The pillars are all connected together, forming a thick wall. The temple is dedicated to the three Lords, Shiva, Vishnu and Surya. The shrines are around the ranga mandapa, a central hall, where probably dancers gave performances during festivals. Only the Shiva Linga exists and prayers are offered there, the other two deities are missing. There is a huge monolithic seated Nandi, the bull which Shiva rides, facing the main shrine.
Reaching There :
Air : The nearest airport is at Hyderabad , 157-km away.
Rail : Warangal has a railway station and is well connected by rail to important cities of India.
Road : APSTRC and Private buses connect Warangal with Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Karimnagar, Khammam and some other districts
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27 comments:
Fantastic places for nice pictures, well done Indrani.
greetings, Joop
Have you counted them
really 1000 pillars ... :))
The last shot is very COOL !!
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Great pictures for a wonderful place.
Awesome captures as always, Indrani! And what an awesomely beautiful place! Enjoy your week!
Sylvia
so many wonderful temples to visit all over india. you are lucky to have all these history around you.
Very Nice
Pillars are frequently holding up something … but it is unique how these pillars are joined together to create a wall. What a grand structure and interesting history for a little town. Thanks for sharing your journey!
Great captures! I would like to visit this temple some time.
Beautiful images of the temple. The carvings are amazing.
Incredible, such work and expense building the structures. I can't even imagine.
This is an incredible structure. Your pictures are wonderful, and I thank you for sharing this place with us.
So pillars as walls - that's a nice little thing to learn today. The bull reminds me of Egypt.
1000 pillars!! Magnificent view!
I find it very interesting that
by chance, there are stone bull statues in my"Joy of Spring" posted to My World. Bulls are messengers of the deity of wisdom. Many Buddhist deities have their own animal vehicles and messengers, white elephant, lion, dove, wild boar and so on. I guess influence of Hindu. Thank you for sharing great photos and story.
beautiful images of a lovely temple!
Wow - so ancient and gorgeous! Amazing place.
lucky there is no earthquake in India.
Interesting post. I really like the second last shot with the pillars reminiscent of dripping water.
Indrani, your photos are all wonderful. I enjoy seeing these temples and places you visit.
What a beautiful design. Hard to imagine all the work that went into building all the pillars.
Loved the picture of Nandi.
Visited this place last year . Was misled by the name "1000-Pillared". No pillars, only pilasters ! :-)
Incredible architecture. Thanks for posting
Indrani, these are very nice pictures of the temple of Hanamkonda! Fantastic architecture indeed.
I'm glad that your daughters enjoy my Turin posts :-)
A very interesting architectural style, Indrani.
Shiva's bull is magnificent.
-- K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
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Why is it that your architecture is so much more intricate than ours? I love those ancient buildings!
wow great place to visit.
Incredbil, Kakatiys History is intresting, said to have built the golgonda fort too. Many more monuments in Warangal area?
Amazing how much detail is carved into the stone. Must be incredible to see this temple in person.
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