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INSCRIPTIONS COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1906-07 UNIDENTIFIED PANDYA OR CHOLA No.
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(A. R. No. 120 of 1907)
Alvarkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District
Avudaiyamman
temple --- on the north wall of the central shrine
This
begins with the signature of Sundara-Pandya Kalingarayar evidently an
officer of the king whose order he communicates to the sthanikas of the
temple of Narasinga-Isavaramudaiya-Nayanar, granting a land tax-free at
Pannangudi for the daily worship and offering to the goddess consecrated
as Tiruppalliyarai-Nach-chiyar in the temple by a Sivabrahmana by name
Tiruttodalagiyan. This latter was given the right of worship of the deity.
The inscription is dated in the 6th year of the king under title
Konerinmaikondan. It is possible that it might refer to king Maravarman
Sundara-Pandya I. Alvarkurichchi is called here by the name
Kollamkonda-Pandya-chaturvedimangalam.
(A. R. No. 121 of 1907)
Alvarkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District
vanniyappar
temple --- on the north wall of the central shrine
This
is an incomplete inscription. It records a gift of land tax-free as
Karanmai-devadanam at Kaderu, by which name probably Alvarkurchchi was
them known, the north western quarter of Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam in
Mulli-nadu, worship to the diety. The kingâs name is not given, only
his title Konerinmaikondan, and the regnal year is lost. A tax mentioned
incidentally-- perhaps under exemption is the one on the devaradiyar
living in the tirimadaivilagam of the temple.
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187 (A. R. No. 187 of 1907) Uraiyur, Tiruchirapalli Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Panchavarnesvara
temple âon the same wall This
registers a tax-free gift of two plots of land, one at
Atigunakalpakanallur and the other at Ulagarvidanganallur, for the
expenses of offerings and worship in the temple of Vendan
Mukkisvaram-udaiya-Nayanar at Uraiyur in Rajagambhira-valanadu by order
of the king under title Konerinmaikondan, issued in the 32nd year of his
reign. No.
289 (A. R. No. 289of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami temple â in the same place Kulottunga-Chola
III : year 28
: 1205-06 A.D. The inscription is dated on the 114th day of the year quoted. Portions of the record are lost. It registers the order of the king granting ten veli of tax-free land as archan-bhoga, to meet the expenses of worship and offerings to Aludaiya-Pillaiyar consecrated in the temple by Vanadhirajan (mentioned in No. 288 above) and of the festival in the month of Vaigasi. Of these 10 veli four are stated to have been situated in Kulottungasolan-pundi alias Vikramasolan-Suralur in Tiruvalundur-nadu a district in Jayagondasola-valanadu; two in Virudarajabhayanakaranallur in Vilai-nadu and four in Arindavanallur in the same nadu. Reference is made to a revenue survey conducted in the 16th year of Kulottunga-Choladeva (I) âwho abolished the tollsâ. The Tirumandiravolai who has signed this order was Rajanarayana-Muvendavelan. No.
305 (A. R. No. 305 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami temple â on the same wall Konerinmaikondan
: year 13 This is an inscription evidently of Rajaraja III whose Tirumandiravolai Minavan Muvendavelan and other officers figure as signatories at the end. It is dated in the 138th day of the regnal year, and records an order of the king to issue the ulvari to the temple granting remission of the taxes on the lands belonging to the temple (tirunamattukkani) in the surroundings parts of Tiruvidaimardur, in the city itself and in Pirattinangainallur, and on which the newly formed street Rajakkal-tambiran-tiruvidi, tanks, flower gardens and orchards were situated. These lands are stated to be exclusive of 7½ veli and odd of lands occupied by the temple and its adjuncts which had been exempted from taxes in the 16th year of Kulottunga-Chola (I) âwho abolished the tollsâ. It may be noted that this Rajakkal-tambira-tiruvidi is also mentioned in No. 288 above of the 16th year of king Kulottunga III as newly formed. No.
