Angkor Wat splendour in Devunigutta, but it's older
U Sudhakar Reddy | TNN | Updated: Oct 7, 2017, 11:22 IST
Archaeologists have now asked the state government to restore the unique temple built with stone and bricks in deep in the forests
The 24-foot high Buddhist shrine was sculpted in stone like the Cambodian temple. Devunigutta is located near Kottur in Bhupalapally
HYDERABAD: In one of the biggest archaeological finds in recent times, the exploration of a 6th century Buddhist Vajrayana temple on Friday at Devunigutta in Jayashankar Bhupalapally district of Telangana revealed that the temple precedes the world's biggest religious monument -the 13th century Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia and the 9th century Barabudur Mahayana temple at Magelang in Java.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/angkor-wat-splendour-in-devunigutta-but-its-older/articleshow/60979342.cms
