The Colas c28.6

c28.6

Other classes also succeeded in obtaining special exemptions and privileges for themselves. The *veḷḷālas* of Kuṉṟa-Vattanakkōṭṭam gained exemptions from certain local dues in the reign of Rājarāja I;⁵ the artisans (*śilpis*) of the Ōvikula of Kāñcī had apparently the privilege of engraving the important copper-plate grants of the king in the reign of Rājēndra,⁶ just as weavers of Kāñcī were the makers of royal robes in Uttama Cōḷa's reign.⁷ On the other hand there were restrictions placed on the activities of some sections of the populace. In the *dēvadāna* of Paḻaiyanūr, the *Iḷavas* were not to tap coconut and palmyra palms for toddy.⁸