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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Sunday, July 25, awarded the tag of World Heritage site to the Ramappa temple, also known as Rudreswara Temple situated near Warangal. The 800-year-old temple located in Palampet, Mulugu district was built by a Kakatiya General Recherla Rudra Reddy, during the period of the Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva.
On Wednesday, the Telangana High Court ordered the centre and state governments to draft a plan for the conservation and development of the Ramappa Temple. A High Court Division Bench led by Chief Justice Hima Kohli took cognizance of a newspaper report highlighting the necessity for temple protection measures.
Highlights
Harrapan city Dholavira in Gujarat on July 27 was inscribed on the UNESCO s World Heritage list.
The development comes just two days after Telangana s Ramappa Temple got the same recognition.
The UN agency said that the ancient city is one of the most remarkable and well-preserved urban settlements in South Asia.
New Delhi: The Harrapan city Dholavira in Gujarat on Tuesday (July 27, 2021) was inscribed on the UNESCO s World Heritage site list, just two days after Telangana s Ramappa Temple got the same recognition.
Dholavira which dates back to over 4500 years ago, is one of the two largest Harappan sites in India. It is also the fifth-largest in the subcontinent and has reportedly witnessed all the stages of the Harappan culture from about 2900 BC to 1500 BC.
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