuram village in S. 1451, Virodhi. Ibid.,No.25.

917. On a stone south of the above. (Telugu.) Records. that Potinayadu granted Madhapuram village to God Madhavasvami in S. 1455, Nandana, in the reign of. Achyutaraya. Ibid., No. 26.

							Konduru.

918. On a stone in the boundary of the place. (Telugu.) Records that peoples of Kondukavi Lingayyappalli and Konduru settled the boundary in S. 1695, Vijaya. Ibid., P. 497, No. 27.

							Kotapad.

918-A. On a stone near the gate of the Avula male. Records that in S. 1500, in the time of Kotapotib Bhakki Reddi, the karnam
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And others gave six kuntas to one Bhima Reddi for the performance of avidaparupu, i.e., worship of sacred cattle. See Cuddapah Gazr., pp. 238-9 for very interesting details.

							Madduru.

919. On a stone near the Bhairava pagoda. (Telugu.). Records that Paparaja Kundea, the manager in the custom house at Siddhavattam, granted the fees of the custom house at Madduru to God Ishtakamesvara of Siddhavattam in S. 1454, Khara, in the reign of Achyutadeva Maharaya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 494, No. 17.

							Mallinanipattanam.

920. On a stone in the boundary of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Lingarasayya granted four tums of paddy field in the village to God Kumarasvami in S. 1457, Manmatha. Ibid., p. 493, No. 15.

921. On a stone situated in a ruined pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that the Vipravinodins and jugglers granted their allowance from the village to God Chennakesava in S. 1496, Rakshasa. Ibid., No. 16.

							Pennaperuru.

922. On a stone west of the village. (Telugu.) Records that Nimmala Yelamallappareddi dug a well and built it in S. 1693, Khara. Ibid., p. 490, No. 5.

							Rangampalli.

923. On a stone in the village. (Telugu.) Records that Perumaladeva, the minister of Murari Narayan Brahmarakshasa Jannayyadeva Maharaja of Panugal, granted in S. 1118, Akshaya, to. Sankaradeva and Mallesvara the village as free gift. Ibid., P. 498, No. 29.

							Siddhavattam.*

924. On the fort wall near the gate. Records that Ananta-rajayya erected the compound wall and dug a large tank in S. 1528, Visvavasu, in the reign of Viravenkatarayalu. Ibid., p. 489, No. I.

925. On a stone in the Siddhesvara pagoda. Records that Jitti Ramanayaka erected the pagoda in S. 1169, Plavanga, in the reign of Akkarasa Gangarasa Rajayya. Ibid., No. 2.

926. On a stone in front of the Yellamma pagoda. Records that Timmarasayya's son granted a village in free gift to

(Footnote: *I regret that a large number of paper grants of this place were copied and included in the list of epigraphs. But having once made the list and assigned the serial  numbers I have not thought it advisable to omit them. Of these Nos. 928, 929 and 930 are in Persian, The rest are in Telugu.)
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Viraparamesvara in S. 1443, Vishu, in the reign of Krishnaraya. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 489, No. 3.

927. On a stone near the tank in the fort. Records that Tantrapati Polinayadu, the prime minister of Adhirajendra, constructed the Siddhesvara pagoda in S. 1155. Ibid., 13, 499, No. 31,

928. On the mosque of Bismalla on the rampart. (Persian.) Records that the mosque was built by Alam Khan in H 1186, Ibid., No, 32. Abdul Alam Khan was Nawab of Cuddapah about A.D. 1755.

929. On a stone in the mosque of Sekkulla in the fort. Records that Mayana Alam Khan, the Subadar of Cuddapah, built it in H. 1184. Ibid., No. 33. See the previous epigraph.

930. On mosque near the fort gate. Records that Sayud. Mahomed, a darogar of Aurangazeb Padshah, built it in H. 1181. p. 34.

931. On a stone in the Kesavasvami pagoda. Records that Attappa. Nayadu granted some land in Tikkala village to the deity in S. 1170 in the reign of Tikkarasa Gangayyadeva. Ibid., p. 500, No. 35.

932. In the hands of Sayud Abdul Futta. Records that in S. 1529, Sarvajit, the people of the villages of Siddhavattam district, gave 100 bigas of land to " Peerjadahsaib." Ibid., p. 501, No. 37.

933. With the same person. A grant similar to the above. Ibid., No. 38.

934. In the hands of Shaik Ali and Hussain Makknga ? Records that the Reddies and Karnams of Siddhavattam granted sorne land to Mulla Ali in a certain Bahudhanya. Ibid., p. 502, No. 39.

935. In the possession of the astronomer Appa Bhattu. Records that Fatti Singh, Killedar, gave to Chandrasekhara Josyalu in 1636, Jaya, four kuntas at Siddhavattam. Ibid., No. 40.

936. In the possession of Narasingaraya. Records that twelve kuntas of land in Boddecherla were given to Kannoji Bapurayadu by Matla Tiruvengalantha Davachoda Maharaja in S. 1687, Parthiva. Ibid., No. 41.

937. A record of Matla Vebkatadeva ordering the Reddi and Karnam of Kulakanadu Sima to continue the above. Ibid., No, 42.

938. A record of Matla Tiruvengalanatha in Vyaya, continuing the above. Ibid., No. 43.

939. A record of Musalinayadu in Bahudhanya ordering Goppari Surappa to continue the above, Ibid., No. 44.

940. In the possession of the same Narasingarayalu. An orde of Venkatarama Raja Devachoda in Bahudhanya to the
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Reddis and Karnams of Pottappinadu to continue the above. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 502, No. 45.

941. With the same. An order of Dodore Musalinayadu to Kopparti Timmareddi to pay twenty-three pagodas and four panams to Baparayadu from the revenue. Ibid., No. 46.

942. With the same. The same Mussalman chief gives a grant to Narasingarao in Pramadhi. Ibid., No. 47.

943. In the hands of the same person. An order of Matla Kumara Venkata Raghavaraju to Gottur Subbarayalu to continue the grant of certain lands in Brahmanappalli Agraharam. Ibid., No. 48.

944. With the same person. An order of the same Matta chief to Appalacharlu of Brahmanappalli to continue the same. Ibid., No. 49.

945. In the hands of the same person. Records that Jupulli Lakshma Rayalu appointed Baparayadu to manage affairs on the former system in Yuva, Ibid., No. 50.

946. With the same person. A record of the same chief giving twenty-four gorrus of land in the village of Pongur to Kanajovi Baparayadu, in S. 1679, Bahudhanya. Ibid., No. 51.

947. With the same person. Records that the same chief transferred his salary of 200 pagodas on Duttalur and 50 pagodas in the Pongur village in Yuva to Baparayadu. Ibid., No. 52.

948. With the same person. Records that the same chief built a Petah in the name of Appa Rao at Pongur and divided the allowance of the Petah between Appa Rao and another person. Ibid., No. 53.

949. In the hands of the same Narasingarow. Gift by the same chief to Baparayadu of the annual payment of 200 pagodas from several villages in Yuva, Ibid., No. 54.

950. In the hands of the same person. Records that the Reddis and Karnams of Buggalapalli granted to Kanajovi Venkatarao Visvaji 15 tums of land and 40 pagodas in the village in S. 1673, Prajotpatti. Ibid., No. 55.

951. Records in S. 1637, Manmatha, lands of 50 pagodas in Yapudipalli to the same man by the Reddis and Karnams of the village. Ibid., No. 56.

952. In the hands of the same person. Records that the Reddies and Karnams of Yeppalappeta granted land for 66 pagodas to the same person in S. 1698, Dundubhi. Ibid., No. 57.

953. With the same person. Records that the Reddies and Karnams of Boggulappalli gave in S. 1710, Saumya, 13 tums of land for 25 pagodas to the same man. Ibid., No. 58.

954. In the hands of one Chunchu. ' Records that Kanday Potunayadu and Yellammanayadu, etc., granted to Xadirayya in
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S. 1686, Subhanu, three-fourths of the village of Panukuratti. Ins.,Ced. Dts., p. 502, No. 59.

955. In the hands of Nagappareddi. Records that the farmers and accountants of Jangampalli paid certain money to Nagappareddi and another in S. 1708, Prabhava, to build the village of Mallappanpeta. Ibid., No. 60.

956. In the hands of Ramakrishnabhat. Records that Virur Sitaramayya, Sthala-Karnam of Siddhavattam, granted the village of Virapalli for 5 chakrams in Raudri to Gadiyaram Konambhat. Ibid., No. 61.

957. In the hands of the same person. Records that Sayud Amil granted a share in Virayyappalli village to Ramakrishnabhatta for digging a tank. Ibid., No. 62.

958. With the same person. Sayud Amin of Siddhavattam Sirkar confirmed the above. Ibid., No. 63.

959. With the same person. Mir Rasul granted to the same person in 1113, Sun, the village of Virayyappalli, for the Srotriyam rent of five chakrams. Ibid., No. 64.

960. With the same person. Records that Venkanna granted in Bahudhanya to the same person 4 kuntas of land in the village of Pidatala Virayapalli. Ibid., No. 65.

961. With the same person. Records that Visaji Naganath, ' Karodi levied on the above a rent of 15 panams. Ibid., No. 66.

962. In the hands of Ramakrishnabhat. Records that Sayud Gulam Shuriff of Siddhavattam gave to Ramakrishnabhat in 47 Zulu an order fixing five chakrams for Virayapalli village. Ibid., `No. 67.

963. With the same person. A record of Venkanna in Bahudhanya raising the above to six chakrams for the present year and reducing it to three for the next. Ibid., No. 68.

964. In the, hands of Gopalabhat and Seshabhat. Records that Abdul Ghani ordered in 1172, Fasli, some persons to adjust their accounts. Ibid., No. 69.

							Takkolu.

965. On a stone near a local a well. (Telugu.) Records that Rangaraja gave to God Tripurantaka in Vijaya two tums of land in the village. Ibid., P. 490, No. 6.

							Varikunta.

966. On a stone near the local Chennakesava pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Choti Siddhesvara Saluvaraja and people rebuilt the pagoda of Kesava and granted to the deity seven tums of land in the village in S. 1454, Kara. Ibid., p. 495, No. 21.
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							Viruru.

967. On a stone north of the local Virabhadra pagoda. (Telugu.) Records that Sarasvati Malladevaraja and the people of the Vipravinoda community granted their allowance due in this village to God Viresvara in S. 1449, Sarvajit. Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 494, No. 18.

							Vontimitta.

[Some scholars consider this place to be the Ekasilanagara of Poet Bommara Potana, the author of the Bhagavatam, while others identify it with Oragallu or Warangal, The subject is one of fierce controversy to-day.)

968. 411 of 1911. (Telugu.) On a slab set up near the eastern gopura of the Kodandaramasvamin temple. The Vijaya-nagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya records in S. 1480, Kalayukti, that the village of Vontimitta in the Siddhavatam Sima of Udaiyagiri-rajya with its connected hamlets was granted to the temple of Raghunayaka for offerings, repairs, festivals, etc., by Nagarajayyadeva-Maharaja, the son-in-law of Ramarajayya-Gutti-Yara-Tirumalarajayya of the Aravidu family. This chief was either the founder of the last Vijayanagara dynasty or one of his four brothers Timma Raja. For another inscription of Nagarajayya, see 161 of 1905 at Markapur. See also Ins., Ced. Dts., p. 491, No. 7; For the description of the Kodandarama temple see Cuddapah Gazr., p. 237.

969, 412 of 1911. (Telugu.) On a second slab in the same place. A record of the Vijayanagara king Virapratapa Sadasivadeva-Maharaya, in S. 1477, Ananda, Gutti Tirumalayyadeva Maharaja of the Aravidu family is stated to have been the prime-minister of the king. Gift of three villages including Pulupaturu in Pottapinadu and of some wet land in Vonti-mitta to The same temple. Below this is inscribed a record of S. 1705, Sobhakrit, registering gifts by certain Reddis and Karnams. See Ins., Ced, Dts., P. 491, No. 8.

970. On a stone below the above. (Telugu.) Records that the Reddis and Karanams of 18 villages fixed an allowance of one pagoda for each to God Kodandaramasvami in S. 1705, Sobhakrit. Ibid., No. 9.

971. On a stone south of the above. Records that Peddanarasayya and Chinnanarasayya of Boyanapalli fixed an allowance of to panams per year to the same deity in S. 1704, Sobhakrit. Ibid , No. 10.
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The Mack. MSS. contain a number of inscriptions under the heading of Ganjam which are not to he found in the departmental list. They are in the following Telugu books:-

1. No. 535 (No. 14, C.M., 983). Forty-seven inscriptions on copper plates. Five taluks specified in the fly leaf. The O. MSS, Library No. of the volume is 15-6-2. I have gone through the volume and included the inscriptions in the list, except in regard to a few villages which I have not been able to locate.

2. No. 616 (No. 18, CM., 987).-- One hundred arid twenty-five inscriptions in Ganjam Province, Guntur and Nizampatam districts. It is a folio volume and has the Nos. 616 and Wp. 122 written with red pencil on cover. The Library No. of the book is 15-6-21. I have entered the inscriptions in their proper places, except in regard to two which I have not been able to identify.

3. No. 653 (No.15, C.M., 984). One hundred and twenty-eight inscriptions in the Ganjam Province. The Library No. of this MS. book is 15-6-12. It has been copied in Brown's Local Records, Vol. 59, p. 169 ff.

A large number of these are not epigraphs in the strict sense of the term ; because they are said to be copies of grants in the hands of the people of various agraharas. The grants themselves are in some cases not in copper plates but in the form of title-deeds: Objection might be taken for the inclusion of these under the list of inscriptions; but having once made the list and having in view the identity of objects and the historic interest of these, I have retained them.

							GENERAL.

							Copper Plates.

