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INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1906

RAJA RAJA III

No. 315

(A. R. No. 315 of 1906)

North Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.Ruined Vishnu Temple --- On The Same Wall.

Tribh. Rajarajadeva --- Date Lost.

This records a gift of half a madai of gold for burning a lamp during the service in the temple of Srikovilanar at Govindapadi in Valla- nadu a division of damarakottam in Jayagondasolamandalam by Virasolan Tiruvarangamudaiyan a resident of a tiruvidaiyattom village (name lost) belonging to the temple. The amount was entrusted with a priest of the temple by name Uyyavandan Bhattan of Kanjiram.

No. 316

(A. R. No. 316 of 1906)

North Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.

Ruined Vishnu Temple --- On The Same Wall.

Tribh. Rajarajadeva --- 10^th Year

This is damaged. It seems to record some gift made by Vettandai Setti alias Ganavadiyandan a merchant of Pundamalli in Puliyur-kottam for the early morning service of the deity and for burning two lamps at the time in the temple at Govindapadi.

No. 332

(A. R. 332 of 1906)

North Arcot District, Walajapet Taluk, Tirumalpuram.

Ruined Vishnu Temple --- On The Same Wall.

Tribh. Rajarajadeva --- 13^th Year.

This is fragmentary. It mentions a certain Tiruvegadadevan, a native of Vikramasola â Valanadu in Pularkottam, a sub-division of Jayangondasolamandalam.

No. 363

(A. R. No. 363 of 1906)

Tiruchirapalli District, Pudukkottai State, Kudumiyamalai.

Sikhanathasvami Temple --- On The Same Wall.

Tribh. Rajarajadeva --- 8^th Year.

This is a damaged inscription, which seems to register a sale of land belonging to the temple of Tirunalakkunramudaiya â Nayanar to a certain Tayilumnalla [1] a woman servant (?) of Kulottunga [sola] Kadambara [ya*] n of Urattur-kurram. Tirunalakkunram is said to have been situated in Kunrusul nadu a division of Irattapadikondasola-valanadu. The value of the land is stated to be 50 kasu.

No. 367

(A. R. No. 367 of 1906)

Tiruchirapalli District, Pudukkottai State, Kudumiyamalai.

Sikhanathasvami Temple --- On The Same Wall.

Trib. Rajarajadeva --- 5th Year.

This records a gift of land as devadana by a velan by name Kodandan of Sikaranallur in kunrisul-nadu, a division of Rattapadikondasola-valanadu, to the temple of Trivikrama-Cholisvaramudaiya-Mahadeva at Melmaninallur, with one Kovan Solan as a permanent as a permanent tenant paying the kudimai-kilirai thereon.

No. 368

(A .R. No. 368 of 1906)

Tiruchirapalli District, Pudukkottai State, Kudumiyamalai.

Melaikkoyil Rock Cut Temple --- On The Rock To The North Of The Cave (Shrine)

Raj. Tribh. Rajarajadeva Ii --- 16^th Year (A.D. 1161-62)

This begins with introduction pumaruviya Tirumadum etc. The latter portion of the inscription is damaged. It seems to record an endowment of two ma of cultivable land (ural-vayal) together with the surrounding barren and saline soil after purchasing the same from the sivabrahmanas to the temple at Tirumalakkunram in Kunriyur-nadu by Munaiyiladittan Kodandan of Sikaranallur in the same nadu. The donor appears to have already given a piece of land of his own to the temple for the celebration of some festival in the temple and for feeding Mahesvaras in a matha founded (or built?) by him.

No. 370

(A. R. No. 370 of 1906)

Tiruchirapalli District, Pudukkottai State, Kudimiyamalai

Melaikkoyil Rock-Cut Temple --- On The South Wall Of The Mandapa In Front Of The Cave Shrine.

Tribh. Rajarajadeva --- 5^th Year

This is much damaged. It records a gift of 96 sheep and 13 cows and also a lamp stand for burning a perpetual lamp in the temple of Tirumerrai-udaiya-Mahedeva at Tirunalakkunram by one Nurran Periyan alias Viramalagiya-paraiyan a (military) follower of Siralan Kulottungasola- Kadambarayan.

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