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temple for the god Jakkeśvara was erected, a linga was set up in the sanctum, a Kalasa was put up, and after washing the feet of Jagadindu-pandita, a grant of land was made (Sh. 14. 1103 p. 22). In the principality of the Maṇḍali, Venkata Nayaka erected the temple of Ranganatha and endowed it with land. Siriyoja, son of Mallojayya of Gangur, was the architect of the temple who also inscribed the inscription.
Begür agrahara was famous and highly respected vedic centre for Mäheśvaras, Vaiṣṇvas and other creeds. 1300 Brāhmaṇas of the agrahāra of Begur were characterised by self control, subjection, recitation of the vedas, meditation, abstraction, silence, propriety, prayer, religious vows. They were skilled in the Mimāmsaka, Lokāyata, Bauddha, Sankhya, Vaiseṣika and other sāstras and āgamas; performances of agnistoma and all other sacrifices; reverenced by the learned; obtainers of three fold fame in many branches of sṛuthi, smriti and the meaning of śruti. Cattagosi, son of Kāļa-gāmuṇḍa of Amba, made a grant of 25 Kamma of rice land and a site for one house, to provide a satra, choultry/feeding house, for distributing food to those of the country and those from other parts, in the year 1089 (Sk. 14 and 16. 1085; Sk. 18. 1158).
A Ghaṭikā sthāna
Bhimesvara temple of Kusukūru agrahara, village assigned to Brahmins for their maintenance, was a Svayambhu LingaKṣetra, self existent and hence hallowed, with the god Bhimanāthadeva. Still more significant is that it was a Ghaṭikāsthāna, a place of learning in 14th century, when pratāpa cakravartti Hoysaṇa Vira Ballāļa Devarasa's ministers for peace and war, Devapa-Hariyapa was the Sarvadhikari of Haḍuvalikenāḍ in GangaMandali. During his time in the year C.E. 1309, Bhimanatha, 60 farmers, 1700 Gavare-gaudas, 120 Sthānas and 18 castes granted for the god Bhimanātha, free of all imposts. Equally famous was the god Ramanathadeva of the village Kuruva.
When Tribhuvanamalla NanniyaGanga Permmāḍideva was ruling and his mahāsāmanta Oṭṭi-ghattiyanna at Kotepura of Ciluru
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