The inscriptions on the pillars of the 7th-century Siddheswara Temple at Hemavati (Henjeru) elicit interesting facts about how education used to be promoted and supported by the Nolamba Pallavas and their predecessors.
Built by Nolamba rulers under the lordship of Pallavas between the 7th and 10th centuries for the propagation of Shaivism, the regions around the temples built in those days promoted education in a very passionate manner.
Historian Mynaswamy explains that the inscription on the big pillar in front of Hemavati Siddheswara temple, 34 km from Madakasira in Sri Satya Sai district, contains details of the Nolamba Pallava clan, the religious dharma followed by the Nolamba kings, and the educational system implemented.
