On July 25, Telangana made history when the majestic Ramappa temple at Palampet village, 210 km north-east of Hyderabad, bagged the coveted UNESCO World Heritage Site tag. The International Council on Monuments and Sites had initially recommended deferring the nomination during its 44th meeting held online, citing that the monument did not satisfy certain criteria, but 17 countries led by …
WARANGAL: Founder-trustees of Kakatiya Heritage Trust, retired IAS officer B.V. Papa Rao and Prof. M. Pandu Ranga Rao, who were instrumental in preparing and moving the dossier of the Ramappa temple to be nominated for the world heritage site tag, are overjoyed with the declaration of the temple as the world heritage site. Prof Pandu Ranga Rao said the challenge …