Gadwal Saree
Gadwal sarees are traditional handwoven sarees associated with Gadwal town and surrounding weaving villages in Telangana . Their characteristic construction combines a lightweight cotton or silk-cotton body with a contrasting silk border and pallu, joined using an interlocking-weft technique commonly known as kuttu , kupadam or tippadam . The Geographical Indications Registry of India records Gadwal Sarees under GI Application No. 137 , filed on 22 …
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Alampur Jogulamba Temple
The 5th Shakti Peetha · Fierce Form of Goddess Sati · Rebuilt in 2005 5th Shakti Peetha · Upper Jaw of Sati fell here · Reconstructed after 615 years · 220 km from Hyderabad Jogulamba Temple — where the upper jaw of Sati rests and the fierce Mother protects her devotees
The Jogulamba Temple , located in the historic town of Alampur on the left bank of the Tungabhadra River in Telangana, is one of the most revered Shakti Peethas in India. I…
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Alampur (Hatampura): Sacred Confluence of Kanne‑300
Shakti Peetha · Navabrahma Temples · Western Gateway to Srisailam 5th Shakti Peetha · 9 Navabrahma Temples (7th–8th c.) · Inscriptions from Satavahanas to Vijayanagara (c. 3rd c. BCE – 16th c. CE) · Dakshina Kashi Alampur — the Western Gateway to Srisailam Alampur (ancient Hatampura, Halampura) is a historic temple town in Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana , located on the left bank of the Tungabhadra River at its confluence with the Krishna. Kno…
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Suravaram Pratapa Reddy
Social Historian | Pioneer of Telangana Renaissance | Founder of Golconda Patrika Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award · Editor, Golconda · Andhrula Saanghika Charitra · First President, Nizam Andhra Mahasabha · 1896–1953 Suravaram Pratap Reddy — the social historian of Telangana Suravaram Pratap Reddy (28 May 1896 – 25 August 1953) was a towering figure in the social, literary, and political history of Telangana. A scholar fluent in Sanskrit, Telugu, Urdu…
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