Archaeologists from the Public Research Institute of History, Archaeology, and Heritage (PRIHAH) have announced the discovery of two temples dating from the Badami Chalukya era.
Badami Chalukya was the foremost period of the Chalukya dynasty, a Hindu family lineage that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries AD.
The Badami Chalukyas started asserting their independence as the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi declined, swiftly rising to prominence under the rule of Pulakeshin II, also known as Immadi Pulakeshi.
The temples were found along the banks of the Krishna River near the village of Mudimanikyam, located in Nalgonda district in India’s southern state of Telangana.
According to PRIHAH, both temples have been discovered in excellent preservation and date from between AD 543 to 750. They exhibit the Kadamba nagara style of architecture, with a pyramid shaped shikara with rising steps, topped by a pinnacle kalasha.