Inscription Stones of Bangalore, A Physical Verification Project by Udaya Kumar P L
Introduction This is documentation of a self-funded project motivated by the desire to learn more about my home cityBangalore, and to publicize the learnings A very key learning so far has been that we have in our city - in the urban jungle that Bangalore has turned into, a plethora of historical evidences in the form of centuries old stone inscriptions ! Unfortunately most of these have been misunderstood or ignored and lie in pitiable, unsafe surroundings . While a fair number of these stone inscriptions are still intact and readable, many also have been destroyed, most sadly in the last decade or so. If the present state of ignorance about them continues, then the pace at which they will be destroyed is bound to increase - given the maddening pace at which the city is growing and the increased pressures to encroach on the space they occupy. However with better awareness about what they really are, the chances of their being valued & therefore secured are much higher. All photos in this presentation are mine and can be freely reproduced. I hope but do not insist that I will be credited as the photographer and the person who (re)recognized these stones for what they really are ! This is a living document which will be continually updated to reflect the state of more stone inscriptions in the city as I learn about them. As of 30-Sep-2017 I have verified some 92 of the 160 odd stone inscriptions known to have been in Bangalore per historians. In due course I will add to this presentation the exact locations of these stones so that anyone interested may also go see them.
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Stone Inscriptions – A Primer Stone Inscriptions (Shila Shasanas) are excellent sources of information about the local history of a place . They provide information about •
Martyrdom in war/defending cattle/defending women/hunting an elephant/tiger/bear,….
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self killing for varied reasons….by a soldier at his kings funeral/for the fulfilment of
a vow/fast unto death for religious reasons/widowing/… •
the names of the local chieftain & empire of the time
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the genealogy of the King
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names of places and regions in use at the time
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astronomical events such as solar eclipses, solistices..
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the evolution of language over the centuries
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units of length/area/currency..in use at the time
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religious practices – grants to temples, shraddas, popular festivals
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Inscription Stones (Shila Shashanas ) & Snake (Naga) Stones The two are completely different, Inscription Stones are often poorly dressed, visually unappealing with inscriptions carved on them. They usually do not carry any carvings of Snakes or other Deities. But Inscription stones do often have a full circle and a crescent carved at the top. These are symbolic indications that the contents of the inscription are valid for as long as the Sun & Moon are around (for all time to come). An inscription stone may sometimes include a deity (often a linga or a padma) depiction between the Sun and the Moon carvings. Naga stones sport the carving of a snake(s) and do not have any inscriptions on them. Naga stones are very common and are found in most streets! While some of these Naga stones may be hundreds of years old, there is not much of history to be gleaned from them. They are essentially religious in nature Often people mistake Inscription Stones for Naga stones and worship them too !
The Structure Of An Inscription Stone Moon
Sun Linga The first word is a greeting such as Swasti/Om.. Wishing all people well
The middle part is the key message of the inscription.
Date of the inscription in the Indian calendar system The Kings name with honorifics The last part is a blessing for those who honor and protect the inscription and a curse on those who protects or violates the core message or descrate the inscription
The Stone Inscriptions Of Bangalore Per historical records*, the Bangalore region in the late 1800s had about 200 stone inscriptions in its various villages & towns. These inscriptions span the period 517AD-1858AD and are an important record of the villages of that time and events there. The language and scripts of these inscriptions are Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Persian languages. Except in the case of a few well known inscriptions, the status of most of these are unknown today. This project (a self funded, citizen initiative) is an attempt to track these stones in the urban jungle of Bangalore, document their state and in due course attempt to ensure these stones are recognised for what they are and secured from destruction. *Epigraphia Carnatica (1905), Mysore Archaeological Reports (1906,7,11..), South Indian Inscriptions… “Inscription Stones of Bangalore” by Udayakumar.pl@gmail.com
What Can Be Done With These Inscriptions ? I am of the opinion that these stones should not be moved to a Museum or some such distant place for safe keeping. If moved, their connection with the place of installation will be lost & the opportunity to educate local people about their heritage greatly diminished! In my dreams, I see these stones encircled in a low 6" platform (to protect them) and an adjacent modern day stone carrying translations of the inscription in Kannada and English. This is exactly what has been done in the Veerashaiva Mutta at Vibhutipura ! That particular inscription tells the story of the village - that in the year 1307, the jungle around was cleared, a lake constructed and the lands exempt from tax. Imagine the pride a resident today would walk away with when he learns all that from the inscription!!!
