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Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts* 



[July 



This paper, being of rather more than ordinary consequence, was 

 restored, and bound np in the 2d vol. An abstract of its contents was 

 also given in the 2d Report, see article C. MS. book No. 49, sec. 8. 



The whole of this book has now been examined, part of sections, 

 1, 2 and 3, with the whole of sec. 8, are restored, and sec. 7, is left^ 

 subject tofulure reference, 



Manuscript book, No. 33- Countermark 7^7^ 

 (Section 1 to 5 were adverted to in the last report). 



Section 6. Detail of caves and sculptures at Mavaliveram, (or the 

 seven pagodas near Sadras), 



A leaf is torn out, or cut out, at the commencement of the docu« 

 ment ; it may have contained introductory matter. 



There follows a catalogue of the caves, and sculptures, minutely par» 

 ticularized, beginning from the north side ; whence it is stated that 

 Lord Clive took away an image. The whole is explained on the 

 principle of being a sculptured representation of persons and things, 

 alluded to in thepocm of the Malmbharata, according to the account 

 usually given of them by the Cicerone- Brahman who usually attends 

 on visitors. The account is meagre and inane. Certain parts might 

 be of use, in forming a guide to visitors of these singular remains. The 

 document gives evidence of (he rapid encroachment of the sea, since 

 at the time of its being written by C. Lacshmaiya in 1803, the walls 

 of a fane on the edge of the sea were visible, which ceased to be the 

 case in 1826, when I last saw the place. 



Note,— Though not of much consequence ; yet, upon the whole, I 

 have judged it expedient to have the paper re-copied. 



Section 7. Account of the fane of Tiru-vencata-nalhai in Yelu-mala^ 

 palliyopat, in the Madura district. 



Brief legend of a hill fane, going up to the time of Ucrama Pan^ 

 diyan who took refuge there, from an invasion of the Chola-raja. A 

 shrine was built on the spot : afterwards entirely re-built by the Poli- 

 gar-chief of the district, in comparatively modern times. The paper 

 seems to be of very little consequence. 



