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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...

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...

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...

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.

Wanaparthy Palace

Wanaparthy Palace is also known as "Mustafa Mahal" as a name for the advice of a Muslim saint. This palace covers an area of 640 square miles. This palace will now house the Collector's office and Collector Camp Office. The surname of the Samsthana rulers is Janumpally. Wanaparthy Samasthan traced its origin back to 14 century, when as the Warangal Kakatiya Dynasty crumbled, local chieftains established their ascendancy over surrounding territory and divided it among themselves. After Vijayanagar Kingdom was succeeded by Bijapur, Qutub Shah and Mogul successive rulers had found it expedient to maintain 8 samsthanams as buffer states along Krishna river. Wanaparthy was bounded on 3 sides by other sammsthanams. In the time Aurangzeb, Wanaparthy became a feudatory of Moghul empire and of the Nizam as viceroy of that empire in the south. The Rajas of the Samasthans were closely associated with the QtubShahi kings. The early Rajas of Wanaparthy kept on army of ...

Jagtial Fort

A must visit for heritage lovers It closely resembles a European castle since it was constructed in collaboration with French engineers during the reign of Nawab Ibrahim Khan in 17 century, a Governor of the Mughals. The two French engineers, Jack and Tal began construction of what would become the only star shaped fort in Telangana and the only structure to be totally modeled on European design. The name of the fort and the town over years slowly came to be known as Jacktal and then Jagital or Jagityala as is written in Telugu. The fort was built with stones and lime and it had a moa al round that was filled with water. The entrance gate which has made with wood was disappeared.  At the entrance of the fort is a big mosque dating back to the time of the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Golconda. It was built during the early years of the 19th century. It is called the Jamia Masjid. There are several cannons in the fort and in one of them is inscribed in Urdu the name of Mohammad Khasim. T...

Mitte Waterfalls

Mitte or Sapthagundala or Saptha Gundalu or Sapthagunda or Seven Waterfalls is located around 2kms from Pittaguda village, Lingapur Mandal, Komaram Bheem Asifabad District, Telangana, India. Saptha means Seven, Gunda or Gundam or Gundala meaning Pit, Jalapatham is Waterfalls. It comprises not just one but seven waterfalls, hence the name Saptagundala. The waterfall, which is 100 km away from Asifabad, is nestled between tall hills on one side and dense forests on the other, the Saptagundala waterfalls also known as Mitta waterfalls is tucked far away from civilization. Some of the seven waterfalls have been named after Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Bheema. Idol of Bheema was located at the place. Annually, tribals celebrate two fairs in reverence to their deity Bheema. They believe that Bheema went around the place and hence believe that the stone slabs carry foot impressions of the deity. Accessibility of the seven waterfalls in Sirpur (U), two can be classified as the most ...

Nirmal Ghats

Scenic beauty of the Nirmal ghats with the flying fog in the early morning which attracts many nature lovers. Nature lovers loved the feeling of the fog and chilly breeze on their skin which they experienced in the early morning hours. The Sahayadri hill range attracts nature lovers to Nirmal ghats http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151119/nation-current-affairs/article/cold-weather-fog-enhance-adilabad’s-scenic-beauty

Komaram Bheem Asifabad District

Komaram Bheem Asifabad District is carved out of erstwhile Adilabad District. It is surrounded by Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal districts and the Maharashtra state. Head Quarters : Asifabad Revenue Divisions : 2 Mandals : 15 Population : 592,831 Area : 4,300.16 Asifabad comprises 15 mandals and has two revenue divisions – Asifabad and Kaghaznagar. The district headquarter is located at Asifabad, a predominantly tribal town. The railway line that connects the south and the north of India passes through Asifabad district. Sirpur-Kaghaznagar is a major railway station in the district. It has one RTC depot at Asifabad. The district’s primary crops include rice, cotton and pulses. Singareni Collieries, Sirpur Paper Mills, many spinning and ginning mills form the industrial profile of the district. Historically, the district had a glorious past. Asifabad was an important part in the scheme of things of its erstwhile rulers. Fossils of the pre-historic pe...