# Kāñcipuram, Kailāsanātha temple, list of birudas of the prākāra of the
Mahendreśvara temple

Emmanuel Francis

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSPallava00385

Repository: Pallava (tfa-pallava-epigraphy)

File path: DHARMA_INSPallava00385.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Siddhamātr̥kā]

Commit: 2026-10-08 12:16 (1b1b17c), last modified 2026-09-29 11:09
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## Summary

Short list of birudas engraved on the lower tier of the base of the
prākāra of the Mahendreśvara temple. See also inscription Pallava 56 on
the lower tier of the base of the chapels of the prākāra of the
Rājasiṁheśvara temple.

## Palaeographic description

The double daṇḍa is of the type where both daṇḍas are joined.

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## Edition

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## Bibliography

Reported in Francis 2013

This edition by Emmanuel Francis, from autopsy and photos (Emmanuel
Francis, 2004).

### Secondary

Francis, Emmanuel. 2013. Le discours royal dans l’Inde du Sud ancienne :
inscriptions et monuments Pallava, IV^(ème)-IX^(ème) siècles. Tome I :
Introduction et sources. Publications de l’Institut orientaliste de
Louvain 64. Louvain-la-Neuve; Paris: Université catholique de Louvain,
Institut orientaliste; Peeters. Page TBC.