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Sabitham Waterfalls

Sabitham Waterfalls is located near Sabitham village, Peddapalli Mandal, Peddapalli District, Telangana, India. Located in a thick forest and surrounded by hillocks, the waterfall in the Sabhitam village in Peddapalli mandal is drawing huge crowds this monsoon season, but crying for attention from the district authorities. This small waterfall in this tiny village located about 45 km from the district headquarters on the Peddapalli-Manthani road attracts lot of visitors from July to November when the rains lash the region. The overflowing water from the Gattusingaram hillocks turns into waterfall at the Gauri Gundala, as the locals call it. The water plummets from a height of nearly 100 feet on the rocks, attracting visitors in the rainy season.  With people from far and wide visiting the spot in large numbers, local traders selling food items are doing roaring business. The visitors are of the opinion that the waterfall should be linked with the adjoining historic Ramagiri hi...

Edithanur Cave, Kondapur

Edithanur is a village nestled in Sangareddy District in Telanga which is famous for its ancient caves. The caves are adorned with ancient paintings whose origin dates back to the Neolithic age. The paintings in the Edithanur caves have their origin between 2300 BC to 900 BC. It can be a thrilling experience while exploring the paintings in the maze of tunnels and various rows of natural caves. Our history textbooks would tell us that Neolithic Era or the New Stone Age is the period when there were traces of the earliest development of human technology while also holding on to the last phase of the Old Stone Age. Well, you have to see it to believe it. Edithanur Cave is situated in the village called Edithanur with traces of rock paintings depicting the culture of the Era. So if you have a knack for digging into history, this is the place to be. Edithanur has rock paintings found earlier than Budigapalli, Ketavaram and Ongole Prakasam District but later than Bethamcherla cave paintings...

Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary

Main Wildlife Attractions: Bar-Headed Goose, Brahminy Bucks,Open Billed Stork,Leopard,Sloth Bear, Sambar Coverage Area: 130 sq.kms. Established: 1952 Best Time to Visit:October to July The low hills and the water pools serve the best place for the wild animals to live in. The wildlife sanctuary is named after Pocharam Lake. The Pocharam Wildlife sanctuary was established to protect the wild animals from being extinct. Pocharam Forest & Wildlife Sanctuary covers 130 sq kms in the district of Medak and Nizamabad. The wildlife sanctuary was established in the year 1952 by the Nizam of Hyderabad. The sanctuary is the homeland of various species of animals and birds. Panther, Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Cheetal, Sambar, Nilgai, Chowsingha, Chinkara, Hyena and Jackal are the main attractions of the sanctuary. The river Manjira is the main river that adds life to the jungle. The water body is nestling for the fish like Catla, Rahu, Murrel, Ech Paten, Karugu and Chidwa. Crocodile, fresh water t...

Meduk or Medak Fort

The Medak Fort is situated in Medak town, Medak District, Telanagana State India . This is an important historical site around Hyderabad. At a distance of 2.3 km from Medak Bus Station and 95 km from Hyderabad,  The fort was originally known as Methuku durgam, which denotes cooked rice. The fort was the command post for the rulers of Kakatiyas and also for the Qutub Shahis who ruled the area. The fort which was built between 1139 AD and 1157 AD by the 2nd Prolaraju of Kakatiya dynasty continues to amaze tourists coming from all over the world. It is a huge structure located on the top of a hill. One has to climb more than 500 steps to reach the top of the fort, which occupies 100 acres on the hilly area. Medak Fort is noted for its architectural magnificence. The architecture of the fort represents a blend of Hindu and Islamic styles. The main entrance proudly displays the double-headed Gandabherundam of the Kakatiyas. It has three main entrances, the Prathama Dwaram, the...

