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1. Sri Teņkaļavali-nāțțu2. Pperuveṁbārļūr-Ccedu3. liya-Pāņdi seyvi. 4. cca iyakka[r pa*]dumam [|1 *]
[Published in SII., Vol. XIV, No. 103]
No. 28.
Purport : States that the sacred image (beneath which the inscription is engraved) was caused to be made by Eviyampūdi of Vēțțañjēri in Veņbaikkuļi in Veņbaikkudi-nādu and that it was to be protected by the department of revenue accountants.
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1. Sri-Veņbaikku2. di-nāțțu Ven. 3. baikkuļi Vēt 4. țañjēri pudumai 5. Eviyampūdi 6. šeyvitta ti7. rumēnil| *]ivai 8. puravuvari9. kkaņattā10. r rakşai [ 1 | |*]
[Published in SII., Vol. XIV, No. 106]
Notes : The fact that government departments and officials were entrusted with the protection of these images is further evidence for the fact that Jainism enjoyed great popularity in the Pāņdya kingdom even as late as towards the close of the 9th century A.D.
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