1. C.P. No. 155 of Mr. Sewells List. (Graham's Plate No. I, discovered at Chicacole, now in Madras Museum.) This is an inscription of Nandaprabhanjanavarma, a king of Kalinga. "It is knot 'dated, but it is decidedly ancient, and is probably pre-Chalukyan. The order is issued from the city of Sarapalli, to the Kutumbis at the village of Adeyavata or Adeyavata, and records an agrahara grant of that village," to the Charanas or branches of the Devarata gotra, for the benefit of a Brahman named HarisChandrasvami. See Tam. and Sans. Ins., pp. 159-161, where it is edited. Also Ind. Antq., XIII, p. 48, and Vol. X, p. 243, where Dr. Fleet has summarised it.
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2. C.P No. 156 of Mr. Sewell's List.--(Graham's Plate No. II, now in the Madras Museum.) Records an inscription of Indravarma, king of Kalinga, of the Ganga family. " It is dated in numerical symbols, in the one hundred and twenty-eighth year of the victorious reign (of his dynasty), on the fifteenth day of the month Chaitra ; the Saka year is not given. The order is issued from the city of Kalinganagara, and records a grant of the village of Tamaracheruvu, in the district of Varahavartani, on the occasion of an eclipse of the moon on the day of the full moon of the month Margasira." See Ind. Antq., X, p. 243 ; Tam. and Sans. Ins. and lnd. Antq., XIII, p. 122.

3. C.P. No. 157 of Mr. Sewell's List.-- (Graham's Plate No. III, now in the Madras Museum.) This is another record of Indravarman, of the Ganga family, "It is dated in numerical symbols, in the one huhdred and forty-sixth year of the victorious reign of his dynasty on the twelfth day of the month Magha ; the Saka year is not given. The order is issued from the city of Kalinganagara, to the Kutumbis at the village of Talamula, in the Korosotaka Panchali and records a grant of that village on the seventh day of the month. Magha." Ind., Antq., X, p. 243, No. 3; Tam. and Sans. Ins., pp. 164--66, and Ind. Antq., XIII, p. 122.

4. C.P.No. 158 of Mr. Sewell's List.--- (Graham's Plate No. IV.) This is an inscription in Sanskrit, of Devendravarma, son of Ananta-varma of the Ganga family. "It is dated, in words, in ,the fifty first year of the victorious reign of the Ganga vamsa. The order is issued from the city of Kalinganagara, to the Kutumbis at the village of Tamarachcheruvu, in the district of Varahavartani, and records the grant of that village on the occasion of an eclipse of the Sun." See Ind. Antq., Vol. X, p. 243, No. 4; Ibid., Vol. XIII, p. 273; and Tam. and Sans. Ins., pp. 167-70.

5. C.P. No. C 59 of Mr. Sewell's List.--- (Graham's Plate No. V, now in the Madras Museum.) This is an inscription of Satyavarma, son of Devendravarma, of the Ganga family, and king of Kalinga. "It is dated, in words, in the fifty-first year of the centuries of years of Gangeyavasma; the Saka year is not given. The order is issued from the city of Kalinganagara, to the Kutumbis at the village of Tarugrama in the district of Galela and records the grant of that village on the occasion of an eclipse of the sun." See Ind. Antq., Vol. X, p. 243, No. 5; Tam. and Sans. Ins., p. 168.

6. The Chicacole Plates of Devendravarman." These plates which were discovered at Chicacole by Graham with the previous five plates and which were long missing,, form a record which is not very correct Sanskrit. They record the grant of the village of Poppangika in Saraumantamba, a subdivision of Kroshtukavartani as an agrahara to six Brahman teachers who resided at
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Kallinganagara and who belonged to the Chhandogya school. The grant was Made by Devendravarman, son of Gunarnava, on the eighth tithi of the bright fortnight of Magha, during the Sun's progress to the north (in the one hundred and eighty-third year of the dynasty). Another date is given as the twentieth day of the month of Sravana, which is subsequent to the first by several Months. Owing to the uncertainty in which the Ganga era is still involved, nothing can at present be said about Devendravarman, the son of Gunarnava, but that he must be distinct from Devendravarman, the son of Anantavarman, and that the name Gunarnava occurs twice in the list of the ancestors of Chodaganga of Kalinga. See Ep. Ind., Vol. III, pp. 130-34.

7, C.P. No. 214 of Mr. Sewell's List. In the Collector's office, Ganjam. Records a grant of two villages bringing an income of four palas in silver to a Brahman of the Kasyapa gotra, during an equinox, by Maharaja Prithvivarmadeva, ruler of Kalinga, of the Ganga dynasty, son of Mahendravarmadeva, worshipper of Siva on the Mahendrachala mountain, while seated on his throne in Kolahalapura (Kolar). [The donee was a student of the Vajasaneya Veda, the Kanva Sakha and belonged to the five-fold pravara of Bhargava, Chyavana, Apnavana, Aurya and Jamadagni. He is called a Bhattaputra (cf. Rajaputra) and the inscription is written by the Sandhivigrahin "minister of peace and war". See Ep. Ind., IV, pp. 198-201. Kielhorn attributes the epigraph on palaeographical grounds, to the twelfth or thirteenth century A.D.].

8. C.P. No. 215 of Mr. Sewell's List.In the Collector's office, Ganjam. (Uriya.) Records grant to the deity of the temple at Puri of three villages by the Zamindar of Tarla in the reign of Maharaja Virakesavadeva, by permission of Harischandradeva. Mr. Sewell identifies the king with the sovereign of Orissa of that name who ruled from 1736 to 1773.

9. C.P. No. 216 of Mr. Sewell's List.-- the Collector's office, Ganjam. (Magadhi.) A record in the reign of a queen Dandimahadevi who succeeded her husband (her son probably being a minor), and who gave a village named Gorasambha in the southern Kosala country to a Brahman of the Kasyapa gotra. See Ep, Ind., VI, pp. 140 -- 42, where Dr. Kielhorn edits the inscription. He says that the language is Sanskrit, and the characters " In the northern alphabet peculiar to eastern India:" The Queen's edict is addressed to her Samantas, Maharajas, Antarangas Kumaramatyas, Uparikas, Vishayapatis, etc., of the Arttani Vishaya, and is to the effect that she gav the village of Gajrasambha in Dakshinakosala in Kongoda Mandalika, for the merit ,of her parents to Purushottama Bhattar of the Kasyapa gotra, Vajasaneya-charana and Kanva Sakha. The queen was then at her camp of victory at Guhesvara-pataka.
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10 C.P. No. 217 of Mr. Sewell's List.-- In the Collector's office. A record of queen Dandimahadevi, the donor of the previous epigraph. The language of the grant is .in Sanskrit and the characters in the style of the north-east India like the Nagadarn Plates of Vajrahasta (S. 979), the Buguda plates of Madhavavarman, etc. The record gives No. 180 as the year of its issue. Dr. Kielhorn takes this to be the number of the Samvat year, but the plate itself is modern. The inscription gives the genealogy of the queen and says that, while staying in her camp of victory at Guhesvarapataka, she issued an edict to the chiefs and officers of Kongodamandala, that she gave, on the occasion of Sankranti, the village of Villa to her minister Dhavala, and that he gave it in the fifth of the dark half of Margasira of year 180 to a number of Brahmans. Kielhorn identifies Kongoda with Hieun Tsiang's Kong-u-to, "somewhere between Kuttack and Aska," but it has been palaeographically objected to. See Ep. Ind., Vol. VI, pp. 133-40.

11. C.P. No. 218 of Mr. Sewell's List. (Discovered by the late W. DeN. Ramus, Esq., Assistant Commissioner. Salt Revenue; on the bank of a river in Chinna Kimedi Malias and presented by him to the Madras Museum. See the inscriptions of Madras for details.)

							ASKA TALUK.

12. A C.P. of the time of Sasankaraja. Originally in the Collectors office, Ganjam, and now in Madras Museum. A record in the Sanskrit language but in the alphabet which is the " acute-angled type with nail-heads and which forms the transition froth. the Gupta to the Devanagari." Dated in Gupta Samvat 300 (A.D. 619-20), Maharaja Mahasamanta Sainyabhita Madhavarman son of Yasobbita and grandson of Madhavaraja I, of the Sailodbhava family, who was a feudatory of Sasanka-Maharaja (king of Karnasvarna and the murderer of Rajyavardhana, the elder brother and predecessor of Harsha of Tanesvar), issued an order from his camp at Kongeda, granting to a Brahman the village of Chhavalakkaya in.the Krishnagiri with Magid or Puri in Orissa. Kongeda is referred to in Dandimahadevi's Inscriptions (See No. 3). The only other plate regarding the family of the present epigraph is the Bugada plates of Madhavavarman Sainyabhita, but the latter is palaeographically much more modern and therefore a grant of a later prince of the dynasty. See Ep. hid., VI, pp. 143-46.

13. C.P. No. 4 of 1914. A record of the Eastern Ganga king Maharaja Indravarman, son of Danarnava, in Sanskrit (Telugu), dated in Paurnami, year 149, Pushya, Di. 20. Records the gift of the village of Bhukkukura-Chchheda in Kuraka-Rashtra, to a certain Bhavadhattasarman of Trilinga, by the king, whose capital was at Dantapura.
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							Aska (Asika).

Connected by tradition with Asoka to whom the following epigraph is falsely attributed. The following is in Aska zamindari.

14. 186 of 1913.-- On a stone built into the floor of the Tiruvidhesvara svami temple at Aska. (Uriya.) Records (says Babu Sasi Bushan Palit) that the temple was constructed or dedicated on 100 Samvat, Kanya, fifteenth day, a date which is disproved by the modern nature of the characters. [The temple is said to have been built by Asoka. The Aska estate originally formed a part of the Aska Zamindari ; the latter was dismembered during the Moghul Government of the Northern Circars, 1560 to 1753, upon the death of Ramrowt Row, the last Zamindar, and divided amongst the neighbouring Atagadah." Madras Manu, Ill, p. 46.]

							Budagulo.

15. 187 of 1913.-- On the Boyrane-Kallikota road. (Telugu, Sanskrit and Uriya.) A record of Mahammandu-kulli Kudupa Nijam Padasa (i.e., Muhammad Quli Qutbshah 1581---1611), dated in S. 1512, Virodhi, Chaittra, first fortnight, 10, Thursday,. Records that a general of the king named Sayud Saha Sokaralli Mohana Paritu who was in command of the 84 forts of the Andra Trilinga-madhyama country (conquered by Muhammad Quli) dug a tank on the west bank of Langulya river called Sirigasagaram evidently in honour of the then Gajapati ruler Narasimha or Singabhupala. The record says that Narasimha belonged to the lunar race and Salva family and ruled over Utkala, including Rajamendry Kalinga and Saurashtra countries. He was moreover a relation of Bahubalendra, apparently a chief who lived after Mukundadeva usurpation which took place in 1551.

							Chancharapalli alias Malkitadevipuram.

16. A title-deed in the hands of the local people, dated in the fifty-fourth year of Virakesvaradeva, Mesha I0, Vasakha Suddha 3, Monday, gift of the village to Vidyakaradas by Marakatadevi ; the chief queen. Local Records, Vol. 59, pp. 267-68. [According to the list of Orissa kings given in Mr. Sewell's Antiquities Bir Kisor Deva ' ruled for 37 years from 1736 to 1773 or, according to another version, from 1743 to 1786. It was in his time that the Mahrattas established their rule over Orissa.]

							Chandramahadevipuram.

17. A title-deed of the sixty-fourth year of Virakesvaradeva Maharaja, Minam 8, Phalguna, Suddha to, Monday, relating to gift of a village to Lokanatha and five others by the queen of Krishna Singadeva of Dharakota, See Local Records, Vol. 59, pp. 302-04 and note to No. 16.
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							Dharakota.*

18. Records in the fifth year of Hari Krishnadeva Maharaja, Tula 20, gift of land to Mahesvara Tiyadi by Ramachandra Simha deva. See Local Records, Vol. 59, pp. 306---07. According to Sterling Hari Krishna ruled from 1715 to 1720 and according to another version from 1713 to 1718.

19. A record of the twelfth year of Mukundadeva, Vrishabha 3, Prabbava, Vaisakha Suddha 7, Thursday, recording deed of sale of the above land by Govinda Tryadi to Ghatta. Ramadas Pantulu. Ibid., pp. 308-09. [Was this Mukunda deva the usurper or one of the later chiefs of Khurda ?]

							Dayanidhipuram.

20. A grant of Sri-Virapurushottama alias Bhimadeva Maharaja, in Samasta 37, Karttika 9, Ashadha Suddha 15, Thursday, Lunar eclipse, to " Srigari," of a village for himself and 13 other Brahmans. Mack. MSS., Book XIV, 15-6-2. [The date of neither of the two Purushottama devas 1479-1504 and 1607-28 agrees with the present record. It is doubtful whether Samasta refers to the regnal year or an era.]

21. Another grant of the same, in Samasta 44 ?, in Mesham 30, Vaisakha Suddha..7, Wednesday, to the people of Visvambara, bhumi, henceforth called Purushottamapuram. Ibid. See note to the above.

							Dharmarajapuram.\

22. A grant of Virasri-Viradhivira-Sri-Kalapashandadevara, in fourth year, Kumbha 17, Pushya Suddha 15, of the above village to Vamadevacharya Bhattamisra, who was to give II shares, to II other Brahmans. The plate is said to bear the seals of conch and chakra.

23. A grant of Sri Dharmadeva. Raja, of some lands in the village to Trilochana Mahapatra, son of the above donee in his third year, Karttika Suddha 5, Thursday. Ibid.

							Ghasipalle.

