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INSCRIPTIONS
COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1905-1906
RAJA
RAJA II
No.
31 (Page No 25)
(A.
R.
No. 31 of 1906)
Tanjavur
District, Mayuram Taluk, Tirukkadaiyur
Amritaghatesvara
Temple-On The West Wall Of The Same Mandapa
Tribh.
Rajarajadeva (Ii) – 5th Year (A.D. 1150-51).
The
inscription seems to pronounce a ban against members of
the royal family Receiving any devadana lands belonging
to the temple of Kalakaladevar at Tirukkada-Vur in Akkur-nadu
a division of Jayangondasola-valanadu, and in the case
of ryots Against receiving more than two veli
probably on tenancy lease.
No.
41
(Page
No 33)
(A.
R.
No. 41 of 1906)
Tanjavur
District, Mayuram Taluk, Tirukkadaiyur
Amritaghatesvara
Temple-On The Same Wall
Par.
Rajarajadeva Ii-14th Year, 336th Day
(A.D. 1159-60).
The
inscription begins with the introduction Pumaruviya
polilelum etc. It records an endowment of land made
tax-free, as archanabhoga for the worship of god
Rajarajisvaram-Udaiyar consecrated in the temple, by one
Somattiyan Kalaiyan Sendan for securing the well being
of the king’s person, the maha-sabha of Tiru-kkadavur
making itself responsible for the payment of kudimai,
kadamai and other dues to the palace. It is signed at
the end by no less than 65 persons, who were members of
the assembly? Further gifts of lands are recorded
in continuation of the above, made for the same purpose
by (1) the mahasabha of Pandikula,
sani-chaturvedimangalam to the south of Tirukkadavur,
represented by 15 signatories (2) certain residents of
the place who had their jivitam at Tirukkadavur, like
the kankaniseyvur, the kainayakam-seyvar and the
padaittalaivar who gave lands as Kasukolla-iraiyili for
offerings to the deity during one service. These
are represented by about 30 signatories at the end (3)
the Saliyanagarattar of Anantamngalam alias
Kulottungasolapuram in Kurumbur-nadu who alienated 6 ma
of land in favour of the same deity for being reclaimed
(with 1 ma as a flower-garden), and Agreed to pay the
kadamai and kudimai thereof for a consideration of 37
kasu nagarattar of the same place who gave 7 ma and odd
of land as archanabhoga, and in return for 18 kasu paid
to them by the temple agreed to pay all the taxes thereon. this
is attested by 14 signatories. This document is
said to be got engraved on the walls of the
Kalakaladevar temple.
No.
129
(Page
No 106)
(A.
R. No. 129 of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The Same Wall
Par.
Rajaraja (Ii)-17th Year (A.D. 1162-63).
The
inscription is mutilated at the beginning and is also
incomplete. Hence the object of the record is not known.
The details of the date are given as Dhanus, Ba.
9, Sunday, A[svini] or A[ttam] which would correspond to
A.D. 1162, December 2. The nakshatra was Hasta on
this date.
Mention
is made of Rajanarayananallur the eastern area of
Iraiyanaraiyur Alias Solakerala-chaturvedimangallur in
Panur-kurram, a division of Maladu alias
Jananatha-valanadu.
No.
131
(Page
No 107)
(A.
R.
No. 131 of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The Same Wall
Par.
Rajarajadeva (Ii) – 18th Year (A.D. 1163) .
This
is a mutilated and incomplete record stopping with the
mention of the regnal year and the name of the king.
No.
137
(Page
No 112)
(A.
R.
No. 137 Of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The Same Wall
Par.
Rajarajadeva (Ii)-15th Year .
The
details of date are given as Mina, su. 5, Monday,
Mrigasirsha which yield the equivalent A.D. 1160, March
14 for his 14th year. The inscription begins with
the introduction Pumaruviya Tirumadum etc., It records
an endowment of a few plots of land with wells, trees
and channels at Vikkachchimangalam after purchasing the
same from a private individual, by on esanudaiyan
Udaiyan Suranayakan alias Nanurruva-Pallavaraiyan of
Tirutturaiyur for meeting the specified requirements of
worship and offerings to god Urbagankondaruliya-Nayanar
at Iraiyanaraiyur on five occasions viz., during the
sacred bath and procession on the day of festival in the
Panguni and Purattadi months and the sacred bath on the
day of Tiruvadirai in Margali. Mention is made of
a hall called the Talankutta-tirtha mandapam where the
deity was taken and offered worship.
