Vijayanagara king’s 16th-century inscriptions come to light in Seshachalam forest, Tirupati

A team from the ASI takes an inked impression of a rock inscription at Sadasivakona in the Seshachalam forest range, Tirupati district, on Tuesday.

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An expert team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found three rare inscriptions dating to the 16th century in Sadasivakona, deep inside the Seshachalam forest in Tirupati district.After an epigraphical survey carried out recently in the Nallamala, comprising the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR), the team focussed this time on Sadasivakona, a pristine and mostly under-explored forest stretch in the Seshachalam ranges.

A team from the ASI takes an estampage of a rock inscription at Sadasivakona in the Seshachalam forest range, Tirupati district, on Tuesday.

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