24. A record in Samasta 39, of Viradeva Maharaja, Tula 5, Karttika, Suddha 10, Tuesday, recording the gift of the village to three men by Aska Dandapati Nalavamsaraju Dharakota chief Purushottama Singhadeva. See Local Records, Vol. 59, pp. 311-12. [The family of the Dharakota chiefs claim to be descended from Nala. The founder of it, Sobhachandra Simha, is said ,to have

(Footnote: *This is .the seat of an ancient Zamindari, adjoining Bedaguda on the north and Goomsur on the east. It was originally a part of Khidishingy Zamindari, alleged to be founded by Sobab Chandra Singh in A.D. 1168-1206. It became a separate Zamindari in 1476, when " Boliyar " Singh divided the original estate into four divisions. See Madras Manual, III, pp. 269-70.)
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come from Jaipur and settled in Ganjam in the eleventh century. The estate of Kedi Singhi which he founded became divided in 1476 into four estates of which Darakota was one. Purushottama was evidently one of the chiefs of this estate.]

							Gopalakrishnapuram.

25. Records in the thirty-eighth year of Virakesvaradeva Maharazu, Tula, Asvija Suddha II, Tuesday, gift of forests (to be cleared) by Rajendrasinga Razu Garu. Local Records, Vol. 59, pp. 304-05. (Mack. MSS.; Bk. XV.)  See No. 16 above.

26. Records in the seventeenth year of Divyasingadeva Maharaja, Kumbha 18, Suddha 14, Tuesday, gift by Ramachandra-singa Raja to Nilambaradasa in accordance with the desire of his grandmother. Ibid., p. 305. [The king referred to here was evidently the first of the two Dirb Singh Devas who respectively ruled from 1692-1715 and 1786-98.]

27. Records in the same date another gift in accordance with the grant of Virakesvaradeva's in Mesha 4, Pramadicha, Vaisakha Suddha 2, Friday, to Ghatta Gopalakrishnama Pantulu. Ibid., p. 306. See note to No. 16.

28. Records in the thirty-eighth year of Virakesvaradeva (1743-86), Tula 2, Asvija Bahula 10, Tuesday, sale of land to Ghatta Gopalakrishnama Pantulu for Rs. 3,345. Ibid., pp. 313-15. The Dharakota chief Rajendrasinga Raja Garu's consent.

29. Records in the reign of the same ruler, Samasta 61, Minam 28, Adhikachaitra Bahula 7, Friday, sale of land to the above by Naraharidas of Dharadeyipuram in Arugada Rajya. Ibid., pp. 315-16. [If we take 61 to be the regnal year, we find inconsistency between this and the usual version as, according to the latter, he ruled only for 43 years from 1743 to 1786.]

30. Records in the reign of Divya Simha Maharaja, Samasta 17, Kumbha 18, Sukla 14, Tuesday, gift of land to Nilambaradas, son of Kapiladas, of Virabalabhadrapuram in Vadisarajya (?) by Dharakota chief Ramachandra Sirigadeva's consent. Ibid., pp. 315-17.

31. Records in Samasta 71 of Virakesvaradeva, Pramadicha, Mesham 4, Vaisakha Suddha. (?), Friday, sale of land to Krishnama Pantulu by Simharatha, a Mahajana of Dharakota. Narayana, puram. Ibid., pp. 318-19. See note to No. 29 above.

32. Records in. Samasta 17, in the time of Virasri Divya Simhadeva Maharaja, Kumbha 18, gift of land to Chiri Ratha, with Dharakota Rajendrasimhas consent, Ibid., pp. 319-20. See note to No. 26.

33. Records in Samasta 38 of: Virakesvaradeva (1743--86), Tula 2, Asvija Suddha II, Tuesday, sale of land to the same donee. Ibid., pp. 320-25.
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							Gudisatha (Gudisoro ?).

34. Records in the reign of Sri Mukundadeva, Samasta 23, Makaram 23, Pushyasuddha 13, Friday, gift of the village to two people by Purushottama Singadeva of Dharakota. Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 336-7. See No. 19 above.

35. Records in Samasta 9 of Vira Sri Divya Simhadeva Raja (1692-1715 ?) Simha 2, Bhadrapada Suddha 10, Monday, gift of land to Jagannatha Ratha, son of Kesavadikshita, grandson of Sarvapada Panigrahi Nilakantha Dikshita. Ibid., pp. 337-8.

							Harikrishnapuram.

36. Records in the eighteenth year of Virakesvaradeva (1743--86?) Mesha 12, Vaisakha bahula 10, Wednesday, the gift of the village to Nityananda bhatta-misra by Harikrishna Singadeva Raja. See Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, PO. 341-7.

							Jagannathapuram.

37. A C.P. grant of Virasri-Jagannatha alias Bhimadeva Raja in Kumbha 22, Phalguna-Suddha Dasami, Wednesday. Records that he gave various lands, gardens, etc., in a number of villages to " Chikkalupala " Josya. Ibid., No. 7.

38. A grant of the same king in Tula 12, Karttika-Suddha 15, Sunday. Records the gift of the village in 16 parts to one Gangadhara. The village is said to be east of Visvanathapuram, west of Patripuram. Ibid.

							Jagannathapuram (near Guntupadu, Dharakota).

39. Records in the reign of Mukunda Deva, Samasta 14, Vrishabha 29, .Ashadha. Suddha 12, Friday, gift of land in Guntupada to Anamapadi Garu by Dharakota chief Jagannatha Singa Raja on condition that he was to supply two gold sacred threads during two full moons, Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 326-7. . Was Mukundadeva the Khurda chief who ruled from 1692 to 1715 ?

							Jagannathapuram (near Sasapuram).

40. Records in the fifth year of Mukunda Deva, Minam 12, Chaitrabahula 2, Friday, sale of land (815 bharanas) to Sadasiva-misra and eleven others by Jagannatha Singa. See Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 295-6. See note to the above epigraph.

							Kamaladevipuram.

41. Records in Samasta 31 in the reign of Virakesvaradeva, Mithuna 9, Ashadhabahula 14, Friday, gift of land to Nityananda-bhatta-misra by Hari Krishna Sirigadeva Raja, See Loc. Rec., Vol, 59, pp. 350-2. See also No. 36 above,

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							Kattagada (" Kunjaviharipuram alias Kathaguha").

42. Records in the eleventh year of Mukundadeva Raya, Tula 24, Karttika-Suddha 15, Thursday, gift of the village to Gopinatha Mahapatra, son of Trilochana Mahapatra, and grandson of Dibbasinga by Kanjavihari Singadevaraju. Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 265-6. [This Mukundadeva was evidently the man who ruled from 1664 to 1692, according to Sterling.]

43. Records in Sam. 68 of Virakesvaradeva, (1743-86), Tula 9, Asvija Buddha 15, Friday, gift of land to Ananda Santarao by the same donor. Ibid., pp. 269-70. See Nos. 29 and 30 above which seem also to show that Samasta should not be taken as regnal year.

							Kayirapalli (Kadirapalli ?).

44. Records in Samasta 58 in the time of Virakesvaradeva Maharaja, Minam 7, Phalguna Suddha 13, Monday, the issue of a title-deed of the village to Bhayigo Mahapatra, by Krishna Singh of Dharakota. Ibid., pp. 301-2. [Was Krishna Singh the Uriya scholar who had the Mahabharata translated into Uriya verse ?]

							Kayira Ramachandrapuram (Kora Ramachandrapura.).

44-A. Records in the fourth year of Sri Krishnadeva Maharaza, Kumbham 10, Phalguna Suddha 15, Wednesday, gift of the village to Gurulokanathamisra Gosayi. Ibid., pp. 292-4.

							Kirakhayiagrahara.

45. Records in Samasta thirty-seven, in the reign of Virakesvaradeva (1743-86?) Simham 14, Bhadrapada Suddha 15, Friday, sale of the village to Purushottama Mahapatra for Rs. 220-4-0 in the presence of the Brindavana deity. Ibid., pp. 30911.

							Kirtipuram alias Rajendrapuram.

46. Records in Samasta 37 in the reign of Virakesvaradeva, Makara I, Maghabahula 30, Friday, gift of land to Madhu-praharazu Garu by Rajendrasingadeva Razu (Dharakota chief ?). Ibid., pp. 276-9.

47. Records in the thirty-seventh year of the same king, Kumhha 17, Phalguna Suddha 15, Monday, sale of land to Sarvavahanapad and Krishna Panda. Ibid., pp. 280-4.

48. Records in Samasta 41 of Sri Virakesvaradeva, Mesha 301 Vaisakha Suddha 3, Saturday, gift of land (Davugavundi, renamed Rajendrapuram) to Narayanakota and three others by Rajendrasingadeva Raja, .the Chief of Dharakota. Ibid., pp. 285-8.
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							Kandadevali Rayasingapuram (Rasimhapuram).

49. Records in Samasta 5, in the time of Sri Purushottamadeva, Makaram 7, Maghabahula 30, Monday, gift of the village to Balabhadramisra by Rayasingadeva Rajugaru. Loc.. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 289-91. Was Purushottama the Dharakota or Khurda chief (1690-30) ? See No. 52 below.

							Padmanabhapuram.

50. A grant of the village of Ekkalarevu newly called Padmanabhapuram to Nagalakondavamana and his son Ramabhatlu by Padmanabhendradeva in Samasta 18, Vrischika 17, Margasira-Bahula 30, Wednesday. The record says that Vamana lived for sometime and then his son Ramakrishna sold it to others. Ibid.

51. Records in the reign of Harikrishnadeva, Samasta 3, Kumbham 15, Phalguna-suddha 10, Monday, gift of Abhayapuram to Vasudevarazu Garu by Padmanabha Singadeva, in twenty-two parts, as Yagnadakshina. Ibid., pp. 272-6.

							Panchasingipuram (Bhariguda).

52. Records in the time of Dibbasingadeva, Samasta 3, Vaisa-khasuddha 15, Monday, gift of the village to Sarva-Kavichandra, with the consent of the Dharakota chief Sri Purushottama Singadeva. Ibid., pp. 297-8. Dibbasinga ruled from 1692 to 1715.

							Purushottamapuram (Gangapuram).

53. Records in the reign of Mukunda Deva, in Samasta 15, Ashadha Suddha 2, Wednesday, Mithuna 13, gift of the village of Purushottamapuram to its mahajanas by the Dharakota chie Purushottama Singadeva. .Ibid., pp. 299-301. [Mukunda Deva was evidently the predecessor of Dibba Singh I, Who ruled from 1664 to 1692.]

							Rajendrapuram.

54. Records in Samasta 54 in the reign of Virakesvaradeva, Maghasuddha 15, Wednesday, gift of village by Rajendra Singadeva Razu to a number of Brahmans. Ibid., pp. 328--33. See No. 43 above.

							Ramakrishnapuram.

55. Records in Samasta 18 in the reign of Sri Virakesvaradeva, Simha 2, Bhadrapada-bahula 9, Sunday, gift of 80 bharanas of land to Maguni Santara Garu by Hari Krishna Singa Deva Raja. Ibid., pp. 348-9. See Nos. 43 and 44 above.

							Svarvadevipuram.

56. Records in the reign of Sri Virakesvaradeva, in Samasta 4, Karkataka 12, Sravanabahula 5, Friday, lunar eclipse, gift of the
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Village to Markandacharya Praharaja, son of Trilochanacharya and grandson of Vamadevacharya, by the Cherugada chief Kripa-sindhu Devaraja Garu. See Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 338---40. Cherugada was one of the four estates into which the Khedi Singi estate became divided in 1476.

							BERHAMPUR TALUK.

							Bontomundali.

57. A C.P. recording gift to Visvanatha Samanta Raya of the above village by Pedda Padmanabhadevara Garu. Mack. MSS., Bk. XIV.

							Dabharu Purushottapuram.

58. Records that in Sam. 58 (?), Kumbha 28, Phalguna-Suddha 7, Wednesday, Virasri-Purushottama Ananga Bhima Deva Kesari built the village anew and gave it to Brahmans, under the new name. Ibid.

							Deviliyapada.

59. Records that king Padmanabha Ananga Bhima Kesari, in Sam. 5 (?), Makara 15, Magha 12, Friday, renewed the grant of the above village to Narasimhapadi in place of the original donee, his father. Ibid.

							Devipuram.

60. Records that Padmanabha Ananga Bhima gave to Dharadhara Vahanapati a number of villages under the name of Devi-puram in year 18, Karkataka I, Ashadha Bahula I, Tuesday, Sankranti. Ibid.

							Dhanyarasi.

61. Records that in year 45 (?), Vrishabha 4, Jyeshtha-Bahula 13, Purushottama Maharaja demanded from the people of the above village tax for the occupation of more lands in Isanya direction. A list of people owning the lauds is given. Ibid.

							Govindupuram.

62. A C.P. recording gift of the village to a Brahman who was the court physician of Sri-Matangadeva Maharaja in S. 1528. Ibid.

							Jagannadhapuram.

63. A C.P. recording that Jagannathadeva Dhatri gave in Sam. 2, Simha 8, Bhadrapada-Suddha 15, Monday, in lunar eclipse, the village of' Bhimapuram with the new name of Jagannathapuram, to one Raghumisra. Ibid.

							Jaugada.

64 to 76. 84 to 96 of 1909. On a rock in the hill at Jaugada. (Pali) Edict of the Mauryan Emperor Devanam Piye or Asoka.
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These were prepared for a revised edition of Vol. I, of Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum,0 pp. 17-20. For an excellent bibliographical notice of the inscription and place, see Antiquities, Vol. I, pp. 4-5. For the latest work on the subject see Vincent Smith's Edicts of Asoka 1909, pp. 59-61.]

							Kabatamundali.

77. A C.P. which records that Ananta Ananga Bhima Deva Kesari gave in Samasta 2, Vrishabha 17, Sunday, to Dharadhara Vahanapati, the above village. Ibid. See No. 60 above.

							Nongolodeyi.

