The Indian Analyst
 

Annual Reports

 

269 Manakkupram.─ Rock in a poramboke land to the north of the spring channel. Chōḷa Rājakēsarivarman 16th year (in words) Do. Registers gift of sheep for a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tirukkal[lā*]yakuṭṭattu-Ālvār by Kīrttimāttāṇḍa-Pēraraiyan of Perumkuṟumbu in Vanṟāḷai Kīlānmūr-nāḍu.
270 Oḍḍanandal.─Rock called Āñjanēyanpāṟai to the south-east of the village. .. …. Nandana, Mārgali 2 Do. Modern. Damaged. Seems to record the construction of a pond by the ūravar and the Mahājanas of Oḍḍanendal. Mentions Gaṅgappayyar, son of Avasaram Chennappayyar.
271 Pēraṅgiyūr.─Left door-jamb of the entrance into the maṇḍapa of the ruined Śiva temple. Chōḷa Chakravartin Kulōttuṅga-Chōḷadēva 33rd year Do. Incomplete. Mentions Kuppai Śaḍaiyan alias Karuṇākara-Kōn of Jananāthachaturvēdi-maṅgalam, a taniyūr in Vāvalūr-nāḍu of Tirummunaippāḍi Panaiyūr-nāḍu, a subdivision of Gaṅgaikoṇḍaśōla-vaḷanāḍu and Pērīṅgūr, a brahmadēya in Tirumunaippāḍi Pērīṅgūr-nāḍu.
272 Kāndalvāḍi.─Wall of the Āñjanēya shrine. .. …. Pārthiva, Āśvija, ba. 7. Kannaḍa The characters are of the 17th century A.D. States that the Garuḍa-kamba was the gift of Kēshavaṇṇa, the grandson of Cheṇḍikeya Narasayya, to the god Lakshmīnārāyaṇadēva at Kāndalavāḍi. Another record below this inscription states that the temple at Nārāyanapura was constructed by Giriyappayya, son of Kaḷasayya Timmapa.
273 Poyyaraśūr.─ Four stones built into the basement of the Vināyaka shrine. Chōḷa …. …. Tamil Fragmentary. Contains a portion of the introduction of Rājēndra-Chōḷa I. Quotes the 20th year of Rājarājadēva.
274 Mēṭtāttūr.─ Stone called Sanyāsikkal set up to the east of the main road. .. …. Manmatha, Mārgali 8. Do. Much damaged. Mentions Mahāmaṇḍalēśvara Tipparāja Peddayyadēva-Mahārāja. Seems to register gift of a village (name lost) as kuḍai-mānyam to seven specified persons for service in the temple of Tirunāvalūr-Uḍaiyār.
275 Parīkkal.─South wall of the Taluvakkulaindīśvara temple. Pallava Sakalabhuvanachakravartin Avaniāḷappirandān Kōpperuñjiṅgadēva (II). 22nd year Do. State that the construction of the jagatippaḍai (uppar tier) of the temple of Tiruvagnīśvaram-udaiya-Nāyanār at Parukkal in Tirummuṇaippāḍi-nāḍu, a subdivision of Mēlūr-nāḍu in Rājara-vaḷanāḍu, was the work of Kāliṅgan alias Periyanāṭṭu-Taṭṭān, a goldsmith of the village.
276 Ten slabs built into the walls of the same temple. .. …. …. Do. The characters of the inscriptions are of the 13th century A.D. Gives the names of persons who contributed stones for building the temple.
277 Irundai.─Stone set up in a dry field .. …. …. Do. The characters are of the 13th century A.D. States that Kōvanēri Kuṟumbūr marks the eastern boundary of Kuṟaṭṭūr alias Kulaśēkhara-chaturvēdimaṅgalam.
278 Pādūr.─Slab in front of the Vināyaka shrine. .. …. Prajōtpattis, Tai 2 Do. Records an order of Sakalappayan to the weavers and merchants fixing the rates to be collected on every loom according to its size. Mentions Kṟishṇappa-Nāyakkarayyan.
279 South wall of the maṇḍapa in the Agastyēśvara temple. .. Tribhuvanachakravartin Kōnērinmēlkoṅḍān. 8th year and 45th day. Do. Records a gift of tax-free land by the king as tirunāmattukkāṇi to the temple of Tiruvagattīśvaram-uḍaiya-Nāyanār at Pādūr for worship, offerings, lamps, special festivals and for a service called Rājākkaḷnāyan-śandi instituted in his name in the temple. Also records another royal gift of land as taṇḍilakkai and the conferment  of the title Rajanārāyaṇa-Brahmamārāyan on the Śivabrāhmaṇa of the temple named Kaṇṇāramudan alias Tirukkaivēlalagiyanambi, for having set up several images in the temple and instituted festivals therein.

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