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Two Telugu inscriptions person been identified connected a lamp station successful beforehand of the famed Sri Chennakesava temple astatine Somapalayam, located 7 km from Mulakalacheruvu railway presumption successful Annamayya district, according to Gorantla-based historiographer MyNaa Swamy.
Speaking to the media present connected Wednesday, the historiographer said helium noticed the inscriptions during his probe sojourn connected the architecture and creation of Vijayanagara empire. The engravings, recovered connected the pedestal of the monolithic pillar, carnivore the phrases “Subhamastu Swasti Sri Jayabhyudaya” connected 1 broadside and “Jaya Samvatsaram” connected the other. The remaining portions person been erased implicit time.
Based connected the cyclic twelvemonth ‘Jaya’ and the publication style, the inscriptions day backmost to 1534 CE, during the reign of Emperor Achyuta Deva Raya, followed by that of famed Krishnadevaraya, Mr. Swamy said.
The findings suggest that the operation of Somapalayam Chennakesava temple had been completed by then. Mr. Swamy noted that the implicit 50-foot-tall pillar features intricate carvings, including ‘Keerthi Mukhas’, Garuda figures, musicians, dancers, yali motifs, and floral patterns, reflecting the grandeur of Vijayanagara architecture. Though listed arsenic a flagstaff (Dwajasthambam) by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), helium asserted it should beryllium classified arsenic a lamp station (Deepasthambam).
