NDLI: On the South Wall - Third Tier: No. 93

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Description	This inscription enumerates the jewelled ornaments presented by the King out of the treasures seized from the Chera sand Pandyas and out of his own treasures. They comprise necklaces; armlets; bracelets; rings; sandals made of wood, covered with gold plates and set with jewels; and others. Four of the rings had the nine gems set on them, viz. diamond, sapphires, pearl, topaz, cinnamon stone, coral, emerald, lapiz lazuli and ruby. The mention of the nine gems occurs only here among the Tanjavur inscriptions. Another interesting ornament is what is known as sonagacc-idulckin-kudu. It is not clear what a sidukku was and where it was worn. But that the ornament was made after the fashion of the Jōnakas is very interesting. The donor in No. 28 above was apparently a Sonagan. One of the donors mentioned in No. 95 below (paragraphs 45, 74 and 75) is the Sonaka Savur Paranjodi. The Jonakas were, therefore, known in Tanjavur about the time of which we are speaking. The Muhammadans who are at present denoted by the term jonaka are altogether precluded, as they had not come to the south at the time. Perhaps, there were some reminiscences of Greek influence which had prevailed at the time when mercantile relations existed between the South of India and the Roman Empire. It may also be that Savur Paranjodi was an Arab from the west coast. In any case, it is worthy of note that he had assumed the purely Hindu name Paranjodi. This inscription is probably a continuation of No. 3 and 59 above, which give a list of ornaments made of gold and jewels presented by the King.
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Subject Keyword	Dravidian Architecture Rajarajeswaram Chola Dynasty Shaivism Shaktism Great Living Chola Temples Iconography Vaishnavism Chola Emperor Rajaraja UNESCO World Heritage Site Tamil Architecture Tamizhism
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