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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1906-07 NAYAKAS OF MADURAI No.
113
(A. R. No. 113 of 1907) Kallidaikkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District Kulasekharamudaiyar
temple --- on the wall at the entrance This dated in saka 1480, Kollam 73[4], Purattadi 3, su.1, Fridya, Uttirattadi, corresponding probably to A.D.1558, September 2 (but it was ba. 4, Bharani), without any reference to the reining king of the period (Sadasivaraya). It registers an order of Virappa-Nayakar-Ayyan evidently a petty ruler of this region, communicated to Kurukularayar the maniyam of Kalladaikkurichchi and its environs and to the nattar (assembly). Exempting the masons and the carpenters of Anjupati (1it. Five places) from the payment of the taxes vari and irai (probably due on their profession and income). This Virappa-Nayaka seems to be different from his namesaka the son of the Madura Nayaka chief Visvanatha-Krishnappa mentioned in No.35 of 1908 dated in saka 1505. No.
470 (A. R. No. 470 of 1907) Periyakottai, Palani Taluk, Madurai District Kadali-Narasimha-Perumal
temple â on the north, west and south walls This is dated in the cyclic year Jaya and Chittirai 5, and introduces some chief by name Virappa-Nayakkarayyan with the grandiloquent Vijayanagara titles Mahamandalesvara etc., and caliming to have extracted tribune from every country. His agent, Nayinatta-Nayakkar, son of Dasiri-Nayakkar and grandson of Chinnappa-Nayakkar of Virupatshi in Anda-nadu is said to have constructed the temple of Kadirinatha-Perumal, dug a tank and given 4 ma of land irrigated by this tank for the upkeep of the temple, He also endowed lands for the maintenance of twelve Brahmanas (doing worship therein) and 3 other persons for other services.
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404 (A. R. No. 404 of 1907) Perungarunai, Mudukulattur Taluk, Ramnad District Varadaraja-Perumal Temple â on the door-post Of
the mandapa in front, right of entrance This is a fragmentary Grantha inscription probably recording some gift, made by the Madurai Nayaka Chief Krishna-Bhupa, son of Vira Bhupa on the day of Amavasya in Makara month of the cyclic year Manmatha which would correspond to Saka 1517 (A.D. 1595-96). No.
122 (A. R. No. 121 of 1907) Alvarkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District vanniyappar
temple --- on a stone set up the entrance into the eastern gopura, left
side This
is dated on saka 1532, Kollam 787, (= A.D.1610), Chittirai, ba, 10,
Wednesday, Satabhishaj. It registers an agreement of Timmappa-Mudaliyar,
Kumarasvami-Mudaliyar, the merchants and the Nattavar of
Pappangulam making over certain incomes derived by them I their division
(maganai), permanently for the conduct of a festival in the
temple of Tiruvannisuramudaiya-Tambiranar situated on the bank of the
Vannitirthan (tank), for the merit of Muttu-Virappa-Nayakar (of Madura),
and of Sevvandi-Settiyar son of Murtti-Settiyar. This Sevvandi-Seittyar
was evidently a local administrative officer under the chief. No.
123 (A. R. No. 123 of 1907) Alvarkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District vanniyappar
temple --- on a stone set up the entrance into the west gopura, left
side
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