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pose thirty thousand velis of land (each veli containing five cawnief?, 

 the w hole being upwards of one hundred thousand acres). 



No. 32. Dated in the lOch year of the Chola raja Kesari Mandiyarf 

 some letters and words wanting. It is a gift of village lands ; but for 

 what object does not appear. 



Translation. 



No. 33, An inscription in Mel PalluVy or (upper Pallur). Dated 

 Sal. Sac. 1439 (A. D. 1517), 



The ruler of the entire world Hariya-rayer Vzpadan, faultless in 

 speech, taking possession of other countries, never relinquishing his 



own, the south quarter the 



excellent courageous ruler, Sri Vira Crishna rayer, the great emperor^ 

 the restorer of the soma-sula tax, and of the other taxes of the Chola' 



mandalam, and of the Saiva and Vaishnava temples , 



(a number or part of a name) having taken certain countries, and con- 

 queredFr>-a Parchunan, the son of Pratapa Rudro, the Gajapati prince, 

 and certified the conquest in the presence of Mallicarjuna (the god at 

 Vijayanagaram) gave four thousand pieces of gold, for the service of 

 the god Mallumisvara NayanaVj of this town ; a Sanscrit sloca, in 

 praise of the giver. 



[The above is as near a translation as can be made out : it is of some 

 use]. 



No. 34. It bears the two names of Sri Kovi Kesari Pandiyan, an3 

 Suntera Pandiyan^ seventh year of reign—title of a ruler on the south 

 shore — (the remaining portion could not be recovered by the copyist 

 from the original stone). 



No. 35. Inscription cut on stone in the fane at ^m6«r-~dated in the 

 second year of Kulotlw^ga Chola-dever. Gift to Arakesvaranudiya^ 

 Nayanur, the image of Amur-fnue from Amulakadir-yudiya-raja of th« 

 north bank of the Caveri, of a thousand (whatnot mentioned), in free 

 gift (therefore must be land), in the village, for the service of the fane 

 of TirU'Vakesvaramudiya Tambiran, the same image, with an addi- 

 tion of epithet. 



No. 36. Dated in the 14th year of Sri Kopa Kesari Payidiyan 

 imperfect. 



No. 37. Gift to Niluvanesvara Tambiran from Kesari Pandiyan^ 

 the giver of his own weight in gold, and a heap of vestments like a 

 hill, a courageous warrior, and ruler of the three worlds. {Tribhuvana 

 Chacraverli Nayanar). He gave one hundred gold huns for the use 



