Telangana Navodaya Schools

Telangana Navodaya Schools are part of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti  an Autonomous Body Under Ministry of Education, Government Of India with head quarters at B-15, Institutional Area, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201307. 

The JNV system was founded in 1986 by then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi and brain child of the then Human Resources Minister, P. V. Narasimha Rao. The system provides free residential education for grades six to twelve to rural populations and affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Vision : To provide good quality modern education-including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education- to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic conditions

As per the policy of the Government, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be established in each district.

The first Navodaya Vidyalayas were established in 1985-86 in Amravati (Maharashtra) and Jajjar (Haryana).

 

List of Schools in Telangana

1. JNV Nalgonda established in 22nd December, 1986 at Chalakurthy, District Nalgonda, Telangana State PIN -508202, Phone: 08680-275430 Email : jnvnalgonda@gmail.com
2. JNV Karimnagar inaugurated on the 31st of December 1986 at Choppadandi, District Karimnagar, Telangana PIN -505415. Phone : 0878-2281476, Email: nvknr@gmail.com. 
3. JNV Kamareddy Nizamabad established in 1986 at Nizamsagr Mandal, Nizamabad Dist.,Telangana - 503 302
4. JNV Khammam established in 1987 at Palair Village, Kusumanchi Mandal, Khammam District, Telangana - 507157, Phone : 9246469246, Email : jnvkhammam1@gmail.com
5. JNV Kumaram Bheem Asifabad established 1987 - 88 at Trishul Pahad, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Dist.Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Telangana, India PINCODE-504296. Phone : 9441264035, Email : jnvkumurambheem1987@gmail.com
6. JNV Rangareddy established 1987 - 88 at Gachibowli, HCU Campus, Near Gopanpalli Village, Serilingampalli, Ranga Reddy - 500046, Telangana, India, Email : jnvrangareddy@gmail.com, Phone : 040-29700558, 040-29700559
7. JNV Siddipet established in 1987 at Wargal Village and Mandal, Pamulaparthy post, District Siddipet, Telangana state, INDIA PIN - 502279, Email : jnvmedak@gmail.com
8. JNV Warangal established in 1992 at Mamnoor, District Warangal, Telangana, INDIA PIN – 506166, Phone :+91-0870-2556373 , Email : jnvmwarangal@gmail.com
9. JNV Nagarkurnool established in 1994 at Vattem, District Nagarkurnool, Telangana PIN -509 203, Email: jnvnagarkurnool@gmail.com
10. JNV Jagtial
11. JNV Nizamabad
12. JNV Bhadradri-Kothagudem
13. JNV Medchal-Malkajgiri
14. JNV Mahbubnagar
15. JNV Sangareddy
16. JNV Suryapet 

Dec 7, 2024 : Telangana secures 7 new Navodaya Vidyalayas in Jagtial, Nizamabad, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Mahbubnagar, Sangareddy, and Suryapet districts.

Enrollment Policy
Admission in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is made on the basis of a Selection Test, designed and conducted by the CBSE for all 6th, 9th and 11th class students.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) conducted in Telangana in Hindi, English, Telugu, Kannada, Marati, Urdu languages

It is of non-verbal nature, class-neutral and designed so as to ensure that talented children from rural areas are able to compete without facing any disadvantage. Special care is taken to ensure that children from far flung areas get admission forms free of cost, without any difficulty. 

Every JNV offers around 80 seats for the students to get admission in

 
Eligibility Conditions

1. Only the bonafide resident candidates from the district concerned where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been located are eligible to apply for admission.
2. No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test for the second time, under any circumstances
3. At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates provisionally selected from rural areas of the district. The remaining seats are open which will be filled on merit from both Urban and Rural Area candidates of the district as per reservation criteria.
4. A candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of session in Class-III, IV and V will be considered as an urban candidate.
5. Minimum One third of the total seats are filled by girls. In order to ensure 1/3rd selection of girls, girls may be preferred than boys as per NVS selection criteria, wherever necessary.
6. SC/ST Reservation of seats is provided in proportion to their population in the district concerned provided that in no district, such reservation will be less than the national average (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) but subject to maximum of 50% for both the categories (SC & ST) taken together.
7. OBC reservation is 27% as per central list over and above reservation of SCs and STs. 
8. There is a provision for reservation for Divyang children (i.e. Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped) as per GOI norms.

1. Class VI
1. A candidate seeking admission for Class VI must be within the age group of 10 to 12 years 
2. The candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to class V before 31st July of the session in which he/she is applying for selection test is not eligible to apply. 
3. The candidate who has already passed/studied class V in all previous academic sessions is not eligible to appear in the selection test.
4. A candidate seeking admission to class VI must have studied and passed classes III, IV and V from a Govt. /Govt. aided/ recognized school spending one full academic session in each class.
2. Class IX
1. A candidate seeking admission must be between the age group 13-15 years on 1st May of the year of admission for which the Selection Test is conducted.
3. Class XI
1. For 2024 Date of Birth of the candidate is to be between 1st June 2006 to 31st July 2008 (both days inclusive).

Objectives of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti 

To establish, endow, maintain, control, and manage schools (hereinafter called the 'Navodaya Vidyalaya') and to do all acts and things necessary for or conducive to the promotion of such schools which will have the following objectives:

1. To provide good quality modern education-including a strong component of culture inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education- to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.
2. To provide facilities, at a suitable stage, for instruction through a common medium, viz., Hindi and English, all over the country.
3. Offer a common core-curriculum to ensure comparability in standards and to facilitate and understand the common and composite heritage of our people.
4. To progressive bring students from one part of the country to another in each school to promote national integration and enrich the social content.
5. To serve as a focal point for improvement in quality of school education through training of teachers in live situations and sharing of experiences and facilities.
6. To establish, develop, maintain and manage hostels for the residence of students of Navodaya Vidyalayas.
7. To aid, establish and conduct other institutions as may be required for the furtherance of the Society's objects in any part of India.
8. To do all such things as may be considered necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the society.

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Vijayanagara Empire

Vijayanagara Empire (1336 - 1646)
Founders : Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty
Capital : Vijayanagar

Languages : Sanskrit, Kannada and Telugu

Religion : Hinduism

The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by Harihara and Bukka, two of five brothers (surnamed Sangama) who had served in the administrations of both Kakatiya and Kampili before those kingdoms were conquered by the armies of the Delhi sultanate in the 1320s. When Kampili fell in 1327, the two brothers are believed to have been captured and taken to Delhi, where they converted to Islam. They were returned to the Deccan as governors of Kampili for the sultanate with the hope that they would be able to deal with the many local revolts and invasions by neighbouring Hindu kings. They followed a conciliatory policy toward the landholders of the area, many of whom had not accepted Muslim rule, and began a process of consolidation and expansion. Their first campaign was against the neighbouring Hoysala king, Ballala III of Dorasamudra, but it stagnated; after the brothers reconverted to Hinduism under the influence of the sage Madhavacarya(Vidyaranya) and proclaimed their independence from the Delhi sultanate, however, they were able to defeat Ballala and thereby secure their home base. Harihara I (reigned 1336–56) then established his new capital, Vijayanagar, in an easily defensible position south of the Tungabhadra River.

In 1336 Harihara, with the help of his brothers, held uneasy suzerainty over lands extending from Nellore, on the southeast coast, to Badami, south of Bijapur on the western side of the Deccan. All around him new Hindu kingdoms were rising, the most important of which were the Hoysala kingdom of Ballala and the confederacy, led by Kapaya Nayaka in Telangana.

The Vijayanagara Empire saw the rise and fall of 4 dynasties.

1. Sangama Dynasty
2. Saluva Dynasty
3. Tuluva Dynasty
4. Aravidu Dynasty

Sangama Dynasty

21 June 1377 AD – 1404 AD : Harihara Raya II
1386 AD : This copper plate is dated S. 1308, belonging to Vijayanagara king Harikara in Nagari script and Sanskrit and Kannada languages, records the gift of some vrittis of land to Brahmanas of the Pampakshetra. The king Harihara is praised for his proficiency in the Shastras taught by his Vidyaranya Swami.

28th February 1397 A.D : Kaleshwaram
This inscription is on one pillar of 16-Pillared mandapa of Muktesvara temple from Kaleshwaram, dated Saka 1319, Isvara, 1st day of the year, Wednesday, corresponding to the 28th February 1397 A.D., states in a verse in Sardulavikridita that Devaraya, the son of Harihara, performed the tulapurusha on the occasion of his digvijaya. It was obviously under orders of his father Harihara that Prince Devaraya undertook this campaign of Conquest. The Velugoyivarivamsavali alludes to a number of clashes of the Velamas, who sided with the Bahmani Sultans, with the Vijayanagara kings (Further Sources of Vijayanagara History, Vol. I, pp. 82-83). The Panugallu inscription (cf. op.cit., Vol. II, pp. 38-39), dated 6 months later than this record, refers to the capture of the fort of Panungal by Immadi Bukka, assisted by his son Ananta.

30th December, A.D. 1397 : Pangal, Kollapur, Nagarkurnool District
The record refers to the reign of Harihara II, son of Bukka of the Sangama dynasty of Vijayanagara. The object of the inscription is to record the conquest of Panugallu by the Dviguna-Bukka. The details of the date of the conquest are given as Saka 1319 (expressed by chronogram), Isvara, Pausha (Sahasya), su. 11(Sambhor=dina), Sunday, corresponding to the 30th December 1397 A.D.

