Telangana Kendriya Vidyalayas

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or 'Central School Organisation'(as previously known), oversees the functioning of the schools with its headquarters in New Delhi. The administration of this body is based on three levels. The chairman of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is always the Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India; the deputy chairman is the Minister of State of the Ministry of Education. The real working power lies with the Commissioner of KVS.

The foundation of KVS was laid on December 15, 1963, with the establishment of the first Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi. It is a non-profit organisation. Its schools are all affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Its objective is to educate children of the Indian Defence Services personnel who are often posted to remote locations. With the army starting its own Army Public Schools, the service was extended but not restricted to all central government employees.

KVS is one of the world's largest school chains, with 1,249 schools in India and three abroad.

The motto of the KVS is to lead one from darkness to light. This is our guideline. We believe that education leads to self realization.

Vision : KVS believes in imparting knowledge/values and nurturing the talent, enthusiasm and creativity of its students for seeking excellence through high-quality educational endeavours.


AdmissionAdmissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas are not restricted to Central Govt. employees and are open to all, only certain priorities have been laid down for different categories to regulate the admissions.
40 students per class per section is the approved strength in KVS.
10 seats (out of 40 seats) in class I per section are to be filled as per RTE provisions(25% seats) and these seats will be filled by draw of lots from all applications of SC/ST/EWS/BPL/OBC who are the resident of Neighborhood/ Differently able taken together.
03 % (Three) horizontally reservation is given to handicapped candidates for admission in KVS.
Grasde 1 : A child must be 6 years old as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought for Class 1. (Child born on 1st April should also be considered)
For Grades 2 to 9 :- The age limit for admission to these classes is based on the age of the child as of March 31 of the year of admission. The minimum age for this category is 6 years and the maximum age is 15 years.
For Class 11 :- The eligibility age for admission to Class 11 is based on the age of the child as on 31st March in the year of admission. The age limit for Class 11 is 15 years and the minimum age is 17 years.
The following priorities shall be followed in granting admissions
Kendriya Vidyalayas Under Civil/defence Sector
Children of transferable and non-transferable Central government employees and children of ex-servicemen. This will also include children of Foreign National officials who come on deputation or transfer to India on invitation by Govt. of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertaking/Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government employees.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings/Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
Children from any other category including the children of Foreign Nationals who are located in India due to their work or for any personal reasons. The children of Foreign National would be considered only in case there are no Children of Indian Nationals wait-listed for admission.
Note (1-5): Preference in Admission to wards will be based on the number of transfers of the parents in the last 7 years.KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS/INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING SECTOR:
Children and grandchildren of employees of the Project Sector/Institutes of Higher Learning which are the sponsors of the Vidyalaya , Children of Project employees & Post Graduate students who are working on long term research projects, Children of regular Council of Wardens(COW) employees and children and grandchildren of retired employees.
Note (1): Preference in Admission will be given to children of serving employees, grand children of serving employees and children and grandchildren of retired employees in that order.Children of transferable and non-transferable Central government employees and children of ex-servicemen. This will also include children of Foreign National officials who come on deputation or transfer to India on invitation by Govt. of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertaking/Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government employees.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings/Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
Children from any other category including the children of Foreign Nationals who are located in India due to their work or for any personal reasons. The children of Foreign National would be considered only in case there are no Children of Indian Nationals wait-listed for admission.
Steps for School AdmissionFill in the KV admission form on the KV official website, kvsangathan.nic.in or kvsonlineadmission.kvs.gov.in.
Check the KVS admission list.
Submit documents to respective KVs (if selected).
Pay the fees and start studying.
Fee Structure
Admission Fee 25.00
Re Admission Fee 100.00
Tuition Fee (per month) Class IX & X (Boy) 200.00
Class XI & XII Commerce & Humanities(Boy) 300.00
Class XI & XII Science (Boy) 400.00
Computer Fund Class III on wards 100.00
Computer Science Fee.(for elective subjects in class XI & XII) 150.00
VidyalayaVikasNidhi from classes I – XII (per month) 500.00



ID

School Name

Email Address

Email Address

Phone No

Website


1

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GHATKESAR NUCLEAR FUEL COMPLEX.

