Hyderabad,November 02: The 1,400-year-old Navabrahma group of temples at Alampur in Mahaboobnagar district, which had been completely submerged for a full one week in the recent floods, are all set to regain their glory.
The temples, built by the Badami Chalukyas in the 6th century AD, had been under eight feet of water. “We deployed about 50 workers and spent Rs 2 lakh to clear 2 feet of mud and silt. Nearly 300 truckloads have been removed so far,’’ Conservation Assistant of ASI K Krishna Chaitanya told Express.
Stating that there was no damage as such to the historic temples except for a compound wall that was constructed around the Taraka Brahma temple, he said that the restoration work was nearing completion and tourists would be able to visit the temples after a week.
The uniqueness of the temples in the town that lies at the confluence of the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers, is in the northern style of architecture adopted by the Badami Chalukyas.
Bala Brahma is the principal temple in the complex, the others being the Taraka, Swarga, Padma, Bala, Garuda, Kumara, Arka, Viva and Vishwa Brahma temples.
Going by inscriptions, the Bala Brahma temple dates back to 702 AD. The Swarga Brahma temple, with its imposing tower, is considered to be the finest in Alampur, and excellent specimen of Chalukyan architecture and sculpture generally.
–Agencies