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In Due Course …. Locations
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Description of Installed Location in Historical Records
Village
Year Inscription Installed language (AD)
Alada mara Nagasandra Kannada 1342 Ranganatha Temple Ballapurada Pete Telugu 1628 Chokkanatha Temple Domlur Kannada 1440 Chokkanatha Temple Domlur Kannada 1270 Chokkanatha Temple Domlur Grantha & Tamil 1266 Chokkanatha Temple Domlur Grantha & Tamil 1290 Chokkanatha Temple Domlur Grantha & Tamil 1300 Chokkanatha Temple Domlur Grantha & Tamil 1200 Garudakamba outside GopalaKrishna Temple Yelahanka Kannada 1410 Garudakamba in the Prakara of GopalaKrishna Temple Yelahanka Kannada Unknown South of Hanumanta temple Chikka Bettahali (Yelahankahobli) Kannada 1524 North outlet of tank Ganigarahalli (YelahankaKannada hobli) 1342 Pujaris field Tindlu Kannada 1368 Anjenaya Temple Harohalli (Yelahanka hobli) Kannada 1530 Virakkal in Taranisi Iranya's filed Avalahalli (Yelahanka Hobli) Kannada 1349 Village entrance Allalasandra (Yelahanka Hobli) Kannada 1544 Baireshwara Temple Doddabidarkallu Kannada Unknown Sanabogha Ellappas field (virakalu) Dasarahalli Kannada 1000 Sanabogha Ellappas field Dasarahalli Kannada 1250 Base of stone pillar in the ruined fort Doddakannale Kannada Asvatta mara Marathhalli Telugu 1508 Hola near the village Dodda Nekkundi Grantha & Tamil 1304 Vasudevarayara Chatra (now in the museum) Krishnarajpura Kannada 750 Village gate Saddarmangala Grantha & Tamil 1346 Batayi land to the west Saddarmangala Grantha & Tamil 1337 Someshvara Temple Belur Grantha & Tamil 1350 Muniyappa garden Belur Grantha & Tamil 1381 Village entrance Agara Kannada 1515 Brought to the museum Agara Kannada 1363 Brought to the museum from the Nagesvara temple Kannada 890
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List of Stone Inscriptions Verified So Far
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Description of Installed Location in Historical Records Khaddar Sabs field to the east KoteHanumantas field (virakalu) KoteHanumantas field Naganayakanakote Bayiras field White's land Someshwara Temple Cow shed southside Rudrappas field Hanumnathappas field Basavana Temple Anjenaya Temple Old fort Gopalswami temple Eminance (hill?) West of road Grazing ground to the north Veeragalu in the ruined fort Tope in front of village Kondareddy muniyappa farm Bairakur Papannas wet land Bairakur Papannas wet land
Village
Year Inscription Installed language (AD)
Volaggerehalli Grantha & Tamil 1060 Dasarahalli Kannada 750 Dasarahalli Kannada 980 Nagondahalli Kannada 820 Hagaduru Grantha & Tamil 1283 Gunjur Kannada 1301 Yeshwantapura Kannada Unknown Yeshwantapura Kannada 1650 Yelahanka Grantha & Tamil 1303 Doddabettahalli Kannada Unknown Shinginayakanahalli Kannada Chickbanavara Kannada 1140 DoddaBommasandra (Yelahanka Kannada hobli) 1430 Allalasandra (YelahankaKannada Hobli) 1340 Pattandur Kannada 1343 Immadihalli Grantha & Tamil 1334 Doddakannale Kannada Doddakannale Grantha & Tamil 1346 Dodda Nekkundi Grantha & Tamil Hudi Kannada 1332 Hudi Kannada
Current Status Known to be destroyed Known to have been destroyed Known to have been destroyed Known to have been destroyed Known to have been destroyed Known to have been destroyed Known to have been destroyed Known to have been destroyed Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not Traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable
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Description of Installed Location in Historical Records
Village
Year Inscription Installed language (AD)
75 63 Talavara Imams field Hudi Kannada 1332 76 71 Anjenaya Temple enclosure Ibbalur Kannada 1394 77 74 Basava temple Belur Grantha & Tamil 1300 78 75 Viranna Temple Belur Grantha & Tamil 1301 79 77 Archaka Gangadharayya's field Tavarekere (Agara hobli) Grantha & Tamil 1310 80 78 Gopalaswami temple Jakkasandra Kannada 1495 81 79 wet land near the western sluice below tank Agara Kannada 870 82 111 Near Sluice west of hirikere Ramasamudra Kannada 1340 83 128 Talavaras field Nagasettihalli Kannada 1342 84 129 Talavaras field Nagasettihalli Kannada 1342 85 130 Talavaras field Nagasettihalli Kannada 86 132 Ruined Anjaneya temple Devasandra Grantha & Tamil 1376 87 135 Basaweshwara temple (on stone column lying in front) Hebbala Kannada Unknown 88 136 Village gate Hebbala Kannada 1689 89 139 Western outlet of tank Kyatamaranahalli Kannada 1386 90 139a Sivanisvara temple basement Kacharkanahalli Grantha & Tamil 1237 91 139b Sivanisvara temple Kacharkanahalli Grantha & Tamil 1273 92 139c Sivanisvara temple Kacharkanahalli Grantha & Tamil 1286
