183^.] 



Eeport on the MacJienzie Manuscripts^ 



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The virluous donation of Ranga Crishnapa-'nayaJi-er of the race of Vis^ 

 vanatha-nayaker (a compliment paid to him). It records the gift of 

 certain leading men in consequence of an intermarriage, so that they 

 gave a certain annual tax on their possessions to the said fane, and 

 unitedly bore the expense of excavating a large reservoir of water 

 made over as temple property. 



No. 25» At NanriyuT, of the district of Carur m the fane oi Siihrah- 

 vianya. 



Gift of a village to the said fane by certain chief men of the place. 

 No. 26. On the fane of P ushpavana-svami at Veda-mangalam in 

 Carur district. 



Dated in the siivth of Viva Pandiya dcver. Gift of land to the fane 

 by the town's people. 



No. 27. On tlie fane of M eijporal-natha-svami at Arava-curichi in 

 Carur, 



Dated in the seventh year of Konerimaik(ynda7i, gift of land with its 

 trees, well, &c., to the fane, by certain viHagers whose signatures ar& 

 attached. 



No.. 28. Commemoration of a grant written on palm-leaves, giv- 

 ing a tax, or tribute, from several villages mentioned, to the head 

 Brahmans of certain fanes, also specified 5 from one Ramen (who the 

 said /?«men was, does not appear, but his authority must have been of 

 considerable extent). 



No, 29. In the fane of Virapari Dandes-vara-dever, at Dwaraca- 

 puram. 



Gift of land by votaries, of the god; but the whole cannot be made 

 out, as the copy of the inscription is incomplete. 



No. 30, Gift to Meyporul nayanar of Dwaracapuram, and two other 

 villages, but of what (from the incompleteness of the copy), does not 

 appear. 



No. 31. In the fane of Muni-muttisvara sv.ami in little Darapuram. 



Dated in the nineteenth year of Vira Rajendra dever. Gift of land 

 free of all tax, to the said fane. 



[In this place there is a chasm, occasioned by some leaves having 

 been cut out of the book : the remains of which leaves are visible. A 

 loss of six inscriptions is thereby occasioned]. 



No. 38. Commemorates the taking down a wooden mantapa (or 

 porch), belonging to the fane koduvai/il-nagesvara-svarnif and rebuild- 

 ing it with substantial materials. 



No. 39. On the south side of the fane of J eyankondesvara of Nalta- 

 caraiyuf in Dcuapuram district. 



