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country. As he ia adorned with Adonda flowers, we take 
this as a lucky omen and call him 'Adonda Cola.' ' Cir- 
cumstances favouring so far the designs of the king, he gave 
the child to his wife with the words : ' God has presented 
this child to you near the Kaveri.' The queen accepted it 
and brought it up with much affection. The truth about 
the birth of the child was not only known to the king and 
the dancing girl, but also to some extent to his chief minister. 
Meanwhile the child grew up, and displayed much cleverness, 
knowledge and courage. When the king consulted his 
minister about the marriage and succession of his son, the 
minister pretended to agree with the plans of the king, but 
communicated secretly to the relatives of the king the 
circumstances accompanying the bii'th of Adonda and the 
intentions of the king concerning the future of his son. 
The consequence was that the royal princes refused to marry 
one of their daughters to a bastard, and to allow his succes- 
sion to the throne as it would throw dishonor on them. 
The minister communicated to Kulottunga the unfavourable 
disposition of the princes. The king, however, did not give 
up his plans, but pondered how he might execute them in 
spite of their objections. At last he fixed on Tondamanda- 
1am as a suitable province to give to Adonda, though it was 
still a wilderness. He explored it, cleared the forest, laid 
the foundation of the capital Kanci, erected there a temple 
and dug a channel for the river Palar. As Kulottunga 
observed how thinly the land was inhabited, he despatched 
his minister with money to other countries to induce people 
to immigrate into the newly-acquired district. The minister 
accordingly returned with many boys and girls of various 
castes, and the king ordered them to be married. This done 
he placed Adonda on the throne at Kanci. Kulottunga 
then asked the minister to propose a suitable name for the 
country. In spite of the high position which Adonda had 
meanwhile secured, the minister still despised him on 
