Thousand Pillar Temple
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The Thousand Pillar Temple is a historic 12th-century Kakatiya-era Hindu temple renowned for its intricate stone carvings and distinctive star-shaped architecture, located in present-day Telangana, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thousand Pillar Temple canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rudreshwara Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Rudreshwara Swamy Temple
|
| architecturalStyle |
Kakatiya architecture
ⓘ
star-shaped plan ⓘ |
| builtByDynasty | Kakatiya dynasty ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1163 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Kakatiya-era monument
ⓘ
major pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Shiva
ⓘ
Surya ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| festivalCelebrated |
Kakatiya festival
ⓘ
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Nandi mandapa
ⓘ
monolithic Nandi statue ⓘ multiple shrines ⓘ raised platform ⓘ |
| hasSanctum |
Shiva shrine
ⓘ
Surya shrine ⓘ Vishnu shrine ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kakatiya dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Kakatiya kingdom
|
| locatedIn |
Hanamkonda
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanamakonda
South India ⓘ Telangana ⓘ Warangal district ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
black basalt stone
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Bhadrakali Temple
ⓘ
Warangal Fort ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intricate stone carvings
ⓘ
lathe-turned pillars ⓘ ornate ceilings ⓘ polished pillars ⓘ sculpted elephants ⓘ |
| patron | King Rudra Deva ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| regionLanguage | Telugu ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| stateProtection |
Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Telangana
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Heritage Telangana
|
| tourismCategory | heritage tourism site in Telangana ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | part of Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple and related sites proposals ⓘ |
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