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{{Short description|Telugu name found in many inscriptions from ancient India}}
[[File:Insignia of Sri Utpatti pidugu, Upper Cave Akkamma-Madanna cave complex, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh..jpg|thumb|Insignia of Sri Utpatti pidugu, Upper cave Akkanna-Madanna cave complex, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, credit - Sri Utpattipidugu, A special volume of Nirukta, Department of Art History and Aesthetics, Baroda, 2005.]]
The term 'Utpatti pidugu' is arguably a name that appears on many inscriptions from ancient India. Many historians have taken note of these inscriptions and have written extensively on them. The meaning of these words is 'thunder bolt' and it is believed that it may be the name of an artist guild working in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sr21AAAAIAAJ&q=utpatti+pidugu&dq=utpatti+pidugu|title=Archaeology of Andhra Pradesh: Victoria Jubilee Museum, Vijayawada, Centenary, 1887-1987 : a Souvenir|date=1987|publisher=Director of Archaeology and Museums, Government of A.P.|language=en}}</ref> The inscription is written is [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[Kannada script]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Archaeology|first=India Department of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yC5Nn0QLfG8C&q=utpatti+pidugu&dq=utpatti+pidugu|title=Indian Archaeology|date=1959|publisher=Department of Archaeology, Government of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sr21AAAAIAAJ&q=utpatti+pidugu&dq=utpatti+pidugu|title=Archaeology of Andhra Pradesh: Victoria Jubilee Museum, Vijayawada, Centenary, 1887-1987 : a Souvenir|date=1987|publisher=Director of Archaeology and Museums, Government of A.P.|language=en}}</ref>

K.V. Soundararajan has read the inscription as Utpatipidugu and interprets it as a pilgrim label.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Soundara Rajan|first=K. v|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108362|title=Architectural Survey Of Temples No.3 Cave Temples Of The Deccan|date=1981}}</ref> [[Deepak Kannal]] and Jayaram Poduval<ref>{{Cite book|last=Poduval|first=Jayaram|title=CASTE SEGREGATION IN KERALA TEMPLES - A CASE STUDY OF NAMASKARA MANDAPA}}</ref> have worked on a special volume titled 'Sri Utpattipidugu', Nirukta, 2005. Deepak Kannal believes that Utpatti pidugu could be the name of a religious leader who created a new movement and was able to gain political influence.

== List of sites on which this title occurs==
List of sites:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Utpattipidugu and unread histories: part II|url=http://kalapravasi.blogspot.com/2013/08/utpattipidugu-and-unread-histories-part.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Utpattipidugu and unread histories}}</ref>
=== Cave temples ===

* [[Akkana Madanna Caves|Akkanna Madanna]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Archaeology|first=Andhra Pradesh (India) Department of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M1HjAAAAMAAJ&q=utpatti+pidugu&dq=utpatti+pidugu|title=Andhra Pradesh Government Archaeological Series|date=1962|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh.|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Moghalrajpuram caves|Mogalrajapuram]]
* [[Undavalli Caves|Undavalli]]
* Ghatnandra
* Bhokardan<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Khedkar|first=Snehal Tambulwadikar-|title=Sri Utpattipidugu – unread histories|url=https://www.academia.edu/4785777|language=en}}</ref>

=== Structural temples ===

* Alampur
* [[Satyavolu]]
* Mahanandisvara temple at Mahanandi - The inscription here reads thus, "vanjjita i (U)tpattipidugu koluvu kkamiya Pritivi Bhi(ma) vrase, which has been deciphered by [[Deepak Kannal]] with the help of Krishna Shastri as "Vanchhita Sri Utpattipidugu koluvu Kamiya Ptrivibhima. Vrase...". i.e created as per the desire of Sri Utpattipidugu. Written in the service of Kamiya Prthvibhima. This has been mentioned in the volume titled 'Sri Utpattipidugu', Nirukta,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Baroda Patronage: Sayajirao Gaekwad III as Patron of Art|url=https://www.sahapedia.org/baroda-patronage-sayajirao-gaekwad-iii-patron-of-art-0|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Sahapedia|language=en}}</ref> Journal of Art History and Aesthetics, Baroda, [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda|MS University]], 2005.

B.Rajendra Prasad<ref>{{Cite book|last=Prasad|first=B. Rajendra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9cxI2KZzekC&pg=PA11&dq=utpatti+pidugu#q=utpatti%20pidugu|title=Chalukyan Temples of Andhradesa|date=1983|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-0-391-02853-1|language=en}}</ref> further adds that in a sandstone quarry located at Satanikota, [[Andhra Pradesh]] inscriptions have been found on boulders thus - "Sri Utpatti Pidugu, Sri Attumnan, Ekantanivasi loka sila bhima...<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eniXfzrrF2YC&q=utpatti+pidugu&dq=utpatti+pidugu|title=The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society|date=1992|publisher=Mythic Society|language=en}}</ref>" Many carved stones and pillars were also recovered from this site.

==See also==
* {{anli|Early Telugu epigraphy}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Palaeography]]
[[Category:Ancient Hinduism]]
[[Category:Lightning]]
[[Category:Telugu language]]

Utpatti pidugu - Revision history

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