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. Chapter 4
Society and Religions
glimpse of the religious conditions: The Mandalinād rulers
have carved themselves a permanent niche of honour in the religious life of Karnataka. They had great deference to all creeds of their times. There is not even a single instance of proselytising either an individual or a group. Available records clearely mirror the catholicity as practiced by the Mandali-Thousand rulers, without Toosing their personal faith
Some of the charters belong to an important phase in the history of Karnataka, because they provide new material for the study of the various aspects of political and religious history and culture of the region. Therefore, a detailed discussion of the important issues connected to this period is worth pondering.
While speaking of a particular king/ kingdom as belonging to a particular religion/Dharma, one should not forget the basic truth that the Indian rulers
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