Historical Geography of Ancient India c7.172

c7.172

*Halampura*.—The Gurzala Brāhmī Inscription refers to this place. According to some it may be identified with Allūru in the Nandigama taluk of the Kistna district. According to others it seems to be identical with Ālampūr in the Nizam’s dominions. The latter place is situated at the apex of the Raichur Doab on the western bank of the Tuṅgabhadrā, a little distance before its junction with the Kṛṣṇā. It abounds in antiquities, temples and other structures (*E.I.*, XXVI, 124ff.; *Annual Report of the Archaeological Department of Nizam’s Dominions*, 1926-27).