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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[NOVEMBER, 1905.
4. dukka ivúr ésåttavây sendan Maddvan ma5. navatti Kuvávangendi vachcha pon Tirav[o]llar[ai] 6. kallal muppada paliya .... la iravum pakalum e7. riya tiranondAvilakkinukku kudutta po8. A mappada t[e]pakolattukka kudutta po9. n pattu erri[..] elapadin kalanja pon[..] 10. [-]du ippadi sey vippomanôm sa11. ndirâdittavarai malaparudaiyâr-irakshai
No. XII. On the west wall of the ardha-mandapa in front of the rock-cut Jambukęsvars shrine at Tiruvellarai:
i. Svasti Sri Madiraikoņda k8-Pparakesarivarma;ku yaşda 39 avada Tiruvellarai
Ttiruvånai2. kkallil bhattârakar uchchampôda ama[do] segumpôdu Vēdam vallår-iruvar
Brahmanarai attuvadarku irûr 3. Kachchuvan Kesavan durkkan ivær kkallal kalaõja pottadu 140-núrsa nårpadin
kalaõju pognin 4. paliśniyal karaṇattal munnkļi palavarisiyum=alakkapparuppum kâykariyam
palingasiyam porikkasiyum ivirandu valai5. ppajamum tayir irungliyam negalakkam Aka ippadiyatgavomânon-dêvar
ka(n)mika!Om idų malaparidaiyar rakshai kamilai ett4 6. elanâliyal 7. tålamirando[va]8. třil-erandumå[y]. 9. nali
No, XIII. On the same wall below No. XII. :1. Svasti Sri k8 Rasakesarivarmarku yanda 2-randa-avada Tiruvellarai Sanka
rappAdi Marudan Achchan Tiruvanaikkallil bhattárakarku vai[t]ta no[n]da
vilakku onşu idukku vaitta 2. pon 25 irupatta aindu kalaõju ida mudal nirka paligaiyal Chandrådityavar
erippomanômivvur mulaparn[daiyom] - end, built in.
MISCELLANEA. MUHAMMADAN SHRINES IN KURBAMI (3) Sh&h Mardan. BY H. A. BOSE.
(1) Sika Rám sidrat, on the summit of Sika
1 Ram, the peak of the Sufed Koh, is held in high THE Tarie of Kurram, who are Shtas, and
repute both by Hindus and Muhammadans and consequently great admirers of Ali and his
is believed to be the resting-place of a Sayyid descendants, have a large number of Sayyid
rucluse by name Sayyid Karam, who is said to shrines, which are held in profound veneration
have lived there for a long time and reared his and periodically visited. The principal ones are
focks on the summit, which came to be known the following: -
after him as the Sayyid Karam (corrupted into Bayyid Shrines.
Bika Ram) Pook. The Hindu version, however, At Paiwar:
is that an Indian hermit named Salt Ram or (1) Alima, Gulla vidrat, visited by the Paiwaris Sika Ram used to frequent the peak and pray in on the two 'Ids.
solitude to his deatda, Sayyid Karam had two (8) Sayyid Mahmud sidrat, visited by the Tarte brothers, Mander and Khush Karam, who lived of Paiwar on the 10th of Muharram.
I and prayed on two other peaks, oulled atter them
Ad pray
