President Murmu Visits UNESCO World Heritage Site Ramappa Temple

Mulugu/Hyderabad, Dec 28 (Maxim News): President Droupadi Murmu has visited the UNESCO World Heritage site Ramappa temple at Venkatapur Mandal in Mulugu district today along with Governor Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan and Union Tourism and Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy who was welcomed by Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod and officials at the helipad.

The President offered special prayers to the presiding deity Lord Rudreshwara. Later, the President launched the development works proposed under the “Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) scheme and also performed “Bhoomi Pooja” for the reconstruction of the Kameshwara temple at the UNESCO World Heritage site.

The reconstruction of this Kakatiyan-era temple is said to have been taken up as a part of the development works following the recognition by UNESCO. similar to the “Maha Mandapam” of the “Thousand Pillar” temple, located at Hanamkonda, a 33-meter long and 33 meter wide kameshwara temple’s mandapam will be reconstructed using the unique Kakatiyan era sand-box technology. The reconstruction is scheduled for completion by March 2026.

Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Tourism Minister V.Srinivas Goud, Local MLA seetakka, MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy. Telangana State Water Resources Development Corporation Chairman V. Prakash Rao, former MP Seetaram Naik, District Collector S. Krishna Aditya, and other district officials were present during the President’s visit. (Maxim News)

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