Chaya Someswara Temple

Chaya Someswara Temple is a Saivite Hindu temple located in Panagal, Nalgonda district of Telangana, India. It was built around the mid 11th-century during the rule of the Kunduru Chodas. It has three garbhagriya (sanctums), a form of temple architecture that is called Trikutalayam (three-shrine complex) The sanctums are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Surya. The three shrines share a common hall (mandapam) with intricately carved pillars in the Telingana style. These carvings depicts scenes from the Mahabharata, Ramayana and Puranas. The temple is a popular pilgrimage site during Maha Sivaratri. It is in close proximity to Pachala Someshvara temple, another Saivites shrine in the same district. It faces south to the south of the prakara (compound) wall built from large stone blocks that was in ruins and now partially restored. The main temple is actually a complex of shrines within a Prakara.