An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s14.6
An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s14.6
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Construction of tanks was common during the Kadamba (Panchamukhi, 1974, p. 50) and Pallava periods. The Kadamba king Ravivarman built a tank in the village Variyakā, whereas Kākusthavarman excavated a reservoir (*taḍākani*) at Talagunda. The Chalukya and Rāṣṭrakūṭa records refer to several *taṭākas* and feeder-channels in the Karnataka territory. The Mahendra-taḍāka excavated by Mahendravarman I (580-630), the Parameśvara-taḍāka in Kurram village, Dt Chingleput, dug by Parameśvaravarman I (672-700), the Tenneri reservoir of Nandivarman’s time, the Vairamega-taṭāka at Chitramerur, are noteworthy examples functioning even now.