Friday, April 4, 2008

To The Legendary Captial Of Kakatiya Kingdom




























I wanted to be here since I was a child when I read the awe-inspiring history of Kakatiyas. After so many years I was discovering the legendary capital of Kakatiya Kingdom_ Warangal. It is a city that found its way into Marco polo's travel diaries !
The legendary city was once the capital of the Kakatiyas in the 12th to 14th centuries.
The once glorious Warangal Fort near Hanamkonda now lies in ruins. But the towering gateways carved out of single stone leading to the fort are testimony to Kakatiyas' architectural prowess. There is the Thousand Pillared Temple which is another example of the intricate Kakatiya architecture.

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