Samakka Saralamma or Medaram Jathara

Samakka Sarakka Jathara or Medaram Jathara, a little festival of tribal origin in Telangana has become a major pilgrimage.The Samakka festival is held every two years at in Medaram Village of Tadvai Mandal deep in the heart of the thick forests of Mulugu district.The population of the little forest village at Medaram in normal times never exceeds 300. Suddenly, during the month of February it rises to over 3500000! Millions of devotees come from all over Telangana and neighbouring states like Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and...

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Ramappa Lake

Ramappa Lake is situated near NH 163 in Palampet village of Venkatapur Mandal, Mulugu district, Telangana, India.  237 k.m. from Hyderabad 70 k.m. from Warangal 1 k.m from Ramappa Temple Ramappa Lake is a magnificient example of irrigation work of Kakatiya Rulers constructed in 13- Century A.D. during Ganapathi Deva’s time. Its water is spread over an area of more than 82 Sq.Kms with lush greenery all around. The lake is over looked by beautiful hill ranges in the background providing a spectacular view...

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Ramappa Temple

Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple is located in Palampet village of Venkatapur Mandal, Mulugu district, Telangana State, India. Ramappa Gudi (Temple) is situated 18° N, 79° E and 612 feet over sea level in a valley surrounded 3 sides by cotton, rice fields and mountain on the other side is a magnificient monument dating back to 1213 AD. It documents the glory and grandeur of the Kakatiya kingdom. Historians and art enthusiasts regard this temple as the brightest gem of Kakatiya architecture and treasure house of medieval architecture.The...

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Laknavaram Lake (Cheruvu)

Laknavaram Lake is situated in Mulugu district about 90 km from warangal, 30 KM from Ramappa Temple, 7 km from Govindaraopet and 5 km from Chalvai. Tourists coming from Warangal direction has to take the NH 163 road towards Mulugu. After crossing mulugu, drive 8 km you willget Chalvai before starting please take right direction into the thick forest to reach this place. The green hills of Govindaraopet agency mandal lie side by side to form a massive bowl like structure which holds the spacious, beautiful and pristine lake popular...

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Pembarti Rural Tourism

Permbarti or Pembarthi is a village located in Jangoan Mandal, Jangaon district, Telangana State, India is world famous for its intricate and exquisite brass ware craftsmanship.The village has a rich heritage of producing handcrafted brass item, including idols, figurines, utensils, and decorative pieces.As per a recent report by MCRHRDI, population of Pembarthy is 4096 with 1065 households consisting of 2145 male and 2151 females Pembarthi Metal CraftsIt is renowned for its intricate and exquisite brassware craftsmanship, which has...

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Facts

Telangana is the 29 the State of India formed on 2nd June 2014. Capital    : Hyderabad Language   : Telugu, Urdu Districts  : 33  Animal     : Deer (Jinka) Sport      : Kabaddi Loksabha   : 17 seats Rajyasabha : 17 seats Bird       : Indian Roller or Blue jay (Palapitta) Area       : 1,14,840 sq. km (44,340 sq. mi) Population : 3.52 crore or 3,52,86,757 (2011) Tree       : Shami Tree or Prosopis Cineraria(Jammi chettu) Flower...

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Statistics

Telangana Statistics Capital CityHyderabad Area114,840 Sq. Kms. Districts10 Revenue Divisions42 Towns (as per Census, 2011)158 Municipal Corporations6 Municipalities38 Nagara Panchayaths25  Zilla Praja Parishads 9 Mandal Praja Parishads443 Gram Panchayaths8778 Revenue Mandals464 Revenue Villages 10,761 Inhabited Villages 10,128 Un-inhabited Villages633 Households83.58 Lakhs Household size4 Population351.94 Lakhs Male177.04 Lakhs Female174.90 Lakhs Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 Males) 988 Ratio Density of Population 307...

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Saka (Indian Calendar)

The Saka era, is used with Hindu calendars, the Indian national calendar, and the Cambodian Buddhist calendar. It came into usage from March 22, 1957 according to the Gregorian calendar which was actually Saka Era, Chaitra 1, 1879 according to the Saka Samvat. The zero year of Saka era (also Shalivahana era, Sakabda) began in 78 A.D.The Christian year 78 A.D. has been accepted by most historians as the year of the foundation of the Saka Era. For centuries thereafter and till now, this era has continued to dominate the Indian...

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