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SOUTH INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
VOLUME XVII
INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING 1903 - 1904
Cholas
Rajaraja I
No. 209.
(A. R. No.
187-A of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the north base of the mandapa in front of the
central shrine in the Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajaraja I
This inscription begins with the prasasti Tirumagalpola,
etc., of Rajrajra I. The date portion,
however, has been lost.
It seems to mention the setting up of an image for the sribali
procession by ………….. Vanni Kunran Kumara[n].
No. 222.
(A. R. No.
200 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south base of the ruined Siva shrine within the
Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajaraja I. Year 16
: 1000-01 A.D.
This incomplete record commences with the prasasti,
Tirumagal pola, etc., of the king. The donor Sembiyan-madeviyar is mentioned here as the queen of
Gandaradittadeva and the mother of Uttamachola. This queen, who, it is stated, built this temple called Sivalokam
at Tiruvakkarai in stone also figures as the builder of the temple at Tiruvarur
(vide No. 617 below).
This records the grant of the village Manali in Anmur-nadu
in Oyma-nadu, as devadana for god Paramasvamigal at Sivalokam, the stone
temple built by Sembiyan mahadeviyar. The amount to be paid by the residents of Manali to the temple both in
kind and in cash towards every item of provisions for worship, offerings and
other connected services is given in elaborate detail.
No. 232.
(A. R. No.
210 of 1904).
Melsevur, Gingee Taluk, South Arcot
District.
On the south wall of the central shrine in the
Vrishabhapurisvara temple.
Rajaraja I. Year 26 : 1010 – 11 A.D.
This inscription contains portions of the prasasti,
Tirumagal pola etc., Rajaraja I.
It seems to record an endowment of sheep for a perpetual lamp by a vaniyan of
Tanjavur. It also seems to record
another endowment for a perpetual lamp.
No. 234.
(A. R. No.
212 of 1904).
Melsevur, Gingee Taluk, South Arcot
District.
On the north wall of the central shrine in the
Vrishabhapurisvara temple.
Rajaraja I . Year 23
: 1007- 08 A.D.
This inscription commences with the prasasti, Tirumagal
pola etc., of Rajaraja I.
It records the arrangement made for the distribution of
wages to the various servants in the temple of god Tiruttantonri-Mahadeva in
the eastern division of Singapura-nadu maintained by the kattar (?) of Puduppadi-kkalleri alias
Iravikula manikkapuram, by Valivalangilan Velan Suriyan alias
Sundara-sola Muvendavelan.
No. 235.
(A. R. No.
213 of 1904).
Melsevur, Gingee Taluk, South Arcot
District.
On the north wall of the central shrine in the
Vrishabhapurisvara temple.
Rajaraja I. Year 24 : 1008- 09 – 11 A.D.
This inscription commences with the prasasti, Tirumagal
pola, etc., of the king.
It seems to record the assignment of paddy measured out by
merchants of the village and merchants that come from outside as their
contribution to the levies called kolalavu, kal and sirruratchi collected in the village Puduppadikkalleri alias
Iravi kulamanikkapuram, a part of Sevur for burning two lamps to god
Tiruttanronri-udaiyar. A share of the
contribution is stated to be allotted for the maintenance of the temple
servants and the members of the matha attached to the temple.
No. 238.
(A. R. No.
216 of 1904).
Melsevur, Gingee Taluk, South Arcot
District.
On the south wall of the mandapa in front of the
central shrine
in the Vrishabhapurisvara temple. Rajaraja I. Year 22 : 1006- 07 A.D.
This inscription commences with the prasasti, Tirumagal
pola, etc., of Rajaraja I.
It records the setting up of the image of Uma-Bhattaraki for
god Adavallar, by Vanna[kkan Aiya]ran alias Chittirayali, a member of
the corps called Jananathatterinja-valangai Velaikkarar, in the army of Sri
Rajarajadeva, and a Vellala resident in Ravikulamanikkapuram, in the eastern
division of Singapura-nadu.
No. 243.
(A. R. No.
221 of 1904).
Melsevur, Gingee Taluk, South Arcot
District.
On the north base of the mandapa in front of the
central shrine
in the vrishabhapurisvara temple. Rajaraja I. Year 18
: 1002 – 03 A.D.
This inscription commences with the prasasti, Tirumagal
pola etc., of the king.
