Vallam, time of [name lost], year [figure lost] author of digital edition Emmanuel Francis European Research Council (ERC), grant agreement no 809994 DHARMA Paris, CEIAS DHARMA_INSPallava00461.xml CC BY-SA 4.0 2019-2026 as per external metadata Donation of sheep for maintaining a perpetual lamp.

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hā-devarku non tā-viḷak=ku Eri ya śrī-Atikā ppiyaṉ vai tta cāvā muvā pēr āṭu toṇ ṇūṟṟu A ṟu

Idhammam· ra kṣippāṉ śrīpātam Eṉ talai mēlaṉa

Eri ya 4 10 notes: The number 40 is mentioned after the word, “nandavilakku” This may denote the weight of the lamp.

ninety-six undying unaging great sheep that the glorious Atikāppiyaṉ gave, so as to burn a perpetual for the Mahādeva

The feet of he who protects this pious act are on my head.

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This edition by Emmanuel Francis, based on the published visual documentation.

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