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KANDUKURU TALUK. |
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Pēṭḷūru.─Slab forming the west wall of the Vīrabhadra shrine on the south side of the Bhīmēśvara temple. |
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Registers a grant of land by Kōḍivillu, son of Duggarāju to Rachchayirri at the instance of Pedaru Cherayarāju. The gift is to be protected by the Raṭoḍi-kāpus of l[nma]ḷūru. Also registers a grant of land made to the Vaḍagi(artisan) who engraved the record. Published in Nellore Inscriptions, Vol. II. p. 607. |
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MADRAS MUSEUM. |
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Back-side of a dvārapāla image from Bezwada. |
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Telugu (archaic) |
In characters of the 9th century A.D. Reads ‘Ve[ṁ]ginātha Vaḷaṇḍu’ and mentions a certain Guṇḍaya. |
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GUNTUR DISTRICT. PALNAD TALUK. |
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Mācherla.─A hero-stone near the Chandravaṅka river. |
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Śaka 988 |
Telugu |
Impression received from Mr. Seshadri Sastri, B.A., L.T., of Guntur. States that Ācha[kuñju]ṇḍu entered the army of Birudu Gāmaya, son of Uriya-Bētarāja and Mahādēvi-Mēḍama and offered his head to Paḍḷasāni (goddess), for his master. The sculpture of the hero was made by Vaṁkōjunru Iruga, i.e., Iruga, son of Vaṅkōja. |
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Broken pillar kept in the Tahsildar’s office compound. |
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Śaka 1056, Ānanda, Pushya, ba. 15, solar eclipse. |
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Fragmentary. Registers the gift of the village Koppunūru situated in Pallināṇḍu-300, free from all taxes, by Mallika, son of Kēśava, for worship and offerings to god Śiva named Kāḍēśvara and founded by Trilōchana-Pallava in Mahādēvī-taṭākapura. The donor’s name is not preserved. |
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Gōli.─ Sculptured marble on the mound at the confluence of the Kṛishṇā and the Gōli-vāgu. |
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Telugu (archaic). |
In characters of the 8th century A.D. Reads ‘Puṇyalābhuṇḍu’. |
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Another sculptured marble in the same place. |
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In characters of the 8th century A.D. Contains the labels ‘Nagapriyunru’, ‘Dayāchchittunru’ and ‘Ajaḷullata[n]ru’. States that the temple of Kuṁḍukāmāyi was carved by Toḷayi. |
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Nāgārjunikoṇḍa.─White marble pillar lying in site No. 11 (now removed into the local Museum). |
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Ehuvuḷa Chātamūla |
[6]th year, Giṁhapaka 4, day. |
Brāhmī, Prākṛit |
Records the gift of a [stone-maṇḍapa] for the Ariya-saṅgha {Ārya saṅgha) of the Mahānigāya by the Upāsaka Chaṁḍasiri for the merit of his parents and descendants. |
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