The Colas c14.11

c14.11

Of Āditya (c. A.D. 871-907) the Anbil plates state only that on both the banks of the Kāvēri he built in honour of Śiva rows of tall stone temples which stood, the monuments of his success, from the Sahyādri mountain to the wide ocean.¹⁷ The Tiruvālaṅgāḍu plates state that he overthrew the strong Pallava ruler Aparājita,¹⁸ and deprived him of his territory. The Kanyākumārī inscription gives him the surname Kōdaṇḍarāma, and states that in a battle he pounced upon and slew the Pallava king who was seated on the back of a tall elephant.¹⁹ A record from Tillaisthānam²⁰ confirms this evidence by clearly stating that Rājakesari extended his power to the Toṇḍaināḍ. Āditya must be taken, therefore, to have put an end to the Pallava power