SII 17.217: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Alternative title: “No. 217. (A.R. No. 195 of 1904.) TIRUVAKKARAI, VILUPPURAM TALUK, SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: On the right side of the gōpura of the first prākāra of Chandramauḷīśvara temple.

Rājādhirāja II. Year 7: 1169-70 A.D.

This inscription records the building of the gōpura to be named Gaṇḍar Sūriyaṉtiruggōpuram by Ammai Appaṉ Pāṇḍināḍu-koṇḍāṉ alias Gaṇḍar Sūriyaṉ Śambuvarāyaṉ. The same donor built in the 2nd year of Kulōttuṅga a maṇḍapa named after himself (No. 212 above) and made a gift of two lamps in the 16th year of the same king (No. 216 above).

Language: Tamil (tam) [Grantha (grantha), Tamil (tamil)].

Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (Original Edition) (south-indian-inscriptions).

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0217.

File path: SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0217.xml.

Version: 2026-04-19 12:07 (615297c), last modified 2026-03-22 11:37 (3fa295d).

Edition

⟨1⟩ svastiśrī [∥] tiripuvaṉaccakkaravattikaḷ śrī Irā-
⟨2⟩ jātirājatevaṟku yāṇṭu Eḻāvatu tiruvakkarai-
⟨3⟩ Āḷuṭaiyār-
⟨4⟩ koyili lit tirukkopuraṅ kaṇṭar cūriyaṉ tirukko-
⟨5⟩ purameṉṉum peyarāl ceyvittāṉ Ammai
⟨6⟩ Appaṉ pāṇṭi nāṭu koṇṭāṉāṉa kaṇṭar cūri-
⟨7⟩ yaṉ campuvarāyaṉ [∥]

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.217 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII: Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 78, item 217.

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