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Kallakelagu Nadu

Kallakelagu-500 (Kelagu-500) in Jogulamba Gadwal

Administrative and Religious Profile of Medieval Telangana

Territorial Framework

Division: A "500" administrative unit under the Western Chalukyas of Kalyana.
Capital: Ujjivolal (Modern Ujjili, Jogulamba Gadwal District).

Jaina Religious Centers

The region was a vital hub for the Dravila Sangha and Sena Gana. Key establishments included:
Baddijinalaya: Located in the Ujjivolal fort.
Kadamburu Basadi: Recipient of land grants for the worship of Parsva Nandadeva.

Key Inscriptions
A.D. 966 (Saka 888)

Sri Vallabha Chola Maharaja registered land and a flower garden to god Chennaparsva at the Baddijinalaya in Ujjivolal.

31st October A.D. 1118

Appanapalli Inscription: During the reign of Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI, Pidiya Sankara Setti granted 12 marttars of black land (kari) to the Kadamburu Basadi for Parsva Nandadeva, with permission from Munniya Brahmesvaradeva of Kelagu-500.

March, 1136 CE

Vankasamudram Inscription (A.D. 1136): Mentions that the village of Yelakonda, granted to the Kedareswara temple, was situated in Kalle kalagu 500

A.D. 1156 (Saka 1078)

Bhanudevarasa (Dandanayaka), under Nurmmadi Trailokyamalla, granted land to the Baddijinalaya via the acharya Indresvara Pandita.

Source: Epigraphia Telanganica | Inscriptions of A.P., Mahabubnagar Vol-I (233-234)

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