KOLAR, 30 JUNE

Historian and retired joint director of Collegiate Education KR Narasimhan, along with fellow historian Dhanpaul, unearthed a significant stone pillar inscription in Nadupalli, a village on the outskirts of Kolar taluk. This 15th-century inscription details the donation of a "kamba seve" (pillar) to a local temple.The villagers noticed the pillar lying near a temple and sought the expertise of Narasimhan to decipher the inscriptions. The pillar has eight lines of Kannada script, revealing that a Garuda Kamba (a pillar positioned in front of Hindu temples) had been donated to Tirumala, the temple's presiding deity, by a man named Arasale, son of Arasale Bhamoja, on Friday, 4 October, 1442.

 The pillar features religious symbols such as the Chakra, Conch, Nama, and Garuda which indicates its association with Vaishnava temple. Following the discovery, the villagers, offered prayers and erecedt the pillar in front of the village temple. Narasimhan emphasised that such inscriptions hold importance in understanding the area's history and can shed light on the palegars (feudal lords) of bygone eras. He noted that while many inscriptions have been unearthed in the Kolar region, the new discovery in Nadupalli is unique due to its vertical inscription, contrasting with the horizontal stone inscriptions found in the area. Salar News