Wednesday 11 July 2012

HIstorical places in warangal

Thousand pillar Temple :
Perched elegantly on the slopes of the hills at Hanamkonda, the thousand pillars temple is fine specimen of Kakatiya Architecture and sculpture. Built by Rudra Deva in 1163 AD in the Chalunkan style, the star-shaped, triple shrine temple is dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Surya. The temple is notable for its richly carved pillars, preformatted screens and exquisite icons, specially impressive are the rock cut elephants and the Nandi.

The Thousand Pillars Temple is located in Hanamkonda part of the Warangal City. It is about 6 kms away from Warangal Railway Station & Bus Station and 9 kms away from Kazipet Railway Junction. 


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Route Map For Thousand Pillar Temple

 

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