An inscription in the temple says it was constructed in the year 1213 CE by Recharla Rudra—a general of Kakatiya ruler Ganapati Deva (r. 1199–1262).

The hall in front of the sanctum has numerous carved pillars that have been positioned to create an effect that combines light and space wonderfully.

[6] The main structure is in a reddish sandstone, but the columns around the outside have large brackets of black basalt which is rich in iron, magnesium and silica.

[11] In 1931, Dr. Ghulam Yazdani, the world famous Indian Archeologist and Conservationist who established Hyderabad Archaeology Department under the Nizam Government, had traced the decorations and ornaments of the temple which were missing and restored them in its original positions.

[13] Some bricks of the Ramappa temple and Humayun's tomb were sent for examination to Dr. Habib Haman, Chief Chemist of Government Industrial Laboratory, Hyderabad, Dn.

He has kindly reported as follows: 'The samples of floating bricks from Bidar are similar to those from Warangal as far as the method of manufacture is concerned.