The Indian Analyst
 

Annual Reports

 

393

Kūvanūr.—South wall of the central shrine in the Agastyēśvara temple.      

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Characters belong to about the 14th century A.D. Incomplete. Records a gift of 300 kuḷi  of tax-free land for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tribhuvagattīśuramuḍaiya-Nāyanār at Kūvanūr.

394

South wall of the Kaṛpūrāmbā shrine in the same temple.

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Śrīmukha, Paṅguni 10.             

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In characters  of about the 18th century A.D. Records the grant of Kāvalkārach-chuvandiram (kāval right) to a certain Vāṇādarāya-Mudaliyārayyan by the residents of Kūvanūr with certain rates agreed to be paid by them as remunera tion to that office. See also No. 386 above.

395

Iḍaiyār.—Slab set up in  a field called Araśamānyam.

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Naḷa, Āvaṇi [1] 3   

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Records the grant of 50 kuḷi  of land in the Tiruviḷaiyāṭṭam village of Iḍaiyāru as Nāṭṭukkaṇakku-mānyam to a certain Māśiyappar-Nayinār, the agent of Vāṇādarāyar-Mudaliyār, by the Trustees of the Raṅganāthasvāmin temple at Tiruvaraṅgam.

396

Meyyūr (Ponniyandal).—Stone mortar lying in a field by the roadside.

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The writing is of about the 10th century A.D. Records the gift of this stone by a certain Śatti Kuṭṭi.

397

Rock called Kastūriyamman-pārai

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Vanneñjapperumāl

9th year        

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Registers gift of land as ērippaṭṭi.

398

Base of the same rock  

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Śrīmukha, Paṅguni 3.

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In characters of the 18th century A.D. Incomplete. Registers gift of araśumānyam to Vāṇādarāya-Mudaliyār. (See No. 386 above).

399

Rock in a dry field known as Vāḍanattam.

Chōḷa

Parakēsarivarman ‘who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya.’

[3rd] year     

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Slightly mutilated at the left side. Records a gift of land as ērippaṭṭi by a certain Oḷ[i]kandan alias Śiṅgattaraiyan, who also built a sluice of stone (for the tank).

400

Panappāḍi.—Side of a rock near an irrigation-tank known as Karuṅgal-tāṅgal.    

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Modern. An obscure formula, giving the names of those exempt from the evil aspect of Saturn.

401

Tiruppālappandal.—South wall of the central shrine in the Madhyasthanātha temple.

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In characters of the 16th century A.D. Records the assignment by the temple authorities of certain lands, house-site and a portion of the food daily offered in the temple, to Kāliṅgarāyar Uṇṇāmulai-Nayinār Ellappa-Nayinār for having composed an ulā, evidently in praise of the deity of the place.

402

West wall of the maṇḍapa in front of the same shrine.

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Records remission of taxes by Magadēśan Rājarādēvan Ponparappinān from the 6th year of rule (probably of himself) on the lands given for the tiruppaḷḷi-eluchchi (early morning) service in the temple by a certain Periyanāyan Śembaiyāḷvān.

403 West and south walls of the same maṇḍapa. Vijayanagara Vīra BhūpatirāyaUḍaiyar

Śaka 1333, Vikṛiti, Kanni, śu. chaturdaśī, Friday, Śadayam.

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Damaged. Records a sarvamānya gift of land at Meyyūr for worship and repairs in the temple of Tirunāgīśvaramuḍaiya Nāyanār at Tiruppālaippandal, a suburb of Maḍiyanūr in Kīltuṇḍa-nāḍu, a distrcit of Magadai-maṇḍalam in Kurukkai-kūrram a subdivision of Malāḍu alias Jananātha-vaḷanāḍu.

404 South wall of same maṇḍapa        Do. Do

Śaka 1333, Vikṛiti, Tulā, śu. chaturdaśi, Friday.

Do. Records a remission by the Nāṭṭavar of Palaṅgūr-parru and Muḍiyanūr-parru of Magadai-maṇḍalam, of certain taxes on a dēvadāna land at Meyyūr tenanted by one Vaḍapēruḍaiyān Tiruvambalapperumāḷ to provide for worship, festivals and repairs in the temple.

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