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Ivarakandapura Siddeshwara Temple Related Inscriptions
Ivara Kandapura also known as Ayvara Kandapura, Aiganadapura, Iygandapura is a small hamlet adjoining Hesaraghatta on the northern outskirts of Bengaluru city. Ivara Kandapura is famous for a 10th century temple complex that is home to five temples named after the pandavas as The Dharmeshwara, Nakuleshwara, Bheemeshwara, Sahadeshwara, Arjuneshwara and Kunti Gudi. Close by to these temples and lesser known is another temple today referred to as the Venugopala temple and historically referred to as a Siddeshwara Temple. Related to this temple and the temple builder are three inscriptions, two of which are described in this article.

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. The two inscriptions below marked the boundaries of lands donated to the Siddeshwara Temple

Kumbarahalli 1033CE Vamanayya's Siddeshwara Temple Lands Boundary Inscription


Kumbarahalli, situated approximately 5 km from Ivara Kandapura in the Bengaluru District of Karnataka, India. Two thousand-year-old inscriptions at Kumbarahalli relate to donations to the Siddeshwara Temple at Ivara Kandapura. These inscriptions are related to a 1029 CE inscription at nearby  Soladevanahalli.

Discovery and Dating:
This inscription was discovered In March 2021 by Mr. Srinivas of Kumbarahalli and his friend, Mr. Dileep Simha of Chikkabanavara in a eucalyptus grove owned by Mr. Srinivas. These inscriptions were later shifted to a nearby warehouse soon after. The inscription was subsequently 3D digital scanned, read and published by The Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Project Team in the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society ( Vol 113, issue 2, April- July 2022)

Characteristics of the inscription
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 language and Kannada script and is dated to the 1033CE. There is a depiction of Lord Shiva's Vahana Nandi(bull) on the inscription stone.

Transliteration of the text
The inscription is of 2 lines and the transliterated text of the inscription in Kannada and IAST are as follows.

Summary of the Inscription
"The boundary of Sri Siddeshwara's"

This inscription marked the boundaries of lands donated to the Siddeshwara temple at Ivara Kandapura.