Hans News Service Tadipatri

Ina major breakthrough, historian MyNaa Swamy has revealed that the outer walls, entrance towers and wedding hall of Sri Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple in Tadipatri were commissioned by Vijayanagara Emperor Veera Narasimha Raya.

Announcing the findings on Thursday, he said a rare Telugu-Sanskrit inscription, documented by the ASI in 1923 but never fully deciphered, dates the work to May 4, 1509.The edict, issued in Salivahana Saka 1431, records that Prime Minister Saluva Timmarusu personally initiated construction of the bhoga mandapam, prakaram and gopurams.

He also renamed a village Veera Narasimhapuram and dedicated its revenue to the temple’s rituals.

MyNaa Swamy, who visited the site with former MLA JC Prabhakar Reddy, noted that the emperor died soon after, marking an important early chapter of the Tuluva dynasty.

Consequently, this discovery serves as a vital milestone in understanding the dawn of Tuluva dynasty’s rule and the broader architectural heritage of the Vijayanagara Empire.