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2. Gift of a village to the said fane ; from persons who subsc ribe 

 their names, 



3. Dated in the 1 5th year of Vij iya-Canda Gopala-dever. Gift of 

 5 cows to supply balter-oii for a light in the tme. 



4. Dated in the lOth year of Ficrama Chowan. Gift of a piece of 

 land to the fane by private individuals. ^ 



The preceding are tlieonly inscriptions at Tiriiporuy, but it is added 

 in a note that the fane vras built in Sal. Sac, H29 ; and that some much 

 defaced inscriptions remain, having been chipped out by a chissel. The 

 writer asks instructions as to whether moro labour and pains, ought to be 

 bestowed on them, or not. 



Copy of an inscription at Taiyur. — I. Dated in the time of Ai hijuta- 

 deva-rayer in Sal. Sac. 1458. Gift by an individual named T'/^^a Pi//a?, 

 son of Appaiyar, of a village for the support of the fane, with a heavy 

 denunciation against any one alienating the donation to other purposes. 



Copy of an inscription at VelUcliaJcoUutur. — l. Gift of a tax by weav- 

 ers on the };roductions of their looms for the benefit of the fane. 



Inscription at Tiruvotiiyar. — \. Gift of a certain proportion of grain; 

 for the use of the fane, by persons whose names are subscribed. 



Inscription at Tiruvadantai — L Dated in the llthyear of Sri 



Cov'iraja Kesari. Gift of land for the service of the fane of Varaha^ 

 S"ami (of the appellative n'tya-calijana-svami, a name of the image at 

 Covalam) by cQridm Vaisfinavas, who commemorate the donation by 

 this inscri))!ion. 



2. In the time of KuUoitunga Cliolan. Gift of rice, and other matters 

 to the Brahmans of the fane. 



3* Dated in the 19th year of the rule of Cor? A'^e.var/. Gift of a tax 

 in kind, of rice and other agricultural productions, by cultivators, to the 

 shrine. 



4. Dated in the 8th year of Cola-raja (Chola-raja ?) the decapita- 

 tor of the Pand'^yaiu''' Gift of a i)roportion of grain irom the harvest, 

 by cultivators. 



5. Dated in the 8th year of Venlaratipan. Gift of 93 goatb-, to pro- 

 vide butter-oil for lamps. 



Inscriptions at MalnaUpurarn.—Tlns name seems to be inter.ded for 



