DakshinaPateshwar - Immadi Pulikeshi 2

 Immadi Pulikeshi 2 - 609-642AD - The greatest Of The Chalukya Kings.

Born as Ereya to King Kirthivarman 1, who later assumed the name Pulikeshi on his coronation, Immadi Pulikeshi whose capital was Badami situated in Karnataka. His Biggest aspiration and dream was to expand his kingdom as big as possible and later he was successful and achieved his aim.

   Badami Fort, Karnataka

Why Immadi Pulikeshi was Called DakshinaPateshwar or Dakshinapateshwara?

Pulikeshi was very dominant in the South of India, who occupied major parts of the South Indian territories with his exemplary nature, where no one dared to disturb him or his administration.

Battle Between Immadi Pulikeshi and Emperor Harshavardhana - 618 AD

1. The two great emperors ruling the North and Southern parts of India - Harshavardhana ruled north India with Kannauj as his capital and Pulikeshi Badami as his capital.

2. Harshavardhana being very dominant saw a threat from a powerful rival in the south, he marched towards south India to expand his territory from Kannauj with a powerful and Mighty elephant force.

3. Battle between Harsha and Pilikeshi took place on the banks of River Narmada, seeing the fierce efficiency of Pulikeshi Harsha accepted his defeat and retreated from the battlefield. It is said that Harsha lost most of his Elephant Force to Immadi Pulikeshi 2.

4. So, after defeating Harsha Immadi Puilikeshi earned the Title Dakshinapateshwar/Dakshinapateshwara which means "The Lord Of The South".

Note: Researchers from the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), which is termed as South Asia's largest collection of Manuscripts and Texts, where they decoded a Copper Plate which has mentioned the battle between Harshavardhana and Immadi Pulikeshi and fixed the date that the battle took place in the 618-619 AD.

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