Rangareddy, August 29 : Historians have discovered a rare 11th-century stone inscription on the premises of the Siddheshwara Temple at Nandivanaparti village in Yacharam Mandal of Ranga Reddy district. The discovery was made by Dr. C.V. Pavan Kumar, a research member of the Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam and professor at Government Degree College, Ibrahimpatnam, with decipherment assistance from the history group’s president, Sriramoju Haragopal.
The inscription pillar, carved in 11th-century Telugu-Kannada script and written in the Kannada language, features prominent relief sculptures at the top depicting a Shiva Linga, Nandi, the Sun, the Moon, elephants, and a sword under a cow. The first side of the slab contains a 15-line eulogy (prasasti) dedicated to the Kalyani Chalukya emperor Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI and mentions his capital, Kalyana.
The second side reveals a 20-line text recording a religious grant made on April 7, 1077 CE (Shaka Year 998, Chaitra Shuddha 12, Friday). According to the deciphered text, the donation was made by Tribhuvanamalla’s local feudatory ruler (Mahamandaleshvara), Mogata Rasara, to a deity named Iinjakeshvara, though specific grant details remain lost due to stone breakage. The extraction and paper-stamping (estampage) were carried out with help from degree students and local village residents.
Keywords: Nandivanaparti, Kalyani Chalukya Inscription, Vikramaditya VI, Siddheshwara Temple, Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam, Dr CV Pavan Kumar, Sriramoju Haragopal, Epigraphy Telangana
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