Later Gangas Mandali Thousand

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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Origin and Genealogy / 13
are dedicated to Pārsva, Mahāvira, Ādinātha (Rşabha), Neminātha, śāntinātha, Ajitanātha and Mallinātha (Nāgarajaiah, Hampa: Śāsangaļalli Basadigaļu: 1998-B). There are only a few Jinālayas for Supārsvanātha Tirthankara, at Śravanabeļagoļa (10th century), Are-Tippûr (two mutilated images of 9th century, the earliest known Supārsva images in the state), Honnavāņa (1054), Bidare (11th century), Sindagere (1136), Dānavulapāļu (Andhra: 10th C: a Caturmukha-Supārsva), Heggere (1116), Miļāgesi, Gokak (1842), Pațagundi (1915) and Alarvāļa (1941). Recently ! discovered a Supārsva images at Basavāpatņa (Sh. dt/ cp. tk) of the period of 11th-12th cent., and assigned to the reign of the Mandali rulers.
Most prominent of the Perggades, in the annals of the Mandali-nāļ, is the senior Perggade Nokkayya, with numerous titles and praises, who commanded the respect and affection of all in the Perggade Ganga's house. Since there are references to him else where in this monograph, there is no need to repeat the same, except stressing the point that nobody in the Ganga Mandalinād - Thousand received such highest awards and rewards as the Perggade Nokkayya, which underlines his towering personality. Another Heggade Candimayya was a Sarvādhikari of the village Bāgi, and he sold his gaudike land in Kuruli, and buyer of it made it over to a Jain friar, gauņike land was a rentfree mânya or inām land.
Titles
To consider the titles of the Mandalinād-mahāmandalesvaras, there are certain salient features which deserve clarification and consideration. The usual prasasti is as follows: the lofty Nandagiri being their fortress, Kuvalāla their city, the Ninety-six thousand their country, the blameless Jina their Lord, victory their companion in the battle-field, the Jina-mata their faith, having a crest of a lusty elephant, obtainer of a boon from the goddess Padmāvati, fragrant as Jasmine, Nanniya-ganga (a Ganga of truth), an autmn moon to the water-lily the Gangakula, with these and all other titles and names, Nanniya Ganga Permmādideva.