The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c9.144

v1.c9.144

12. The example of the throne was followed by the subjects. During the reign of Sadasiva new temples were erected, and others enlarged and richly adorned. Amarinayani Vengala- Naraningaru, the agent of the Mahamandalesvara Jillella Rangapatirajayyadeva-Maharaja, repaired the central shrine and the sugnasi of the Viresvara temple of Rayachoti ¹; one Desantari Narasingadasa vastly improved the Parthasarasthawamin temple at Triplicane, Madras ²; Jangammya, dalaway of Tirumala, erected a temple in 1545 ³; Gutti Tirumalarajayya erected a mantapam in the Chennakesava pagoda at Mannur ⁴; Tima Ranga dedicated a building called Ranga Mantapam or public resting place, with 25 partitions, to the god Mahadeva Deva at Vijayanagara ⁵; Chinna Aubalaraja erected a pagoda at Arakata-vemula Agraharam, placed there the image of Gopala Krishna Deva, and granted hamlets of the above agraharam and an allowence of 31½ pagodas on the tax of the Gandikota Durgam, to the aforesaid god Gopalakrishna Deva ⁶; Aubala-rajayya installed the metal images in the villages of Veludurti, Cuddapah, and granted twelve pagodas for offering food to Chennakesava Perumal ⁷; Rachirajadeva Maharaja of the lunar race of the atriya-gotra, set up an image of Sir Madanagopala, constructed a temple and performed the consecration ceremony and made certain gifts of land for providing sacred food and all means of enjoyment to the deity ⁸; Jakkannaganda constructed several lamp-posts for the service of the temple ⁹.