Kakatiya-era Gollala Gudi temple declared monument of national importance

In Telangana, the Kakatiya-era Gollala Gudi temple in Palampet village in Mulugu district has been declared a “monument of national importance” by the ASI, officials said on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The temple is located south-west of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kakatiya Rudreshwara Temple, popularly known as Ramappa temple, in Palampet. The notification declaring it a monument of national importance was published in the official gazette on Aug 31.With this recognition, the ASI will oversee the monument’s protection and conservation. The ASI plans conservation work at the site, including roof repairs, ground levelling and restoration of flooring to facilitate public access.
Gollala Gudi is a “Trikutalaya” (shrine with three sanctums), comprising a mandapa (pillared hall) facing east and three garbhagrihas (sanctum sanctorums), with the central sanctum housing a Shiva lingam, an ASI official said. The three sanctums survive without their original vimanas, while the surviving stone architecture preserves several characteristic features of Kakatiya temple design. The Kakatiya dynasty was a Telugu dynasty that ruled most of the eastern Deccan region in present-day India between the 12th and 14th centuries. Its territory spanned present-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, parts of eastern Karnataka, northern Tamil Nadu and southern Odisha.