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mythologicall)' for the veneration said to "be due to the hill ; and to 

 narrate the first formation of difrerent Saiva emblems found thereon, 

 with their connected shrines. Nothing be} oad this simple indication 

 of eontents is required. 



Section 3. Legend of the fane of A^«r«*i/?^a Perumalm the Tinne- 

 velly district. — Under this section brief notices of various Saiva em* 

 blems are comprised; offering nothing deserving of special notice. 



Section 4. Account of TdcU-Comhu, an agrahdram, in the Coimbatore 

 district. — The account does not ascend higher up than S. S. 1400, and 

 has some minor details ; not meriting much notice. 



Section 5, Account of the fiine of Ahohala, named after NarashiJta- 

 svdmi. — Legendary details concerning this fane, and others in the 

 neighbourhood, are comprised under this section. 



Section 6. Account of Cuiheraichuni. 



Section 7- Account of Cannlvddi and Cotapalli.—K legend as to the 

 first mentioned place; and other legends of places in the Cannivddi, 

 and CotapapalH, districts, are stated: each one brief and of no impor- 

 tance. 



Sections, Legend of 3Ianar-l'o?L ^^t Cape Comorln.—The legend 

 is founded on a mythological fiction of Siva's coming to the south; 

 and there being again married to Parvati, as Canya-Cumari. Similar 

 legends are common to most of the Saiva fanes, in the peninsula. 



General Remark. — This book is a little injured in the covers • and 

 slightly touched by insects: the ink also is faded. Still it will last, as 

 it is, and be legible for several years, with only common care. Its con- 

 dition would point it out for restoration, were the contents worth it; 

 which, with the exception of the first section, does not seem to be the 

 case. All the remainder, at least for the present, is passed, without 

 further attention. 



Manuscript book, No. 5-~Countermark 50, 



