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Documents 451–500 of 2415 matching.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Records the construction of a shrine for and consecration of the image of Kṣētrapāla in the temple of Nalla-Nāyaṉār at Nallūr by Āḍavalla-Nambi of Koṭumpuṉam, who is stated also to have endowed a quarter vēli of wet land for offerings and lamps to the deity.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00036.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Highly damaged and fragmentary. Mention the nāṭṭavar of Cittiramēḻi-Inaṇṭukarai of Iruṅkōḷapāṭi and of Rāja-rājapāṭi.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00039.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Damaged. Records an endowment of 7 mā of land after purchasing it from the temple itself by Tappili Tāḻviyāḻvi alias Tirukkaḷiṟṟuppaṭi-Naṅkai, a dēvaraḍiyāḷ of the temple for special worship on festival days..
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00040.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Gift of millet received in specified quantity on each vēli of land in the tēvatāṉam village from the tenants as the pāṭikāval fee by Rājarājadēvaṉ Poṉparappiṉān Vāṇakōvaraiyaṉ for offerings to god Poṉ-parappīśvaraṃ-uṭaiya-Nāyaṉār set up as an āśrayaliṅga in the temple by Tillaināyaka-vēḷāṉ.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00038.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Registers the sale of the right of singing the Tiruvembā[vai] kaṭai-k-kāppu in the temple of Nalla-Nāyaṉār to the dēvaraṭiyāḷ by name Uḍaiyanāchchi alias Kulōttuṅgaśōḻa-māṇikkam by the tānattār of the temple.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00035.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00029.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Registers the gift of the whole village of Nallūr consisting of 360 vēli of land and of other pieces elsewhere amounting to ten vēli and odd with their income in taxes like mākkalam, āyam and kīḻiṟaipāṭṭam for the requirements of the temple of Nallanāyaṉār at Nallūr by Āḷappiṟandāṉ Mōgaṉ alias Kāḍavarāyaṉ.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00031.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Records the gift, with its income in taxes like pāḍikāval, taṟiyiṟai, etc., of 5 mā of land other than those mentioned in No. 145 above by Irumuḍiśōḻa-Mūvaraiyaṉ Amattai of Karuppūr.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00032.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: In characters of about the 12th century A.D. Records the consecration of the image of Dakśiṇāmūrtti and an endowment of wet lands for worship to the deity by a certain Maṇḍai Ponnaṉ alias .... śōḻa-Malaiyamāṉ of [the village of] Śāttiyakkam.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00034.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Registers an endowment of the village Kācccuvakkuṭi in Kīḻārāṟṟūr-kūṟṟam, a subdivision of Milāṭu alias Jananātha-vaḷanāṭu, as dēvadāṉa to the temple of Nalla-Nāyaṉār by Rājarājadēvaṉ alias Vāṇakōvaraiyaṉ of Ārakalūr. This is signed at the end by Makadaināṭāḻvāṉ alias Vāṇakōvaraiyaṉ who was perhaps the donor himself or the officer who issued the order.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00037.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Records an endowment of land for singing of tiruccāḻal and for offerings to the goddess in the temple of Nalla-Nāyaṉār by Kōvaṉ Vaḷaiya-maḷagiyāṉ alias Vāṇarāyappēraiyaṉ.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00043.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Incomplete. Seems to record a gift of land to the temple of Kaiyilāsamuṭaiya-Nāyaṉār [at Vaṇṇattūr].
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00048.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of a hero.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00276.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: A late inscription mentioning that Cīraṅkarāyaṉ performed or sponsored a pūja.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Tamil Nadu (varia) (tfa-tamilnadu-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTamilNadu00019.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: ...
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00268.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Foundation of a temple (kōyil) and donation of land as arcanābhoga.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00154.
Dorotea Operato.
Summary: Records a gift of land to a carpenter who had built certain temples.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (tfa) (tfa-sii-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INStfaSIIv17p0i0387.
Margherita Trento.
Summary: This plate records the additional endowment of a village to perform pūja in honor of Tirumalai Nāyak and Cētupati Kātta Tēvar and the mother and father of the donor, Tirumalaiya Cētupati Rakunātat Tēvar.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu.
Repository: Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai (tfa-tiruvavatuturai-TN-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTiruvavatuturai00016.
Margherita Trento.
Summary: This grants records a donation that reiterates and enlarges the donation in Nāṭṭuccēri grant, Śaka year 1582.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai (tfa-tiruvavatuturai-TN-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTiruvavatuturai00002.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: See ARIE 1939-1943 (p. 174): “Ends of lines built in. Records gift of 1000 kuḻis of land in the village of Ciṅkapura to the temples of god Tiru(mēṟ-ṟaḷi)tēvar and another (name lost) at Neṉmali for sounding music during the śrībali service by Cāttantai Cuttamallaṉ alias Pallavaraiyaṉ.”
