 The memorial stone has a unique depiction in frieze of the ritual death ("Sallekhana") of King Ereganga Nitimarga I () of the Western Ganga Dynasty.It was raised by the king's son Satyavakya.In Shravanabelgola, the Kuge Brahmadeva pillar has a "Nishidhi" commemorating Marasimha, another Western Ganga king.