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INSCRIPTIONS
COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1906
RAJARAJA
I
No.
305
(A.
R. No. 305 of 1906)
North
Arcot District. Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.
Ruined
Vishnu Temple --- On The Same Wall
Rajaraja
I --- 10th Year (A.D. 994-95)
This
is a damaged fragment of a record stopping with the mention of
the devakanmi (of
the temple) and of Damalkottam.
No.
322
(A.
R. No. 322 of 1906)
North
Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.
Ruined
Vishnu Temple â On The SameWall.
Rajaraja
I â 19th Year (A.D. 1003 â 04)
The
inscription has the introduction Tirumagal
pola etc. It states
that one thousand kuli of
land at Sirriyarrur belonging to the temple of Govindapadi
perumanadigal, which had been overlaid with sand on account of a breach
in the Palar river was brought under cultivation by the voluntary
efforts of Kadamban Venkadan a
vellala a resident of Nallur
â Pudukudi in Tiruvalundur-Nadu a division of Solanadu. He was helped
in this by an additional allotment of temple lands adjoining the above
with irrigational facilities. Kadamban Venkadan then re-endowed the
whole plot of land for providing for the daily sacred offerings to the
deity with rice, ghee and other specified articles. The inception also
records another gift 1150 kuli of land by the same donor after purchasing
the same from the urar of Venpakkam for burning a perpetual lamp
in the temple.
No. 333
(A.
R. No. 333 of 1906)
North
Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.
Ruined
Vishnu Temple --- On The Same Wall.
Rajaraja
I â 10th Year (A.D. 994-95)
This
records an endowment of 20 kalanju of gold by Arunilai
Srikrishnan alias Muvenda Pidavurvelar the accountant of Pidavur
â nadu in Solanadu, which was invested with the Urar of Velkala
Venpakkam adjacent to (?) Govindapadi. The three kalanju collected
from them as interest every year was to be utilized by the trustees of
the temple, for the recitation of the Tiruppadiyam hymn beginning
with the expression [kola] narkulal composed (?) by the donorâs
father Kayavan Arunilai, on the seventh day of the annual festival in
the temple.
No.
335
(A.
R. No. 335 of 1906)
North
Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.
Ruined
Vishnu Temple --- On The Same Wall.
Rajaraja
I --- 11th Year (A.D. 995-96)
This
records a gift of 96 sheep by one Mayiletti Venkadan of Pattam in
Avur-kurram in Solanadu for burning a perpetual lamp before the image of
Anumadeva (Hanuman) set up by him. The donor is also stated to have
endowed 10 kalanju of gold left in charge of the Urar of
Velkala Venpakkam to provide for the daily offerings to the same deity
with 2 nali of rice.
No.
340
(A.
R. No. 340 of 1906)
North
Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.
Ruined
Vishnu Temple --- On The West And South Walls Of The Central Shrine.
Rajaraja
I â 20th Year (A.D.1004-05)
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The
inscription is damaged. It seems to register a sale of land about 947 kuli
in extent, by the Urar of Amanpakkam to the temple at
Govindapadi. It is stated that the cost of the land was paid by Ponvilli
alias Vaishnavadasan. A resident of Kundur who formed a flower
garden out of it for god Sri Krishna. The land was made tax-free by the Urar
with the amount, which had been deposited with them sometime
previously.
No.
342
(A.
R. No. 342 of 1906)
North
Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.
Ruined
Vishnu Temple --- On The North, West, And South Walls Of The Central
Shrine.
Rajaraja
I --- 23rd Year (A.D. 1007-08)
This
has the introduction Tirumagalpola etc. It records an endowment
of 90 kalanju of gold invested with the Urar of Velkala
Venpakkam a devadana village of Govindapadi â Dever by Kaman
Komandai a native of Elurâ Amanai in Venbaikkudi â nadu a division
of Pandi-nadu also called Rajaraja valanadu, with the condition that
they were to measure out every year, as interest on the amount, 120
kalam of paddy in the temple, for the (daily) offering of
akkaradalai preparation to the God. The donor also presented 15 cows to the temple for the supply of
milk as ingredient to the offering.
No.
391
(A.
R. No. 391 of 1906)
Tiruchirapalli
District, Pudukkottai State, Tirumayyam.
Rock-Cut
Siva Temple â In The Same Place
Rajaraja
I â 19th Year (A.D. 1003-04)
The
inscription is damaged and built in and also incomplete. It begins with
the introduction Tirumagalpola etc. It seems to record an
endowment of land made by the Sabha of Tirumeyyam a devadana-brahmadeya
village in Kana-nadu said to be a division of
Arumolideva-valanadu to provide for worship and offerings to god Vishnu-Bhataraka
consecrated in the temple of Sri Mulasthanam-udaiya Mahadeva by a
resident of the place by name Tiruvengada[Tatar].
