1838.] 



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289 



This appears to be a letter as on it is signed V. Parasuramen, and dated 

 Chandragiri, June 11, on Friday (no year, but the heading mentions 

 1802). 



Note. — There is very little in this paper that can be considered new ; 

 and the list of CAo/a-princes has names, that sound artificial, though 

 others are real. Adondai, in other accounts, is stated to be son of Kulot" 

 tunga- Cholan. 



The paper was found to be loose, and in a state of decay — the ink very 

 pale ; it was therefore restored. Let it be noted that Salivdhana is stated 

 to be the son of a potter's daughter ; and the other statements concerning 

 Salivdhana differ from those usually received. The history of Chandra^ 

 giri, it will be seen, is not in the paper. However we know that it 

 became a distinct principality only in consequence of the capture of 

 Vijayanagarum by the Mahomedans. 



Section 7. Copy of a record preserved in the hand-writing of Faidyafi" 

 Cupaiyah at Bhavan'i-kudal. 



Birth of V'lsvacarma after the deluge. Origin of the Pranava ; the 

 gods produced by means of the said Pranava ; and various other orders of 

 beings, from the same causation. The works of Visvacarma fabulously 



stated. Nandi in reply to an enquiry from Suhrahmanya, taught the 

 latter the origin of the symbol of Siva ; needless to be detailed. Dif- 

 ferent kinds of Vahanas, or conveyances, on festival occasions of the 

 images of Siva. These festivals were observed in the time of the Palli- 



ya-cdrers and, for a time, under the Honorable Company ; until a distur- 

 b ance created by the Pariars, led to a suit in a court of justice, when all 

 collision of the right and left hand castes was forbidden. Some other 

 minute and local details are given, of customs and allowances under 

 the Palliya-cdrers : the writers (of the five lettered sect) complain of 

 ir»eglect from the Honorable Company, and request patronage. 



Section 8. Account of the Maliraita-rajas of Tan j ore. 



The document begins with the dispute between Amir Sinha and Sar- 

 boji, and with the Honorable Company's interference ; but takes a re- 

 trospect to the times of Malloji, Fitoji, Sivdfi, &c. Reference to con- 

 nexions with the Padshah, at Bijapur. Affair with the northerns, at 

 Tanjore ; that is with the descendant of Vijaya Raghava, Ecoji made 



