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shamaiya Muthaliar of the race of Cachi Mutthu Vira Camachi 

 rayer being dead, his son named Cachi Vira Vencata Chella Mu- 

 thali was crowned in C. Y* 3539. Some details follow connected with 

 the right hand class of people, to which Vencata Chella belonged. 

 Reverting to Uriyur Cholan, he is stated to have been as bad as 

 Salivahana, which conduct so displeased Sata Siva, that he gave 

 permission to Cari Mari (the Durga) at Conjeveram to send a shower 

 of mud against Uriyur. But Sevendhi-isvarer admonishing Uriyur 

 Cholan in a dream, the latter fearing for his life prepared to take refuge 

 in the Conga nad, and there to keep himself concealed. His wife Sing- 

 hammal was in a state of three months' pregnancy. The aforesaid 

 Cari Mari opening the eye on her forehead, sent down a shower of 

 mud. It arrested Uriyur Cholan, halfway in his flight, and killed 

 him. From the circumstance of Cari Mari opening her frontlet eye 

 she was called Cunnanur Mari. Singhammal with a single attendant 

 arrived in the Conga country, and both performed manual labor in a 

 Brahman's house, A son was born to her, he was well instructed and 

 at 16 years of age an assembly of people occurred at Tiruvatur to con- 

 sider the best means of remedying the evils which had arisen from the 

 want of a king. The principal men from Conjeveram including the 

 before mentioned Vencata Chella were present, and a white elephant 

 was brought from Kdsu The usual arrangements being made the ele- 

 phant was let loose ; and proceeded of its own acord to the Conga coun- 

 try, where it selected the above youth who was playing along with se- 

 veral Brahman boys. He was crowned and received the name of Cari 

 Cala Cholan. The Pandiyan and Cheran are represented as sum- 

 moned to be present. The date was C Y. 3567, (A. D. 465.) After 

 all things had reverted to their course, the tale is introduced of the son 

 of Cari Cala Cholan runing over a calf in the streets Tiruvdrur. 

 Cari Cala Cholan became troubled with the Brahmahatti, and to re- 

 move it, the same device as before was resorted to. Yegambara isvarer 

 of Conjeveram temple instructed his wife Cama'chi to assume the guise 

 of a fortune-teller. The remedy was to build 360 Saiva fanes, and 32 

 water aqueducts for irrigation. Details at great length then follow of 

 the founding and endowment of various Saiva fanes ; too minute for 

 being abstracted. Such details may have their use. (Here the manu- 

 script being very much injured in different places, so much as needful 

 was restored, on other palm-leaves.) The great prevalence of the wor- 

 ship of Durga throughout the Chola country is indicated. Most of the 

 village fanes are erected to some name or form of Durga. Besides the 

 intimation given in the early part of the work of human sacrifices hav- 



