- sheds new light on trade ties in region during early medieval times
- comprising fusion of Telugu & Tamil languages which suggest that pillar was dedicated to Kasi Viswanatha
Nalgonda Region
- qutub shahi dynasty
- French diamond trader Tavernier, who visited the Hyderabad kingdom has also made note of these land trade routes.
Krishna River
- third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari.
- fourth-largest in India in terms of water inflows and river basin area after the Ganges, Indus, and Godavari.
- Basin extends over Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
- Tungabhadra (largest tributary).