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The ruins of another Shiva temple in Khammampalle

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English: Khammampalli, sometimes spelled as Khammampalle or Khammampally, is a village in Telangana with historic temple ruins. The temple is about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the historic group of temples and their ruins at Manthani and to the west of Thadicharla in Telangana (not to be confused with the location with the same name in Andhra Pradesh and about 350 kilometers away).
  • This is the smaller Shiva temple in Khammampally, now in ruins on the western banks of river Manair (Maneru, Maner), a tributary of river Godavari.
  • The temple originally stood on a pitha (platform), has a mandapa (hall), an antarala and a garbhagriya (sanctum).
  • A notable feature of this temple are the extensive large reliefs on the outer walls and some pillars, where Vedic deities such as Indra riding his elephant and Agni riding his ram, universal symbolism such as of Gajalakshmi, as well as gods and goddesses of Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism have been carved. On other lathe-shaped pillars, complex geometric artwork are symmetrically depicted.
  • In the sanctum is a large Shiva linga pillar. In the contemporary era, the local community has placed pictures of Rama, Lakshmana, Sita and Hanumana in front of the linga.
  • It is unclear when this temple was built and consecrated. Based on iconographic details in the reliefs, the temple is likely from the 11th or 12th century CE.
  • The temple shows signs of both natural erosion and intentional destruction/vandalism. Broken and gouged out parts of this temple are littered in the fields, out of order, nearby. Tree roots and limbs have grown into the temple.
  • The local villagers have attempted to restore and resume worship in this temple. The regional Hindus consider these ruins as one of their pilgrimage site on major festivals such as Shivaratri.
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Source P. Madhusudan (OTRS 2021070410003731)
Author P. Madhusudan
Camera location18° 32′ 38″ N, 79° 42′ 32″ E  Heading=0° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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