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South Indian Inscriptions


 

BOMBAY-KARNATAKA INSCRIPTIONS

MISCELLANEOUS

No. 276 - 400 | No. 401 - 450 | No. 451 - 471 | No. 472 - 496 | No. 497 - 530 | No. 531 - 551  No. 552 - 572 | No. 573 - 593 | No. 594 - 614 | No. 615 - 640 | No. 641 - 665 | No. 666 - 690  No. 691 - 711 | No. 712 - 730 | No. 731 - 751 | No. 752 - 771

No.276

(B.K. No. 157 of 1928-29)

MAHAKUTA, BADAMI TALUK,  BIJAPUR DISTRICT

On a pillar in porch of the Mahakutesva temple

Circa 7th century

It described the benevolent administration, valour and generosity of a Mahasa-manta.

Compare Indian Antiquary, Vol. X, pp. 104 ff.

No.277-400

(B.K. No. 93 to 216 1927-28)

BADAMI, BADAMI TALUK,  DISTRICT

Circa 7-8th Century

The following series of short inscriptions mostly contain individual names or epithets, some of which are interesting.

On the rock above the entrance into cave No.1

281: On a multilated pillar in the verandah of the same cave, On the side to the proper right of the same cave

283: On the side of a cavern to the proper right of the same cave

289: On the ceiling of the same cavern

294: (Note: These five inscriptions are in Nagari script)

295: On a rock to the right of the steps leading up to cave No.II, On another rock to the left of the same steps

299: On the hill-side to the proper left of the same cave

305: On the hill-side above the same cave

317: On a pillar in the verandah of the same cave, On the rock to the proper right of the hill-side above the same cave.

319: On the hill-side to the proper right of the same place

326: On the big rock in front of cave No. II

331: On the small rock in the same place

335: (Note : The above is engraved in medieval characters), On the hill-side to the right of the steps leading up to cave No. III

340: On a rock to the right of the same steps

343: (Note : This is engraved inversely in the negative form)

350: On the hill-side to the right of the foot-path leading up the hill from the right of the same cave

On the rock to the proper right of the same cave

353: On the hill-side in the same place

354: On the rock in the same place

355: On the rock to the proper right of the same cave

356: On the hill-rock in the same place, On the hill-side in the same place

358: On the rock in the same place

360: On the hill-side in the same place

362: On the hill-side to the proper left of the same cave

368: On the top of the same cave

369: On the rock above the same cave, On the top of the same cave

372: On the rock to the proper right of the same cave

373: On  the rock to the right of the way leading up to cave No. IV

374: Below a sculpture on a rock to the proper left of the same cave

375: On the higher hill-rock to the proper left of the same cave, On the hill-side to the proper left of the same cave

397: In the cavern to the right of the foot-path leading up the hill, from the right of the same cave

400: On the basement of the same cave

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