Udupi: 15th century inscription found in Byndoor
Udupi, Jun 15: A stone inscription belonging to 15th century Vijayanagara empire was found in Nandanavana village of Byndoor taluk in Udupi district.
Shruthesh Acharya, director of St Aloysius College studied the inscription under the guidance of retired teacher K Sridhar Bhat and Prof S A Krishnaiah, director of Oriental Archives Research Centre, Udupi, a release here said.
The inscription was found on a land owned by Sanjeeva Prabhu and is inscribed in Kana stone. The inscription which is 5 feet tall and 2.5 feet wide has 38 lines in Kannada.
On either side of the Vamana idol on the top end, conch, chakra, sun and moon are carved. It has a headline, 'Swasti Sri Ganadhipataye Namah' and the date is mentioned as 1442 Varthamana Pramadhi Samvatsarada Shravana Shuddha 15 Budhawara which means August 21, 1519 AD.
The dateline on the stone inscription clearly states that this belonged to the times of Tuluva king Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara empire. During the period, Barakoora state was ruled by Vijyappa Odeya, son of Ratnappa Odeya.
The inscription is a prayer for the long life and prosperity of ruler Vijayappa Odeya. The inscription had also received a donation from Keshava Upadhyaya, son of Eshana Upadhyaya of Angirasa Gothra, the release said.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