307 (A. R. No. 307 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami temple â on the same wall Konerinmaikondan
: year 22 The king meant here is evidently Kulottunga-Chola III with his Tirumandiravolai Minavan-Muvendavelan mentioned as signatory at the end. The inscription is dated in the 320th day of the year, and records a royal gift of 2 veli of land in Irumarabuntuya-Perumal-nallur in Tiraimur-nadu as Tirunamattukkani and as tax-free devadana for the expenses of worship to the image of Pidari Yogirunda (Yogindra)-Paramesvari set up in the fourth prakara of the temple. No.
375 (A. R. No. 375 of 1907) Mayuram, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Panchanadesvara temple â on the same wall Konerinmaikondan
: year 31 This
is the royal order issued to the authorities of the temple of
Tiruvaiyar-udaiyar at Kulottungasolan-Kurralam in Tiruvalundur-nadu a
division of Jayagondasola-valanadu naming the tax free grant mentioned
in No. 374 above, viz. 4½ veli and odd of garden land at
Virarajendra-chaturvedimangalam yielding an annual rent of 60 kalam of
paddy per veli, and 6½ kasu in addition by way of income from the
areca-nut palms for the requirements of daily worship etc., to the
deity, as an equivalent of 200 kalam of paddy per year which had
been presented by the king in his 29th year. No.
376 (A. R. No. 376 of 1907) Mayuram, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Panchanadesvara
temple â on the same wall This
is dated in 300th day of the 19th year of an unspecified king who might
probably be Kulottunga-Chola III. The inscription is damaged. It seems
to give the extent of lands and their yield in paddy as entered in the
ulvari tax-registers of the temple by order of the king and attested by
the Puravuvari officers. Mention is made of such lands both tax
paying and tax-free as were granted to the temple in the 21st year of
Kulottunga-Chola (I) âwho abolished the tollsâ and of those endowed
by one Kurralamudaiyan Tiruchchirrambalamudaiyar who is said to have
built (or rebuilt ?) the temple of Tiruvaiyarudaiyar with its courtyard,
surrounding streets flower-garden called Virarakkadan-tirunandavanam and
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378 (A. R. No. 378 of 1907) Mayuram, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Panchanadesvara temple â on the same wall Konerinmaikondan This
records the royal order conveyed through the Tirumandira-olai
Rajanarayana-Muvendavelan to the authorities of Tiruvaiyarudaiyar temple
granting certain lands tax-free at Nallattukkudi which were to be merged
with the devadana village Kulottungasolan-Kurralam in the ulvari
accounts from the 30th year of the king. No.
379 (A. R. No. 379 of 1907) Mayuram, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Panchanadesvara
temple â on the same wall This
registers the actual ulvari to the grant mentioned in No. 378 above as
finally entered in the revenue register of (tax-free) lands, with the
attestation of several ulavari and puravari officers. No.
387 (A. R. No. 387 of 1907) Maruttuvakkudi, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Airavatesvara temple â on the same wall Konerinmaikondan
: year 21 This
seems to be an inscription of Rajaraja III and it refers to the fixation
of rent in paddy accruing from the lands now granted, in the 40th year
of Alvan by which is evidently meant the predecessor king Kulottunga
III. The inscription records the royal order to the tax-officers to
grant the ulvari to the temple of Tiruvidaikkulam-udaiyar at Anaichchul
remitting the irai (rent) due from four fields measuring 11 veli and odd
in extent in all. The income in paddy thus granted to the temple is said
to have amounted to 476 and odd kalam. The Tirumandira-olai issuing the
order was Minavan-Muvendavelan. No.
460 (A. R. No. 460 of 1907) Periyakottai, Palani Taluk, Madurai District Cholesvara temple â on the south wall of the Brihadamba shrine Konerinmaikondan
: year 9 This
is incomplete. This seems to record the renewal of some grant by the
king as the original document is said to have been lost during some
disturbance in the nadu in the 9th year. This is signed by (the officer)
Ellamvallasola-Muvenda-land by name Sembattaikkulam. No.