K V NFC NAGAR GHATKESAR, DISTT MEDCHAL, TELANGANA-501301

ppl.ghatkesarnfc@kvs.gov.in

8281976805,

https://ghatkesarnfc.kvs.ac.in


2

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBAWLI

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI,GPRA CAMPUS ,GACHIBOWLI -500032

ppl.gachibowli@kvs.gov.in

040-23000261,

https://gachibawli.kvs.ac.in


3

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (AFS) BEGUMPET

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, AFS, BEGUMPET, NEW BOWENPALLY POST, BALANAGAR ROAD,HYDERABAD-500 011, TELANGANA STATE.

ppl.begumpetafs@kvs.gov.in

04027751560,

https://begumpetafs.kvs.ac.in


4

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF GC BARKAS

KV CRPF BARKAS HYDERABAD,OPP.CRPF CAMPUS ,SRISAILAM ROAD ,KESHOGIRI ROAD.

ppl.hyderabadcrpf@kvs.gov.in

040-24440338,

https://hyderabadcrpf.kvs.ac.in


5

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (AFA) NO.I DUNDIGAL

KV, NO.1, AIR FORCE ACADEMY, DUNDIGAL, HYDERABAD-500043

ppl.dundigalno1@kvs.gov.in

04029809715,

https://no1dundigal.kvs.ac.in


6

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA No II DUNDIGAL

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, DUNDIGAL, HYDERABAD - 500043.

ppl.dundigalno2@kvs.gov.in

08418-254229,

https://no2dundigal.kvs.ac.in


7

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA No I GOLCONDA

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NO.1 GOLCONDA, LANGER HOUSE, HYDERABAD - 500 008

ppl.golcondano1@kvs.gov.in

040-23513701,

https://no1golconda.kvs.ac.in


8

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.II GOLCONDA

KV NO.2 GOLCONDA, NANAL NAGAR X ROAD, MEHDIPATNAM, HYDERABAD. 500008

ppl.golcondano2@kvs.gov.in

040-23566628, 040-23566016,

https://no2golconda.kvs.ac.in


9

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (DRDO)KANCHAN BAGH

KV KANCHANBAGH, DRDO TOWNSHIP,NEAR MIDHANI DEPOT, HYDERABAD-500058

ppl.drdokanchanbagh@kvs.gov.in

04024340232,

https://drdokanchanbagh.kvs.ac.in


10

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (NPA) SVP

KV SVP NPA SHIVARAMPALLY HYDERABAD 500052

ppl.hyderabadnpasvp@kvs.gov.in

04024015535,9989440924,

https://npasvp.kvs.ac.in


11

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (SOI) NO.I UPPAL

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1 UPPAL NEAR UPPAL CROSS ROADS HYDERABAD 500039

ppl.uppalno1@kvs.gov.in

040-27200314,

https://no1uppal.kvs.ac.in


12

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA UPPAL NO.II(SOI)

"KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NO. 2 SURVEY OF INDIA, UPPAL.P.O HYDERABAD, RANGAREDDY (DIST), TELANGANA PIN 500 039"

ppl.uppalno2@kvs.gov.in

040-27200027,

https://no2uppal.kvs.ac.in


13

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SECUNDERABAD. BOLARUM

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, ALLENBY LINES, J J NAGAR P.O. BOLARUM SECUNDERABAD 500087

ppl.bolarum@kvs.gov.in

040-29803596,

https://bolarum.kvs.ac.in


14

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SECUNDERABAD. BOWENPALLY

PRINCIPAL, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, PENSION LINE, BOWENPALLY, SECUNDERABAD-500 011.

ppl.bowenpally@kvs.gov.in

040-29550076, 040-29550042,

https://bowenpally.kvs.ac.in


15

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA(AFS) HAKIMPET SECUNDERABAD

AIR FORCE STATION HAKIMPET,SECUNDERABAD-500014 TELANGANA STATE

ppl.fshakimpet@kvs.gov.in

040-27870770,040-29803597,

https://hakimpet.kvs.ac.in


16

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PICKET SECUNDERABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PICKET, OPP SECUNDERABAD CLUB, PICKET, SECUNDERABAD

ppl.picket@kvs.gov.in

040 -29804096,

https://picket.kvs.ac.in


17

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TRIMULGHERY SECUNDERABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TRIMULGHERY, TRIMULGHERRY, SECUNDERABAD- 500015

ppl.trimulghery@kvs.gov.in

040-29805230,

https://trimulghery.kvs.ac.in


18

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (OF) MEDAK

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA O F MEDAK EDDUMAILARAM ORDNANCE FACTORY SANGAREDDY DISTRICT TELANGANA PIN CODE:502205

ppl.medakof@kvs.gov.in

08455238255,

https://medakof.kvs.ac.in


19

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (NTPC) RAMAGUNDAM

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA , PTS NTPC JYOTHINAGAR RAMAGUNDAM, DISTT- PEDDAPALLI, TELANGANA-505215

ppl.ramagundamno2@kvs.gov.in

08728295765,

https://ramagundamntpc.kvs.ac.in


20

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ADILABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NIRMITHI KENDRA, OLD D.M, HOUSE, ADILABAD- 504001.

