Narayanpet District History

Narayanpet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Narayanpet is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Mahbubnagar, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy and Jogulamba Gadwal districts and with the Karnataka state.

Created from erstwhile Mahabubnagar district.

Historically "Narayanapeta" has been in the Palamoor region.

Later Nandas, Mouryas, Sathavahanas, Ikshwakas, Vishnukundinas, 

Badami ChalukyasKanduri Chodas, Kakatiyas, Yadavas of Devagiri, Cheruku kings, Vavilala kings, Munusuri Dyanasty, Bahamani Sultans, Vijayanagara Kings, Recharla Padmanayakas, Kutubshahis, Mughals and Nizam of Hyderabad ruled this area as the part of their Kingdom, this region was known as the land of the Cholas. Mahbub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD) was changed the name of "Narayanapeta" to NARAYANPET on 4 December 1890. 

Golconda diamonds also including the famous Kohinoor Diamond come from the Narayanapet district area

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.

610 AD - 642 AD : Pulakesi II
Pulakesi II is the most famous ruler of the Chalukya dynasty. In his reign the Chalukyas of Badami saw their kingdom extend over most of the Deccan.

Tummeyanuru Inscription : Begins with the usual Western Chalukyan prasasti and mentions Kirti Verma and his son Pulakesin II. The grant was issued by Pulalesin II on the occasion of a lunar eclipse, on a Kartika Paurnami, in the presence of lord Sangamesvara. The grant village Tummeyanuru was situated in the Chalukya vishaya in between Santanur and Pulikurope villages, on the Southern bank of Chinteru, near Jukur tirtha. The said gift consisting of twenty five navaratnas of land measured by rajamana (royal measure) was given to Mabuganasvami son of Malarevasvami of Atreya gotra and Apasthambasutra, belonging to the Indupur ghatika.

Lokaditya brother of Vijayaditya
696 AD - 733 AD : Vijayaditya

Vijayaditya succeeded his father, Vikramaditya I on to the Chalukya throne. His long reign was marked by general peace and prosperity. Vijayaditya also built a number of temples. 

704 AD : Alampur Inscription : This damaged charter is of the time of king Vijayaditya who belonged to the earlier branch of the Western Chalukya family. It is dated Saka 626, the king’s regnal year [8 ?], Vaisakha s`u. 13. This may be approximately equated to A.D. 704. The epigraph cites the familiar Prasasti of the Chalukya rulers of Badami and gives the genealogical succession of the family from Pulakesin I.

The inscription states that the enclosure in question was set up at the instance of the Chalukya ruler and dedicated to worshipful Isanacharaya Swami.

705 AD : He fought against the Pallavas and extracted tributes from Parameshwar Varma V. The Alupas of South Canara who were loyal to the Chalukyas and led by Alupa Chitravahana, brother-in-law of Vijayaditya defeated a Pandyan invasion of Mangalore in 705.

Alampur Inscription: Engraved over the dwarapalaka, imagine the Svarga brahma temple. The inscription brings to light an unknown son of Vinayaditya i.e. Lokaditya, brother of Vijayaditya is described as ela-arasar i.e. yuvaraja. It states that the temple was constructed by Lokaditya in memory of the emperor`s queen.

1505 AD - 1570 AD : Vijayanagara Empire (Tuluva Dynasty)

1505 AD - 1509 AD : Viranarasimha Raya

1509 AD - 1529 AD : Krishna Deva Raya

1529 AD - 1541 AD : Achyuta Deva Raya

2nd November A.D. 1538 : Kosangi.
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.

1541 AD - Venkatadri

1542 AD - 1570 AD : Sadashiva Raya

1570 AD - 1646 AD : Vijayanagara Empire (Aravidu Dynasty)

1570 AD - 1572 AD : Tirumala Deva Raya

1572 AD - 1586 AD : Sriranga Deva Raya I

1586 AD - 1614 AD : Venkatapati Deva Raya II

Polepally, Jadcherla
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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Mudumal Menhirs or Niluvu Rallu

Mudumal Niluvu Raallu are an arrangement of menhirs that dates back to 5000 BC located in Mudumal village, Krishna Mandal, Narayanpet district of Telangana State, India. 

Spread across nearly 89 acres, there are close to 80 tall menhirs of 10 to 14 feet height, accompanied by nearly 3,000 alignment stones. Historians and archeologists believe as the only megalithic site in India, where a depiction of star constellation has been identified.

This site has three kinds of burial set-ups which indicate presence of a social division and the practice of revering the departed souls.

The Menhirs also offer insight into how observant and scientific the community was as the Menhirs appear to be tracking the sun’s movement. Based on the kind of shadow cast and based on the location of the sun at sunrise the people in those days might have determined seasons and planned agriculture activities.

