Tag: Kakatiya Shiva temple

  • Warangal’s 800-Year-Old Kakatiya Shiva Temple Razed: Urgent Lessons for Heritage Protection

    Warangal’s 800-Year-Old Kakatiya Shiva Temple Razed: Urgent Lessons for Heritage Protection

    An 800-year-old Kakatiya-era Shiva temple in Ashok Nagar (Khanapur Mandal, Warangal) was demolished during a government Integrated School project, despite the presence of a rare 1231 A.D. Telugu inscription referencing Ganapatideva as “Maharaja” and “Rajadhirajulu.” Heritage experts, including Sreeramoju Haragopal and historian D. Satyanarayana, underscored that the shrine could have been conserved in situ or…