๐ฟ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฟ
๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ต๐บ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ
On the auspicious occasion of ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข, as we welcome the new ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ, we are delighted to share that 145 high-resolution digital images of inscriptions attributed to the ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐ญ๐กโ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐) are now available on ๐๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.
This major open-access initiative makes one of Karnatakaโs most important historical records freely accessible to scholars, students, and the public worldwide.
๐ These inscriptions were documented and digitally conserved by the ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฆ as part of the seminar โ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌโ, held in March 2025.
๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ (๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ):
Banavasi, Chandravalli, Gudnapura, Halmidi, Kavadi, Malavalli, Shiga, Talagunda, Tadagani, Telagunda, and other nearby locations.
This includes images of the renowned ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ข ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, considered the earliest ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
๐งญ The project involved ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ across 15 historic sites, with more than ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง-๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค by the four-member team.
๐ฌ Using an ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ซ, a high-accuracy structured light 3D scanner, the team created ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐-๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ a transformative leap over traditional estampages, which are now rare and impractical. Given that many inscriptions are rapidly deteriorating, this initiative marks a vital intervention in preserving our shared heritage.
๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ:
โข The ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ (๐๐๐) โ especially officers from the Headquarters, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ, and ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฐ๐๐ Circles
โข The ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐
โข Countless local residents, whose warmth and assistance enabled fieldwork
โข Shri ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ซ, for his tireless support and facilitation at many sites
๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐
All images are released under a ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐.๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ (๐๐ ๐๐-๐๐ ๐.๐) ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ and may be freely used ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง in:
๐ Research papers and journal articles
๐ Books and monographs
๐ Educational or documentary videos
๐ Museum displays and information boards
๐ Wikipedia articles and Wikimedia projects
๐ Commemorative mementos and public exhibitions
Each image is also enriched with ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐, including:
โข Language, script, location, and dynasty
โข Coordinates and historical period
โข Digitisation method and view type
โข Links to relevant items on Wikidata and Wikipedia
This structured approach ensures the data is ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐-๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ.
๐ Explore the collection on Wikimedia Commons:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cโฆ
๐ก View individual characters on Akshara Bhandara:
mythicsociety.github.io/Akshโฆ
๐ฉ Contact
Udaya Kumar P L
Honorary Project Director, The Bengaluru Inscriptions Digital Conservation Project
The Mythic Society, Bengaluru
๐ 91-98452-04268
๐ง udayakumar.pl@gmail.com
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