The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c32.101

v1.c32.101

We have still several other instances of Venkata's devotion to Vishnu. In 1590 he made a grant to a Vaishnava shrine under the management of one Krishna Das ¹. In 1597, at the request of Krishnappa Nayaka of Madura, he granted two villages in the Madura district to several Vaishnava Brahmans ². On another occasion the King made arrangements for celebrating a festival in the temple of Alagiyarama Perumal ³. Venkata's gold coin, called *Venkatapati pagoda*, shows on the obverse Vishnu standing under an arch, while the reverse bears this Nagari legend: *Sri Venkatesvaraya Namah*, adoration to the blessed Venkatesvara ⁴. Another coin of Venkata shows the figure of Hanuman advancing to the right, with the same legend on the reverse ⁵.