<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Thousand Pillars Temple</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Context</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Sculptors from <strong>Tamil Nadu</strong> were involved in the restoration of the colossal mandapa of the <strong>Rudreshwar Temple at Hanumakonda.</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>About </strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The Thousand Pillars Temple is also called as <strong>Rudreshwara Swamy temple</strong> and the main deity is Lord Shiva.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It is a <strong>star-shaped, triple shrine </strong>(Trikutalayam) dedicated to Vishnu, Shiva and Surya.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">An impressive 6ft statue of Nandi which is a monolith of black basalt is present at the entrance of the temple.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The temple was constructed by Rudradeva, the first independent king of the <strong>Kakatiya Dynasty </strong>in 1163 AD.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">It was destroyed during the invasion by <strong>Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, who ruled over the Delhi sultanate in 1323 AD.</strong></li><li class="ql-align-justify">Thousand Pillar Temple was constructed by using the sandbox technique and is known for intricately carved pillars.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The restoration project of the temple mandap is taken up by the <strong>Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p>