Inscriptions

Besides the Kappe Arabhatta, Pulakeshi Shasana, and Pallava Shasana inscriptions, the North Fort contains several others. Most are now extremely faint and nearly impossible to read, having weathered more than 1,400 years without any protection, maintenance, or restoration. A few are little more than tally marks—likely functioning as a kind of timesheet for the people who once worked here.

Inscriptions at the third (half) gateway.

I first learned about these inscriptions from a webpage by 'SP'. On the left side of the third (half) gateway, facing the hilltop, there are tally marks with faded inscriptions below them. Directly opposite, on the right side of the gateway (higher up), one can see a trishula (trident), and beneath it two rows of tally marks accompanied by inscriptions

Inscription between the third gateway and the path to the circular bastion.

Resembles the Lower Shivalaya.

Inscriptions opposite the path to the circular bastion.

I first came across these inscriptions through a webpage by 'SP'. Opposite the path to the bastion, there is a depiction of a Vishnu chakra and a figure of Hanuman with his tail encircling him. The inscription is very faint - almost invisible in the pics, sorry.

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