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1: Svasti sri || |*] Veņbu-nāțțu-Kkurangi Tirukkāțțā
mbaļli-ttēvarkku tiruno2, ndā-viļakk-onrinukku ivvūr-Ccāttan-Kāri attina ādu ai3. mbadu -Idu ivvür ürārun-ga ņattārum kāval [1 | *]
Notes : The text ends with the stipulation that the gift is to be
protected by the residents and ganattår of Kuranţi indicating thereby that the village was predominantly, Jaina by persuasion. This slab also appears to have originally belonged to the Jaina temple named Tirukkāțțāmballi at Kusaņņi nearby, and to have been removed thence along with the wingstones bearing inscriptions Nos 10 and 11 above.
[Published in SII., Vol. XIV, No. 34]
Nos. 24-28.
Āņaimalai, Madurai Taluk, Madurai District. Below the images of the Jaina gods sculptured in half-relief on the rock overhanging a natural cave. Dynasty : ...............
King :.... Date : 9th century A.D.
Language and Alphabet :
Tamil, Vatteluttu
No. 24. Purport : States that the image beneath which the inscription is engraved) is to be protected by the officials of the administrative departments (tiņaikkaļattār).
1. Sri-Tiņai2. kkaļattār rakşai [ *]
[Published in SII., Vol. XIV, No. 100]
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