Bengaluru: Ramappa Temple, 13th Century Architecture icon and technical miracle that resulted in the UNESCO legacy tag which was coveted three months ago, was the culmination of the presentation given by Telutana government officials at the Sustainable Minister of Tourism and Cultural Conference in Bengaluru.
A special video featuring decorative design and architectural brilliance from the temple was presented during the opening day of the event on Thursday in the presence of the Cultural Union Minister, Tourism and Development of Northeast Region G Kishan Reddy, drew a lot of appreciation from the audience.
Located in Warangal Telangana, the temple stands on a six-foot star-shaped platform with walls, pillars, and ceilings decorated with complicated carvings that prove the unique skulsyan skuling skills.
The two-day conference organized by the Ministry of Tourism tries to give the spotlight on the potential of a larger tourism and the southern cultural heritage, which is described by the Minister as “Treasure Trove”.
Five countries – Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu – and three Union – Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshadweep – Participate in the event are held at Heritage Hotels here.
Overcoming the conference in the first session, Reddy praised the list of Temple Ramappa as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in July, a news that has brought cheers to India in the midst of the tourism industry in the country.
A large number of iconic and historic heritage sites are located in the southern region of India.
India currently has 40 world heritage sites, both culture and natural, which stretches across the length and breadth of the country.
Telangana was carved from Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
The Temple of Ramappa is the first state heritage site of the newly formed state.
The temple, named after the architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as the only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag for 2019.
Reddy later said that because of a pandemic, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting could not be done in 2020 and nominees for 2020 and for years 2021 was discussed in a series of online meetings earlier this year.
In his speech during the first session, Telangana Minister Srinivas Gour spent a lot of time emphasizing the ancient beauty, the spiritual value and the splendor of the architecture of the temple that had brought glory and pride in India, with the tourism sector trying to return to his legs.
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Good hopes that the UNESCO tag will bring more tourists and that the Telangana government does all efforts to ensure a safer tourism experience for people who are expected to come to the location, because Borders will soon be open to international tourists.
“It’s great achievement, world heritage tags, and we have several other heritage sites with great value in this country.
We want to get more support from the Indian archaeological survey and the Ministry of Tourism Union Tourism, to further enhance our culture.
The site and showing it to All Indians and the world in a beautiful way, “he said.
The Rudresreswara Temple (Ramappa) was built in 1213 AD during the Kakatiya Empire’s reign by Recharla Rudra, General Kakatiya Raja Ganapati Deva.
The god of the temple chairman is Ramalingeswara Swamy, according to information distributed by the Ministry of Culture.
He was also known as the Ramappa temple, after the sculptor who carried out the works of the Temple for 40 years.
Kakatiyas temple complex has different styles, technology, and decorations by showing off the influence of kakatiyan sculptors.
Ramappa Temple is a manifestation of this and often stands as a testimonial against Kakatiyan Creative Genius, the Ministry of Culture immediately said after the UNESCO tag was awarded him.
The different kakatiyas style for the gateway to the temple complex, unique only for this region confirmed the proportion of aesthetics that greatly evolved in the temple and gateway of the city in South India, the Ministry of Culture stated.
European traders and travelers were fascinated by the beauty of the temple and one such traveler said that the temple was “the brightest star in the medieval temple galaxy DECCAN”.
After the UNESCO tag, a new focus on the T’gana Ramappa Temple
