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A Supplement to ihe Six Reports 



[No. 3^, 



Mahomedan and English governments. The writers, named Nardyand 

 pillai and Vengu pillai state the poverty of their tribe : and beg for pro- 

 tection, in the usual style of Natives. The MS. is of recent appearance, 

 touched only in one place by insects, and is complete. 



Note.— It is entered in the Des. Cat, Vol. 1, page 176, Art. 36. 



[The " 64 sons" are said to have accompanied Chenni Cholan when he 

 marched from the north of India to Tondamandalajn. There is no autho- 

 rity for this statement ; except only that the Accountant Brahmans hav- 

 ing of themselves come as far as Sri Sailam in Telmgana^ the Tonda?nan 

 called them thence to the Chola kingdom. As another MS. mentions 

 his having visited Sri Sailam on pilgrimage, he probably invited them 

 personally. But this Tondaman is well known to have been born at Tri- 

 chinopoly, and a historical mistake of consequence as to the "North of 

 India," must be avoided.] 



31. Tiru-vadu-turai-koil cadha, an account of the fane of Vddu-turat. 

 This is a mere legend. The nine Siddhas, or supernatural sages, are 

 stated to have done homage to Siva, . and to have received from Siva 

 a resplendent emblem, which they fixed as an image to be worshipped- 

 The name of Vddu-turai is deduced from Siva's dancing at that place. 

 Some particulars are added as to the orders and differences of the four 

 colours, or principal castes, among the Hindus. The document is said to 

 have been drawn up by one Native, in the English language, and by 

 another Native rendered into Tamil, which seems somewhat strange. The 

 book is divided into three sections, of which the above is the general 

 substance. It is complete, fresh in appearance, and uninjured. An entry 

 occurs in the Des. Cat., Vol. 1, page 178, Article 39. 



32. Muppan-toUi-koil cadha, account of the fane at Muppan-totti. 

 No. 228, C. M. 55. 



This very small manuscript is not complete, and seems to contain parts 

 of two documents. In one is the usual legend of the Pdlar river, Nandi 

 was sentenced to become a mountain, and Gangai was sent down to wash 

 away his fault. Thus the Pdlar was formed ; and various shrines on its 

 banks are mentioned. In the other portion of the fragment, which wants 

 the beginning there is a reference to a large garden formed by Vira 

 Samhhuva rayer, and irrigated by water channels. The document differs 

 wholly from the Muppan-totti-idd on paper,' heretofore examined. It is 

 somewhat injured by insects, and worthless. 



An entry occurs in Des. Cat., Vol. 1, p. 177, Art. 33, with sufRcient ac- 

 curacy : only A should designate the Palm leaf copy and B that on paper. 



33. Nala sfhala puranatn, a local legend, No. 29, C. M. 39. 



Apparently this should be a large manuscript. The fragment that re- 

 mains contains only 14 small palm leaves, and these not connected toge- 

 ther; but, so to speak, like decimated leaves taken out of the entire book. 