This records that on representations made by the authorities
of the temple of Tiruttanronrippiran in the eastern division of Singapura-nadu,
Arulmoli-Muvendavelar, an officer who was conducting enquiries about the
condition of villages from Perumandai in Perumandai-nadu in Venkunra-kkottam,
made over the lands in Perungulattur and Puduppadikkallerikkulangarai to them
towards worship and various other offerings. It was stipulated that the paddy collected as vadakkadan from the lands according to the melvaram should be spent for the various items
elaborately specified in the record.
No. 300.
(A. R. No.
272 of 1904).
Yogimallavaram, Puttur Taluk,
Chittoor District.
On a pillar built into the wall of a mandapa in
the south-east
corner of Parasaresvara temple. Rajaraja I (?) Year 23 : 1008 A.D.
This inscription seems to record the gift of gold on the 80th
day of the 23rd year of Rajaraja I, referred to in No. 297 above as
the subject to a dispute between the sabha of Tiruchchukanur, and the tanattar
of the temple. The donor Namban Kuttadi alias Jayangonda-Solamarayan was a general of Rajaraja I.
This is a record of a gift of gold weighed by Danmakattalaikkal
by Namban Kuttadi alias Jayangondasola Brahmamarayan.
No. 313.
(A. R. No. 284 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the south wall of the
central shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajaraja I. year 27 : 1011 – 12 A. D.
This record commences with the
verse “Etad-visvanripa-sreni”, etc., and the prasasti “Tirumagal
pola”, etc. It seems to record the gift by the king, of a gold plate (?)
which is stated to have been brought by Adigal Nakkan, a senior officer
(perundanam) of the king and the kilan of Tiruniyamam in
Kilar-kkurram in Rajasraya-valanadu and his servant. It also gives a list of a number of other officials among whom is
mentioned Murkkan Pandi, the kilan of Urappannur in the services of (panimagan)
a sirudanam officer of the king
who is stated to be the srikaryam officer of this god.
No. 322.
(A. R. No. 293 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the north, east and south
bases of the central shrine in
the Kalahastisvara temple. Rajaraja I. Year 27 : 1011 – 12 A. D.
This records a gift of 32 cows
for burning a perpetual lamp to the deity Tirukkalatti-mahadeva by Vannakkan .
. . . . . . . . a merchant of Lokamahadevipuram alias Karaivalippettai of Perumbanappadi. The cows were taken over by manradi
(shepherd) Eran Kalan of Marappakkam in damar-kottam and seems to record
another provision (details lost) made for burning a lamp by Damodaran Mamoli alias
Tirukkalatti Nambi of Irayur in Panaiyur-nadu, a division of . . . . . . .
. . . .. sikhamani-valanadu.
No. 323.
(A. R. No. 294 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the north, east and south
bases of the central shrine in
the Kalahastisvara temple. Rajaraja I. year 16 : 1000 – 01 a. D.
This commences with the prasasti,
Tirumagalpola etc., and stops abruptly after mentioning Solavelar, who was
holding the office of Dandanayakkam.
No. 327.
(A. R. No. 298 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the north, east and south
bases of the central shrine in
Kalahastisvara temple. Rajaraja I. year 24 : 1008 – 9 A. D.
This inscription begins with
the prasasti “Tirumagal pola” etc., and records the gift of 14 ¾ kalanju
and one kunri of gold to the priests of the sanctum sanctorum (tiruvunnaligai-pperumakkal)
of the temple of Tirukkalattideva for cleaning and decorating the premises in
the shrine of Manikengai Madevar with the annual interest of 2 kalanu,
4 manjadi and one pilavu on the endowed amount
at the rate of 1 pilavu per kalanju per month
by Taniyal-angadiyan Ilanjingasetti, the kilan of Nagimangalam. The duties of worship in this shrine were exclusively enjoined on
the priests of the temple of Tirukkalatti-mahadeva.
No. 328.
(A. R. No. 299 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the north, east and south bases
of the central shrine
in the Kalahastisvara temple. Rajaraja I. year 27 : 1012 A. D.
