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South Indian Inscriptions

 

 

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Dynastic Index

Topographical Index

Text of the Inscriptions 

Chalukyas Eastern

Cholas

Pandya

Dutch

Hoysalas

Kakatiyas

Marathas of Tanjore 

Pallava

Qutb Shahis

Rashtrakuta

Reddis

Rulers of Kongu

Sambuvarayas

Vijayanagara

Other Feudatories

Miscellaneous

Other South-Indian Inscriptions 

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Vol. 4 - 8

Volume 9

Volume 10

Volume 11

Volume 12

Volume 13

Volume 14

Volume 15

Volume 16

Volume 17

Volume 18

Volume 19

Volume 20

Volume 22
Part 1

Volume 22
Part 2

Volume 23

Volume 24

Volume 26

Volume 27

Tiruvarur

Darasuram

Konerirajapuram

Tanjavur

Annual Reports 1935-1944

Annual Reports 1945- 1947

Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume 2, Part 2

Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume 7, Part 3

Kalachuri-Chedi Era Part 1

Kalachuri-Chedi Era Part 2

Epigraphica Indica

Epigraphia Indica Volume 3

Epigraphia
Indica Volume 4

Epigraphia Indica Volume 6

Epigraphia Indica Volume 7

Epigraphia Indica Volume 8

Epigraphia Indica Volume 27

Epigraphia Indica Volume 29

Epigraphia Indica Volume 30

Epigraphia Indica Volume 31

Epigraphia Indica Volume 32

Paramaras Volume 7, Part 2

Śilāhāras Volume 6, Part 2

Vākāṭakas Volume 5

Early Gupta Inscriptions

Archaeological Links

Archaeological-Survey of India

Pudukkottai

(INSCRIPTION COLLECTED DURING THE YEAR 1908-09)

miscellaneous

No. 609 (Page No. 417)

(A. R. No. 578 of 1909)

Macherla, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On another pillar in the same place as above. 1429 A. D.

Published in S. I. I., Vol., X, No. 583. 

No. 610 (Page No. 417)

(A. R. No. 579 of 1909)

Macherla, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On the third pillar in the same place as above. 1619 (?) A. D.

Published in S. I. I., Vol., X, No. 756. 

No. 611 (Page No. 417)

(A. R. No. 580 of 1909)

Macherla, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

In the same place as above. 1398 (?) A. D.

Published in S. I. I., Vol. X, No. 569. 

No. 613 (Page No. 418)

(A. R. No. 582 of 1909)

Macherla, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On the fifth pillar in the same place as above.

1414 A. D.

Published in S. I. I., Vol. X, No. 580. 

No. 614

(A. R. No. 583 of 1909)

Macherla, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On the east face of the Garuda-stambha

 in front of the Chennakesava temple.

Saka 1566, Tarana, Sravana su. 15=1644 A. D.

August 8 (Thursday), f.d.t. 06

It states that Palum Vobannamgaru, son of Tirupatayamgar, grandson of Sarparaju, belonging to Maudgalya-gotra, Apastambha-sutra and Yajussakha, set up this garuda-stambha, after laving the feet of the god (?) Chamnnaraya of Macharla. 

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No. 618

(A. R. No.587 of 1909)

Adigoppula, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District.

On a slab fixed into the wall of the Anjaneya temple.

Saka 1532, Saumya, Karttika su. 11=1609 A. D.

October 28, Saturday.

It states that Yallappa, grandson of Pullanayani of [Padavalli] belonging to Alugucharla built a central shrine along with a square court-yard to god Hanumanta of Adigoppu, erected a lamp-pillar and made a grant of wet lands of sowing capacity of 3 tumus as sarvamanya, for the worship and food-offerings to the same deity, for the merit of his father Tippanayani and mother Sarvamma. 

No.619 (Page No. 422)

(A. R. No. 588 of 1909)

Adigoppula, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On an image of Ganapati in the Anjaneya temple.

Saka 1033, Khara, Karttika su. 1, Thursday=1111 A. D., October 5. 

It records the setting up of an image at Adigappu by Dochama, son of Divakara, Peggada, who is described as samasta-vishayadhikara-sampanna. 

No. 624

(A. R. No. 592-A of 1909)

Cherlagudipadu, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On a stone built into the west wall of the mandapa of the Venugopal a svami temple. 

This record in characters of c. 17th century A. D. records the obeisance offered to the deity Gopalasvami of Cherlogudipadu by Vemggaya, son of the damsel Padda Lachchasami. 

No. 625 (Page No. 426)

(A. R. No. 592-B of 1909)

CHERLAGUDIPADU, PALNAD TALUK, GUNTUR DISTRICT

On a stone built into the same wall.

Sarvari, karttika su. 11, Friday=1660 A. D., November 2, f.d.t. 19 

It registers the obeisance made to god Gopalasvami by Vemkkana, son of Somaraju Yallamaraju. 

No. 626(Page No. 426)

(A. R. No. 593 of 1909)

Cherlagudipadu, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On the west wall of the central shrine in the same temple.

Saka 12[1]6, Jaya, Karttika su. 5=1294 A. D., October 25 (Monday).

