AKIRIPALLI

There is a stone epigraph found in thepillar of the Mukhamantapam of the Sri Mall- eswara swamivari temple, on the Indrakila hill at Vijayawada, which gives the tale of this Pushkarani.

It is stated that one Malagunta Koonisetty who raised a loan of twelve hundred Tankams from one Sri Kumara Telungu Rayalu by giving a third party security of one Pinakuna Batchabattudu constructed Akiripalli.

He failed to repay the amount within the stipulated period and therefore the matter was brought before the public of Sura- varam to decide.

As per the decision given by Suravaram Panchayat, Koonisetty had to execute a palm-leaf document for the original sum and had to dedicate his Sukritams and Tirtha Phalams to Batchabattudu.

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