This records that
Vaippur-udaiyan Adiyan Puyangan, the kankani officer of Arrur-nadu and
other divisions included in it, having enquired of the upasakas of
Arrur-nadu about their arrears in ghee and curd supplied to the temple of
Tiruhkalattimahadeva, short of the stipulated amount as per terms of the
endowment of 15 cows made by Sola-velan in the 16th regnal year of
the king (1001 A.D.) and the total default in the supply of ghee and curd as
per terms of another endowment of five cows, one each by Karupparudaiyan, his
brother Pandari, his mother Porri, Tondaimanar alias Kavira Pidaran and
Vayirameghan Vilupparaiyan, a merchant of Mummudisolapura, made in the 23rd
regnal year of the king (1008 A.D.), they (the upasakas) seem to have
agreed to pay a cash compensation of 24 kalanju and 2 ma towards
the unmerited quantities of 15 kalam of ghee and 44 kalam and 2 tuni
of curd computed from the date of the respective endowments up to 161st
day of the 27th year of the king’s reign. The further details of the record are lost.
No. 339.
(A. R. No. 310 of
1904).
Tirugokarnam,
near Pudukkottai, Tiruchirappalli District.
On the south wall of the
rock-cut central shrine in the Gokarnesvara temple.
Rajaraja I year 13 : 997 – 98
A. D.
This records that the lands
belong to the Madevar at Sri Gokarnam were made tax-free by the nattar,
who received a lump sum of 20 kasu and an annual grant of 5 kasu
from Adambarudaiyan Velan Kari of Pambur-nadu.
No. 442.
(A. R. No.
412 of 1904).
Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli
Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District.
On the third pillar in the outer row of pillars in the upper
rock-cut cave.
Rajaraja I. year 16
: 1000 – 01 A. D.
This inscription commences with the prasati Tirumagal
pola etc., of Rajaraja I.
It records a sale of land situated in Alangudi in
Vilattur-nadu, a devadana to Kamban Maniyan alias Vikramasinga Muvenda-velan, the kilavan
of Suralur in Suralur-kurram, receiving 5 kalanju by the Patipadamula-ppattudai-ppanchacharya
devakanmis of the temple of Tirubhuvanapati in Sirrambal – Tiruchchirappalli in Uraiyur-kurram and the urar
of Sirrambal. The kilavan of
Suralur was to reclaim the land and his contribution along with the 5 kalanju,
the price of the land deposited in the temple treasury was to be utilized for
feeding Brahmanas and Sivayogis on all the nine days of the Chittirai festival.
No. 468.
(A. R. No.
437 of 1904).
Vedaranyam, Tirutturaippundi Taluk,
Tanjore District.
On another pillar in the mandapa in front of the
central shrine in
the Vedaranyesvara temple.
Rajaraja I. year 15
: 999 – 1000 A. D.
This inscription begins with the prasasti Tirumagalapola
etc.,
It records the gift of 90 sheep for a perpetual lamp, to be
burnt with one ulakku of ghee, measured by the kana-nali, by
Sikarudaiyan Tittai Maran of Puliyur-nadu to the god Tirumaraikkattalvar.
No. 470.
(A. R. No. 439 of 1904).
Vedaranyam, Tirutturaippundi Taluk,
Tanjore District.
On another pillar within the mandapa in front of the
central
shrine in the Vedaranyesvara temple.
Rajaraja I Year 22 : 1006 – 07 A. D.
This begins with the prasasti commencing with “Tirumagal
pola” etc.,
This records the gift of 10 veli of land by purchase from the sabha of [Ku]dikia-chaturvedimangalam alias
Iraiyanmangalam for 20 kasu by Viliyur-udaiyan Achchan Pirammadamallan,
a merchant of periyavangadi (big bazaar) at Tanjavur for performing the pithu
puja and other rituals to the deity Tirumaraikkad-udaiyar for the merit of
Tayan Achchan, Achchan Tayan, his own elder brother and his younger brothers.
The members of the sabha of Iraiyamangalam made the
10 veli of land free of taxes like irai, echchoru, vettivedinai
and others collected by the king, in lieu of 10 kasu, the remainder
being the cost of land.
No. 471.
(A. R. No.
440 of 1904).
Vedaranyam, Tirutturaippundi Taluk,
Tanjore District.
On another pillar in the mandapa, in
front of the central
shrine in the Vedaranyesvara temple.
Rajaraja I. year 6 :
990 – 91 A. D.
This records the gift of 90 sheep for a perpetual lamp to
the deity Tirumaraikkattu Mahadeva, by Naranan Sattan, a vellala of
Eyinanur.
No. 492.
(A. R. No.
461 of 1904).