Current Status Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not Traceable Not Traceable Not Traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable Not traceable
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Location Domlur
Year
Language
1440 AD
Kannada
Current State Secure. Installed in the premises of the Chockanathata temple
Dombalur
Adhikari of Sondeyakoppa
EC9 Bn8 Vira DevaRaya
Hejjunka
Chokkanatha
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Location Domlur
Year
Language
1440 AD
Kannada
Current State Secure. Installed in the premises of the Chockanathata temple
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Location Domlur
Year 12001300 AD
Language Kannada
Current State Secure. Basement of the Chockanathata temple
Talaikattu Irravi Tripurantaka Settiyar
Parapati Settichchiyar
EC9 Bn9-13
Tombalur
Tesimanika pattinam
Illaipakanadu RajendraSolavanadu
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Location Domlur
Year
Language
1440 AD
Kannada
Current State Secure. Basement of the Chockanathata temple
EC9 Bn9-13
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Location Yelahanka
Year
Language
1368 AD
Kannada
Current State Secure. Inscribed at the base of the Garudakamba
EC9 Bn16 Vira DevaRaya
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Location Yelahanka
Year
Language
Unknown
Kannada
Current State Secure. Inscribed at the base of the Garudakamba
EC9 Bn17 “Inscription Stones of Bangalore” by Udayakumar.pl@gmail.com
Location
Year
Chikkabettahalli
1524
Language Kannada
Current State Somewhat secure, adjacent to a temple
EC9 Bn19 Krishna-raya
Singapura
Chiga-bettahali
Pattana
Ramanujakuta
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Location Ganigarahalli
Year 1324
Language Kannada
Current State Unsecured, lying on open ground
Sarvamanya Kodige Yelahaka-nad
EC9 Bn24 Vira-Ballala
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Location Tindlu
Year
Language
1368 AD
Kannada
Current State In a bylane, tilted and vulnerable to being hit by a passing vehicle.
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Location Chikkabettahalli
Year 1530
Language Kannada
Current State Secure inside a temple compound
Achyuta-raya
EC9 Bn28
Harohalli
Sivanasumadra-sthala
Tiruvengalanatha of Singapura
Ramanujakuta
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Location Avalahalli
Year 1349
Language Kannada
Current State Lying in a field, beside a deep pit dug by treasure hunters . Insecure. Worn out inscription with only a few words discernible.
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Location
Year
Allalasandra
Language
1544
Kannada
Current State By the side of a road
EC9 Bn30 Sadasiva-raya
Allalanatha
Vitahaleswaraarasu
Rachur Jakur
Allalasandra
Sivanasamudrasime
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Wrong Size & characters not clearly visible. Could be a different inscription
Location Allalasandra
Year 1080AD
Language Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 32 ?
KulottungaChola
Sanne-nad Killed while hunting an old boar (handi)
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Location
Year
Language
Nagasandra
1342 AD
Kannada
Current State Broken into three pieces, lying flat in a field. Appears like there are inter-family disagreements about the property
EC9 Bn34 Vir-Ballala
Elahaka-nad
Machidevaru Jiyaru
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Location Doddabidarkal
Year
Language
Unknown
Kannada
Current State Secure inside a temple compound. White enamel painted.
No translation provided in the EC
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Location Dasarahalli
Year
Language
¬1000 AD
Kannada
Current State In a 15’X15’ vacant site with a corrugated metal roof, littered with construction debris.
EC9 Bn38
Inbatur
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Location Dasarahalli
Year
Language
¬1250 AD
Kannada
Current State In a 15’X15’ vacant site with a corrugated sheet roof, littered with construction debris.
