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... kō-Pparakēśaripaṇmar-āņa udaiyar śri-Rājēndracōladēvaṛku yāṇḍu 13 avadu Jayangonda-śōlamaṇḍalattu Pāngala-nāṭṭu naduvil
13. vagai Mugai-nattu-ppalliccandam Vaigāvūr-Ttirumalai śri-Kundavai-Jinālayattu dēvarku-Pperumbāṇappadi-Kkaraivali Malliyur irukkum vya
14. pāri Nannappayan maņavātți Camuṇḍabbai vaitta tirunandāvilakku
irubadum
vaitta kāśu pattum [| | *]
ontinukku-kkāśu
Notes: The name of the temple suggests that 'the shrine owed its foundation to Kundavai, the daughter of Parantaka II ), elder sister of Rājarāja I (
(
) and paternal aunt of Rajendra I.
Tirumalai is stated to have formed part of Vaigavur, a palliccandam, i.e., 'a village belonging to a Jaina temple'. The names Camuṇḍabbai (Cāmuṇḍabbe) and Nanṇappayan clearly show that the donor and her husband were of Kannada origin.
[Published in SII., Vol. I, p. 98; Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, pp. 229-33]
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Tirumalai, Polur Taluk, North Arcot District. On a rock to the left of the painted cave.
Dynasty Cōļa
Date: 11th century
King Parakēśarivarman Language and Alphabet: Tamil
Purport: Records a gift of gold for the daily offerings to Palliyalvar (Jaina Tirthankara) and for feeding one ascetic (aḍigal) in the palli at Tirumalai near Vaigāvur in Pangala-nāḍu, a subdivi sion of Palkunṛa-kkōṭṭam, by Vircevagan Pidaran Buttugan and Vircamanayakan Candayan Ayiravan belonging respectively to Irumaḍiśōla-Karunāḍaga-Kaduttalai and naḍaga-Kaḍuttalai, two regiments of the king.
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