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 THE CHIEF TOWNS AxD X'lLEAGES ^71, north, became the priest of Dasaratha, and performed the sacrifice which resulted in the birth of Rama. SrirangAM (23,039), in the Trichinopoly district, on

Fig-. 97. Carved pillars of portico, Srirangam temple. the island of Srirangam in the Cauvery river. It is celebrated for the great Vishnu temple of Ranganatha. According to tradition, the Orloff diamond, which is one T. iS