The Chalukyan Architecture of the Kanarese Districts c6.s1.4

c6.s1.4

Of these records, by far the greatest number consists of inscriptions upon stone tablets, pillars and temples, and are found scattered about all over the Kanarese country, most of them uncared for and unappreciated by the people.² There is hardly a village without a tablet or a memorial stone, many containing considerable numbers. They are, as a rule, neglected, except where they serve some useful purpose, such as convenient slabs for culverts or for village cattle to rub themselves against.