Experts have found an inscription of the Ursa Major constellation on a flat rock here. “This is the only depiction of the night sky from the megalithic ages in South-East Asia. It is interesting that they chose to depict the Ursa Major constellation, as two stars in this constellation – Dubhe and Merak – can help identify the North Star and indicate the north direction. This indicates that people in the region had figured out "North direction" using the north star and began voyaging outside their habitat.

The inscriptions on the rocks are in the form of a series of cup markings with each cup denoting a star in the constellation. The marking was possibly done using a stick and sand.

There is a huge microlithic site in the fields to the south of the village on the bank of river Krishna, on an elevated ground. The site extending over an area of roughly one acre is a huge workshop site. The raw materials are chert, chalcedony, jasper, agate, carnelian and quartz. Many fluted cores are noticed but the finished tool component is meager.

To the west of the village, towards the Raichur road, 4 megalithic cairn circles were noticed. On two of the stone boulders of the stone circle the ‘circle – with a – trident’ symbol is found engraved. Still further, to the west of the village there is a vast complex of megalithic stone circles, menhirs and stone alignments. There is also a huge habitation mound. Parts of the mound are under dry cultivation. The pottery from the surface of the mound included coarse red ware, black ware, black and red ware and grey ware of the wheel made variety. Bangle pieces of shell and steatite also occur in the surface collection along with large quantities of iron slag. Despite the dry cultivation, the habitation mound of 2.5 m thickness remains largely undisturbed

The local farmers informed that during the excavation of an irrigational channel which party cut the habitation mound, several pots containing bones along with iron objects were encountered. These could be megalithic urn burials. The megalithis at Mudumula are locally known as ‘Banthi – rallu’ (ball – like stones) and ‘Niluvu rallu’ (standing stones). These standing stones are blocks of stone of 4 to 6 m height are without any chisel marks. They must have been quarried by means of fire setting. The huge blocks of stone are arranged in a circular fashion, similar to the stonehenge of Great Britain. Some of them have fallen down. They weigh around 3 tonnes apiece.

The habitation mound must be a multiculture one ranging from neolithic to megalithic.

Theme of the Rock art
The rock art at this site is very little comprising mainly of a couple of bruisings and engravings on the boundary stones of the megalithic stone circles and adjacent rock boulders and a couple of faint black paintings in are rock shelter. In addition to the bruisings of ‘circle – with a trident’ symbol, Krishna Sastry (1983 : 47) reported some more bruisings and engravings. One of them is mother goddess figure. The figure has out stretched and upraised hands and the legs are shown apart. The breasts are shown hanging sideways. There is one crudely incised humped bull with an upraised tail, the horns curving forward and genitals prominently shown. In addition to these there are 5 more symbols of ‘circle – with a – trident’ in different shapes and sizes. I could not locate these engravings and bruisings described by Sastry (1983 : 47).

The paintings are located in the midst of a rock out crop situated in a tank locally known as ‘yellamma cheruvu gundlu’ (Yellamma tank boulders). The rock shelter is a flat rock out crop that provides no shaded area. The rock is of coarse grained sand stone of brownish grey colour, and contain fragmentary paintings in black colour. The site is located about 2 km north east of the village.

The paintings include a schematic animal figure in outline portion of the head is in flatwash, another animal figure in flatwash with a long neck, a circle – with a – trident symbol partly visible and some other faint traces of thick lines.

This rock shelter is being worshipped in the name of local village goddess ‘Maisamma’. The village perform rituals here praying for rains. They also sacrifice fowls and sheep.

The rock art of Mudumula can safely be dated to the megalithic period. The petroglyphs as also the pictographs revealed characteristic traits of the megalithic rock art in Telangana. Further, the ‘circle – with a – trident’ symbol occur on the megalithic burials themselves, a feature noticed at other sites such as Chagatur in the same district, an evidence which is clinching to date the rock art of Mudumula to the megalithic period.

Sundeep Mukhta, Founder of Jai Makthala Trust, who has been building a campaign to get a UNESCO Heritage tag for the site, felt the purpose of these stones are to capture the movement of the sun to estimate the time.

About 500 meters away, there is another site comprising mounds of boulders and stones. Believed to be a burial ground, the site also comprises a three-foot rectangular stone, which has a ‘sky chart’ chiselled on it. “Perhaps, they identified and located constellations and astronomical objects using the chart,” he said.

The menhirs were arranged in several rows, form alignments and avenues. Studies found that particular rows of menhirs are aligned to the position of the rising and setting sun on the summer solstice and equinox,” said Mukhta. To promote the site, the Trust has been organising tours, bringing students and teachers from nearby schools. A team from the Sejong University (South Korea), too, visited the site recently.

The menhirs, which used to be present in an extent of 80 acres until a few decades ago, exist now only in a few acres as the bulk of them were ravaged to make way for farming. The Telangana government has said work towards preservation of the site is on. “We have sanctioned ₹25 lakh and acquired 4.29 acres of land where the last of the menhirs are concentrated,” V Srinivas Goud, the State Minister for Tourism, Culture and Archaeology, said.

