Ramappa temple

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GS PAPER I: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.

Context: The State government has intensified its pitch for speeding up the process for recognition of the Rudreshwara (Ramappa) temple as world heritage site.

Tourism Minister urges Archaeological Survey of India take up development of monuments and forts

About Rudreshwara (Ramappa) temple

It is also known as the Ramalingeswara temple, and is located in the state of Telangana in southern India.
An inscription in the temple dates it to the year 1213 CE and says it was built by a Kakatiya General Recherla Rudra Reddy, during the period of the Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva.
Marco Polo, during his visit to the Kakatiya Empire, allegedly called the temple "the brightest star in the galaxy of temples". Ramappa Temple stands majestically on a 6 ft high star-shaped platform.
The Temple is included in the proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site "The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways", in 2019 on the "tentative list".

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/state-intensifies-pitch-for-world-heritage-site-status-to-ramappa-temple/article34956875.ece