Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c25.s1.161

v2.c25.s1.161

The famous celebrations of *Gōkulāshṭami* and *Śivarātri* also figure in the inscriptions. In A. D. 1532 Timmappa Nāyaka granted to Giri Bhaṭṭa's son archaka Timma Bhaṭṭa certain lands, in the presence of the god Tiruveṅgaḷanātha of Alambagiri, in the customary manner, on the holiday of Gōkulāṣṭami.¹