English: An important early inscription found at Mahakuta Hindu temples site (near Badami), this inscription contains historical information about the an influential early Chalukya dynasty. It is a much cited inscription from Karnataka.

• Language: Sanskrit inscription

• Script: Old Kannada

• Number of lines: 16

• Also known as: Makuta pillar, Magada stambha, Dharma Jayastambha of Mahakuta

This is an inverted image of the 2-D ink impression on paper from the early 7th-century Mahakita pillar now at Vijayapura (Bijapur) Archaeological Museum. This was published in 1890 by John F Fleet (Indian Antiquary, Volume 19). Since this is a photograph of a 2-D image published in the 19th-century, the PD-Art guidelines of wikimedia commons apply. Any rights I have, I herewith donate it to wikimedia commons with public domain license (CC0 1.0 Universal).