New Delhi: India’s nomination of Rudreswara Temple, at Palampet in Mulugu district, near Warangal in the state of Telangana has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.
The decision was taken at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO . Ramappa temple, a 13th century engineering marvel named after its architect, Ramappa, was proposed by the government as its only nomination for the UNESCO World Heritage site tag for the year 2019.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed happiness on UNESCO declaring KakatiyaRamappa Temple a World Heritage site.He also urged the people to visit this majestic Temple complex and get a first-hand experience of it’s grandness.
Reacting to a tweet by UNESCO to this effect, the Prime Minister said; “Excellent! Congratulations to everyone, specially the people of Telangana.”
Union Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) G Kishan Reddy thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his guidance and support as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conferred the World Heritage inscription to Rudreswara Temple.
“It gives me immense pleasure to share that @UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage inscription to Ramappa Temple at Palampet, Warangal, Telangana. On behalf of the nation, particularly from people of Telangana, I express my thanks to Hon’ble PM @narendramodi for his guidance & support” tweeted G Kishan Reddy
Union Minister also took the opportunity to congratulate the entire team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and also thanked the Ministry of External Affairs.
