January 8, 2026
Rare 12th-Century Multi-Lingual Hoysala Inscription Found in Karnataka
A rare 850-year-old multi-lingual stone inscription from Hoysala king Narasimha I’s reign has been discovered near Mahalakshmi temple in Karnataka. The stone, written in Kannada, Tamil, and Sanskrit, details a land donation by a Tamil military commander to support temple rituals.