Hyderabad: Rudreshwara World Heritage Site (Ramappa) Temple has a significant threat to damage, natural decay and other defects.
In the management plan submitted to UNESCO, the state said that the Indian archaeological survey worked to improve defects in the temple complex.
Structural analysis, carried out by a team from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, has found that floor beams that rely on sand have experienced far less tensile strength than stress developed due to construction.
“This is the main reason for all broken floor beams that have been observed.
Floor beams, have large pieces consisting of sandstone, have failed severely, resulting in the completion of the fourth pillar of the main charge,” Archaeologist Dr.
E Siva Nagi Reddy.
“The Kamameswara Temple is being restored using the same building element as modified structural stability and quality control that adopts ancient construction procedures,” he added.
Sikhara – the top of the main temple – made of floating bricks, overlay with plastering.
Nagi Reddy said that the deposition of moss dry and other micro vegetation caused an unpleasant appearance and the weakening of the surface of the plaster.
“Causes that might be caused by the impact of moisture and rainfall, the growth of thick micro vegetation occurs, which causes the damage to the surface of the plaster,” said the Ministry of Heritage.
Growth of hard moss on the surface of the vertical wall of the exterior of the temple causes damage to acid secretion.
Nandi Mandapa, kitchen, Kateswara Temple consists of red sandstone with a white ribbon, maybe purchased from the nearest hills.
The main temple exterior wall has been influenced due to moisture and rainfall, and thick micro-vegetation growth.
The exterior wall of Nandi Mandap has the presence of the remains of the limestone patch previously applied.
The chalk mark and the presence of the remnants of lime visible.
Antechamber ceilings have soot deposits in the interior of the temple.
“Burning oil lights, barus lime, incense sticks etc., causes soot deposition on the wall and interior ceiling.
Tarnish statues found on the exterior wall of the temple and sub-temples, have occurred due to the impact of atmospheric oddity, and attached nature From building materials, the eroded stone statue causes defects, “said the inheritance department in the management plan.
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