 An inscription in the temple dates it to the year 1213 CE and says it was built by a General Recherla Rudra, during the period of the Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva.The temple is a Shivalaya, where Lord Ramalingeswara is worshipped.Marco Polo, during his visit to the Kakatiya Empire, allegedly called the temple "the brightest star in the galaxy of temples".