Vedaranyam, Tirutturaippundi Taluk,
Tanjore District.
On a pillar in the mandapa in front of the Tyagaraja
shrine in the
Vedaranyesvara temple.
Rajaraja I. Year 16,
day 36 : 1000 A. D.
This records that Rajarajavajya(for vadya)marayar
enquired into the previous cash endowments to the temple and provided for an
endowment of 10 kasu for bathing the god with 108 kalasas on the
day of Sadaiyam, the birth-day asterism of the king.
No. 493.
(A. R. No.
462 of 1904).
Vedaranyam, Tirutturaippundi Taluk,
Tanjore District.
On a pillar in the mandapa of the Tyagaraja shrine in
the
Vedaranyesvara temple.
Rajaraja I. year 19
: 1003 – 04 A. D.
This inscription is damaged and mutilated. It begins with the prasasti commencing with Tirumagal pola etc.,
and mentions Idaiyala-nadu.
No. 509.
(A. R. No.
470 of 1904).
Vedaranyam, Tirutturaippundi Taluk,
Tanjore District.
On the fifth pillar in the mandapa in front of the Tyagaraja
shrine in the Vedaranyesvara temple. Rajaraja I. Year 15
: 999 – 1000 A. D.
This records the gift of 180 sheep by Ayyaran Ambalattadi of
Perumbuliyur and Kalappala Tannichchai, the headman of Chirinar in
Idaiyala-nadu for burning two perpetual lamps with one uri of ghee daily
by the keralantakan-nali, in the shrine called Keralantakan erected by
the donor Ambalattadi for Bhuvanivitankar of Tirumaraikkadu.
No. 616.
(A. R. No.
570 of 1904).
Tiruvaur, Nagapattinam Taluk,
Tanjore District
On the south wall of the Achalesvara shrine in the
south-east corner of the
second prakara in the Tyagarajasvamin temple.
Rajaraja I. Year 2 :
986 - 87 A.D.
Published in S.I.I., Vol. XIII, No. 1.
No. 617.
(A. R. No.
571 of 1904).
Tiruvaur, Nagapattinam Taluk,
Tanjore District.
On the south wall of the Achalesvara shrine in the
south-east corner of the
second prakara in the Tyagarajasvamin temple. Rajaraja I. Year 7 :
992 A.D.
This inscription is dated in the 303rd day of the
7th regnal year of Rajarajakesarivarman, i.e., Rajaraja I.
This records an endowment of 234 kasu equivalent to
200 kalanju as pudukkuppuram (capital funds for renovation) of
the shrine for god Amarasundaradeva and goddess Uma Bhattaraki whose images were
set up by Udaiya-pirattiyar Sembian-mahadeviyar in the temple of Tiruvaraneri
Alvar at Tiruvarur raised in stone by her. Provision was also made from these funds for worship and other offerings
for the deities. The sabha of
Adiyappiya-chaturvedimangalam undertook to be in charge of the endowment. Sembiyan ambar-natturkkonar was the Srikaryam officer.
No. 652.
(A. R. No.
602 of 1904).
Srinivasanallur, Musiri Taluk,
Tiruchirappalli District.
On the west wall of the Pattabhiramasvamin shrine in the
Visvanathasvamin temple. Rajaraja I. year 22
: 1006 – 07 A.D.
This record commences with the prasasti, Tirumagal pola,
of the king and stops after citing the regnal year.
No. 664.
(A. R. No.
612 of 1904).
Viravalli (near Lalapet), Walajapet
Taluk, North Arcot District.
On the north base of the Mandukanathesvara temple. Rajaraja I. year 27
: 1011 – 12 A.D.
This inscription begins with the prasasti Tirumagal pola of the king.
This records the gift of 90 sheep for a perpetual lamp to
god Mandai Nakkar of Mavandur, a hamlet of Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam.
Rajendra I
No. 186.
(A. R. No.
166 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the central shrine in the Chandramaulisvara
temple.
Rajendrachola I. Year 8 and 10 : 1020 and 1022 A.D.
This record commences with the well-known prasasti,
Tirumanni valara etc., of Rajendra Chola I.
