The Indian Analyst

No.

Findspot

Dynasty

   

Language
and
alphabet

Remarks

 

MADRAS PROVINCE─contd.

 

   

 

 

 

CUDDAPAH DISTRICT─concld.
PULIVENDLA TALUK─concld.
Kasanūru─concld.

 

   

 

 

12

Another stone set up in the same place.

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Khara, Jyēshṭha, śu.15.

Telugu

In late characters indifferently written. Mentions Vuppa Nāgi Reḍḍi, the headman of the village Kasalūru and others.

13

Lōmaḍa.─Stone lying in the ruins outside the village.

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Do.

Damaged and fragmentary. In characters of about the 8th century A.D.

14

Another slab lying in the same place.

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[Pārthi]va, Kārtti- [ka], śu…….

Do.

Seems to record a gift of land (details are lost). Mentions Puliviṁdala.

15

Third slab lying in the same place.

Vijayanagara

Sadāśivadēva Mahārāya, ruling from Vidyānagara.

Śaka 1488, Akshaya, Vaiśākha, śu. 15.

Do.

Records a gift of land to the god Kēśava at Lōmaḍa by Mahā-maṇḍalēśvara Raṅganāthadēva Mahārāja. The village is stated to have been granted to the chief as amaranāyaṅkara by the king. It is stated that the chief was the grandson of
Naṁdēla Peda-Avubhaladēva and belonged to the Ātrēya- gōtra, Āpastamba-sūtra and Yajuś-śākhā.

16

Stone set up in the same place

Do.

Sadāśiva Mahārāya

Śaka 1469, Plavaṁga,

Mārgaśira, ba. 10

Do.

Damaged. Seems to record certain toll-incomes to Krishṇa-rāyabhūshaṇam Achyutarāvabhūshaṇamgāru by Mahā-maṇḍalēśvara Naṁdēla Timmayadēva Mahārāja at the instance of Rāmarāja and by the command of the king.

17

Paidipālem.─Stone near a dila-pidated temple in the village.

Do.

Sadāśivarāya ..

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Seriously damaged and worn out. Seems to refer to some exemptions in taxes made to the Dommari community.

18

Another stone in the same place

Do.

Sadāśivadēva Mahārāya, ruling from Vijayanagara.

Śaka 1466, Krōdhi, Kārttika, śu. [11].

Do.

Damaged and worn out. Seems to record remission of certain taxes by Mahāmaṁḍalēśvara Rāmarājadēva Mahārāja.

19

Pulivendla.─Broken stone ly- ing outside the village.

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Sanskrit verse in
Telugu characters.

Mutilated. Refers to the provinces (rājya) of Kaṁdanavōlu, Chaṁdragiri and Rāyadurga. In characters of about the 16th century A.D.

20

Piece of stone near the Āñjanēya temple.

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Telugu

Fragmentary. Seems to record remission of marriage tax on certain settlements of the golla community in the Puliviṁdala-sīma by Narasarāja.




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