It refers to the learned mahajanas of Gudipadu and mentions Appaya of Macharla and certain others (whose names are lost). 

No. 631 (Page No. 429)

(A. R. No. 597-A of 1909)

Gurizala, Palnad Taluk, Guntur District

On a slab set up near the same place.

Saka 1479, Pingala, Sravana ba. 5, Thursday=1557 A. D., August 14; f.d.t. 02.

The week-day was Saturday.

It refers to the obeisance of the people, probably to the deity (details lost) and to an image of single stone. 

No. 637

(A. R. No. 603 of 1909)

Motupalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District

East wall of the same temple.

Saka 12[2]1, Vikari, Makara (Tai)=1299 A.D., December.

This inscription is damaged and fragmentary. 

It records the gift of 30 sheep, which yielded annually 1/12 madai to the Bandaram by a certain Ambalaninaindar Perumapillai of Marudur and they were received by a certain Podagaiyan, son of Pamman Boyindan.  Other details are lost. 

No. 638

(A. R. No. 603-A of 1909)

Motupalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur district. Same wall.

Saka [12]21, Vikari, Makara (Tai) 5=1229 A.D., December 29 (Tuesday). 

This inscription is badly damaged and incomplete. 

It mentions the individual Ambalaninai(ndan) [Pe]rumappillai, who figures in No. 637 above. 

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No. 639 (Page No. 433)

(A. R. No. 603-B of 1909)

Motupalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District Same wall.

Year 19, Arpasi. 

This inscription is damaged and incomplete. 

It records the grant of 20 sheep for burning a tiruvilakku in the temple of the god Patesvaramudaiyanayanar, by certain Pallayan, son of Kesa-boyan. 

No. 640

(A. R. No. 603-C of 1909)

Moturpalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District Same wall.

Year lost, Vikari, Makara (Tai)=1229 A.D., December. 

This inscription is damaged and incomplete. 

It appears to records a gift of a nanda lamp and 60 sheep to provide for it.  It mentions a certain Pottai, son of [.....]kettaiyan. 

No. 641 (Page No. 434)

(A. R. No. 603-D of 1909)

Motupalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District Same wall.

Year lost. 

This inscription is damaged and incomplete. 

It records that a certain Mattayan, son of Kanaya Boyandan received 25 coins from the Pandaram and given in lieu of its yield, 3 madai. 

No. 642 (Page No. 434)

(A. R. No. 603-E of 1909)

Motupalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District Same wall.

This is a fragmentary inscription. 

It records that 20 sheep were given which yielded annually one madai with which one lamp was to be burnt.  Other details are lost. 

No. 643 (Page No. 435)

(A. R. No. 603-F of 1909)]

Motupalle, Baptla Taluk, Guntur District

This inscription is also extremely damaged.

It seems to record a gift of 20 sheep with the annually yield of which a lamp was to be burnt.  Other details are lost. 

No. 645 (Page No. 436)

(A. R. No. 605 of 1909)

Motupalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District

On a pillar lying in front of the Kodandaramasvamin temple.

Sake 1160, Vilambi, Uttarayana-sankranti=1236 A.D., December 26 (Sunday). 

It records a gift of 50 (sheep ?) for a lamp to god Prasannakesavadeva of Motupalli, a desiyuyyagondapattana by Periyamdi-nayaka, son of Hermamdi-nayaka, a resident of Echchuvaka in mandala (name not clear).  The gift was entrusted to the (family of?) Komarusvami who undertook to supply a mana of ghee daily. 

No. 648

(A. R. No. 607-A of 1909)

Motupalle, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur District

In the same place as above. 1266 A.D.

Published in S.I.I., Vol. X, No. 410. 

No. 651(Page No. 438)

(A. R. No. 610 of 1909)

Motupalle, Baptla Taluk, Guntur District

In the same place as above. 1294 A.D.

Published in S.I.I., Vol. X, No. 476. 

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No. 675 (Page No. 459)

(A. R. No. 632 A of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Taluk, Thanjavur District Same wall.

This inscription is fragmentary.

It appears to be the end portion of a long records, and lists the signatories, like Arita Singan Siraman, Madilan Tavan Tiruvinnagaraninran, Artan Paramesvaran, Aritan Vennaiyan Tiruvenkattigal, Siriyan Vadugan Sikumaran, Kaviniyan Narayanan Tiruttava-battan, Aritan Saritan Kariy [..] Aritan Sotisami and Madalan Samiyan. 

No. 676 (Page No. 460)

(A. R. No. 632 B of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Takuk, Thanjavur District Same wall.

This inscription is too fragmentary.

It appears to record a gift of land to provide for burning a lamp, for feeding in the tiruchchurru-maligai during the midday worship, and other services (details lost) probably in the temple of the godat Tirunallam. The land was made tax-free by the sabhai of the place and the signatory by order of the sabhai was Siri-Aritan. 

No. 677 (Page No. 460)

(A. R. No. 632 C of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Taluk, Thanjavur District Same wall.

This inscription is also badly damaged, and fragmentary. 

It contains a Sanskrit verse engraved in Grantha characters, praising a Chola king and the god Hara (i. e., Siva) in the dancing aspect. 

