TRIP TO NANDYAL

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STEPPED TEMPLE OF GOD BALAJI
Location: Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh NANDYAL
Area: 2.5 Acres
Year of completion: 2020
INTRODUCTION & HISTORY

The planning of the temple is based on a 10th-century

temple at Tirupati that houses Balaji and Varahaswamy
shrines similar to this project at Nandyal
PLAN

The larger of the pair of spire-topped

temples contains the Balaji shrine, whereas
the smaller one contains the Varahaswamy
shrine. An elongated structure can also be
seen in this premises that contains a kitchen
for planning choices, public bathrooms, and
the priest’s quarter.
SECTION
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

The temple has been constructed using black limestone slabs corbelled over the main body of the temple. A similar profile is
carried out in the bottom half of the temple with soil and plants on each step. This helps to create a microclimate and add a
touch of nature’s beauty to the temple.
DETAILS OF TEMPLE AND SURROUNDINGS

This temple was surrounded by cotton

and chilly farms and the irrigation was
controlled by a natural canal system that
eventually had dried up. Hence, the
construction process began with
recharging the groundwater. The
waterflow from the limestone quarries
was directed to a low-lying recharge pit,
the banks of the same were designed to
be a social space similar to a ‘ghat’, a
flight of steps for access to the
waterbody was designed.