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{{Short description|Temple inscriptions in Karnataka, India}}
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[[File:The Gopalakrishna Temple at Ivara Kandapura.jpg|thumb|303x303px|The Gopalakrishna Temple also known as Siddeshwara Temple at Ivara Kandapura. ]]
Ivara Kandapura (also known as Ayvara Kandapura, Aiganadapura) is a small hamlet adjoining [[Hesaraghatta Lake|Hesaraghatta]] on the northern outskirts of [[Bangalore]], in [[Karnataka]], India. Ivara Kandapura is famous for a 10th-century temple complex that is home to five temples, named after the [[pandava]]s as The Dharmeshwara, Nakuleshwara, Bheemeshwara, Sahadeshwara, Arjuneshwara and [[Kunti]] Gudi.

An inscription in [[Nelamangala]] Taluk, which is dated to 1029 CE, records the sanction of a Siddeshwara temple by 'Vamnayyan in memory of his Guru.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Mysore. Dept. of Archaeology |url=http://archive.org/details/epigraphiacarnat09myso |title=Epigraphia carnatica. By B. Lewis Rice, Director of Archaeological Researches in Mysore |last2=Rice |first2=B. Lewis (Benjamin Lewis) |last3=Narasimhacharya |first3=Ramanujapuram Anandan-pillai |date=1894 |publisher=Bangalore Mysore Govt. Central Press |others=Robarts - University of Toronto}}</ref> The two inscriptions below marked the boundaries of lands donated to the Siddeshwara Temple.

== Siddeshwara Temple Inscription ==
{{Infobox artifact
| name = Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Kannada Inscription
| image_caption = Digital Image Obtained by 3D Scanning of the Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Kannada Inscription
| image = Digital Image Obtained by 3D Scanning of the Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Kannada Inscription 02.png
| image_size = 150
| material = Stone
| height = {{convert|146|cm|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|31|cm|abbr=on}}
| created = 1033CE
| discovered_date = 2022
| discovered_by = The Mythic Society-bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conseravation Project
| location = {{coord|13.096417|77.495056}}
| language = Kannada
}}Kumbarahalli is situated approximately 5 km from Ivara Kandapura, Bangalore. Two inscriptions at Kumbarahalli record the donations to the Siddeshwara Temple at Ivara Kandapura. These inscriptions are related to a 1029 CE inscription at nearby Soladevanahalli, and marked the boundaries of lands donated to the Siddeshwara temple at Ivara Kandapura.<ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=The Mythic Society |url=http://archive.org/details/qjms-vol-113-2-2022-43-undocumented-bengaluru-inscriptions |title=Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions |date=April 2022}}</ref>

=== Discovery and dating ===
This inscription was discovered In March 2021 by Srinivas of Kumbarahalli and his friend, Dileep Simha of [[Chikkabanavara]] in a eucalyptus grove owned by Srinivas. These inscriptions were moved to a nearby warehouse soon after. The inscription was subsequently 3D scanned and published by The Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project Team<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.academia.edu/44618177 | title=3D Digital Scanning of Epigraphs: In the Context of Bengaluru's Inscriptions | journal=The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society | date=January 2020 | last1=L | first1=Udaya Kumar P. }}</ref> in the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society ( Vol 113, issue 2, April- July 2022).<ref>{{Cite book |last=The Mythic Society |url=http://archive.org/details/qjms-vol-113-2-2022-43-undocumented-bengaluru-inscriptions |title=Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (QJMS) VOl 113 2 2022 43 Undocumented Bengaluru Inscriptions|date=April 2022 }}</ref>

=== Characteristics ===
The inscription stone measures 146 cm tall and 31 cm wide, while the characters themselves are approximately 4.2 cm tall, 5.1 cm wide, and 0.3 cm deep. The inscription is in [[Kannada]], in the [[Kannada script]], and is dated to 1033CE.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

There is a depiction of [[Shiva]]'s Vahana Nandi(bull) on the inscription stone.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

=== Transliteration ===
The inscription is of 2 lines and the transliterated text of the inscription in Kannada and IAST are as follows.
{| class="wikitable"
!Line
Number
![[Kannada script|Kannada]]
![[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]
|-
|1
|ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ಧೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವರ
|śrī siddheśvara devara
|-
|2
|ಭೂಮಿಯ ಸೀಮೆ
|bhūmiya sīmĕ
|}

== Gallery ==
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File:Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Inscription 06.jpg|Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Inscription
File:Mr.Shrinivas Sitting near the Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Inscription 03.jpg|Mr.Shrinivas Sitting near the Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Inscription
File:3D scanning of the Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Kannada Inscription 04.jpg|3D scanning of the Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Kannada Inscription
</gallery>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian inscriptions]]
[[Category:Kannada inscriptions]]
[[Category:Inscription stones of Bengaluru]]

Ivara Kandapura inscriptions and hero stones - Revision history

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