It appears to record a gift of land to the image of the goddess Durgai Mahesvari, probably of Tirunallam, by the sabhai of the place. The land seems to have belonged to Vaikanasan Barggavan Narayanan and Barggavan [Saeuppedi] Sri-Krishnan of the same place. 

The village Pungudi, a devadanam of the god Tirunallamudaiyar is mentioned in connection with the boundary of the gift-land.

No. 705 (Page No. 496)

(A. R. No. 657 of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Taluk, Thanjavur District

East gopura of the same temple, right of entrance.

This inscription is slightly damaged. 

It records that the gateway(vasal=gopura ?) was caused to be alone by a certain Mudalipillai alias (name lost) of Vangipuram. 

No. 708 (Page No. 500)

(A. R. No. 659-A of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Taluk, Thanjavur District Same wall.

C. 11th Century. 

Five fragmentary pieces of inscriptrions contains disjointed details of gifts for food-offerings and other services probably to the go Tirunallumudaiyar of Tirunallam. 

No. 709 (Page No. 501)

(A. R. No. 660 of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Taluk, Thanjavur District

A pillar in the verandah round the central shrine of the same temple. 

This inscription records the name of Udaiyapperumal alias Solakon of Mattur. 

No. 710 (Page No. 501)

(A. R. No. 660 A of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Taluk, Thanjavur District

Another pillar in the same place. 

This inscription records that this Tirunadaimaligai (verandah) was caused to be built by Arumikudeavan alias Vayanattaraiyar of Adanur. 

No. 711 (Page No. 502)

(A. R. No.660 B of 1909)

Konerirajapuram, Thanjavur Taluk, Thanjavur District

Third pillar in the same place.

This inscription also records that this Tirunadaimaligai was caused to be built by Arumolidevan alias Vayanattaraiyan of Adanur. 

No. 746 (Page No. 537)

(A. R. No. 695 of 1909)

Tirunedungalam, Lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District

In the same place as above.

This inscription records a gift of 18 (panam) for food-offerings to the god Tirunedungalam-udaiya-nayanar by a certain Edirala Samantar, son of Virappa-nayakka Samanatar alias Alagappa Samantar of Valambakudi. 

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No. 755 (Page No. 542)

(A. R. No. 704 of 1909)

Alambakkam, lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District

North wall of the Central shrine in the Selliyamman temple.

This inscription seems to be incomplete and it is built in at the beginning and damaged. 

  It appears to record that the temple of the goddess Padari was built by? A certain Irayar Alankarapiriyan alias Tiru-Orriuran, the madhyastan of the place (Name lost) and a gift of a land to provide for food-offerings and for a 7-day festival. 

No. 760 (Page No. 546)

(A. R. No. 709 of 1909)

Alambakkam, Lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District

South wall of the same temple.

This inscription is also fragmentary.

It refers to an image of Sri-Vasudeva, set up at a place (details lost) and records a gift to provide for food-offerings and lamp. 

No. 761

(A. R. No. 710 of 1909)

Alambakkam, lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District

South wall of the central shrine in the Varadaraja-perumal temple.

This inscription is also fragmentary. 

 It records a gift of 4[0] sheep to provide foe a lamp in the temple of the god Tiruvayppadidevan in a certain mangalam (full name not clear), for the merit of a certain Chittirakuta Muttaramappan Vadugan Malapadi who died of an accident (?) 

No. 786(Page No. 574)

(A. R. No. 735 of 1909)

Purattukoyil, Kulittalai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District In the same place.

Paridhavi, Arpasi 10=1492 A. D. October 9.

This inscription is damaged at the end.

 It records the endowment of a dancing girl named Arangulattal, renamed as Tiruchchirappallimanikkam to the temple of Tirumuttisuram-udaiya-nayanar, by the residents of Kilaik-Kaduvankudi. Kodumbalur is mentioned at the end. 

No. 789 (Page No. 577)

(A. R. No. 738 of 1909)

Purattukoyil, Kulittalai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District In the same place.

Paridhavi=1492 A. D.

This inscription is damaged and seems to be incomplete. 

 It records an endowment of a dancing girl named Nayaperral (?) to the temple of Tirumuttichchuram-udaiya-nayanar of Mudusorkudi-nadu, perhaps by Kanakarayarpillai Danamoda and the gift was accepted by the adikari Sellapperumal. The signatory was the temple accountant named Kodumbainayakavellar Simanppillai Manramudaiyan. 

No. 790 (Page No. 577)

(A. R. NO. 739 of 1909)

Purattukoyil, Kulittalai Taluk, Tiruchirappalli District In the same place.

This inscription is damaged. 

 It records a gift 2- ½ ma of land in Kodalakkudi as kudininkada-deva-danam, the gift bring named as Arumunaikanda-pichchaikkudi to the images of Sundaranayanar and [Pa]ravainach[chiyar] set up in the temple of Tirumuttisuram-udaiya-nayanar, by a certain Aduvandar Ponkarrali alias Arumu[nai]kandapich[chan] and his brother who belonged to the Andar community and resided in the temple premises.

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