ppl.adilabad@kvs.gov.in

08732-297010,

https://adilabad.kvs.ac.in


21

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KHAMMAM

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, POLEPALLI VILLAGE, OPPOSITE KARUNAGIRI CHURCH, KHAMMAM, PIN-507003.

ppl.khammam@kvs.gov.in

08742-298088,

https://khammam.kvs.ac.in


22

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WARANGAL

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WARANGAL, NEAR RAJIV GRUHA KALPA, KADIPIKONDA, WARANGAL. PIN: 506003

ppl.warrangal@kvs.gov.in

7382986432,

https://warangal.kvs.ac.in


23

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MAHABUBNAGAR

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MAHABUBNAGAR, YENUGONDA, NEAR CHAITANYA CENTRAL SCHOOL,MAHABUBNAGAR 50901

ppl.mahabubnagar@kvs.gov.in

9652807273,

https://mahabubnagar.kvs.ac.in


24

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KARIM NAGAR

OPP: ENAADU OFFICE, LMD ALUGUNOOR, KARIMNAGAR 505527

ppl.karimnagar@kvs.gov.in

0878-2223031,

https://karimnagar.kvs.ac.in


25

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA HYDERABAD (CU)

Kendriya Vidyalaya University of Hyderabad Campus ,Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500046

ppl.hyderabadcu@kvs.gov.in

04023012200,23012244,

https://hyderabadcu.kvs.ac.in/


26

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MAHABUBABAD

KV MAHABUBABAD, SC GIRLS B HOSTEL, NANDAMURI NAGAR COLONY, MAHABUBABAD - 506101

ppl.mahbubabad@kvs.gov.in

08719241999,

https://mahabubabad.kvs.ac.in


27

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SIRCILLA

"C/O MPP PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBHASH NAGAR SIRCILLA TELANGANA 505301"

ppl.siricila@kvs.gov.in

8723297244,

https://sircilla.kvs.ac.in


28

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BODHAN TOWN

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BODHAN C/O MADHUMALANCHA DEGREE COLLEGE VILLAGE BELLAL SHAKKAR NAGAR POST MANDAL BODHAN DISTRICT NIZAMABAD STATE TELANGANA PIN CODE 503180

ppl.bodhantown@kvs.gov.in

8462295143,9485099995,9100825672,

https://bodhantown.kvs.ac.in


29

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA JHARASANGAM MEDAK

"KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA JHARASANGAM, MANDAL PARISHAD PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING, BESIDE PANCHAYAT OFFICE, SANGAREDDY DISTRICT, STATE TELANGANA PIN: 502246"

ppl.jharasangam@kvs.gov.in

08451-288301,

https://jharasangam.kvs.ac.in


30

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MANCHERIAL

BELLAMAPALLY CHOWRASTHA,VILLAGE & MANDAL :MANCHERIAL DIST:MANCHERIAL-504208

ppl.mancherial@kvs.gov.in

08736-252585,

https://mancherial.kvs.ac.in


31

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BHONGIR

KV BHONGIR C/O ALN REDDY MEMORIAL GOVT. GIRLS JR. COLLEGE BANJARA HILLS BHONGIR TELANGANA 508116

ppl.bhongir@kvs.gov.in

08685-244400,

https://bhongir.kvs.ac.in


32

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NIZAMABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, DIET COLLEGE PREMISES, CHAKRADHAR NAGAR, NIZAMABAD 503003

ppl.nizamabad@kvs.gov.in

-9491256514,

https://nizamabad.kvs.ac.in


33

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SIDDIPET

FIRST FLOOR, ELLENKI ENGINEERING COLLEGE CAMPUS, NEAR RURAL POLICE STATION, SIDDIPET, DISTRICT :- SIDDIPET (T.S) PIN - 502 107

