Kakatiya Temple, Warangal

Address

Kakatiya Temple, Katakshapur village, Warangal district, Telangana 505468

Diety

Shiva

Introduction

The temple is located just 33 km from Warangal city on National Highway-163 at Katakshapur village. They fall under the ambit of the Archaeology Department, which had proposed their restoration a while ago. The works, however, have not begun yet. Two historical structures built in the Kakatiya era, namely Sri Ramalingeswara Swami and Chenna Keshava Swami temples, may come crumbling down anytime if the State Archaeology Department does not take immediate action. Both the temples were built by Prataparudra in the 12th century using stones, and the locals called them Kota Gullu. The Archaeology Department had declared the two sites as ancient monuments and protected structures. But there has been no active effort to preserve or renovate them, the negligence is costing the idols and sculptures of the temple, which are mercilessly being stolen by burglars. Moreover, there is no proper connectivity to the temples, The two temples are located next to each other in a six-acre land. While one of them faces the east, the other faces the south. # “With the kind permission of Sri Kadambur K. Vijayan, these are extracted from his posts”.