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Discovery And Dating
The Bannerughatta 13th century Champakadaswamy temple Amutupadi-Satupadi inscription was primarily mentioned in The Mysore Archaeological Report (MAR). This inscription was re-discovered by the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3 D digital conservation team. Subsequently, based on the 3D digital models same team has published the text of this inscription. On paleographic grounds, this inscription is dated back to 1265CE.

Characteristics of the Inscription
The inscription measures 208cm length & 22cm width. The characters are 1.9 cm tall, 1.8 cm wide & 0.2cm deep.

Transliteration Of The Text
This six line Tamil language inscription is written in Grantha and Tamil scripts. This Inscription was read by Soundari Rajkumar and Pon Karthikeyan. The transliteration of the inscription in modern Tamil, Kannada and IAST (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions) are as follows.

Summary Of The Text
This inscription is a record of donations to God Damodara Perumal of Banniyarghatta by an unknown person for the conduct of morning prayers.

The literal translation of the inscription as published is : "During the rule of Chakaravati(king) Posala Vira Ramanatha Devar (year is not clear) on the second day of the Puratasi month (Puratasi is the sixth month in Tamil calender which indicates the months October-November),many grants were granted to God Damodara Perumal of Vanniyargatta(at present known as Bannerughatta). During the waking-up of the God and at the time of Amudupadi (offerings of food) and decorations, these grants must be utilized."

Features In The Inscriptions
In the MAR, R. Narasimhachar makes fascinating remarks about this portion of the temple being very poorly lit, the inscription being painted over in lime-wash, and a team of workers removing the paint with difficulty.

Discovery And Dating
The Bannerughatta Champakadaswamy temple 1297CE Satupadi Tamil inscription was  mentioned in The Mysore Archaeological Report (MAR) but the text of the inscription was not provided. This inscription was re-discovered by the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3 D digital conservation team in April 2022. Subsequently, based on the 3D digital models same team has published the text of this inscription. This inscription is dated back to 1265CE.

Characteristics of the Inscription
The inscription measures 122cm tall, 57cm wide.. The characters are 2.6cm tall, 3.0cm wide and 0.15cm deep.

Transliteration Of The Text
This seven line Tamil language inscription is written in Grantha and Tamil scripts. This Inscription was read by Soundari Rajkumar and Pon Karthikeyan. The transliteration of the inscription in modern Tamil, Kannada and IAST (line numbers are not part of the original inscription, including them is a default practice with inscriptions) are as follows.

Summary Of The Text
This inscription explains that during the region of Ramanatha in 1297CE, in the year called Hevalambi , few wet and dry lands has been donated to bear the expenses for jewelry, clothes, flowers and other decorations (Sathupadi) for the deity.