No.
403
(A.
R. No. 403 of 1906)
Tiruchirapalli
District, Pudukkottai State, Tirumayyam.
Satyagirinatha-Perumal
Temple â On The Same Stone.
Raja
raja I.
This
is a badly damaged fragment containing only a portion of the
introduction Tirumagalpola etc. of Chola Rajaraja I.
No.
411
(A.
R. No. 411 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The Same Wall.
Raja
raja I â 28th Year (A.D. 1012-13)
This
is in Vatteluttu characters. It is damaged. It begins with the usual
introduction Tirumagalpola, etc. This records a tax-free gift of
land at Kudalur in Murappu-nadu to the river Tanporunam (Tamaraparni),
after purchasing the same, by Kaiyanayakan Naranamasura(?) of
Nechchura-nadu, a division of Rajaraja â mandalam.
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No.
412
(A.
R. No. 412 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The Same Wall.
Rajaraja
I â 28th Year (A.D. 1012-13)
This
is a Vatteluttu inscription. It is mutilated. It seems to record a gift
of land tax-free to the temple of Ten-Tirumalirunjolai-Emperuman by
three individuals of the place.
No.
413
(A.
R. No. 413 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The Same Wall.
Rajaraja
I â 28th Year (A.D. 1012-13)
This
is also in Vatteluttu script and is mutilated. It seems to record an
endowment of land by the nattar of Murappa-nadu in
Rajaraja-mandalam to the temple of Emperuman at Ten-Tirumalirunjolai on
the north bank of the [Tanporu]ndam river to provide for the expenses of
a big feast in the temple on the day following the day of asterism
Uttiradam in Adi month and for burning lamps.
No.
414
(A.
R. No. 414 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The Same Wall Of The Central Shrine.
Rajaraja I â 23rd Year
(A.D. 1006-03)
This
is also in Vatteluttu. It is mutilated and stops with the mention of god
Karumanikkadevar âwho was pleased to have his abodeâ in Ten-Tirumalirunjolai
(a quarter?) of Tirumukkudal in Kilkalak-kurram, a division of
Rajaraja-valanadu.
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No.
417
(A.
R. No. 417 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The Same Wall.
Raja
raja I-- Date Lost
The
inscription is badly mutilated and damaged. It seems to record some
provision made by the Sabha of the place for (special) offerings
and worship to god Tirumalirunjolai â Devar on the day of Uttiradam in
the Adi month.
No.
418
(A.
R. No. 418 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The South Wall Of The Central Shrine
Rajaraja
I â 29th Year (A.D. 1013 â 14)
This
begins with introduction Tirumagalpola etc. It records a gift of
a lamp stand and 25 sheep for burning a lamp in the temple of
Karumanikkadevar by the wife of a merchant by name Raman Lakkuvanan of
Karavandapuram in Kalakkudi-nadu. Ten Tirumalirunjolai is said to be in
Kilkalakkurram.
No.
419
(A.
R. No. 419 of 1906)
Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The Same Wall
Rajaraja
I â 24th Year (A.D. 1008 â 09)
The
inscribed stones are built out of order. The epigraph begins with
introduction Tirumagalpola etc. It records a gift (of money?) by
Araiyan Kumaran of Panangudi in Pattinakkurram a division of
Kshatriyasikhamani-valanadu on the southern side of the Kaveri River in
Solanadu, for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tirumalirunjolai
â Devar. The writing is Vatteluttu.
No.
420
(A.
R. No. 420 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The Same Wall
Rajaraja
I â 23rd Year (A.D. 1007 â 08)
This
begins with Tirumagalpola introduction. This is a Vatteluttu
inscription, which is mutilated towards the end. It seems to record a
gift (of 15 cows?) for a perpetual lamp in the temple at
Tirumalirunjolai in Kilkalakkurram said to be a division of Rajaraja âvalanadu,
by a native of Tirunelveli in Kilvembai-nadu.
No.
422
(A.
R. No. 422 of 1906)
Tirunelveli
District, Tirunelveli Taluk, Sivalapperi.
Alagar
Temple â On The South And West Walls Of The Central Shrine.
Rajaraja
I â 26th Year (A.D. 1016-11)
Pieces
are missing in the middle of the inscription. This begins with the usual
introduction of the king (Tirumagalpola etc). It records the
endowment of a land called Kulakkudikkulam on the north bank of
the river Tanporundam, free of all taxes, to provide for the expenses of
the tiruchchennadai (daily
procession with lights inside the prakara of the temple) of god
Karumanikka-devar âwho was pleased to resideâ in Ten-Tirumalirunjolai,
by the Mahasabha of Srivallabhamangalam (Sivalapperi) a brahmadeya
in Kilkalak-kurram a division of Rajaraja-mandalam.
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