1406 AD - 1422 AD : Deva Raya I

1424AD - 1446 AD : Deva Raya II

1424 AD: Pangal - Dated in Saka 1346 during the rule of Devaraya, another epigraph records the construction of the temple of Mukti-Ramesvara by Devanarayana, belonging to a Brahmana family from Kasmira, who was the governor of the fort and who claims to have destroyed the army of Firuz Shah.

Two of Deva Raya's sons, named Mallikarjuna and Virupaksha I, are mentioned in various inscriptions.

1446 AD - 1468 AD : Mallikarjuna Raya 

Mallikarjuna was the son of Deva Raya II by the Queen Ponnala Devi.

The Bahmani Sultanate took over much of the Vijayanagara Empire by 1450 and grew closer to the capital of Vijayanagara. 

Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal District.
1464 AD : Language : Telugu and Sanskrit
This inscription is dated S. 1386 (9), Sarvajit, Magha, ba. 14, Monday, Sivaratri.Records the gift of the village Sarangapura to the head of the religious establishment ofSarangesvara Matha viz, Peddakuppasakanthadeva by Pedakachappodaya at the command ofthe king. The gift estate was approved by Kadali Bhikshavrtti Ayyangaru, the pontiff of Srisaila throne, by crediting 500 varahas into the treasury of Mallikarjuna.

27th February A.D. 1468 AD : Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal District.
Language : Sanskrit and Telugu. Script : Telugu.
On the command of Mallikarjuna Raya and with the permission of Kadali biksha vritti lyyengar seated on Srisaila simhasana Peda Kachappodayalu garu, constructed a village called Sarangapura in the fields of Naramarilla and made it over to Kemidevuni veerayya, the Saranga matadhipati for the merit of his guru and parents.

1468 AD - 1485 AD : Virupaksha Raya II lost the Konkan coast (including Goa, Chaul, and Dabul) by 1470 to Prime Minister Mahamud Gawan of Turko-Persian Bahmani Sultanate, who was sent to conquer the area by the Sultan Muhammad Shah III. The Bahmani Sultan would also invade the Doab of Krishna and Tungabhadra, and the Raja Purushottama Gajapati of Odisha invaded Tiruvannamalai. Because of these losses, Virupaksha became increasingly unpopular and ignited many of the empire's provinces to rebel, eventually leading up to Virupaksha's death at the hands of his own son, Praudha Raya in 1485. Praudha Raya himself was not able to salvage the empire but an able general Saluva Narasimha I took control of the empire in 1485 and helped prevent its demise, though this change of power marked the end of the Sangama Dynasty and the beginning of the Saluva Dynasty.

The End of the Sangama Dynasty
Saluva Narasimha was single-handedly holding the great empire together without formally taking over the throne. In the meantime, after the debacle of the attempt to recover Goa on his own, Virupaksha II’s behaviour became even more erratic than before. He ordered random killings of his commanders for trivial charges and started to unleash a reign of terror amongst the nobles. Sick of this behaviour of his father, Virupaksha’s eldest son murdered him. However, he refused to assume the throne since he had committed patricide, a heinous crime according to Hindu scriptures. Therefore, he considered himself ‘unfit’ to be king.

1485 AD - 1486 AD : Praudha Raya
This prince therefore raised his brother, Praudha Deva Raya, to the throne. However, this Deva Raya turned out to be even more wicked and debauched than his father. Very soon after coming to the throne, he became suspicious of his elder brother who had gifted him the throne and personally killed him. It was obvious to all that Sangama power had run its course and that the Sangama scion had lost the moral authority to rule. The time was ripe to supplant this dynasty, whose fundamental roots itself had become rotten to the core.

Saluva Dynasty

1486 AD - 1491 AD : Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya

Saluva Narasimha realised that the time had come to assume the mantle of king. He wrote to all the chiefs, commanders and important nobles and secured their goodwill and then send his trusted general Narasa Nayaka to march on Vijayanagara, the capital. The dates of this take over vary in different accounts, but it can be placed as being within the span of 1486-90. Deva Raya, who had reinstated himself in Vijayanagara fled at the approach of the Saluva army—the Sangamas disappeared from the firmament of Vijayanagara, without even an audible whimper or creating any ripples.

1491 AD : Thimma Bhupala (died 1491 CE)

Elder son and heir-apparent of Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya, the Sovereign of the Vijayanagara Empire. During the reign of his father, he held the office of the Yuvaraja.Prince Thimma succeeded his father in 1491 but was soon assassinated by an army commander loyal to the Sangamas during a period of political unrest in Vijayanagara. He was succeeded by his younger brother Narasimha Raya II.
 

1491 AD - 1505 AD : Narasimha Raya II / Immadi Narasimha
29th February A.D. 1504 : Wanaparthy, Wanaparthy District.
The eldest son of his Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya's prime minister, Narasa Nayaka, had Narasimha Raya II assassinated and ascended to the throne himself in 1505, beginning the Tuluva dynasty, the third dynasty of the Vijayanagara empire.

Tuluva Dynasty

1505 AD - 1509 AD : Tuluva Narasa Nayaka  / Vira Narasimha Raya

1509 AD -1529 AD : Krishna Deva Raya Krishnadevaraya (17 January 1471 - 17 October 1529) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire reigning from 1509 to 1529. He was the third monarch of the Tuluva dynasty, and is considered to be one of the greatest rulers in Indian history.

Krishnadevaraya's rule was characterised by expansion and consolidation. This was the time when the land between the Tungabhadra and Krishna river (the Raichur doab) was acquired (1512), ruler of Odisha were subdued (1514) and severe defeats were inflicted on the Sultan of Bijapur (1520).

4th May, A.D. 1516  : Nelakondapalli, Khammamet, Khammam District.
Language : Telugu.
The following inscription is on three sides of a pillar now planted in the compound of the local library at Nelakondapalli. It is in Telugu prose and records the grant of land to some shrines in Kondapalli, on the orders of Kondamarusayya, who ruled in this region as governor in the reign of Krsna-deva-raya of Vijayanagara.

The inscription is dated in Saka 1438, Dhatr, Jyeṣṭha, suddha, tritiya, Sunday. The date is a sound one and corresponds to Sunday the 4th of May A.D. 1516. The tithi on the previous day (that is, Saturday) was dvitiya, and trtiya did not commence till 98 of that day. The same tithi continued the whole of Sunday and lasted for I ghatika for 30 minutes after sunrise on Monday. The inscription is important as evidence of Krsna-deva-raya's conquest of this region.The Pillar containing this inscription was actually set up by Parvat-ayyamgaru.

1516 AD : Nalagonda (modern Nalgonda),Khammamet and Khandikonda (an Mabbababad taluk of the Warangal district), are referred to among others, important places in the Gajapati kingdom which Krsna-deva-raya captured.

Krishnadevaraya was preparing for an attack on Belgaum, which was in the Adil Shah's possession. Around this time, Krishnadevaraya fell ill and eventually died in 1529, succeeded by his brother, Achyuta Deva Raya.

16th January, A.D. 1521 : Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwall District
Language : Kannada.
This inscription is dated S. 1443, Vrsha, Asadha Su. 12, (A.D. 1521, Jan 16 Sunday). Records the grant of two villages Chennunipadu and Velambodu by Gauradanayankara Basavapayya who was Amara dandanayaka over Alampurusima. He was so appointed by Krishnaraya after his subjugation of Rachuru.

3rd March A.D. 1527. : Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwall District 
Language : Telugu. Script : Telugu.
It is a copper plate at Brahmesvara temple. Registers the gift of a village Chennupalli of Alampura sima, for anga ranga vaibhava of Navabrahmesvara by Chinnapeddinayudu, son of Bhudaram Peddinayudu,. Śrī krishnadevaraya Chinnapeddinayudu a palegar of Alampur sima.

23rd April A.D. 1529. : Chennipadu, Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwall District
Language : Kannada. Script : Telugu.
This inscription is on the slab in the compound of Chennakesava temple. Records thegift of village Pusalapadu also known as Krishnapuram in Alampuri sima, for the Amurutapadi of Chennakesavadeva of Chennipadu on lunar eclipse by Chandrasekharayya son ofAnnaji Ayya, for the merit of his over lord Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara and his minister Timmarasayya. The record ends with lengthy imprecatory verses.

1529 AD - 1542 AD : Achuyta Deva Raya
2nd November A.D. 1538  : Kosangi.
Language : Kannada.  Script : Telugu.
This inscription states that while Achyutaraya was ruling his amara nayaka (name lost) Immadi Medi Naraya made a gift of a well and garden to the God Somesvara of Kosagi.

1542 AD  - 1570 AD : Sadasiva Raya

1552 AD - 1554 AD : This is a copper plate with two charters, dated Saka 1474 and 1476, registered grant of villages Jaduvalli and Rellundi respectively to Somanatha Bhatta and Venkatadri by king Sadasiva Raya.

1586 AD -1614 AD : Venkatapati Raya   

Polepally, Jadcherla, Mahbubnagar district.
This inscription is on a pedestal in the Chennakesava Temple. This inscription mentions that a pillar which was broken for a long time was replaced in the temple of Ahobala Narasimhasvami of Polepalli by Mudugallu Nurussa Chintamani.

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Nandi Vaddeman

Nandi Vaddeman formerly known as Vardhamaanapuram is a village in Bijinepally mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana State, India.

Gona Buddha Reddy (author of Ranganatha Ramayanam), Gannaredddy and Vittala Reddy, ruled from Vardhamanapuram as the subordinate chiefs of the Kakatiyas in 12th and 13th centuries AD.

Vaddavani-500 or Vaddemana-500 may be modern Nandi Vaddeman, formerly known as Vardhamaanapuram and Kodur in Nagarkurnool district is part of Kandurnadu for sometime.

