South Indian Inscriptions

INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1905-1906

KULOTTUNGA II

No. 67 (Page No. 65)

(A. R. No. 67 of 1906)

South Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Jambai

Jambunatha Temple-On The North Wall Of The Central Shrine

Raj. Tribh. Kulottunga (Iii) –3rd Year (A.D. 1135-36) 

This records a gift of 64 cows for burning two perpetual lamps in the temple of Tantonri-Aludaiyar at Sanbai alias Virarajendrapuram in Senkunra-nadu on the north bank of the Pennai river, by one Adiyanambi Kovalarayapperaiyan of Mudiyanur in Kilkonrai-nadu on the southern bank, as atonement demanded of him by the members of the Chitrameli community (of artisans or cultivators?) of the 79 andu, for having killed by accident a certain Ponparri-udaiyan Kunran sirudaiyan, a vellala resident of Valaivetti in their nadu (Senkurnra-nadu). The arrow shot by him at an animal probably in a hunt, is said to have missed its aim and pierced this Sirudaiyan instead.

No. 132 (Page No. 108)

(A. R. No. 132 of 1906)

South Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elavanasur

Gramardhanatha Temple-On The Same Wall

Tribh. Kulottunga-Chola Ii-11th Year 

This records a gift of 60 kasu for burning a light during services in the temple of Urbagankondaruliya-Nayanar at Iraiyanaraiyur alias Solakerala-chaturvedi-mangalam by a lady by name Masarusodi Sani wife of Aritan Sankaranarayanan srikrishna-Bhattan. A Sivabrahmana of the temple was entrusted with the amount for this purpose.

No. 149  (Page No. 124)

(A. R. No. 149 Of 1906)

South Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur

Gramardhanatha Temple-On The Same Wall

Raj. Kulottunga-Chola (Ii) – 10th Year (A.D. 1142-43)

The date may be read as the 12th also. The inscription records an endowment of ¾ veli of land at Nallaraisur to the temple of Urudaiya-Paramesvarar by Kuttan Viman alias Jayangondasola Marayan a Kaikkola of the Uyyakkondan-terinda-Tirumanjanattar-velam, to provide for the feeding of pilgrims visiting the Place, with the rice offered to the god during the midday service. 

No. 153  (Page No. 126)

(A. R. No. 153 of 1906)

South Arcot District, Tirukkoyilur Taluk, Elvanasur

Gramardhanatha Temple-On The Same Wall

Raj.Kulottunga-Choladeva (Ii)-12th Year (A.D. 1144-45) 

This records a gift of land at Nallaraisur and 45 kalam of paddy (in place of money?) by Rajasundari a devaradiyal of the temple of Tantonri-Mahadevar at Virarajendrapuram (Jambai) to provide for offerings to god Urudaiya-Paramesvara during the early morning service.

No. 244  (Page No. 193)

(A. R. No. 244 of 1906)

North Arcot District, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruppanangadu.

Siva Temple – On The East Wall Of The Mandapa In Front Of The Kripanatha Shrine.

Raj. Kulottunga  (Ii) – 10th Year (A.D. 1142-43).

The inscription has the introduction Pumevu valar etc. It records a gift of 32 cows for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple by Kampan alias Vikramasola-Periyaraiyan, a farmer kudippalli of Enrattur the eastern quarter of Sri Madhurantaka-chaturvedimangalam an independent village (taniyur) of Kalattur-kottam a division of Jayangondasola-mandalam. Tiruppanangadu was situated in Kaliyur-kottam of the same. mandalam.

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