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REDDY DYNASTIES
No.
551.
(A.
R. No. 191 of
1905.)
On
the east wall of the mandapa close to the
blocked up doorway in
the same
temple.
S.
1268 (Vyaya)
Refers
to Vemaya-Reddi and Anavotaya-Reddi.
No.
552.
(A.
R. No. 250 of 1905.)
On
a pillar at the entrance into the dark room. S. 1269 (Sarvajit)
States
that Iruvaprali Pdalu Immadi made a gift of one hundred
cows and one bullock to god Tripurantakadeva and fifty cows and a
bullock to goddess Tripuraparamesvari for supplying ghee for
perpetual lamps, for the merit of Annama-Reddingaru.
No.
553.
(A.
R. No. 184 of 1905.)
On
the south wall of the mandapa in front
of the central shrine in
the same temple.
S.
1275.
States
that Maraya-Nayaka made a gift of the village of Namilikallu in Dannalakota
(Dharanikota)-sthalamu to Tripurantaka-Mahadeva for the merit of Kami-Nayaka.
No.
554.
(A.
R. No. 44 of 1912.)
On
a pillar in the compound of the temple of
Lakshminarasimhasvami
on
the hill at Korkonda,
Rajahmundry Taluk, East Godavari District.
S. 1275 (Vijaya)
States
that Bhattari, the Vaishnava guru of Mummadi-Nayaka
of Korukonda left his mortal body and reappeared as god
Narasimha on the top of the Parasara hill, that a woman
named Lakshmidasi of that town saw this in a dream and
revealed it to Mummadi-Nayaka, that, with the permission of
the Nayaka, she went about begging for money and with the money so
obtained, she formally consecrated the image of the god on the
hill and that king Mummadi-Nayaka made a gift of two villages and
some lands and gardens to the said temple. The inscription gives a genealogy of Mummadi-Nayaka
and says that he ruled over the country on both sides of the
Godavari consisting of Panara, Kona, Kuravataka, Chengara
etc. Districts.
No.
555.
(A.
R. No. 185 of 1905.)
On
the south wall of the
mandapa in front of the central shrine in the temple of
Tripurantakesvara, Tripuntakam, Markapur Taluk, Kurnool District.
S. 1278 (Durmukhi)
States
that Adapa Vemana, with the permission of Anavotaya
Reddi, made gifts of gold, rice, ghee etc., to the temple of
Tripurantaka Gauriparamesvari and Vighesvara and also 25 cows for
the upkeep of a perpetual lamp.
No.
556.
(A.
R. No. 602 of 1909.)
On
a pillar in the mandapa of the temple of Virabhadra,
Motupalli, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District.
S. 1280 (Vilambi)
States
that Anavota’s minister Somaya issued a
proclamation giving certain assurances to traders resorting to the
port of Motupalli for trade purposes, remitting the customs
duties (?) known as aputrikam and kaddayamu, the
duties on gold, one-third of the duty on gandhamu valubadi
and agreeing to charge duty on other articles at the old rates.
No.
557.
(A.
R. No. 368 of 1926.)
On
a slab planted before the temple of Venugopalasvami,
Tangeda, Palnad Taluk, same
District.
S.
1295 (Paridhavi)
States
that Avubhalanathuni Devu-Lenka, during the reign of Anavema-Reddi, put up a stone tirumuttamu to
the temple of Gopinathadeva and consecrated the images of
the twelve Alvars and also granted lands to the said temple. It also mentions gifts of land made by other persons to the
same temple.
No. 558.
(A.
R. No. 572 of 1925.)
On
a black granite pillar set up near the dhvajastambha
in
the
temple
of Ramalingesvara,
Velpuru, Sattenepalli Taluk, same District.
S. 1295.
States
that Vemambika wife of Nalla-Nunka had the temple of
Ramanatha plastered with chunam and also put up a gold
kalasa on the top ;of the temple, besides making other gifts
on the occasion. The
donor’s genealogy is as follows – Dodda Bhupa, Chittaya,
Nunkama-Reddi and Nalla-Nunka.
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No.
559.
(A.
