Look At This Detail! Sri Rama Lingeshwara Swamy (Ramappa) Temple. This is one of the beautiful temples of Kakatiya period built by Racherla Rudra, a general of Kakatiya Ganapati Deva. According to a contemporary record this temple was built in 1213 A.D. The temple stands on a raised platform with garbhagriha, an antarla, and maha mandapa with lateral porched entrances on three sides. The main entrance faces east. The garbhagriha contains a black basalt linga installed on a high pedestal insideover the ceiling of the central ankana one finds a magnificient display of sculptures depicting scenes from Ramayana, Siva Purana and other mythological narratives. The striking peculiarity of the building lies in the arrangement of bracketfigures. Above the kakshasana level decorated with slender, graceful madanikas, naginis etc. in different poses, the other units with in the prakara are an imposing Nandi mandapa, Kameswara and Kateswara shrines.
Credit Praveen Mohan