Aggalayya Gutta Jain Temple
Aggalayya Gutta – Jain sculptures carved on the hillock. Aggalayya Gutta – a hillock of important historical and religious significance near Padmakshi Temple in Hanamakonda, Hanumakonda district, Telangana . The site is associated with Jain heritage and the medieval physician Aggalayya , whose inscriptions provide important evidence for the practice of medicine and surgery in the Deccan. The hillock contains large Jain rock-cut images, including r…
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Kulpakji (Kolanupaka) Jain Temple
📍 Kolanupaka Jain Temple (Kulpak Tirth) is one of the oldest and most revered Jain pilgrimage centres in South India, located in Kolanupaka village, Alair Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana . The temple, dedicated to Bhagwan Manikyaswamy (Lord Rishabha / Adinath – the first Tirthankara) , dates back to the 2nd century AD . Spread over 25 acres , this magnificent shrine houses a rare 140 cm (4‑ft) green jade idol of Lord Ma…
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Alvanpalli Jain Temple
Alvanpalli Jain Temple (Gollathagudi / Gollatha Gullu) – an exceptionally rare brick‑built Jain temple located in Alvanpalli (Gollathagudi) village, Jadcherla Mandal, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana . Dating to the 7th–8th century CE , this is the only surviving brick temple of the Jain faith in India. It is one of only two ancient brick structures remaining in the country – the other being the Gupta‑era Hindu temple at Bhitargaon, Kanpur, Uttar …
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