July 2021
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Virupaksha Temple
Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi, Ballari District, Karnataka, India. It’s part of Hampi’s Group of Monuments, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lord Virupaksha, a form of Shiva, is honoured in this temple. The temple was established by Lakkan Dandesha, a nayaka (chieftain) under the Vijayanagara Empire’s king Deva Raya II, also known…
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Virupaksha Temple
Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi, Ballari District, Karnataka, India. It’s part of Hampi’s Group of Monuments, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lord Virupaksha, a form of Shiva, is honoured in this temple. The temple was established by Lakkan Dandesha, a nayaka (chieftain) under the Vijayanagara Empire’s king Deva Raya II, also known as…
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Ramappa Temple in Telangana designated as UNESCO World Heritage.
On 25 July 2021, the 800-year-old Ramappa Temple was inscribed as a World Heritage Site as “Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana”. The Ramappa temple in Palampet, Telangana’s Warangal, has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to the Culture Ministry. Following the announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the country and encouraged people…
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Amruteshvara Temple
The Amruteshvara temple is located in the village of Amruthapura, 67 km north of Chikmagalur town in the Chikkamagaluru district of the Karnataka state, India. The temple was built in 1196 C.E. by Amrutheshwara Dandanayaka (“commander”) under Hoysala King Veera Ballala II. He caused the Amrutesvara temple to be constructed and set up a Brahmapuri…
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A Tribute to Dilip Kumar