Atmakur Amarchinta Samsthan

Atmakur Amarchinta Samsthan is in Wanaparthy district. Founder : Sri Gopal Reddy Capitals : Initially Thippadam valley. Later the capital was shifted to Atmakur on the left bank of Krishna River. Surname of the family is Mukkaravaru. 1268 AD - 1278 AD : Sri Gopal Reddy The ancestor of Amarchinta Samthanam, Gopal Reddy was the native of Chandragiri which is situated 11 kms away from Tirupathi Gona Ganna Reddy (A.D.1262-1296) one of the feudatories of Kakatiyas when visited Thirupathi developed an acquaintance with Gopal Reddy and invited him to Vardhamanpura which is presently called Waddeman. He was made as Nadagoud of thirty of forty villages in Makthalparagana and given the responsibilities of extending the irrigational facilities and collection of revenues Pedda Gopi Reddy are Gopi Reddy are sons of Sri Gopal Reddy 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 b...

Jataprolu or Jatprole Kollapur Samsthanam

Jataprolu or Jatprole Kollapur Samsthanam was also known as Kollapur estate. It is located in Nagarkurnool district in Telangana. It was one of the most ancient and historic Samasthanas. It is said that Pillalamarri Bethel Reddy was the founder of Samsthana. The samsthana capital was Kollapur town and it became center. Kollapur is a region that spans the Nallamala forest situated on the banks of River Krishna. Part of Telangana. Kollapur is quite famous for mangoes as well as the presence of Aerodrome and helipad from as early as 1900 A.D. Because of the broad roads and neighboring tree plantations, people used to refer to Kollapur as Telangana Mysore. Kollapur samasthan has hundreds of temples with Someshwra, Malleshwara and Sangameshwara temples being the most prominent. Kollapura also show traces of treasures dating from the 2nd century. Most of the temples here are more than 1500 years old. A massive lift irrigation project work worth 1500 crores is going on near Kollapur. Of the ...

Armoor Siddulagutta

Navanatha Siddeshwara Alayam is located on black rock hillock at Armoor in Nizamabad district of Telangana state. Lord Shiva is presiding deity here in the divine form of Siddeshwara Swamy. History of the Temple Navanatha Siddeshwara Temple is an ancient temple which is located on hillock. The hills look like massive pile of black rocks. The most interesting part of Siddulagutta is there is a deep cave in which Shiva Linga is situated. The height of the cave is too short that one cannot stand erect and worship the Lord. Inside the case, one has to bend his body a little and worship the Lord. Since Siddhas and sages meditated here and worshipped Lord Shiva, this hill came to be known as Siddulagutta. The road stops at a point on the hill and from there one has to walk to the temple. A 10 minute walk through picturesque scenes later, we reached the temple. The Siddeshwar temple is a small temple with Lord Shiva as the presiding deity. The history of the temple is unknown but it ha...

Nizamabad Fort

Nizamabad Fort, also known as Nizamabad Quilla, is a fort in Nizamabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It was built in 10th century by Rashtrakuta Kings and is situated in the southwest of the city.which is 2 kilometers from Gandhi Chowk. The Jagannath Temple, also known as Qilla Ramalayam or Raghunath Temple, is on top of the fort and is a tourist attraction and religious place for Hindu devotees. The Rama temple is believed to have been built by Chatrapati Shivaji on the orders of his mentor Ramdas Mantra The temple has spacious halls which are spread over an area of 3,900 sq. ft, the halls has a unique system of ventilation that keeps it cool always.The place has a 53-feet high pillar, which used to be lit every day. It is said that after seeing this lamp, the surrounding villagers used to light lamps at their homes. The fort is said to have been built by Rashtrakuta Kings in around 10th century. In 1311, the fort was occupied by Alauddin Khilji who was the second ruler o...