ppl.siddipet@kvs.gov.in

9000347806,

https://siddipet.kvs.ac.in


34

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NALGONDA

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NALGONDA, BESIDE YSR PARK, RAMNAGAR, NALGONDA,TELANGANA,PIN-508001

ppl.nalgonda@kvs.gov.in

08682-230123,

https://nalgonda.kvs.ac.in


35

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MIRYALAGUDA

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MIRYALAGUDA, OPP.NSP CAMP GROUNDS, MIRYALAGUDA TOWN, NALGONDA DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE-508207

ppl.miryalguda@kvs.gov.in

08689-295859,

https://miryalaguda.kvs.ac.in



MissionTo cater to the educational needs of children of transferable Central Government including Defence and Para-military personnel by providing a common programme of education; To pursue excellence and set the pace in the field of school education;
To initiate and promote experimentation and innovations in education in collaboration with other bodies like Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) etc.
To develop the spirit of national integration and create a sense of "Indianness" among children.
To Provide, establish, endow, maintain, control & manage schools, hereinafter called the 'Kendriya Vidyalaya' for the children of transaferable employees of the Government of India, floating populations & others including those living in remote & undeveloped locations of the country & to do all acts & things necessary for the conducive to the promotions of such schools.
Salient Features Common text-books and bilingual medium of instructions for all Kendriya Vidyalayas.
All Kendriya Vidyalayas are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education.
All Kendriya Vidyalayas are co-educational, composite schools.
Sanskrit is taught from class VI - VIII.
The quality of teaching is kept reasonably high by an appropriate teacher-pupil ratio.
No tuition fee for boysupto Class VIII, girls upto Class XII and SC/ST students and children of KVS employees.


http://kvsangathan.nic.in/

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Rock art of Telangana

Rock art is a form of landscape art that includes designs that have been placed on boulder and cliff faces, cave walls and ceilings, and on the ground surface.

Petroglyphs are rock carvings (rock paintings are called pictographs) made by pecking directly on the rock surface using a stone chisel and a hammerstone. 

Of all the questions with regard to rock art the most problematic is its dating. For the relative dating of rock art the following aspects are taken into consideration. 

They are: 1. Thematic content 2. Superimposition 3. State of preservation 4. Colour scheme 5. Archaeological evidence.

1. Thematic content
The thematic content in the rock art of Telangana mainly consists of animal figures such as deer species, humped bull (Bos indicus), hare, rabbit , mangoose, porcupine, dog, tiger etc., and birds such as peacock, human and anthropomorphic figures, hand prints and geometric figures.

The thematic content of the paintings and also the petroglyphs, is useful for understanding their chronological position. 

Mesolithic / Middle Stone Age: Hunting gathering phase
Deer and associated human figures. All the animal figures are of wild life and none domesticated. Human figures are shown in isolation, never as hunter. The deer figures are drawn naturalistically. All the paintings are in red colour. No petroglyphs are found in this phase

Paintings of the deer figures occur in the earliest phase of the rock art data in Telangana. Besides deer figures other wild animals such as hare, rabbit, mangoose, porcupine, birds etc., human and anthropomorphic figures occupy the next place. None of the animals in the first phase of painting activity are domesticated. The animals are painted, realistically and often at higher reaches of the rock shelter wall. 

Neolithic : Food producing phase 

Humped bull figures and associated schematic deer figures. In the humped bull paintings phase there were no wild animals, where ever they occur they are schematic or stylised but never realistic as in the case of the first phase of rock paintings

Domestication of animals such as bull and dog. Petroglyphs make their appearance in which also humped bull figures predominate. The anthropomorphic figures are less in number compared to the previous phase along with geometric symbols. Human figures with bows and arrows appear in this phase.

Megalithic / Iron Age : Metal using phase 

The horse and horse riding and fighting human figures with swords and shields, bow and arrow indicate the emergence of iron tool technology associated with huge burial monuments of the megalithic. This iron age art is almost exclusively petroglyphic in content.

Horses, iron tools of offensive nature such as swords, lances, shields, bows and arrows, human figures brandshing these weapons, in praying posture before geometric symbol etc. Both petroglyphs and pictographs display these themes. The colours used in the paintings are white, red and black in that order of preference. Narrative scenes are the characteristic feature of this phase.

