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Talagunda
TALAGUNDA , SHIMOGA, KARNATAKA (KA), India (IN), Pin Code:- 577450About
Talagunda is a village in the Shikaripura taluk of Shimoga district in the state of Karnataka, India. Many inscriptions found here have provided insights into the rise of the Kadamba Dynasty.A temple dedicated to Pranaveshwara is located in Talagunda. Next to it is located a stone slab containing inscriptions. In front of it is a pillar containing inscriptions in Sanskrit. The pillar inscriptions were written in the mid 5th century CE during the reign of Śāntivarman .The author of this inscription was Kubja, the court-poet of Śāntivarman.He engraved the inscriptions himself to prevent any other engraver from committing mistakes.
