Thread by @VAdkri

Pic credit: @RayaIaseema garu
#MyObservation
Recently another set of #Odia copper plate has been found in Srishailam Mallikarjuna temple during Ghanta mandapa renovation
#AndhraPradesh
* The particular copper plate having clear medieval odia scripts with Gajapati insignia
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of Solar dynasty emperors .
Here one can able to see the Concentric squares with Chandra-Surya (moon-sun) lanchana on top, Shankha-Chakra on both sides, Trishula below with a Kalinga style āsana .
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The following plates indicates
a feudal lord Virupakhya deva's ( son of √Mallikārjunadēva)
grant at srisailam as a titular dharmakarta under gajapatis

* According to inscription of Orissa ,in 1464 mallikarjuna raya of vijayanagara was defeated by Gajapati Kapilendra deva
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Hence they started using the term Karnatakalabargeswara.
The Lord of Karnata & Gulbarga

Now this plate which indicates the 05th regnal year of Navakoti Karnata Kalaburgeswar Gajapati Goudeswara Purusottama deva is of Aswina Pouranmi Surya Paraga dana Sasana

As Gajapatis
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recognized odia as their "RajaBhasa" , hence we found many odia grants in present bengal, Bihar,Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhrapradesh and Telengana regions.

The scripts are in medieval odia style. Locally people call it Karani lipi of Madhya juga.
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I am not a professional epigraphist , but quite fortunate to decipher the lipi as it is my subject of interest.

Grant
ବୀର ଶ୍ରୀ ପ୍ରତାପ ଶ୍ରୀ ମଲ୍ଲିକାର୍ଜୁନ ଦେବ ରାଜା ଙ୍କର ବିଜେ ପୁତ୍ର ମନ୍ମଥ ନାମ ସମ୍ବତ୍ସ ସ୍ତ୍ର ଶ୍ରୀ?୫ ଶ୍ରାହୀ ଆଶ୍ୱିନମାସ ଶୁକ୍ଳ ଶନିବାରେ ରିଲିମା ଗ୍ରାମ କୁ ଶ୍ରୀ ଭୁଜବଳ
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The following plates indicates to
A Feudal lord virupakhya 's grant on his father's name , as a titular dharma karta.
*According to 5th regnal year of Navakoti Karnata Kalaburgeswara Sri Gajapati Goudeswara Purusottama deva, Vijayanagar's sangam dynasty
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ଭୀମେଶ୍ୱର ଦେଓ ଙ୍କୁ , ସଙ୍ଗମେଶ୍ୱର ଦେଓ ଙ୍କୁ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟଗ୍ରହଣ ପୁଣ୍ୟ କାଳେ ଧୀର ପୂର୍ବକର ଦେଲା ର ଶାସନ ତମ୍ବାପଟି ଭୋଗରେ ସମଝ । ଏଥୁ ଅର୍ଥକୁ ଶିର?ଅ ପୂର୍ବକ ପାଳ। ଏ ଧର୍ମ କୁ ଯେ ଅଜ୍ଞ ଏକରି ହରଣ କରିଛି , ସେ ଶିବ ଦ୍ରୋହୀ ବୋଲ।
ଶ୍ରୀ ମଲ୍ଲିକର୍ଜୁନ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ଇ?ପନମ
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English~
Bira Sri Pratapa Sri mallikarjuna deva rajankara bije putra manmatha nama samtshare stra shri5 srahi Aaswina Shukla Shanibarre Rilima Gramaku Bhujabala bhimeswara deo nku ,sangameswara deonku surjyagrahana punyakale dheerapurvaka delara shashana tamba pati bhogare
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samajha .ethu arthaku shir?a purbaka pala e dharmaku agyan ekari je harana karichi se sibadrohi bolo. Shri mallikarjuna rajanka e?nama
Tr~
Grant was issued by son of Mallikarjunadeva, in his 5th regnal year, Manmatha nama Aswina shukla Saturday, which corresponds to 1475 AD
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It records the gift of Rilima village to bhujabala Bhimesvaradeo and Sangamesvaradeo by the king on the occasion of solar eclipse.

If anyone forcibly occupies the land in violation of the rules & order he will be called a Siva traitor.

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So,
Its clearly visible that in the regin of Gajapatis ,feudal Lords were free to use their titular power with their righteousness.

©Bishnu Mohan Adhikari
@VAdkri