OF BHARATAYARSA OR INDIA, 
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of India and seemingly supported by some legendary and 
historical evidence, must be viewed with extreme caution 
and distrust. It is not an uncommon occurrence to make 
a statement of this kind, and afterwards to invent cor- 
roborative evidence. This is often not done with any desire 
to mislead, but rather because it affords a fair display for 
speculative ingenuity. If, e.g., a rich man of a high caste 
acquires a Paraiceri, he will alter its name so as to hide 
the low origin of his property and to impart to it a sacred 
appearance. Near Madras is situated the well-known hill 
calle'd St. Thomas' Moimt. Its name in Tamil is Parangi 
Malai or Mountain of the Franks or Europeans, from the 
original European or rather Portuguese settlement. Some 
years ago a Brahman settlement was established there and 
the name of Parangi Malai was no longer deemed respect- 
able. Thenceforth it was changed to Bhrngi Malai, the 
mountain of the sacred Bhrngi, and eventually in support 
of this appellation legendary evidence was not slow in 
forthcoming.* 
{tnalli) again, malle {mallelu), jasmine, mala {male, mdlika), garland, mdli, 
gardener, male, house, multi {mullu), thorn, miile, corner, mella, hall, melanm, 
fun, melu, good, upper, maila, unolean, vala, right, net, valla, stratagem, valle, 
noose, vdli, custom, vdhi, long, sword, villi (villu), how, vllu, expedient, vela, 
price, vella, white, velluva, flood, vela, limit, vela, time, vein 1000, toe, &c. 
Considering the changes the letters undergo in Dra vidian words, when 
pallddu, goat, is also written vellddn and pala, flesh, hecomes pulai and 
Valluru is also written Vdluru, Velluru, Yelluru, &c., similar alterations 
need not create any great surprise, especially if it is admitted that small 
orthographical changes assist their heing the more easily distinguished. 
As an illustration how the names of the Mallas and Pallas appear in local 
appellations I only add as an example a few such names as Mallapur, 
Pallapur, Ballapur, Vallapur, Yallapur, Allapur, Ellapur, Vellapur, 
Yellapur, Illapur, Villapur, Volluru, UUapur, VuUapur, Malavur, Palavurj 
Balapur, Valapur, Yalapetta, Elapur, Elavur, Velapur, Yelagiri, &c., &c. 
' An example of the spurious character of similar writings is exhibited by 
the Sthalapurana that contains the origin of the Gunnyhag-weavers, which, 
though of recent origin, is by some incorporated in the Brahmanda Purana. 
A curious instance of the alteration of a name is supplied by the Barber's 
bridge near St. Tham^ in Madras, It was originally named KamilioWs 