78. A C.P. recording that Viresvaradeva gave in year forty-five Kanya 10, Asvija Bahula 10, Jayavaram, the above village to Sridhara Mahapatra. The price of the land is said to be 3,000 (Rupees ?). Ibid.

							Pitambarapur.

79. A C.P. which records that in Samasta 14, in Mituna 18, Ashadha Suddha 7, Tuesday, Sri-Vira-Pitambara Ananga Bhima Devara Kesari Maharaja gave, his name to Gopinathapuram, and gave it in charity to the, people. Ibid.

							Vijayapadmanabhapur.

80. A grant of Padmanabha Ananga Bhima, dated in Samasta 5, Mina 29, Vaisaka Bahula I, Wednesday, and recording the gift of Laddigam and a few other villages, under the new name of Vijayapadmanabhapuram, to Prabhakhara Bhattamisra and Bhavinikidasa. Ibid.

							CHATRAPUR TALUK.

							Bhagirathapuram.

81. A record of Vira Sri Durbha Singa in Samasta 31, Vrishabha 30, Jyeshta 15, Thursday, lunar eclipse, relating that the Humma chief Sura Sri Bhagiratha Samanta Mahapatra gave the village to Harinatha, in expiation of his son's death and for the increase of the family. See Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 197-98. [Durbah. Singa was perhaps the Kurdha chief who ruled from 1692 to 1715.]

							Balankesavarapura Agraharam.*

82. A C.P. of Singadeva Maharaja in Samasta 2, Makara 5, to 18 Mahajanas. Mack. MSS., Bk. 14.

							Biridikota.

83. A grant of land in the reign of Virakesvaradeva Maharaja in Samasta 52, Mithuna 10, Ashadha Bahula 10, Sunday, to

(Footnote: *Spelt Balakesarapuram in Postal Directory, 1893, formerly in tie Ganjam taluk.)
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Ganjadiya Mahantu Balaram Dasa, with the consent of Maharatha Mahapatra. Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, p. 192 f., No. 32.

84, Gift of land to Mahant Balabhadra Das by the same. Ibid., No. 33.

85. Records gift of land to Mahant Narayana Das in the reign of Mukundadeva Maharaja, Samasta 19, in Kumbha 19, Phalguna Bahula 12, Saturday. Ibid., No. 34.

86. A record of Vira Narasimhadeva Maharaja in year seventeen, Vrischika 22, Margasita Suddha 5, Friday, relating gift to Sevaka Narayana Panda, with the consent of Sri Dharmacharanasur Maharatha Mahapatra. Ibid., p. 194, No. 35.

87. A record of the fifth year of Mukunda Deva, in Mesham 10, Vaisakha Bahula 2, Sunday, relating gift of land to Sevaka Jagannatha Panda, with the consent of Sri Ramachandrasur Maharatha Mahapatra. Ibid., No. 36.

88. A record of Sri Virakesvara Mahadeva in year 55, Kanya 26, Asvija Bahula 9, Sunday, relating gift of land to Nila Panda, with the consent of Balankesvarasura. Sri Maharatha Mahapatra. Ibid., No. 37.

							Divyasingapur (Durbasingapuram).

89. A record of Vira Sri Divyasinga Maharaja, in year 32, Vrishabha 30, Jyeshta Suddha 15, Thursday, lunar eclipse, relating that Dibbasinga Samantaraya Mahapatra gave some land to two Gosayis to worship God Mahadeva and feed Brahmans. Ibid., pp. 199--200.

							Gobba.

The following epigraphs have been taken from Mack. MSS., Bk. XV (Oppert's No. 15-6-12) :-

90. Records that Maharatha-Mahapatralu gave in Samasta 68, Mesham 12, Vaisakha Bahula To, Sunday, some lands to Ananda-mahapatra. (Signed Maharatha-mahapatralu.)

91. Records that Maharatha-mahapatralu gave in Samasta 57, Makara 14, Magha Suddha 9, Wednesday, some lands to Ananda-mahapatra. (Signed Maharatha-mahapatralu.)

							Humma.

92. A record of Virakesvaradeva (1743-86) in Samasta 51, Mina 10, Phalguna Suddha 10, Wednesday, relating sale of 100 bharanas of land by Sri Ramachandra Samantaraya Mahapatra to a person for Rs. 925, in the Mokassa of Humma, on condition he was to pay a tax of Rs. 8 to Government. Ibid., No. 40.

93. A sale of' 20 bharanas of land to Jagannatha Pada by Samantaraya in the reign of Mukundadeva (1664-92?) in Samasta 70, Mithuna 27, Sravana Bahula 3, Monday. Ibid., No. 41.
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94. Records that in Virakesvara's reign (1743-86), in year 17 Dhanus 18, Sunday, that Humma Rajyadhipati Sura Sri Samantaraya Mahapatra gave to Vasudeva Bhatta (?) a mango grove. Loc . Rec., Vol. 59, No. 42.

95. Records that in the tenth year of Balabhadra (1656-64?), Kumbha 25, the brother of jagannatha Samantaraya Maltapatra gave 60 bharanas to Narahari " Chod-Rao." Ibid., No. 43.

96. Records in the reign of Vira Sri Gadadharadeva, Samasta 28, Vrishabha 5, gift of 50 bharanas to Mukunda with the consent of Visvesvarabahu Samanta Mahapatra. Ibid., No. 44.

97. Records that in the reign of Vira Sri Dubbasingh Maharays (1692--1715 ?), in Samasta 29, Kumbha in, the Humma chief Samantaraya Mahapatra gave 30 bharanas of land to Ramachandra Gohar. Ibid., No. 45.

98. A record of Vira Sri Ramachandradeva Maharaja in Samasta 12, Makara 25, recording gift by the same chief to Kripasindhu Maharatha. Ibid., No. 46. The king was apparently the same as he who ruled from 1727 to 1743.

99. Records that in the reign of Vira Sri Virakesvaradeva (1743-86 ?), Maharaja, Samasta 5, Kumbha 5, Hummarajyadhipati Samantaraya Mahapatra gave some land to Dinabandhu Setu Rao. Ibid., 47.

100. Records that in the ninth year of Vira Sri Purushottama Deva Maharaja, Mesham 2, the same chief gave to Gahadali Jambu 20 bharanas of land on a tax of five Santas a bharana. Consent of Humma Rajyadhipati Sara Sri Gadadhara Samanta Raya Mahapatra. Ibid., p. 206, No. 48.

101. Records that in the eighth year of Vira. Sri Ramachandradeva Maharaja, Minam 17, Tuesday, the Humma chief gave to' Kapila Patra 12 bharanas of land. Consent of Bhagiratha Samantaraya Mahapatra. lbid., p. 207, No. 49.

102. Records that in the eleventh year of Virakesvaradeva Maharaja, Kanya 3, Samantaraya Mahapatra gave to Balabhadra Panda 10 bharanas of land. Consent of the same chief as in above. lbid., No. 50.

103. Records that in the twenty-first year of Mukunda Deva, in Chaittra Suddha 14, Monday, Humma Rajyadhipati Sura Sri Samantaraya Mahapatra gave to Gundamalla Sitarama Pantulu 15 bharanas. Consent of Sara Sri Krishnachandra Samantaraya.. Ibid., No. 51.

							Kamaladevipuram.*

104. Gift of the village of Virasapuram under the new name of Vijaya Vinakshapuram by Kallikoda Rajyatipati Sri Nalinaksha

(Footnote: *According to the Postal Directory of 1893 it is in Ganjam taluk, in the post town of Kallikota, Ganjam is now in Chatrapur taluk.)
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Mardharajadeva in the reign of Hari Krishnade va Maharaja in Asvija Suddha 5, Wednesday, to Janardana Karagari. Mack. MSS., Bk. 14.

							Kesavapuram (Kesapur ?)

105. A record of Virakesvaradeva Maharaja in Samasta 58, Sarvari, Karttika Suddha 2, Sunday, Krishna Sur Harischandradeva gave to Jaganatha Mahapatra, during lunar eclipse, the village of Kesapuram. Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 211.-2.

							Lokanadhapuram.

106. A record of Mukundadeva Raya in year 23, Bhava, Pushya Bahula II, Friday, recording that Sri Narayana Sur Harichandana Devagaru gave the village to Nilakantha Panda of Kaundinyagotra and Vajus-Sakha. Ibid., pp. 216-67.

							Narayanapuram.*

107. A record of Virakesvaradeva Maharaja, in Samasta 2, Pramadicha, Makara 25, Magha Suddha 15, Sunday. Records that Krishna Sur Harischandra Narayana Sur of Kaundinyagotra and Yajurveda was given during a lunar eclipse this village as a Srotriyam. Ibid., pp. 209-211.

108. A record of the same king in Samasta 55, Vikari Kumbha 13, Magha Suddha 5', Sunday. Records that Purushottamastri's wife Kamaladevivonti Mahadevi gave to Nagarampalli Venkayya-bhatlu the village of Narayanapuram in five parts. Ibid., p. 214.

							Raghunathapuram.

109. A record of Vira Ramachandra deva Maharaja in year 7, Simha 30, Bhadrapada Suddha 7, Friday, relating gift of the village of Vira Raghunathapuram in Aragada Rajya to Dani paramaguru. Ibid., pp. 227-30.

							Ramachandrapuram.

110. A record of Mukundadeva in year 5, . . . . twenty-fifth day, Vaisakha Suddha 15, Saturday, relating that the Aragada Rajyadhipati Sri Harichandana Jagadevagaru gave the village in thirteen parts to the Brahman Purushottama Bhatta and others. Ibid., p. 233.

							Rambha.

The following inscriptions have been taken from the Mack. MSS., XV , No. 15-6-12:-

111. A record of Gajapati Gaudesvara Virakesvaradeva in Samasta 32, Mesham 3, Vaisakha Suddha 15, Saturday, relating

(Footnote: *There are at least seventeen villages of this name in the Ganjam districtfour in Aska, two in Berhampur, etc.)
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Gift of land to a person of Purushottamapuram in Guruvay Rajya in Krihnaprasarakota under the new name of Charanapuram.

112. A gift by Maharatha Mahapatralungaru.

113. A record of Vira Sri-Mukundadeva in Samasta 10, Kumbha. 19, Suddha 5, Friday, relating gift of a village to Jagannatha Rauth.

114. Records that Virakesvaradeva gave in Samasta 52, Vrishaba 5, Jyeshtha Bahula 13, Friday, a piece of land for a person for holy bath in the Godavari.

115. A record of the same king in Samasta 32, Vrishaba 29, Jyeshtha Bahula I, Monday, relating a gift to a 'Brahman, See Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, P. 180.

116. A record of the same king in Samasta. 2, Karkataka 25, Sravana Bahula 30, Friday, relating gift of land to the Brahman Mukunda. Ibid., p. 181.

117. Records that Sri-Mukundadeva gave some land to Narayanadasa at Ranga-gramam (Rambha-gramam ?) in Samasta 5, Mesham 19, Jyeshtha Bahula 7, Friday.

118. A record of Sri-Mukundadeva in Samasta 14, Vrischika 27, Ashadha Bahula 12, Friday, making a gift to Gangadaradas ,Pitarnbaradas,

119. Records that Virakesvara gave in Samasta 22, Mesham 24, Vaisagha-bahula 2, Wednesday, some land to Narasingapanda.

120. Gift of land by the same king in Samasta 17, Karkataka .42, Sravana-bahula 30, Tuesday, to Jogimalk in Rambha-gramam.

121. A record of Virakesvara in Samasta 48, Vrishaba 2, Vaiskha 12, Wednesday, relating gift to Narayanapanda.

122. A record of Sri-Maharatha Mahapatra in Sam 69, Kumbha 22, relating gift of the temple lands to Raghunatha-panda for service therein.

123. A gift by the same king to Gopinatha Subuddhi in Samasta 59, Minam 6.

124. A record of the same king relating gift to Bompa Sapu in Samasta 73, Mina 10, in Rambha-gramam to Dadhivahanasvami.

125. A record of Virakesvara, dated in Samasta 60, Karkataka 8, Sravana Suddha I, Friday, relating gift of land for BaIavenka-tesvarasvami in Rambha.

126. Records that Mukundadeva Maharaja gave in Samasta 3, Makaram. 3, Magha-bahula 2, Wednesday, some land to Bhagavan-panda.

127. Records that Maharathamahapatra gave in Samasta 21, Vrishabham 10, some lands to Gopinatha-Subuddhi for God Chandrasekharasvami's worship.
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128. Records that Maharatha-mahapatra gave in Samasta 71, Tula II, some lands to Puripanda for God Balankesvarasvami's worship in Rambha village.

129. Records that Maharatha-mahapatralu gave in Samasta 33, Dhanus 18, some lands to Narayanapanda for Dadhivahanasvami's worship in Rambha village.

130. Records that Srimaharatha mahapatra gave some land to Bhagavanpanda in Rambha Village.

131. Records that Vira-Sri-Ramachandradeva Maharaja gave in Samasta 14, Kumbha 16, Chaitrabahula 9, Saturday, some lands to Mahajana Bhagavan Tiyadu (Yatiayadu ?) of Dharmasaranapura.

132. Records that Maharatha-mahapatrudu gave in Samasta 37, Kumbham 14, some lands to a yati.

133. Records that Viresvaradeva Maharaja gave in Samasta, 59, Mesha 4, Vaisakha Sukla 7, Monday, some lands to Pindak Yati-yadu. (Sd. Maharatha -mahapatrulu.)

134. Records that Maharatha-mahapatrulu gave in Samasta 22, Makaram 3, some lands to Ananda Sathapankti.

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							Arasavilli.

135. 387 of 1896. (Telugu). On a slab built into the wall of the Prakara of the Suryanarayana temple. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1074-1146) records in S. 1068, seventy-second year, the gift of a lamp. [This was the last year of the king.]