463
(A. R. No. 463 of 1907) Periyakottai, Palani Taluk, Madurai District Cholesvara temple â on the same wall Konerinmaikondan
: year 13 This is fragmentary. This seems to record a royal order issued through (the officer) Kurukulattaraiyan to the residents of Kariyadevanallur conferring certain social privileges on them like constructions of double-storied houses, sounding of drums on occasion auspicious and otherwise and some others the nature of which is not clear. No.
481 (A. R. No. 481 of 1907) Kuttalam, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Omkaresvara temple â on the west wall of the central shrine Konerinmaikondan
: year 38 This
is evidently an inscription of Kulottunga III whose officer (tirumandira-volai)
Rajanarayana-Muvendavelan has singed the royal order granting a padugai
land in the village as tirunamattukkani and urkilariyili to the temple
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483 (A. R. No. 483 of 1907) Kuttalam, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Omkaresvara temple â on the same wall Konerinmaikondan
: year 29 This records an order of the king (Kulottunga III?) to (his officer) Vanadarayan for remitting the taxes on the several pieces of land granted as tirunamattukkani to god Omkaresvaramudaiyar and as kani to Brahmanas settled by him in the place by Jayadharappallavaraiyan who is said to be of Kurralam in Pattinakurram, a division of Geyamanikka-valanadu. These lands were situated in different villages like Mel-Tattangudi. Pallavanarayanapuram alias Ulagamadevipuram and Ayangudi alias Kulottungasolan-Kurralam in Merkka-nadu a division of Virudarajabhayankara-valandu and amounted in all to about 29½ veli and odd in extent. Mention is made of some lands belonging to the temple of Vikramacholisvaramudaiyar of the village, which were purchased by the donor for building the tirumadaivilagam round the Omkaresvara temple and for the formation of a flower garden for the temple. As the inscription is mutilated in places and stops incomplete it is not possible to follow the sense of the transaction in detail. The revenue survey of the 16th year of Kulottunga-chola âwho abolished the tollâ is referred to while describing the nature of the lands.
No.47 (A. R. No. 47 of. 1907) Tiruvisalur,
Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur
District Sivayoganatha
temple--- on the same wall This inscription does not refer itself to the reign of any king. We can assign it however to the twelfth century A.D. It mentions a mathacalled the Narpattennayiravar-tirumadam on the north bank of the tank , in the precincts of the temple of Tiruvasalur-Mahadeva at Solamarttanda-chathurvedimangalam in Manni-nadu a division of Virudaraja-bhayankara-valanadu, built by Aravindan Uttamandiyar and his son Niranindan Porkoyil Anukkanambi, and an endowment made by them in money for feeding the several temple servants therein, in addition to meeting the charges of the tirumandirapponagam for the god. It refers to some inaccuracies in a stone record engraved previously inn the Tiruchchirrambalam-Udaiyar temple and sets forth to rectify them now. It gives a lengthy list of the several individual who were the recipients of money, but it is not clear from whom and on what account it was. No.50 (A. R. No. 50 of. 1907) Tiruvisalur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Sivayoganatha
temple--- on the north wall of
the shrine in the southern side The inscription states that this mandapa was the gift of one [Panaikka] li-Adigal alias Anantasivan of Mulaiyur. Close to this is cut the figure of a person evidently representing the donor. The writing seems to be of a about the 11th century A.D. No.52 (A. R. No. 52 of. 1907) Tiruvisalur,
Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Sivayoganatha
temple--- on the wall of the inner gopura, right of entrance This
states that the gopura on which the inscription is engraved and
the enclosed verndah all round the prakara were built by (king) Vikrama_chola. No.
59 (A. R. No. 59 of 1907) Kanippakkam, Chittoor Taluk, Chittoor District Manikanthesvara
templeâon the same wall This
inscription records the remission of some taxes due on the devadana
lands, and also the gift of the incomes like ayam, alamanji etc.
