Hyderabad, July 25 -- The 800 year old Kakatiya Rudreshwara Ramappa temple has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site after months of meetings and negotiations between officials from both sides. An an online meeting of the World Heritage Committee, the decision was taken after a consensus emerged on it. Norway opposed the inscription. The development took place today at 4:36 p.m. IST.

The World Heritage site status was reportedly given to the Ramappa temple after 17 countries backed it. Earlier, the 'Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways - Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Palampet' examination as a World Heritage Site nomination was deferred in the agenda papers, reported The Hindu.

However, the International Council on Monuments ...