Historical phase
Horses, elephants, warriors, humans riding the animals, painted inscriptions, religious symbols, signify the historical phase of painting activity. Animal figures as well as human and anthropomorphic figures are very schematic. In the advanced phase of historical paintings scenes of Mahabharata, Brahmi and Kannada inscriptions occur. 

Thus, on the basis of thematic content of the paintings 4 phases of painting and art activity can be delineated

2. Superimpositions and state of preservation
This criteria is also useful for categorizing the rock art phases. This criteria can be used to corrobarate the phases made out on the basis of the thematic content. The basic premise, in considering the superimposition for answering the question of chronology, is that if two paintings are superimposed one over the other, the one in the lowest position indicate that it is earlier than the painting superimposing it. However, the gap between there two paintings in terms of age, can only be indicated relatively. The state of preservation of the superimposed painting can be of some utility. If the superimposed painting is faded and the superimposing one is fresh, then it can be said that the superimposed painted figure is relatively older than superimposing one. If the thematic content also varies in the superimpositions, then it can be
safely identified their relative antiquity in terms of prehistoric phases. The basic premise again in considering the state of preservation in the question of chronology is that when the paintings in a rock shelter are exposed to the ravages of nature uniformly, their state of preservation must also be uniform. In the paintings if same figures are fresh in condition and some are faded then this state of preservation must indicate their relative age.

3. Colour schemes
Some times the colour scheme of the paintings will also be useful in identifying the age of the rock paintings. In the paintings depicting the hunting gathering economy of the authors, only the red colour is used. In the paintings of the food producing economy also red colour is used in majority of the cases. Occasionally white colour is also utilized. In the metal using culture phase, the paintings are done in white, red and black in that order of preference.

4. Archaeological evidences
Circumstancial archaeological evidence from the surface, in and around the rock art site or within the rock shelters is useful to arrive at a relative dating of the rock art phases. This evidence however, is useful as a corroborative to the classification made on the basis of themes, colour schemes state of preservation and superimpositions.

Thus for dating the rock art of any region in India, the above criteria are used by the scholars. 

Let us now turn to the rock art of Telangana. An attempt will now be made to date the
various phases of rock art from various sites. 

The classification of the rock art phases has already been done while discussing the rock art themes of individual sites.

Previously known 17 known rock art sites in Telangana.

They are Bollavaram, Dupadugattu, Dongala gattu tanda, Jupalle Mudumula and Sanganonipalli in

Mahaboobnagar district, 

Edthanur, Sivaru , Ramachandrapuram and Wargal in Medak district

Budigapalli, Regonda, Rekonda, and Ramagundam in Karimnagar district; 

Ramachandrapuram in Khammam district, 

Kokapet in Ranga Reddy district;

Pandavula gutta in Jayashankar Bhupalpally.

Paleolithic Stone Age rock art 

Paleolithic Rock art paintings have been found at Pandavula gutta (Regonda mandal) and Narsapur (Tadvai mandal) in the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district.

In a significant discovery, new evidence of upper palaeolithic age rock art has been found in Rachakonda.A huge boulder in the shape of heart has been found on the north bank of Bayati Cheruvu (Anapota Samudram) inside the West gate of Rachakona Fort. The tool, chiselled in black basalt stone, seems to have been used as a hand axe and chopper by nomadic people. The age of such tool users in Telugu states is 50,000 BCE to 12,500 BCE.

In a rare discovery, historians have uncovered rock art that is believed to have originated in the Paleolithic age in Telangana's Nallamudi in Jagannadhapuram of Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.

The art pieces were found at the feet of Ontigundu in the lime-stone hills near a place of worship of the Naikpods, an Adivasi community. Members of the team included the Telangana Jagruthi history wing, Rock Art Society of India (RASI), rock art enthusiast Kondaveeti Gopi and scientist K Gnaneshwar.

According to history enthusiasts, the site also has certain rock art with white coloured-edges.
Haragopal said that though rock art forms found recently across Telangana are similar to the latest findings, the Ontigundu findings hail from mid-Paleolithic age to late-upper Paleolithic age.

New Telangana History Group (NTHG), which is looking for hidden art treasures, which could back to the palaeolithic age, has found rock art at Fakkeeroni mitta near Medikonda village in Jogulamba Gadwal district.
Rock art comprises images of tigers, human shapes, and wild animals. The expression of the artist clearly depicts the depth of his understanding of the mechanics of this art form.