Haihaya Chiefs

1033 AD - 1042 AD : Kanduru Anemarasa or Anemarasa I or Yanemarasa I

Ayyarasa of Haihaya family was ruling Kandurnadu under Somesvara I.

1047 AD - 1049 AD : Sankarasa
25th August, 1048 AD : Malleswaram, Kollapur
Introduces a new subordinate chief named Sankarasar who was a crest jewel of the Chaluky family, who bears a string of epithets such as Bhupakandarpa, vairi kula kala sarpam, sangram viram, Raja marthandam, Kshatra pavitram, Ganda trinetram, Udara narayanam and Chakra kuta dharavar sa pura dahana, etc. which are almost similar to those met with in the inscriptions of Bijjarasa and Kanduru Anemarasar. The record further states that the above chief, on the auspicious occasion of pavitra arohana, made a gift of land 13 marttars in the village of Kulakuliya in Vaddemana-500, to the pontiff Chidisvara pandita of Agastheswara. The record was composed by Bijjaya who performed pattala karena and sandhvigrahi.

1050 AD - 1052 AD : Kumara Vijayaaditya I younger son of Somesvara I
1051 AD : As per Mallesvaram in the Kollapur Inscription Saka 973, Vijayaaditya I younger son of Somesvara I (1042 - 1068 AD) ruling Kandurnadu

Vardhamanapura Cholas or Chodas
1104 AD - 1157 AD : Bhimachoda III
Bhimachoda III was ruling with Vardhamanapura as his capital. Current Nandi Vaddeman in Nagar Kurnool District.

Thus, Kakatiya Rudradeva launched an expedition against Telugu Choda chiefs between 1157 and 1162. In this expedition rudradeva attacked Vardhamanapuram and drove Bhimachoda III along with his followers to forest.

Gona Chiefs

1190 AD - 1217 AD : Gona Buddha reddi I Gona Budda Reddy 

ruled a kingdom from Vardhamaanapuram (currently known as Nandi Vaddemaan) in NagarKurnool 

1219 AD - 1230 AD: Gona Ganapayya or Vithala son of Gona Buddha reddi I
1219 AD : Nagadevapalli, Nagarkurnool. This inscription is on a slab laying in front of Hanuman Temple. Very much damaged. It mentions the chief Gona Ganapayya who made a grant for the merit of his over lord Kakatiya 
Ganapatideva and his father Buddireddi, who is described as Eruva gonga, Kodvaluri puravaradhisvara and vitaranotsaha.

Malyala Chiefs

Budapuram, Vardamana Puram are the centres for Malyala Kings who were the Feudatories of Kakatiyas. 1245 AD - 1276 AD: Malyala Gunda Senani son of Bachavarudhini
Capital : Budapura, Vardhamanpura
Wife : Kuppambika (younger sister of Gona Ganna Reddy)
General of Ganapatideva, Rudramdevi

Atmakur Amarchinta Samsthanam

1278 AD - 1350 AD : Chinna Gopi Reddy I
Gopal Reddy’s sons Pedda Gopi Reddy and Chinna Gopi Reddy further established their supremacy in this region. They were also bestowed with several other villages in Amarachinta, Waddeman, Utkur and Kodechurparaganas by Gona Kata Reddy, the sons of Gona Buddha Reddy. Their position had increased from Nadagoud to Sarnadagoud.

1653 AD - 1675 AD : Emmedi Gopi Reddy II

Contemporary of Abdullah Qutub Shah (1626 to 1672) who acknowledged his help in the war.

1675 AD - 1680 AD : Sarva Reddy

1680 AD - 1687 AD : Chinna Reddy

Heritage Structures
Nature and Indian Culture Foundation (NICF) in association with Pleach India Foundation (PIF) cleaned up 12th century heritage structures at Nandivaddeman village in Bijinepalli mandal in Nagarkurnool district on Sunday on the eve of World Tourism Day in tune with this year’s theme ‘Inclusive Tourism Development’.

Dr. E. Sivanagireddy-Sthapati, archaeologist and PIF CEO and Patnam Krishnamraju, president, NICF, cleared vegetation around five temples – Bhadrakali Temple located amidst paddy fields without any access, triple shrines locally known as Trimurti temples abutting huge mud fort wall and Nandiswara temple where a huge bull sculpture carved out of black granite stone exists, located two km from the village.

The vegetation was cleared as part of the awareness programme called ‘Preserve Heritage for Posterity’. Nearly 30 activists from NICF Trust and 10 volunteers from PIF and 10 locals led by Vanga Sudarshan Goud and Sarpanch Nandivaddeman laboured the entire day and made the much neglected monuments presentable to local visitors and tourists.

Nandi Vaddeman Nandeeswara Saneeswara Swamy Temple

https://telanganatoday.com/heritage-structures-in-nagarkurnool-get-makeover

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Rangapur Hazrath Niranjan Shah Wali Dargah

Rangapur Hazrath Niranjan Shah Wali Dargah is located in Rangapur village, Achampet Mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana State, India

A Dargah is an important and sacred shrine in Islamic culture and spirituality. Typically, it is associated with the final resting place of a revered Sufi saint.

People from different religious faiths visit the holy on the occasion of the annual Urs festival every year on 17th January.

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Maddimadugu Sri Pabbathi Anjaneya Swami Temple

Maddimadugu Sri Pabbathi Anjaneya Swami Temple is located in Maddimadugu village, Padara Mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana State, India is afamous and well known temple in the state and fastest growing holistic pilgrimage temple in Nagarkurnool district.

This temple is located in deep Nallamala forests of Amarabad Reserved tigers forest beside Krishna river (9 km away from river).  Pilgrims visiting  Srisailam also visit this temple.

A large number of pilgrims visit the temple throughout the year, particularly on weekends, Monday and Tuesday on festivals from all over the districts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

July 24, 2022 : Telangana: Endowments wing seeks tiger reserve land for temple choultries, marriage hall in Nallamala.

There is no accommodation near temple.

Timings : 6 AM to 1 PM and 3 PM to 9 PM

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Nagarkurnool District History

Nagarkurnool History dates back to Asmaka Janapada. In olden times used to be part of Vardhamaanapuram current Nandi Vaddeman. According to Mahabharata literature, Maharshi Agastya Maharshi, established a shiva temple named “Agastheeswara Temple” on the banks of river Krishna (traceable to present day Kollapur division of the district)

Current Nagarkurnool district is in the southern region of the Indian state of Telangana.The town of Nagarkurnool is the district headquarters. It was part of the Mahbubnagar district (Palamoor) prior to re-organisation of districts in the state. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh with Nandyal, Palnadu and Prakasam Districts.

700 BC - 300 BC : Asmaka Janapada

c.300 BC - 232 BC : Mauryan Empire (322 BC –185 BC)

c. 232 BC - c. 208 AD : Pre-Satavahana and Satavahana Dynasty

208 AD - c. 320 AD : Ikshvakus

c. 320 AD - 340 AD : Pallava Dynasty (275 AD - 897 AD)

c. 320 AD - c. 446 AD : Salankayana dynasty

Capital : Vengi

The Salankayanas succeeded the Ikshvaku dynasty and were vassals of the Pallava kings of southern India

Salankayanas were conquered by Madhava Varma II of the Vishnukundinas.

320 AD - c.350 AD : Hastivarma 

about A.D.350, Hastivarman faced Samudragupta’s invasion and was defeated.

c.350 AD - 390 AD : Nandi Varma 

He issued the Kanukollu prakrit inscription. It is the first inscription of the Salankayanas. It is in prakrit and was issued from the victorious Vengipura. It does not mention the gotra name ‘Salankayana’ or the tutelary deity ‘Bhagavat Chitraradhaswamin’. It simply mentions the ruler Nandivarman as ‘Bappa bhattaraka padapariggahitasa Maharaja’. Perhaps the family had not yet developed precise conventions of the type, by the time, the grant was issued. He extended his territory towards the South of the Krishna river by subduing the other petty rulers.

The Dharikatura plates of Yuvamaharaja Achandavarman stand second in the prakrit series of Salankayana records. As per the record, the status of Achandavarman was Yuvamaharaja not as a Maharaja. Perhaps he might be assisting his father. This record refers to the gotra and to the tutelary deity of the family.

Vijayadeva Varma 

Eluru plates of Vijayadevavarman. It also mentioned the names of gotra and the tutelary deity. It claimed that Vijayadevavarman was an ‘asvamedhyajin’, and a meditator on the feet of Bappa Bhattaraka. According to B.S.L. Hanumantha Rao’s proposal on geneology of Salankayanas Devavarman was the brother of Nandivarma, who occupied the throne after the demise of the latter. Hence, he performed the horse sacrifice and claimed himself as Vijayadevavarman.

After 15 years of rule, the Vengi throne was again occupied by Achandavarman, the eldest son of Nandivarman, namely the Hastivarman II seem to have been over looked in succession to the throne, for which no definite cause can be ascertained at the present state of knowledge. But his son Skandavarman seems to have placed him on the throne, most probably as a collateral line at Jayapura, their headquarters. Hastivarman II appears to be very old and can be assigned rule only for a couple of years. He was succeeded by Skandavarman, whose rule too might have losted not more than a couple of years. In the war of succession for the Vengi throne between Scandavarman and Nandivarman II, the latter succeeded to the throne. He was the last member of the family known so far. Due to these internal wars the Salankayana power waned.
 

Vijayanandi Varma

c.380 AD - c.611 AD : Vishnukundins

c.550 AD - 753 AD : Badami Chalukyas (543 AD - 753 AD) Pulakeshin I defeated Vakataka Dynasty in c.550 AD. Pulakeshin II defeated Durjaya Dynasty in 611 AD and defeated Vishnukundins in 611 / 624 AD.

