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TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT—
contd.
TIRUCHIRAPALLI TALUK—
concld.
Śrī raṅgam—concld.

Same prākāra, east wall lowest tier (partly covered by drain built over).

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Tamil

Fragmentary. The first fragment refers to certain land-grant for daily worship of Jaya and Vijaya, the dvārapālas. The second fragment which also refers to some land-grant mentions god Malaikuniyaninra-Perumāḷ, Kandāḍai Rāmānujayyaṅgar and Chennappuḍaiyar.

Do., South wall, top belt stone, proper left of entrance, (east end)

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Sanskrit (verse),Grantha.

Records the gift of a golden kumbha (pot) to the god by Chakrarāja.

Do., do., below No. 52 of 1892

Śaka 1342, Śārvarī, Karkaṭaka śu. 1, Thursday, Pūśam= 1420 A.D., July 11, Thursday, f. d. t. ∙02 ; ∙36.

Registers a gift of 2 vēli  of land measured by the linear measure called Ulavan, at the village Mēlaimuri-Māvaḍumaṅgalam in Malaināḍu, and 2 vēli in Veḷvāykuḍi for specified offerings to god and 30 cows for a perpetual lamp by Mallaṇaṅgaḷ alias Mādhavadāsar, the Pradhāna of Chandragiri.

Do., do., proper right of entrance

Śaka [14]15, Wednes day, lunar eclipse.

Kannaḍa

Records an offering of flower garland, fruits, coconut, etc. at a cost of 25 varāhas as offerings to god by Chikka Narasā Nāyaka, son of Nāyaka.

Same prākāra, west wall, opposite the ivory images.

Śaka 1457, Manma tha, Uttarāyaṇa, Makara ba. amā vāsyā, Saturday, Tiruvōṇam = 1536 A.D., January 22, Saturday, ∙99 ; ∙82.

Slightly damaged towards the end. Records endowments of 15 and 45 pon, respectively by Anantamman, the wife of Salakayyadēva-Mahārāja and her daughter Akkāchchi Amman for offerings to god on certain specified occasions, out of the interest accrued thereon. Also records another endowment for two lamps by Periya-Kōnamman, the wife of Periya-Tirumalaidēva-Mahārāja and by Akkāchchi Amman.

Do., do., tiers of the base, north end

Śaka …., Dhātu, Māghaba. 11, Monday=1517 A.D., February, 16, Monday, ∙80. The nakshatra was Pūrvāshāḍha.

Damaged. Contains the king’s praśasti giving a chronological account of his conquests. States that the king visited the temple on the date specified and seems to enumerate a list of jewels and precious stones that he gave to the temple. Also records remission of all taxes, probably on some village granted on the occasion.

Do., do., same tiers

Śaka 1352, Sādhāraṇa, Vṛiśchika .., 5, Sunday, Puṇarpūśam = 1430 A. D., November 5, Sunday, ∙54, ∙25. The paksha was bahuḷa.

Tamil

Damaged. Seems to register a gift of 6 vēli  of temple land by purchase for 600 pratāpan-pon from the temple officials, Śrīraṅga-Nārāyaṇa Jīyar, Uttama-Nambi and Chakrarāya, by Ilakkaṇa Uḍaiyar for certain offerings to the god.

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