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the narrative given of several persons of high repute, who worship- 

 ped at this fane ; thereby reflecting lustre upon it. The third section 

 has a special reference to Arjuna ; to his penance at this place, and 

 connected matters ; whence it would appear, that the name of Mailt' 

 carju>io,as applied to the idol, was derived. The legend is put into 

 the mouth of ±\dreda as related by him to Gar gar a rishi. 



Section 4. Account of the Gautama-agrahdram, in the Anantapur 

 district of Bidanur. 



The legend, in the Canarese language, is carried up to the time 

 of Janamejaya, who visited this place; and, as his father Paricshit 

 died by the bite of a serpent, consequent to offending a rishi, he, 

 the son, had a serpent sacrifice performed on the banks of the Tun- 

 gabhadra river : he then made large benefactions to this place ; 

 and in the agrahdram, located various orders of Brahmans, who are spe- 

 cified by their gotra, or tribe, subsequently in the time of Balldla-ra yen 

 and the Anagundi rulers, the said privileges were continued. A local 

 chief, the Mahomedans, the Peishwa, and others, are mentioned, as 

 variously deporting themselves towards the shrine. Tippoo abrogat- 

 ed its privileges; but after the English had given over the country to 

 the Mysore prince, its privileges were partially restored. A list of 

 fanes, and of the names of eighteen head Brahmans, of different tribes, 

 is added to the document. These, it may be observed, are expressly- 

 spoken of as introduced from the north. The name of each pattar, or 

 head Brahman, need not be specified: occasionally two, or more, of 

 these are of the same class; but the gotras mentioned are Casypa, 

 Agastya, Srivatsa, Gautama, Vasishta, Cavundanya, BJwadhvaj a y 

 Haridasa, Jamadagni. The place took its name because Gautama 

 (or his tribe), first established an emblem of Siva there. 



Section 5. Account of Halli-honur in the same district. 



At this place Ballala rayen, of the Ballala race, was cured of leprosy 

 by bathing. In consequence, though himself a Jama, he formed a 

 high estimate of this shrine, at which he built a fane, and made vari- 

 ous grants to Brahmans. He built an agrdharam for them, termed 

 JJalli Bonur (Honore), and also constructed a small fort there. He 

 ruled thirty years. His son was Yarayanga-rayen, who ruled forty-one 

 years. His son was Vwhnu-Verddhana-rayen, who ruled" fifty years. 

 His son Vijaya Narasimha rayen ruled twenty-three years ; Vira-Bal' 

 Idla-rayen, son of the preceding, ruled forty-five years. In his time 

 «ne named Ganga sila-rayen, in the service of the Delhi Padshah, came, 