Though the menhir side of the site is acquired by the government, the mounds of boulders and the pillar with ‘sky chart’ continues to be in an unprotected area and exposed to vandalism or unintended damage due to land clearing. Goud said the process was on to get the said land transferred from the Revenue department.

The stones are of two types - one is sisth, which are surrounded by big rocks, and the other is menhirs. "While the big rocks tower at a height of 10-14 ft, the small ones stand 5-6 ft high. The menhirs are scattered all over. One side of stones is worshipped as 'Thimmappa,' a male deity of the village. Nearby a smaller menhir in black stone is worshipped as Yellama the female deity.

Telangana government proposed to recommend the site for a Unesco World Heritage tag

https://www.academia.edu/29875866/Rock_art_of_Telangana_pdf

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/aeons-ago-these-rocks-were-clock-compass-calendar/articleshow/101056924.cms?from=mdr

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/100023798.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/mysterious-megalithic-era-menhirs-of-telangana-seek-global-attention/article65539795.ece

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Chandraghad Fort & Temple

Chandraghad Fort is located at Chandraghad Village in Narva Mandal in Narayanpet District of Telangana. It is on the banks of River Krishna. 

This Hill Fort is located close to Jurala Dam. The picturesique Hill fort is located on the banks of river Krishna. This Fort was built during Peshwas and belongs to Chandrasena Jilledar. 

The fort had been constructed in a very strong way so as to act as the store house of grains and taxes collected from people before transferring them to Peshwas. 

The Hill fort presents a very picturesque view. There are 5 ponds existing in the fort and the ancient Shiva Temple. The Hill fort is so grand that one may see the fort even from a few kilometers away.

At a distance of 1.3 km from Chandraghad, 8 km from Jurala Dam, 74 km from Mahabubnagar Bus Station and 163 km from Hyderabad,

The Sri Ramalingeshwara Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is located in the fort. There are several water bodies exist in the fort. It requires about one km walk from the nearest road point to trek to the hilltop.

Chandraghad is about 2 km from the main road between Jurala and Atmakur. Public transport to Chandraghad is very poor.

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Narayanapet District

Narayanpet district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Narayanapet is the district headquarters formed on February 17, 2019 after bifurcation of Mahbubnagar district.

The district shares boundaries with Mahbubnagar district, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal districts and with Karnataka state.

Kodangal, Maktal and Narayanapet Assembly Constituencies come under Narayanapet district. The whole district of Narayanapet comes under Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha Constituency.

Narayanapet town was capital of the rulers of Lokapalli sansthanam. Narayanapet town is famous for quality gold and silk sarees. Narayanapet, Kosgi, and Maktal are the municipalities in this district.

Krishna river flows on the south side of the district. Krishna railway station is the only railway station in this district under Wadi-Guntakal section. Bheema river flows through this district. Bheema lift irrigation project is located in this district.

Appampally village situated in Narva mandal of Narayanapet district has prominent place in the Telangana arms revolt movement against Nizam rule.

Tourism
Krishna River enters Telangana from Krishna Village in Maganoor mandal, Narayanpet district.Chandraghad Fort and Temple
 Dattatreya Swamy Temple in Maktal town. 

 

There is one revenue division of Narayanapet under this district and has 11 mandals in it.

Revenue Division

Narayanpet

Mandals
Damaragidda
Dhanwada
Kosgi
Krishna
Maddur
Maganoor
Makthal
Marikal
Narayanpet
Narva
Utkoor

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Narayanpet Saree

The Narayanpet saree is made either of cotton or silk.

 One school of thought states that in 1630 AD during Shivaji Maharaj’s campaign in the Deccan, the brightly coloured saris of the ladies caught his eye and thus the Narayanpet saree got its Royal Maratha Patronage. Other versions of the tale state that the weavers, who were part of Shivaji’s camp during a campaign, were the ones who stayed back and developed the form as we see it today.

Much before the world was made aware of the concept of a global village, the Indian Subcontinent had embraced the idea.

The merger of cultures of different princely states and regions in the country has produced some fantastic weaves and styles that are heralded to this day for their sheer beauty and exclusivity. The Narayanpet saree is one such example.

These sarees have had the privilege of enjoying the royal patronage of the Marathas. Regarded as the garment of the Gods, Narayanpet sarees were used to drape the idols of deities and worn exclusively by aristocracy for the longest time. The only treatment better than a royal one, is a godly one. Narayanpet sarees are all that and more.

There is a distinct style attached to the Narayanpet sarees, the sarees have a checked surface design with embroidery and the border or pallu have intricate ethnic designs such as a temple.

The borders and pallu of the Narayanpet Silk saree are given a contrasted look with small zari designs.

With designers like Shravan Ramaswamy acting as guardian angels and showcasing the Narayanpet silk sarees, the weavers have been hugely benefited by the surge in demand.

