This inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 3[1, Vya]ya, [Srava]na, su. 1[0[, Thursday, corresponding to A.D. 1106, July 12, Thursday. It records the death of Chava-Gavunda and Holli-Gavunda in a battle on the occasion of a campaign of Nilagunde by Chagaladevi, wife of a Mahasamanta (name lost) of Toragale.

No. 189

(B.K. No. 204 of 1926-27)

Nidgundi, Ron Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Stone Inside The Temple Of Basavanna

This inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 31, Vyaya, Sravana, punnami, Monday, lunar eclipse, corresponding to A.D. 1106, July 16, Monday, f.d.t. 92; the eclipse, however, occurred on the following Tuesday.  The record states that gifts of gold were made by several persons and the Four Hundred Mahajanas of Nidugundi for the pavitrarohana of the god Kesavadityadeva and for the parayana of two Vedas.

No. 190

(B.K. No. 36 of 1928-29)

Arasibidi, Hungund Taluk, Bijapur Distrtict

On A Slab Standing On A Hill To The Right Of The Jain Basti

This inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 31, Vyaya, Pausha, ba. 9,  Wednesday, Uttaryana-Sankramana, corresponding to A.D. 1106, December, 19, Wednesday, f.d.t. .92; the Uttarayana-sankramana, however, occurred on the 25^th.  The epigraph registers a gift of a portion of the income derived from the achchu-pannaya cess made by the Mahapradhanaand Dandanayaka Madhava-Bhatta to the satra attached to the temple of Vishnu in the Brahmapurigeri of the rajadhani Vikramapura.  The gift is stated to have been made with the permission of the Mahaprachandadandanyaka Anantapala-Dandanayaka, when Madhava-Bhatta was in charge of achchu-pannaya.

No. 191

(B.K. No. 432 of 1925-26)

Amminbhavi, Dharwar Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Slab Lying In Front Of The Jain Basti

This inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrma year 36, Nandana, Bhadrapada, amavase, Sunday, corresponding to A.D. 1112, September 22, Sunday.  It registers a grant of land, a house site, an oil mill, and a hay-stack made by Chandikabbe, the wife of uttavarasi-Pandita of Unkal and the daughter of Indrasiva-Jiya, for the satra of the god Adityadeva.  Other gifts by her nephew Rajaditya and her son Hampagavunda are also recorded.  The village Ammayanabhavi and the four-Hundred Mahajanas of the place are praised.

No. 192

(B.K. No. 216 of 1926-27)

Abbigeri, Ron Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Stone Pillar In The Isvara Temple On The Bund Of The Tank Called Kempageri

This mutilated and damaged inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 42, Hema[lambi], Ashadha . . . . . . Sunday, Sankramana.  In Hemalambi, the Karkataka-sankramana which occurred in the month of Ashadha, fell on Tuesday = A.d. 1117, June 26.  For want of details the date is not verifiable.  The inscription seems to register a gift of gold.

No. 193

(B.K. No. 33 of 1926-27)

Lakkundi, Gadag Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Pillar In The Mandapa Of The Somesvara Temple

This inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 43, Vilambi, Bhadrapada, punname, Sunday, corresponding to A.D. 1118, September 1, Sunday.  It registers gift of the dasavanda income from the smithy of the god Bharatesvara, made by Ketoja and Ganga to the god.  The Hundred-and-twenty Families were witnesses to this.

No. 194

(B.K. No. 460 of 1925-26)

Siddadapur, Dharwar Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Slab Lying In Front Of The Hanuman Temple

This inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 45, Sarvari, Chaitra [14], Monday, corresponding probably to either Monday, 15^th March, A.D. 1120 or Monday, 29^th March of the same year.  It registers a gift of gold made by the Sixty Families to the god Mulasthanadeva of Posavolal.  Nagarasi-Pandita is stated to have received the gift.

No. 195

(B.K. No. 42 of 1929-30)

Lotgeri, Muddebihal Taluk, Bijapur District

On A Mutilated Stone Standing In A Filed Near The Village

This mutilated inscription is datd chalukya-Vikrama year 45, Sarvari, margasira, su. 5  . . . . .  Sarvari corresponds to A.D. 1120-21.  The record registers a gift of land made by the heggade Machana to a temple (name lost) constructed by Bammana.

