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Hebbal-Kittayya inscription

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Hebbal Kittayya mantapa front view
Hebbal Kittayya mantapa front view

The Hebbal-Kittayya 750CE Inscription is one of the oldest known Kannada language inscriptions in Kannada script and Bangalore's oldest inscription. The inscription was discovered on 1 May 2018 in Hebbal. The inscription is on a Ooralivu Veeragallu in honour of Hebbal native Kittayya. Ooralivu veeragallu’s are memorial stones erected in honour of a person martyred defending an attack on his or her town. Discovered by a few residents in Hebbal, this inscription was deciphered by P.V. Krishnamurthy, professor of epigraphy at the Kannada Sahitya Parishat as an inscription from the era of Ganga King Sripurusha in the 8th century CE. The Ooralivu Veeragallu inscription is now installed in a crowd-funded Ganga-style stone mantapa adjoining the Hebbal city library, Bangalore.

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Hebbal-Kittayya inscription
1st Main Road, Bengaluru Ganga Nagar Ward (East Zone)

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560024 Bengaluru, Ganga Nagar Ward (East Zone)
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