136. 388 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva records in S. 1069, seventy-second year, the gift of a lamp. See note to the above epigraph.

137. 389 of 1896. (Telugu.) On another slab in the same place. Records in the fifty-eighth year of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1074--1146), a gift of land in Arasavilli to Brahmanas for a sattra by a merchant.

							Balaga.

138. A-G. In the matha of Jagannathasvami, founded in 1693 by Purandara das Bhavaji, and supported by grants of villages and Government commutation for salt revenue. Mr. Sewell gives a list of seven grants in the math, viz., (I) the village of Chidivilasa from Navab Haji Hussein in 1693; (2) Gummapadu from Prataparudra Narayana deva in 1728; (3) Tallavalasa from Navab Mafus Khan in 1754 ; (4) lands from Badulla Khan in 1749 ; (5) Chinnalavanipalle from Raghunatha Jagadeva in 1755; (6) Lands from Narayana Gajapati in 1757 ; and (7) lands from the Moghul Government of Delhi in 1757. The original farmans are said to be in the hands of settlement officers. Antiquities, p. 7.
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							Chicacole.

For an excellent account of the antiquities of this place, ancient and mediaeval, Hindu and Muhammadan, see Mr. Sewell's Antiquities, Vol. I, pp. 7-8. The remains of Hindu temples, Muhammadan Darogas and mosques, etc., are given. Epigraphically the place is famous as the site of the six Ganga plates of Grahame described above under Nos. 1 to 6. Besides these, Mr. Sewell gives a number of inscriptions of which, however, the following only are definite enough to be included here.

139. In the wall of Jama Masjid. (Persian.) Consists of sixteen verses narrating the virtues and valour of Shir-Muhammad Khan, a Sirdar of the Nizarn, who resided at Kalingapatnam, who followed a severe iconoclastic policy, and who built this mosque, in .1641. Antiquities, pp. 7-8.

140. In the mosque of Agha Jan. (Built in 1620.) Contains a number of verses praising the greatness of the builder. Ibid., p. 8.

141. In the tomb of Burhan-ud-din Aulya. Record shis death in H. 1103 (A.D. 1691). Ibid., p. 8.

							Dirghasi.

142. 271 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a slab in a field north-east of the village. Records in S. 997, the building of a natyasala in front of the temple of Durga and the gift of two lamps, by Vanapati, the son of a Brahman Gokarna of Atreyagotra and door-keeper (Pratiharin) and commander-in-chief of the Ganga king Rajaraja (A.D. 1068-76) as well as his wife Padmadevi. He defeated the king of Vengi and other enemies, namely, the Choda king, the Utkala, Kimidi (Ganjam district), Kosala," Gidrisingi and Odda [Orissa, whose king was later on reinstated by Raja-raja's son Anantavarma (1075-1146)]. See Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, pp. 314-8, where Mr. G. V. Ramamurti edicts the inscription. He points out that the Vengi king should be Vijayaditya VII.

							Komarti.

143. The Komarti plates of Chandavarman of Kalinga (so-called because they were discovered at Komarti in the Narasannapeta taluk). The language is Sanskrit prose and the alphabet similar to the Kolleru plates of Vijayanandivarman (Ind. Antq., Vol. V, p. 176) and the Chicacole plates of Nandaprabhanjanavarman. (No. 2 above) and decitedly more ancient than the Achyutapuram Plates of Indravarman I which are the oldest dated inscription of the E. Gangas. The inscription records the grant of the village of Kohetura (unidentified), to a Brahmana of the Vajasaneya school, by Maharaja Kalingadhipati Chandavarman in his sixth year, while he was staying at Simhapura. [Dr. Huitzsch believes that Chandavarman might be the same as his
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namesake who is mentioned as the father of Vijayanandivarman of the Kolleru plates. See Ep. Ind., IV, pp. 142-5. He also believes that he and Nandaprahhanjanavarman should have belonged to the same dynasty not only on paloaegraphical grounds but on their bearing the same title Kalingadhipati and the same legend Pitrbhaktah on the seals of their respective copper plate grants.]

							Nadagam.

143-A. The Nadagam Plates of Vajrahasta, dated S. 979, Phalguna Suddha 12, corresponding to 4th March, 1058. It is a Sanskrit record issued from Kalinganagara, recording the grant of twelve villages separated from Eradavishaya and constituted into a new Vishaya called after Velpura (one of the twelve). The donor was king Vajrahasta of the Kalinga Ganga line and the donee his son-in-law Dandanayaka Samaya. [Mr. G. V. Ramamurti Pantulu edits the record in Ep. Ind., IV, p. 183 ff. Compare the genealogy of the line as shown by this epigraph with that of Dr. Fleet and note that he is Vajrahasta III according to one and Vajrahasta V according to the other. His parentage also is differently given. In any case the present epigraph is valuable as it gives the date of his coronation. It took place in S. 960, Vrishahha, Sukla 3, Sunday, corresponding to 3rd May, 1038, His immediate 'successor was Rajaraja (1068-76), the father of the celebrated Anantavarman Chedaganga.]

							Ragolu.

144. 391 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a stone in a field. Records the gift of a lamp.

145. A C.P. grant of Saktivarman, edited in Ep. Ind., Vol. XII, pp. 1-3, by Professor E. Hultzsch. "The alphabet is of an early southern type and the language Sanskrit prose." A record of Maharaja Saktivarman, said to be the Lord of Kalinga and "son of Vasishthi." While at Pishtapura (Pithapuram, Godavari district) he issued, in his thirteenth year, an edict to the people of Rakaluva (i.e., Ragolu) in the Kalingavishaya that he gave it as an agrahara to the Brahmana Kumarasarman of the Savarna gotra and Vajasaneyi Sakha and his eight sons. [Pishtapuram is mentioned in the Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta (Fleet's Gupta Inscriptions, p. 13) Aihole inscription of Putakesin II (Ep. Ind., VI, II) and Timmapuram plates of Vishnavardhana I (Ep. Ind., IX, 319).]

							Rayipadu.

146. 390 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a stone lying in the bed of the tank. The, Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva records in S. 1070, fourth year, the gift of a lamp. See No. 355.
 
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							Ronanki.

147. 392 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a stone lying on the bank of the Vamsadhara, first and second faces. Records in S. 1015, nineteenth year of the Ganga king Chodagangadeva a gift of land to the temple of Siddhesvara by queen Lakshmidevi.

148. 393 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same stone, third and fourth faces. Records in S. 1015, nineteenth year, the Ganga king, Chedagangadeva of a gift of land by the same queen.

							Singupuram.

149. The Brihatproshta grant of Umavarman, published in Ep,. Ind., Vol. XII, pp. 4-6. Both the alphabet and the phraseology of the grant resemble those of the Komarti plates of Chandavarman, to whose family Umavarman apparently belonged. The inscription records that Umavarman granted in year 30 the village of Brihatproshta to a Brahman named Haridatta. The king is said to have resided at Simhapura which Dr. Hultzsch identifies with modern Singupuram between Chicacole and Narasannapeta, See Ep, p. 4, for the reference in the Buddhistic chronicles of Ceylon to Simhapura in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

							Srikurmam.

Dr. Huitzsch-points out in the Madr., Ep. Rep., 1896, that the inscriptions of this place are much better preserved than the other stone records of the Telugu country as they are inscribed in hard black stone which has withstood successfully the influence of the climate. Most of these inscriptions are about the successors of Anantavarman Chodaganga. Among these there were four Narasimhas, and four Bhanudevas. "The first Narasimha was the son of Anangabhima (No. 307 of 1896). The second ascended the throne about A.D. 1275-76 (Nos. 272, 297, 304, 323, 335, 356, 363, 367 and 375 of 1896), and the third about A.D. 1322-23 (Nos. 300, 310, 319, 343, 355 and 358 of 1896). His queens bore the names Ganga and Sita (Nos. 308, 309, 324, 343, 344 and 345 of 1896)." The first of the Bhanudevas "appears to have reigned between the first and second Narasimhas (Nos. 351 and 353 of 1896). The second and the third were contemporaries of the third Narasimha (Nos. 302 and 324 of 1896) and the fourth reigned between the third and the fourth Narasimha (Nos. 315 and 336 of 1896). A single inscription supplies the name of Jagannatha, perhaps a successor of the second Narasirnhas (No. 332 of 1896)." According to sterling the Ganga-vamsa of Kalinga commenced in A.D. 1131 and was in 'power for the next four centuries till 1451 when Kapilendra came to the throne. Regarding the Gangarria rulers he points out that more than five Narasimhas and seven Bhanus ruled till 1451. Under these kings the invasion of Telingana- and Karnataka was very
  
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common. The literary and religious importance of some of the local inscriptions is referred to under each of them. Mr. Sewell notes (see his Antiquities) 16 inscriptions in this place ; but as the departmental list contains more than 100 a comparison of the two sets is not necessary.

150. 272 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the first pillar from the left in the Tiruchuttumantapa in the Kurmesvara temple, south and east faces. A minister of Vira-Narasimhadeva (II) recording in 1212, fourteenth year, a gift of gold. [According to W. W. Hunter's Orissa a Kesari Narasimha ruled from 1282 to 1307. The present record shows that he came to the throne in .A.D. 1276.]

151. 273 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north and west faces. Anantavarma-Pratapavira-Narasimhadeva records in S. 1227, thirty-third year, a gift of land and gold. [See .Antiquities, II, 207, where Pratapa Narasimha is attributed to 1307 to 1327.]

152. 274 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the same mantapa, north and west faces. The Gajapati king, Pratapavira-Purushottamadeva (generally ascribed to 1479-1504) records in S. 1393, seventh year, a gift for offerings. [The inscription settles the date of Purushottama's accession to be A.D. 1464-5. See Nos. 198, 162 and 243 below.]

153. 275 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1279, Hemamlamba, gift of two lamps by Lakshmi, the queen of Narasimha of Biragotta. See No. 232.

154. 275 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar; east face. Records gift of a land.

155. 277 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the third pillar in the same mantaga, east face. Vira-Banudeva records in his twelfth year, a gift of gold.

156. 278 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face: Records in S. 1281, the gift of two lamps.

157. 279 of 1896. {Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, north face. Records that king Narasimha provided for the supply of oil to the temple.

158. 280 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the fifth pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S, 1314, the gift of a lamp.

159. 281 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the seventh pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1349, Plavanga, the gift of a lamp by Singama, daughter of Jayantaraja and wife of Vatsaraja of the Silavamsa.

160. 282 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1206, the gift of a lamp by a merchant.

161. 283 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1569, Sarvajit, the setting up of an image of Lakshmi.
  
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162. 284 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. The Gajapati king, Pratapa-Kapilesvaradeva records in S. 1382; Vikrama, thirty-second year, the gift of a brass image carrying a lamp and of some land. [The inscription shows that Kapilesvara. was crowned about A.D. 1429-30. So the traditional version of 1452-1479 has to be given up. Antiquities, p, 207.]

163. 285 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the eighth pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1198, gift of gold.

164. 286 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the eighth pillar in the same mantapa, east face, Records in S. 1336, the gift of a chamara and of gold.

165. 287 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1198, gift of gold.

166. 288 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, west face Records in S. 1220, the gift of a necklace by Purushottama, the brother of Vijayarka (Vijayaditya II) and son of Rajarajadeva of the Somanvaya. See Ep. Ind., V, 36-7 and note to No. 230 below.

167. 289 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1357, Rakshasa, the gift of the village of Kakata-pallika and of vessels by a Ganga king of the Silanvaya.

168. 290 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the ninth, pillar in the same mantapa, east and north faces. A record in S. 1203, the eighth tithi of the bright. half of Mesha, corresponding to Saturday, the 29th March, A.D. 1281. Mentions the Madhya teachers Purushottamatirtha, Anandatirtha and Naraharitirtha. (An incomplete record.) . [The inscription is very important as it fixes the date of Madhvacharya and others. See Ep. Ind., VI, 260-6, where Mr. H. Krishna Sastri edits the inscription. For a discussion of the date see also my article on Vedanta Desika in J.R.A.S. Bo., 1915-6.]

169: 291 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, west and south faces. Records in S. 1215, Magha, Sukla-Panchami, Sunday, corresponding, according to Kielhorn, to the 3rd January, A.D. 1294, that Naraharitirtha, a pupil of Anandatirtha, set up images of Rama, Sita., and Lakshmana, and made various gifts to them. Ep. Ind., VI, p. 268.

170. 292 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in the thirty-fourth year of Vira-Narasimha, the gift of two chamaras. See No. 151 above.

171. 293 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in. S. 1344, the gift of a lamp.

172. 294 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1341, the gift of an image carrying a lamp.

173: 295 of 1896. (Nagari.) On the tenth pillar in the same mantapa, north and west faces. A record in Samvat 1459, S. 1325, Sarvadharin (wrong).
  
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174. 296 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1205, the gift of a lamp by the wife of Narasimha-bhattopadhyaya.

175. 297 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1211, fourteenth year of Vira-Narasimhadeva, the gift of a lamp. [So Vira-Narasimha came to the throne in A.D. 1276. See No. 150 above.]

176. 298 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1205, the gift of a lamp by the wife of Narasimha-bhattopadhyaya, who was a contemporary of king Anangabhima (1175-1202, according to Mr. W. W. Hunter) and had built an enclosure of black stone for the temple. See No. 60 above.

177. 299 of 1806. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in the time of Vira-Narasimhadeva in S. 1324, the gift of a lamp by a merchant. See No. 36 above. Ns 1324 a mistake for 1224?]

178. 300 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the eleventh pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1263, eighteenth year of Pratapavira-Naranarasimhadeva, the gift of gold. [So the inscription proves that the king came to the throne in A.D. 1323.]

179. 301 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1367, Raktakshin, the gift of a lamp.

