inscriptions in the hassan district

104 Befar Tduq.
and offerings of the god, making the grant in the presence of the followers of
Kalideva-ayya. Usual final phrases.
182
Dates * 1227 and 1235 A. D
(On the date specified) the senior queen Uma-Devi,—the fixed rent of the
shares of the god Narasimha, 9 in Anuganahalli and 1 in ittanaker,e, both
together 10 shares, being lost, and being unable to make good the loss from
the money assigned for the offerings, — the senior queen Uma-Devi made over
those shares to her old friends among the Brahmans of that street, with
power to mortgage, sell, or give away, that they might realise the crops and
fixed rent in the same manner as with the shares of their village; and from
that year for eight years give 2 hana 2 haga per share for the Chaitra festival
of the god: thus did she restore the grant.
In token of approval the signatures of the Devi and of the Nambi (or
priest) — (in Nagari) sri-Gopinatha, (in Tamil) sri-Chennakesavan.
A further grant by her to Rangayya eight years afterwards, to provide
garlands.
183
Date 1548 A. D.
Praise of Sambhu. (On the date specified) when the rajadhiraja rajaparamesvara
vira-pratapa SadaSiva-Raya-maharaya, seated on the jewel throne
in Vidyauagari, protecting religion and the customs of the various castes, was
ruling the kingdom of the world in peace:—in order that merit might
accrue to Sada§iva-Raya-maharaya and to Rama-Raja-ayya, — Bacharasa...
ju-ayya, having given to Bhandi-Chalavana-Nayaka for his nayakship the
Javugal-Sime in which was .included a jodi of 100 varaha granted by former
kings for the god Mallikarjuna of Pushpagin; on Basava-Nayak being
informed that the ruined. . .had been restored with this jodi, we have granted
the jodi of 100 varaha for the god Mallikarjuna of Pushpagiri, that incense,
lights, offerings, and decorations may continue to be provided. Usual
imprecations.
184
Pate 1559 A. D.
A grant in the time of Sadasiva-Deva-maharaya
188
Date 1275 A. D.
A grant by the minister of the Hoyaala king vira-Narasimha-Deva,