655 AD - 680 AD : Vikramaditya I
Vikramaditya I was the third son and followed his father, Pulakesi II on to the Chalukya throne. He restored order in the fractured kingdom and made the Pallavas retreat from the capital Vatapi.

13th April, 660 AD : mudalapadu (Iparumkal), Kollapur
Sanskrit. Registered the grant of the village Iparumkal situated in Vamguravati Vishaya by Vikramaditya I while he was camping at the village Marrura. The grant was made in favour of one Sudarsanacharya towards guru dakshina on the occasion of the king's Sivamandaladiksha on the full moon day of the Vaisakha month.

The village Marrura is identified with Chinnamarur and Peddamarur on the bank of river Krishna in the Kollapur taluka of Nagarkurnool district. 

The Vanguruvati vishaya is identified with village Vanguru of Wanaparti district. Iparumkal village is identified with Vippanagandla which is twelve miles from Marrura.

It is interesting to note that this inscription refers to the rituals of Sivamandaladiksha that were prevalent in those days. Vikramaditya I seems to have been the first ruler of the Badami line of Western Chalukya kings to patronise Saivism

672 AD : Kollapur, Nagarkurnool District.
Telugu, Kannada (Script) and Sanskrit (Language)

The portion containing the date of the grant is not clear. That reads as “satta-tsasa, vijaya-rajya-samvatsare”, (the victories regional year of the king) which contains no definite figure regarding the king`s regnal year. If the given regnal year (sattatsasa) is taken as sapta- dasa the date of the present grant is to be taken as his 17th regnal year. The Accession of Vikramaditya-I being in 654-55 A.D., the year of the record would be 672 A.D. It was issued on the full moon day of the month of Kartika. The grant begins with the well known eulogy or prasasti of the Badami Chalukyas.

It traces the genealogy from the king`s great grandfather Polikesi i.e, Pulakesin I and mentions Kirtivarman I and Pulakesin II as grandfather and father respectively. It is said that the Chalukyas belonged to Manavyasa gotra and were the descendents of Harti and were nourished by the seven months, i.e., Sapta-matrikas. They are said to have attained prosperity by the favour and protection of Karthikeya and acquired Varaha-lanchana by the divine favour and grace of Lord Narayana. They made all kings surrender to them. The inscription further describes that the king Pulakesin I purified himself by Avabhritha-snana at the end of the Asvamedha sacrifice and he was an ornament to the family of the Chalukyas. A reference is made to Sri Kirtivarman, Prithvi-Vallabha Maharaja, the grandfather of Vikramaditya I. It is said that his fame reached to the territories of the hostile kings of Vanavasi and other countries that have been subjugated by his prowess. Then follows a reference to Satyasraya Sri-Prithvi Vallabha Maharaja Paramesvara i.e. Pulakesin II, who is described to have acquired the second name of Paramesvara by defeating Sri Harshavardhana who was the lord of the Uttarapatha or the North.

Then the present grantor king Vikramaditya I is said to have defeated the agnates who were hostile, on the battlefield in all the quarters. He revived the lost fortunes of his family and became the unopposed lord (of the earth). Again, having mounted the divine horse named ‘Chitrakantha’ he single-handedly defeated all the relatives and acquired the position of Paramesvara i.e. the supremacy over the kings.

The grant was made at the request of Prithvipati Raja in the (Seventeenth) victorious year of his reign. The king is said to have given it to Madurendu (?) the grandson of Swami and son of Somesaraman of Bharadvaja-gotra, land measuring 108 nivartanas according to the original royal standard in Kottatta on the northern bank of the river Krishna Venna. The grant concludes with the usual benedictory and imprecatory verses.

Geographical name Kottatta-sima mentioned in the record is not traceable at present, as the place of that name now exists on the northern bank of the Krishna river.

973 AD - 1163 AD ( 973 AD - 1200 AD)
Founder : Tailapa II

1033 AD - 1042 AD : Kanduru Anemarasa 
Reign of  Jayasimha II (1015 - 1042 AD) also known as Jagadhekamalla I

1042 AD - 1048 AD : Bijjarasa
mahamandalesvara Bhuvanaikamalla Bijjarasa (or Bibbarasa)

Reign of Someswara I (1042 - 1068 AD)

1048 AD - 1049 AD: Srimat Sankarasar
19th April, A.D. 1048 AD : Kurumiddi, Kalwakurthy
This inscription is in the field of Sarpanch. Records the gift of the agrahara of Kurumiddi, along with its entire revenue, by Maneverggade Kuchimayya, at the confluence of the rivers Godavari and Maneru, for the merit of his parents, while Sankarasar was exercising his authority. The record was written by Pathale karanam and Sandhi Vigrahi Bijjayya. The latter part states that a certain Mane verggade Kuchimayya also made a gift.

25th August 1048 AD : Malleswaram, Kollapur Taluk.
Introduces a new subordinate chief named Sankarasar who was a crest jewel of the Chaluky family, who bears a string of epithets such as Bhupakandarpa, vairi kula kala sarpam, sangram viram, Raja marthandam, Kshatra pavitram, Ganda trinetram, Udara narayanam and Chakra kuta dharavar sa pura dahana, etc. which are almost similar to those met with in the inscriptions of Bijjarasa and Kanduru Anemarasar. The record further states that the above chief, on the auspicious occasion of pavitra arohana, made a gift of land 13 marttars in the village of Kulakuliya in Vaddemana-500, to the pontiff Chidisvara pandita of Agastheswara. The record was composed by Bijjaya who performed pattala karena and sandhvigrahi.

1049 AD AD: Sankaragandarasa of Rashtrakuta
1049 AD : Ramajipalli : The Kannada inscription, engraved on a pillar set up in front of the Anjaneyasvam temple in the village, belongs to the Kalyana chalukya king, Trailokyamalladeva. Being dated saka 971 A.D. 1049 ,it describes the eulogy of his chief Sankaragandarasa, who while camping at Kondur, made a grant of twelve mattars of land for the worship and food offerings to the deity Mahesvaradeva of Kondur for the purpose of giving alms and feeding the ascetics and Brahmanas on the occasion of kanya-samkranti.

1050 AD - 1056 AD : Kumara Vijayaditya

26th October, 1051 AD : Malleswaram, Kollapur
This inscription is on a stone slab in the Agastheswarara temple. Records the grant of land in the village Anmanpalli, situated in Ettapi-70, of Vaddavana-500 in Kanduru Nadu by Chandala devi, wife of mahamandalesvara of Kumara Vijayaditya, chief of Trailokyamalla, to the God Agastyesvara after washing the feet of Chidisvara pandita.

Kumara or Vishnuvardhana Vijayaditya . He was exercising his authority in some parts of Western Chalukyan Kingdom from 1050 to 1080 A. D

1056 AD - 1060 AD : Irugana Choda Maharaja

1056 AD : After this, Chidda-Chola appears as a feudatory of Somesvara II in a record of 1073-74 A.D. representing him as governing the four divisions called Kanne-300, Pedekal-300, Naruvadi-500 and Ayaje-300. It has been already observed that our inscription refers to him as governing the four divisions of which only Kanne-nadu is mentioned. The remaining three divisions were, therefore, Pedekal 800, Naruvadi-500 and Ayaje-300. It may be pointed out in this connection, that one Irugan chola of the same family appears as a feudatory of Somesvara I in the records of 1056-57 A.D. probably as governing the same four divisions while a certain Bijna-chola maharaja figures as governing the said divisions as a feudatory of Vikramaditya VI in 1078 A.D. 

1060 AD : Nagarkurnool : This inscription is on a stone lying in the RDO’s bungalow. Incomplete. Mentions only the prasasti and cyclic year. Begins with the usual prasasti of the Kanduri Chodas and mentions the name of the king Irugana Choda maharaja.

Western Gangas  (Rakkasaganga)
24th December, 1064 AD : Nagarkurnool 

Begins with the Western Ganga prasasti and introduces Chalukya prince Ganga Permanadi Vikramadityadeva and Trailokyamalla Nolamba Permanadi Jayasimghadeva. These (two) Princes, while advancing for the victorious battle with the Cholas, were camping at the nelavidu Manchala, with their permission and at the instance of Choudhara Revadihara Bhadiesvara certain chief...... is said to have made through the (above) two princes a gift of the village Pullimjelu to certain Bhimarasi Pandita for maintaining a chatra at Srisailam.

The exact relationship of the Nolamba Pallavas with the Telugu Cholas is not known but as allies of the Kalyani family they appear to have had cordial relationship and hence should have got the title, most probably, as their subordinate.

Ganga Permanadi ruling over Karnata, and is dated Saka 944 cyclic year Dunnati corresponding to 1022 A. D. Rakkasaganga the last of the great Ganga’s ruled then from 985 A. D. to 1022 A. D. With the establishment of Chola domination, the Ganga’s lost their kingdom and sought shelter under the rising Chalukyas and Hoysalas. The Ganga nobility attained to positions of honour under them and contributed their talent and resources to a subversion of Chola ascendency in Mysore and laying the foundations of the Hoysala Empire

1104 AD  - 1128 AD : Kumara Tailapa the younger son of Vikramaditya VI was in possession of kandurnadu-1100 and Sindvadi-1000 with its capital at Tumbalam near Adoni 

14th August, 1121 AD : Nekhonda, Warangal District.
This inscription refers to the reign of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI from Jayantipura. It is dated the Chalukya Vikrama year 46, Plava, Shravana amavasya, Sunday. This date regularly corresponds to A.D. 1121, August 14.