On the same by the chief Siraimitta-Perumal Siyagangar in favour of the
temple of Manivandisvaram-Udaiyar at Kavanippakkam. Siraimitta-Perumal
which means âthe Lord who freed from imprisonmentâ as applied to
this chief should have some significance. It is possible that this
Siyaganga as son of Amarabharana mentioned in No. 57 above and a
feudatory of Rajaraja III on whose behalf he might have fought
against Ko-Perunjinga when he was imprisoned by the latter at
Sendamangalam. No.
62 (A. R. No. 62 of 1907) Timmareddipalle, Chittor Taluk, Chottoor District On
a stone set up on the tank-bund This
is a badly damaged Telugu inscription dated merely in the (cyclic) year
Khara, Chitra, ba.10. It seems to record the grant of a village near
Tenepalle to a certainâ¦..Gavunda by an agent of Timmaraja the son of
Mahamanadalesvara Tirumalaraja. No.
68 (A. R. No. 68 of 1907) Tirumalai, Polur Taluk, North Arcot District Sikhamaninatha
templeâon the detached stones lying in the courttard These
are disconnected fragments which might have formed part of one
inscription, dated in the 23rd year and 175th day of some king whose
name is lost. The object of the record seems to be the grant of
examination from taxes an land belonging to the jaina temple at
Tirumalai at Tirumalai in consideration of a lump-sum payment of
money. The names are given of several persons who were probably officers
of the tax department. The designations of two of these viz. Brahmarayar
jananathanar alias RajendrasolaBrahma[rayan] and
Rajendrasola-Mavali-Va[nadarayan ?] seem to indicate that the king
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95 (A. R. No. 95 of 1907.) Kallidaikkurichchhi, Ambamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District Nagesvaram-Udaiyar
temple âon the south wall of the mandapa in front of the central
shrine This is an incomplete inscription which dose not refer itself to the reign of any king. It seems to state that on a representation made by the Srirudras and Srimahesâvaras from the eighteen vishayas (districts), assembled in the court-yard (tirukkavanam) of the Tirujnanasambandam (-matha?) at Tirumadavanur in Anda-nadu a division of Panimandalam, the Srimahesâvaras living in the Tirumadaivilagam (surrounding streets) of the two temples of the Nalayira Isvaramudaitar and Nilaiyudai-Isvaram-udaiyar at Kalladaikkurichchi agreed to give to give the former the privilege of having an institution of their own known as Tirujnanasambandantalam in the Kulasekharan-tirumadaivilagam street in their village. No.
114 (A. R. No. 114 of 1907) Kallidaikkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District Vinayaka
temple â on the south wall of the central shrine This dated in the 15+1st year of a king whose name is not however specified. It records the communication of the royal order by the mahasabha of Rajaraja-chaturvedimangalam to the sivabrahmanas of the Puravuvari Vighna-Vinayaka temple, confirming the exemption of taxes on the land at Maditkurichchi (s.a. Kallidaikkurichchi), which had already been in its enjoyment for some time. The order permit the demarcation of the boundaries named by means of stones and the engraving of the deed on stone and copper. No.
115 (A. R. No. 115 of 1907) Kallidaikkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District Kosakkudi-Perumal
temple â on the south wall of the central shrine This
is much damaged. The name of the king be read as Kulasekharadeva. It
mentions the temples of Kulasekharam-udaiyar-Nayinar Periyapiran
and Nalayira-Ichchuvaram-[Udaiyar]. No.
116 (A. R. No. 116 of 1907) Kallidaikkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District Kosakkudi-Perumal
temple --- on the same wall This
is damaged inscription dated in Kollam 613, Margali 8. It records an
endowment of two ma of land made to the temple of Periya-Piran at
Maditkurichchi in Mulli-nadu evidently by the then ruler, while he was
staying in his ânewâ residence at Tirunelveli in Kilvembu-nadu to
provide for the daily service in the temple called the virakeralan-sandi
(after the donor). It gives the details of distribution of the rice
after the offering among the several members of the temples
establishment . The Kollam year 613 corresponds to Saka 1359 and A.D. 1437-38. No.
