Panchadharla_Temples_and_Monuments,_Dharapalem_village,_Andhra_Pradesh_-_71.jpg
Summary
Description Panchadharla Temples and Monuments, Dharapalem village, Andhra Pradesh - 71.jpg |
English:
The monuments and Hindu temples of Panchadarla are on a hillock in Dharapalem village (Anakapalle). The complex consists of a small torana-like gateway, mandapa, temple, community kitchen, kalyana mandapa, yajna mandapa and several pilgrim facilities.
This complex is from Eastern Chalukyas era as evidence by inscriptions and lion-supported pillar design. The temple has a water spring, which pours through five outlets in the hillock, which gives this place the name Panchadarla. This a Shaiva complex, as evidenced by numerous lingam and Nandi found here. |
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Source | G.N. Subrahmanyam (OTRS 2021070610008045) |
Author | G.N. Subrahmanyam |
Camera location | 17° 32′ 17.73″ N, 82° 55′ 30.31″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 17.538258; 82.925086 |
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