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Hoysala literature

In this champu writing, the author narrates the story of two Kshatriya princess who went to Benares and exposed the vices of the gods after discussions with the brahmins there.

Mysore literature in Kannada

The Jain poet Devachandra (1770–1841), a native of Kankagiri, was in the court of Krishnaraja III and authored three noted works: Pujyapada Charite, a poem on the life of the Jain saint Pujyapada in sangatya metre; Ramakathavatara, the poet's Jain version of the Hindu epic Ramayana in champu metre; and Rajavalikathe (1838), a biographical account of the Mysore royal family, some earlier poets, and stories of religious importance.

Prahlādacharita

Prahlādacharitam ( or Prahlādacharita ) is a Sanskrit Kavya, written in Champu style by the Sanskrit scholar Darsanakalanidhi Rama Varma Parikshith Thampuran ( former Maharaja of Cochin).


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