Acts of Apostle Thomas

XVIII SURAYA IMMIGRATION : M. M. NINAN
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year on the eleventh of April, and in a propitious time gave it to Thomas for a heritage in the name
of the king, who laid the first stone of the church and of the house of Thomas Cana, and he built
there a town for all, and he entered the church and prayed there on the same day. After these
things Thomas himself went to the feet of the king and offered his gifts, and after this he asked the
king to give that land to him and his descendants: and he measured out two hundred and sixty-four
elephant cubits and gave them to Thomas and his descendants for ever, and jointly sixty-two
houses which immediately were erected there, and gardens with their enclosures and paths and
boundaries and inner yards. And he granted him seven kinds of musical instruments and all
honours and the right of travelling in a palanquin, and he conferred on him dignity and the
privilege of spreading carpets on the ground and the use of sandals, and to erect a pavilion at his
gate and ride on elephants, and also granted five taxes to Thomas and his companions, both men
and women, for all his relations and to the followers of his law for ever.
Signed by the King
Witness signed
Codaxeri canden
Cherucara protachaten comeren - King's Chief door keeper
Areunden counden - King's councsellor
Amen Atecounden guerulen - Captain of the Army
Chirumalapro taitiriuicramen Comeren - Registrar f East side of Malavar
Preu i ualaitiataadi - singer of the King's Court
Perubal atia tacottocoude - Guard of the Gate
Bichremen Chinguen -King's Chamberlain
The 72 Privileges that were given to the knanaya community up on their migration are :
1) Arappura (Treasury) 2) Ambari (Howdah on an 3) AnkaNam (courtyard)
elephant)
4) Antholam (palanquin) 5) Ammoolam (a kind or 5ax), 6) Arrppu (cheers)
7) Alavattam (peocock feather 8) Anasavari (elephant riding) 9) Uchipoovu (head turban)
fan)
10) Kacha (robes) 11) Kachappuram (overcoat) 12) Kankanam (Bangles)
13) KalthaLa (anklets) 14) Kaalchilamb (anklets) 15) Kurravai (cheers)
16) Kuthira savaari (hose riding) 17) Kuzhal viLi (bugles) 18) Kodi (flag)
19) Kaikara (hand ornament) 20) KaithalLa (bangles) 21) Chelli (a kind of tax)
22) Chenkomb (another tax) 23) ChenDa (drum) 24) Thanberu (big drum)
25) ThazhakuDa (royal
umbrella)
26) Nervaal (sword) 27) PaTTuchaTTa (silk coat)
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