Zaffergadh Fort (Velpugonda)
Zaffergadh Fort is a historic fortified settlement located in Zaffergadh village and mandal, Jangaon district, Telangana . The area was historically associated with the name Velpugonda . Later accounts connect the name Zaffergadh with Zaffarudhaula , a ruler associated with the area in the 18th century. The village lies in a valley between two hills – Chinnagutta and Peddagutta – and contains substantial stone fortifications, gateways and a moat. T…
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Bhuvanagiri or Bhongir Fort
Bhuvanagiri Fort (historically recorded as Tribhuvanagiri and now commonly known as Bhongir Fort ) is located in Bhongir, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, Telangana . The fort crowns a massive, oval or egg-shaped monolithic rock rising to about 610 metres above sea level . Located approximately 47–48 km east of Hyderabad along NH 163, it is one of Telangana's most distinctive medieval hill forts. Inscriptional evidence from 1106 CE identifies Bhuv…
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Pochera Waterfalls
Pochera Waterfalls is a distinctive 20-metre waterfall of northern Telangana. It is widely described in media reports as one of the deepest waterfall sites in the state, although the “deepest” designation is not a formal statewide classification. Telangana Tourism describes small cascades descending rocky slopes and gathering in a large opening in the rocks at a depth of about 20 metres . The bedrock is described in government sources as hard gra…
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Gayatri Waterfalls
Far from the major tourist crowds, deep within the forested landscape of Adilabad, Gayatri Waterfalls is a lesser-known natural attraction near Tarnam Khurd village. The waterfall lies on the Kadem River , a tributary of the Godavari, and is approximately 5 km from Tarnam Khurd. The falls plunge from a height of about 100 feet into a large pool surrounded by forest and rocky terrain. The waterfall is locally known as Gadidha Gundam or Mukdi Gunda…
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Koyyur Jain Caves (Nayanagulllu)
Koyyur Jain Caves – sandstone rock-cut caves on the banks of the Manair River. Koyyur Jain Caves – Koyyur Village, Malharrao Mandal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, Telangana. Situated on a hillock near the banks of the Manair River, these sandstone rock-cut caves were reported in 2017 as being considered for eco-tourism development. Cut into a solid sandstone rock face, the caves are associated in published and local accounts with Jainism. The…
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