What it says
The village is divided into 30 wards. A candidate must own more than a quarter veli of taxable land, live in a house on his own site, be between 35 and 70, and know a Mantra-Brahmana well enough to teach it. Those who failed to submit accounts, and their relatives, are barred. Names are written on palm-leaf tickets, put in a pot (kudavolai), and a young boy draws one for each ward. The chosen serve one year on committees for the annual accounts, gardens and tanks.
What it proves
It is a detailed written record of local self-government by election in 10th-century Bharat, with rules on eligibility and accountability.
