The Indian Analyst
268

West wall (tiers), same shrine

Do.

Do.

….

Do.

Damaged. Seems to record an endowment of 1000 kāśu made by one Tavamuḍaiyān for th expenses of burning lamps in the temple.

269

South wall (tiers), same shrine

Do.

Tribhuvanachakravartin VīraRājēndradēva.

7th year (in words), Kumbha ….., Monday, Uttira[ṭṭā]di.

Do.

Damaged. Registers an endowment of 135 kāśu made by a certain person (name lost), for the expenses of burning three perpetual lamps in the temple, the daily supply of oil for the purpose being stipulated as 1 ujakku and  the total supply for the 365 days of the year as 9 nāḷi and one ujakku.

  NANNILAM TALUK          
270

Kīranūr.─North wall, ardhamanḍapa, Śivalōkanāthar temple.

Do.

Rāja-Rājakēsarivarman

7th year

Do.

Damaged. Seems in record a gift of land free of taxes, as archunābhōga to Vishṇubhaṭṭan Vēṅgaḍavan, a Vaikhānasa Brāhmāṇa of the Gautama gōtra, resident of Kīranūr.

271

Same wall

Do.

Rāja-Rājakēsarivarman alias Rājarājadēva.

26th year

Do.

Commences with the historical introduction Tiramagaḷ pōla, etc. Registers the gift of land made by the Ūravar of Fullūr, situated in Tiruvaḷandūr-nāḍu, a subdivision of Uyyakkoṇḍavalanāḍu to the deity Gaṇapati in the temple of Mahādēva at Śivapura (a part of) Kīranūr for the expenses certain specified taxes due from the land.

272

North and west walls, central shrine, same temple.

Do.

Parakēsarivarman alias Uḍaiyār Rājēndra-Chōḷadēva.

Year [2]

Do.

Commences with the king’s praśasti beginning with the words Tiru-manni-vaḷara. Portions damaged. Seems to register a gift of land to god Mahādēva of Tiruvagaiśvaram by Kalyāṇamahādēvī, the queen of Rājēndraśōlan.

273

North, west and south walls, same shrine

Do.

Rāja-Rarājakēsarivarman

7th year

Sanskrit, Grantha and Tamil.

Commences with a preamble in Sanskrit prose which states that this is the registration document relating to the apportionment of lands formerly endowed by various rulers for conducting all items of worship, offerings, etc., to god Mahādēva of Śivapura at the instance of Śaṅkaradēva surnamed Arumoḷidēvap-pallavarajyan. The apportionment is stated to have been made by Āryapaṇḍita-Vimalaśiva surnamed Asāṭachatvāriṁśatśahasrabhaṭāra, the son of Āditya, who was the Maṭhādhipatya-kṛit. The Tamil portion gives the details regarding the endowed lands.

274 Same place Do. Rājakēsarivarman 4th year Tamil Damaged. Mentions Śivapuramuḍaiya-Mahādēva. In characters of about the 9th century A. D.
275 Do. Do. …. …. Do. Damaged. Mentions Nandan-vāykkāl.
276 West and south walls, same shrine Chōḷa Parakēsarivarman Rājēndra-Chōḷadēva. [15]th year Do.

Damaged. Commences with the king’s praśasti Tirumaggivaḷara. etc. Seems to record some donation for the śribali ceremony in the temple of Mahādēva at Śivapuram in Uyyakkoṇḍār-vaḷanāḍu.

277

Narimaṇam.─South wall (tiers), ardhamaṇḍapa, Agastīśvara temple.

Do.

Tribhuvanachakravartin Rājarājadēva.

19th year, Mēsha śu. 3, Saturday, Rōhiṇi=1235 A. D., April 21, Saturday, f.d.t. ∙07, ∙41.

Do.

Registers the gift of 2½ of land, free of certain specified taxes to god Agastīśvara of Narimanram alias Kāḍārapārāntakanallūr by  the ūravar of Kurrāḷam and Āyinūr.




>
>