118 (A. R. No. 118 of 1907) Kallidaikkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District Avudaiyamma
temple --- on the south wall of the central shrine The
beginning of this inscription is slightly mutilated. It is dated in saka
1315, Kollam 5[6]8, Avani 2, su. 5, Friday, Svati corresponding to A.D.
1392, August 23. it records a sarvamanya gift of village Nayinarkulam
for the maha-puja of god Nayinar Narasinga-Ichchuram-udaiya-Nayinar;
also anther gift for the same purpose, of several pieces of land at
Pannangudi in Jayatunga-nadu made (earlier ?) in Chittirai 25 (of the
same year). The donorâs name is not given, but it is to be understood
that it refers to the ruling chief of the period. Mention is made of the
villages Pappankulam and Karkuri[chchi] in connection with the gift
village. No.
119 (A. R. No. 119 of 1907) Alvarkurichchi,
Ambasamudram Taluk, Tirunelveli District Avudaiyamman
temple --- on the same wall This is engraved in continuation of the above number, but is dated much later. It registers the gift of the village Settikulam in Kollam725, Margali 10, for the maintenance of the morning and evening worship in the same temple by Ramappa Nayakar Ayyan. Evidently the same chief gave again in Kollam 736, Sittirai 10, but on behalf of Visvanatha Nayakkar Ayyan (of Madura), the Villages (?) Solaichcheri, Sambankulam, Karumbanpallam and Elelasingan for the purpose of repairs to the temple. Another gift of (a land in ) the village Tiruppanayakkudi for the merit of Chinnappa-Nayakkar-Ayyan is also recorded in continuation at the end, but it is left incomplete. No.
137 (A. R. No. 137 of 1907) Kodumbalur, Kulattur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Muchukundesvara
templeâon a pillar in the same mandapa This
pillar is stated to be the gift of one setti Kamban alias Jananatha
Anukkap-Pallavaraiyan. Another inscription evidently engraved on a
different pillar gives the name of the donor as Mangan Tamattan alias
Kolottungasola . . . . . . Both the donors were Kaikkola residents
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138 (A. R. No. 138 of 1907) Kodumbalur, Kulattur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Muchukundesvara
templeâon another pillar in the same place This is dated in the 5th year of some king whose name is not given. Perhaps it was Vira-Pandya. Mention is made of Rishabhapperumanadigal (Nandi) in the Tiruppudisvaram temple. No.
140 (A. R. No. 140 of 1907) Kodumbalur, Kulattur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Muchukundesvara
templeâon three stones built into the pond in front of the
temple. These
are fragments of some Kannada inscriptions in early characters. One of
them refers to the reign of Madurekonda Kopa . . . . . and to a case of
self immolation by an individuals by means of khandasphutita (mutilation
of flesh ?). The second piece mentions a tank built for (?) one . . . .
. Kesarisvaradeva, and the third refers to Vira-Pandya-Ilangovelar
ruling at Kodumbalur, Vikrama . . . . . . deva and to one Maramasetti. No.
141 (A. R No. 141 of 1907) Kodumbalur, Kulattur Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Muchukundesvara
templeâon another stone built into the same pond. This
is a much damaged and fragmentary inscription in Grantha which should
have formed part of a genealogy. Atri is mentioned. No.
142 (A. R. No. 142 of 1907) Puvalaikkudi, Tirumayam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District At
the entrance into the rock-cut cave This is a small inscription in characters of about the 9th century A.D. which states that this (cave) is the gift of one pudi Kalari alias Amarunri-Muttaraiyan. No.
153 (A. R. No. 153 of 1907) Malaikkoyil, Tirumayam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Rock-cut
caveâIn the same place, left side This is a short inscription in early Pallava characters mentioning the Vidya-Parivadini which was a kind of musical instrument. It seems to sate that this was developed by one Gunasena and was recommended for a particular king of music. No.