In the course of the prasasti it recounts the achievements of Mahamandalesvara Kumara Tailapadeva, the king's son by Chandaladevi, and states that he was ruling the territory from his capital Kolur in the company of his queen Lakahmadevi and sons Permadideva and Bikkideva.

It registers gift of the Village Budupura situated in Kandur-Seventy, included in the tract of Kanduur-Thousand for worship and offerings of the god Ramesvara of Nekkondi and for feeding the ascetics and servants of the religious establishment, by the prince.1122 AD : Bothpur, Mahaboobnagar District.
This inscription is dated C.V.E. (46), Plava, Sravana amavasya, Sunday. Records the achievements of Kumara Tailapa Son of Chandaladevi. He was ruling from his nelavidu at Koluru with his queen Lakshmadevi, sons Permadi Deva and Bikkadeva. It also registers the gifts of the village Badambudu situated in Kanduru 70, a nurumbada to the God Ramesvara of Nekkonda for the worship and offerings to the god and for the repairs of the temple and for feeding the ascetics residing there by Kumara Tailapa. The titles of the prince namely Vengisa vana dava dahana and Chola Kula kumudini martandi mentioned in the previous records occur in this inscription also.

Kumara Tawapadeva

Kumara Tailapa is son of Chandaladevi.
mahamandalesvara kumara Tawapadeva, son of Chandaladevi, in the reign of Tribhuvanamalla. Kumara Tailapa

Kodur Chodas
1104 AD - 1107 AD : Bhimachoda III 

Choda chief , Nalla Bhimadeva - Choda , who is described as mahamandalesvara , Kodurpuravaresvara and as one who belongs to Surya - vamsa , Kasyapa - gotra and Karikala - anvaya .

1105 AD : we have a record set by Kanduri Bhima Choda in the Chalukya Vikrama year 29, A.D. 1105 at Ramalingala gudem, near Nalgonda.

Amarabad : This inscription is on the pillar in the Siva temple. Dated C.V.E. 30, Durmati, Ashadha su. 8. Saturday. Records the gift of oil, rukas etc., for the perpetual lamps etc., to Ramesvaradeva by Dhennamma devi, chief queen of Kanduri Nalla Bhimadeva Choda Maharaja.

1107 AD - 1121 AD : Somanatha Deva Choda Maharaja 

1108 AD : Umamaheswaram

This inscription is on a pillar in the mantapa of the Ramesvara temple. Dated C.V.E. 32 Sarvari, Chaitra ba. 10, Saturday. Records the gift of certain vrttis to the deities Kedaresvara and Kesavadeva by Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Somanatha Deva Choda Maharaja.

26th March, 1120 AD Uppununthala : This inscription is on a pillar in the mandapa of Siva temple. Records mahamandalesvara kanduri Somanadhadeva Chada maharaju made a grant of land measures 12 khas, of velivolamu (dry land), and niru polamu, 3 mas, (wet land) situated behind the tank Prolenayaka, to God Kedaresvara. He also donated 2 mas, behind Basanicheruvu and Karrakuli penta sunkamu (market tax) towards nanda dipa.

Udimilla, Achchampet Taluk
This inscription is on the right-side pillar in the mukha-mandapa of the Ramesvara temple. Records the gift of 3 marutars of land to the god Kedaresvara and 2 marutars of land to the god Kesavadeva by the king mahamandalesvara Kanduri Somanathadeva-choda- maharaju. The gift lands are stated to have been situated in different places. Also records the gift of a perpetual lamp to the same god.

1173 AD : Marandi Bhimaraju
30th October, A.D. 1173 : Nagpur, Nagarkurnool Taluk.

This inscription is on Peddireddi Gutta near the village tank outside the village. It records the grant of Velivolamu by Margndi Bhimadevaraju, while excavating tank with the agreement of Vendula Saudara Bramma nayudu, Mallenayakundu and Gudipalli Maliya Gominayudu, The witnesses for this were Apparaju, lord of Mudumahuru Devaparaju, chief of Ganinavula, Maleya Bachinayaka of Talupunuru and Malaya Chavundanayaka of Rembelli. This grant was engraved and signed by Karanam Muppofu, with the approval of both.

1176 AD - 1235 AD : Bhimachoda IV

1235 AD : Udayaditya Choda son of Somanathadeva
9th September A.D. 1235 : Edampalli, Devarakonda Taluk.
This inscription is on a stone in the field outside the village. The inscription registers the gift of his part (palu) of the village Nalladamapalli for the amgaramga bhogas and offerings to the god Mahesvara by Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Udayaditya Choda Maharaja of Kasyapa gotra, Karikalanvaya and solar race, the lord of Kodurupura for the merit of his father Somanathadeva.

Cheraku Chiefs (c.1085 AD to 1323 AD)

1199 AD - 1253 AD : Bolla II or Cheraku Bollayya Reddy

He had became the ruler of Jammulur and helped Recharla Rudrasenani during his battles to save the Kakatiya kingdom. In exchange for this, Ganapatideva pre-sented him with Amarabad and velpur regions also.

Extensive mud fortification of the ancient capital Kalvakol village (Kaluvakolanu) also known as Jammulurupura Kollapur mandal in Nagarkurnool district
 

1253 AD - 1321 AD : Cheraku Chiefs Amarabad Branch

Immadi Visvanatha (son of Bolla II) and his descendents made Amarabad as their capital. The Amarabad family must have governed the area around Achampet and Alampur taluqs touching the present Kurnool district.

1253 AD - 1265 AD : Immadi Visvanatha son of Cheraku Bollayya or Bolla II

1253 AD : Indreshan
This inscription was dated S. 1175, Pramadi, Vaisakha su. 5, Friday. A long description of the Charaku family of Kakatiya subordinates along with that of Kakatiya Rudra and Ganapati deva was given. Immadi Visvanatha son of Cheraku Ballaya, a faithful Dandanayaka of Ganapatideva consecrated three Shiva Lingas Bollesvara, Mallesvara and Ganapesvara and built temples and endowed them with gifts. He also constructed tanks and wells and arranged for water shelters. His other gifts to Srigiri Mallikarjuna and Bramesvara of the Paschima Dvara are also mentioned.

2nd May, A.D. 1264 : Amarabad, Nagarkurnool Taluk.
This inscription is on a stone slab in front of the Siva temple in the village. It records a gift of land of 1 ma, behind the canal of Kothkunta by Cheraku Immadi Deva, who installed Sri Siddha mahalakshmi devi, for the health, longevity and prosperity of Cheraku Immadi Visvanadhadeva. (The grant has a long list of land gifts). The grant was entrusted to Annajiyya, son of Narajiyya to maintain the daily rituals such as naivedya etc. The record also mentions another gift made to Lakshmi devi, to the merit of Dandemaraju Peddi Bollya Reddi. This gift comprises wet land in Burugupalli Gundala Kalva, 5 Edumu in Tigalappalli, 10 Pandumu in Chikurenu Balla, and 5 Endumu outside. It should be shared at the rate of 2/3 to Annajiyya and 1/3 to Sikale who will enjoy it.

1265 AD - 1271 AD : Immadi Devaya II (son of Immadi Visvanatha)
Immadi Devaya appears in the inscriptions of his two sons from the Kalvakolanu region, a part of Kandurunadu.

1271 AD - 1305 AD : Cheraku Immadi Bolla IV or Immadi Jetti Bollaye reddi (son of Immadi Devaya II) 

26th December, A.D. 1271 : Irvin, Kalwakurthy
Reign of : Rudradeva and Immadi Bolla Reddi.
This inscription is on a pillar in the midst of the village. This inscription records a gift of land to God Indresvara by mahasamanta Vavilala Rudraya reddi for the merit of his sister Rudrasani. This inscription refers to the fact that there were matrimonial alliances between Cheraku and Vavilala families.

5th April A.D. 1280 : Umamaheswaram, Achchampet Taluk.
This inscription is on a broken piece of stone lying in the temple of lower Umamaheswaram. This inscription is that of a certain Karanamu Ramayya stated to be Rajya Bhandaru of Kakatiya kingdom. His wives Mallasani and Gangasani were referred to along with his sons and other persons. Some of these names were interesting such as Pocaya, Annaya, Acidi, Sitalapu Gundaya, Odde Somanatha, Ganadasi Decaya, Kota Viraya, Bhamdaru Virayya, Erakajiyya etc. Incidentally Immadi Jetti Bollayya referred to in another inscription also figures in this record as having made a grant.

3rd January A.D. 1305 : Rangareddigudem.
This inscription is on a stone set up outside the village. States that, while Mahamandalesvara Rudradeva maharaja of the Kakatiya family was ruling the kingdom of the world; Mahapradhana Bacharavuta and Malavanvaya Mummadideva maharaja of the lineage of Karikala and of the Kasyapa gotra made a gift of land for the anga and ranga bhogas to the god Svayambhu Somanathadeva of Medavura for the increase of the duration of the life, health and prosperity of Mahasamanta Cheraku Immadi Bollaya Reddi.

1305 AD - 1321 AD : Cheraku Prolaya Reddi son of mahasamanta Cheraku Jagaddala Immadi Devaya

3rd September, A.D. 1321 : Kalvakolanu, Kollapur Taluk
This inscription is on a slab in front of the Chennakeshwara temple. Records a gift of money collected at a visamu, i.e. a sixteenth for every mada on articles sold and on salaries at Kalavakolanu for worship and offerings to god Prasanna-Vallabhadeva by Prolaya-Reddi, son of mahasamanta Cheraku Jagaddala Immadi Devaya, for his own merit.