At any handloom or silk exhibition, Narayanpet silk sarees are a definite part of the showcase around the globe.

The popularity of Narayanpet sarees is enhanced by the fact that amongst all the Silk garments, this is the one which is most easily affordable. In recent times, even, designer boutiques have started stocking and selling Narayanpet silk sarees.

Going by historical records, in 1630 AD, the Maratha king, Chatrapati Shivaji traveled to the Narayanpet region where he camped for a while. When he continued on his journey, a few weavers stayed behind.

These were the weavers who started producing the Silk sarees with a distinct style of design which came to be known as Narayanpet Silk sarees. No wonder then, courtesy the weavers who migrated from the Maratha region to Narayanpet, there is lot of Maharashtrian influence seen in Narayanpet Silk sarees.

Later on, under the rule of Lokapalli Sansathanam, the production of Narayanpet Silk and Cotton sarees increased dramatically.

For producing the Narayanpet sarees, vegetable dyes are used. This is a unique process where eight sarees are made at one go on a loom. Thus instead of the standard 7 yards of fabric being mounted on the loom, 56 yards of Silk are mounted on the loom at a single time.

After the degumming, dyeing and drying process, the actual weaving starts. In the case of Cotton sarees, it takes one day to complete a saree, whereas a Silk saree takes 4-5 days to be completed.
In 2012, Narayanpet sarees got its Geographical Indicator (GI) registration with the government of India.

It is extremely hot in summer and cold in winter. If one has to deduce, the extremities of the weather could well have prompted the creation of the style of Narayanpet Silk sarees which is beautiful and rich to look at and is comfortable to wear round the year because of it’s light weight.

The early weavers who settled down in the Narayanpet region in the 17th century are the pioneers of this art. The skill has been passed down from generation to generation. The entire weaver community involved in this art is located only in Narayanpet.

https://www.utsavpedia.com/textiles/narayanpet-silk-cross-culture/

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Krishna River

The Krishna River or Kistna also called Krishnaveni is the third-longest river in India, after the Ganges and Godavari and the second longest  river of the Peninsular India after Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganges, Godavari and Brahmaputra.

Origin : Jor village, Mahabaleswar (Western Ghats), Satara district, Mahasrashtra State, India.
Length : 1400 km (869.9 mi)
Drainage : 258948 km
Elevation : 1,337 m (4,386 ft)
Outflow : Bay of Bengal, near Hamsaladeevi village in Diviseema, Koduru Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh State, India.

States : Maharashtra 305 km (190 mi), Karnataka 483 km (300 mi),  Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 612 km (380 mi).

Length in Telangana: Around 430 km

Start in Telangana: Thangadigi village, Krishna Mandal, Narayanpet district.
End in Telangana: Vajinepally, MellaCheruvu Mandal, Suryapet district.

Telangana Districts : Narayanpet, Jogulambha Gadwal, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Suryapet

Tributaries in Telangana

Left Bank

1) Bhima River joins Krishna River near Thangadigi or Tangidi Village,Maganoor Mandal, Narayanpet district.

2) Mandipalle Pedda Vagu joins Krishna River near Mandipalle village, Maganoor Mandal, Narayanpet District.

4) Okacheti vagu / Oragheti vagu joins Krishna river near gurramgadda village, Gadwal mandal, Jogulambha Gadwal district

5) Gowardhanagiri vagu joins Krishna River near Gummadam village, Pebbair Mandal, Wanaparthy district.

9) Mallapaharani Vagu joins Krishna river near Chellepahad village, Chinambavi Mandal, Wanaparthy district.

10) Yerragattu vagu joins Krishna River near Bollaram village, Kollapur Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

11) Kanet Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Kollapur Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

12) Yemlapaya Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

13) Kampa Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

14) Chinnagundala Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

15) Bugga Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

16) Nalla Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

17) Purmaklakaya Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

18) Vadlavanchela Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

19) Nallamala Pedda Vagu joins joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

20) Pulibugga Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

21) Dindi River joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

22) Peddamunigal Pedda Vagu joins Krishna River near Peddamunigal village, Neredugommu Mandal, Nalgonda district.

23) Mattam Vagu joins Krishna River Jemmanakota village, Tirumulagiri Sagar Mandal, Nalgonda district.

24) Halia River joins Krishna River Chityala village, Adavidevullapally Mandal, Nalgonda district.

25) Tungapahad Vagu joins Krishna River Kothapalli village, Damercherla Mandal, Nalgonda district.

26) Musi River Joins Krishna River Wadapalli village, Damercherla Mandal, Nalgonda district.

27) Vemuleru joins Krishna River near Gundeboina Gudem, Palakeedu Mandal of Suryapet District

Krishna River ends in Vajinepally, MellaCheruvu Mandal, Suryapet district, Telangana State.

