Kallakelagu-500 (Kelagu-500) in Jogulamba Gadwal
Administrative and Religious Profile of Medieval Telangana
Division: A "500" administrative unit under the Western Chalukyas of Kalyana.
Capital: Ujjivolal (Modern Ujjili, Jogulamba Gadwal District).
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.
Sri Vallabha Chola Maharaja registered land and a flower garden to god Chennaparsva at the Baddijinalaya in Ujjivolal.
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.
Vankasamudram Inscription (A.D. 1136): Mentions that the village of Yelakonda, granted to the Kedareswara temple, was situated in Kalle kalagu 500
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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