| 142 |
Do. |
Do. |
Rājakēsarivarman. . . . . . . kulōttuṅga-Chōḷadēva. |
Lost |
Do. |
Ends of lines lost. Records gift of land as dēvadāna for a lamp in the temple of Agnīśvaramuḍaiya-Mahādēva at Vayalūr. |
| 143 |
North wall of the maṇḍapa in front of the same shrine. |
Do. |
. . . . . |
7th year |
Do. |
Beginnings of lines built in. Characters belong to the 10th century A.D. Records gift of 10 kalañju of gold which was converted into a land endowment, for sounding 2 conches (śaṅgu) during the three daily services in the temple. |
| 144 |
Same wall |
Do. |
Rājakēsarivarman |
Do. |
Do. |
Records sale of land as dēvadāna by the ūrār of Vayalūr for money received from a certain Nakkan Karappālai, for the maintenance of gardeners looking after two flower-gardens belonging to the temple. |
| 145 |
North and west walls of the same maṇḍapa. |
Do. |
Rājarājakēsarivarman ‘ who destroyed the ships at Kāndaḷūr-Śālai’. |
11th year |
Do. |
Portions lost and incomplete. Records an agreement by two persons (servants of the temple) to provide offerings to the god, for the money received by them a certain lady. |
| 146 |
West wall of the same maṇḍapa |
Do. |
. . . . . . .Rājarāja . . . . . |
[24]th |
Do. |
Damaged. Commences with the introduction ‘ tiṛumagaḷpōla etc. Records sale of land made tax-free, by the ūrār to a certain Tiṇaiyān Ūran alias Vayalūr-Tiṇai to provide for the singing of the tiruppadiyam bymns in the temple. |
| 147 |
Same wall |
Do. |
Rājakēsarivarman |
7th |
Do. |
Damaged. Records sale of land made tax-free, by the ūrār to Kaṇḍañ-Chātti, daughter of Aliñchil Kaṇḍan, who endowed it for a lamp in the temple. |
| 148 |
South wall of the same maṇḍapa |
Do. |
Rāja. . . .varman |
Do. |
Do. |
Records a similar sale of land as dēvadāna, by the ūr for the money received from Śēndaṅ Kāri, daughter of Vēṭṭan Śēndan, the Eṭṭi of Vayalūr, for a perpectual lamp in the temple. |
| 149 |
Same wall |
Do. |
Parakēsarivarman ‘ who took Madura and Īlam.’ |
41st year |
Do. |
Records a gift of 3 women for singing the tiruppadiyam hymns and for service in the temple of Tirukkarraḷi-Paramēśvara at Vayalūr, by Nālāyirattu Munnūrruvan alias Chandraśēkharan Aramayindan of Nandipanmamaṅgalam, a brahmadēya ‘ on the souther bank.’ |
| 150 |
Jamb of a window on the southern side of the same maṇḍapa. |
Do. |
Parakēsarivarman alias Rājēndra-Chōḷadēva. |
[4]th |
Do. |
Records gift of a gold flower to god Tirukkarraḷi-Perumāḷ by a certain Śōladēvan. Another fragment near this inscription records a gift of land (to the temple) by a certain Śembiyan Uraiyūrnāḍu-Kilaval alias Māran Nakkan. |
| 151 |
Another jamb of the same window |
Do. |
Parakēsarivarman |
15th |
Do. |
Records the consecration of the goddess Umā-Bhaṭṭāraki in the temple of Tirukkarraḷi-Perumāḷ by Śēndan Kāri mentioned in No. 148 above, who is stated to have adopted the goddess as her daughter and celebrated her marriage with the god and also provided for the daily worship and offerings to the goddess by endowing lands which she had obtained as strīdhana. |
| 152 |
South wall of the same maṇḍapa |
Do. |
Rājakēsarivarman |
Lost |
Do. |
Ends of lines built in. Seems to register a gift of land by purchase by Nakkan Nāgai for worship, offerings and lamps to the god on the days of Vishu-(saṅkrānti) and of another festival in the month of Vaigāśi. Refers also to land given for the renovation (pudukkuppuram) of the ambalam situated to the west of the village. |
