Looking at More inscriptions referring to The Mahabharata can be found in Kedarnath.
King Janamejaya, the great-grandson of Arjuna, who is famous for his Sarpa Yaga, to whom the Mahabharata as recited first is reported to have gifted land to Kishkinta and Kedarnath.
“The gifts were made, as per the inscriptions, on Monday, Kali 89, in the year Plavanga,on a Monday, the New Moon day at the end of Chaitra. Kali 89 was the29th year of the reign of Janamejaya. The chronology of events recorded by sages runs like this. Krishna shed his mortal coils, 36 years after the Mahabharata war. Kaliyuga started at the moment of Krishna’s exit. That was the year 3102 BC .”….
Another gift made on the same day was to the Sitarama Temple, Kishkinta.
The inscriptions by Janamejaya found in these places refer to the Gift and confirms the existence of King Janamejaya and confirms the Mahabharata.
The inscription Text.
References are to be found in Java Indonesia inscriptions.
Arjuno is Javanese rendition of Arjuna, a hero in Mahabharata epic, while Welirang is Javanese word for sulfur. Mt. Penanggungan – An ancient Javanese text, the tantu panggelaran records how in times long past the holy Mt Mahameru was transported from India to Java, in order to hold the island in place. During the journey, however, the mountain began to break apart, pieces of it falling to earth to form a chain of volcanic peaks. The base became Mt Semeru, Java’s highest mountain, while the summit, Mt Pawitra, came to rest on the plains to the south of Surabaya. Mount Tambora and the city of Bhima on the island of Sumbawa. While in In a sacred pool on the slopes of Java’s Mount Penanggungan, men often bathe beside statues of Sri and Lakshmi, the consorts of Lord Vishnu. Pustakasala – also known as Kimpulan temple is a 9th to 10th century Hindu temple located in the area of Indonesia Islamic University.”
In addition one can see a lot of references in Tamil Literature, which is as old as Sanskrit.
This can be found in the Sangam Literature .
http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Ethereal_Prambanan.htm
http://jayasreesaranathan.blogspot.in/2011/11/inscriptional-evidence-for-mahabharata.html
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