<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Pushpagiri Kshetram</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">13 th-century Hindu temple ruins have been recently unearthed amidst a shrub jungle northeast of the Durga temple, atop a hillock in the <strong>Pushpagiri Kshetram of Vallur mandal in Kadapa district.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The hillock, also known as Pushpachala, is famous for the chain of temples dedicated to the pantheon of Hindu gods with the river Penna flowing southwest.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Pushpagiri is referred to as <strong>Hari-Hara Kshetra</strong>, as there are a number of temples dedicated to both Shiva and Vishnu.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Pushpagiri is also called the <strong>second Hampi due to its beautiful architecture.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">The architectural features of the ruins reveal a style which is contemporary to a temple at <strong>Vallur</strong>.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The Vallur temple was built by the Kayastha rulers in the 13th Century AD.</li></ul><h3><strong>About Kayastha rulers:</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The <strong>Kayasthas</strong>, including the great Ambadeva, were subordinated to the rulers of the <strong>Kakatiya dynasty.&nbsp;</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">In the history of the Kakatiyas, the Kayastha played a prominent role both as loyal subordinates and traitors.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">It is believed that they originally belonged to a class of warriors of Western India.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">They ruled the region with <strong>Vallur as the capital.</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>