R. No. 20 of 1915.)
On
the right and left pillars of the mandapa adjoining the
nandi-mandapa
in
the
temple of Mallikarjuna, srisailam, Nandikotkur Taluk, Kurnool District
S. 1299 (Pingala)
States
that king Anavema-Reddi constructed a viramantapam
in the temple of Mallikarjuna on the Srisaila hill. The Sanskrit portion of this long inscription is composed by balasarasvati, the Vidvan attached to the court of Annavema : and Mallayya son
of Panchabhiksha Ramanatha was the promotor (karayita)
of this dharma. The
inscription gives the full genealogy of the Reddis up to Annavema
and also a complete list of their birudas. It is stated in this inscription that the Reddis belong to Vellacheri-gotra.
No.
560.
(A.
R. No. 46 of 1909.)
On
the verandah of the kitchen in the rock-out temple
of
Anantasayana, Undavalli,
Guntur Taluk, Guntur District.
S. 12 .
States
that Machama-Reddi, son of Anna-Reddi endowed
certain lands (?) for the performance of various kinds of worship
in the temple of Anantasayin at Undavelli.
No.
561.
(A.
R. No. 205 of 1905.)
On
the south wall of the dark room (called Chikati-middi) in the
temple of
Tripurantakesvara,
Tripurantakam, Markapur Taluk, Kurnool District.
Year
missing
Incomplete. Gives the genealogy of the Reddis down to Macha, Vema,
Dodda, Anna and Malla, son of Komati Prola, the
founder of the family, by Anyamamba, daughter of Dodda.
No.
562.
(A.
R. No. 754 of 1920.)
On
a pillar in the temple of Bhimesvarasvami,
Mogallu, Bhimavaram
Taluk,
West Godavari District.
Undated.
States
that Anavemaya-Reddi made a gift of eighteen puttis
of land consisting of fields and gardens to Pramathakavi
Sirigiri Devayya in Mongolanu.
No.
563.
(A.
R. No. 395 of 1926.)
On
a slab planted in front of the ruined temple of Vasantaraya
on
the hill, Kottur Bezwada Taluk, Krishna
District.
S. 1312. (Pramadi)
States
that Kumaragiri-Reddi granted certain lands and also a
certain quantity of grain in several villages to the temple of Vasantaraya Narasimha.
No.
564.
(A.
R. No. 242 of 1924.)
On
two faces of a pillar lying in a mosque in Gundur,
Bandar Taluk,
Krishna District.
S.
1312. (Pramoda)
Damaged. Seems to state that some one had regranted certain lands to
the temple of Jaladhisvara at Ghantasala.
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No.
565.
(A.
R. No. 380 of 1926.)
On
a slab planted in the
reserve forest about a mile to
the west of Tangeda, Palnad Taluk, Guntur
District.
S. 1313. (Prajapati)
States
that Chokkana Singana, governor of Tangeda under Komaragiri-Reddi,
son of Anavotaya-Reddi, established the temples of
Narasimha, Goddess Lakshmi, the Alvars and
other dependent gods on the Anantagiri hill at Tangeda and
endowed the temples with certain lands and also the proceeds of
certain customs duties, details of which are given.
No.
566.
(A.
R. No. 367 of 1926.)
On
a white slab planted
before the Garuda-stambha in the
temple of Venugopalasvami
in the same village.
S. 1316. (Bhaya)
States
that some one whose name is lost granted land to god Gopinathadeva
of Pangeda for the merit of Momaragiri-Reddi.
No.
567.
(A.
R. No. 370 of 1926.)
On
a slab planted near the compound of the same temple.
S.
13 . .
Damaged. States that, while Komaragiri-Reddi was King and Chokkana
Singana was governor of Tangeda, the said Singana and
certain persons referred to as chalumula-vubhaya-nanadesala pekkandru made gifts of
land and customs duties to god Gopinatha
No.
568.
(A.
R. No. 695 of 1926.)
On
a pillar in the temple of Bhava-Narayanasvami,
Sarpavaram, Cocanda
Taluk, East
Godavari District.
S. 1319. (Isvara)
States
that a certain Mummana made a gift of a putti of
land for a garden and also a house-site and 20 pagodas to
god Bhavanarayana
No.
569.
(A.
R. No. 580 of 1909.)
On
a pillar in the mandapa in front of the temple of
Chennakesavasvami at Macherla,
Palnad Taluk, Guntur District.
S. 1319. (Isvara)
States
that a certain Peruri Muktiraju got certain repairs done to the
central shrine of Chenna-Kesava at Mahadevicherla.
No.
570.
