Viranarayanapuram in Elkaturthi mandal
lying on the south-east borders of the district on the way to Warangal is about 50kms south-east of Karimnagar and 5 kms north-east of Elkaturthi. There is a Trikuta temple in the fields about a furlong
away from the village on the way to Suraram. Reportedly the temple lies under the revenue limits of Suraram, although it is situated at the outskirts of Viranarayanapuram.
There is a double storeyed mandapa with a spire in stepped pyramidal form over the entrance doorway lying before thetemple.
Ruined Temple Doorway Gateway
The temple facing the south contains a central mandapa with three shrines projecting to the west, north and east. Each shrine contains a garbhagriha preceded by an antarala. The temple is in a dilapidated condition. The spires over the shrines are lost. The walls of the temple contain a double shell. The inner shell is exposed while the outer shell is lost. The central part of the mukhamandapa contains ceiling in Kadalikakarana process with a full blown lotus looking down. The antarala doorways contain lattices on either side one above the other in a
vertical line. This temple may be assigned to 11th and 12th centuries A.D.
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