Most people stay at the ashram (%287390; www.srisathyasai.org.in), a small village with all amenities. Lodging is cheap but basic. Advance bookings aren t taken; visitors highway map under 25 must be in a family or group.
About 65km northeast of Warangal, the stunning Ramappa Temple (h6am-6.30pm), built in 1234, is an attractive example of Kakatiya architecture, although it was clearly influenced by Chalukya and Hoysala styles. Its pillars are ornately carved and its eaves shelter fine statues of female forms.
Look for the 9m-long monolithic highway map Nandi India s largest at the town s entrance. From here, you can see the temple s Naga-lingam highway map (a phallic representation of Shiva) crowned with a seven-headed cobra. The temple highway map is known for its unfinished Kalyana Mandapam (Marriage highway map Hall), depicting the wedding of Parvati and Shiva, and its Natyamandapa (Dance Hall), with carvings of dancing gods. The temple s most stunning features, though, are the Natyamandapa s ceiling frescoes.
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