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330

South wall (tiers), ardhamaṇḍapa, Nīla-
kaṇṭhēśvara temple.

Pāṇḍya          

Vīra-Pāṇḍyadēva      

16th year, 285th day

Do.

Registers an order (ōlai) of Gāṅgēyan granting a piece of land made free of taxes to the temple of Kaṇḍadēva-Iśvaramu- ḍaiva-Nāyanār of Pāganēri in Mēlai-Tiruttiyūr-muṭṭam, the gift having taken effect from the month of Chittirai in the 11th year of the king’s reign.

331

Same place      

Do.     

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13th year, Makara 13

Do.

Registers an order (ōlai) of Kalvāyilnāḍālvān granting to the temple of Kaṇḍadēva-Iśvaramuḍaiyār certain dues accruable to him at Pāganēri.

332

South wall, central shrine and ardha­-
maṇḍapa, same temple.

Do.

Māravarman  Tribhuvana ….   

21 + 1st year, Āḍi        .

Do.

States that the ūravar of  Pāganēri granted some lands free of taxes to the temples of Agattīśuramuḍaiya-Nāyanār and Tirukkaṇḍīśuramuḍaiya-Nāyanār at Pāganēri to be enjoyed by them in two equal shares. The lands were stated to have been purchased by the ūravar from a certain individual and the gift made in the presence of Aruḷāḷanāthan Ṛāma-
chandradēvar of Tirukkōṭṭiyūr.

333

West wall, tiers, central shrine, same
temple.

Do.

Vīra-Pāṇḍyadēva      

…..5th year, Āḍi        

Do.     

Registers the order (ōlai) of [Kalvāyil]-nāḍālvān granting to god Kaṇḍaḍēva-Iśvaramuḍaiya Nāyanār some lands at Mēlai-Veḷḷañji and Kīlai-Veḷḷañji, free of all taxes for the expenses of worship and offerings to the deity.

334

Stone in front of the Pulvanāyaki-amman
temple.

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Do.     

Damaged. Seems to record an agreement among certain communities in regard to some social practice.

335

Same stone, second side          

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Do.     

Do. Connected with the above. Refers to the rājakam (govern-mental authority).

 

TIRUVADANAI TALUK

 

 

 

 

 

336

Kaṇḍadēvi.─Fragment built into the floor of the māhāmaṇḍapa, Svarṇavarshēś-vera temple.

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Do.     

Incomplete and purport not clear. Mentions Gaṅgaikoṇḍāṇ- Māḷavachakravartin and Mummaḍśōla-chakravartin. In characters of about the 10th century.

337

Another fragment, same place

Pāṇḍya

Tribhuvanachakravartin Sunda[ra-
Pāṇḍyadēva].

[*]4+ 3rd Year

Do.     

Damaged. Seems to register some provision made for special worship in the temple by Tirukkānappēruḍaiyān alias Māḷavachakravartin.

338

Another fragment, north of the Amman
shrine, same place.

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….

Do.     

Fragmentary. Seems to record some gift of land free oftaxes.

339

Pillar, mahāmaṇḍapa, same place

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Dātu (Dhātu), Āvaṇi
29.

Do.     

Registers a gift of paddy and some money to god Śiraivili- Īśvaramuḍaiyār by some nāṭṭavar for worship and offerings.

340

Stone set up under a pipal tree, near
Vināyakar temple.

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Rājākkaḷ-Tambirān    

Śaka 1771, Kāttikai
1.

Do.     

States that the Kāraṇavar alias Mīśaragaṇḍaperumāḷ-vēḷaik- kārar and the Ināmdārs executed a deed of agreement declaring their loyalty to Rājākkaḷ-Tambirān, their overlord and promising to maintain peace in their master’s dominions and to supply the necessary police force (parikaram) to free the area of robbers and thieves and marauders from outside. The reason for this affirmation of loyalty and promise of
military retinue is stated to be that on some occasions when the military arrangements for the defence of the territory had not been properly maintained there were robberies in the kingdom of Rājākkaḷ Tambirān committed by the neighbouring people of Kāṭṭūrkōṭṭai.




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