180. 302 of 1806. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1243, the gift of a lamp by a military officer of Viradhivira-Banudeva.

181. 303 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the twelfth pillar hi the same mantapa, east and north faces. Records in S. 1325, Svabhanu, the gift of an image carrying a lamp.

182. 304 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, west and south faces. Records in S. 1214, seventeenth year of Pratapavira-Narasimhadeva, the gift of a lamp. See No. 178 above which gives a different date.

183. 305 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west and east face. Records in S. 1207, the gift of a lamp.

184. 306 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, west and north face. Records in. S. 1221, the gift of a lamp.

185. 307 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the fourteenth pillar in the same mantapa east, north, west and south faces. Records in S. 1172, the gift of land, etc., by a feudatory of Pratapavira-Narasimhadeva (I), who was the son of Anangabhima of the Ganga family. [Pratapa-Narasimha is attributed in Hunter's Orissa to 13071327.]

186. 308 of 1806. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1265, the gift of an image carrying a lamp
  
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And of ornaments by Gangamahadevi for the merit of Pratapavin Narasimhadeva.

187, 309 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1244 the gift of ornaments, etc., by Gangamba, the wife of king Nrisimha.

188. 310 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north and west faces. Records in the reign of Viradhivira-Naranarasimhadeva in S. 1271, twenty-eighth year, gifts for offerings by Kommidevamma.

189. 311 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1788, Krodhana, a visit paid to the temple by the second son of "the late zamindar of Jeypore."

190. 312 of 1896. (Telugu and Sanskrit.) On the seventeenth pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1253 the gift of a garden by a follower of Ramanuja.

191. 313 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the eighteenth pillar in the same mantapa, west face. The Gajapati king Pratapa-Kapi-lesvaradeva records in S. 1377, twenty-fifth year, the gift of land. [See No. 162 above.]

192. 314 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the nineteenth pillar in the same mantapa., east face. Records in the seventh year of Pratapa-vira-Naranarasimhadeva the gift of a lamp.

193. 315 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the nineteenth pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1276, third year of Pratapavira-Banudeva, the gift of a lamp.

194. 316 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the twentieth pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1226 the gift of a lamp,

195. 317 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the twentieth pillar in the same mantapa, east face: Records in S. 1373, Prajapati, the gift of a lamp during the reign of Kapilendra. Mentions Kalinganagara. See No. 162 above,

196. 318 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1373, Prajapati, a gift of land.

197. 319 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the twenty-first pillar, in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1267, twenty-third year of Pratapavira-Naranarasimhadeva, the gift of a lamp.

198. 320 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the twenty-second pillar in. the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1374, the erection of a Dolamantapa.

199. 321 of 1896.-- (Telugu,) On the same pillar, north face. A record in S. (?) Pramoduta.

200. 322 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the twenty-third pillar in the same mantapa, north, west and south faces. Records in S. 1685, Svabhanu, the setting up of an image of 
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Lakshmana, to replace another which had been taken away by the Mahrattas.

201. 323 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, south, east, north and west faces. Records in the reign of Vira-Narasimhadeva in S. 1219, twenty-third year, the gift of gold and cows by the minister Garudanarayapadeva.

202. 324 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the twenty-fourth pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records that in S. 1254, third year of Vira-Bhanudeva, that the king gave images of Vira-Narasimhadeva and of Gangambika, which were holding lamps, and some land in Eradavishaya.

203. 325 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the twenty-fifth pillar in the same mantapa, south face. Records in S. 1301 the appointment of a dancing girl for holding a chamara.

204. 326 of 1896. (Telugu and Sanskrit.) In the twenty-sixth pillar in the same mantapa, north face. Records in S. 1301, third year of Vira-Narasimhadeva, the gift of a lamp.

205. 327 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1227 the gift of a lamp.

206. 328 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1241 the gift of a lamp.

207. 329 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the twenty-seventh pillar in the same mantapa, north face. Records in S. 1302, fourth year of Vira-Narasimhadeva, the gift of an image holding a lamp.

208. 330 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south and west faces. A record of S. 1732, Pramoduta.

209. 331 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Hindi.) On the same pillar, south, east and north faces. Records in S. 1252, fourth year of Prampavira-Naranarasimhadeva, the gift of a lamp and gold.

210. 332 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the twenty-ninth pillar in the same mantapa, south, east, north and west faces. Records 40 Nishkas or gandamadas for offerings to the God in S. 1231, third year of Jagannathadeva (son of Purushottamadeva), also known as Visvanatha. [See Ep. Ind., V, 35-6, where the date is said to be irregular and of no value. See also No. 230 below.]

211. 333 of 1896. (Sansktit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, south, east and north faces. Records in S. 1519, Hemalamba, that a Brahmana had himself weighed against silver and brass.

212. 334 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the thirty-second pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records in S. 1236 the gift of a canopy.

213. 335 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1212, fifteenth year of Pratapavira-Narasimhadevai the gift of a lamp.
  
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214. 336 of 1896. On the thirty-third pillar in the same mantapa, west face. Records that in S. 1275, third year of Virabhanudeva, the gift of a lamp was made by an inhabitant of Koduru.

215. 337 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south and east faces. Records in the seventh year of Pratapaviradhivira-Naranarasimhadeva, gift of gold for offerings.

216. 338 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1283 the gift of a lamp. Mention Sikati.

217. 339 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the thirty-sixth pillar in the same mantapa, east and north faces. A damaged record in S, 1731, Sukla.

218. 340 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, west face. Accords in S. 1234 provision for singing and playing on the vina.

219. 341 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the thirty-seventh. pillar in the same mantapa, east face. Records gift of a land for a flower garden. (Date doubtful.)

220. 342 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1278 gift of gold for offerings.

221. 343 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the thirty-ninth pillar in the same mantapa, west face. Records in S. 1271, twenty-eighth year of Viradhivira-Naranarasimhadeva that his queen Gangadevi and Sitadevi appointed one dancing-master and two dancing girls.

222. 344 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1267 that Gangamahadevi, queen of Narasimbadeva, provided for the blowing of a conch.

223. 345 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, east and north faces. Records in S. 1263 the gift of an image holding a lamp by Kommidevi for the benefit of her daughter Sitadevi and gift of gold by Gangamahadevi.

224. 346 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the forty-first pillar in the same mantapa, north face. Records in S. 1425, Rudhirodgarin in the reign of the Gajapati king, Pratapa Rudradeva, the gift of an image holding a lamp. [He was the opponent of Krishnadiva Raya of Vijayanagar.]

225. 347 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west and south faces. A record of the Gajapati king Pratapa-Purushottamadeva in S. 1417, Rakshasa, thirty-second year, concerning a gift of land by a merchant from Rangolu. See No. 152 above.

226. 348 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east face. Records the gift of a lamp and ornaments.

227. 349 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east, north, west and south faces. Records in S. 1177 the gift of
  
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Certain land in Ippili, which king Anangabhima (1175-1202) liad previously granted to Brahmanas. See No.176 above.

228. 350 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1177 a gift of land in Ippili.

229. 351 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the forty-second pillar in the same mantapa, west, south and east faces. Records in S. 1193 gift of land by a minister of. Bhanudeva.

230. 352 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the forty-third pillar in the same mantapa, east, north and west faces. Records in S. 1195 the gift of 25 cows for a lamti by Vijayaditya (II), whose father Rajaraja had been minister of Vira-Nrisirmha (I, Ganga king).* He is said to be a descendant of the (Eastern) Chalukya king Vimaladitya and of his son Rajaraja Narendra who ruled at Rajamahendri and who had the Mahabharata translated into Telugu. [The inscription is very important as it confirms the traditions that Nannaya Bhatta first translated the Mahabharata in Rajaraja Narendra's court. See Ep. Ind., V; pp. 32-4. Dr. Hultzsch considers the date, after changing Wednesday into Monday, to be 23rd October, A.D. 1273.]

231. 353 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the forty-fourth pillar in the same mantapa, east and north faces. Records in S. 1197 the gift of a lamp by a minister of Vira-Bhanudeva.

232. 354 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1199 a gift of land. Mentions gold coins of Biragotta. See No. 153 above.

233. 355 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the forty-fifth pillar in the same mantapa, north face. Records in S. 1272, twenty-ninth year of Narasimhadeva, the gift of a lamp by a merchant.

234. 356 of 1896. On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1201, third year of Pratapa-vira Narasimhadeva, the gift of land by a military officer.

(Footnote: *The inscription gives the connection between the descendants o Rajaraja Narendra and the Ganga kings. It gives this genealogy :

							Vimaladitya (1015---22)


							Rajaraja Narendra (1022-63)

								Vijayaditya 1

								Rajaraja
						Vasaal of the Ganga Vira Narasimha 1.

		Vijayaditya II 				Purushattama (S. 1199.--1240).
	
		or Vijayarka.
		(S.1195)			
							Jagannatha or Visvanatha
							(S. 1231) Vassal of Virabhanudava II.	
  
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235. 357 of 1896.--(Telugu.) On the same pillar, south and east faces. Records in S. 1340 gift of land for a lamp.

236. 358 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the forty-sixth pillar in the same mantapa, west and south faces. Records in S. 1267, twenty-second year of Pratapa-vira-Naranarasimhadeva, gift of land. Mentions Chikati.

237. 359 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1199 the gift of 50 ewes for lamp by Purushottamadeva, son of Rajarajadeva and brother of. Vijaya-ditya II, mentioned in No. 230. [See Ep. lad., V, PP. 34-5 and the genealogical tree given as note to No. 230.]

238. 360 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1327 gift of gold for offerings.

239. 361 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the forty-seventh pillar in the same mantapa, west face. Records in S. 1291 gift of land by Harichandana, son of Ramadeva, of the race of the Sun.

240. 362 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in the thirty-third year of Vira-Narasimhadeva gift of land.

241. 363 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the forty-eighth pillar in the same mantapa, west face. Records that in the reign of Vira-Narasimhadeva in S. 1215, eighteenth year, the gift of a lamp was made by an inhabitant of Nagara.

242. 364 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1291 the gift of cows.

243. 365 of 1896. (Telugu.) On, the forty-ninth pillar in the same mantapa, north face. A record of the reign of Pratapavijaya-Purushottamadeva in S. 1392, seventh year, regarding the gift of silver vessels and chamaras by an inhabitant of Palakonda. [According to Hunter Purushottama ruled from 1379 to 1504. He was the man who invaded Conjeeveram and carried away the king's daughter as captive in order to be wedded to Jagannatha's sweeper. See No. 152 above.]

244. 366 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west and south faces. Records in the seventh year of the Gajapati king, Pratapa-Purushottamadeva, in S. 1393, Khara, gift of land by the same person. See No. 243 above.

245. 367 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west, south and east faces. A record of the eighteenth year of Vira-Naranarasimhadeva, S. 1215, Thursday, fullmoon of Rishabha, corresponding, according to Kielhorn, to 21st May, F.D. 1293. Records gift of gold by Naraharitirtha, See No. 168 above and Ep. Ind., VI, pp. 267-8.

246. 368 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the fiftieth pillar in the same mantapa, north face. Records in S. 1393, Khara, the gift of land.
 
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47. 369 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south and east faces. Records in S. )186 (Friday, Kanya Krishna-Trayo-dasi corresponding, according to Kielhorn, to 19th September, A.D. 1264, gift of gold by Naraharitirtha. See Nos. 168 and 245 and .Ep. Ind., VI, p. 266.

248. 370 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, west face. A record in S. 1186, connected with the preceding inscription.

249. 371 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the first pillar in the first row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south .face. Records in S. 1154 gift of a lamp by a merchant.

250. 372 of 1896. (Telugu.) -On the third pillar in the same row, east, north and west faces. Muhammad Quli Padshah (of Golkonda) records in S. 1526, Krodhin, the gift of the village Kerr-num by a feudatory named Asvaraya, who had defeated Mukunda-Bahubalendra, the famous Telugu usurper of the Gajapati sovereignty. See Gt. 764 and Cg. 1175. According to Sterling the usurpation took place in 1550. According to Hunter Mukundadeva ruled from 1551 to 1559.

251. 373 of 1896. On the fourth pillar in the second row , of the same mantapa, south face. A Sanskrit record in S. 1182. (Damaged.)

252. 374 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a slab to the right of the north gate of the same temple. Records in S. 1163 the gift of gold for offerings.

253. 375 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a slab to the right of the north gate of the same temple. A record of Vira-Narasirmhadeva in S. 1204, seventh year. (Now damaged.)

254. 376 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a slab to the right of the north gate of the same temple. A damaged record, dated S. 1170,

255. 377 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On a pillar at the second entrance to the temple from the south. Records in S. 1274, Subhakrit (wrong), that a certain Narasimhabharati made over certain land, which he had received from the king, to his pupils.

256. 378 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the south entrance to the Bhogamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1127 the gift of a lamp.

257. 379 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On a slab to the left of the south entrance to the Bhogamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records the gift of a lamp.

258. 380 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the south entrance to the Bhogamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1035, thirty-eighth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarma-Chodagangadeva (1075-1146), the gift of a lamp.
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259. 381 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same slab, east records in S.1128, eleventh year of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

260. 382 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a slab to the right of the same entrance. Records in S. To (71), ninth year of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

261. 383 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a slab to the right of the same entrance. A record of the Ganga king Anantavarma-Madhukamarnavadeva in S. 1071, fourth year. (A much damaged record.) [See No. 355 below. Madhukamarnava was evidently a surname of Anantavarma. For another surname Jatesvara see No. 329 below.]

262. 384 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a pillar to the left of the, first entrance to the central shrine in the same temple. Records in S. 1074, seventh year of Ganga king Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp. [See No. 355 below.]

263. 385 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a pillar to the left of the first entrance to the central shrine in the same temple. Records in S. 1074, seventh year of Ganga king Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp. [See No. 355 below.]

