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Dec 15 2011

Warangal attractions – Andhra Pradesh

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Vemulawada

Vemulawada is a famous pilgrimage in warangal district of Andhra Pradesh. The ancient temple here is dedicated to Lord  Raja Rajeswara , a form of lord siva.  The temple is located about 35 km away from karimngar.  A sacred lake namely ‘dharama gundam’ is associated with this temple, the devotees believed that the lake have ability to cure diseases. The annual festival here is Maha sivarathri .

Kolanupaka site museum

Kolanupaka museum have more than 100 ancient images.  These images will give information about  chalukyan rulers.

Someswara temple

The temple is located at kolanupaka . It was built by somswara 111.

Jain temple

It is also located in kolanupaka  . the temple have images of Thirthankaras.  This is an ancient temple dedicated to saint mahaveera.

Kolanupaka

This place have very much historic importance. The legends says that it was religious centre of jains . the battle between chola and chalukya take place here.

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Dec 10 2011

Temples in Warangal – Andhra Pradesh

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Badhrakali temple

The temple is in between warangal city and Hanamkonda .  the temple dedicated to goddess badrakali, godess of bravery . The ancient temple built in chalukyan architecture.

Thousand pillar temple

This is a star shaped temple with three shrines. The temple is dedicated to lord Vishnu, lord siva and lord surya.  As the name indicate the temple have thousand  pillar, that are beautifully carved . The temple is made attractive by means of sculpturing.  It was built in Chalukya architecture.  The legends says that it was built in 1163 by Rudra deva .

Ramappa temple

The presiding deity of the temple is lord siva.  The temple is about 70 km away from warangal city . This ancient temple was built in 1213 AD.  The inscriptions in the temple said that it was constructed by Rudra swami.

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Dec 05 2011

Warangal fort – A fort in Andhra Pradesh

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Warangal fort is a huge fort located in warangal district of Andhra Pradesh. This fort was built by  Ganapathi Deva , a Kakatiya ruler . it is believed that , the fort constructed in 13 th century .  it have two walls , the inner wall is made up of stones and the outer made by mud . In order to provide extra security , the fort is surrounded by a moat.  The exquisite carvings and excellent sculptures are attracting thousands of tourists.

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Nov 20 2011

Ananthapur – A small description

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Ananthapur is a beautiful district in Andhra Pradesh . the district have number of monuments, temples, pilgrim spots ,forts etc.  The forts and temples here have excellent architecture and beautiful sculptures.  Most of these structures was built during Vijayanagar Empire.

The world famous , Sree sathya sai baba’s asramam at Puttaparthi is a part of Ananthapur district.  Number of pilgrims are coming here for the darsan of bhagavan sai baba.

The district have a rich biodiversity . A portion of the district is thick forest .

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Nov 15 2011

Hemavathi – Thimmamma Marrimanu

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Hemavathi

Hemavathi is a historic village located about 10 km away from Amarapuram , in Andhra Pradesh . the village was prominent during Pallava rulers, in 10 th century.  At that time the city is known by the name Henjeri.  The village has a famous siva temple , with excellent architecture.  Here you can see another temple dedicated to Lord Siddeswara , a form of lord siva.

Thimmamma Marrimanu

This place have religious and picnic importance.  Thimmamma marrimanu occupied in the  Guinness book . Here you can see a big tree with historic value.

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