Memoirs of the Archaeological Survey of India. Two Statues of Pallava Kings and Five Pallava Inscriptions in a Rock-Temple at Mahabalipuram

K. V. Subrahmanya Aiyar 9 photographs of sculptures including that of the chief image of Varaha-Perumil of the central shrine the ground plan of the cave showing the rock-cut portions modern additions the positions of the images the inscriptions and the rock-cut pillars together with triplicate ink-impressions of the five new Pallava inscriptions mentioned above.' Photographs of the two roy [...] Bithler remark_ ing on these two letters under the head the 'Middle variety of the Grantlth alphabet ' says that an innovation in the case of the former is the transpostion of the vertical of ja to the right end of the top liar and the conversion of the central bar into a loop connected with the lowest bar ". So also in the case of sa he says that an innovation introduced is " the combination [...] The inclusion of Buddha in the list of the ten avataras of Vishnu may not entirely be the result of a psyehOlogical connection established by the identifiction of Vishnu with the Aarattha-tree first and thence with Buddha because of the enlightenment of the latter under the pi pal tree. [...] The characters resemble those of Nandipottar Nandiptittaraiyar Nandipotavarman or Nandivarman Pallavamalla (first half of the eighth century) to whom belong (1) the Krtakucli Plates of his 22nd year 3 (2) the lidayendiram Plates of the 21st year ' (3) the Mallam stone record' of the 15th year (4) the Pafichapiinclavamalai record of the 50th year 6 and the Guclimallam Inscription of the 23rd yea [...] [The Eastern boundary] (is) to the west of the garden of Maliflai Nallular ; the southern boundary (is) to the north of the square tank (kOneri); the western boundary (is) to the east of the tank (built by) the chief of Ml ändai and of the big road ; and the northern boundary (is) to the south of the Panppildi boundary.