inscriptions in the hassan district

46 Belur Taluq.
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Date 1 about 1700 A.D.
The merchants and town mayor, and the Belur temple priests established
this sasana for the washerman-caste of the 56 countries. The tax for your
caste is—for a virgin woman, 1 varaha, for one whose hushand is dead,
4 varaha; for . . in the town, no payment; the gold to bo given (as
dowry) to be not less than 3 and not more than 7 gadydna l) . (Imprecation.)
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Date 1566 A.D.
(On the date specified) the erection of the temple of the god Garuda was
the service of Eja-Krishnapa-Nayaka'a (son) Venkatadri-Nayaka
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Date 1696 A.D.
(On the date specified) Kesava-Raya, son of Chenniga-Raya, and grandson
of Appanna, caused a balipitha to be erected according to the rules of the
Paiicharatra.
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Date ? about 1120 A. D.
Praises of the Jina-Sasana. Obeisance to the Arhants. In the Yadavavamia
was born Vinayaditya, whose son was Ereganga. That king, by his wife
Echala-Devi, had a son Vishnu. (Here follow titles and achievements of
Vishnuvarddhana. The inscription is incomplete.)
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Date ? 1484 A.D.
The eighty-eight Srivaishnava Brahmans of Belur will carry on the services
prescribed in the sasana. Imprecation on those who fail to do so. Erected
for all time by Lakhanna-Nayaka of Muttakadahalji. Praises of Lakha.
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Date 1580 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. (On the date specified), when the maharajadhiraja
raja-paramelvara vlra-pratapa vira-sri-Ranga-Deva-maharaya was ruling the
kingdom of the world: —for (the god) Chennigaraya of Belur, Venkatadri-
Nayaka, son of Era-Krishnapa-Nayaka, son of Hadapa Pdtapa-Nayaka, caused
a uyyale-mantapa to be erected for the spring festival of the god.
1) Several provisions of thls sasana are difficult to understand.