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No. 20. Dated in the reign of KesAri Pandiyan, and third of 

 Kulottunga Cholan, gift by Pili Vanay udiyar, son of Mathuran- 

 taca udiyar, of certain customs from produce of lands. Short Gran- 

 tha addition. 



No. 21. Dated second year of Raja raja dever, gift of land for 

 maintaining lamps in a fane, by whom not mentioned. 



No. 22. Dated sixth year of Kovi Kesari Pandiyan, gift of land 

 for the internal ceremonies of a heathen fane. 



No. 23. Dated third year of Vira Rajendra dever, who is either 

 the subordinate of Kovi Kesari Pandiyan, or else the same with an 

 additional title ; the wording is obscure ; gift to the fane of Villumiya 

 dever, for the keeping up a perpetual light with neyi or butter oil. 



No. 24. Inscription at Nanga pur am in the talook of Vittu Katti, 

 dated in the 16th year of Rajendra Chola dever, gift of land by cer- 

 tain persons whose names are subscribed for the benefit of the fane of 

 Firu maranes varudaiyur. ' 



No. 25. Dated in the tenth year of Sri Suntera Pandiya dever, 

 same town, same fane, with two other fanes ; from the imperfection of 

 the copy, what was given not ascertained. 



No. 26. Dated in the seventh year of Raja Rajendra Chola 

 dever : other letters of the inscription could not be made out. 



No. 27. Gift of two villages by certain chiefs, whose names are 

 mentioned, to Rangha, the image at Sri Rangham fane, through the 

 head brahman of the class of Rdmanuja of Tripety, 



No. 28. Dated in the 30th year of Sri Raja dever, gift of six 

 marcals of grain for each rice field, and a quarter fanam each field of 

 other kinds to go towards the celebration of the marriage of the god 

 and goddess of Mathuesvara fane, and the conduct of other festivals 

 from Vencatapati rayer, son of Vira VallalA raya dever pre-emi- 

 nent raja of the north shore. It is a stone inscription in the fane in 

 V6lur, of Vittu Katti talook. 



No. 29. Date Sal. Sac. 1629, (A. D. 1707.) Gift of customs of a 

 half measure out of every calam (96 measures) of rice from one hun- 

 dred and eighty villages, from three persons (Hindus), who from their 

 titles appear to have held office under Muhammadans, to Sri Vira 

 Narrayana Swamt, of Mandr Kovil, in the Mandr district. 



No. 30. Dated sixth year of Sri Raja raja deva Uttunga Cho- 

 lan ; imperfect, nothing further can be made out. 



No. 31. Dated second year of Sri Raja raja raja dever ; at Pra- 

 panja Pichaita giri, where Agastya formerly dwelt, and which had 

 gunk lower down into the earth, Cari Cala Chola, coming thither, 