157 (A. R. No. 157 of 1907) Devamalai, Tirumayam Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District On
the rock to the left of the mandapa in the rock-cut temple This is dated merely in the cyclic year Manmatha, Avani 24. This may be of the same period as No.156 above. It records the grant of some privileges in the temple (At Peraiyur ?) with its appurtenant land and house gift, by the Uravar of Malaiyalan-kurichchi (Mallangudi ?) in Panripparru of Virudarajabhayankara-valanadu, to a certain Pillaimaman Ponnan and his relations probably for their services (not clear). No.
181 (A. R. No. 181 of 1907) Uraiyur, Tiruchirapalli Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Panchavarnesvara
temple âon the south wall of the central shrine This is a fragment of an inscription dated in the 11th year of some king whose name is lost. The writing is of about the 10th Century A.D. Reference is made to an organization of a district by name Aha-nadu, and also to the ugachchar and pattudaiyar of the temple. No.
185 (A. R. No.185 of 1907) Uraiyur, Tiruchirapalli Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District Panchavarnesvara
temple âon the west wall of the central shrine This
consists of a number of disconnected pieces of an inscription. A few
words of the historical introduction of the Chola king Rajendradeva are
traceable in one of them which is dated in the 3+1st year of the king,
expressed definitely as the 319th day of the year. The inscription
registers the grant of a tax-free land measuring 29 veli and odd in
extent, in two villages under the name Atigunakarpakanallur, for the
expenses of worship in the temple of Mahadeva at Uraiyar in
Uraiyur-kurram a subdivision of Keralantaka-valanadu. The pieces give
elaborate details of the requirements of daily worship and of those on
special festival days of the year like the UIttarama-ayana-Sankranti,
Karttigai lights etc. Mention is made of a certain Anukkiyar Appi
Madurantakiyar under whose instruction the inscription is said to have
been engraved. References is made to a temple of Villisvara among the
boundaries of the land granted. Subsidiary
deities to whom separate offerings were made daily were Chandrasekhara,
Ganapati, Lokavitanka and Urandai-Nayaka. No.
189 (A. R. No. 189 of 1907) Tribhuvanam, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Kampaharesvara
temple âon the south wall of the central shrine This is a damaged and fragmentary inscription in Grantha alphabet of about the 10th Century A.D. mentioning a certain Arya Sri Somanatha. |
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211 (A. R. No. 211 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami
temple â on the same wall The inscription is much damaged. The kingâs name and the date are both lost. The impression is missing. Neither could another copy be taken as the central shrine of the temple has been completely renovated with new construction. No.
212 (A. R. No. 212 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami
temple â on the same wall The beginning of this inscription is lost and hence it cannot be definitely assigned to any king. The writing is of about the 10th century A.D. The object of the record is the setting up of an image of Nataraja (Adalvidangadevar) in the temple by one Sri Karyam Inganattu-Pallavaraiyar, who is also stated to have presented several gold ornaments to the deity. It registers also a contribution in money made by a Kavarai Setti resident of Tirunaranachcheri (quarter) by name Tirunavukkaraiyan, for digging a tank. The Sabha of Tiraimur consisting of 300 members, the Nagarattar of 400 members and other unspecified devotees, utilized the amount however for making a golden necklace to the god which they named Elunurruvan after these two bodies. No.
229 (A. R. No. 229 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami
temple â on the same wall This is dated in the 14th year of an unspecified king, and records the gift of a golden bowl for holding the offering to god, made by one Sattan Vadugan head of the Tribhuvanamadevi-Perangadi (emporium ?) at Tanjavur. No.
232 (A. R. No. 232 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami
temple â on the same wall This is a mutilate inscription of the 10th year of a king whose name is lost. It seems to be the record of a gift of land by the son of a Srikaryam officer to the temple. No.
