The Colas c22.10

c22.10

<!-- Page ends mid-sentence in the blockquote --> strings of large round pearls the sacred car-temple, in order that, conferring long life on the delighted people, the miraculous dancer (viz. Naṭēśa) who occupies the (golden) hall might be drawn in procession (at) the great festival called 'the festival of the great name' (*Perum-peyar-viḻā*) of the great (days of) Pūṟaṭṭādi and Uttiraṭṭādi, so as to cause prosperity (on) the great earth (and) joy to the Gods; was pleased to build a long temple street of mansions covered with jewels (!) and called (it) after his royal prosperous name; and made numberless splendid insignia, beginning with dishes cut of fine gold, together with a Kalpaka (tree) of pure gold. Having been pleased to make gladly many such (gifts) in the tenth year of his reign, (in) the month of Sittirai, on a Sunday which corresponded to Hasta, (on) the thirteenth *tithi* of the fortnight of the auspicious waxing moon,¹⁹ (he) covered the whole earth under the shade of a single parasol.'