Telangana
Suryapet district
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Erakeswara Temple, Pillalamarri
“Hindu temple in India”
The Erakeswara Temple is a Hindu Saivite temple located in the western side of Pillalamarri, in the Suryapet district, of Telangana, India. The temple was built on the banks of the Musi river in c. 1208 CE. It was commissioned by Erakasani, the wife of Bēti Reddi of the Recherla Reddis family, who were feudatories of Kakatiyas. The Erakeswara Temple is one among the four prominent and intricately carved stone and granite temples located in Pillalamarri—the other three are about 250 metres east of the Erakeswara temple.
Nameswara Temple, Pillalamarri
“Hindu Temple in Suryapet district, Telangana”
Nameswara Temple, also known as Parvati Mahadeva Nameswara temple, is a Saivite Hindu temple located in Pillalamarri, Suryapet district of Telangana, India. It is a double temple, with the Trikuteswara Temple aligned in parallel to it on the immediate north. The Nameswara temple was constructed on the banks of the Musi river in c. 1202 CE by Namireddi of the Recherla Reddis family, who ruled this region and served as the feudatories of Kakatiyas. The genealogy of Namireddi, is given in the inscription on the pillar.
Phanigiri
“Buddhist site in Telangana, India”
Phanigiri is a Buddhist site in Suryapet district, Telangana. It dates to the 1st Century BCE - 4th century CE period.
Other districts in Telangana
Photo credits
- Erakeswara Temple, Pillalamarri: P. Madhusudan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons