Gulakamale inscriptions and hero stones

Gulakamale is located in Bangalore South taluk of Bangalore district in Karnataka, India. Two inscriptions are found in Gulakamale of which one is a donation inscription, and the other, a Mahasati herostone, a typology of herostones dedicated to women who self-sacrificed in sati. Additionally, two other hero stones are also found at the same place. Gulakamale is also famous for its lake, a birding hotspot on the city's outskirts. The Mahasati hero-stone inscription and the donation inscription mention a Gulakamari-Gulakama which today is known as Gulakamale.

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