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Gulakamale Inscriptions (Bengaluru)
Gulakamale is in the Bangalore South taluk of Bangalore district in Karnataka, India. Gulakamale is also famous for a lake, which is a favorite local picnic destination. In Gulakamle, two inscriptions are found, one a donation inscription, and the other, a Mahasati herostone. Additionally, two other hero stones are also found at the same place.

The Mahasati hero-stone inscription and the donation inscription mention a Gulakamari-Gulakama which today is known as Gulakamale.

Dating And Discovery
The Gulakamale 14th century Singappan and Nattavar Donation Tamil Inscription was discovered on 7th July 2020 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 14th century.

Transliteration Of The Inscription
This five 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 Inscription
Singappan and Nattavar of Ponmani, granted grains or food offerings (Amudhu-padi) to a Vishnu temple. The term "Kuzhiku Ma" used in the inscription is ambiguous and could mean a land measurement unit or a Tamilized version for Gulakama.

Characteristics Of The Inscription
The inscription is carved on locally available granite stone. The inscription measures 118 cm in height and 73 cm in width. The characters are 3.7 cm tall, 7 cm wide, and 0.4 cm deep. Below the inscription, a Sudarshana Chakra, a symbol associated with Vishnu, is carved. This mark signifies a donation was made to a Vishnu temple.

Dating And Discovery
The Gulakamale 14th century Kempanna Mahasti herostone inscription was discovered on 7th July 2020 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 14th century.

Transliteration Of The Inscription
This 8 line Kannada language inscription is written in Kannada script. This Inscription was read byby the Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3 D digital conservation team. The transliteration of the inscription in modern 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 Inscription
The complete meaning of the inscription is not clear because the language used in this inscription contains errors and is ambiguous. This inscription seems to say that Kempanna died during a fight in Gulakamari and the memorial stone was installed by his brother Kariyappa. There are other people Kanneyanayaka and Santa mentioned in the inscription whose roles are unclear. The memorial stone is a Viramasti memorial stone as the figure of a lady is also carved on the stone probably to indicating her to be Kempanna's wife.

Characteristics of The Inscription
The inscription is carved on locally available granite stone. The inscription measures 109cm tall and 118cm wide cm in width. The characters are 3.7 cm tall, 3.3cm wide and 0.3cmdeep.