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Sculptors take center stage at Yadadri

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    10Pointer
  • Categories
    History & Culture
  • Published
    11th Feb, 2021

Context

The Yadari Project which started in October 2016 for the renovation of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadagirigutta, renamed as Yadadri, has been completed.

  • The new sculptors build all gopurams using only black stone and comply with Agama Sastra guidelines.

Sri Lakshmi NarasimhaSwamy temple (Yadadri)

  • Itis a Hindu temple situated on a hillock in Yadagirigutta of Telangana.
  • The temple is an abode of Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Architecture

  • The temple architecture is based on Dravidian Architecture.
  • The architecture of the temple is based on Agama Shashtra.
  • The temple is built entirely in stone. 
  • The three types of stones were being used for the temple-
  • Krishna Sila(PurushaSila) for presiding deities in the sanctum sanctorum
  • SthriSilafor deities of Goddesses
  • NapusakaSilafor flooring and walls etc.

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