Kolanupaka Jain Temple (Kulpak Tirth) is an important Shvetambara Jain pilgrimage centre located in Kolanupaka village, Alair Mandal, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana . The site has a long association with Jainism and is traditionally regarded as having more than 2,000 years of history , while the temple in its present form is more than 800 years old . The shrine is associated with Bhagwan Rishabha (Adinath), locally known as Manikyaswamy , a…

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…

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 …