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by the copyist, as not having transcribed the whole, which seems to be 

 not improbable. 



A remark by Appavu (Col, Mackenzie's Servant,) 

 In Turdkal there is a small hill, on which there is a curious Jaina 

 fane, and another one at the base. In one place there is an image of 

 fine workmanship, and in another place four well sculptured images. 

 In the latter there are three inscriptions, respectively in the Canarese, 

 Tamil, and Sanskrit, of which the letters would require great pains to 

 copy, or decipher. There is the unfinished commencement of a sculp- 

 tured cave, like those at Mdvalipuram, and several natural caves around 

 the hill ; in three of which there are Jaina images, on seats (or pedes- 

 tals) : they say that Jaina ascetics lived in these caves. There was most 

 probably a Jaina subah (or assembly) here in former times. The de- 

 scription and account were obtained from Loga-natha-nayanar. 



Section 13. — An account of Aragiri hill, near the village of Arun- 

 gunram in the Arcot district. 



In the Scunda-purdna by Veda-Vyasa, an account is given of a 

 place three and a half yojanas (leagues of 10 miles each) west of Con- 

 jeveram ; where there was a celebrated fane endowed by many rajas, 

 as Kulottunga Chola, and others. Notice of festivals in the 

 neighbourhood. In the fanes of Tirtha-ndthar, and Cudapa-ndthar, 

 are inscriptions of the year 1120 era of Salivdhana. On a large stone 

 there is an inscription of the time of Kulottunga Chola commemo- 

 rating a treaty between Jambu-Rayen who ruled in west country, the 

 conqueror of the Pandiya king, and raja Cesari Varma. There 

 are besides many other inscriptions, commemorating grants by other 

 persons. The Muhammadans broke up this fane, and used the materials 

 in building Arcot. In the shrine of one of the emblems of Siva, to the 

 north-east some offerings continue to be paid. There is a perpetual 

 spring (fountain) near the place. In the era of Salivdhana 1122, one, 

 named Chengeni Vicrama Rayer Jambu-Rayen, built a fane to 

 the (grama devdtij village tutelary goddess : an inscription on a pillar 

 of the porch is the attestation. Various benefactors built and endowed 

 particular places, and after their time a chieftain named Anjathi 

 Cauda n acquired authority and fixed boundary gates at a great dis- 

 tance around. At that time Vellore, Arcot, and Arnee (forts) were 

 not built : when these were constructed that chieftain's power had 

 passed away. To the paper is appended a list of ten sacred pools, and 

 two larger reservoirs. 



