THOUSAND PILLARS TEMPLE

THOUSAND PILLARS TEMPLE

In 1163 A.D., King Rudra Deva believed to be built Thousand Pillars Temple.  The Thousand Pillars Temple is one of the specimens of the Kakatiyan architecture of the 12th century.   The Thousand Pillars Temple is several shrines and lingams with star-shaped.  Trikutalayam are the three shrines inside the temple.  The Thousand Pillars Temple three shrines are dedicated to Lord Shiva, Lord Surya, and Lord Vishnu.  There is a big garden in which small lingam shrines were seen in The Thousand Pillars Temple.

There is a Nandi (bull) with carved 1000 pillars in the Temple.  The engineering technology behind this monument is really mystic for us.  To our surprise, it is built with sand and some other materials without cement.  Thousand Pillars Temple is one of the great excellences of Kakatiyan engineering technology.  This is constructed with thousand pillars that is why it has named Thousand Pillars Temple.   This way this temple constructed is surprising the world engineering technology.  This is one of the famous places to visit in (Warangal, Hanamkonda) Telangana.