Devunigutta Temple
The Devunigutta Temple or Shiva Temple, Kothur is a Hindu temple near Kothur village in the Mulugu District, Telangana, India, some 60 km east of Warangal.

It is thought the temple was built about the 6th century CE under the Vakataka dynasty. It is in a "remote forested plateau", and only came to the attention of experts in 2012, when it was reported to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and local papers. However, it did not come to wider attention until images of it were posted on social media in 2017, after which a number of international scholars visited it, and published scholarly reports began to appear. It has an unusual profusion of relief sculptures, many very worn, both inside and outside, and the paper published on the temple in 2019 comments that "Considering its relatively good state of preservation and its many special features, it is puzzling why no one should have reported or studied it yet." The sculptures prominently include Shiva in the form of Ardhanarishvara. The temple now consists of a square sanctuary with a shikhara or vimana tower, with the sanctuary open to the interior of the tower, and a low wall enclosing an entrance court. 

Previously abandoned, and with no main murti for worship, after the 2012 reports an image of Narashima was installed, and the temple is in informal worship. Visiting international scholars, as well as local people, have expressed concern about the condition of the building. Local voluntary groups have cleared the vegetation growing on the actual structure, and in late 2019 the Archaeological Survey of India was reported to be ready to restore the temple, but was awaiting permission from the local authorities.

Dëvuniguțța (or Devni Gutta) means "God’s hill" in Telugu.
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