Ramappa Temple and historyWarangal, the ancient capital city of Kakatiya, is famous for yet another beautiful temple, the Ramappa Temple in the village of Palampet.
The Ramappa temple stands as a remarkable testimony of Kakatiyan architecture from the time it was built. The temple was completed in 1234 CE and since then was a place of worship for the royal family. The main deity in the temple is Lord Ramalingeshwara (incarnation of Lord Shiva) and the temple was named as Ramappa after the chief sculptor who built it.
The temple is pentagon in shape, raised on a platform about six feet from the ground with beautiful architecture which is one of its kinds. This platform connects the entrance hall, dance hall and the main sanctum. There are nearly thirty-two pillars with rich and intricate carvings and even the roof is covered with sculptors of the warrior Gods. To the left side of the main shrine, there is a pillar which generates music upon which you can play primary musical notes. On the top most part of this pillar, you find beautifully carved drummers in various dancing postures.
There are many beautifully carved sculptures, one is that of Rati, Goddesses of Spring, holding a bow made of sugarcane with the arrows of desire. There is also a pillar to the side of the courtyard, with one of the earliest Telugu inscriptions carved on it. There is a temple of Lord Shiva which is almost falling to pieces with finely carved Nandi (bull mount of Lord Shiva) housed in a separate hall. As you walk around the temple premises, you ll get to experience the royalty as this is the land where the Kakatiyan kings once toddled. The beautiful carving on the granite with fine cuttings is not the job of a day, rather, took months to built the temple what it stands as even today!
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