Antara Ganga Vagu joins Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh

Paleru River joins Krishna River in Ravirala, Andhra Pradesh

Munneru River joins Krishna River in Vibhareetapadu, Andhra Pradesh

Right Bank

3) Nalla vagu joins Krishna river near Nettampadu village, Dharur Mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal District

6) Pyata vagu joins Krishna river near Maramungala village, Manopad or Manopadu Mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district

7) Ghantakaranna vagu joins Krishna river near Shalipur village, Alampur Mandal, Jogulambha Gadwal district

8) Tungabhadra River joins Krishna river near Chagatur village, Alampur Mandal, Jogulambha Gadwal district

1) Bhima River joins Krishna River near Thangadigi or Tangidi Village, Maganoor Mandal, Narayanpet district.

        Krishna-Bhima Sangam. This Place is also called as "Nivrutti Sangamam" where in Sri Datta    Bhimeswara Temple located.

2) Mandipalle Pedda Vagu joins Krishna River near Mandipalle village, Maganoor Mandal, Narayanpet District.

3) Nalla vagu joins Krishna river near Nettampadu village, Dharur Mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal District

4) Okacheti vagu / Oragheti vagu joins Krishna river near gurramgadda village, Gadwal mandal, Jogulambha Gadwal district

    Tributaries

        Konneru vagu joins okacheti vagu near Ramanpadu village

            Konneru vagu Pedda vagu joins Konneru vagu near Dantanoor village.

            DevarKaula vagu joins Konneru vagu Pedda vagu near Perur village.

5) Gowardhanagiri vagu joins Krishna River near Gummadam village, Pebbair Mandal, Wanaparthy district.

6) Pyata vagu joins Krishna river near Maramungala village, Manopad or Manopadu Mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district

7) Ghantakaranna vagu joins Krishna river near Shalipur village, Alampur Mandal, Jogulambha Gadwal district

8) Tungabhadra River joins Krishna river near Chagatur village, Alampur Mandal, Jogulambha Gadwal district

9) Mallapaharani Vagu joins Krishna river near Chellepahad village, Chinambavi Mandal, Wanaparthy district.

10) Yerragattu vagu joins Krishna River near Bollaram village, Kollapur Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

11) Kanet Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Kollapur Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

12) Yemlapaya Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

13) Kampa Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

14) Chinnagundala Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

15) Bugga Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

    Kaklet Vagu joins Bugga Vagu in Nallamala Forest near Krishna River

16) Nalla Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

    Nartimula Vagu joins Nalla Vagu near Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

17) Purmaklakaya Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

18) Vadlavanchela Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

19) Nallamala Pedda Vagu joins joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

20) Pulibugga Vagu joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

21) Dindi River joins Krishna River in Nallmala Forest, Padra Mandal, Nagarkurnool district

22) Peddamunigal Pedda Vagu joins Krishna River near Peddamunigal village, Neredugommu Mandal, Nalgonda district.

23) Mattam Vagu joins Krishna River Jemmanakota village, Tirumulagiri Sagar Mandal, Nalgonda district.

24) Halia River joins Krishna River Chityala village, Adavidevullapally Mandal, Nalgonda district.

25) Tungapahad Vagu joins Krishna River Kothapalli village, Damercherla Mandal, Nalgonda district.

26) Musi River Joins Krishna River Wadapalli village, Damercherla Mandal, Nalgonda district.

27) Vemuleru joins Krishna River near Gundeboina Gudem, Palakeedu Mandal of Suryapet District

Antara Ganga Vagu joins Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh

Paleru River joins Krishna River in Ravirala, Andhra Pradesh

Munneru River joins Krishna River in Vibhareetapadu, Andhra Pradesh

Antara Ganga Vagu joins Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh

Paleru River joins Krishna River in Ravirala, Andhra Pradesh

Munneru River joins Krishna River in Vibhareetapadu, Andhra Pradesh

    Wyra joins Munneru in Ithavaram Andhra Pradesh.

        Kattaleru joins Munneru near Pallempalli, Andhra Pradesh

Krishna River flows east to Wai and then in a generally southeasterly direction past Sangli to the border of Karnataka state. There the river turns east and flows in an irregular course across north-central Karnataka and then to the southeast and into southwestern Telangana state near Thangadigi village, Krishna Mandal, Narayanpet district. It then veers southeast and then northeast, forming a portion of the border with Andhra Pradesh state. Turning east it flows into Andhra Pradesh to its delta head at Vijayawada, and from there flows southeast and then south until it enters the Bay of Bengal.

Telangana is separated from Andhra Pradesh by the Krishna River, which acts as a geographical divider between the two. The River Krishna forms border between the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from Srisailam to Pulichintala for about 290 kms flows passing through NSP Dam. 

It is a major source of irrigation for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was the home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Sun Dynasty kings.

Srisailam Dam
The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River on the border of Mahabubnagar District, Telangana and Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh near Srisailam temple town and is the 2nd largest capacity working hydroelectric station in the country.

