800-year-old Nandi sculpture lies neglected in Telangana’s Narayanapet
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HYDERABAD An 800-year-old Nandi sculpture dating back to the Kakatiya period has been lying neglected amid bushes along the roadside in Jakkileru village, Maktal mandal of Narayanapet district in Telangana. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/rare-gajalakshmi-sculpture-from-rashtrakuta-period-found-in-neglect-in-telanganas-medak/article71571098.ece Archaeologist and Pleach India Foundation CEO E. Sivanagireddy, who inspected the site on Monday (November 9, 2026), said the black basalt sculpture, dating to the 13th century, was originally housed in the Rangamandapa of Trikutalaya (triple-shrine temple).
Acting on information provided by heritage activists K. Bhaskar Goud and G. Mahendar Reddy, Mr.
Sivanagireddy visited the village and found that the sculpture was broken into two pieces by miscreants some time ago and lying unattended.
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