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102 EPIGRAPHIA INDICA
[Vol. XXX Besides Vīrasangāta-chaturvēdimangalam, the following geographical items are mentionel :(1) Veļļakal-Veļlāņār in Kāngaya-nādu. (2) Naraiyaņūr-nāțțup-Parāntakapuram. (3) Villiyaşür. (4) Vadagarai Mala-nāttu brahmaděyam Ayirūr. (5) Kõnāttu Ollaiyürk-kūrpattu Manikantha-mangalam.
Of these, Kāngayam, which has given its name to a subdivision, exists under the same name and is 18 miles north of Dharapuram, Kangaya-nādu forms the northern part of the Dharapuram Taluk lying between the Noyyal and Nelali. Vellakal is the modern village of Vellaköyil, 11 miles ESE of Kāngayam and 18 miles NE of Dhārāpuram.' Vellänūr is a hamlet near it.
One of the inscriptions of Könäpuram in the Dharapuram Taluk mentions Parantakapuram alias Rājarājapuram, and another of the time of Krishnadēva-mahārāja calls Rājarājapuram as the capital of Kongu-mandalam. The place is evidently Dharapuram.
Villiyanür is not traceable.
Ayirūr is one of the three places where the early Pandya king Neduñadaiya) defeated the Adigamän of Tagadür, the others being Pugaliyūr and Ayiravēli. The subdivision of Mala-nādu had in it Māgāņikkudi and Mänguļi and its situation was to the north of the Kāvēri river.
As regards the villages mentioned in Ollaiyūr-kūrram, see above Vol. XXV, p. 95. Mapikantha-mangalam is not traceable.
1.-Koduvāy Inscription of the 14th year of Virasola-Kalimürkkap-Perumā;
The subjoined inscription in Vatteluttu characters and Tamil language is engraved behind an image in the central shrine of the Vinnirainda-Perumal temple at Koduväy. It is damaged, and relates to the construction of a well by a resident of Könādu.
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1 Svasti sri [*1 2 Vīraso3 !a-kkalinzúr4 [kka*)-pperumā5 [r]kku=tti[ruvelu) 6 tt-ittu=ch7 chelslāninra) 8 yandu padi9 nälāvadu [l*7
10 [Kõnā]tt-iru11 ndu vālu[m] 124[Ā]tkõvap (Ka)13 nguppaiy 14 Mütta-Asa[ri15 chchartti16 chchevvi(cheyvi) [ch-) 17- cha kimapu (11
Sowell's List, Vol. I, p. 219. • Ibid., p. 220.
ARSIE, 1920, No. 139. • Ibid., No. 213.
Ibid., No. 111. • From impressions,
