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Raja Rajeswara Temple, Vemulawada

వేములవాడ

Vemulawada, Rajanna Sircilla, Telangana · 18.4670°, 78.8830°

Shiva as RajeshwaraChalukya of Vemulawada
Sacred since
760 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 760–973 CE (Chalukyas of Vemulawada)
Chalukya of Vemulawada

History & significance

A Shiva temple built between about 760 and 973 CE, when Vemulawada was the capital of the Chalukyas of Vemulawada, who ruled across what is now Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It is widely called Dakshina Kashi, the Kashi of the south.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chalukya of Vemulawada