This records the gift of a plate of bell-metal to god
Mulasthanam-udaiya Mahadevar in Tiruvakkarai in
Tirubhuvanamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in
Jayangondasola-mandalam, and gift of sheep for two perpetual lamps, one to the
god Tiruvuttisvaram-udaiya Mahadeva in Valudavur, a hamlet of Tiruvakkarai and
the other to tod Tiruva[ga]stisvaram-udaiya Mahadeva in Olugarai, another
hamlet of Tiruvakkarai, by Kumari Kutti alias
Abhimanameru-chcholamuttaraiyan, a resident of Arruppakkam, a northern hamlet
of Tiruvakkarai.
The same donor made another endowment of sheep for a
perpetual lamp in the 10th year of the king.
No. 192.
(A. R. No.
171 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the east wall of the mandapa in front of the
central shrine in the
Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajendra I. Year 11
: 1022 – 23 A.D.
Commences with the prasasti, Tirumanni valara, etc., of the king and stops after mentioning
the above date.
No. 194.
(A. R. No.
173 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the east wall of the mandapa in front of the
central shrine in
the Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajendra I. Year 19
: 1030 - 31
This inscription commences with Tirumanni valvara, the prasasti of the king. It is incomplete and damaged.
No. 195.
(A. R. No.
174 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the mandapa in front of the
central shrine in
the Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajaraja I. Year 29
: 1013-14 A.D.
This record commences with Tirumagal pola, etc., the prasasti of the king.
It records the gift of sheep for a perpetual lamp to God Sri
Mulasthanam-udaiya Mahadeva in Tiruvakkarai, in
Tribhuvanamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya in
Jayangondasola-mandalam by Velalan Mambakkam-udaiyan Sattan Alai, a resident of
Pandamangalam, the northern hamlet of Tiruvakkarai.
No. 197.
(A. R. No.
176 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the mandapa in front of the central
shrine in
the Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajendra I. Year 7 :
1018-19 A.D.
This inscription commences with Tirumanni-valara,
etc., the prasasti of Rajendra I. chaturvedimangalam, a brahmadeya
in Jayangondasola-mandalam, for burning a perpetual lamp by Vellalan Nandi
Eran, a resident of Siraiyur, a northern hamlet of
Tribhuvanamahadevi-chaturvedimangalam.
No. 198.
(A. R. No.
177 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the south wall of the mandapa in front of the central shrine in
the Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajendra I. Year 21
: 1032-33 A.D.
The title of the king Purvadesamum-gangaiyum-kidaramum
kondaruliya Parakesari and palaeographical considerations suggest the
identity of the king with Rajendra I.
It records the gift of a Sekandigai (along) weighing 72 palams, by
Tinaiyan Adavalan alias . . . . . . Periyan.
No. 208.
(A. R. No.
187 of 1904).
Tiruvakkarai, Viluppuram Taluk,
South Arcot District.
On the north base of the mandapa in front of the
central shrine in
the Chandramaulisvara temple. Rajendrachola [I]. Year 28 : 1039-40 A.D.
On palaegraphical considerations this inscription may be
assigned to the reign of Rajendra I. It
seems to record an endowment for a perpetual lamp. It mentions Alayeri Kandila[ma]rai.
No. 233.
(A. R. No.
211 of 1904).
Melsevur, Gingee Taluk, South Arcot
District.
On the west wall of the central shrine in the
Vrishabhapurisvara temple. Rajendra I.
This inscription commences with the prasasti, Tirumanni
valara of Rajendra I and stops after a few lines.
No. 236.
(A. R. No.
214 of 1904).
Melsevur, Gingee Taluk, South Arcot
District.
On the north and west walls of the central shrine in the
Vrishabhapurisvara temple.
Rajendra (I?). Year 10 : 1021- 22 A.D. (?)
This inscription is dated in the 10th year of
Parakesari Rajendra. On palaeographical
considerations and also on account of the absence of the title
Tribhuvanachakravartigal, the king may be identified with Rajendra I.
It records a gift of sheep for a perpetual lamp to God
Tiruttanronri Mahadevar of Sevur by Eluvan-Adavalan, the inhabitant of
[Arak]karanmur in Oyma-nadu.
No. 288.
(A. R. No.
261 of 1904).
Tiruchchanur, Chandragiri Taluk,
Chittoor District.
On a detached stone lying outside the prakara of the
temple.
Rajendra I. Year
[10] : 1022 A. D.
This inscription is fragmentary. It mentions Jayangondasola-mandalam.
No. 305.
(A. R. No. 276 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the east wall of the central
shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendrachola I. Year 12 : 1023 – 24 A. D.
