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Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts, [ApRit- 



figure 4 must on the inscription itself be 6, as appears both by the 

 known period of Mangamafs rule, and the date of the Cali yuga era 

 which is correct : we must by consequence read Sal. Sac. 1615). It 

 commemorates a gift of land to the fane, and is of no importance, as 

 belonging to so recent a period. 



Copy of an inscription on copper plate in the same fane. 



Dated Sal. Sac. 1655 in the time of Bangara Tirumala Nayaker, 

 It commemorates a gift of two pieces of land to the said fane in perpe' 

 tuity : and those who pervert the gift from the fane are threatened 

 with the severest visitation for the crime. 



The SChala Tpw^ana of Pulavmesvarer svdmi. 



The legL-nd is very brief : among other things it appears that the 

 images having been destroyed, the god appeared in a vision to a ruler, 

 and said, that next day an ark would float down the stream, in which 

 W'Ould be found a female image, which must be consecrated and placed 

 in the shrine. The box came down the river, having a female image, 

 with some citrons, and other fruits ; and the consecration took place* 

 The names of Vira Pandiyan^ and of Vicrama Pandiyan appear in the 

 legend ; but both names may be merely titular. No mention of any 

 date occurs. 



Memorandum of a gift of an agraharam (or Brahman-alms house) 

 made by one named Narasapaiyar, The place was called Narasapa- 

 bhupala Samudrum. The recorded documents perished by fire. 



Legend of the Surab'ki river. 



In consequence of the penance of an ascetic, Siva came to the wilder- 

 ness, where the said ascetic resided ; who, asking that a river might be 

 caused to flow through that wilderness, Siva directed Surab'hi (or 

 Camadhenu) the cow of the gods, to be metamorphosed into this river, 

 which accordingly took place ; certain marvels occur there, and the 

 beating of drums, and sound of other musical instruments, are heard 

 there at midnight. As the river flows from a rock, so any thing which, 

 falls into it becomes petrified. 



Legend of the village called Camham. 



A man selling bracelets passed by an ant-hillock at this place, where 

 a female stood, who asked him to aflix a pair of bracelets : while doing 

 60, two other arms appeared, on which two other bracelets were placed, 

 and she directed him to go and get paid by Paracrama Pandiyan, who 

 not only complied, but built a shrine over the spot where the goddess 



