The Indian Analyst
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Hero-stone set up in the same place

Do Tailapa

Śaka 902 (wrong for 907) Pārthiva, Jyēshṭha kṛishṇa 8, Sunday =985 A.D., June 28.

Do.

Records the death, in a cattle raid, of Biḍi Chaṭṭayya, son of Śivayya who was the disciple of Āriya Bhaṭāra, when Sōbhanarasa was the governor, Eregāri was holding the office of Nāl-gāmuṇḍu of the five hundred villages, Sōmēśvaradāsi Aṇiyamma was administering aṇuga-rājya and BāradaraEreyamma and Kadugayya were in charge of Ūr-gāmuṇṇḍu.The memorial stone was set up by Sthānapati Śivarāsi Bhaṭāra. Chāmuṇḍayya composed and engraved the record.  

 

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Another hero stone in the same place

Kadamba Kāmadēva

Year 9, Saumya, Mārgaśira śu…. Monday.

Do.

Records the death of Kētaṇa.

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Chikkaṇgi.—Hero stone (No. I) set up near Śiva temple.

Western Chālukya Tailapa

Śaka 903, Vishuva, Vaiśākha, 10, Thursday, Uttarā. Irregular.

Do.

States that  Chavaṭṭoyya died and his son Chāmuṇḍa set up the memorial stone when Eregāri was holding the office of Nāl-gāmuṇḍu and Erechaṭṭa was holding the office of Ūr gāmuṇḍu.

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Hero stone (No. II) in the same place

Do. Do.

Do.

Do.

Records the death of gōsāsi Dugaṇa in a cattle raid when Eregāri was holding the office of Nāl-gāvuṇḍu and Erechaṭṭa was holding the office of Ūr-gāvuṇḍu.

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Stone set up in the same place

Do. Do.

Śaka 902, Vikrama, śu. 15, Sunday, Hastā, Bālavakaraṇa.

Do.

Registers a gift of land by the Gāvuṇḍas of the village after washing the feet of Saṁkayya Bhaṭṭāra.

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Chikkēri.—Stone set up in the village

…. …. Śaka 1457, Manmatha, Āshāḍha ba. 10=1535 A.D., June 25, Friday. Do.

Damaged. Seems to record a gift of land to Bīragāuṁḍa.Hosahaḷi is mentioned.

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Doḷḷēśvar.—Pillar (No. I) on the tank bund.

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Do.

Fragmentary. States that Eregāri who bore the title Nanniya gōva (protector of truth), among others,  was holding theoffice of Nāl-gāvuṇḍu. In characters of about the 10th century.

57 Pillar (No. II) in the same place …. …. …. Do.

Fragmentary. Refers to the performance of a gōsāsa. In characters of about the 10th century.

58 Stone set up in the village …. …. .... Do. Mentions Sōmaliṁgadēva. In late characters.
59 Hirēkaṇgi.—Slab in front of the Hanumān temple. …. …. Ānanda, Mārgaśira śu. ..., Uttarāyaṇa saṁkrānti. Do. Very much damaged and worn out. Seems to record a gift of land for offerings, repairs, etc., of a temple and for feeding the ascetics and others. Mentions Pānuṁgalu-nāḍu. In characters of about the 12th century.
60 Slab set up near the same temple [Kadamba] Mallidēva

Year 10, Vyaya, Kārttika, ba. 14, Thursday.

Do.

Records the observance of the vow of sanyasana and death by samādhi, of  Kāḷigāvuṇḍi, a lay-disciple of Dharmasēna. In characters of about the 112th century.

61 Hero stone lying on a tank called Kārikihoṇḍa, outside the village. …. ….

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Do.

Damaged. Records the death of a seṭṭi (name lost). In characters of about the 12th century.

62 Hero stone near the dilapidated Nārāyaṇa temple outside the village. Western Chālukya Tailapa

Śaka 903, Vishu,Paushya śu. 15 Sunday, Hastā,Vyatīpāta, Bālava karaṇa. Irregular.

Do.

Damaged. Seems to record the death of Chaṭṭayya in an attack by Bīravarma when Kaṇṇapayya was governing Banavāsi-12000. Eragāri was holding the office of Nālyāvuṇḍu.




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