No translation provided in the EC EC9 Bn38
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Location Marathalli
Year 1508 AD
Language Telugu
Current State In an open public space, stone is smeared with turmeric & kumkum
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Location Dodda Nekkundi
Year 1304 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Rests against a tree at a busy intersection. Most part of the stone is hidden behind a flex banner and a sugarcane juice vendor uses the space between the stone and tree to stash crushed cane
EC9 Bn53
Erumurkkada ppali Nekkundi Periyanadu
Ariyas
Chola
Masandinadu
Dorasamuttira Sivagange
Pandya Vira-vallaladeva-nadu
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Location Dodda Nekkundi
Year 1304 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Rests against a roadside tree at a busy intersection. Most part of the stone is covered from sight by a flex banner and a roadside sugarcane juice vendor uses the space between the stone and tree to stash crushed cane
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Location
Year
Sadarmangala
1337 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Lying unrecognised in a vacant site
Hosala Vira Vallala Devar
EC9 Bn60 Turaivalinadu “Inscription Stones of Bangalore� by Udayakumar.pl@gmail.com
Location Someshwara Temple inside NAL Belur Campus
Year 1350 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Secure inside a temple deep inside NAL Belur campus. Access to the general public is only on Mondays 9am-1pm
EC9 Bn72 & 73
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Location Someshwara Temple inside NAL Belur Campus
Year 1381 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Secure inside a temple deep inside NAL Belur campus. Access to the general public is only on Mondays 9am-1pm
Velur
EC9 Bn72 & 73
Turaivali-nad (Land of Banana ?)
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Location Bangalore Museum
Year 890 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Secure in the museum
Komaran gundu
Bempuru
EC9 Bn83
Galanjavagilu
Tovaguru
Kudal
PuvinaPullimangala
Kutanidanalluru
Igalluru Saramu Elkunde
Parvaru
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Location Bangalore Museum
Year 890 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Secure in the museum
1865 photo by Henry Dixon of the Virakal at Begur Nageshwara temple before it was shifted to the museum EC9 Bn83 …continued from previous page Bempur
Tumbepadi
Ganga Kula
Gangavadi 96 thousand
Ereyapparasa
Ayappadeva
Nagattara
Dagmonelmalli
Bira Mahendra
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Location Year Basement of 1270 AD Nageshwara Temple Current State Secure in the temple
Language Tamil
EC9 Bn85a-c
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Location Year Basement of 1270 AD Nageshwara Temple Current State Secure in the temple
Language Tamil
EC9 Bn85a-c
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Location Year Basement of 1110Nageshwara 1300 AD Temple Current State Secure in the temple
Language Tamil
EC9 Bn85a-c
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Location Nageshwara Temple
Year 900 AD
Language Kannada
Current State Secure in the temple
EC9 Bn87
Nagattara
Manemagaddin
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Location Nageshwara Temple
Year 900 AD
Language Kannada
Current State Secure in the temple
EC9 Bn88
Nagattara
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Location Nageshwara Temple
Year 900 AD
Language Kannada
Current State Secure in the temple
EC9 Bn88
Nagattara
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Location Nageshwara Temple
Year 900 AD
Language Kannada
Current State Secure in the temple
MAR 1915
Nagattara
Bengaluru
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Location
Year
Language
Yeshwantapura
1650 AD
Kannada
Current State Secure inside a temple compound. Smeared with turmeric & kumkum
EC9 Bn124
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Location Kodigehalli
Year
Language
1431 AD
Kannada
Current State By the side of a fairly busy road. Very susceptible to being hit by a passing vehicle, road is frequented by heavy commercial vehicles
EC9 Bn127 Accurate record of a Solar eclipse on Aug-8, 1431
Vijayanagar Devasamudra
Devaraya
Virupaskhapura
Yelahnaka-nad
Sivanasamudra
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Current State
Location Kodigehalli
Year
Language
1431 AD
Kannada
By the side of a fairly busy road. Very susceptible to being hit by a passing vehicle, road is frequented by heavy commercial vehicles
EC9 Bn127 Vijayanagar
Accurate record of a Solar eclipse on Aug-8, 1431
Devasamudra
Devaraya
Virupaskhapura
Yelahnaka-nad
Sivanasamudra
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Location
Year
Language
Nagashettyhalli
Unknown
Kannada
Current State Set in the compound wall of a home
EC9 Bn131
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Location Vibuthipura
Year
Language
1307
Tamil
Current State Secure within the premises of the Veerashaiva mutta. Alongside is a modern day stone inscription that provides the English & Kannada transalations of the original Tamil inscription
Posala-ViraVallala-Devar Masandinadu
EC9 Bn133 Sembidevar
Accountant of nada
Villa-gamaudar
Cleared jungle, levelled land, built a village, constructed lake
Peru-Erumur
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Location Vibuthipura
Year
Language
1307
Tamil
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Location Hebbala
Year
Language
1308 AD
Kannada
Current State Have been used to line a roadside drain. They have been moved from their original locations and are kept alongside an unmarked veeragalu
EC9 Bn134&137
Vira-BallalaDevarsa
Elahaka-nad
Hebbala
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Location Hebbala
Year
Language
1676 AD
Kannada
Current State Have been used to line a roadside drain. They have been moved from their original locations and are kept alongside an unmarked veeragalu
EC9 Bn134&137 Samudrakote
Old tank of Hebbala
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Location
Year
Allalasandra
Unknown
Language GranthaTamil ?
