Context: Recently, the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee has been postponed which delayed the question of whether the Ramappa Temple get the World Heritage Site status or not.

About Ramappa Temple

• The Ramalingeswara Temple is popularly known as the Ramappa temple.
• It is located in the state of Telangana in southern India.
• The temple stands as a testimony of the royal Kakatiyas.
• The temple got its name Ramappa because of its chief sculptor Ramappa.
• The medieval Deccan Ramappa Temple dates back to 1213 AD.
• It was built by the patronage of the Kakatiya ruler Kakati Ganapathi Deva under the authority of his Chief Commander Rudra Samani at the place known as Ranakude in the Atukuru province.
• The temple's chamber is crowned with a Shikharam and is surrounded by Pradakshinapatha.
• Unlike its archetypes, Ramappa is a star-shaped temple.
• The main temple is flanked by the collapsed structures of Kateshwarayya and Kameshwarayya temples.
• The foundation is built on sandbox technology, the flooring is granite, the pillars and brackets are black basalt and the lower part of the temple is red sandstone.
• The white Gopuram is built with light bricks that reportedly float in water.