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but the names of some fanes, and of hierophants, are given ; indicating' 

 a traditionary statement received from them. 



Note. — There are in the collection copies of inscriptions from the fane 

 of Candi isvara, they are however so imperfect as to be useless. 



Section 8. Account of the fort of Pandanatm\ in the district of CumV- 

 haconum. 



The account commences with the reign of Tirumala nay ah of Madura, 

 who, in Sal. Sac. 1400, is stated to have ruled over Madura, Triehino- 

 poly and Tanjore. An invasion of Tanjore by a predatory chief, whose 

 name Kapa sarava khan seems to intimate his having been a Mahome- 

 dan : Tirumala gave instructions to a military chief to repel the in- 

 cursion ; who having done so, received a fief as his reward. Hence the 

 origin of the above fort; concerning which a few unimportant matters 

 are added; and then the usual mention of fanes, and hierophants serving 

 in them. 



Section 9. Account of the fane of Tiru nagesvara in the district of 



Cumbliaconum. 



Reference to a Champaca garden in this country, to rishis doing penance 

 there, to a naga t (snake,) which was to have a curse denounced on it by 

 an interview with Casyapa rishi ; and some like veracious matters. One 

 example is eximious ; to wit, that, on any one going to a certain reser- 

 voir, the fish therein leap out on the bank ; and that, moreover, they bite 

 the individuals who approach. There is nothing in this document, but 

 the most inane, legendary nonsense. 



Section 10. Account of the fane of Perala vada setu, and the town of 

 Pabagovi, in the hundred of Kilur in the Tanjore country. 



Anciently a wilderness to which Rama came ; fixed there a symbol of 

 Siva and went away. Afterwards the Tondaman built a large fane at 

 Tiruvalur. Subsequently Paba-govi is mentioned, as a large and flourish- 

 ing commercial town, dwelt in by the Lambadi tribe. Their houses were 

 destroyed by a deluge of rain; inducing them to leave the place and run 

 away. Nothing beyond this appears, except the mention of the finding 

 a pot by a peasant reported to be filled with coins ; in consequence of 

 which Mr. Harris, then Collector of the district, was induced to go and 

 investigate the case ; but nothing more was found than a few Pagodas 

 and copper pice. 



Section 11, Account of the Jainas of Dipumgudi village in the Tiru- 

 valur district. 



N.B. In Sal. Sac. 1200 a colony of Jainas came from the West, and settled 

 here under Namha-raja, whose capital was Vintur; he ruled 60 years, and 