Though such images were identified earlier in rock art found in Pandavula gutta, Goparajapalli, Hastalapur, Vatti Malla, the Medikonda rock art is different, Reddy said. ‘A man hunting the tiger’ is a distinctive one as it was not found elsewhere in Telangana state so far, he said.

In 2014, when Telangana state was formed, there were only 18 places where rock art was found. Now the number of rock shelters has gone up to 60, Reddy said. Of them, 18 were discovered by the archaeology department and 16 by others, while the New Telangana History Group has found 26 to date.

Mesolithic Middle Stone Age rock art
The mesolithic rock art is found both in a single culture as well as multi culture contexts. Sanganonipalli and pandavula gutta sites are exclusive mesolithic rock art sites, while at Budigapalli and Dupadugattu mesolithic rock paintings occur along with rock paintings of other culture phases.

Kasipeta Rock art in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district
A prehistoric rock shelter with rock paintings from the Mesolithic age, megalithic burials and microliths have been found on a small hillock near Kasipet hamlet of Yavapur gram panchayat in Bommalaramaram mandal in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The explorers found microliths (stone tools) from the Mesolithic period at another location of the hillock. A continuation of civilisation was seen here, as cairns, cists and a menhir, which are forms of Megalithic burials, were also found at the site. 

“The hillock is about 30 feet tall and we identified many red ochre colour paintings on the inner side. On the other hand, many paintings were erased as locals applied lime coating on them as part of worship. The human figure standing behind four bison was drawn using an X pattern. The other human figure painting is similar to the petroglyph of a man with a weapon at the Regonda site,” said Sriramoju Haragopal, convener of Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam.

A prehistoric rock painting of animals and men were spotted at Pyararam village in Bommalaramaram mandal in Yadadri-Bhongir district. The team noticed occurrences of Mesolithic stone tools and Neolithic grooves in the close proximity of the site. The rock shelter was also depicted with a full figure of a lady carrying something on her head belonging to the early historic period and two human couples engaged in erotic postures datable to the medieval period 15th-16th Centuries. The fresh evidence clearly revealed that the rock shelter continued to be habitable right from the Mesolithic times to the medieval period, he added.

An ancient rock art site dating back to the mesolithic era was discovered at Ramappagutta, a hillock located close to Nampally town in the Rajanna-Sircilla. Estimated to be at least 10,000 years old, this rock art having paintings of two snakes, three tortoises, human figures and grass was found by A Karunakar and Joel of the KTCB.

Similar discoveries were made at Kukunoorpally and Thimmareddipally villages in Siddipet district in the past, where the rock art sites were located atop the hillocks, whereas the site found in Wargal near Gajwel is located close to the base of the hillock, which is a neolithic rock art site. In the past, inside a cave at the base of a hillock in Vattimalla village of Konaraopet mandal in Sircilla, paintings of a tiger and other figures were discovered.

In a fresh find, pre-historic rock paintings belonging to the Mesolithic period were discovered on the banks of the Krishna river on the Telangana side. The uniquely styled rock paintings are located in Patha Kisthapuram, a village that will be submerged by the Pulichintala projects in Mellacheruvu mandal of Nalgonda district.

A 2,000-year-old port was also found near the fort where ships used to anchor. Of the nine forts believed to be from either the Sathavahana, Ikshavakula or Rashtrakuta period, only one has been explored so far by archaeologists.

These are some of the rare rock paintings. Similar paintings are found in Hastalpur. Some of the paintings are of bulls. Going by the depiction of bulls with horns and reproductive organs. They could be from the Chalcolithic age," he said. This refers to a period between 3500 and 1700 BC.

Neolithic Copper Age Rock art (Chalcolithic period) - 4000 BCE to 1750 BCE

The neolithic rock art is found in two sites, Budigapalli in the Husnabad Mandal in Siddipet district and Dupadugattu in the Kodangal taluk of Mahaboobnagar district. The neolithic rock art at these sites is characterised by humped bulls, the hall mark the neolithic art both petroglyphic and pictographic of South India as a whole. At Budigapalli a humped bull is very realistically drawn in flat wash along with some geometric symbols and human figures datable to succeeding culture periods. In view of the state of preservation of this humped bull figures it can be dated to the neolithic period.

Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam discovered Copper Age rock paintings near Nandipet village in Mahabubnagar district. On a small hillock a few kilometers away from the village, images of a leopard opposite to a bow-clad hunter, a deer with long horns, and a long-tailed animal were found painted. These are similar to rock art in Kokapet, Ranagareddy district.

A group exploring Moosapet suburb, which is part of Greater Hyderabad in Mahaboobnagar district of Telangana for developing the hill as a spiritual centre and tourist spot, has made a startling discovery. They came across a rock bruising of a bull which dates back to the early phase of the Neolithic period.

The team was surveying the area to prepare a masterplan for development of the entire hill as a spiritual centre, an ecotourism spot and heritage tourism destination.

Members of the Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam made the discovery of two neolithic celts (small axes) under the Tortoise Rock formation which is now a traffic island near BNR Hills in Hyderabad. “We were looking for prehistoric rock art in the form of paintings or sketches but noticed two stone axes on the floor of the natural shelter. The axes measure 12.0x7.2x2.1 cms and 9.2x3.9x2.2 cms in length, width, and thickness respectively,” informed archaeologist E. Sivanagi Reddy.

Megalithic Iron Age : Metal using phase 

Explorers also found dozens of dolmens (burial sites) on the the surface of Gajjelonigutta near Nandipet village in Mahabubnagar district in damaged state. Dolmens belongs to (Megalithic) Iron Age.

A team of historians and archaeologists from the Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB) identified prehistoric paintings on the rock of Burka Gutta at a cave in the Sircilla district. The lizard and anthropomorphic images found here are comparable to those found in Ontigundu. In the square, the scorpion, the two lower circles, and triangles appear to be a stage and a human figure with raised arms. Circles, triangles and vertical and horizontal lines are inward – showing a foot pattern with six limbs. There were two dogs and some discolored and unrecognisable images,” he added.

The rock art expert Bandi Muralidhar Reddy, advisor of the history group, opined that the paintings belong to the megalithic era.

Neolithic Age rock art

A new prehistoric rock art site has been discovered in Medikonda village of Jogulamba Gadwal district, inside a cave located atop a hillock, at a height of around 240 metres.

The rock arts depict images of a large tiger-like animal, a stag with antlers, a small mouse deer-like animal, a hunting scene and two humans standing beside each other.

The discovery was reported by a government school teacher Hanumannagiri Vemareddy, along with his friends T Padmareddy and S Hanmatareddy, all of whom are members of the collective Kottha Telangana Charitram (KTC). KTC members say the rock art is from the pre-neolithic period and is a rare kind of site among the sites found until now.

A neolithic era rock art site atop a hillock near Pothireddipally village of Yellareddipet mandal in Rajanna-Sircilla district has been discovered by an archaeology enthusiast. Sadasivananda, a member of Kotha Telangana Charithra Brundam (KTCB), has discovered the rock-art 5 km from the village atop a hillock locally called ‘Sithari Gattu Maisamma Gutta.’

The pictures were painted on the base of a huge boulder called ‘Padigerayi’ covering a canvas area measuring 6 ft in height and 10 ft in width.

Nine designs were painted on the boulder, with each pattern having inner circles and what appears to look like rays on the outer and inner sides of the designs of a circular pattern. Locals from Tenugu (Mudiraju) community have been offering prayers to this rock art, treating it as their deity ‘Maisamma’.

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Samudra lingapur waterfalls

Samudralingapur waterfalls is located near samudralingapur Village in Yellareddipet Mandal in Rajanna Sircilla District of Telangana State, India.

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Nampally Gutta Temple

At a distance of 2 km from Nampally Bus Stop, 4.5 km from Vemulawada Bus Stand & 32 km from Karimnagar, Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is situated at Nampally Gutta. 

The temple is nestled on a small hillock on the Vemulawada - Karimnagar highway. It is a small shrine dedicated to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The idol was carved out of the rock around which the temple was built. The visitors have to walk a few hundred steps that lead to the top from nearest the parking area at bottom. The climb is little steep may take up to 15 minutes.
One the way to the Narasimha temple, there is a temple for Naga

Devatha. The temple was built in a model of Snake. Visitors can enter the shrine through the snake's belly - a long, winding tunnel. There are statues depicting the story of Prahalada and Hiranyakasipu. At the end of the tunnel, the statue of Lord Narasimha killing the demon Hiranyakasipu is present. There are also a few ancient idols of Naga Devatha. At the entrance of the temple, one can find a statue of Lord Narasimha breaking his way out of a pillar.

