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South Indian Inscriptions

 
No. Source Dynasty   King Date Language and Alphabet Remarks
  MADRAS-contd.
ARCOT DISTRICT, NORTH-concld.
GUDIYATTAM TALUK-concld.
Kaliñjur-concld.
           
201

Do. Fragments built into the walls of the maṇḍapa, same temple.

 

 

Pallava   Kampavikramavarman

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Tamil

Seems to record a gift of 2 kalañju of gold for burning a lamp in the temple.

 

 

 

 

 

202

Do. Other fragments built into the same walls.

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Do.

Seems to record a gift of land after purchase from Pudali Śivadāsa Sōmāsi for burning a lamp in the temple.

 

 

203

Do. Some more fragments built into the same walls.

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  ….

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Do.

Seems to registers a gift of land for the expense of performing sandhi worship with five musical sounds in the temple. Men- tions the sabhā of Kalañjūr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

204

Do.,     do.

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  ….

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Do.

 

Mentions vilaidravyam, iraidravyam and uṇaṅgalpiḍi.

 

 

 

 

  WALAJAH TALUK.            
205

Sholinghur.─Narasiṁhasvāmin temple on the hill. East wall, maṇḍapa in front of the Tāyār shrine.

Vijayanagara  

Veṅkaṭapatidēvamahārāya

Śaka 15[2]7, Viśvāvasu, Tai ba. 5.

 

Do.

Right end lost. Seems to register the gift of land by Śinna Nāraṇappar, son of Śiriya Timmayan and grandson of Nam- barai Nāraṇappar, towards food offerings to god Akkārakkani Nāraśiṅgapperumāḷ at Ghaṭikāchala, by the temple authori¬- ties including the Pakshirāja parikaram, the muddirai of Kandāḍai Appaṅgar.

 

 

206

Do. Ceiling of the maṇḍapa, around the central shrine.

….   …. Śaka 1425

Do.

Fragmentary. Seems to register some provision for the recitation of Kauśikapurāṇa and …. ttiya-purāṇa. Mentions Kandāḍai Appaṅgār [U]bhaya Vedāntāchārya …. and Chōḷiṅgapuram. One of the fragments contains the Vijaya- nagara emblems of boar, sword, sun moon.

207

Do. North wall, maṇḍapa of the Tāyār shrine.

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  …. …. Do.

Damaged and mutilated. Mentions Chōḷēndraśiṅga …….. and Akkārakani Na[raśiṅgappe]rumāḷ.

208

Do. Another fragment paved in the prākāra of the temple.

Vijayanagara   Veṅkaṭapatidēvamahārāya Saka 1529 Plavaṅga, Mārgali 9, …….. ḷavāra ba. Mūla= 1607 A.D., Decem- ber 8, Tuesday. The tithi is 15, ∙07 f.d.t. ·38.

Do.

Beginning of the lines built in. Registers the gift of the village Nāyantāṅgal by the donor, mentioned in No. 205 above, towards food offerings on specified occasions.

209

Do. Stone tub in the kitchen

….   …. …. Telugu Reads Kandāḷappa. In characters of the 16th century. Below the label are engraved Tenkalai mark. Śaṅkha and Chakra.

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