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Thousand Pillar Temple

12th century Hindu temple in Warangal, Telangana

Summary

12th century Hindu temple in Warangal, Telangana

Field	Value
name	Thousand Pillar Temple
image	1000pillar temple warangal.jpg
caption	Thousand Pillar temple
map_type	India Telangana#India
map_caption	Location in Telangana State
coordinates
country	India
state	Telangana
location	Hanamakonda, India
deity	Shiva, Vishnu, Surya
architecture	Kakatiya, Chalukya, Kadamba architecture/Vesara
year_completed	CE
creator	Rudra Deva
temple_board	P.Venugopal, Gr-II ( Endowments department of Telangana)
native_name	వెయ్యి స్తంభాల గుడి

The Thousand Pillar Temple or Rudreswara Swamy Temple is a historical Hindu temple located in the city of Hanamakonda, Telangana, India. It is dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Surya. The Thousand Pillar Temple, along with the Warangal Fort and the Kakatiya Kala Thoranam were added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.{{cite web|last1=Centre|first1=UNESCO World Heritage|title=The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways - UNESCO World Heritage Centre|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5889/|website=whc.unesco.org|access-date=28 June 2016|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010010037/https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5889/| archive-date=10 October 2017|url-status=live}}

History

Many Hindu temples were developed under the patronage of Kakatiya rulers Ganapati Deva, Rudrama Devi and Prataparudra. The Thousand Pillar Temple was believed to have been constructed between 1175 and 1324 CE by the order of the Kakatiya king Rudra Deva. Dedicated primarily to Shiva, the temple is also known by the name of Sri Rudreshwara Swamy Temple.

It was desecrated by the Tughlaq dynasty during their invasion of the Deccan.

However, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, donated a grant of 1 Lakh INR towards the reconstruction of this temple.

The executive officer of the temple is P. Venugopal Gr-II. He has brought many changes to the administration and development of the temple.

At this temple, three Hindu deities Shiva, Vishnu, and Surya are worshipped. They are known collectively as the Trikutalayam.

Architecture

The Thousand Pillar Temple with its ruins lies near the Hanamkonda-Warangal Highway in Telangana, about 150 km from the city of Hyderabad.

Rudreswara Temple locally known in Telugu as the Veyyi Stambhāla Guḍi (Telugu: వెయ్యి స్తంభాల గుడి; lit. "thousand pillar temple"). It is one of the earliest available examples of Kakatiya art, architecture and sculpture. It was built in the style of later Chalukyan and early Kakatiyan Architecture, star-shaped and triple shrined (Trikutalaya). The temple has one thousand pillars. There are richly carved pillars, perforated screens, exquisite icons, rock cut elephants and the monolithic dolerite Nandi as components of the temple. Strengthening of foundations like sandbox technique, the skill of Kakatiya sculptors is manifest in adroit craftsmanship and flawless ivory carving technique in their art. The ingenuity of Kakatiya sculptors is visible in likes of lathe turned, and shiny polish in dolerite and granite stone sculpture and craftwork of Nava Rangamandapa.

The temple was renovated in 2004 by the Government of India. Archaeological Survey of India and modern engineers have been working for the temple's further renovation.

Transport

The nearest railway station is Warangal railway station, which is 6 km away from the temple. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is the nearest airport to this temple.

References

"Thousand Pillar Temple History".
[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/1000-pillar-temple-to-get-facelift/articleshow/85388.cms 1,000-pillar temple to get facelift - Times Of India] . Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2003-07-20). Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
"Attempt to portray Nizam as 'intolerant oppressor' decried".
"The History of Nizam's Railways System".
"Thousand Pillar Temple, Thousand Pillar Temple Timings, Thousand Pillar Temple History, Rudreshwara Swamy Temple".
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