Coordinates: 18°15′33″N 79°56′36″E / 18.25917°N 79.94333°E / 18.25917; 79.94333
Ramappa gudi (Telugu: రామప్ప గుడి) also known as the Ramalingeswara temple, is located 77 km from Warangal, the ancient capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, 157 km from Hyderabad in the state of Telangana in southern India. It lies in a valley at Palampet village of Venkatapur Mandal, in erstwhile Mulug Taluq of Warangal district, a tiny village long past its days of glory in the 13th and 14th centuries. An inscription in the temple dates it to the year 1213 and said to have been built by a General Recherla Rudra, during the period of the Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva.
The medieval temple is a Shivalaya, meaning a place where Shiva is worshipped, and is named after the sculptor Ramappa. Its presiding deity, Ramalingeswara, is the form of Shiva and a personal god of the avatar of Vishnu, Rama. The history says that it took 40 years to build this temple.
This is opposite the beautiful temple, an example of Kakatiya dynasty art, Planned and sculpted by Ramappa, the temple was built on the classical pattern of being lifted above the world on a high star-shaped platform. Intricate carvings line the walls and cover the pillars and ceilings. Starting at its base to its wall panels, pillars and ceiling are sculpted figures drawn from Hindu mythology. The roof (garbhalayam) of the temple is built with bricks, which are so light that they are able to float on water.
Can you see it in this way
Life is just a long day
In the journey of ourselves
But there's so much we can do
To believe in and make true
And all depends on you
So you, so you keep on dreaming by yourself
Cause:
Where we live, how we die
It's just a thing to see outside
Real truth it's inside
It's what we want to be
So you've got to win, win for yourself
So you've got to win
No one seems to understand
What's the point of our life's plan
The aim we're living for
So they scream into our ears
Stiring up our biggest fears
In this life we're gonna face
But you, but you keep on dreaming by yourself
Cause:
Where we live, how we die
It's just a thing to see outside
Real truth it's inside
It's what we want to be
So you've got to win, win for yourself
So you've got to win
So I leave you with my own advice
Ain't no one better than you to know what is right
In your feelings there is your plan
And in your life you're the real boss, man
Keep on searching in yourself
Ain't no answer in someone else
So you've got to win, win for yourself
So you've got to win