Nrityalaya Trust, an Academy of Performing Arts in city, has organised an exclusive talk on the topic ‘Ramappa Temple as UNESCO World Heritage Site’ on Nov.15 between 6 pm and 8 pm at Namana Kala Mantapa in Krishnamurthypuram. Ramappa Temple, also known as the Rudreshwara Temple, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Telangana. An inscription in the temple says its construction started in the year 1213 CE by Recharla Rudra, a General of Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva 1199-1262.
Located in the vicinity of Ramappa Lake, the Ramappa Temple complex which consists of three temples, was designed by sculptor Ramappa after whom the temple complex is named. Dr. Choodamani Nandagopal, a renowned International Art Historian, UNESCO Fellow and Tagore Fellow at National Museum, New Delhi, will deliver the talk on the above topic, according to a press release from Dr. Tulasi Ramachandra, Trust Chairperson.