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South Indian Inscriptions


 

INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1906

PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN

No. 304

(A. R. No. 304 of 1906)

North Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.

Ruined Vishnu Temple --- On The South Wall Of The Central Shrine.

Parthivendravarman --- 3rd Year.

This is a damaged epigraph recording a gift of gold for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Govindapadi – Alvar by one Narayana-Kramavittan alias Vaidumba Raditya –Brahmadhirajan of Ikkattukkottam, who deposited the amount with the sabha of Vallam in Damarkottam for the necessary supply of oil for the  purpose, by the liquid measure Uragattuninrar-kal. 

Nos. 323 & 324

(A. R. Nos. 323 &324 of 1906)

North Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.

Ruined Vishnu Temple --- On The West Wall Of The Central Shrine.

Parthivendravarman. --- 12th Year

Both the impressions and the transcripts of these two inscriptions are now missing. In the Annual Report for 1907, List of inscriptions, the first epigraph is stated to be in prose and verse and to record that Anaiyaman Paramandaladittan built a mandapa in the temple. The second is said to be damaged and to record a gift by the Virata king Anaiyaman. His ancestors are said to be mentioned as in No. 267 above. 

No. 327

(A. R. No. 327 of 1906)                                        

North Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.                            

Ruined Vishnu Temple --- On The North Wall Of The Central shrine                                             

Parthivendravarman Who took the head of vira – Pandya --- 10th Year.                                      

This records a gift of 96 sheep for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple by one Vanarajan Alakamaiyan.

No. 328

(A. R. No. 328 of 1906)

North Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.

Ruined Vishnu Temple --- On The Same Wall.

Parthivendradivarman --- 13th Year.

This records an endowment of 2000 kuli of land at Sirriyarrur in Melpalugur – nadu a division of Manaiyil-kottam, left in charge of the vaishnavadasar managing the temple of Govindapadi – Perumanadigal by Mannan Kannan alias Kamarmoha –aranapperaraiyar the elephant mahout of the king, for the purpose of feeding one Brahmana daily in the matha (attached to the temple). The land is said to have been purchased by the donor from the temple itself.

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