This records an endowment of 75 kasu, for burning a lamp in the dipastambha on every Karttigai
day and for other offerings to the god Tirukkalatti-udaiyar, out of the
interest of 2 kasu accruing from the capital amount, by Salukkikalakalan Kalappiriyan of Menma . . . . kadu-nadu in Puliyur-kottam in
Jayangondachola-mandalam.
The title Salukkikalakalan of
the donor seems to indicate that he might have had some share in the campaigns
against the Western Chalukyas.
No. 306.
(A. R. No. 277 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the east wall of the central
shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendrachola I. (1012 – 1044 A. D.) date lost.
This records a gift of cows and sheep by Mummudi-cholan alias
Minavan Pallavaraiyan, the perundanam officer of the king, for burning a
perpetual lamp in the temple of Tirukkalatti-mahadeva. The cows and sheep were entrusted to the
care of a shepherd Sanan Pottal of Venkal alias Satyasrayakulakalapuram
in Paiyyur-Ilangottam.
No. 308.
(A. R. No. 279 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the east wall of the central
shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendrachola I. Year 21 : 1032 – 33 A.D.
Damaged and incomplete.
No. 309.
(A. R. No. 280 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the east wall of the central
shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendrachola I. year 18 : 1029 – 30 A. D.
This records the gift of 32
cows for burning a perpetual lamp to the god, by Malaitangi Kampan Udaiyan alias Parakesari-Muttaraiyan. The cows were entrusted to the care of a
shepherd . . . . . . . . . . . seri of venkalattur alias
Satyasraya-kulakalapuram in Venkal-nadu, a subdivision of Paiyyur-Ilangottam.
No. 310.
(A. R. No. 281 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the east wall of the central
shrine of the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendrachola I. year 23 : 1034 – 35 A. D.
This inscription records the
endowment of 3 kalanju of gold, weighed by the kudinai-kal by
Kanjaran Aiyan Surri of Kanjaru of Rajendrasinga-valanadu in Solamandalam,
entrusted into the hands of Taniyil Uttaman, Pottan Pallikondan and
Sankarappaddiyan Gangadhara Settan, the nagarattar of Tirukkalatti alias
Mummudicholapuram, who undertook to supply one nail of tumbai
flowers daily out of the interest at one kunri per month, on the endowed
amount. It also records another gift of
32 cows by the same donor for daily supply of one ulakku of milk to the temple.
No. 314.
(A. R. No. 285 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the south wall of the
central shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendrachola I. year 4, 251st day : 1016 A. D.
This records the gift of 6 kalanju
of gold by Villavan Muvelan, the kilavan of Vilattur in Avur-kurram of
Nityavinoda-valanadu for various food offerings to god Tirukkalatti-mahadeva,
during the Uttarayana and Dakshinayana samkrantis. The interest on 6 kalanju of gold is
stated to be 1 ¾ kalanju and 1 manjadi per year at the rate of a kunri per kalanju per month which works out to 30 per cent.
No. 315.
(A. R. No. 286 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the south wall of the
central shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendracchola I. Year 4, 238th day : 1016 A. D.
This inscription records the
gift of 96 sheep by Solasikhamani-terinda valangai velaikkarar for a perpetual
lamp to the god Tirukkalatti-mahadeva, for the merit of Singan Kulamanikkan, a
soldier belonging to the Edirilichola-terinda valangai-velaikkarar of the sirudanam,
who was killed in a feud with the Ilaiyaraja-Uttama-terinda valangai
Velaikkarar, regiment and for the merit of Ilaiyaraja-uttama-terinda valangai
velaikkarar. The sheep were entrusted
to the care of Maran Managati the manradi (shepherd) of Sivapadasekharamangalam, the madavilagam
village of god Tirukkalatti Udaiyar.
No. 316.
(A. R. No. 287 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the south wall of the
central shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple. Rajendra I.
This is an incomplete inscription
of Parakesarivarman Udaiyar Sri Rajendra Choladeva I stopping after citing his prasasti
commencing with Tirumannivalara etc.,
No. 317.
(A. R. No. 288 of
1904).
Kalahasti,
Kalahasti Taluk, Chittoor District
On the north wall of the
central shrine in the Kalahastisvara temple.
Rajendracholadeva. Year 18 : 1029 – 30 A. D.
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