The dam was constructed in a deep gorge in the Nallamala Hills in between Mahabubnagar and Kurnool districts, 300 m (980 ft) above sea level.

Kalwakurthy lift irrigation scheme by drawing water from the Srisailam reservoir, supplies irrigation water in Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda districts.

Srisailam left bank canal receives water by gravity through tunnels to irrigate lands in Nalgonda district.

Tributaries of Krishna river in Telangana are Tungabhadra, Bhima, Dindi, Haliya, Musi, Paleru and Munneru.

Bhima River
Length : 861 km (535 mi)
Drainage : 70,614 km.
The longest tributary is the Bhima River, originates near Bhimashankar Temple in the Bhimashankar hills in khed Taluka on the western side of the Western Ghats, known as Sahyadri, in Pune District, Maharashtra state.

The Bhima River is a major river in South India. It flows southeast through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before entering the Krishna River. After the first sixty-five kilometers in a narrow valley through rugged terrain, the banks open up and form a fertile agricultural area which is densely populated.
Tungabhadra River The largest tributary of the Krishna River is the Tungabhadra with a drainage basin measuring 71,417 km running for about 531 km.

The Tunga and the Bhadra rise at Gangamoola, in Varaha Parvatha in the Western Ghats at an elevation of 1198 metres in Chikmagalur District of Karnataka along with the Nethravathi (west-flowing river, joining the Arabian Sea near Mangalore).

The Bhadra river flows through the industrial city Bhadravathi. More than 100 tributaries, streams, creeks, rivulets and the like contribute to the two rivers.

The Tungabhadra River is formed by the confluence of the Tunga River and the Bhadra River at Koodli at an elevation of about 610 metres near Holehonnur, about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Shimoga.
It is a confluence of both the Dwaitha and the Adwaitha philosophies.

From there, it mingles with the Krishna at Gondimalla, near the famous Alampur in Mahabubnagar District of Telangana, Jogulamba is the presiding deity, known as Dakshina Kashi are the other important pilgrimage centres. There is a cluster of Nava Brahma temples constructed by the early Chalukyas

Musi River
Length : 256 Km (159 miles)
Drainage : 2219
The river originates in Anantagiri Hills near Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy district, 90 kilometers to the west of Hyderabad and flows due east for almost all of its course. It joins the Krishna River at Vadapally in Nalgonda district.

It flows through a major portion of Hyderabad, India and divides the historic old city with the new city. It was known as Muchukunda river in olden days, and the precise reason for the change of name is not known.

There are many bridges across the river in Hyderabad. The oldest bridge, Purana pul (meaning 'old bridge') was built during the reign of Ibrahim Qutub shah in 1579 A.D. Nayapul (meaning 'new bridge'), near High Court was added later. There are other bridges in Dabirpura, Chaderghat, Amberpet, Uppal Kalanand Tekumatla near Suryapet.

The Musi river was the cause of frequent flood devastation of Hyderabad city until the early decades of the 20th century. On Tuesday 28 September 1908, Hyderabad witnessed disastrous floods of the River Musi, flowing through the city.
Abdallah Ahmed Bin Mahfooz submitted his report on October 1, 1909, with recommendations on preventing a recurrence of floods and improving civic amenities. Nizam VII constituted a City Improve Trust in 1912. He built a flood control system on the river. A dam was built in 1920 across the river, ten miles (16 km) upstream from the city called Osman Sagar. In 1927 another reservoir was built on Esi (tributary of Musi) and named Himayat Sagar. These lakes prevented the flooding of the River Musi and are major drinking water sources for Hyderabad city.

Dindi River
Dindi origin is Shabad Hills near about Muhalgidda (Mahabubnagar District) and joins Nagarjunasagar through Dindi reservoir. Dindi Reservoir is a medium water reservoir Dindi town in Mahabubnagar. It is part of Srisailam Left Bank Canal.It is close to Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve, around 95 kilometers from Hyderabad.

The Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme envisages drinking water to fluorosis-affected areas and irrigation facilities to drought-prone areas of Devarakonda and Munugodu constituencies in Nalgonda district. The LI scheme will also cover some parts of Achampet and Kalwakurthy constituencies in Mahbubnagar district by lifting the flood water from the foreshore of Srisailam reservoir to Dindi Reservoir at 0.5 tmc per day for 60 days to a quantum of 30 tmc.

The lifting of water involves two stage pumping, two offline and three online reservoirs system. The gross command is 3,68,880 acres and the net commendable area is 3,41,000 acres under Dindi lift scheme, which will cover five mandals in Mahbubnagar district and 14 mandals in Nalgonda district.

The state government accorded administrative approval to the line estimate of Dindi Lift Irrigation Scheme for an amount of `6,190 crore.

Hallia River
The Hallia, a small river taking its origin in the hills west of Narayanapur in Nalgonda taluk, flows in a south easterly direction for about 45 miles where it is joined by kongal river and continuing in the same direction falls into krishna river.

