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Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



[Oct. 



Manuscript book. No. 2 — Countermark 888. 



Section 1. Legend of the fane at Banavctssi,\n the Sanda district. 



Reference to seven upa-puris, or second rate towns (in regard to 

 mythology) formed by Brahma. Among the seven was Banavassi. It 

 had different names in different yugas- Legendary matter as to Saiva 

 emblems follows. The kings in the Cali ijuga beginning with Pari- 

 cshit are adverted to. Several names that follow are those of Maga- 

 dha, down to Nanda ; and a division of country among his nine sons. 

 Chandra gupta, and nine of his descendants. Pushpamiira set the last 

 of the nine aside; and assumed the sovereignty. 



Remark. — Hence it appears that the only proper reference to 

 Banavassi is legendary, and mythological. What is stated about kings 

 all relates to Mdgadha, or modern Behar. 



Section 2. Account of the Chennaiya culam, the lowest tribe in the 

 Sunda district. 



Domestic, and marriage, customs. The paper is very similar to like 

 statements in the foregoing book ; and offers nothing worthy of special 



noti-je. . f' 



Section 3. Legend of the fane of Sirisi, Notice of two Saiva 

 emblems. A fane of Ganesa, another of Mariyammen ; to the last of 

 which, a grant of lands was made; and it now receives an allowance 

 from the Honourable Company. In another shrine there is an inscrip- 

 tion dated Sal. Sac. 915, but its cpnfents are not stated. Mention of a 

 fort near at hand. A few other details follow, offering no special point 

 of interest. 



Section 4. Account of the Concani tribe in Sunda. 



Reference to the formation of the Gauda and Dravida Brahmans, 

 by Brahma. The narration of Parasu-rama, his destruction of the 

 Cshetriyas, and gift of the country to Casiyapa. He then went, to the 

 Malayala, or Kerala, country, and introduced the Brahmans thither; 

 the Concanis being among the number. The like account is referred to, 

 in the paper, as being contained in the Scanda-puranam., 



Section 5. Account of the Cunchi vakkala tribe in Sunda. 

 There are minor subdivisions among them ; and their domestic, and 

 marriage, customs are slated. ** 



