Indrapalanagaram Panchakutama Shivalayam, Telangana

Address

Indrapalanagaram Panchakutama Shivalayam Indrapalanagaram Thummalaguda, Telangana 508113

Diety

Panchakutama Shiva

Introduction

Indrapalanagaram. Located 80 kilometres away from the capital city of Hyderabad, this places houses more than 20 temples including the ancient ones. The ancient Pancha Kutama Shivalayam temple is completely dilapidated condition. As per the ancient inscriptions, the village was known as Indrapuri, the capital city during the Vishnukundis’ reign. But, within no time, it all faded out leaving the temples and other historic structures in a dilapidated condition. With the initiatives of villagers, Shivalayam in Shankaruni Gutta was revived where Maha Sivaratri celebrations are conducted in a grand scale. Indrapalanagaram, Dharmapuri Ramalingeshwa temple, ruins of Kesaragutta, etc are Viṣṇukundina era temples mostly rebuilt during Rāṣṭrakūṭa era as they were in dilapidated condition by Cālukyan era. The stone carvings of deities at Nandagiri and Malluru date back to Viṣṇukundina era or even earlier