Explore The Wonders Of The Ramappa Temple!
Explore The Wonders Of The Ramappa Temple!
The Ramappa temple is full of amazing things which will make it an unforgettable experience. This is one of the temples you cannot visit just once. Let us now explore the wonders of the Ramappa temple. It is an 800 year old temple popular for the intricate carvings on the divine walls of the temple. There is also a peculiar myth associated with the Ramappa temple. The temple is built with floating bricks. An unusual thing that is hard to imagine. The temple is located in Palampet village of the Venkatapur district. Since it is a major tourist attraction, the Tourist Department has built cottages for the visitors to enjoy the green forests on the banks of the lake.
The carvings on the walls of the temple are unmatched. If you look keenly, you will see that, these carvings reveal the date on which the temple was built. The carvings will tell you that the temple was built in 1213 AD by Recharla Rudra. Ramalingeswara Swamy is the presiding deity of the temple and the festival of Mahashivaratri is celebrated on a grand scale for 3 days. Did you know that the Ramappa temple stands on a 6 feet high platform and is surrounded by a Pradakshinapatha? This adds to the uniqueness of the temple. It is said that a sculptor from Karnataka by the name Ramappa, built the temple over 40 years. As a mark of this, the temple is named after him. It is for the first time in the history of temples, that a temple is named not after the presiding deity but after the sculptor. As you enter the temple, a 9 feet tall Nandi waits to bless you. The shivalingam in the sanctum is also 9 feet tall. A flute at the entrance of this amazing temple, sings sa re ga ma when it is hit. What would you say about this style of architecture? There are 13 carvings on the walls of the Ramappa temple indicating that it was built in the 13th century. The carvings narrate various stories of ‘Ksheera sagar madhanam’ Daksha samharam, Daksha yagnam, Tripurasura samharam, Gajasura samharam and Narakasura vadha, Gopika vastrapaharanam.
One among many unique things about the Ramappa temple, is the fact that the temple is built with red stone and carvings are made out of black granite. I’m sure you will discover many more things about the Ramappa temple, when you visit it.
- Kruti Beesam