Meenal Kshirsagar, chairperson of the ASM literary club who worked on the programming for events, believes it was timely to organise a talk on this lesser-known temple site. “For art historians especially, this monument is an exciting one. The Ramappa Temple has an interesting characteristic, called the floating bricks that were lightweight structures that only absorbed water after eight hours of soaking. I will also be talking about similar sites made by the Kakatiyas, like the Thousand Pillared Temple and Warangal Fort,” adds Shirgaonkar. The talk will discuss a manuscript in the possession of Asiatic Society, titled Prataprudra Yashobhushanam, written by the court poet of Pratapudra Deva, the last ruler of the kingdom. For attendees with queries and comments, the session will also be followed with a 20-minute Q&A session. “Many remains of places like Warangal Fort, need to be researched; elements like the religious motifs, symbols and coins too. I will try to showcase a few guidelines that younger generations can pick up through this session,” she concludes. 

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