Recherla Nayaks
1361 AD - 1398 AD : Madhava Nayaka brother of Anavota Nayaka

Ruled from Madhava puram to the south of Devarakonda, while Anavotha nayaka was ruling from Rachakonda.
1376 AD : Umamaheswaram, Amarabad
The genealogy of the Recharla chiefs is given in this inscription. Vennaya, Dachaya, Singa and his two sons Madhava Nayaka and Anavota Nayaka are mentioned. Madhava's minister Peddanna had a son Potaraju. Madhava has built the mantapa to Mahesvara. There is a chakra bandha at the end. It is interesting to note that Potaraja had a son called Gaurana the famous Telugu and Sanskrit poet the author of Harischandra charitra and Navanatha charitra and the sanskrit Lakshana Dipika. The author of this inscription was Mayibhattopadhyaya, who had the title, pada-vakya-pramanajna.

31st May A.D. 1398 : Umamaheswaram, Achempet 
This inscription is on a pillar in the mandapa of Umamaheshwara temple. Records the establishment of Parvati by Sadananda, a follower of the school of Bharathi. Purushottama, Hanuma and Ranga were the sons of Devineni Narasamamba. Among them the first was the devotee of Sadananda and established Nandishwara, Kesava and Parvati. The date is given in two places but varies. In one place it is given in words as Viyan-netr-aga-indu which works out as saka 1320 and in another place as Viyan-ang-endu which will be saka 1520. Narasimha wrote the inscription by grace of the sage Sadanandamuni.

Vedagiri Nayaka I

Madhava Nayaka II

Vedagiri Nayaka II

1427 AD : Lingama Nayaka
30th July, A.D. 1427 : Sarikonda, Kalwakurthy 
This inscription is inscribed on a pillar of the tank bund of Gauramma Cheruvu. The inscription begins with an invocation of Lord Vishnu and his achievements in his Varahavatara. It also pays salutations of Lord Siva, Kumara, and the Goddess Sarasvati.

1536 AD : Chintakunta Padmanabha
11th September A.D. 1536 : Kommarapalli [Rayalagandi], Nagarkurnool.
This inscription is on the compound wall of the Chennakesava temple near Rayalagandi. Records a series of grants made by Sri Rangayya, established Sri Ramanujacharya`s Sri Vaishnavism. The grants were made at Rayalagandi falling in Pratapagiri seema over which was exercising his authority. The record states that Sri Rangayya built a temple and compound walls to the god Sri Chennakesava of Rayalagandi made a series of grants towards the daily rituals for the god Chennakesava and the merit his elder brother
Dharmayya and set a village Dharmavaram and excavated a tank by name Dharma samudram. The record furnishes a list of grants made and mentions agricultural terms like putti, Adde, Inamu, Gutta, Arake, Kunche, Mane, Mulavisa, Gone, yaganti, mada, nune gamugu. He built the temple Lord Hanuman in Gandi and installed the Lord. It also mentions the endowments made towards daily maintenance.

Part of  Jataprolu Kollapur Samsthana during the reign of Nizam.

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Kodur

Kodur is called Kodurapura in olden times is located in Nagarjurnool district.

Most of Nagarkurnool district, Amangal in Rangareddy district,  Devarakonda, Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district are parts of Kodurapura during Koduru branch of Kandur Chodas rule.

1046 AD : Bijjarasa

10th April, A.D. 1046 : Kurumiddi, Kalwakurthy 

This inscription is on a well called Reddi bavi outside the village. Records the grant of two-thirds share of the agrahara of Kurumiddi in Koduru 300 by maneverggade Kuchimayya, on the occasion of Solar eclipse, while mahamandalesvara Koduru Bijjarasa was ruling, as the subordinate of the Western Chalukya king Trailokyamalla Somesvara-I. The record begins with the usual prasasti of the western chalukyas of Kalyana and gives a lengthy prasasti of Bijjarasa. He was described as udaramahesvaram, Satyayudhishtira, Ripubalanishturam, Saurya marthandam, Kadana prachandam, Saraswati mukha ratna bhushana. (ornament to the face of Goddess Saraswati), Samaraika bhushana, and the engraver of the inscription was Karanam Nagadevaya.

1048 AD : Samkarasa

Mahamandalesvara Samkarasa, figuring in a record dated Saka 970 (A.D. 1048). claims a victory over Chakra-kuta and endows the village of Chavunpalli, situated in Kudukuli- 13 included in Eltapi-90 which was a kampana or division of Vaddavana-500, for the upkeep of a sattra attached to the temple of Agastheswara, while he was camping at Tiviri in Kodaregada-nadu.

1054 AD : Kanduru Anemarasa 

10th March, 1054 AD : Anemarasa lord of Kodur

This inscription is on a stone pillar near the Bhairava temple. Incomplete. Records some grant as sravabadhaparihara by Kamarasa and Dadikoram barmayyar with the permission of Padiyaram Kuppayya in Koduru while mahamandalesvara Anemarasadeva was ruling over Koduru-300. Also mentions a certain Annam Bhimarasar.

1087 AD - 1097 AD Tonda II son of Bhimachoda II

25th December A.D. 1087 : Kolanupaka, Bhuvanagiri This inscription is from the old collection of D.V. Ramanacahrlu. Fragmentary. The beginning and the grant portions are missing. It seems to refer to the reign of Chalukya Tribhuvanamalla ruling from Kalyana. His subordinate Mahamandalesvara Kandura Tondaya Chola maharaja of Kasyapa gotra, Karikalan Vaya and solar race and the lord of Kodurpura, ruling Kollipaka-7000 province seems to have made some gift for the amga-ramga bhoga of the god Somesvara.

24th December A.D. 1088 : Kolanupaka
This inscription refers to the reign of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI. It is dated the Chalukya-Vikrama year 13, Vibhava, Uttarayana-sankramana. The said Sankramana of the specified year occurred on A.D.1088, December 24.

The epigraph introduces the king's feudatory Mahamandalesvara Tondarasa Chola- maharaja of Kandur, of the solar race and Kandur, of the solar race and Karikala`s lineage lord of foremost town of Kodur, who was ruling the province of Kollipake-Seven-Thousand.

It records the gift of land and other gifts to the god Uttaresvara by this chief and other officials. The gift was received by Ramesvara Pandita of the Kalamukha lineage.

21st May A.D. 1091 : Kolanupaka
This inscription is from the old collection of D.V. Ramanacahrlu. This inscription refers to the prosperous reign of the Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla, ruling from Kalyana. His subordinate Mahamandalesvara, Kandura Tondaya Chola Maharaja of Kasyapa gotra, Karikatanvayaard Suryavamsa and the lord of Kodurupura is stated to have made the gift of Baliya Duddandi in Manemagga-70, as sarvana-amasya, to the god Somesvara of Kollipaka- 7000, the capital town, for the renovation work and feeding the ascetics.

24th December A.D. 1092 : Koppale, Devarakonda Taluk. : Western Chalukya.
This inscription on a stone set up on the tank bund. It refers merely to the Chalukya Vikrama Kala. It records the gift of the tank at Kroprolu and some revadu land at O(bi)jalapattu to certain Bilrikamti Anamta [Chimka] pandita for [maintaining] the choultry attached to Rudresvaradeva (temple) by Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Tondaya Choda Maharaja, of Suryavamsha, Kasyapagotra and Karikalanvaya. The title Kodurupaka-varadhi vara which appears in his Kolanupaka inscription is not mentioned here.

1097 AD - 1116 AD : Mallarasa or Mallikarjunachoda brother of Tonda II

1105 AD : we have a record set by Kanduri Bhima Choda in the Chalukya Vikrama year 29, A.D. 1105 at Ramalingalagudem, near Nalgonda. 

Amarabad : This inscription is on the pillar in the Siva temple. Dated C.V.E. 30, Durmati, Ashadha su. 8. Saturday. Records the gift of oil, rukas etc., for the perpetual lamps etc., to Ramesvaradeva by Dhennamma devi, chief queen of Kanduri Nalla Bhimadeva Choda Maharaja.

Lord of Kodurapura
25th December A.D. 1107 : Alampur, Mahaboobnagar District.
This inscription is dated C.V.E. 32, Sarvajit, Uttarayana Samkranti (A.D. 1107, Dec. 25, Wed ?). Records the gift of income from certain taxes and fines collected in the village Kandanavola on the Tungabhadra to the god Brahmesvara by Mahamandalesvara Mallarasa lord of Koduru, after loving the feet of mahasthsanapati Dharanindrarasi Pandita.

1116 AD - 1121 AD : Kanduri Nalla Bhimadeva Choda maharaja.

Choda chief , Nalla Bhimadeva - Choda , who is described as mahamandalesvara , Kodurpuravaresvara and as one who belongs to Surya - vamsa , Kasyapa - gotra and Karikala - anvaya .

18th June, 1116 AD : Gattuthimmam, Udimilla, Achempet Taluk

This inscription is on a pillar in the mandap of Rameswara Swamy temple. Registers the gift of 18 tumus towards the daily rites of God Ramesvara of Tumenti and one ma of ghee towards perpetual lamp, and 24 rukas from Siddhayamu towards 24 vidyas by Vennamahadevi, the chief queen of Kanduri Nalla Bhimadeva Choda maharaja.

1110 AD - 1121 AD : Kumara Tailapa (Tailapa III)

29th October, A.D. 1110 : Alwanipalli.
This inscription is on two pieces in the compound of Anjaneya temple in the centre of the village. Begins with the prasasti of the Western Chalukya King Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI, and mentions his son and crown prince mahamandalesvara yuvaraja Tailapadeva. It describes certain Municipal regulations pertaining to the capital town of Koduru, formulated by the prince with the consent of the residents.

