# SII 17.272: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 272. (A.R. No. 247 of 1904). MAṄGĀPURAM, CHITTOOR
TALUK, CHITTOOR DISTRICT

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0272

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0272.xml

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## Summary

At the entrance in the central shrine of the Kalyāṇaveṅkaṭēśvara temple.

Ś. 1462: 1540 A.D.

The details of date, viz., Śaka 1462 Śārvari, Chaitra, śu. 15, Chitrā
correspond to 1540 A.D., March 22 (Monday) the lunar eclipse which
occured on that day is not mentioned in the record.

This inscription records the reconstruction of the ruined temple and
reinstallation of the old images of Veṅkaṭēśvara, Nāchchiyār,
Anantagaruḍa Vishvaksēna and other Āḷvārs and Āchāryas as well as of his
preceptor Annamāchārya in the village Alamēlumaṅgāpuram by China
Tirumalayya, son of Tāḷḷapāka Peda Tirumalayya.

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## Commentary

Published in T.T.D., Vol. IV, No. 144.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.272 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 111, item 272.