233 (A. R. No. 233 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami
temple â on the same wall This
seems to be part of a bigger inscription, evidently No. 234 of which the
beginning is lost. Being also damaged the sequence is not clear after
the first six lines. This portion records an endowment of one veli of
land (evidently by royal order) for the maintenance of a musician by
name Elupanaidevan and his descendents for their service of singing of
the desi songs before the deity while holding the tiruvolakkam (levee)
as part of the services in the temple. The officer
Madhurantaka-Muvendavelar mentioned here figures also in No. 219 above,
which has been assigned to king Uttama-Chola No.
243 (A. R. No. 243 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami
temple â on the same wall This records a gift of money to the temple (purpose not clear) by a native of Tongamangalam in Tirunaraiyur-nadu, who is said to have belonged to a regiment (?) called the Mutta-Pirantaka-Anukkar very probably after Parantaka I. No.
263 (A. R. No. 263 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami
temple â on the same wall The beginning of this inscription is damaged and it is left incomplete towards the end. It records a gift of 75 kalanju of gold for burning two perpetual lamps inside the central shrine of the temple with an ulakku of ghee for each lamp, by one Kumaran Sarvadevan of Devanur who had already presented two hanging lamps to the temple. No.
267 (A. R. No. 267 of 1907) Tiruvidaimarudur, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Mahalingasvami temple â on the same wall This is a label inscription in three lines. The writing is of the 10th Century A.D. It mentions Tirutturutti-Nam[bi] Srikanthar and Sivachara[na] sekharan. Close to this is a sculpture representing a linga, a worshipper, an attendant and a lamp stand. |
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367 (A. R. No. 367 of 1907) Aduturai, Papanasam Taluk, Tanjavur District Apatsahayesvara
temple â on the same wall The kingâs name and the date are lost, the inscription being badly damaged. This seems to register a gift of 7½ ma of land after reclamation and 15 kasu (probably towards the land tax) from Kudalurudaiyan Soman . . . . . . . . vana-Nadalvan who is called the âDandanayaka of the Pallichchivigaiyar of the Perundaram,â for the purpose of burning a perpetual lamp in the temple. No.
373 (A. R. No. 373 of 1907) Mayuram, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Mayuranathasvami temple â on a stone built into The
floor in front of the central shrine This is a damaged and fragmentary inscription in characters of about the 11th century A.D. It seems to record a gift of land to the temple with an annual yield of 300 kalam of paddy, and with exemption from taxes. No.
374 (A. R. No. 374 of 1907) Mayuram, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Panchanadesvara
temple â on the north wall of the mandapa In
front of the central shrine This is much damaged. It is dated in the 31st year of an unspecified king. The names of the signatories at the end make it probable that king Kulottunga-Chola III is meant. The inscription registers an ulvari for a tax free devadana land situated in Virarajendra-chaturvedimangalam, which was granted to the temple for the requirements of daily worship etc. No.
377 (A. R. No. 377 of 1907) Mayuram, Mayuram Taluk, Tanjavur District Panchanadesvara
temple â on the same wall Like No. 376 above this is also dated in the 19th year and 300th day of the same king, and registers the ulvari of the lands granted for the worship of god Tiruvaiyarudaiyar consecrated at Kulottungasolanallur alias Kulottungasolan-Kurralam (Mayuram) in Tiruvalundur-nadu a division of Jayagondasola-valanadu by Ishabhadevan Tiruchchirrambalam-udaiyar Karanai-Vilupparaiyar (the donor mentioned above) of Kurralam in Patttina-kurram a division of Geyamanikka-valanadu. No.
389 (A. R. No. 389 of 1907) Maruttuvakkudi, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Airavatesvara
temple â on the same wall This is dated in the 21st year evidently of the same king (Rajaraja III). The king whose 40th year is quoted in the foregoing records is here clearly referred to as Periyadevar Tribhuvanaviradeva (Kulottunga Chola III). This is the ulvari document as finally executed and incised on the wall by order of the king, specifying the remission of taxes in the Registers on the 11 veli and odd of land with its income of 476 kalam of paddy mentioned in No. 387 above. No.
