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The Gangas and Sravanabelgola
61 a place of solace. A large number of inscriptions assignable to the Ganga period testifies to the fact that people of all walks of life visited this place. Sravanabelgola owes its growth to the Gangas. Their name and fame are crystalised in the wonder of sculptural art Gommaţēśvara.
NOTES AND REFERENCES
1. Though there are no contemporary evidences, a few inscriptions of the later date make references
to this aspect. EC. II, SB. 1. 2. Ibid No. 13 3. Ibid No. 24 4. Ibid No. 23 5. Ibid No. 25 6. Ibid No. 11 7. Ibid No 27 8. Ibid No 397 9. Ibid No. 140 10. Ibid Int. p. Ixxxii 11. Ibid SB No. 64 12. Ibid SB. 336 13. As the inscription has been assigned to 11th cent. there is an objection with regard to the
construction of the basadi by Cāvundarāya. Ibid Int. p. liv. 14. Ibid No. 150 15. Ibid No 388 16. Ibid No. 389
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