 Alampur close to Kurnool is home to the very prehistoric Andhra Pradesh Navabrahma Temple dating back to the 7th century. The South India Navabrahma Temples were constructed by the Badami Chalukyas, who reigned for about 200 years from the middle of the sixth century onwards. The Badami Chalukyas built several temples in Karnataka, and the Alampur temples in Andhra Pradesh. The Alampur site preserves archeological remains in the form of temples showcasing a cross style of architecture - dating back to the 6th-7th centuries.
The Andhra Pradesh Navabrahma Temple includes Taraka
Brahma is partly in ruins with no image in the sanctum.
The Telugu inscriptions in the temple dates back to
the period of 6 th – 7 th Century.
Te Bala Brahma temple hosts the main shrine of worship.
It dates back to the year 702 CE and even today shivaratri
is celebrated with great splendor The Swarga Brahma
temple boasts an inspiring tower and is a perfect master
piece of the Chalukyan Architecture and Sculpture. It
flaunts ornamentation on the wall. The Padma Brahma
temple enshrines a Shivalingam of apparent stone with
mirror like finish. The temple is almost in ruins now.The
Vishwa Brahma temple depicts the scenes from the epics
and surely the most attractive and artistic amongst
all of the Nava Brahma temples.
Other temples are Swarga temple, Kumara Brahma temple, Garuda Brahma, Arka Brahma, and Vira Brahma.
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