[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c19.s14.6 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s14.6 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c19.s14.6 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.s14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s14.6) 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. - [Previous: v1.c19.s14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s14.5) - [Next: v1.c19.s14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s14.7) - [Up: v1.c19.s14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s14) ## Linked texts (1) - [Talagunda](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.talagunda) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c19.s14.6) · Pramāṇa