▁Other ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁included ▁att ending ▁animal ▁f ights ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁or ▁ ▁different ▁species . ▁The ▁At ak ur ▁ins cription , ▁a ▁ ▁hero ▁stone ▁( vir gal ), ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁favour ite ▁h ound ▁of ▁fe ud atory ▁Western ▁G anga ▁King ▁But uga ▁II ▁that ▁died ▁fighting ▁a ▁wild ▁bo ar ▁in ▁a ▁sport . ▁Game ▁pres erves ▁ ▁for ▁hunting ▁by ▁royal ty ▁are ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁G ov inda ▁III . ▁Astronom y ▁was ▁well ▁developed ▁and ▁so ▁was ▁ast ro log y . ▁Even ▁J ains ▁showed ▁interest ▁in ▁ast ro log ical ▁predictions ▁and ▁met aph ys ical ▁belief s . ▁Super st itions ▁were ▁pl ent iful ▁and ▁catch ing ▁a ▁s nake ▁alive ▁proved ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁ch ast ity . ▁Old ▁persons ▁suffering ▁from ▁in cur able ▁dise ases ▁preferred ▁to ▁end ▁their ▁lives ▁by ▁d row ning ▁in ▁the ▁sacred ▁waters ▁of ▁pil gr im ▁site ▁or ▁by ▁burning ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H istor ical ▁Soci eties ▁of ▁K arn ata ka ▁Category : R as ht rak uta ▁dynast y <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁IB SA ▁European ▁J udo ▁Championships ▁is ▁an ▁event ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Bl ind ▁Sports ▁Federation ▁( IB SA ). ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁j udo ▁competition ▁for ▁vis ually ▁imp a ired ▁athlet es . ▁Organ ised ▁bien n ial ly , ▁the ▁competition ▁is ▁not ▁run ▁during ▁years ▁when ▁the