Nameswara Temple, Pillalamarri

Nameswara Temple
Nameswara Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictSuryapet
Location
LocationPillalamarri, Suryapet
StateTelangana
CountryIndia
Location in Telangana
Geographic coordinates17°10′09″N 79°35′05″E / 17.169157°N 79.584757°E / 17.169157; 79.584757
Architecture
TypeKakatiya architecture
Completedc. 1202 CE

Nameswara Temple, also known as Parvati Mahadeva Nameswara temple, is a Saivite Hindu temple located in Pillalamarri, Suryapet district of Telangana, India. It is a double temple, with the Trikuteswara Temple aligned in parallel to it on the immediate north. The Nameswara temple was constructed on the banks of the Musi river in c.1202 CE by Namireddi of the Recherla family, who ruled this region and served as the feudatories of Kakatiyas. The genealogy of Namireddi, is given in the inscription on the pillar.

Nameswara Temple is one among the four prominent and intricately carved stone and granite temples located in Pillalamarri village, earlier a major city during the Kakatiya era in early 2nd-millennium. The other three being Erakeswara Temple (Shiva), Trikuteswara Temple (Shiva) and Chennakesava temple (Vishnu).