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the fort-gate of Pidal. These continual successes, however, 
turned the head of the Kurumbas and made them over- 
bearing, so that they began to annoy and ill-treat those of 
their subjects who belonged to rival tribes, or had embraced 
other religious beliefs. They endeavoured in fact to force 
the Jain religion on all, and created great dissatisfaction 
by their religious intolerance. Yet no one rose who could 
oppose them effectually. 
" At last Adonda Cola, a brave, wise and popular prince, 
marched against the Kurumbas and invested their capital 
Pulal with a large army. He began this campaign as he 
could no longer endure the tyranny and mal-administration 
of the Kurumba king and resolved to defeat him at any 
risk, in order to alleviate the sufferings of the people. The 
Kurumba king on his side was not wanting in bravery, and 
went to face the enemy. Both sides fought valiantly, at 
last three-fourths of the army of Adonda Cola were put to 
the sword, and unable to resist longer, he fled from the 
battle-field and took refuge with a few remaining followers 
in a place not far distant from the fort. This locality is 
still known as Cdlanjjedn. He then made up his mind to 
retreat on the next morning to his country Tan j ore. But at 
night Siva appeared to him in a dream and said : " After 
ascending to-morrow morning your elephant, on yoiu* way to 
the battle, you will find that liis legs are entangled in a 
jasmine-creeper (Mullai), and when you try to cut it away 
with your sword, blood will ooze out of it, and on closer 
examination you will discover there a Linga." Encoimiged 
by his dream, he went to the battle-field, and, after ascending 
his elephant, saw that the legs of the animal were caught in 
a jasmine bush and that blood oozed out from the spot where 
he tried to cut it.^^^ This sign confii-med his resolution to 
Compare Tondahi s'atakain, p. -1, si. 9 : WTien Tondaman was driven 
from the battle-field, his elephant prevented from moving by a jasmine- 
creeper. Afterwards he fought ag~,iin and became victorious." A description 
of this tad is given in a work called Tiri(mulltjivd!/alpati/>'af>i. 