391 (A. R. No. 391 of 1907) Maruttuvakkudi, Kumbhakonam Taluk, Tanjavur District Airavatesvara temple â on the same wall [Rajaraja
III] year 21 : 1236-37 A.D. The
assessment of some lands made in the 40th year of Periyadevar
Tribhuvanaviradevar is referred to in this record also as in No. 389
above. This is dated in the 260th day of the regnal year quoted and is
connected with No. 388 which is 14 days later. It is however curious to
note that this earlier document is the actual ulvari document of
execution of the other record. Though the lacunae of the damaged portion
of the later are partly filled up the present inscription a connected
account of the transaction cannot be clearly made out. Of the two pieces
of land granted as devadana-iraiyili to the temple of
Tiruvidaikkulam-Udaiyar, one is stated to be situated in the village
Irumarabuntuya peruman-[chaturvedimangalam] in Kurumbur-nadu and the
other in Kulottungasolan-Nyaya-paripala-chaturvedi-mangalam in
Tiraimur-nadu. In connection with each of these lands are also mentioned
the villages Sembiyan-Nerkuppai a part of Tiraimur alias
Ulaguyyakkondasola-chaturvedimangalam in Vilai-nadu, a division of
Jayagondasola-valanadu and Vikramasola-chaturvedimangalam (No. 388) [in
Tiraimur-nadu?], from the accounts of which these lands are said to have
been separated. No.
395 (A. R. No. 395 of 1907) Kilavalavu, Melur Taluk, Madurai District Panchapandavamalai
â on a boulder This
is a Vatteluttu inscription of about the 10th century A.D. stating that
a certain Sankaran Sirivallavan caused an image (of a god) chiseled on
the rock and gave 50 sheep for the supply of ghee for a perpetual lamp
to be burnt (before it) and also provided for the daily supply of 3 nali
of rice for offerings. No.
396 (A. R. No. 396 of 1907) Kilakkarai, Ramnad Taluk, Ramnad District Chokkanathasvami temple â on the doo-post Of the mandapa in front Saka
1453, Vikriti, Masi 10 This records an agreement given by the âPadinenvishayattar (corporation) of four townships, undertaking to contribute half a panam on every hundred pearls sold at Kilaikkarai for meeting the requirements of worship and repairs in the temple of Ninaittadu-muditta âPillaiyar at Anuttogaimangalam in Sembi-nadu. No.
398 (A. R. No. 398 of 1907) Kilakkarai, Ramnad Taluk, Ramnad District Chokkanathasvami temple â on a second slab Saka
1467 : A.D. 1545-46 A.D. This
is also damaged and worn out. It registers the conferment of the right
or kaval (watch) with its remuneration of the madichchilai-vari probably
collected from the hawkers of goods at the place, granted by
Achchutarayan-Tummusi-Nayakkar to the Padinen-vishayattar of Kilaikkarai
alias Ninaittadu-mudittan-pattinam. No.
399 (A. R. No. 399 of 1907) Kodumalur, Mudukulattur Taluk, Ramnad District Kumilisvara
temple â on the two door-posts of the entrance Portions of the inscription both at the beginning and at the end are lost. Hence the name of the king is not clear, but the regnal year is given as the 4th, probably of Maravaraman Sundara Pandya I. The record states that at the request of Aiyan Malavarayan, the king granted three villages Korrur, Kannipperi and Ulaiyuf as devadana-iraiyili to the temple of Uttama Pandya-Isvaramudaiyar at Melai-Kodumalur alias Uttama Pandyanallur in Vadatalai-Sembi-nadu for meeting the expenses of the midday service instituted in the temple under the name Viramindansandi by Araiyan Yadavarayan of the place. The rate of taxes inclusive of several dues like antarayam, viniyogam etc. was fixed (to be paid to the temple) at 3/8 kasu on every ma of wet land, ¾ of the above on kuruvai, half on Aippasi-kuruvai, and one fourth on lift irrigated land, 1¼ taramam on sesamum and similar crop growing land. The king is said to have been seated on his throne called Malavarayan in his palace at Madurai while he issued the order. |
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