264. 386 of 1896. (Telugu.), On a pillar to the left of the first entrance to the central shrine in the same temple. Records in S. 1065, sixty-eighth year of Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), the gift of a lamp.

							GOOMSUR TALUK.

							Buguda.

265. The C.P. grant of Madhavarman, Sainyabhita II. A record in Nagari character and Sanskrit language, mentioning the grant of a village in "Gudda " district and opening with the following genealogical account of the donor :

							Pulindasena
							(ruler of Kalinga)

							Sailodbhava
							(real founder of the family).

							Ranabhita.

							Sainyabhita I.

							Yasobhita.

							Sainyabhita II or Madhavavarman.

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people that, on a solar eclipse, he gave the village of Puipina in Kadira Pattaka in Guddavishaya, to the Bhatta Vamana, son of Adityadeva and grandson of Vamana. See Madr. Ep. Rep., 1890 (October, p. 2) and Ep. Ind., Vol. III, 41-6, and Ibid., Vol. VII pp. 100 2, which corrects a mistake in the former.

							Payakirayapuram (Payakarapalli ?).

266. A record of Mukundadeva in Raudri, chaitra-bahula 5, relating that Narayana sur Harichandana gave the village to Godamarti Kurmacharyalu of the Kasyapa-gotra and Kanva Sakha. Lee. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 219-20.

							ICHCHHAPURAM TALUK.

							Brindavana Chandrapur.

267. A C.P. grant of Vira Sri Purushottama Anangabhimadeva Kesari in Sam. 52, Mithuna 5, Ashadhasuddha 7, Friday, to Jogidasa Brahmachari, of the above village. He built a matha there and settled a number of Brahmans each having his share. See Mack. MSS., Bk. XIV (Brown's No. 983 and Oppert's No. 15-6-2).

							Kulamanipuram.

268. A C.P. grant of Gajapati Gauravesvara Karnatakula Badagesvara, Indradyumnavatara, Mahavira Mantrapratapa Sri Vira Visvesvara, in Mesha 18, Vaisakha Suddha, Sunday, lunar eclipse. Records the grant of the above village with the eight kinds of enjoyment to Bandagara Gangaraja of the Kausika-gotra, Rigveda and Kanva Sakha " with the consent of Kula-mani Rajendradeva." Ibid., No. I, pp. 1--3.

269. A grant of Viresvaradeva Maharaya in Samasta 53 (?) Karttika To, Sravana Suddha II, Saturday, to Appikantla Kamayya Bhukta of the Sandilyagotra and Yajurveda. A house and lands were granted, besides lands for other Brahmans with the consent of Srikrishnachandra Rajendradeva. Ibid.

270. Another rant of the same king in Samasta 55 (?), in Dhanus 27, Pushya Suddha 11, Sunday, to Visvavadhani Sarvannabhattulu with the consent of the same chief. Ibid.

271. A grant of the same king in Samasta 88 (1), Mithuna 20, to Mallesvara Bhatta, He was given lands in various villages with the consent of the same chief. Ibid.

272. Another grant of the same king in year 39 in Simha 21 to Amalesvara Bhatta with the consent of Kulamani Rajendradeva. Ibid.

273. Records that Sri-Pitambhara Dharendradeva gave in Samasta 12 year (?), Kumbha 20, Phalguna Bahula 6, Friday, two villages to Jagannathabhatta and Subramanya Bhatta. ibid.
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							Lokonadhcpuram (Lokanathapuram).

274. A grant of Mukundadeva in Samasta. 27, in Mesha 16, Vaisakha-amavasya, Sunday, solar eclipse to Gurukadhipati Gosayi for living there and blessing him and. his people. The village was divided into six parts and allotted to six people. "The consent of Lokanatha Ravutta Garu." Ibid.

							Muktapuram.

275. A grant of Mukundadeva in Samasta 4 ? Minam 30, Chaitra Suddha 15, Sunday, to Harisevakhawantraraya, of the Bharadvajagotra and Rigveda. The gift was really made by, Muktamala Sripatamahadevi, the queen. The village was given for a Srotriyam rent of 8 rupees. Ibid.

							Birojogonathopur.

276. A record of Virakesvara Maharaja in Samasta 12, Mesham 20, Vaisakha Suddha 8, Friday. Records gift of the village to Raghunatha Santaraya Mahapatra by Aragada Rajyadhipati Jagannatha Harichandana, Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 250-51. 

							Boghadi Madhusudanapuram.

277. A record of Virakesvaradeva in year 25, Karkataka Sravana Suddha 15, Saturday, lunar eclipse, relating that the Aragada Rajyadhipati Madhusudana Harichandana Jagadeva gave the village of Bogada in his name to its people. See Ibid., pp. 238 42.

							Bono Raghunathapuram.

278. A record of Sri Ramachandradeva Maharaja in Samasta 4, Kumbha 20, Chaittra bahula 2, Friday, giving to a , Paramaguru the title-deed of the village. See Ibid. pp. 246-48.

							Chondromadeipur (Chandramadevipuram).

279. Records in the reign of Virakesvaradeva in year II, Mesha 20, Vaisakha bahula 30, Monday, solar eclipse, that the Aragada Rajyadhipati Jagannatha Harichandana gave the village to Nandadasa and people. Ibid., p. 243.

							Chodiapoda Krustnodasopur (Chadavada alias Krishnadasapura).

280. A record of Purushottamadeva Maharaya, in year 5, Mesham 30, Vaisakha Suddha 15, Wednesday, lunar eclipse, relating gift of the village to Chandrasekhara Paramaguru and people with the consent of the Aragada Rajyadhipati Krishna Nissankagaru. Ibid., pp. 230-32,

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							Chhochina Jagannathapur (Chabinna Jagannathapur).

281. Records that in the fifth year of Virakesvaradeva, in Vrischika .19, Margasira-bahula 30, Monday, a Drkshita who was the son of Govindaratha Gosayi and grandson of Srinivasa ratha Dikshita gave 100 Bharanas to Vasuratha Raju Guru with the consent of Aragada Rajyadhipati Sri Jagannatha Harichandana Jagadevagaru, Loc. Rec., Vol, 59, pp. 222-26.

							Chondi Ramochondropur (Tsundi Ramachandrapuram).

282. A record of Dibba Singadeva Maharaja in Samasta 5, Makaram 29, Maghasuddha 15, Wednesday, lunar eclipse, relating the gift of the village to Guru Santarayadu and other people. Ibid., pp. 226-7.

							Gowradeipur (Gauridevipuram).

283. A record of the Aragada Rajyadhipati Ramachandra Maharaja in Samasta 5. Karkataka 30, Sravanabahula 5, Wednesday. Records that he gave the village to Vasurathagaru and people in twelve parts. Ibid., pp. 244-5.

							Jemadeipur (.Jamadayipuram).

284. A record of Divya singadeva Maharaya in year 9, Tula 15, Karttikabahula 15, Saturday. Records that the Aragada Rajyadhipati Ramachandra Harichandana Jagadeva gave the village to Vanamali Satavastugaru and people. Ibid., pp. 245-6.

							Nenli Srinivasapur.

285. A record of Ramachandradeva Maharaja in year 5,. Tula 17, Karttikabahula 30, Monday, recording gift of the village to Srinivasaratha Dikshita and people by Aragada Rajyadhipati Dhananjaya Harichandana deva. Ibid., pp. 252-3.

							Nunighati Gopinathapuram.

286. Records that Gopinathadeva Maharaja gave in year II, Mesha 13, Vaisakhabahula 30, Monday, solar eclipse, lands to Dhananjaya Nedinanta Rao for effecting his cure from paleness. Ibid., pp. 234-5.

							Pranadevipuram (Pranodeipur).

287. A record of Sri Virakesvara Maharaya in year 5, Makara 3, Pushyasuddha 15, lunar eclipse, recording gift to Dharma Paramaguru with the consent of Pranadevi Santanagari, Ibid., PP. 235-7.
 
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							Santarapuru.

88. A record of Virasri Ramachandradeva Maharaja in Samasta 11, Vrishabha 25, Jyeshthasuddha 3, Wednesday, relating gift to Vasuvatharaja Guru Mahapatra and others of the village of Santarapuru with the consent of Aragada Rajyadhipati Raghunatha Harisyandana Jagadeva. Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 260-2.

							Sanyo Ramachandrapuram.

289. A record of the second year of Narasimhadeva, Maharaya, Mesham 2, Vaisakha-Suddha 10, Tuesday, granting the village, for the donor's long life, to Dhaniratha Garu and others. See Aid., pp. 249-50.

							PARLAKIMEDI TALUK.

							Achyutapuram.

290. The Achyutapuram plates of Indravarman I," so called because the plates were in the hands of a resident of Achyutapuram near Mukhalingam. Records a gift of land made at Kalinganagara by the Kalinga-Ganga king Indravarma alias Rajasimha during the sun's progress to the north, on the new moon of Chaittra, in the eighty-seventh year of the dynasty. The object of the grant was a field in the village of Siddhartaka in the District of Varahavartini and it was given to a Brahman of the Chandogya school, with the privilege of using the Rajatataka (king's tank) for irrigation. See Ep. Ind., Vol. III, pp. 127---30, where Dr. Hultzsch edits it. He believes that the king of this record is Indravarman I alias Rajasimha, whose inscription is published by Dr. Fleet in Ind. Antq., Vol. XIV, pp. 131 f.]

							Mukhalingam.

This village has been identified by Mr. G. V. Ramamurti with Kalinganagara, the capital of the Ganga kings of Kalinga. See Madras Journal, 1889-94, p. 68. He shows 'that the two temples of Mukhalingesvara arid Bhimesvara formerly bore the names of Madhukesvara and Aniyanka--Bhimesvara, that the former was founded by the Ganga Kamarnava II and the latter by Vajrahasta II. See Ep. Ind., Vol. IV, No. 24.

291. 140 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a pillar to the left of the entrance to the. central shrine of the Mukhalingesvara temple. A Telugu record of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), dated in S. 1024, twenty-eighth year. Mentions his E. Chalukya contemporary Vira-Chodadeva. [Anantavarma came to the throne in A.D. 1075. He reigned for 72 years.]

292. 141 of 1896.-- (Uriya.) On a pillar to the right of the same entrance, north face. A record of the Gajapati king Pratapa Kapilesvaradeva (1452---79). See Antiquities, II, p. 207 and No. 162 above.
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293. 142 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1056 the gift of a lamp.

294. 143 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east, face. Records in S. 1049, fifty-third year of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) the gift of a lamp.

295. 144 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1049, fifty-third year of the Ganga king, Sodagangadeva the gift of a lamp.

296. 145 of 1896. On the same pillar, east face. A damaged record in Nagari, of the Ganga king Anantavarman alias Chodagangadeva (1075-1146).

297. 146 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1030, in Sanskrit and Telugu, the gift of a lamp by Somalamahadevi, queen of the Ganga king.

298. 147 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the first pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) records the gift of a lamp.

299. 148 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the first pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face, Dated in the reign of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146). Records the gift of two lamps by an inhabitant of Bikkivrolu.

300. 149 of 1896, (Telugu.) On the first pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1054, fifty-eighth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva the gift of a lamp. Mentions Choda-gangadeva.

301. 150 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the first pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1059, the gift of a lamp by Dandanayaka.

302. 151 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1050, fifty-fourth year of the Ganga king, Choda-Gangadeva (1075--1146) the gift of a lamp.

303. 152 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1047, fiftieth year of the Ganga king, Chodaganga deva (10757-1146) the gift of a lamp.

304. 153 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. A record of the reign of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075---1146). Records in S. 1055, his fifty-ninth year, the gift of a. lamp by the wife of Chodagangadeva's younger brother.

305. 154 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. A record o; the Ganga king. Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) in S. 1056.

306. 155 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in fifty-seventh year (of the same king) the gift of a lamp. (Beginning lost.)
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307. 156 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1051 (1075-1146) fifty-fifth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

308. 157 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. The Ganga king, Chodagangadeva, records the gift of a lamp. (Date doubtful.)

309. 158 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, south face. Records in S. 1042 the gift of a lamp by a Brahmana.

310. 159 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. A record of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) alias Chodagangadeva in S. 1033, thirty-seventh year. (End built in.)

311. 160 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), records in S. 1052 the gift of a lamp.

312. 161 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1048 the gift of a lamp.

313. 162 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1047, fifty-first year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

314. 163 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the  same pillar, west face. Records in the thirty-seventh year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

315. 164 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1062, sixty-fifth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), the gift of a lamp.

316. 165 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1053, fifty-seventh year of the Ganga king, Chodagangadeva (1075--1146), the gift of a lamp.

317. 166 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1048, fifty-third year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1o75-11461, the gift of a lamp. [The inscription shows that the king ascended the throne or became co-regent in S. 985, i.e., three years earlier than the date given. in his copper-plate grant.]

318. 167 of 1896.(Telugu.) On the second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1020, twenty-third.. year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075--1146), the gift of a lamp.

319. 168 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1054 the gift of a lamp.
 
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320. 169 of 1895., (Sanskrit.) On the second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face, Records in S. 1055 the gift of a lamp by a superintendent of salt mines and minister of Vikrama-Ganga to the temple of Madhukesvara at Kalingavaninagara. See note to the next epigraph.

321. 170 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamaptapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1068 the gift of lamp by another minister of Vikramaganga to the temple of Madhukesvara at Kalingadesanagara [Vikramaganga was evidently a contemporary of Anantavarma.)

322. 171 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records the gift of a lamp. (Beginning built in.)

323. 172 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar east face. Records in S. 1045 ? the gift of a lamp ; mentions Chodaganga.

324. 173, of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1043, forty-fifth year, in the reign of the Ganga king. Chodagangadeva (1045-1146), the gift of a lamp.

325. 174 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in the fifty-ninth year of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), the gift of a lamp.

