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Devunigutta Temple
The Devunigutta Temple ("God’s hill" in Telugu) or Shiva Temple, Kothur is a Hindu temple near Kothur village in the Mulugu District, Telangana, India, some 60 km east of Warangal. Located in a remote forested plateau, it was probably built c. 6th century CE by the Vakatakas. It was first recorded in 2012, in an abandoned state, by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI); however, it did not come to wider attention until images were posted on social media in 2017. The temple now consists of a square sanctuary with a shikhara or vimana tower, with the sanctuary open to the interior of the tower, and a low wall enclosing an entrance court. An unusual profusion of relief sculptures, though very worn, are located both inside and outside. Visiting international scholars, as well as local people, have expressed concern about the condition of the building. Local voluntary groups cleared the vegetation growing on the actual structure, although by 2020 much had regrown. In late 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayashankar Bhupalpally District
Jayashankar Bhupalpally district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Bhupalpally. It was a part of the erstwhile Warangal district and Karimnagar district prior to the re-organisation of districts in the state. The district share boundaries with Karimnagar, Mancherial, Peddapalli, Hanamkonda, Warangal, and Mulugu districts and with the state boundary of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. Geography The district is spread over an area of . Jayashankar district is bounded on north by Mancherial district and Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, on the northeast by Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, on the southeast by Mulugu district, on the south by Warangal district, on west by Hanamkonda and Peddapalli districts. Demographics Census of India, the district has a population of 410,963. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 22.21% and 8.70% of the population respectively. Hindus are 96.21% of the population, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dravidian Architecture
Dravidian architecture, or the South Indian temple style, is an architectural idiom in Hindu temple architecture that emerged from South India, reaching its final form by the sixteenth century. It is seen in Hindu temples, and the most distinctive difference from north Indian styles is the use of a shorter and more pyramidal tower over the garbhagriha or sanctuary called a vimana, where the north has taller towers, usually bending inwards as they rise, called shikharas. However, for modern visitors to larger temples the dominating feature is the high gopura or gatehouse at the edge of the compound; large temples have several, dwarfing the vimana; these are a much more recent development. There are numerous other distinct features such as the ''dwarapalakas'' – twin guardians at the main entrance and the inner sanctum of the temple and ''goshtams'' – deities carved in niches on the outer side walls of the garbhagriha. Mentioned as one of three styles of temple building in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
