When I say the words- cool, soothing and bliss in summer, most of you would associate them with the color blue. That’s simple because we tend to associate these words with water and even though water is technically colorless, we prefer to think of water as being blue in color.
The color blue is timeless, suits all skin tones (there goes the secret behind popularity of blue jeans!!), stands for uniformity, precision and
So for this month’s color palette, I am taking you on a water trail. Indian beaches arent the perfect havens for summer holidays but Indian lakes are. These large water bodies provide a cool backdrop for fun family activities like boating, lounging and having picnics. This particular photo was taken during one such boat ride on the Ramappa Lake, Palamet, Warangal. Let me tell you its story.
A long time ago, to be precise in the 13th century(1213 AD), there was a kakatiya ruler named Ganapati Deva who wanted to build a temple to honour lord Shiva in linga form as Ramalingeshwara. This temple then slowly came to be known as Ramappa temple, after the chief sculptor whose name was Ramappa. It is said that the general Rudra Senani took 40 years to build this architectural marvel on a 6ft high platform with a cruciform plan.
In order to follow ancient traditions, the Kakatiya rulers wanted to constructed a tank adjacent to a temple. Eventually they ended up creating a 2000 ft long earthen dam that connects a semi circular chain of hills to form a an artificial lake of 82 sq km. This engineering marvel of an irrigation system is free from problem of silting even today.
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| Nandi Mandap, Ramappa temple |
There is nothing touristy about the lake (inspite of its closeness to the Pakhal Sanctuary), nor does it boost of many facilities, but the lake in itself is quite breathtaking.
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| Color Palette Illustration |
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I hope you find it interesting
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