Dandari-Ghusadi Festival

The Dandari-Ghusadi or Gussadi festival of Telangana is celebrated by the tribal communities of the Raj Gond and Kolam tribes. The Dandari-Ghusadi season is all about a robust dance festival that is celebrated for about 10 days during Deepavli.  The festival ends on Diwali day with the Ghusadi tado taking off their attire ritualistically.The celebrations usually begin with the tribals visiting the Padmalpuri Khako shrine at Gudirevu village of Dandepalli mandal in Mancherial district, on the banks of the Godavari river. On the occasion,...

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Sirpur Fort

Sirpur Tandur or Sarbar or Sirbar, formerly known as Suryapuram, is a town and a mandal in Komaram Bheem district of the Indian state of Telangana.In very early days, a great Hindu city Bhadravati, dedicated to Bhadra (a name for the god Shiva), the capital of the Vakataka kings.Hiuen Tsang a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim thought fit to give of it when writing in A.D. 639. One hundred monasteries are here and ten thousand Buddhist priests are among its inhabitants and in due course Kosala, and its Buddhist rulers, faded away, to be replaced...

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Kingri

The Kingri, also known as Khikri, is a unique string instrument as its three strings and the bowstring are made of horse hair. The Kingri is mentioned in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, in many Ancient Indian Brahmin's tales. and in Punjab's folk music. The kingri is also used in traditional death ceremonies, marriages and religious festivals in Telangana and Maharashtra.The most important possession of a Pardhan is his kingri, and a square wooden sound box covered by a skin membrane. On this fiddle Pardhans play during the...

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Nirmal District History

The Nirmal district is etched out of erstwhile Adilabad District. The district is located in northern Telangana and borders Maharashtra and the Telangana districts of Asifabad(Komuram Bheem) Adilabad Mancherial Jagtial and Nizamabad. The district has two revenue divisions Nirmal and Bhainsa and 19 mandals while the district headquarters is located at Nirmal town.Nirmal District derives its name from the king Nimma Rayudu, who played a pivotal role in the development of the region.700 BC - 300 BC : Asmaka (One of the 16 Mahajanapadas) Founder : Unknown (Believed to be Asmaka) Capitals : Potana or Potali or Paudanya of Mahabharata...

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Palvancha Samasthanam and Fort

Palvancha or Palwancha or Paloncha Samsthanam Founder : Annappa or Appanna AswaraoCapitals : Polancha, Bhadrachalam, Ashwaraopet were the capitals of Ashwarao’s descendants. Palvancha is located in  Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana State, India and was part of Warangal district in Hyderabad during Nizam reign.This Samasthan was about 800 Sq.Miles is placed next to the samsthan of Gadwal. It was also known as the Hasanabad - Sankaragiri zamindari including the present Bhadrachalam taluk which is made...

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Siege of Golconda 1656 AD and 1687 AD

The siege of Golconda in 1656 AD and again in 1687 AD between the Qutb Shahi dynasty and the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, occurring in January 1687 and ended on September 22, 1687.1652 AD - 1655 AD : Mir Jumla Governor of Golconda and Aurangzeb Viceroy of Deccan1636 AD : In 1636 AD Shah Jahan appointed Aurangzeb as the Viceroy of the Deccan and forced the Qutb Shahis to recognize Mughal suzerainty, which lasted until 1687 when the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Golcondan sultanate.Mir Jumla was actually a Persin, the son of an Ispahan oil merchant,1638 AD : In 1638 rose Mir Jumla to the chief minister of the...

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Tummalagudem Inscription

566 AD : Tummalagudem Inscription of Vikramendra Varman II (555 AD - 569 AD) in NalgondaSanskrit and Southern Characters.These records are present in Navodaya Samiti, Hyderabad. Both the Tumulaguda sets, written in Sanskrit language and Southern characters belong to the Vishnu Kundin dynasty. One of them, in characters of about the fourth-fifth centuries A.D., was issued in the thirty- seventh year of the reign of Maharaja Govindavarman, son of Maharaja Madhavavarman, and grandson of Maharaja Indra-varman. It records that the king granted two villages called Embudala and Penkapara to the vihara of the senior-queen (agra-mahishi)...

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Penjerla Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple

Penjerla Swayambhu Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy is a Hindu Temple is located in Penjerla village, Kothur Mandal, Ranaga Reddy district, Telangana State, India.Svayambhu or Swayambhu is a Sanskrit word that means "self-born", "self-manifested", "self-existing", or "that that is created by its own accord". Timings : 7 AM to 1 PM and 4 PM to 7 PAddress4836+VJG, Penjerla, Shamshabad, HyderabadContact+91 90106 14354penjerlasriananthapadmanabha@gmail.c...

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Sirnapalli Samsthanam

Sirnapalli Samsthanam is located in Nizamad district.Sirnapally Waterfalls, Janaki Bai Waterfalls or Telangana Niagara Waterfalls are located at Sirnapally village in Indalwai Mandal. It is 20 kilometres from Nizamabad, Telangana.Seelam/Sheelam Raja Ramalinga Reddy Seelam Janaki Bai Wife of Raja Ramalinga Reddy and Rani of SirnapalliSeelam Janaki built a pond that flows into Ramadugu Project. She constructed multiple ponds, including Manchippa Cheruvu (Pond) for drinking water.Raja Narsa Goud (1866-1948) was a philanthropist known for his significant contributions to charities, especially those caring for people...

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Medak or Papannapet Samsthanam

Papannapet Samsthanam was vassal of Nizam of Hyderabad. It was part of undivided Medak district of Telangana state. The rulers of this Samsthanam had marital relations with famous Gadwal Samsthanam. Popular rulers of Samsthanam were Rai Bagan Maharani Shankaramma and Raja Sadashiva Reddy.Erstwhile Papannapet Samsthanam covered almost entire undivided Medak district. In the history it was said as part of Andhol Rajyam with 24 paraganas.Ramayampet is the only biggest village in the erstwhile taluk and is a good business centre . It is famous for the manufacture of brass and silver - ware , wooden furniture and statues .It...

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