326. 175 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in the fifty-eighth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

327. 176 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in S. 1061, the gift of a lamp.

328. 177 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records in the forty-ninth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) in S. 1045, the gift of a lamp.

329. 178 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. A record of Jatesvaradeva, dated in S. 1070, third year, about the gift of a lamp. [Jatesvara was apparently the surname of that Anantavarma who succeeded Chedaganga in 1146.

330. 179 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, west face. A record of S. 1062. (Much damaged.)

331. 180 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, south face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, records in S. 1109, twenty-second year, a gift of land by the mandalika Purushottama.

332. 181 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records the gift of a lamp by the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva.

333. 182 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), records in his seventy-third year the gift of a lamp.
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334. 183 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075---1146), records the gift of a lamp. (Date doubtful.)

335. 184 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu!) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1041 the gift of a lamp by a minister of Chodaganga (1075-1146).

336. 185 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. Records in S. 1055, fifty-ninth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), the gift of land in Varahavartani.

337. 186 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, north face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (10751146), records the gift of a lamp.

338. 187 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same east face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), records in S. 1056, fifty-ninth year, the gift of a lamp.

339. 188 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar east face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, records in his fifty-ninth year the gift of a lamp.

340. 189 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1056, fifty-eighth year of Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp by a writer from Arasavilli.

341. 190 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east face. Records the gift of a lamp by a merchant.

342. 191 of 1896. (Telugu,) On the same pillar, west face. Records in the ninth year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp by an officer.

343. 192 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the fourth pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, west face. A record of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva. (Damaged.)

344. 193 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the fourth pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, west face. Records in S. 1058, sixty-first year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

345. 194 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, west face. Records, in the fifty-seventh year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

346. 195 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same, pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, west face. The &a:6ga king, Anantavarmadeva, records the gift of a lamp.
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347. 196 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1063, the gift of land in Varahavartani by a military officer.

348. 197 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S.1062 the gift of a lamp.

349. 198 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1064 the gift of a lamp.

350. 199 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1064, sixty-eighth year of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), the gift of a lamp.

351. 200 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, north face. Records in S. 1065 the gift of land.

352. 201 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the fourth pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1060, sixty-third year of the Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp.

353. 202 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the fourth pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1057 the gift of lamp.

354. 203 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the fourth pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face, Records in S. 1062 the gift of a lamp by the queen of Gangesvaradeva.

355. 204 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, records in. S. 1070, third year, the gift of a lamp. This king, points out Dr. Hultzsch, must have been the successor of Anantavarman Chodaganga who ruled for seventy-two years till S. 1069. See Nos. 261 and 329 above.

356. 205 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the same pillar; west face. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146), records in S. 1060, sixty-fourth year, the gift of a lamp.

357. 206 of 1896,-- (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1050 the gift of a lamp.

358. 207 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the third pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records the gift of a lamp.

359. 208 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the third pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1015 the gift of a lamp by a minister of Chedaganga (1075--1146).

360. 209 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. A. record in S. 1244.
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361. 210 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the third pillar in the left row the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1032 the gift of a lamp by Lakshmi, queen of a Ganga king (Anantavarman).

362. 211 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the third pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1035 the gift of a lamp by Prithivimahadevi, another queen of Chodaganga (1075-1146).

363. 212 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the third pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1054, the gift of bells, etc.

364. 213 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. The Ganga king, Chodagangadeva (1075-1146) records in S. 1055 the gift of a lamp.

365. 214 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in the reign of the Ganga king, Chodagangadeva, in 5. 1089, the gift of a lamp by a dancing girl.

366. 215 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1035 gift of a lamp by a queen of Chodaganga (1075 1146).

367. 216 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1100 ? the gift of a lamp to the temple of ,Madhukesa on the bank of the Vamsadhara,

368, 217 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1215, the gift of a lamp.

369. 218 of 1896.--- (Telugu.) On the same pillar, west face. Records the gift of a lamp.

370. 219 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. The Ganga king, Chodagangadeva (1075--1146), records in S. 1057, fifty-ninth year, the gift of a lamp.

371. 220 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. The Ganga king, Chodagangadeva (1075-1146) records in S. 1053, fifty-seventh year, the gift of a lamp; mentions Varahavartani.

372. 221 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records in S. 1045, forty-eighth year of the Ganga king, Chodagangadeva (1075-1146), the gift of a lamp by a military officer.

373. 222 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the second pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) records in S. 1046, forty-ninth year, the gift of a lamp.
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374. 223 of 1890. (Telugu,) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1047, the gift of a lamp by a servant of Vira Chodadeva, the E. Chalukyan.

375. 224 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. The Ganga king Chodagangadeva (1075-1146) records in S. 1045, forty-ninth year, the gift of a lamp.

376. 225 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. A record of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) in his forty-fifth year. (End obliterated.)

377. 226 of 1896.-- On the same pillar, east face. A damaged record in Telugu.

378. 227 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the first pillar in the left row of the Asthamantapa in the same temple, south face. Records S. 1066, the gift. of a lamp by a military officer.

379. 228 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the first pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south, face. Records in S. 1053, the gift of lamp to the temple of Madhukesvara in Kalingadeganagara by a servant of the Chalukya-Ganga king.

380. 229 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the first pillar in the left row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, south face. The Ganga king Chodagangadeva (1075-1146) records in S. 1053, fifty-seventh year, the gift of a lamp.

381. 230 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the same pillar, east face. Records in S. 1052, the gift of a lamp by a minister of Chodaganga and inhabitant of Daksharama to the temple of Madhu-ke4vara at Trikalingavaninagara.

382. 231 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) records in his fifty-third year, the gift of a lamp.

383. 232 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. A record of the Ganga king Anantavarmadeva in his fifty-eighth year. (Damaged.)

384. 233 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same pillar, east face. A record of S. 1291. (Damaged.)

385. 234 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) Left of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. The Ganga king Chodagangadeva (1075-1146) records in S. 1043, forty-fifth year, the gift of a lamp.

386. 235 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) Left of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1015. the gift of a lamp by a military officer.

387. 236 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) Right of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. The Ganga king Atlanta-varrryid3va (10757-1146) records in S. 1061, sixty-fourth year, the gift of a lamp.
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388. 237 of 1896, (Sanskrit and Telugu.) Right of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1013 the gift of a lamp to the temple of Madhukesvara at Gokarna.

389. 238 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the left door-pillar of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1077, the gift of a lamp.

390. 239 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the left door-pillar of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1064, the gift of a lamp by Umavallabha, the son of the Ganga king.

391. 240 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the left door-pillar of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in .S. 1065 the gift of a lamp.

392. 241 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the left door-pillar of the entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple, Records in S. 1067, the gift of a lamp.

393. 242 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the right door-pillar of the same entrance. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva records in S. 1097, the gift of a lamp.

394. 243 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the right door-pillar of the same entrance. Records in S.1035, the gift of a lamp.

395. 244 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the second entrance into the same temple, west face. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1075-1146) records in S. 1005, eighth year, the gift of a lamp.

396. 245 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the second entrance into the same temple, west face. Records yin S. 1014, the gift of a lamp.

397. 246 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the same slab, north face. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva, records in S. 1004, eighth year, the gift of a lamp.

398. 247 of 1896. On a slab to the right of the same entrance. A record in Uriya.

399. 248 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On a slab to the left of the main entrance into the same temple. Records in. S. 990 the gift by the queen of Vajrahasta, who was the daughter of a Haihaya king. [Vajrahasta was the grandfather of Anantavarma].

400. 249 of 1896. (Sanskrit, Nagari.) On a slab to the right of the same entrance. Records in the thirty-ninth year of the Ganga king Anantavarrna-Vajrahastadeva, the gift of a lamp. by the wife of a military officer.

401. 250 of .1896. (Telugu.) On the south wall of the Kubera shrine in the same temple. A record of the Ganga king
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402. 251 of 1896.(Sanskrit.) on the east wall of the same shrine. Records in S. 1002, the gift of a lamp.

403. 252 of 1896. (Telugu in old archaic characters.) On the south wall of the Vayudeva shrine in the same temple. Mention Samsarabhitadeva.

404. 253 of 1896. On the east wall of the same shrine. A Telugu record in old archaic characters.

405. 254 of 1896. (Telugu.) Left of the southern entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records the gift of a lamp.

406. 255 of 1896. (Telugu.) Left of the southern entrance, into the Asthanatmantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1100, the gift of a lamp.

407. 256 of 1896. (Telugu.) Right of the same entrance. Records in S. 1078, the gift of a lamp.

408. 257 of 1896. On a slab in the Nrisimhasvami Matha at Mukhalingam, A Nagari record of Anantavarma-Vajrahastadeva of the Ganga dynasty, dated thirty-second year. (Damaged.)

409. 258 of 1896. (Telugu.) Left of the east entrance into the Bhimesvara temple at Mukhalingam. Records in S. 1107, the gift of a lamp to the temple of Aniyankabhimesvara.

410. 259 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) Right of the same entrance. Records in S. 1064, sixty-seventh year of Anantavarmadeva, the gift of a lamp to the same temple by a writer from Ippili.

411. 260 of 1896, (Telugu.) Right of the same entrance. Records in S.1014, the gift of a lamp to the same temple.

412. 261 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1062, the gift of a lamp to the same temple by a military officer.

413. 262 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1065, the gift of a lamp to the same temple.

414. 263 of 1896.-- (Sanskrit.) On the third pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. Records in S. 1065, the gift of a lamp to the same temple.

415. 264 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) On the second pillar in the right row of the Asthanamantapa in the 'same temple. Records in S. 1062, the gift of a lamp to the same temple.

416. 265 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the southern entrance into the Asthanamantapa in the same temple. The Ganga king Anantavarmadeva (1165?) records in S. 1110, twenty-third year, the gift of a land to the same temple.
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417. 266 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a slab to the right of e entrance This Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva (apparently different from his namesake in No. 416) records in S. 1093, third year, the gift of a land to the same temple.

418. 267 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On the south face of No. 416. Records in S. 991, the gift of a lamp to the same temple.

419: 268 of 1896. (Telugu.) On the west face of No. 416. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, records the gift of a lamp to the same temple by an inhabitant of Dirgasi.

420. 269 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the second entrance into the central shrine of the same temple. The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, the successor of Anantavarma Chodaganga.(1075II46) records in S. 1070, third year, the gift of a lamp to the same temple. See No. 355 above.

421. 270 of 1896. (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the second entrance into the central shrine of the same temple.: The Ganga king, Anantavarmadeva, records. in S. 1077, tenth year, :the gift of a lamp to the same temple. (The king was the successor of Chodaganga who ruled from 1075 to 1146. See No. 355 above.)

							Parlakimedi.

422. A C.P. grant of the reign of a Ganga king, Vajrahasta (similar to the grants of the Ganga kings Indravarman, Devendravarman and Satyavarman). Records that while he was residing at Kalinganagara, his minister (?) Daraparaja, son of Chola Kamadhiraja and regent of "the five districts (Pancha-vishaya), issued an order to the cultivators and householders (kutumbis) of Lanka-kona to the effect that, on the occasion of his daughter's marriage, he gave away the village of Hossandi to a soldier who is said to be an ornament of the Naggari Saluki family. [Dr. Kielhorn would assign the inscription on palaeographical grounds to the eleventh century, to Vajrahasta V (Circa 1035-70), " the grandfather of Anantavarman Choda Ganga who was anointed king on the 17th February A.D. 1078." See Ep. Ind., Vol. III, pp. 220-224 and Gj. 143-A above.

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							(Mandasa Zamindari.)

							Mahendragiri.*

The Gokarnesvara temple at the top of the hill was sacred to the early Ganga kings of Kalinga. Besides this there are the two temples of Yudhishthira and Bhima.

(Footnote: *This historic place is situated 32 miles south-west of Berhampur and 4 miles off Harivaram in Mandasa Zamindari in Sompeta taluk. For the temples, the cairn-like huts and other antiquities of the place see Antiquities;pp. 5-6.)
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423. 394 of 1896. (Sanskrit and Telugu.) On a slab to the right of the entrance to the Kunti shrine in the Gokarnesvara temple. Records in S. 1045 the gift of a lamp to the temple of Mahendresvara.

424. 395 of 1896.-- (Telugu.) On a slab to the left of the same entrance. A record of the Ganga king, Anantavarma-Chodagangadeva in S. 1055, sixtieth year. Details the gift of a lamp by an inhabitant of Arasavilli to the temple of Gokarnesvara on the Mahendra hill.

425. 396 of 1896. (Sanskrit.) At the entrance to the Yudhis-thira temple on Mahendragiri. .A record of the Chola king Rajendra Chola saying that after defeating his brother-in-law Vimaladitya (1015-22),he set up a pillar of victory on the Mahendra mountain. Emblems of the Chola and the Pandyan feudatory (i.e., the tiger and two fishes) are engraved below the inscription.

426. 397 of 1896. (Tamil.) .On three stones lying near the Kunti shrine on Mahendragiri. A record of the Chola king Rajendra Chola. Tamil version of the preceding inscription.

							TEKKALI TALUK.

							Gadavaripuram.

427. A record of the third year of Sri Mukunda deva, Raudri, Chaittra Suddha 15th Wednesday, lunar eclipse. Records that Sri Narayana Harichandana Devagaru gave the village of Godavaripuram as Srotriyam to Kamalalochanabhattamisra. of Kanva Sakha and Lohitayanatasagotra. Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 218.--9.

							Sivaramapuram.

428. A record of Sri Mukunda deva in year 23, Bhava, Magha Suddha 12, Tuesday, relating that Sri Narayana sur Harischandra deva  gave the village to Visvanapalli Hanuman Bhatlu of Kaundinya Gotra and Yajus-Sakha as a- Srotriyam. Loc. Rec., Vol. 59, pp. 215-6.