(A.
R. No. 406 of 1915.)
On
a Garuda-Pillar set
up in the main street of
Purushottapattanam, Narasaraopeta Taluk, same
District.
S. 1321. (Pramadi)
Records
the planting of the garuda-kambham (in front) of the temple
of Lakshmi-Narasimhadeva.
No.
571.
(A.
R. No. 90 of 1917.)
On
a Garuda-pillar set
up in front of the temple of
Lakshminrisimha, Kurnutala,
Guntur Taluk, same District.
S.
1326.
States
that king Peda-Komati-Vema granted the village of Kurnuntuluru
to god Dasarathi of Eravirapuri on the occasion of a lunar
eclipse.
No.
572.
(A.
R. No. 539 and 540 of 1909.)
On
a pillar in the ruined mandapa called Varahalakottu,
Kondavidu,
Narasaraopeta Taluk, same District.
S. 1327. (Parthiva)
Portions
are incomplete. These
little inscriptions state that certain stone pillars (stambhas)
were put up by certain persons. They contain no historical information.
Note
: - This is a batch of 15 small inscriptions. In the Annual Report on Epigraphy, Madras, these are
treated as constituting three inscriptions but really each one of
them is a separate inscription. Nine of them are illegible owing to the roughness of the
surface of the stone. I
teat the rest as parts of one land the same inscription and
transcribe them below.
No.
573.
(A.
R. No. 402 of 1915.)
On
a pillar set up in front of the shrine of Anjaneya,
Appapuram,
same Taluk and District.
S. 1327 (Parthiva)
States
that Kavuri Vallabhisetti got excavated a tank called
Govardhanasamudramu, consecrated the image of Kesava-Perumallu on
the bund of that tank and endowed that temple with four and half puttis
of land with the permission of king Peda-komati-Vema.
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No.
574.
(A.
R. No. 433 of 1911.)
On
a slab set up in the courtyard of the temple of Kailasanatha,
Tanguturu, Rajampet Taluk, Cuddapah
District.
S. 132[8]. (Vyaya)
Incomplete. Mentions Anna-Reddi, son of Malla-Reddi and
brother of Vema-Reddi.
No.
575.
(A.
R. No. 422 of 1911.)
On
a slab set up near the entrance into the temple of
Chennakesava,
Lebaka,
same Taluk and District.
S. 13[30] (?) (Sarvajit)
Damaged. Refers to some charity made by one Malla-Reddi to
the temple of Karavesvaradeva.
No.
576.
(A.
R. No. 599 of 1925.)
On
a stone llying near the hillock called Bhairavabodu,
Velpuru, Sattenepalli Taluk, Guntur
District.
S. 1332. (?) Vikriti.
States
that Madasi Singamu, the Padalu of Velpuru,
made a gift of a pandumu of land in Velpuru to god
Kalabhairava, for the merit of Vema-Reddi, son of Machema-Reddi.
No.
577.
(A.
R. No. 84 of 1915.)
On
a slab set up on the way to the Pamuleti Narasimba
temple, Upper Ahobalam,
Sirvel Taluk, Kurnool District.
S. 1332. (Vikriti).
States
that Katama-Reddi Vema-Reddi made a gift of several
villages to temples and Brahmins renaming those villages Komaragiripuram
in honour of King Komaragiri-Reddi and also ten villages
with the name of Vemavaram. It also states that Katama-Reddi’s wife Mallamma
made a gift of a village with the name of Mallavaram to god
Markandesvara of Rajamahendravaram.
No.
578.
(A.
R. No. 238 of 1924.)
On
a boulder near a well
called Bhimudigundulu, on the
Talapukonda hill, Molleru,
Yellavaram Taluk, East Godavari District.
Undated.
States
that a certain Hanuma had the tank Vemasamudramu excavated
for the merit of Katama-Reddi Vema-Reddi.
No.
579.
(A.
R. No. 424 of 1911.)
On
a slab set up near the entrance into the temple of
Chennakesava,
Lebaka, Rajampet Taluk, Cuddapah
District.
S. 1335. (Vijaya)
States
that Sadapalli Mallu built the prakara (?) of the temple of Kesava-perumallu of Lembaka in
the reign of Malla-Reddi.
No.
580.
(A.
R. No. 582 of 1909.)
On
a pillar in the mandapa in front of the temple of
Chennakesavasvami at Macherla,
Palnad Taluk, Guntur District.
