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South Indian Inscriptions

 
35 Mahākūṭa.─Pillar in the temple of Saṅgamēśvara in the compound of the Mahākūṭēśvara temple. …. …. …. Kannaḍa (archaic) In characters of the 8th century A. D. Reads ‘ Śrī Nālpayan (See No. 1 above).
36 Pillar inside the same temple …. …. Śaka 856, Jaya, Kārttika śu. 5, Wednesday. Kannaḍa Records a grant made by the Mahāsāmanta Bappuvarasa. (Published in the Indian Antiquary, Vol. X, pp. 104 ff.)
  RAMDURG STATE.          
37 Asūti.─Broken pillar standing in front of the Kalamēśvara temple. Rāshṭrakūṭa Indra Vikrama Do.

Registers the grant of gōsahasra and some land.

38 Hadli.─Slab standing in front of the village Chāvaḍi. Western Chāḷukya Tribhuvanamalla Chāḷukya-Vikrama year 9, Raktākshi, Chaitra, śu. 1, Monday. Do. Records gift of land to the god Gavarēśvara by the sage Nyānaśakti, who purchased it from the 420 Brahmans of the agrahāra of Paldal.
39 Mudenūr.─Stone lying in front of the temple of Rāmaliṅgasvāmin. …. …. …. Do. In characters of the 13th century A.D. The language is corrupt. Seems to register a gift of land by Sireyaṇa-Gauṇḍa of the royal palace, for the benefit of the god Lakumaṇēśvara.
40 Hero-stone standing in the temple of Sōmaliṅga. …. …. …. Do. Damaged. Refers to Bamma and seems to record the death of a hero (name lost) in a cattle-raid.
41 Muḷḷūr.─On the pedestal of hero-stone standing near the Īśvara temple at Rāmatīrtha, about two miles from the village. …. ….

Śaka 895, Śrīmukha Vaiśākha, puṇṇame, Monday.

Do. Incomplete. Seems to record the death of Nālchuga, the younger brother [A]dahalekāḷamma.
42 Pañchgāv─Slab standing near a dharmaśālā. …. …. …. Do.

Seriously damaged and worn out. Eulogises at great length a feudatory chief called Brahmabhūpa.

43 Rāmdurg.─Stone built into the outer fort wall near the Kariyavva temple. …. …. …. Kannaḍa in Nāgarī Fragmentary. The characters are a mixture of Mōḍi and Nāgarī.
44 Another stone near the above …. …. …. Nāgarī Reads ‘Dakshiṇapādāvara’.
45 Sōpaḍla.─Slab lying in the temple of Saṅgamēśvara in survey No. 32. …. …. …. Kannaḍa In characters of the 13th century A. D. States that it is the house of oil mill, belonging to the god Śrī Mūlasthāna-Malli kārjuna.
46 Sōrebān.─Stone window in the left outer wall of the temple of Śabari (Sōravva) in a valley about two miles from the village. …. …. Śaka 1031, wrong for 1011 Śukla, Vaiśākha. Sanskrit in Nāgarī Records the commencement of the car festival on the specified date.
  JAMKHANDI STATE.          
47 Ālgūr.─Slab built into the wall of the Kaḷamēśvara temple. Yādava Siṅghaṇa 41st year, Viśvāvasu, Vaiśākha, śu. 14, Wednesday. Kannaḍa Records gifts made for the benefit of god Mallikārjuna by the Mahājanas and the residents of [Va]lguruva.
48 Pedestal of the image of Ādināthatīrthaṅkara. …. …. Śaka [13]66, Raktākshi, Māgha, ba., Sunday. Do. Damaged. Seems to record the installation of the image of Ādinātha.
49 Broken stone in the same temple …. …. Śaka 939. Piṅgaḷa Do. Damaged and broken. Seems to record the installation of a stone pillar by Vaijapayya and others at the instance of the Kaḍitaverggaḍe Polalamayya and some gifts made by the gauṇḍas of [Va]lguruva.


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