memory of his revered father. A huge stone pillar 64 feet in height is the standing wonder in the temple. It was prepared and got up with great labour and expenditure. Much wealth was spent in making arrangements to God Viswanatha, Goddess Annapurnamma, and Son Kumaraswamy. A big car 55 feet high, a sixteen pillared Mandapam with stairs, a court-hall with as many pillars within the temple, a gold Bull with a gold Vimanam or covered seat for Siva; another car equally high with a stone Mandapam beside, a court-hall of stone within the temple, a silver Lion with a silver Vimanam thereon for the Goddess; a third car and another hall for Kumaraswami; besides valuable jewels, other Vahanams or carriers, and halls in common. Having thus arranged all these, he dedicated three different villages for these temples to meet the daily expenditure. It is he who organised the ten days' annual festival for Siva, and other festivals also.
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