Discovery of temples in Telangana shows spread of Chalukya reign
- February 26, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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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.