• Dr. N.R. Giridhar

Kakativa Kings who ruled the Eastern Deccan with Warangal as their capital from 1160 to 1323 A.D. as sovereign rulers built magnificent stone temples and monuments with beautiful sculpture and architecture. Majority of these monuments suffered structural damage over the years and if not restored now, they may completely collapse in course of time. The Telangana area experienced its golden age during the reign of the Kakatiya Dynasty,, which ruled most parts of the present-day Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from 1083 to 1323 CE. Rudrama Devi and Prataparudra II were prominent rulers from the Kakatiya dynasty. The dynasty weakened with the attack of Malik Kafur in 1309 and was dissolved after the defeat of Prataparudra by the forces of Mohammed Bin Tughlaq in 1323. The Kakatiyas gave importance to three “T”s i.e. Tank Temple and Town policy. . In this paper an attempt is made to discuss an overview of architecture under the Kakatiya dynasty.

Keywords: Kakatiya Dynasty, Architecture, Temple development, Orugallu etc.,

"An Overview of Architecture and Temple-Development under Kakatiyas", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no.d484-d496, November-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111369.pdf

"An Overview of Architecture and Temple-Development under Kakatiyas", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no. ppd484-d496, November-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111369.pdf