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00347.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Dedication of an image of the Goddess.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00248.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of Totupatti Mātirakaṉ.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00234.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Name of an individual.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00398.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Construction (ceykai) of a sluice by a craftsman named Kuḻaṉ.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00442.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Foundation of a sluice (tūmpu).
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00437.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: See ARIE 1939-1943 (p. 144): “Damaged. In characters of about the 9th century A.D. Fragmentary. Gives the boundaries of a piece of land.” Mahalingam 1988 (p. 768): “Mentions pōttarai […] and gives the boundaries of a piece of land.”
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00369.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Rock inscription recording the decision of the Kaṇaṭṭārs of Payiṉūr concerning a donation by the merchant Nākaṉ of Uḻakkuṇi, residing at Māmallapuram.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00083.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of Ērumōtikāri.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00411.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Grant (paḷḷiccantam) of the village of Śramaṇāśrama/Amaṇcērkkai and of additional lands in Tāmar to Vajranandin of the Śrīvardhamāneśvaradharmatīrtha at Paruttikkuṉṟil for worshipping Jinendra.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00017.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Building of a mukhamaṇḍapa.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00114.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of a hero whose name is lost.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00403.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of Viṇṇappērēṉati.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00529.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of Koṟṟantai Kōṭaṉ.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00530.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Construction of a shrine, setting up of a cult image and endowment of paddy for maintaining perpetual lamps and for worship.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00159.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Donation of gold for supplying food-offerings.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00161.
Dorotea Operato.
Summary: Registers certain privileges granted to the Kammāḷars of Kāñchikkūval nāḍu.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (tfa) (tfa-sii-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INStfaSIIv36p0i0186.
Dorotea Operato.
Summary: Mentions the taxes paṭṭaṭai-āyam and paṭṭaṭai-nūl-āyam to be paid by the Ceṭṭis, Kaikkōlars, Vāṇikars and other communities working in the eighteen professional castes.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (tfa) (tfa-sii-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INStfaSIIv36p0i0221.
Dorotea Operato.
Summary: Gift of the tax iṭaṅkai-vari by the community of Left-hand classes and Vaṉṉiyars to a temple for conducting the hunting festival.
Languages: Kannada, Tamil.
Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (tfa) (tfa-sii-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INStfaSIIv36p0i0215.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: See ARIE 1952-1953 (p. 49): “Fragmentary and incomplete. Registers a gift of land as balippaṭṭi to the servants of the temple of Kuṁbhakarṇīśvara by Pallavataraiyaṉ of Perumūr in Perumūr-nāṭu in Ikkāṭṭu-kkōṭṭam.”
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00343.
Emmanuel Francis.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00090.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Donation of sheep for maintaining a perpetual lamp.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00136.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Donation of land for providing food offerings?
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00182.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: See ARIE 1943–1945 (p. 40): “Fragmentary. Mentions Īkkāṭu and Kākkalūr.”
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00341.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of a hero. Lacunose.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00297.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Hero-stone inscription commemorating the death of a hero.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00296.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: An incomplete inscription recording the donation of paddy to a Jaina temple.
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00138.
Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: See Nagaswamy 1970 (p. 28): “On a pillar of the front maṇḍapa of Agastīśvara temple. The inscription dated in the 3rd regnal year of Vairamēkavarman, refers to the gift of twenty kaḻañcus of gold, by one Vicayanallūḻāṉ Kaṇṭaṉ, for burning a perpetual lamp in the Agastīśvara temple of Perumpulippākkam and the villagers agreed to maintain the endowment by supplying one uri of oil daily.”
Language: Tamil.
Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSPallava00351.
Margherita Trento.
Summary: This plate records an endowment made by Cuppiramaṇiya Tirumalai Cētupati Rakunāta to Ampalattāṭum paṇṭāram for performing pūja in Avudaiyarkoil to honor his ancestors and Tirumalai Nāyakkar.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: Tiruvāvaṭutuṟai (tfa-tiruvavatuturai-TN-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INSTiruvavatuturai00018.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (tfa) (tfa-sii-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INStfaSIIv05p1i0241.
Renato Dávalos, Emmanuel Francis.
Summary: Gift of land to temple for a festival celebrated on the queen’s birthday. The land was used for feeding students, servants, and for the singers of holy hymns (tiruppatiyam) during festival time.
Languages: Sanskrit, Tamil.
Repository: South Indian Inscriptions (tfa) (tfa-sii-epigraphy).
DHARMA_INStfaSIIv05p1i0228.