A Sunday Campaign Brings Barkur’s Centuries-old Inscriptions Back Into View
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Historians and volunteers are cleaning centuries-old inscriptions in Barkur, India, to preserve historical records and make them readable for the public.
Deccan ChronicleThe brief
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- Historians and heritage activists have launched a weekly volunteer campaign to remove algae and dust from ancient stone inscriptions in Barkur.
- The project involves cleaning more than 150 identified inscriptions across local temples using water and soft brushes.
- Organizers plan to document undocumented inscriptions and install informational displays to explain their historical significance to visitors.
- This initiative aims to protect the fragile carvings from environmental decay while educating the public about the region's royal and administrative history.
What to watch next
- Registration of college student volunteers for upcoming weekly cleaning sessions.
- The potential installation of explanatory plaques beside the cleaned inscriptions.
- Future discussions with temple authorities regarding the long-term protection and sheltering of the stone slabs.
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T Murugeshi
Archaeologist and historian
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“We have decided to conduct this campaign every Sunday. We have invited college students to actively participate by registering their names. On the first day itself we had a good response from the students. As many as 175 had registered their names”
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…damaging the inscriptions. The idea is simple — make the writing visible again. Sundays for the stones The organisers plan to continue the work every Sunday and are hoping that college students will join the campaign. “ We have decided to conduct this campaign every Sunday. We have invited college students to actively participate by registering their names. On the first day itself we had a good response from the students. As many as 175 had registered their names ,” Prof Murugeshi told Deccan Chronicle. For students of history and archaeology, the campaign could offer something that a classroom cannot — the opportunity to stand before an original inscription, learn how it is…
“It tells us what each person associated with the temple was expected to do and even mentions the fine to be imposed if the duties were not carried out”
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…is at the Chaulikeri Ganapathi Temple. Prof. Murugeshi points to a 12th-century inscription of Kulashekhara Alupendra I, which records a donation and also provides details about the administration of the temple. “ It tells us what each person associated with the temple was expected to do and even mentions the fine to be imposed if the duties were not carried out ,” he said. The largest number of inscriptions in Barkur are from the Vijayanagara period. More than just cleaning Cleaning the stones is only the first step. The team will also check whether each inscription has…
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NamedIndia · Adima Kala Trust · Barkur · D.V. Paramashivamurthy · Gajani Foundation · Hampi Kannada University · T Murugeshi · Udupi · Veera Rani Chikkaayi Thayi Charitable Trust
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