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THE KALYA KALLESHWARA TEMPLE 1549CE IMMADI INSCRIPTION

3D scanning of the Kalya Kalleshwara Temple North Boulder Inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons

Discovery and Dating

The inscription was discovered on a boulder to the north of the of the Kalleshwara temple by the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project team in April 2022. The inscription is dated to 1549CE.

Script and Language

The inscription is in Kannada script and Kannada language which was used in the 1549 Common Era (CE) period.

Characteristics of the inscription

The inscription stone measures 82 cm tall by 112 cm wide, while the characters are11.1 cm tall, 7.2 cm wide & 0.3 cm deep.

Transliteration of the inscription^[1]

The inscription is of 6 lines and the transliterated text of the inscription in Kannada and IAST are as follows.

Digital Image of the Kalya Kalleshwara Temple North Boulder 1549CE Immadi Inscription. PC: Wikimedia Commons

	Kannada	IAST
1	೦ ಕೀಲಕ ಸಂವಶ್ಚರದ	0 kīlaka saṃvaścarada
2	೦ ಪುಷ್ಯ ಶುದ್ಧ೧ಲೂ ಶ್ರೀ	0 puṣya śuddha1lū śrī
3	೦ ಮತು ಯಿಂಮಡಿ	0 matu yiṃmaḍi
4	೦ . . . . . . . . .	0 . . . . . . . . .
5	೦ . .ಶ . . . .	0 . .śa . . . .
6	೦ . . . . . . . . . .	0 . . . . . . . . . .

Explanation of the inscription^[1]

The Immadi inscription is worn out and sentences cannot be read properly and only the year, month and the word Immadi are readable. As the word Immadi also appears in adjacent inscriptions, it can be understood the reference is to Immadi Kemparasa who was ruling in the year 1549CE.

Reference

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^ ^a ^b ^c The Mythic Society (2022-04). Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[:0-1] The Mythic Society (2022-04). Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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