Kakatiya temple warangal

In ancient India, art and religion were inseparable. It may not be wrong to say the religion was the vehicle through which the art developed, evolved and flourished. Kings and their representatives were the major patrons of art. More often than not they commissioned artists to build temples devoted to their family or state deities. Whenever a region has been ruled long enough by a dynasty, we find a cluster of temples built by the generations of the dynasty. The best Kakatiya temples were built when the rule of the Kakatiya dynasty was at its peak.

Every reign also had its typical style of art, which reflected in the temple architecture and sculptures. Kakatiya Dynasty of Warangal also left their imprint in the form of temples. While most temples have been destroyed, there are a few that have survived the tide of time. And give us a glimpse of the times of Kakatiya’s. Two most important Kakatiya temples that are still practicing are Thousand pillar temple at Hanamkonda and Ramappa temple at Palampet, some 70 km’s from Warangal.