- Location: Palampet, Telangana, India.
- Built By: Recharla Rudra, a general of the Kakatiya dynasty, in the early 13th century.
- Deity: Lord Shiva
- Architecture
- Exemplifies Kakatiya style of temple architecture, characterized by intricate carvings and sandbox foundation.
- Main features
- Star-shaped platform (stellate plan).
- Large shikhara (superstructure) made of lightweight porous bricks known as floating bricks, reducing weight on the foundation.
- Elaborately carved walls, ceilings, pillars, and brackets depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.
- The technique used is the Sandbox foundation Technique: A mixture of sand, lime, jaggery, and other materials that absorbs shocks and makes the structure earthquake-resistant.
