An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c37.229

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Kallur has also extensive remains of the medieval period, the earliest and most attractive of which is the temple of Mārkaṇḍeśvara, situated near the foot of Pollamma hill, with a typical Dravidian *śikhara* datable to the late Cālukyan or Kakatiya period but very much altered in later times. A huge fort-wall with five gateways belongs to the Ādil Shāhi period. Ahmed, Khwaja, M., in *AR Arch. Dept Hyderabad, 1937-40*, pp. 21, 24-6, 31-32. Krishnaswami, V.D., 1957, in *AI*, 9, p. 71. Thapar, B.K., 1957, in *ibid.*, 13, p. 38 (for comparison of Kallur and Maski pottery). —I.K. SARMA