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EPIGRAPHIA JAINICA. .34 as to the early vogue of Jainism in the Andhra and Karnāta lands.
Jaina relics are said to be found in Ariyavattarla in Cacanada taluy, . Nēduluru, Atreyapuram in the Amalapuram taluq, Kazuluru, Yendamuru, Sila in Cocanada taluq, Pittapuram and Jalluru in the. Pittapuram division, in Tatipaka in Nagaram taluq and Draksharamam in the Ramachendrapuram taluq of the Godavari District.
At Jayati in the Vizagapatam District, a small village eight miles north-west of Gaja-' patinagaram, there are two odd little deserted Jaina shrines. •
At Nandapuram, in the Pottangi taluq, of the present Agency division, about three miles along the track to Sembliguda is a very ancient and curious Jaina relic, viz., a small shrine in which are three stone images of nude individuals sitting cross-legged which appear to belong to Jaina, times. This takes us very far back into times of the Nanda Rajas when Jainism was a doninant faith in the Kalinga country. In fact, as regards much of Epigraphical and Archæological exploration, the Kalinga districts are still a largely upbroken field.
The village of Ariyavattam in Cocanada. Taluq in the Godavari District is also called “Jaina Pādu ” and contains several large but rude images of figures sitting cross-legged in the traditional attitude of contemplation. Images
