Dharmapuri, Manyamkonda temples to get conservation boost at a cost of ₹13 crore

The Telangana authorities is preparing to undertake large conservation works astatine 2 past temples — Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple successful Dharmapuri, Jagtial district, and the Manyamkonda temple successful Mahabubnagar territory — with fiscal and method enactment from the Pune-based Lord Venkateswara Religious and Charitable Trust.

The restoration effort, estimated to outgo ₹13 crore, volition travel accepted architectural and technological practices utilized for centuries successful South Indian temple construction, according to the officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled to reappraisal the projected works connected Friday (February 13), with a team, including ASI Director (Epigraphy) K. Munirathnam Reddy, representatives of the Trust and conservation experts Vishal Bhaskar Limkar and Romen Singh Jamwal. The elaborate task study is apt to beryllium presented astatine the meeting, and the restoration works, including fixing leakages and conservation, volition statesman instantly aft the meeting.

Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Munirathnam Reddy, who is instrumental successful taking up the project, said that these temples had been selected successful the archetypal signifier of conservation arsenic Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is keen connected the conservation of the past temples.

Further, Trust’s laminitis B.Venkateswara Rao had travel guardant to instrumentality up the task nether CSR funding, helium said adding that the Trust had earlier supported conservation projects astatine 4 salient temples successful Andhra Pradesh — Srikalahasti, Simhachalam, Srisailam, and the Alipiri Padala Mandapam successful Tirupati — and would present money akin works successful Telangana.

Of the full amount, ₹7 crore has been earmarked for the Dharmapuri temple and ₹6 crore for Manyamkonda. The restoration volition see treating long-standing h2o leakage issues utilizing an property aged waterproofing method that employs a substance of karakkaya (myrobalan), lime, jaggery, ladies’ digit extract, and earthy gums, a accepted method with roots successful the Pallava, Chola, and Odisha’s Gajapati architectural traditions.

Ancient temples with affluent heritage

Located connected the banks of Godavari River, the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple was primitively constructed astir 1018 AD. It was reconstructed by section devotees successful the 17th century, preserving its spiritual value and ensuring continued worship.

The Manyamkonda Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, located astir 16 km from Mahabubnagar connected the Raichur roadworthy connected a hill, was said to beryllium a meditation tract for respective sages. The temple, dedicated to Sri Venkateswara Swamy, sits wrong a earthy cave enactment dispersed crossed 3 hillocks.