New Indian Sites in UNESCO World Heritage List

Two Indian sites - Ramappa Temple (Telangana) and Dholavira (Gujarat) were included in UNESCO World Heritage Sites List during the 44^th session of the World Heritage Committee, held at Fuzhou city (16-31 July, 2021) in China. Now, India has a total of 40 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Ramappa Temple

• Also known as Rudreshwara Temple, it is located in the Palampet village approximately 200km north-east of Hyderabad, in the State of Telangana. The temple was named after Rammapa, who was the chief sculptor.
• The temple was constructed in 1213 AD during the Kakatiya Empire by Recharla Rudra, a general of Kakatiya king ....