Nirmal Forts

Nirmal is a city of forts surrounded by Satpura Hills, dense forests, rivers and waterfalls. There are 4 forts in a radius of 15 kms range from Nirmal. Three small forts are nearby Nirmal town and the fourth bigger one is 10 km from Nirmal. These forts are locally named as Quilla Gutta or Bhairava Gutta or Nirmal Fort, Batisghad, Syamghad and Sonaghad . These are basically military forts strategically located on ancient trade route. Not much is known about the forts of Nirmal, but it is believed that most of them were built around 1650 under the rule of Srinivasa Rao and Asaf Jahis to check the entry of enemies from Maharashtra. While the forts have been extensively ravaged over the years, the ramparts still stand strong, testifying to the engineers’ skill and talent. However, while the fortifications are extant, most of the structures inside are completely dilapidated. Worse, several haphazard constructions and unplanned development have swallowed the lower reaches of ...

Ramagiri Fort and Hills

Ramagiri Fort or Ramagir Fort is located on the RAMAGIRI HILLS, is near the BEGUMPET Village in KAMANPUR MANDAL in Peddapalli district, Telangana State, India. The Fort was built within a thickly forested area. The hills and surroundings here are astounding to watch and contain many herbs of medicinal importance.. The Fort is nestled on the top of picturesque Ramagiri hillock, surrounded by eye-feasting greenay, and provides a magnificent view of the confluence of the Manair and Godavari Rivers. The Fort is 20 kms from Peddapalli and 65km away from Karimnagar. This fort is on the way from Karimnagar to Manthani. One needs to follow the Karimnagar-Manthani road till Begumpet X roads and take right diversion to reach the Begumpet village. The fort is around 2Kms from there and can be reached only on foot. The nearest railway station is 'Peddapalli' which is located on the NewDelhi-Kazipet line. Ramagiri Khilla is around 20Km from there. Ramagiri Fort, often referred as Ratna...

Elagandal Fort

Elgandal Fort is situated amidst palm groves on the banks of the Manair River (a tributary of the Godavari River), approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Karimnagar on the Kamareddy Road in the Indian state of Telangana. The Elagandal fort is situated in a hillock presents a picturesque view of Elagandal. “Elagandal khilla” is the name of the fort on the hill. The magnificent facade of the fort attracts tourists. In olden days it was also called as Bahudanyapuram and it was called veliganadu during Kaktiya times. The inscription dated 1202 AD found on a stone slab at chintamani tank belongs to Chaunda Preggada of Malyala family subordinate of Kakatiya Ganapatideva. Elgandal Fort is one such structure that takes us to an Utopian world. The big archways, doors, minarets, water tanks inside the fort depicts the life inside the fort. At a time, Elgandal Fort was a priced possession for any ruler and today it is one of the must-visit heritage sites near Karimnagar. Elgandal was a major c...

Yadadri Temple

Yadagirigutta  is now renamed as Yadadri and 8 hills surrounding it to be called Navagiri The remodelled Yadadri  Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple  temple should be ready for the devotees by next Dasara 2017, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed the officials. At a review meeting on the development of Yadadri, the chief minister gave his nod for the final design of Yadadri temple construction plans. He watched the 3D photos of models of various constructions and directed the officials to proceed as per the design.

Domakonda Samsthanam and Fort

The Domakonda Fort located in Kamareddy, about 116 km, has been conferred the UNESCO Asia – Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation – Award of Merit for 2022. Raja Rajeshwara Rao I built the Domakonda fort in 1786 AD at a site where a fort existed earlier. Initially Constructed by Rashtrakuta kings around 10th Century. Domakonda Samsthan was part of Nizamabad. Initially it called as Bikkavolu Samsthan. The rulers of the Samsthan were Pakanati Reddis, close relatives of Gadwal and Atmakur rulers. As they belonged to Kaminedu dynastry, they were called as Kamineni. Rachulla was their Gotra. Bikkavolu Siddarameshwara was their presiding deity.   The fort was constructed on a circular plan and has two ways to enter one on the east and other on the west and there are four bastions in four directions. Two places and one temple complex are situated in the fort. Domakonda fort is an instance of architecture for defence against external invaders.  Located 4kms from NH 44 ...