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Black stone inscription of Kakatiya dynasty deciphered
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An inscription on black stone, believed to have been installed by King Ganapathideva of the Kakatiya dynasty, was deciphered by Ramoju Haragopal, a member of the Committee on Telangana History.
Hyderabad: An inscription on black stone, believed to have been installed by King Ganapathideva of the Kakatiya dynasty, was deciphered by Ramoju Haragopal, a member of the Committee on Telangana History.
The inscription was in Telugu script, but they were mostly Sanskrit verses. The mix of Telugu-Sanskrit verses inscribed on different sizes of black stones consist of 243 lines.
They the renowned personalities of the Kakatiya period. According historians, the stones dated back to 1239 AD.
The verses are hymns to the Lord Shiva. The stones were unveiled during the opening of Sri Ganapatheeswara Mahalinga, Sri Mahadeveswara Mahalinga and Sri Kesaveswara Mahalinga temples.
The inscription also narrate the tales of the Kakatiya dynasty, Orugallu (Warangal), Paramandhra Vasundhara which is in between the rivers Godavari and Krishna.
The inscriptions, according to Haragopal, profusely praised Kakati Prolaya, Rudradeva, Mahadeva, Bayyamba and mother of Ganapatideva. They also referred to Malla, the prime minister of Kakatiya empire.
There is special mention of villages Mangallu and Jannavada along with kings Hemmadideva and Nerada Ramanatha. The narrative style of the inscription is on a par with great literary works.
This was written by Annapeddi. The details of donation of lands given during that period were also mentioned in the inscriptions.
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