The temple has seen a sudden surge in tourist arrivals on Monday morning (a day after UNESCO awarded the World Heritage inscription). The main temple was renovated, but apart from this, there are other structures that need attention, the collector said. ASI will now focus on improving its infrastructure (restoration, restructuring).
The granting of a World Heritage Inscription by UNESCO to the historic Rudreshwara Temple, popularly known as Ramappa Temple in Telangana’s Mulugu district has brought great joy to various sections – political leaders, heritage activists and common people, who hope That memorial will now go international. fame.
State Women and Child Welfare Minister Satyavati Rathod, MLA D Anasuya alias Sitakka, other leaders and public representatives on Monday offered prayers in view of the temple getting World Heritage status.
Rathod, who took a walk around the temple complex, said that she would take all possibilities of development of the temple under the attention of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao.
He said that after getting recognition from UNESCO, this temple, about 200 km from Hyderabad, will have a wonderful development.
He said that the state government would further develop the 800 year old Kakatiya era temple complex and provide all facilities to the temple visitors. Mulugu District Collector S Krishna Aditya said that the UNESCO tag is a recognition of the district and Telangana.
He said that tourism would get a boost in the region and the temple would attract international tourists. The collector said that a sudden increase in tourist arrivals has been noticed at the temple on Monday morning (a day after UNESCO conferred the World Heritage inscription).
He said the main temple has been renovated, but apart from this there are other structures that need attention.
Obviously, the ASI will now focus on improving its infrastructure (restoration, restructuring), he said. Infrastructure in the temple complex
He said that recently there has been improvement and the state government is ready to spend more money on the temple.
Kakatiya Heritage Trust (KHT) founder-trustee and former IAS officer BV Papa Rao, who took the matter forward and also attended a meeting with UNESCO officials in Paris in 2019, said it was a decade of his life for him. There was a long journey that ended with the United Nations body. Ramappa temple was declared as a World Heritage Site on Sunday.
He recalled that the then Culture Minister (in undivided AP) J Geetha Reddy had formed a committee in 2010 with KHT as the coordinator. KHT’s efforts gained momentum with the formation of Telangana (in 2014) and the trust launched a nomination drive in 2016, Papa Rao, who served as an advisor to the Telangana government, told PTI.
He said the Ramappa temple could become India’s nomination for UNESCO in 2019, when Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao would take it up with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Papa Rao, who explained the various developments in efforts to get the temple UNESCO recognition, said the inscription is only a milestone but not the end of the journey. Recognition on the world stage is a matter of pride for the citizens of Telangana.
DK Reddy, a resident of Warangal said, “As a native of Warangal, I feel proud.”
Ramappa Temple is about 60 km from Warangal.
Besides Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao, state Congress president and MP A Revanth Reddy and state BJP president and Lok Sabha member Bandi Sanjay Kumar lauded the UNESCO recognition of the temple.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said UNESCO has conferred a World Heritage Inscription on the historic Rudreswara Temple, also known as the Ramappa Temple, at Palampet in Telangana’s Mulugu district.
The Rudreshwar temple was built in 1213 AD by Recharla Rudra, a general of the Kakatiya king Ganapati Deva during the reign of the Kakatiya kingdom.
The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is worshiped by devotees. The presiding deity is Ramalingeshwara Swamy. It is also known as Ramappa Temple after the sculptor who worked in the temple for 40 years.
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