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South Indian Inscriptions


 

BOMBAY-KARNATAKA INSCRIPTIONS

MISCELLANEOUS

No. 451 - 471 | No. 276 - 400 | No. 401 - 450 | 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.451

(B. K. No. 234 of 1927-28)

BADAMI, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT

On the hill-side to the left of the way leading up to the Tattu-Koti Maruti temple

Circa 8th century

This contains a description of Kappa-Arabhatta whose eminent personality and excellent virtues are praised in verse.  It is the earliest instance of a composition in the Tripadi metre found in Kannada  literature

Published in Indian Antiquary, Vol. X, pp. 61 ff., No. LXXXXIV.

No.452

(B.K. No. 274 of 1927-28)

PATTADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT

On a wall to the left of entrance into the central shrine of the Sangamesvara temple

Circa 8th century

It seems to state that the chief Aychapadeva of Abhimanavura had a temple erected.  This is followed by the names of masons who participated in the construction.

No. 453

(B.K. No. 275 of 1927-28)

PATTADAKAL, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT

On a pillar in the mandapa of the Sangamesvara temple

The first, second a fifth of these six inscriptions refer to the carvings of sculptures. The third describes Mani of Badavi.  The next one is the citation of a Sanskrit verse and the last seems to be the name of a person.

454: On the east wall of  Papanasesvara temple

455: On a pillar at the eastern entrance of the same temple

456: On the north wall of the same temple

457: On a pillar to the right of the eastern entrance of the same temple

458: On a pillar to the right of the southern entrance into he mukha-mandapa of the Virupaksha temple.

459: On the back of the pillar to the left of the eastern entrance into the same mandapa

Nos. 460 and 461

(B. K. Nos. 284 and 285 of 1927-28)

MAHAKUTA, BADAMI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT

Circa 8th century

The first is a brief record probably referring to the mason who constructed the pillar.  The second is the citation of a Sanskrit verse purporting to state that sin committed in a holy place cannot be atoned for.  The stanza, however, is engraved defectively.

460: On a pillar in the mandapa of the Mahakuteswara temple

461: On another pillar in the same mandapa

No. 462

(B.K. No. 287 of 1927-28)

AIHOLE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT

On a wall in the temple near Saulubhavi

Circa 8th century

It seems to register some gift in connection with the performance of go-sahasra by Duggati-avasidda

No. 463

(B. K. No. 289 of 1927-28)

AIHOLE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT

On a beam in the Gaudara-gudi

Circa 8th century

It records a gift to the goddess Durgga Bhagavati by the Five-Hundred Maha-janas, Eight Nagaras, Three-Hundred and Twenty Uralis.

No. 464 to 471

(B. K. No. 3 to 10 of 1928-29)

AIHOLE, HUNGUND TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT

Circa 8th century

Most of these short inscription seem to mention the names of individuals who were associated with the temples under reference, either as donors of the particular parts, or as masons who shaped them or as pilgrims.

464: On a pillar in the Durga temple

465: On another pillar in the same temple. (In archaic Nagari characters).

466: In the mukha-mandapa of the same temple

467: On a wall in the same temple

468: On another wall

469: On the stone-gate leading to the mukha-mandapa of the same temple

470: On a stone beam in the Huchchimalli-gudi

471: On the wall right of entrance of the same temple

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