Timings: 9 AM to 5:30 PM

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Vemulawada Temple

The presiding deity Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy is also called as Rajanna of Vemulawada is in the form of Neela Lohitha Siva Lingam is known for his boundless benevolence in fulfilling the wishes of the devotees.

The shrine is located at the center of the town a top a small hill. The temple has a gateway leading up the hill and a typical south Indian style gopuram marks the entrance to the shrine.

The temple attracts maximum devotees during Shivratri and during Kartik Month (November – December) in Telugu Calendar.

It is believed that if one pulls a bull around the temple one’s wishes will be fulfilled.

Vemulavada is about 180 kms from Hyderabad and 35 kms from Karimanagar.

It is believed that the architecturally beautiful shrine was built between 9th and 10th century by Vemulawada Chalukyas. The Rajeswara temple is obviously so named, either because it was built by Rajaditya which was the Biruda of Narasimha I, of the Chalukyas of Vemulavada, who was the grandson of Vinayaditya Yuddhamalla I, or is named after him.

The shrine has got a holy tank named Dharma Gundam, the waters of the tank is believed to have medicinal properties. 

Legend has it that once upon a time god Indra went to many holy places after he killed Vrithasura and still could not purify his life. Then he took the advice from the guru of gods, Bruhaspathi to visit Sri Raja Rajeshwara kshetram. There he took the holy dip in dharma-gundam and took the blessings of lord Sri Raja Rajeshwara and ruled a golden age of the history. By this ancient story, history gives us the evidence of existence of lord Sri Raja Rajeshwara in Krita yuga.

Another historical story about how the dharma-gundam was built. Once upon a time a king named Sri Raja Raja Narendra came to this place while hunting wild animals. But accidentally he killed a Brahmin boy with an arrow while the boy was drinking water from a pond. Then with the curse of Brahma hatya he got an incurable disease and went on pilgrimage to many holy places and returned back to this place. One day he drank the holy water from the dharma gundam and slept the night praying the lord Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy. In his dreams lord shiva asked him, that to take lords existence, the lingam from the dharma-gundam and put in a temple.

When the king woke up in the morning he found that his incurable disease got cured. Then he built steps to the dharma gundam and cleaned lord Sri Raja Rajeshwara swamy lingam and built a temple on the hill to keep the lingam inside the temple. But while he was sleeping in the night holy sidhas came and established the gods idol inside the temple. When king was worried about missing the chance to establish the shiva linga, god came in to this dreams and promised that kings name will be associated with the place forever.

It is been said in many mythologies that Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy lingam existed in Krita Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dwapara Yuga. And this holy place was visited and praised by many holy persons in Indian ancient history and got never ending importance in holy pilgrimage.
There are numerous smaller shrines in the temple complex. Important among them are Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy form of Vishnu with Krishna murti in the center and another one dedicated to Sita Ramaswamy. There are also other shrines in the complex dedicated to Shiva and Durga.

The Temple picturesquely stands on the bank of a large Tank which is called as Gudicheruvu. The Garbha – Griha [Mahamandapam] has “Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi”; Lord Raja Rajeshwara in the form of Neelalohitha Siva Linga ; Goddess Sri Raja Rajeshwari Devi and Nandeeshwara facing the Lord. The sanctum sanatorium encloses Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple; Sri Seetharama Chandra Swamy Temple; Sri Anjaneya Sahitha Kasi Visweswara Swamy

This Shrine is popularly known as ‘Dakshina Kasi’ [Southern Banaras] and also as “Harihara Kshetram” for their being two Vaisnava Temples in main Temple complex i.e., Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple & Sri Seetharama Chandra Swamy Temple and Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy is Kesthra Palaka of this Temple being consecrated with Pujas/ festive rituals [both Shivate & Vaisnavate festivals] and Sreerama Navami is the 2nd major festival in this temple.

Religious bodies--temples and mosques are usually found in separate places as devotees of the respective religions prefer to worship at their own place of worship. Exception to this is Vemulawada Sri Rajarajeshwari Swamy temple, popularly known as Dakshina Kasi. As the tomb of a Muslim saint is in the temple premises, both Hindus and Muslims offer obeisance to Lord Shiva and Allah, a fine example of communal harmony.

http://www.vemulawadatemple.org/
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article147562.ece
http://www.hindu-blog.com/2015/07/vemulawada-shiva-temple-history-and.html

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