Ivarakandapura Siddeshwara temple Inscriptions
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Ivara Kandapura (also known as Ayvara Kandapura, Aiganadapura) is a small hamlet adjoining Hesaraghatta on the northern outskirts of Bangalore, in Karnataka, India. Ivara Kandapura is famous for a 10th-century temple complex that is home to five temples, named after the pandavas as The Dharmeshwara, Nakuleshwara, Bheemeshwara, Sahadeshwara, Arjuneshwara and Kunti Gudi.
An inscription in Nelamangala Taluk, which is dated to 1029 CE, records the sanction of a Siddeshwara temple by 'Vamnayyan in memory of his Guru.[1] The two inscriptions below marked the boundaries of lands donated to the Siddeshwara Temple.
Siddeshwara temple Inscription[edit]
Kumbarahalli is situated approximately 5 km from Ivara Kandapura, Bangalore. Two inscriptions at Kumbarahalli record the donations to the Siddeshwara Temple at Ivara Kandapura. These inscriptions are related to a 1029 CE inscription at nearby Soladevanahalli, and marked the boundaries of lands donated to the Siddeshwara temple at Ivara Kandapura.[2]
Discovery and dating[edit]
This inscription was discovered In March 2021 by Srinivas of Kumbarahalli and his friend, Dileep Simha of Chikkabanavara in a eucalyptus grove owned by Srinivas. These inscriptions were moved to a nearby warehouse soon after. The inscription was subsequently 3D scanned and published by The Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project Team[3] in the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society ( Vol 113, issue 2, April- July 2022).[4]
Characteristics[edit]
The inscription stone measures 146 cm tall and 31 cm wide, while the characters themselves are approximately 4.2 cm tall, 5.1 cm wide, and 0.3 cm deep. The inscription is in Kannada, in the Kannada script, and is dated to 1033CE.
There is a depiction of Shiva's Vahana Nandi(bull) on the inscription stone.
Transliteration[edit]
The inscription is of 2 lines and the transliterated text of the inscription in Kannada and IAST are as follows.
| Line
Number |
Kannada | IAST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವರ | śrī siddheśvara devara |
| 2 | ಭೂಮಿಯ ಸೀಮೆ | bhūmiya sīmĕ |
References[edit]
- ^ Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology; Rice, B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis); Narasimhacharya, Ramanujapuram Anandan-pillai (1894). Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore. Robarts - University of Toronto. Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press.
- ^ The Mythic Society (April 2022). Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions.
- ^ L, Udaya Kumar P. (January 2020). "3D Digital Scanning of Epigraphs: In the Context of Bengaluru's Inscriptions". The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Soceity.
- ^ The Mythic Society. Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions.