Annual Reports on Indian Epigraphy

Annual Reports

121	Do. . . . . .	Do. . .	Dēvarāya-Mahārāya . . .		Kannaḍa in Grantha	Registers a royal gift of land in four villages, life in charge ot Uttama-Nambi and his brother Chakrarāya for a service instituted in the temple in the name of the king. These agents were remunerated by gifts of money and paddy.
122	Slab set up in the Vēdavyāsa-Bhaṭṭartirumāḷigai in the North Chittirai street.	. .	. . . .		Tamil . . .	Damaged. In characters of the 13th century A.D. Refers to a maṭha which was built probably under orders of Permāḷ Sundara-Pāṇḍyadēva. On the top of the slab are carved some emblems in relief, such as a pair of fish with two aṅkuṥas, a chakra, parasoland chauris.
123	Pillar in the Achyutarāya-maṇḍapa on the road leading to Tiruvānaikkā.	Vijayanagara . .	. . . .	. .	Do. . . .	States that as the four-pillared maṇḍapa was found insufficient to accommodate the deity on the 7th day festival, Saṅkarasa, son of Avasaram Mallarasayya built the sixteen pillared maṇḍapa and provided for offerings to the god as the gift of Achyutadēva-Mahārāya. Implements of the artisan classes are also found engraved on one of the faces of the pillar.
124	Slab set up in the Veḷḷittirumurrammaṇḍapa on the way to Ellaikkaraimaṇḍapa near the Coleroon bridge.	. .	. . . .	Śaka 1459, Viḷambi, Āni 25.	Do. . . .	In characters of the 14th century A.D. States that the agara and lands belonging to god Muludumvallavan-Tambirān in the temple called Veḷḷitirumurram alias Rathakāra-Viṇṇagar were to be under the protection of the Kaṇmāḷas of the 18 divisions. A collection of the implements of the artisan classes is sculptured on the top of the slab.
125	Back of the same slab	. .	. . . .	. .	Do. . . .	States that the temple mentioned above was to be under the protection of the Rathākāras of the 18 divisions.
126	Pillar in the Ellaikkarai-maṇḍapa	. .	. . . .	. .	Do. . . .	In characters of the 18th century A.D. Records the perpetual devotion (sadāsēvai) of Tōṭa Veṅkaṭādri-Nāyaka, his sister Akkammāḷ, Oṇṭala-Daṇṇāyaka, Kōnēṭi-Amma and Chokka-liṅga-Nāyaka.
127	Another pillar in the same maṇḍapa	. .	. . . .	. .	Do. . . .	Do. Records the devotion of Iḍākala Chinna-Tirukkāmi- Nāyaka and of the members of his family. On another face of the pillar is given the name Archyutappa-Nāyaka.
128	Third pillar in the same place	. .	. . . .	. .	Do. . . .	Do. Records the devotion of Muttaḷagiri-Nāyaka, Iḍākala Veṅkaṭayyan and Ellamma.
129	Fourth pillar in the same place	. .	. . . .	. .	Do. . . .	Do. Records a similar devotion of Uḷiyam Raṅgappa-Nāyaka and of two ladies.
130	Trichinopoly.—In the cavern on the top of the Fort Rock.	. .	. . . .	. .	Sanskrit in Grantha	In characters of the 11th century A.D. Contains an announcement by a certain person with the bīruda ‘Vādipraḷaya bhairava ’ about his arrival here after defeating all disputants and visiting the Karnāṭa-maṇḍala. Near this inscription are found carved in low relief, a pair of sandals, and in depression, an āsana.
131	In the same cavern	. .	. . . .	. .	Grantha . .	Incomplete . In characters of the 11th century A.D. Reads ‘Śrī-Rājēntra ’.
132	Do. . . . . . .	. .	. . . .	. .	Pallava-Grantha .	In characters of the 5th century A.D. Reads ‘ Namōstu ’.
133	Do . . . . . .	. .	. . . .	. .	Archaic . . .	In characters of the 7th century A.D. Reads ‘Pra[yu]lai’.
134	Do. . . . . . .	. .	. . . .	. .	Pallava-Grantha .	In characters of the 7th century A.D. Reads ‘Kaṁṭṭuhu’