Talagunda pillar inscription

Talagunda pillar inscription
Talagunda
village
455–470 CE Talagunda Pillar Sanskrit inscription, Pranavesvara temple ruins, Karnataka Talagunda pillar
455–470 CE Talagunda Pillar Sanskrit inscription, Pranavesvara temple ruins, Karnataka
Talagunda pillar
Talagunda pillar inscription is located in India
Talagunda pillar inscription
Talagunda pillar inscription
Location in Karnataka, India
Talagunda pillar inscription is located in Karnataka
Talagunda pillar inscription
Talagunda pillar inscription
Talagunda pillar inscription (Karnataka)
Coordinates: 14°25′22″N 75°15′13″E / 14.422754899747806°N 75.25356570997508°E / 14.422754899747806; 75.25356570997508
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictShimoga District
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
577 450
Telephone code08187
Vehicle registrationKA-14

The Tālagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman is an epigraphic record in Sanskrit found in the ruined Pranavalingeshwara temple northwest of village Talagunda, Karnataka, India.[1] It is engraved on hard grey granite and dated to between 455 and 470 CE.[1][2] It gives an account of a Kadamba dynasty and the times of king Śāntivarma in northwest Karnataka.

  1. ^ a b Sheldon Pollock (1996). Jan E. M. Houben (ed.). Ideology and Status of Sanskrit: Contributions to the History of the Sanskrit Language. BRILL. p. 214. ISBN 90-04-10613-8.
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