[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931) › v2.c29.s2.161 # The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.161 The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c29.s2.161 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c29.s2.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.161) Karṇa, like his father, was a worshipper of Śiva. He is also reported to have built a temple of the \*Meru\* type at Kāśi, which came to be known as \*Karṇameru\*.² The only other recorded instance of his building activity was his foundation of the city of Karṇāvatī (mod. Karanbel),³ on a site about a mile from Tripurī. - [Previous: v2.c29.s2.160](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.160) - [Next: v2.c29.s2.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.162) - [Up: v2.c29.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c29.s2.161) · Pramāṇa