No. 196

(B.K. No. 42 of 1926-27)

Lakkundi, Gadag Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Slab Built Into The Wall Of The Virabhadra Temple

This inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 45, Sarvari, Magha, Kaman-amavasye, corresponding to A.D. 1121, February 19, Saturday (not verifibale).  It registers gifts of gold for vrious charities made by Nanimayya Nayaka for the merit of his father Tikimayya Nayaka and his mother Rannikabbe.  The village Lokkigundi and the Thousand mahajanas of that place are praised.

No. 197

(B.K. No. 41 of 1929-30)

Lotgeri, Muddebihal Taluk, Bijapur District

On A Stone Near The Tank

This mutilated inscription is dated Chalukya-vikrama year 47, Plava, Jyeshtha, su. 2, Sunday, Dakshinayana-samkramana, vyatipata.  The date is irregular.  In Plava, Jyeshtha su. 2 did not fall on a Sunday; the Dakshinayana-sankrnati, however, occurred on Sunday=26^th June A.D. 1121; but the tithi was Ashadha su. 9. The record registers a grant of land made to a god (name lost). The Mahamandalesvara Permadiyarasa Dnadanayaka is mentioned.

No. 198

(B.K. No. 85 of 1926-27)

Mulgund, Gadag Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Broken Slab Lying In Front Of The Chavadi

This inscription contains two grants, the first dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 48, So[bhakrit], Sravna, su. 5, Thursday, sankranti, vyatipata.   This date appears to be irregular.  In sobhakrit, Sravana su. 5 fell on Sunday, 29^th June, A.D. 1123; it was not a day of nay sankranti.  The date of the second grant is Chalukya-Vikrma year 49, Krodhi, Bhadrapada, su. 5, Monday, Sankranti, vyatipata.  This date is also irregular.  Su.5 of Bhadrapada in Krodhin fell on Saturday = 16^th August, A.D. 1124, which was not a day of sankranti.  The first registers a gift of cesses made by several settis for the offerings of the god Viduresvara (at Mulugunda), after washing the feet of Amritarasi-Muni, disciple of Somesvara-Pandita, disciple of Rudrasakti-Pandita.  The second registers a gift of oil made by the Fifty Families of mulugunda for the perpetual lamp of the same god.

No. 199

(A.R. No. 465 of 1925-26)

Gugikatti, Dharwar Taluk, Dharwar District

On The Pedestal Of The Image Of The God Kesava

This damaged inscription is dated Chalukya-Vikrama year 49, Krodhi, Viasakha, ba. 4, Sunday, corresponding to A.D. 1124, May 4, Sunday.  It states that the image of Kesavadeva was installed by some one, probably Mailala[dev], daughter of Tribhuvanamalladeva, i.e., Vikramaditya VI, and wife of jayakesideva.

No. 200

(B.K. No. 123 of 1926-27)

Kurtakoti, Gadag Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Pillar In The Temple Of Virupaksha

This inscription refers to the Chalukya-Vikrama kala and is dated Saka 1048, Parabhava, Jyestha, amavasye, Monday, solar eclipse, corresponding to A.D. 1126, June 22, Tuesday, .44.  The date of the record falls in the Chalukya-Vikrama year 51.  The amavaya commenced at .47 on Monday.  The Saka year cited was current and the month was Nija-Jyeshtha.  It registers a gift of certain taxes by Kesaraja, the Sandhivigrahin of the Dandanayaka Sellapayya, for the worship of he god Dasesvara of Kurutakunte.  The Doni One-thousand (guild) received the gift which was to be protected by them and the Two-Hundred Mahajanas headed by the Urodeya Svamimumara-Battopadhyaya.

No. 201

(B.K. No. 4 of 1926-27)

Gadag, Gadag Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Slab Built Into The Prakara Wall Of The Trikutesvara Temple

This damaged inscription refers itself to the reign of Tribhuvanamalladeva.  Its date appears to have been lost.  It registers a gift made by Indrakesi of the Sagar-anvaya, a Mandalika of Huligere-nadu.

No. 202

(B.K. No. 49 of 1926-27)

Lakkundi, Gadag Taluk, Dharwar District

On A Slab Lying Near The Kasivisvanatha Temple

This inscription refers itself to the reign of Tribhuvanamalladeva; but it is not dated.  The village Lokkigundi and its One-thousand Mahajanas are praised.

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