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Mavaliveram. It commemorates a gift of grain from persons subscribing 

 their names ; but is without any date. 



2. Gift of land by persons subscribing their names. No date. 



3. Dated in the time of Deva-ruyer. Gift of 332 pieces of gold, and 

 of some smaller sums for the service of the fane, for gathering fiowers to 

 adorn the image, and similar matters ; the various allowances for differ- 

 ent purposes being minutely specified. 



4. Gift of land with a reservoir fertilizing the same to the Vat.shnava 

 shrine. 



5. Gift of twenty-two cows, to provide a lamp with butter-oil. No 

 date. 



6. Gift of a piece of land with cocoa-nut trees growing thereon. 

 Cycle year only specified. 



Section 8. Tamil inscriptions extracted from a manuscript (a pencil- 

 led explanation, in Colonel Mackenzie's hand-writing, no longer legible)^ 

 L An inscription of Oeva-rayer Sal, Sac. 1270. 



The purport of this inscription is to commemorate the construction of 

 an agrahdram for Brahmans by Deva-rayer ; who is termed the son of 

 Hari-hari-raycn ; and his ancestry is traced upwards. Bukhan is said 

 ■{O have founded Vijayanagaram, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. 

 Dcva-rayen was respected by other kings, and praised by Brahmans, 

 when they came into his presence. A minute specification is given of the 

 location of Brahmans, distinguished by their (/oi!? «, or tribe, and by the 

 Veda, which they studied: the entire inscription is curious. 



2. The genealogy of the Raycr dynasty is given. It is dated in Sal. 

 Sac, 1300, at Pennaconda. It commemorates the building or founda- 

 tion, of the town of Pennaconda, ascribed to Sika-deva-rayen. It is very 

 brief. 



3. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1303. This inscription gives a particular state- 

 ment of the [)arentaoe of Bukha-rayen^ the founder of the Rayer dynasty ; 

 mentions his brothers, the name of his wife; and states his son to have 

 heen Hart- hara-ray en. It is of considerable importance ; particularly as 

 to the parentage of Bukha-royen. 



4. The said Hari-hara-rayen built an agraliaram for BraJimans, and 

 the distribution of the said alms-house among them is specified, by tribes 

 and portions. 



5. Dated in Sal. Sac. I/OI. The commencement of the lunar-race is 

 given, and deduced through the line of Crishna of the J^aa?flj;«-race, rul- 



