The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c41.s1.4

c41.s1.4

On the right of the entrance to the building is an inscription slab containing a record dated in A.D. 1213 which refers to repairs to the temple of Koppeśvaradēva at Khedrāpur by the Yādava king Siṃghaṇadēva and the rebuilding of the central part of the temple with the śikhara of the shrine. The words used in the inscription are "having repaired that temple which existed of old," but does not specify exactly what was done. It cannot refer to the brick and mortar work above the pillared hall, as that class of work was not introduced into this part of the country until after the Muḥammadans settled down in the Dakhan. It is probably comparatively recent work.