14th August A.D. 1121 : Nekkonda
Begins with the prasasti of Kumara Tailapadeva, the king's son by Chandala devi and states that he was ruling from Kodur with his queen Lakshmi devi and sons Permadi and Birideva. It registers the gift of the village Budupura in Kanderu-70 in Nurumbada of Kanduru 1000 for worship and repairs to the temple of the God Ramesvara of Nekonda and for feeding the ascetics.

1121 AD - 1128 AD : Kanduri Gokarna Deva Choda Maharaja
28th June, 1121 AD : Yeleswaram, Nalgonda District

This inscription is on Khazana building museum, dated C.V E. 33, [A D. 1110], Plava, Ashada, su. 11, Thursday [June 28, A.D. 1121]. Records a gift of the village Koduru to the god Yeleswara Deva by Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Gokarna Deva Choda Maharaja of the Karikala dynasty, and who was the ruler of Kodurpuravara. 

30th January A.D. 1128 : Anamala, Miryalaguda Taluk. : Western Chalukya
The record refers to the reign of the Chalukya king Bhulokamalladeva. His subordinate Mahamandalesvara Kanduru Gokarna Choda of the Solar race, Kasyapagotra and Karikalanvaya, the lord of Kodurupura is stated to have made the gift of twelve puttis and two marturs of wetland and two gardens given by the king at Elisvara, to the god Varadesvara of Alamala for his own merit.

1128 AD - 1131 AD : Sridevi Tondaya was the son of Udayaditya I, elder brother of Gokarna and Bhima Chōda . 

1128 AD : Anamala, Miryalaguda Taluk.
Belonging to the same period are two epigraphs from Anamala in Miryalaguda Taluk. They belong to the Kanduri Choda family which paid allegiance to the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani. One of them, dated Saka 1050 (A.D. 1128), was issued by Sridevi Tondaya and is silent about the overlord, suggesting an independant status.

This inscription is on a stone pillar set up in the fields towards the west of the village. The inscription records that Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Sridevi Tondaya of Kasyapa-gotra, Karikalanvaya, and solar race, the lord of Kodurupura granted the prabhutva (lordship) of Alamula included in Cheraku-70 (region) with ashtabhogatejas-svamyatas to Ajjala Erayana- peggada. The record, on the other three sides contains Telugu verses in Kanda and one in Champakamala metres, stating that certain Prolemaraja-amarya obtained (from the king) vrittis consisting of Chagamari-12 and Dodidorti-12 and other things. The Champakamala verse states the various royal insignia obtained by Proleyamatya which include, adapamu (betel bag),andalamu (palanquin), (royal) seats kamchagattu (.............), vichchadiya (permission to pay royal visits?), dharalu (swords), savadi-samkhulu (sounding conch shells), bherulu (beating drums), gamgu-gondamu (......), godugulu (umbrellas), pili (elephant), barha-kunta (peacock- fans?) and kham-vitanamu (...).

The last verse states that Adapa-Erayan-peggade obtained the prabhutva (lordship) from Tondaraja of the line of Jata Choda. From this record we understand that the Choda family of Kanduru belonged to the line of Jata Choda of Eruva as said in the Vollala inscription of Mallikarjuna Choda (Ep. Andhrica IV p.26). Secondly, Sridevi Tondaya, the donor of this record is not properly identifiable among the known members of the Kanduri Choda chiefs. Thirdly, it is not known how Proleyaraja-amatya and Erayana peggada were related to each other.

1131 AD : Adavi-Devulapalli, Miryalaguda Taluk
This inscription is on a slab lying in front of the Chennakesava temple. Records the installation of the deity Ramaramana at the place called Bauddham situated on the bank of the river Krishna by mahamandalesvara Kandari Tondaya-chada, who is described as Koduri- puravaradhisvara and belonging to Kasyapa-gotra and Karikalanvaya. While he was ruling from his capital Panugallur over Kandara nadu Vinuribada-nadu and Kondapalli-nadu, his minister Gopati son of Medama granted two khandugas of hand and taxes (sunkas) for maintaining perpetual lamp to the above deity.

1136 AD - 1178 AD : Udayana Choda Maharaja II
20th April, 1148 AD : Endabatti
Records the installation of an accompanying deity, Vaishravana Bhatti in the treasury of the Kesavadeva temple, in the village Endabarthi in Koduru 300 by the residents of the village Bachanayaka and Bhimanayaka with the approval of the innumerable mahajanas and sarvajna Vasudeva Bhattopadhyaya while mahamandaleshwar Kanduri Udayana Choda maharaju was ruling.

24th February A.D. 1149 : Srikonda
This inscription is on a slab set up near the ruined Siva temple near the tank bund. The record refers to the reign (Pratapa) of Chakravarti Jagadekamalla.

It stated that, Mahamandalika Ketaya of the Pallava lineage, obtained Kondapalli Nadu means of charter from Mahamandalesvara Koduru Udayana Choda Maharaja was ruling Sirikonda-rajya and made the gift lands and tolls on various articles of merchandise the gods Juvvesvara, Bhimesvaradeva, Kedaradeva, Jinadeva, Narayanadeva installed his father Juvvanayaka and brahmanas.

25th December, A.D.1162 : Jadcherla
This inscription is on a slab erected in the compound of Venkateswara temple. Records that the revenue officers dandanayaka Nalla Sidhamaya and Erra Sidhamaya of Udayana Choda maharaja granted two perpetual lamps to Svayambhu Somanadhadeva of Koduru. They also granted five gokarna singa rukas from the collective revenue of Gangapuram towards daily offerings. It is also mentioned that all future revenue officers should pay five rukis every month without failing them.

1178 AD - 1235 AD : Bhimachoda IV and Gokarnachoda II

1235 AD : Udayaditya Choda son of Somanathadeva
1235 AD : Edampalli, Devarakonda Taluk.
This inscription is on a stone in the field outside the village. The inscription registers the gift of his part (palu) of the village Nalladamapalli for the amgaramga bhogas and offerings to the god Mahesvara by Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Udayaditya Choda Maharaja of Kasyapa gotra, Karikalanvaya and solar race, the lord of Kodurupura for the merit of his father Somanathadeva.

1268 AD : Rudradeva, son of Gokarnadeva Vallabharaja

1282 AD : Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Ramanathadeva choda Maharaja 
16th April A.D. 1282 : Agamotukuru, Miryalaguda Taluk.
This inscription is on a stone pillar in front of the Anjaneya temple. The inscription,  refers itself to the happy reign of Kakatiyya Rudra Mahadevulu and introduces her subordinate Mahamandalesvara Kanduri Ramanathadeva choda Maharaja of Kasyapa Gotra,  Karikalanvaya and solar race and the lord of Kodurpura. He is said to have installed the god Viramalnathadeva after his father and endowed it with several gifts of lands as vrittis and monetary income out of tolls (sumka) and taxes (ari) in the village of Mrontukuru. The last portion of the record is the schedule of daily offerings to the god as follows: Rice of Rajana variety = 3 tumus: green gram 3 addas; ghee - 3 tavvas; specials - 2; payasa; good curries - 10;
curd - 3 adda; pepper - 1/2 sola; imiguva -3 sinnas; betel nuts - 15, leaves - 45; sandal - 20, palas per annum; Musk and camphor.

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Octopus View Point

Octopus View Point is located close to the Domalapenta Forest Check post in Amarabad Tiger Reserve of Nallamala Forest, Amarabad Mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana State, India.

It was open to public by forest department on 13th October 2017

The Amarabad Tiger Reserve has a new tourist attraction. The Octopus Viewpoint became operational  as a part of the plan for the extension of eco-tourism activities at the reserve. The viewpoint is located 5 km before Domalpenta; and offers a view of the Krishna River and the adjoining forests. Mohan Chandra Paragein, field director of the Amarabad Tiger Reserve, said, "This strategic location has been picked after a lot of planning. This point provides a view of the backwaters of the Krishna, which resemble the tentacles of an octopus. We are also developing a watchtower and a forest trail for visitors."

Every day around 70 tourists sign up for the safari conducted by the reserve which begins from Farahabad crossroads. Officials say that two buses, each with a seating capacity of ten persons, operate in rotation.

Octopus Viewpoint is located 42 km away from Mannanur, on the Hyderabad-Srisailam Highway. Visitors can make a stop at this point after visiting the popular Farahabad Viewpoint, which is around 25 km away. Visitors must purchase tickets to gain access to the Viewpoint. Small vehicles are charged `20, while buses and large vehicles are charged `50.

Reserve officials believe that this Viewpoint will attract more visitors, and they have accordingly developed benches and parking facilities. They have also put up signboards asking visitors to maintain cleanliness at the Viewpoint and in the adjoining forests.

A hut has been constructed at an elevated spot near the Viewpoint, for visitors to sit and relax. "Visitors need not bring anything with them while visiting this point. We have an operational snack bar at the spot. The Viewpoint is meant for nature-lovers to be able to calm their minds," said Mr Paragein. 

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/travel/141017/telangana-octopus-viewpoint-entices-visitors.html

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Lodhi Mallayya Temple and Waterfall

Loddi Mallana or Loddi Mallayya Temple is a place of pilgrimage inside the Mannanur range. Lodhi Mallana is a cave situated in front of a lake, with a Shivalinga present inside the cave. 

Lodhi or Loddi means valley in local laguage and Mallana or Mallaya or Mallaiah are the names of Lord Siva, so its named Lodhi Mallaiah.

The area is open to public only 1 day annually during Tholi Ekadashi in the month of July is an awesome place to catch up with a good trekking experience and worship Lord mallanna or shiva

Lodhi Mallayya cave is called Telangana amarnath cave. The cave can be reached after a trek through a very beautiful Nallamalla forest. 

