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South Indian Inscriptions |
MISCELLANEOUS INSCRIPTIONS IN KANNADA VOLUME IX - Part - I NOLAMBA-PALLAVAS No.
32. (A.R. No. 767 of 1917.) ON A BROKEN PILLAR LYING IN FRONT OF THE ISVARA TEMPLE AT GOLLAPURAM HINDUPUR TALUK, SAME DISTRICT. This undated inscription records that the Nolamba-Pallava king Nolambadhiraja granted Piriya-Melapi to Balasoma-Bhatara, in the month of Pushya, Jupiter being in Makara. Nolambadhiraja of Nos. 32-37 has probably to be identified with Iriva-Nolamba Nolipayya as the records are written in characters of the 10th century A.D. No.
33. (A.R. No. 716 of 1917.) ON A BEAM SUPPORTING THE ROOF OF THE CHOULTRY AT AGALI, MADAKASIRA TALUK, SAME DISTRICT. This is damaged and not dated. It refers itself to the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Nolambadhiraja and records the construction of Vishnu temple and a grant of land for the service of the god by kotayya, a Dandanayaka of the Ballaha (i.e. Rashtrakuta king), after obtaining it from the Nolamba king. The Mahajanas of Agali are to protect the gift. No.
34. (A.R. No. 783 of 1917.) ON A SLAB SET UP IN THE COURT-YARD OF THE CHANNAKESAVA TEMPLE AT KALLURU, HINDUPUR TALUK, SAME DISTRICT. This undated record of the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Nolambadhiraja registers the gift of bittalande (made by the king) for the (repairs of the) tank of Kallaluru.
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35. (A.R. No. 742 of 1917.) ON A HERO-STONE LYING IN A FIELD TO THE EAST OF UPPARATONASANAHALLI, A HAMLET OF PADUVALA-BYADEGERA, MADAKASIRA TALUK, SAME DISTRICT. This is an undated inscription of the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Nola[mbadhiraja]. It statesthat the stone was set up in memorty of a certain person who died by entering into the fire on account of the death of some one (name lost). No.
36. (A.R. No. 748 of 1916.) ON A HERO-STONE SET UP IN THE VILLAGE NARASINGARAYANI-ROPPA, SAME TALUK AND DISTRICT. This is damaged and not dated. It refers itself to the reign of Nolambadhiraja and seems to record the (death ?) of Nachama-Gavunda after slaying four regiments of the enemyâs army. No.
37. (A.R. No. 755 of 1916.) ON A PILLAR SET UP IN A FIELD AT PHALARAM GOLLARAHATTI, SAME TALUK AND DISTRICT. This undated inscription refers itself to the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king Nolambadhiraja. It was set up in memory of the death of hunting dog, named Puniga, after killing a wild boar. Some chief (name lost) is said to have been ruling over Tannuru and Choragiri. No.
38. (A.R. No. 199 of 1910.) ON A PILLAR LYING IN THE HOUSE OF ISVARAYYA AT KOLAGATTUR, DHARMAPURI TALUK, SALEM DISTRICT. This undated and much damaged record of the reign of the Nolamba-Pallava king [Polal ?]chora mentions the victory of Ayyapadeva over Ammanaraya and Govanna. It registers the gift of some land (boundary specified) for the offerings of some god (name lost). One of the kingâs ancestors, Mahendra, is said to have been the lord of the Ganga ninetysix-thousand province. On palaeographic considerations the record may be assigned to the reign of Polalchora II. No.
39. (A.R. No. 325 of 1912.) ON A SLAB SET UP IN THE ARKESVARA TEMPLE AT KARSHANAPALLE, PUNGANUR ZAMINDARI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. This undated record gives the genealogy of the Nolamba-Pallava kings as follows:- Iriva-Nolambaâs son was Nanni-Nolamba; the latterâs son was Polachora and his son was Vira-Mahendra (II). The last mentioned king is said to have journeyed to Nolambavadi from Cholnadu and while staying at Kolala (Kolar) installed Kirtti-Gamundaâs son and bestowed upon Nolamba-Gavunda (the installed person ?) Belagaturu of Pulinattakere. No.
40. (A.R. No. 442 of 1923.) ON A SLAB SET UP IN SURVEY NO. 318 TO THE SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE KALUGODU, RAYADRUG TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT.
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