No. 140
(Page
No 114)
(A.
R.
No. 140 Of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The Same Place
Par.Tribh.Rajarajadeva
(Ii)-15th Year (A.D. 1160-61) .
The
inscription is damaged in places. It begins with
introduction Pumaruviya Tirumadum etc., Details of the
date are given as Mesha, su.8, Wednesday, Pushya
corresponding to A.D. 1161, April 5.
It
seems to record an endowment both in money and in land
by the Kiliyut Malaiyaman chief Periyudaiyan Suryaddevan
alias Cholendrasinga-Malaiyakularayan for providing for
the various requirements (specified in detail) connected
with the worship and offerings in the temple of
Urbagankondaruliya-Nayanar at Iraiya-naraiyur on the
days of festival in the months of Panguni and Purattadi
and also on other important occasions. Reference
is made probably to a remission of the kudimai and
padikaval taxes on the lands at the hamlet Puliyunnipadi
to the north of Iraiyanaraiyur.
No.
163
(Page
No 133)
(A.
R.
No. 163 of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The Wall Of The Second Gopura
Right
Of The Entrance
Par.
Rajarajadeva (Ii) – 13th Year (A.D.
1158-59) .
This
begins with the introduction Pumaruviya Tirumadum etc.
It registers a grant of twenty veli of land separated
from out of four hamlets and grouped together as one
village under the name Rajarajamangalam and converted
into a devadana iraiyili from the original
urkil-iraiyili of the component parts, under orders of
the king at the request of the Kiliyur Malaiyaman chief
Periya-Udaiyan Nirerran alias Rajaraja-Malaiyakularayan,
for the requirements of worship etc., in the temple of
Urbagankondarulinna Mahadeva. The king is stated to have
been seated in the hall Pallavarayan-mandapa in his
palace at Ayirattali while making this grant. The chief
Nirerran figures later as donor (in No. 158 above) in
the reign of Kulottunga III.
No.
166
(Page
No 136)
(A.
R.
No. 166 of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The Same Gopura Wall, Left Of Entrance
Par.
Rajarajadeva (Ii) – 6th Year (A.D. 1151-52).
The
inscription has the introduction Pumaruviya Tirumadum
etc., It records the gift of the taxes Perumpadikaval,
sirupadikaval, tariyirai, tattarpattam, anta-rayam and
taraviniyogam due from Parundal alias
Malaiyavichchcadiranallur and other devadana villages by
the chief Alappirandan Mogan alias Rajaraja-Kadavarayan
of Kudalur, who had the title Naludikkum-venran, to the
temple of Urbagankondaruliya-Mahadeva for the
requirements of worship on the festival day of Tiruvonam
in the month of Purattadi.
No.
170
(Page
No 140)
(A.
R.
No. 170 of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur
Gramardhanatha
Temple-On The Same Place
Par.
Rajarajadeva (II)-6th Year (A.D. 1151-52).
The
inscription begins with introduction Pumaruviya
Tirumadum etc. This record the construction of the main
hall (tirumaligai) in the temple of
Uabagan-kondaruliya-Mahadevar by (the chief)
Alappirandan Mogan alias Rajaraja kadavarayan
Naludikkum-venran of Kudal.
No.
181
(Page
No 148)
(A.
R.
No. 181 of 1906)
South
Arcot District, Tirukkoylur Taluk, Gramam.
Sivalokanatha
Temple –On The Same Wall.
Tribh.
Rajaraja Deva (II?)-3rd
Year.
This
records the remission of the Padikaval taxes due him
from the wet and dry lands (of the village) in favour of
the temple Tiru-Arruttali-Aludaiyar at
Kulottunga-Chola-Chaturvedimangalam in Mudiyur-nadu of
Tirumunaippadi a Sub-division of Rajaraja-valanadu, by
Mohan Alappirandan alias Anapaya-kadavarayan who had the
Padikaval (Police guard) right over the nadu. The title
of the chief is after the surname of king Kulottunga II
(Anapaya).
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