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61. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1596. Gift of money, for the service of the 

 fane, by some head-men. 



62. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1588. Gift of four hundred /mw* by an an- 

 nual impost on a village to supply butter-oil, for the lamps, and for fes° 

 tivals. 



63. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1591. Gift of two villages by Jlagirlyan to 

 tbe fane. 



64. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1593. Gift by Basavapa-nayaJc of some lands, 

 for the service of the idol. 



65. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1613. Some regulations as to the order first, 

 second, third, and so on, in which certain Brahmans were to put garlands 

 on the idol, at the time of public processions. 



66. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1588. Gift by sixty head-men, of land for 

 the support oi Brahman families, in an agrahdram. 



67. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1596. Choka-nafha-nai/alcer gcive a village j 

 the proceeds to supply food to Brahmans. 



68. An inscription commemorating the self immolation of a manager 

 of the fane at Sri-rancjkam (near Trichinopoly) whose name was Jp- 

 jmna-oyengar. In consequence of all supplies to the fane being with- 

 held, in a bad time, he as -ended the Rayer-gopura or lofty tower, and 

 precipitated himself to the ground. The 24lhof Tai of a cycle year only 

 is mentioned. The precise time of this occurrence cannot be, from the 

 document, ascertained. But possibly it is the incident related by Mr^ 

 Orme ; and by him ascribed to a somewhat different cause. 



69. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1596. Gift of a village by Chola-ndtlia- 

 nayalier of the line of Visvandt' ha-nayaker, for the supply of food, and 

 for expenses of festival processions. 



70. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1 172, relative to the fane of Chohsvara-svami 

 in the district of Dharapur-tuccadi. Gift of a village ; by whom does 

 not appear. 



71. In Coimbatore. Gift of six elephants, to what place is not spe= 

 cified. 



72. Inscription dated in Sal. Sac. 1449. Gift of a village, by whom 

 does not appear. The gift is to a Va'shjiava fane. 



73. In Dharapuram district. Inscription, commemorating the gift 

 of a village. 



74. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1262, in the time of Valldlan-dever. Gift of a 

 village, the reservoir to supply water for washing the image. 



75. Dated in Sal. Sac. 1501. Gift of a certain portion of land j the 

 proceeds to supply sacrifices and offerings. 



