Eri maintenance Kambavarman and Sundara Chozha Inscriptions, Keerapakkam, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this Pallava and Chozha period inscriptions, for the upkeep of the tank, on a boulder was a part of Shiva, Vishnu Temples and Pallava & Chozha inscriptions Visit, near Keerapakkam in Chengalpattu District on 18^th February 2022.

These Pallava and Chozha period inscriptions are inscribed on a boulder found in the midst of the fields. The Pallava period inscriptions are found on the east side of the boulder and Chozha period inscriptions are found on the top of the same boulder. The Chozha period inscription is inscribed with lines on the top and bottom. These inscriptions are inscribed for the endowment of up keeping of the tank and the donations made.  

ARE, 1934-5, no. 20, This place Keerapakkam was called Kirappattur during Pallava Period. This inscription belongs to the Pallava King Kampa Varman’s 17^th reign year. Found damaged, in many places. It seems to register a gift of 20 kuļi of land for the upkeep of the tank at Kiraippättür by ......di Sankan.

Pallava period inscriptions

Pallava period inscriptions

ARE, 1934-5, no. 21, This inscription on the top of the same boulder belongs to Rajakesarivarman’s  ( Rajaraja Chozha ) 17^th reign year. Records the gift of valamañji due on the lands at Kiraippāttür belonging Kumarandai Irěvanan of Nayaru in Nāyaru-nădu of Pular-kõttam, by his wife Kandi for the upkeep of the local tank.

Chozha's inscription

Chozha's inscription

Chozha's inscription

As per SII-Volume – XIII

Like the above, this is also evidently an inscription of Sundara-Chôļa, because of its high regnal year and similarity of writing. It registers the gift of the valamañji ( income derived ) from the tank called Tikkiri-eri in the village Kiraippättür ( Kirappakkam ), which belonged to Kumārandai Irēvanan of Nayaru in Nayaru-nādu, a subdivision of Pular-köttam by his wife Kandi, who should have inherited his property, in favor of the Urar of the village for the ( improvement of the ) tank. This valamañji is probably the same as the fee or toll välamañjādi mentioned in the Könerirajapuram inscription of Madhurāntaka Uttama-Choļa ( S.1.1. III, p. 311 ) and in the Tiruvalangadu Plate (ibid., pp. 391 and 436).

Reference:

ARE, 1934-5, no. 20 & 21.

LOCATION OF THE SLAB STONE: CLICK HERE

A round well near the inscription boulders

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