The Thousand Pillar Temple

• ​​The Thousand Pillar Temple or Rudreswara Swamy Temple is a historic Hindu temple located in the town of Hanamakonda, Telangana State, India. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Vishnu, and Surya.

  ​Each pillar we see is different from others. Not a single pillar is similar to each other.

• ​The Nandi Statue in the temple is made from one single stone. ​

• ​Every single Pillar in the temple represents a story like the Ramayana.

• ​The Thousand Pillar Temple is a specimen of the Kakatiyan style of architecture of the 12th century. It was half destroyed by the Mughal Empires during their Islamic invasion of South India. It comprises one temple and another building.

​1) Rainwater Harvesting has been practiced in the temple for storing water even in those times!

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​2) This temple is made from a metamorphic rock with is made from granite, it is Gneiss.