Kalyāni Chālukya inscription from Yenikepalli,Telangana

This inscription is engraved on a pillar,found in the village Yenikepalli,Moinabad mandal (Near Chilkur village),Ranga Reddy district,Telangana.

It is written in Kannada language and characters of 10th-11th century C.E.

Built Inn. Records the construction of a maṇḍapa,house and performs the Mahābhisheka in Antara basadi of Chilkūru by Biṭaya (before attaining the death),after the lavishing the feet of Nēmi Chandrayya (a pontiff). Further it records the erection of a Nishadhi in a memory of Biṭaya by Bhāskaraya.

Director(Epigraphy),Archaeological Survey of India

First Indian Epigraphical Reference to Halley's Comet found in Srisailam Copper Plate Charter,Andhra Pradesh,dated 1456 CE

Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years.Due to its intrinsic brightness, about one eighth of all comet sightings mentioned in historic records belong to Halley's Comet.

This Unique inscription written in Sanskrit language and Nāgari characters of the reign of the Vijayanagara king Mallikārjuna.For the first time in the Indian context gives us a rare epigraphical reference to the appearance of Halley's comet and the resultant meteor shower in the year 1456 CE.

It records that in Śaka 1378, Dhātru, Āshāḍha ba.11, Monday (1456 CE, June 28) in order to pacify the great calamity that is believed to arise due to the appearance of a comet (Dhūmakētu mahōtpāta śāntyartham) and its meteoric shower (Prakāśyāya mahōtpāta śāntyartham) . On the king's asterism day, the king had donated a village named Siṁgāpura, located in Kelajhā sīma of Hastināvati Vēṁṭhe as an _agrahāra to a brāhmaṇa named Liṁgaṇārya hailing from Kaḍiyalapura (probably identifiable with the present village Kaḍiyapulanka, Galividu mandalam, Kadapa district, A.P),a Vedic scholar well-versed in the field of astronomy.

It is traditionally believed that the appearance of a comet and meteoric shower would bring misfortune and calamities and hence śāntipūja was performed to nullify the evil effects

The appearance of a comet, the meteoric shower it causes and the traditional beliefs associated with it is well described in this inscription by the term Prakāśyāya mahōtpāta śāntyartham dattavān vibhuḥ i.e., in order to pacify the calamities that may arise due to the illuminating comets and meteoric shower on the king and his kingdom,this grant was made

In 1456 C.E.,from several historical records from all over the world it is known that the appearance of Halley's comet was dreaded and its appearance created widespread fear and was interpreted as a bad omen in various parts of the world.

Director(Epigraphy),Archaeological Survey of India