Deval Masjid

Deval Masjid
Deval Masjid
	Partial ruins of the former temple and mosque, in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism / Jainism (possibly former); Hinduism (former); Islam (former);
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Temple; (c. 12th–14th century); Mosque ; (14th century–????);
Status	Abandoned;; (partial ruinous state)
Location
Location	Bodhan, Nizamabad district, Telangana
Country	India
	Location of the former temple and mosque in Telangana
Geographic coordinates	18°39′49″N 77°53′07″E / 18.6635°N 77.8854°E
Architecture
Type	Hindu temple architecture
Style	Kakatiya (12th century); Indo-Islamic (14th century);
Completed	c. 12th century CE; Kakatiya era
Specifications
Dome(s)	12
Inscriptions	Several
Materials	Stone

The Deval Masjid is a former Hindu temple and former mosque, in a partial ruinous state, located in Bodhan, in the Nizamabad district of the state of Telangana, India. The building was converted from a Hindu temple into a mosque in the 14th century. It is locally known as the Vanda Stambhala Gudi (hundred-pillared temple) in Telugu.^[1]^[2] The former temple and mosque is listed as a state protected monument.^[3]

^ Eaton 2011, p. 180.
^ Brown, Percy (1956) [1942]. Indian Architecture (Islamic Period). Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Private Ltd. p. 67.
^ Telangana Heritage (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Maintenance) Act, 2017 (PDF).

[FOOTNOTEEaton2011180-1] Eaton 2011, p. 180.

[2] Brown, Percy (1956) [1942]. Indian Architecture (Islamic Period). Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. Private Ltd. p. 67.

[3] Telangana Heritage (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Maintenance) Act, 2017 (PDF).

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