It is located at about 10kms from Mannanur check post, Srisailam Road, from there (your journey starts from 65 km stone,right side) & 4 km by treking into valley there we can see near by 6 water falls and beautiful locations and shiva lingam of mallaiah swamy

This place was referred to as Guptha Mallikarjuna in olden days. Historically during medieval times, several Saivaite sects had performed their secret rituals at this place because it was highly inaccessible to normal people.

https://www.meraevents.com/event/lodhi-mallanna-waterfall-and-forest-trek-22july18

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Kadalivanam Caves

Kadalivanam Caves are Located in the dense Nallamalla Forest (Amrabad Tiger Reserve) in Nagarkurnool District, Telangana state. Kadalivan or kardaliwan is another kshetra of Sri Datta Guru. This place is located in the interior of dense forestcalled Nallamala at the foot of Srisaila hill on the bank of Pathala Ganga. 

To reach Kadalivanam Caves, you have to trek from Akka Mahadevi Caves. The most easy and appropriate way to reach the beautiful caves is first to take the rope way journey from Nallamala Hill top beside the Srisailam Mallikarjuna temple to Pathala Ganga. From Pathala Ganga you can take a motor boat on Krishna River to reach the nearest spot to the caves. From the spot it is a 10 minute trek to Akka Mahadevi Caves

Kadali Vanam is a great Tapo sthanam in Srisaila kshetram. Its importance was described in Skhanda Puranam, Shiva Bhakta vijayam and many more Shaiva texts. Sree Nrisimha saraswati Swamy, the second incarnation of Guru Dattatreya swamy, ends his avatara here by disappearing.

Before reaching Kadalivanam SRI GURU’S CAVE one has to cross AKKA MAHADEVI’S CAVES.After crossing the plain area we will reach Kadali Vanam from there we have to climb down about 30 steps to see Kadali Vanam cave.

 

This is a huge cave like natural rock shelter which can accommodate nearly 500 persons comfortably. Near the rock shelter flows a perennial stream close to which evidences of prehistoric man in the form of stone tools were discovered. The place derived its name dell to wild plantain grooves. This excellent spot is considered to be extremely sacred by devotees. 

At a distance of 22 Kms from Srisailam and 12 Kms from Akka Mahadevi Caves, Kadalivanam Caves are natural caves with lot of history attached to it.

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Akka Mahadevi Caves or Swayambhu Shiva Mandir

Akka Mahadevi Caves is Located in the dense Nallamalla Forest (Amrabad Tiger Reserve) in Nagarkurnool District, Telangana state. It is located on the northern side of the river in Telangana about 18 km in Srisailam Dam back waters.These caves to be reached by boat. Another name of the cave is Swayambhu Shiva Mandir.

The Akkamahadevi caves, primarily offer an adventurous thrill for the adventure tourist in you. The entrance of the cave of Akkamahadevi, to which there is an approximate of 150 meter trek into the cave to visit the sanctum. Murtis of Kapala Bhairava, Veerabhadra, Mahishasura Mardini and many other of medieval period are found at the entrance of Akka Mahadevi caves.

Akka Mahadevi Caves are reached by a 1-hour-long boat ride on the river, and is located on the northern side of the river in Telangana are naturally formed caves and are located very near to the upstream of the river Krishna.

Named after the famous philosopher Akka Mahadevi, these rock-cut caves are located on the banks of River Krishna amidst the picturesque environs of Nallamala Hills. 

Akkamahadevi was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of 12th century Karnataka.

Her vachanas in Kannada are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature.During the 12th century A.D, it is believed that Akkamahadevi did penance in this cave and worshipped the sivalinga that naturally existed in the deep and dark end of the cave.

A visit to Akkamahadevi caves is considered an unforgettable experience, in the backdrop of the backwaters of the Srisailam reservoir.

 

This naturally formed cave, just above the flow of river Krishna upstreams is about at a distance of 10 Kms from Srisailam. 

The most easy and appropriate way to reach the beautiful caves is first to take the rope way journey from Nallamala Hill top beside the Srisailam Mallikarjuna temple to Pathala Ganga. From Pathala Ganga you can take a motor boat on Krishna River to reach the nearest spot to the caves. From the spot it is a 10 minute trek. Boating will take minimum 40-60 mins. Tickets will be provided at entrance of pathalaganga. Tickets provided from 9AM-11AM. Inside private boats are also available. 

It takes about 5 hours to go and return back from the cave.

You need to carry dry fruits, food items and drinking water.
You need to carry torch or candles as the Shivling is located inside the pitch dark cave.
The cost per person is around Rs 400/-

Best Time to Visit

November to March is the best time to be here.

Located at a distance of 18 km from Srisailam

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Amrabad Tiger Reserve

Amrabad Tiger Reserve is located near Munnanur in Nallamala hills which is part of western ghats, Amarabad Mandal, Nagarkurnool district, Telangana State, India covers an area 2,760 square kms and second largest tiger reserve in the country in terms of core area.

The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Report-2022 revealed that the Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) scored 78.7% and stood 28th among 51 tiger reserves in the country.

FLORA
The floral diversity is moderately rich as the landscape experiences a wide rain fall, altitude and edaphic gradients. The floral wealth has been estimated to be over that, there are 1400 taxa spread over 109 families. The ATR is having about 353 species in 88 families that are found to be medicinal properties. Dense grass occurs in 30% of the area and scattered in an additional 20%. Dominant tree species include Terminalia tomentosa, Hardwickia binata, Madhuca latifolia. Diospyros melanoxylon, Gardenia latifolia, Anogeissus latifolia, Chloroxylon swietenia, Terminalia spp.

FAUNA
The Tiger Reserve supports populations of several faunal species.

MAMMALS
Over 80 species of mammals have been identified in Amrabad Tiger Reserve, Telangana. Large carnivores: Tiger, Leopard, Wild dog, and Indian Wolf, Indian fox, Small carnivores: Jungle cat, Rusty-spotted cat, Small Indian civet, and Indian palm civet, Omnivores: Sloth bear, Honeybadger, Wild boar, Herbivores: Unique species of Antelopes found Chinkara, Nilgai, Blackbuck, four-horned antelope; Antlers found spotted deer, Sambar deer; Primates found Hanuman langur, Bonnet macaque, Rhesus macaque.

BIRDS
Over 303 bird species have been identified in this region. Some important groups include Eagles, Pigeons, Doves, Cuckoos, Woodpeckers, Drongos, Bulbuls, Flower peckers, Grey horn bill, Sunbirds, Swifts, Kingfishers, owls, barbets, kites, minivets, partridges, mynas, thrushes, warblers, egrets. Some endemic bird species that occur here are yellow throated bulbul and winter migratory of blue rock thrush.

REPTILES
Approximately 54 species of reptiles have been identified in this region. Three highly venomous snakes found in this area, family of Viperidae namely Russel’s viper, Saw scaled viper, Spectacled cobra, Common krait, Indian pond terrain, Indian monitor lizard, Indian chameleon, Forest calotes, Skinks, Indian python, Keel backs, Vine snakes, Bronze back snakes, cat snakes, wolf snakes etc.

AMPHIBIANS
Around 20 amphibians have been identified in this area common Indian toad, narrow – mouthed frog, common tree frog, Indian pond frog, Indian burrowing frog, Indian cricket frog etc.

BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
Among the insect groups, butterflies and moths come under a large group called Lepidoptera. About 100 species of butterflies and 57 species of moths have been found in this Tiger Reserve. Some common butterflies are danaid egg fly, lemon pansy, plain tiger, common leopard, common blue bottle, crimson rose, chocolate pansy, and common tree brown, crimson tip, Indian skimmer etc. Common moths are Antheraea paphia, Himala spp., Achaea spp., Actias spp., oak hawk-moth etc.

INSECTS
The insect’s diversity is the largest group in animal kingdom. Large variety of butterflies and moths are found here. Numerous species of Grasshoppers, Mantises, Beetles, Flies, Termites, and Spiders, which play an important role in ecosystem sustenance, are present.

Attractions

Farahabad View Point

Octopus View Point

Mallelatheertham Waterfalls

Akka Mahadevi Caves or Swayambhu Shiva Mandir

Kadalivanam Caves

Saleshwaram Jatara and Waterfalls

Lodhi Mallayya Temple and Waterfall

Somashila View Point and Boating

FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR TOURISTS

1. Vehicle rides in the tourism zone at Farahabad
2. Visit to Interpretation centre at Farahabad
3. Visit to Saleshwaram Water Falls
4. Visit to Mallellathirtham Water Falls
5. Visit CBET (Community Based Eco-Tourism) Mannanur

6. Visit to EEC (Environmental Education Centre) at Mannanur

7. Visit to Prathaparudruni Fort
8. Bird Watching

Where to Stay

• Forest Department arranges trips to Farahabad View point from Mannanur.
• Visitors also prefer to have a jungle stay in this station, which is also made safely by the state government of Telangana. 
• Best camping ground here is the Tiger wilds jungle camp, which arranges camping ground for the visitors.
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  Good and comfortable accommodation is available at Forest Rest House at Mannanur and at Farahabad view point hill.
• Tourists can also avail multiple stay options near Nagarjunsagar Dam and Srisailam dam.
• One can also stay at Tiger wild reserve, where camping is available.

Muannnur Jungle Resort

https://amrabadtigerreserve.com/booking-package/

Cottages for tourists keen on a night stay at Mannanur, inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Nagarkurnool district.

Safari ride into the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, which had been a minor sojourn for the pilgrims bound for the Srisailam temple, will be part of the ‘Tiger Stay Package’

Hilltop Mrugavani

https://www.mrugavaniresorts.com/mrugavani_srisailam/index.html#location

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