S. 1336. (Jaya)
States
that Janyavula Kasava-Nayiningaru got some repairs done to
the mukha-mandapa of the temple of Chennakesava of Mahadevicherla.
No.
581.
(A.
R. No. 696 of 1926.)
On
a pillar in the temple of Bhavanarayanasvami,
Sarpavaram, Cocanda Taluk, East Godavari
District.
S. [13]36. (Jaya)
Damaged
and incomplete. Mentions Vema-Reddi, son of Katama-Reddi.
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No.
582.
(A.
R. No. 543 of 1909.)
On
a boulder called
Pullaribodu, Aminabada,
Sattenapalli Taluk, Guntur District.
S. 1337. (Manmatha)
States that king Rachavema-Reddi had a channel called Jaganobbaganda-kalva excavated as a supply channel to the tank Santana-vardhi which
had been excavated under the orders of his mother Suramba. The inscription is said to have been composed by Srinatha.
No.
583.
(A.
R. No. 578 of 1909.)
On
a pillar in the mandapa of the temple of Chennakesava,
Macherla,
Palnad Taluk, same District.
S. 1351. (Siddharthi)
States
that Chenukali Gopanayiningaru got certain repairs done to
the mandapa in
front of the temple of Chennakesava at Mahadevicherla.
No.
584.
(A.
R. No. 546 of 1925.)
On
a stone built into the gateway of the lower fort
at
Kondapalli,
Bezwada Taluk, Krishna District.
S.
1358. (Nala)
States
that Macha-Batta got a temple erected to Papavinasanadeva
on the banks of the Krishna.
No.
585.
(A.
R. No. 555 of 1909.)
On
a slab set up in the court-yard of the temple of
Ankalamma,
Karempudi,
Palnad Taluk, Guntur District.
S. 1367. (Raktakshi)
States
that Jivaraksha Timmana, son of Macherla Chenna
erected a tower at the place where Chilama-Nayidu planted
(?) his spear. Contains
some human figures bearing the neams of Pina-Malidevaraja,
Tomalidevaraja, Chilama-Nayidu, Peda-Malidevaraja, and Rakshati
. .
No.
586.
(A.
R. No. 792 of 1922.)
On
a slab built into the wall to the left of the entrance of the
temple
of
Gopalasvami
at Parachuru, Bapatla Taluk, same District
S. 1370. (Vibhava)
States
that Inkolani Tirumala-Reddi remitted all the taxes payable
on lands-held by the temples and Brahmins of Parachuru.
No.
587.
(A.
R. No. 70 of 1917.)
On
a Hanuman-pillar set up near the new temple at
Chintapalli,
Sattenapalli Taluk, same District.
S. 1376. (Bhava)
Incomplete. Seems to refer to some gift made by one Raghuraya
Mahapatra to god Chadaluvada Raghavesvara of Kondavidu.
No.
588.
(A.
R. No. 267 of 1924.)
On
a pillar in front of the temple of Venugopalasvami,
Magallu,
Nandigama Taluk, Krishna District.
Date
missing.
Damaged. Seems to state that a certain Muppi-Reddi gave away
his daughter to the temple of Gopaladeva and also gave two cows
for that child.
This inscription is greatly damaged and illegible.
No.
589.
(A.
R. No. 266 of 1924.)
On
a pillar in front of the same temple. Date
missing.
Incomplete. Refers to a gift of land by Bachchu Surya to god
Gopaladeva.
No.
590.
(A.
R. No. 692 of 1920.)
On
a pillar set up before the temple of Bhogesvara
at Chiluvuru,
Tenali Taluk, Guntur District.
Undated.
Seems
to state that Suranarya gave away to Bhogalingesvara the
village of Chiruvuli
which he had obtained from king Vema.
No.
591.
(A.
R. No. 372 of 1926.)
On
a slab planted
outside
the temple of Venugopalasvami,
Tangeda,
Palnad Taluk, same District.
Year
missing.
Damaged. Refers to gift of a pandumu of land to god Gopinatha
by a certain Reddi.
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No.
592.
(A.
R. No. 249 of 1924.)
On
a hero-stone set up in a field
to the south-
east of Nandigama, Krishna District. Undated.
Unintelligible. Seems to record the death of a certain Bangaru-Reddi
(?)
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