Discovery of temples in Telangana shows spread of Chalukya reign

Subject: History

Section: Art and Culture

What is new discovery:

Team discovered two temples on Bank of the Krishna River and five within the Mudimanikyam village in Telangana.
Team also discovered an inscription dated to the rulers of Badami Chalukyas( the present-day Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh) who ruled between 543 AD and 750 AD.

Features of temple:

The temples reflect Deccan
It has space for more than two religions: Brahmanical, Buddhism and Jainism religion.

Earlier extent of kingdom:

The Jogulamba temples at Alampur and the submerged Yeleswaram sites were the furthest reach of Chalukya Badami kingdom.
This new information expands the historical extent of that realm.
The Jogulamba temples:
A Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Jogulamba, a Maha Shakti peeth located in Alampur, Telangana, India.
Alampur is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River near its confluence with Krishna River.Jogulamba temple is located in the same complex as that of the Navabrahma Temples, a group of nine Shiva temples built in the seventh-eighth century CE.

Yeleswaram:

A Buddhist site, Yeleswaram is located in Devarakonda Taluk of Nalgonda
It reveals the relics of the upper Palaeolithic, Microlithic, Chalcolithic and Megalithic ages.
Inscriptions of Western Chalukyas, Telugu Cholas, Kakatiyas and Yadavas were recovered.