Current State By the side of a road, on the footpath
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Location
Year
Undisclosed
Unknown
Language NA
Current State No inscripritions. Approx 5’x3’ size
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Location Dasarahalli
Year
Language
¬750 AD
Kannada
Current State Was destroyed during the construction of a house some 10 years ago per neighbours
EC9 36
Polettalvor
Kukkara
Bidirkkal
Karika-nad
Palikkari-nad
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Location Dasarahalli
Year 980 AD
Language Kannada
Current State Was destroyed during the construction of a house some 10 years ago per neighbours
EC9 37
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Location Yeshawantapura
Year
Language
1431 AD
Kannada
Current State Was carted away by workers during the construction of a house some 15 years ago per neighbours
EC9 125
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Location Yeshawantapura
Year
Language
1650 AD
Kannada
Current State Was carted away by workers during the construction of a house some 15 years ago per neighbours
EC9 126 Elavakka-nad
Yejavantapura
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Location Yelahanka
Year 1303 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Untraceable
EC9 18
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Location
Year
Language
Dodadabettahalli
Unknown
Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 20
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Location Singanayakanahalli
Year
Language
Unknown
Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 22
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Location Suspected to be submerged in a Kalyani
Year
Chikkabanavara
1140
Language Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 25
Hoysala-devas dandanayka Udeyamayya
Kadambur
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Location Doddabomasandra
Year
Language
Unknown
Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 26
Kukkala-nad
Bukka-Nayaka
Bommahalli
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Location Allalasandra
Year 1340AD
Language Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 31
Vira-Ballala
Unnamalepatttana
Yalahaka-nad Sena Bohava Allala
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Location Belur
Year 1300 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Untraceable
EC9 74
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Location Belur
Year 1301 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Untraceable
EC9 75
Periya-nadu
Saruga-nadu
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Location Devasandra
Year
Language
1376 AD
Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 132
Devasamudra
Illaipaka-nadu
Bukkannavodeyar
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Location Hebbala
Year
Language
1689 AD
Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 136
hana
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Location Kethmaranahalli
Year
Language
1386 AD
Kannada
Current State Untraceable
EC9 139
Hariyappavodeyar
Bukkannavodeyar
Jubanahalli Yalahakanad
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Location Kacharakanahalli
Year 12371286 AD
Language Tamil
Current State Sivanisvara temple is unlocatable !
EC9 139a
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Appendix
Evolution Of The Kannada Alphabet
For fun, I tried to rewrite a beautiful vachana by Allama Prabhu a 12th-century Veershaiva saint using Kannada fonts of his time. If this were a real stone inscription Hoysala carvers would have turned it into an absolute beauty of course!
Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Not being a trained archaeologist/epigraphist I am not conversant with the traditional technique of estampage to record inscriptions, anyways I am not keen to touch the stones at all . So I researched for digital imaging techniques that would help me capture inscriptions electronically and found a technique “Reflectance Transformation Imaging� that seems pretty good for this purpose. I have tried the technique on one inscription and am amazed by the result. Here is a small video clip of that exercise. This was my first attempt with the technique and the quality of the photographs I took were far from the recommended quality . The flash failed to go off while shooting some 15 photographs, but still the result was quite impressive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx3lPVZmOyU&t=4s I hope to build RTI models of all existing stone inscriptions in Bangalore and share them freely in the time to come ! If you would like to understand the power of RTI, you will have to download the RTI viewer from http://culturalheritageimaging.org/What_We_Offer/Downloads/View/index.html And study this RTI model of one small section of a Bangalore stone inscription: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B94usvKpk9M7WlRMMHNUejhXckE/view?usp=sharing