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Anna District
No. 7
Village
Aiyyampāļayam (Aivarmalai)
Taluk
Palani
District
Anņā
Findspot
Below the fourth image near the natural cavern in the Aivarmalai.
Dynasty
(Pāņdya)
King
Date
A.D. 9th century characters
Tamil, Vatteluttu
Language
and Script
Contents
Records that the image was caused to be made by Ajjanandi.
Reference
ARE, 692/1905, SII, Vol. XIV, No. 108.
Remarks
Probably, the same Ajjanandi caused to be made another Jaina image in Ānaimalai. (See, Ānaimalai Inscriptions, ARE, 70/1905) Ajjanandi also figures in the A.D. 9th century lithic records found at Pêchchippallam, Kon garpuliyankulam and Karungālakkudi in Madurai district.
