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No. 22. Dated 6th year of Kcvi Kesari Pandiyan, gift of land for 

 the internal ceremonies of a heathen fane. 



No. 23. Dated 3d year of Fh a-rajendra-dever, who is either the 

 subordinate of £^ovi Kesari Pandiyan, or else the same ; with an addi- 

 tional title, the wording is obscure — gift to the fane of Vitluiniya-dever 

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



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

 dated in the IGth year of Rajendra cho/a dever, gift of land by certain 

 persons, whose names are subscribed for the bsseSt of the fane of 

 Tiru-mavanesiaruda iyar^. 



No. 25. Dated in the lOth year of Sri-Santera Pandiya dever, sam& 

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

 copy, what was given not ascertained. 



No. 26. Dated in the / ih year of Raja rajeyidra-chola-dever, other 

 letters of the inscription, could not be made out. 



No. 27. Gift of two villages by certain chiefs whose names ar© 

 mentioned to Rangha the imnge of Sri-rang ham-fsLuef through the head 

 Brahman of the cla&s of /?a;?ia7iMya of Tripety. 



No. 23. Dated in the 30th year of Sri-raja-dever. Gift of six mar- 

 cals 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 Mathues rara-fane, and the conduct of other festivals, from 

 Vencafavati-rayer, son of Vira Failala-raya-dever, pre-eminent raja of 

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

 Viitu Katti talook. 



No. 29. Dated Sal. Sac. 1629 (A. D. IZaZ). Gift of customs of a 

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

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

 titles appear to have held office under Mahomedans, to Sri Fira 

 Narrayanu Swami, of Manar Kovil^ in the Maiiar district. 



No. 30. Dated the 6th year of Sri-raja-raja-deva, Uttunga Cholan ,= 

 imperfect ; nothing further can be made out. 



No. 31. Dated 2d year of Sri-raja raja-raj a-dever. At Prapanja 

 Pichaila-giri, where Jgastya formerly dwelt, and which had sunk 

 lower down into the eai th : Cari Cola Chola, coming thither, saw a 

 golden coloured chamelion-lizard, which he wished to catch, but it 

 entered into a hole, in digging up which, blood was seen, and a form 

 of •S'/m appeared; by reason of which appearance, a fane was built 

 on the spot, and this having decayed, the aforesaid Raja dever (as far 

 as can be made out) restored the said shrine and gave for thai pur- 



