Sunday, February 21, 2021

Aihole Prasasti of Ravikirti

                                Aihole inscription of Ravi Kirti/Wikimedia Commons

Aihole Prasasti (Inscription) is a panegyric of Pulakesin II, the greatest king of Chalukya Dynasty, which ruled from Vatapi (now called Badami) in Karnataka. Pulakesin II reigned from 610 to 642 CE. 

Dated A.D. 634, Aihole Inscription was composed by his Jain court poet, Ravikirti, who claimed equal status with poets Kalidasa and Bharavi as a result of his composition. Engraved on the walls of Meguti temple at Aihole, the inscription gives a detailed account of his victories. 

Jain Maguti Temple


Jain Meguti Temple is the only dated architectural monument in Aihole. 

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