After a 42-year conservation effort, the Archaeological Survey of India has rebuilt the sunken dance pavilion of Hanamkonda’s Thousand Pillar Temple using Kakatiya-era sandbox technology. The reconstruction of the temple’s iconic Nandi sculpture, brings back the grandeur of the 12th century monument
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