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- A new historical inscription was discovered on a temple pillar at the Kondaveedu fort site.
- The find was located at Rudrapada Sikharam during an inspection by local researchers.
- This text is believed to be a continuation of an earlier inscription found at the same site in June.
- The discovery provides further insight into historical land grants for teachers mentioned in the area's records.
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- Decipherment of the new inscription by the Archaeological Survey of India
- Publication of findings related to the 14th or 15th-century Siva temple
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K. Muniratnam Reddy
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“the reading indicated that the inscription recorded a grant of four putlu of wetland, with specified boundaries, to teachers or gurus associated with Tapanacharyulu, the land being granted for permanent enjoyment.”
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…Its text was sent to Archaeological Survey of India Director (Epigraphy) K. Muniratnam Reddy for deciphering. The new inscription has been sent to him for an accurate reading. Mr. Muniratnam Reddy told The Hindu that the reading indicated that the inscription recorded a grant of four putlu of wetland, with specified boundaries, to teachers or gurus associated with Tapanacharyulu, the land being granted for permanent enjoyment. Rudrapada Sikharam has two Siva temples, one ruined and the other still standing. The ruined shrine retains only its sanctum, with two doorway pillars. The Kondaveeti Kaifiyat (local chronicle) describes Kondaveedu as…
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Named India · Archaeological Survey of India · Ganta Koteswara Rao · Goraka Kannareddy · Kalli Siva Reddy · K. Muniratnam Reddy · Kondaveedu · Kondaveedu Fort Development Committee · Kondeboyina China Venkateswarlu · Palnadu · Pedakomati Vema Reddy
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