Paleru River
Length : 104 Km (70 miles)
Drainage : 2483 km
Flows through Warangal district and mingles into river Krishna near Jaggayyapeta, Krishna Dist. in Andhra Pradesh.

During the Nizam rule, a reservoir was constructed on the river at Paleru town in Khammam, Kusumanchi. Hundreds of acres are irrigated with the help of this reservoir. Paleru reservoir acts as a balancing reservoir to the Nagarjunasagar left canal.

Munneru River
Origin : Yelbuligutta near Krishnapuram Village of Narasampet, Mahabubabad town of Warangal District, Telangana
Length : 122 km (76 mi)
Drainge : 3734 km
Districts : Warangal, Khammam (Telangana), Krishna (A.P)
Outflow : Jalapalli in Chandrullapadu mandal of Krishna District.

The Muneru takes its birth at Yelbuligutta near Krishnapuram Village of Narasampet Taluq of Warangal District. At a distance of about 19 km. from its origin, it joins Pakal lake, a fesh water lake, presently used by the local people for drinking and irrigation purposes. The Muneru river, after running for about 38.4 km. From Pakal lake, it receives the waters of another rainfed stream known as Vattivagu near Govindapuram village of Mahabubabad Taluq.

The Akeru river, another tributary of the Muneru rises in the north eastern Fringes of Janagoan Taluq of Warangal District near Bonthaghatnagaram flows in the South Eastern direction and after receiving rain water of Ghanapur, Vardhannapet, Nallikoduru and Nandikodur Mandals in Warangal District joins the Muneru at Thirthala in Khammam District.

The river Wyra, another tributary of Muneru originates in the hill zone of Yellendu Mandal and after passing through Timmarajupet Mandal joins Wira lake. There after it form a tank near Singarayapalem and then flows after receiving the waters of another hill stream Kattaleru near Chilakaluru south wards into Madhira Taluq and joins river Muneru near Jalapalli in Krisha District.

Besides these streams, there are also minor independent rainfed tributaries of Muneru river such as Minaga Vagu, Kucha Vagu, Chavati Vagu, Yanugadda Vagu and Nallavagu which are active only during rainy season and dry away during lean and hot seasons. 

Muneru river valley has brought to light large quantities of cultural materials belonging to Neolithic, Megalithic and Early Historic periods.

Krishna Pushkaralu
Mahabubnagar : Jurala, Beechupalli, Rangapur, Alampur, Nadi Agraharam, Chintarevula, Nandimalla (Narayanpet), Krishna, Pasupula and Panchadev Padu (Maktal), Chellepad (Weepanagandla), Jataprole (Weepanagandla), Somasila (Kollapur), Malleswaram, Manchalakatta and Lingala.
Renowned Datta mandir, Ksheera Lingeswara temple and Venkateswara temples are located at the meeting point of the rivers Krishna and Bheema. Paspula ghat in Makthal is also very close to Krishna Ghat.

Nalgonda : Nagarjunasagar, Wadapally in Damaracharla mandal, Mattapally and , apart from 5 places of Mellacheruvu mandal, Utlapally in Peddavura mandal, Adavidevulapally in Damaracharla, Mahankaligudem in Nereducharla.

The Telangana government has made the necessary arrangements at Pushkar ghats in Nalgonda (34) and Mahabubnagar (52) districts at an estimate of `680 crore. The government is expecting as many as 3.34 crore devotees to take holy dips in the river during the Pushkarams.

There are many shrines and temples along the banks of the river Krishna, which arises in Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra and passes through Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and joins the sea at Hamsaladeevi.

One of the 12 Jyothir-linga temples and two of the 18 Shakthi Peethas are located in Telangana and its border. Besides the Jyothirlinga and Shakthi Peetha at Srisailam, the state has the Alampur Jogulamba Shakthi Peet-ha near the river Krishna.

There are also two Hanuman pilgrimages at Beechpally and Pedda Chintarevula.
These are among five temples in which idols of lord Hanuman were installed by Vyasaraya Theertha, the guru of Madhva Parampara, in a single day. These are also along the banks of the river.

Then there are prominent pilgrimages like Harihara Kshetram at Vadapally in Nalgonda, Dattha Mandiram at Maganur, Ranganayaka Swamy temple at Pebber, Dwadasha Jyothirlinga-layam at Somashila near Kolhapur, Uma Mahesw-ara Temple near Patala-ganga at Mannanur, Sang-ameswara Temple at Kott-hapally, Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Mattapally and others, along the banks of the river.

The Krishna enters Telangana at Krishna village in Maganur mandal of Mahabubnagar district and exits into Andhra Pradesh from Nagarjuna Sagar. The government has deployed 200 police personnel at each ghat, beside at least 20 expert swimmers at major ghats and other staff including sanitation, health RWSS, electricity etc.

