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There certainly is some wealth concealed. If well examined, it would 

 be found : it would not be needful, to that end, to damage the walls, or 

 structure, of the temple, but only to remove the flooring ; no other 

 damage would accrue to the temple. 



Section 5. An account of the ancient gold products of Callatur and 

 notice of the history of that place. 



Anciently this was the second fortress of the Curumbar chieftains. 

 After they had been destroyed by Adondai Chakraverti, the fort 

 was in the hands of ten persons, who rode in palankeens, from among 

 the Kondai Katta Velazher, They were subordinates to the raja and 

 regulated the country. A poor Pur 6 hit a Brahman came to the fane 

 of Tiruval isvarer, and bought a piece of ground at Callatur ; the 

 god afterwards personally appeared to him, and instructed him to give 

 the god notice when he ploughed and sowed the said field. He did so ; 

 when the god came, on his Vdhana, and, after sowing a handful of seed 

 disappeared. The other corn was sown by the Brahman. The corn 

 sprung up luxuriantly ; while corn sown by other people was very weak. 

 The Brahman s corn grew higher than a man could reach, but without 

 earing ; to his great grief. A Velazhan, passing by, being struck by 

 the singular appearance of the corn, plucked a stalk, and, opening it at 

 the top, found an incipient ear of gold, in consequence of which he 

 enticed the Br&hman to an exchange of products, ratified by a writing. 

 A long time after the corn threw out ears, and the surface presented a 

 golden color. The rayer of that time, named Hari Hari Rayer 

 hearing of the circumstance, came himself, with an army ; and, having 

 it reaped, distributed the gold in the usual proportion of corn, to the 

 cultivator, the proprietor, and the king. The product was beaten out 

 on a brick flour, prepared for the purpose ; such a floor is named Cal- 

 lam ; hence the town came to be called Pon Velainta Callatur, or the 

 village where gold grew as corn. Remains of the brick floor are stid 

 to be seen ; and the circumstance is traceable in other names of con- 

 nected places. Some remains of the chaff of this harvest, are said to 

 be preserved in the treasuries of neighbouring temples. From the time 

 of Tondaman Chakraverti down to Krishna Rayer's time, the 

 fort was under the management of the Velazhar, or agriculturists. 

 Krishna Rayer demanded of them to build an Agrahdram, which 

 they refused to do ; and he, in consequence, waged war against them, 

 with great slaughter, for six months : when they consented to his 

 request, and built two choultries ; one of which was called by the name 

 of Krishna Rayer. 



