▁P and h arp ur ▁temple ▁and ▁ins cri ptions ▁▁ ▁Sch ol astic ▁investigation ▁of ▁V ith oba ' s ▁history ▁often ▁begins ▁with ▁consideration ▁of ▁the ▁d ating ▁of ▁the ▁chief ▁temple ▁at ▁P and h arp ur , ▁which ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁earliest ▁V ith oba ▁temple . ▁The ▁oldest ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁dates ▁to ▁the ▁Y ad ava ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁and ▁ 1 3 th   cent uries . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th   century , ▁though ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁temple ▁has ▁never ▁ceased . ▁The ▁date ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁is ▁unclear ▁to ▁B hand ark ar , ▁but ▁he ▁ins ists ▁there ▁is ▁clear ▁evidence ▁to ▁suggest ▁it ▁existed ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 3 th   century . ▁According ▁to ▁S . ▁G . ▁T ulp ule , ▁the ▁temple ▁stood ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 1 8 9 . ▁In ▁fact , ▁a ▁monument ▁dated ▁ 1 1 8 9 ▁records ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁V ith oba ▁shr ine ▁at ▁the ▁present ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁temple ; ▁thus , ▁T ulp ule ▁con cludes , ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁V ith oba ▁pred ates ▁ 1 1 8 9 . ▁ ▁A ▁stone ▁ins cription ▁dated ▁ 1 2 3 7 , ▁found ▁on ▁an ▁overhead ▁beam ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁V ith oba ▁temple , ▁mentions ▁that ▁the ▁Ho ys ala ▁king ▁Som esh var