Kempe Gowda Tower Ulsoor

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1 kempe gowda tower

1.1 chinese bell

1.1.1 chinese inscription
1.1.2 english translation







kempe gowda tower
chinese bell

the eastern watch tower on ulsoor lake had chinese bell 4 3 in height , 3 1.5 in diameter. chinese inscription read bell cast during reign of emperor chien lung in 1741 , dedicated san yuan kung temple. investigations b l rice, led pensioner , veteran of opium war, t cribb narrating story of presence in bangalore. bell taken hill temple in nanking, c troop of madras regiment, , brought st. thomas mount, madras, shipped bangalore civil , military station, suspended near quarter guard of troop. bell struck on hour, day , night , sound heard distance of 3 miles. cracked on being stuck 12lb shot 1 rainy night, making useless, after dismounted , given mr. smith waterworks engineer placed @ tower (p. 26,27). bell seen in old photographs, has since been removed madras sappers museum.


chinese inscription

in bangalore, on large metal bell in watch-tower east of ulsoor tank. (chinese).



english translation

may wheel of law revolve ever. votive offering(2) reverentially made sau yiian kung temple devotees wang chih lung , wang chih hung. may sun of enlightenment increase in brightness. auspicious day in 8th month of 5th year of reign of emperor ch ien lung. may empire , people enjoy peace. may seasons regular. may emperor enjoy consolidated power. may emperor s authority penetrate remotest corners of empire. may people contented. may there abundant harvests


(2)a large metal bell.








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