{"id":82349,"date":"2026-01-13T15:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=82349"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:30:03","slug":"bhadrakali-inscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhadrakali-inscription\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhadrakali Inscription"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bhadrakali Inscription Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bhadrakali inscription is a key 12th-century record that confirms the history and development of Somnath Temple and patronage given by the Solanki dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bhadrakali Inscription<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is situated in <\/span><b>Prabhas Patan, Gujarat <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specifically on<\/span><b> the wall of the Bhadrakali Temple.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>carved in 1169 CE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Valabhi Samvat 850 and Vikram Samvat 1255) and currently protected by the State Department of Archaeology,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a eulogistic inscription of <\/span><b>Param Pashupata Acharya Shriman Bhavabrihaspati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the (spiritual preceptor of <\/span><b>Maharajadhiraj Kumarapala of Anhilwad Patan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Historical Details in Bhadrakali Inscription<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This inscription records the <\/span><b>ancient and medieval history of the Somnath Temple.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mentions the construction of <\/span><b>Somnath Temple <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in all four yugas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accordingly, in the <\/span><b>Satya Yuga,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chandra (Soma) built it of gold; in the <\/span><b>Treta Yuga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ravana built it of silver; in the <\/span><b>Dvapara Yuga,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shri Krishna built it of wood; and in <\/span><b>the Kali Yuga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, King <\/span><b>Bhimdev Solanki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> constructed a beautifully artistic stone temple.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The historic Bhadrakali inscription reflects the devotion of the <\/span><b>Solanki rulers and scholars like Bhavabrihaspati.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Protection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> State Department of Archaeology, Gujarat<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2213389&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhadrakali Inscription is situated in Prabhas Patan, Gujarat specifically on the wall of the Bhadrakali Temple. 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