All About This Famous Underground Temple In Telangana's Warangal

Kakatiya rulers have contributed immensely to spreading Telangana’s culture worldwide, including its majestic temples. According to Local 18 Telangana, one of those is the underground temple of Sree Trikuteshwara Swamy temple. As per the historians, the soldiers of the Kakatiya dynasty worshipped here and also used it for a practice called Sedah. Building this temple underground in the mud fort area of Qila Warangal area reflects the architectural brilliance of the Kakatiya kings. This temple was unearthed a few years ago when the Archaeological Survey of India was conducting excavations in the area of Qila Warangal mud fort.

Warangal-based tourist guide Ravi told Local18 that the Kakatiya rulers got Sree Trikuteshwara Swamy temples constructed in 8 different places. According to Ravi, these kings had a lot of faith in the almighty, which is why such temples were built in many places. One such temple is known as Lakshmi Parvati Temple. More than hundreds of temples were built in the Kila Warangal area near the palaces. Kila Warangal area was once the capital of Kakatiya rulers.

In this Lakshmi Parvati temple, idols of Lord Vishnu, Lord Surya and Shiva Lingam were kept. These were destroyed during the excavations by the Razakar militia a few years ago. However, the Department of Archeology is moving forward intending to fully develop the Lakshmi Parvati temple with such a rich history and present it to the future generations. Tourists flock here in huge numbers to see this temple. The tourist guide Ravi said that the wonderful sculpture style of the Kakatiyas can be seen in Lakshmi Parvati temple. He said that if this temple is developed, the Kakatiya art pieces can be shown more extensively to tourists.

A village in Telangana state called Nagunoor has been representing the Kakatiya rulers’ spiritual legacy with as many as 400 temples. One of the rare Lord Shiva temples with three Shiva Lingams has been representing the historical significance of the village. Nagunoor is a village that is 9 km away from the Karimnagar district headquarters. It got special recognition with as many as 400 temples where some of the temples were buried underground. As per the local people, the original name of the village was Nannoor, later changed to Nagunoor.