Ghats, pilgrimages and accommodation along the Krishna

Krishna ghat
This ghat is located in Maganur mandal of Mahabubnagar district. Renowned Datta mandir, Ksheera Lingeswara temple and Venkateswara temples are located at the meeting point of the rivers Krishna and Bheema. Paspula ghat in Makthal is also very cloase to Krishna Ghat.
Distance from Hyderabad: 185 km
Transportation: RTC runs buses from Hyderabad to Raichur via Mahabubnagar and Makthal. Railway passengers can reach Krishna by any train from Hyderabad to Bengaluru.
Accommodation facilities: Yatri Nivas Hotel and Vivekananda Ashram

Rangapur ghat
This ghat is located in Pebber mandal. Ranganayaka Swamy temple is renowned in Rangapur. Besides this, Abhyayanjaneya swamy temple is located nearby the ghat.
Distance from Hyderabad: 150 km and 86km from Mahabubnagar town
Transportation: RTC busses are available from Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar and Kurnool
Accommodation facilities: Temporary sheds have been constructed

Agraharam ghat
This ghat is located in Gadwal. Spatikalingeswara, Kalyana Venkateswara temples, Ramalayam, Hanuman Temple, Navagraha Mandapam, Ahobilam Mutt and Saksheswara Swamy temples are located nearby this ghat.
Distance from Hyderabad: 180 km
Transportation: RTC busses and trains are available from Nampally and Secunderabad stations
Accommodation facilities: Hotels, lodges and free meal facilities

Beechpally ghat
This is the major ghat in Mahabubnagar district. Pushkarams in Telangana will begin at this ghat. Abhayanjaneya swamy temple, Shivalayam, Kodanda Ramalayam and Hayagreeva Gnana Saraswathi temples are located on the banks of Krishna here.
Distance from Hyderabad: 168 km
Transportation: RTC buses are available from Hyderabad, Kurnool and Raichur. Train passengers should go up to Gadwala from Nampally and use public transport to reach Beechpally for 16 km
Accommodation facilities: A few rooms are available in R&B guest house

Kyathur & Gondimalla
These ghats are located near Alampur. Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao would take a holy dip at Gondimalla ghat. Kullayappa, Shivalayam, Hanuman Temple, Jhukareswari Temple, Suryanarayana swamy temple, Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple and Papanashini teertham are located nearby these ghats apart from the Alampur Jogulamba Shakthi Peetam.
Distance from Hyderabad: 205 km
Transportation: Buses are available; rail passengers should catch Kurnool train from Hyderabad to reach Jogulamba.
Accommodation: Temporary sheds at ghats and lodges at Alampur or Itikyala.

Somashila ghat
This ghat is having VIP and General ghats. Dwadasha Jyothirlingalayam is located on the banks of Krishna here.
Distance from Hyderabad: 200 km
Transportation: Buses are available from Hyderabad to Jadcharla. Commuters should take local buses from Jadcharla to Kolhapur via Nagarkurnool.
Accommodation facilities: Only one lodge at Kolhapur. The government is planning to provide rooms in government schools and offices. Nagarkurnool and Wanaparthy have some lodges.

Patalaganga & Lingalagattu
This ghat is located in Mannanur. Umamaheswara temple, Maddimadugu Pabbathi Anjaneya swamy temple, Uma Maheswara Ksetram, Chenchulaxmi museum, view point from Nallamala forest, Mallela Teertham waterfalls, Traibal Museum, Sakshi Ganapathi Temple, Boating, Akkamahadevi caves and other site seeing points are located nearby this ghat besides Srisailam Mallikarjuna Swamy and Bramarambika temples.
Distance from Hyderabad: 190km
Transportation: Buses are available from Hyderabad
Accommodation: Temporary sheds were constructed at the ghat. Lodges and hotels are available at Srisailam.

Pondugala & Irkigudem
These ghats are located near Miryalaguda, Nalgonda district. Dachepally in Guntur, which is closer to these ghats, have five ghats. These ghats some local temples.
Distance from Hyderabad: 176km
Transportation: Busses are available to Miryalaguda from Hyderabad. From Miryalaguda, pilgrims can choose local busses or private transportation like autos. Railway passengers can reach up to Nadikudi junction from Hyderabad in Guntur trains.

Vadapally
Vadapally is having renowned and historical Laxminarsimha swamy temple and Vadapally Meenakshi Agastheswara Swamy temples.
Distance from Hyderabad: 180 km
Transportation: Take bus to Miryalaguda and then take a local bus to the ghat.

Mahankali & Mattapally
These ghats are located near Miryalaguda. Mattapally Laxminarsimha Swamy temple is famous shrine. Besides this, Parvathi Ramalingeswaralayam, Godadevi temple and Hanuman temples are located nearby these ghats.
Distance from Hyderabad: 186 km
Transportation: Busses from Hyderabad to Miryalaguda and Hujurnagar
Accommodation facilities: Annadana satrams, lodges and hotels are available



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