[1] The temple dates back to the 11th or 12th centuries CE and was probably built during the rule of Kunduru Chodas and Prataparudra I of Kakatiya Empire who governed the Panagal region.

[4] Based on the inscriptional evidence and the architectural style, the Pachala Someswara temple is dated to the 11th-12th century CE.

The main shrine is dedicated to Shiva in the form of a Linga made of green onyx stone (Pacha in Telugu) which gives the temple its name Pachala Someswara.

[5] The temple has a pillared hall, at the end of which is a Nandi statue facing the presiding deity Pachala Someswara (Siva linga).

[7] The museum also has statues and sculptures of various Hindu deities, some of which dates back to the Andhra Ikshvaku dynasty of 3rd century CE.