MEDAK
Visiting Places
Contents
- Siddipet - Religious Place
- Zaheerabad - Religious Place
- Sri Kethaki Sangameshwara Swamy Temple
- Jharasangam - Religious Place
- Nizam Sagar Dam - Dam
- Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Religious Place
- Archaeological Museum - Museum
- Medak Cathedral - Religious Place
- Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple - Religious Place
- Medak Fort - Fort
- Koti Lingeswara Swamy Temple - Religious Place
- Edupayala Durga Bhavani Gudi - Religious Place
- Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary - Sanctuary
- Ramalingeswara Temple - Religious Place
- Pocharam Reservoir - Lake
- Shri Saraswathi Skshtramu - Religious Place
- Gottam Gutta - Hill
- Edithanur - Cave
- Velupugonda Sri Tumburunatha Devalayam - Religious Place
- Alladrug - Religious Place
- Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Bonthapally
- Sapta Prakaryuta Bhavani Temple, Ismailkhanpet
- Kasi Visweashwara Temple, Kalpagoor
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam Gutta
- Saraswathi Temple, Wargal
- Trilingeswara devastanam, Papannapet
- Ghanpur Project
- Siddipet Town – Rich Repository of Historical Monuments and Shrines
- Singur Dam
1. Siddipet - Religious Place
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Siddipet, a town in the Medak District, is renowned for its ancient religious attractions like temples, mosques and churches as well as historical monuments like Lal Kaman and Burj. The Yerra Cheruvu and Komati Cheruvu, tributaries of the Manjira River, flow through the region. This town has more than 50 shrines, including the popular Sri Bhogeshwara Swamy temple, Kotilingala Gudi and Sri Seetha Ramaswamy temple. Temples dedicated to Kotilingala Swamy, Borra Hanuman, Gadi Maisamma, Sri Sharabeshwaralayam, Lord Hanuman and Nag Devta are also located in this town. The Jama Masjid in Lal Kaman, Masjid-e- Naseeria, Sufia Masjid and Masjid-e-Noor are some of the other popular sacred places. The only centre dedicated to Christianity in the region is a 130 year old 'A Church of South India'.
2. Zaheerabad - Religious Place
3. Sri Kethaki Sangameshwara Swamy Temple
This is an old Shiva Temple known
as "KETHAKI SANGAMESHWARA SWAMY" situated at Jharasangam Village
& Mandal, Medak District. The Shiva Lingam is said to have been
established by "Lord Brahma". It is said that Raja "Kupendra"
king of Surya Vamsha during "Krutha Yug" was ailing from skin
disease has not found any remedies to get cure of his disease. One day in his
routine hunting it happened to reach the Kethaki Vanam and found a stream,
where he washed his body. After reaching home he found that the skin disease
was completely cured and in the same night Lord "Sangameshwara"
appeared in a dream, asked the Raja to construct sanitorium over "Shiva
Lingam". The Raja Kupendra constructed the temple over "Shiva
Lingam" and converted the stream into a "pushkarini" and it is
also called as "Astha Theertha Amrutha Gundam". It is also called
as "Dakshina Kasi".
Due to historical and religious
importance, the people from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
(Telangana Areas) visit the temple and pay homage to Lord, and perform
"Gunda Pooja". It is also said that Brahma after creating the world
came to the spot for meditation. Since the existing "Bhanakara
Lingam" has been got installed by Brahma, Pujas are being performed by
"Kethaki" Flowers (Generally Kethaki flowers are not used for
puja), and also the Pushkarini which is consisting of eight theerthas( Narayana,
Dharna, rushi, Varuna, Soma, Rudra, Indira and Datha) the Lord is called as
"Kethaki Sangameshwara.
4. Jharasangam - Religious Place
Jharasangam is a town in north-western Sangareddy in the Medak District. The main attraction of the town is the ancient Sangameswara Swamy temple, dedicated to Lord Trimurti, a united form of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.
5. Nizam Sagar Dam - Dam
The Nizam Sagar Dam is built across the Manjira River, a tributary of River Godavari. The dam can be approached through a motorable road, along the river basin.
6. Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Religious Place
The Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is located on the Hyderabad-Nagpur Highway in the Gajwel town of Medak District. This temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha Swamy, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The temple is situated on the banks of River Haridra, which is renowned for its curing properties. This ancient temple has several small shrines dedicated to other gods and goddesses, like Lord Shiva, Sri Anjaneya Swamy, Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Lord Garuda.
7. Archaeological Museum - Museum
The Archaeological Museum in the Kondapur town of Medak District is a popular attraction. This museum exhibits artefacts that were found during excavations conducted at this site. A wide collection of antiquities excavated between 1940 and 1942 has been displayed at the museum. The excavated material and artefacts displayed at the museum include items belonging to the Satavahana dynasty and few Buddhist structures. Henry Cousens, the famous archaeologist, was the first person to explore the site in the early 19th century. The site was later excavated by the Indian Government in 1940. The huge collection of discovered artefacts and antiques was kept in the museum established by the state government. The museum came under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1952. The museum is segregated into a central hall and two galleries. The main hall of the museum has antiquities, such as terracotta figurines, pottery and objects made from bones and shells. Metal objects,
8. Medak Cathedral - Religious Place
The Medak Cathedral is located near the city centre of Medak. This church is considered as the seat of the Bishop and is counted amongst the largest churches in South India. The cathedral controls the Diocese of Medak, which is the second largest in the world and the single largest diocese in Asia. The church was consecrated on 25th December, 1924. The cathedral stands on the site where a small worshipping place for Christians was located during the 19th century. It was constructed on the orders of Charles Walker Posnett, an administrator of the British army soldiers at Trimulgherry. As Posnett was unsatisfied with the performance of the army, he shifted them to the Medak village. During that time Posnett had to travel from Hyderabad to Medak for administering his army. Finally, Posnett decided to construct a bungalow at Medak. For providing employment to the local people of the region, he ordered the construction of the church.
9. Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple - Religious Place
Sri Venugopala Swamy temple at Kalabgoor village is in proximity to the Sangareddy town in Medak District. This ancient shrine is dedicated to Lord Venugopala Swamy and is renowned for its beautiful architecture and traditional rituals. The temple has stepped pyramidal type shikhara. Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple and Sri Kasi Vishweshwara temple are the other attractions located close to this temple.
10. Medak Fort - Fort
The Medak Fort lies in Medak town which is the district headquarters of Medak District. The fort was initially known as Methuku Durgam and was constructed in the 12th century by the Kakatiyan rulers. Later, several modifications and renovations were done to the structure by the Qutub Shahi rulers. The architecture of the fort represents a blend of Hindu and Islamic styles. The three main entrances of the fort are known as the Prathama Dwaram, Simha Dwaram and Gaja Dwaram. The huge boundary walls of the fort have several bastions carved from the rocks and boulders of the hillock. The fort has a 17th century mosque that was constructed by the Qutub Shahi rulers. These rulers also added a 3.2 m long cannon to the fort during the mid 17th century to secure the fort from the attack of neighbouring kingdoms.
11. Koti Lingeswara Swamy Temple - Religious Place
Anantagiri Hills are popular sightseeing as well as picnic spots in the Medak District. These hills form a part of the Anantagiri Hill Range and are a popular hill station and an upcoming summer resort. This place mainly comprises ancient cave like structures and several bathing ghats. It is also home to the Ananthaswamy Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Ananta Padhmanabha and is considered to have been built many centuries ago, by a Muslim king. This temple also depicts instances of the past of this land. Surroundings of these hills comprise thick forests providing a salubrious climate to the place.
12. Edupayala Durga Bhavani Gudi - Religious Place
Edupayala Durga Bhavani Gudi is renowned for its beautiful shrine of Goddess Durga Bhavani, the Mother of the Universe. The place derives its name from the word Edupayalu, meaning seven streams. From the site, tourists can view the Manjira River splitting into seven small streams and again uniting into one. According to mythology, it is believed that King Janamejaya, grandson of Arjuna, organised the ?sarpa yagam' at the site for saving his father Parikshith from a curse. Evidences for the same were found in the form of a layer of ash in the Manjira River bed. The Jatara Fair and Mahashivaratri are celebrated here in the months of March and April.
13. Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary - Sanctuary
The Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the shores of the Pocharam Lake. Spreading over an area of around 130 sq km, this sanctuary covers regions of Nizamabad and Medak districts. The sanctuary, having southern tropical mixed dry deciduous forests, provides natural habitat to five species of antelope and deer. This densely covered forest area is home to leopard, wild dog, forest cat, wolf, sloth bear, jackal, sambar and nilgai. The four-horned antelope, chinkara and chital are some of the other animals inhabiting the sanctuary. The Pocharam Reservoir is the closest water body to the sanctuary, where birds like bar-headed goose, brahminy duck and painted stork can be spotted. The best time to visit this sanctuary is between the months of November and January.
14. Ramalingeswara Temple - Religious Place
Ramalingeswara temple is a star shaped temple, constructed in the 11th century by the Chalukya rulers. This temple is situated in the Nandi Kandi in Medak District. The central hall of the temple has four beautifully sculptured pillars. The pillars and the walls of the hall are adorned with images of Lord Narasimha, Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva in various poses. Numerous images of Lord Varaha, Lord Nataraja, Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Mahishasura Mardini and Goddess Gaja Lakshmi can also been seen on the side walls. The sculptures depicting the apsaras, dikpalakas, rakshasas, matrumurti and darpan warriors adorn this temple.
15. Pocharam Reservoir - Lake
Distance (From Medak): 16 Kms
The Pocharam Reservoir, also known as the Pocharam Dam
Reservoir, is located around 14.6 km from the city centre of Medak. The
reservoir was constructed between 1916 and 1922 across the Allair River, a
tributary of the Manjira River. The Nizam's Bungalow, situated near the
reservoir, was constructed in 1918. The island located in the centre of the
reservoir is home to various species of shrubs. Boats are available near the
reservoir for reaching the island.
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16. Shri Saraswathi Skshtramu - Religious Place
 Shri Saraswathi Skshtramu is a popular Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswathi. The temple is located in the city of Ananthasagar in Siddipet division. This temple was constructed by Sri Astakala Narasimha Rama Sharma. | ||
17. Gottam Gutta - Hill
 Gottam Gutta, also known as the Gottam Gota, is situated near Zaheerabad town. This town has a thick vegetation cover of southern tropical mixed dry deciduous forest. | ||
18. Edithanur - Cave
 Edithanur is a village known for its beautiful cave paintings that date back to the Neolithic era. There is a group of granite hillocks having tunnels, natural caves and cavities at the site. The rock paintings excavated from the site belong to the earliest human settlements and are preserved in the Archaeological Museum in Kondapur town. | ||
19. Velupugonda Sri Tumburunatha Devalayam - Religious
Place
Velupugonda Sri Tumburunatha Devalayam was constructed by the Rastrakuta kings during their rule in the region. It is considered as one of the rarest temples of its kind and the presiding deity of this shrine is Sri Tumburunatha Swamy, the God of Music. The premises of the temple are adorned with the stone carved sculptures of men and women in different singing and dancing poses. | ||
20. Alladrug - Religious Place
Alladrug is famous for an ancient shrine of Veerabhadra, one of the incarnations of Lord Shiva. The major attraction of the temple is a huge carved idol of Nandi that is located in front of the entrance. | ||
21. Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Bonthapally
Bonthapally is a village in Jinnaram mandal
of Medak District in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Bonthapally Temple
is regarding 40 kilometer from the town of Hyderabad.This village Bonathapally
is known for the Bonthapally temple of Sri Bhadrakali Sametha Veerabhadra
Swamy. several devotees from Hyderabad and different parts of the Medak
district visit this Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple, Bonthapally Temple in large
numbers. largely Arya Vysyas visit this Bonthapally Temple. Buses are available
from Secunderabad, Patancheru, Balanagar etc. to the current temple.
Many people visit during the month of
Sravanam (mostly comes during August) and on Mondays to the current temple.
There are temples of Anjaneya Swamy, Ayyappa Swamy, and Shiva Temple during
this village. Several industries are located during this village like Neuland
Laboratories.According to the legend, long time ago there was only the small temple of Sri Veerabhadra Swamy in Bonthapally. One night a shepherd was passing through before of that temple. He detected somebody is calling and turned back and saw Lord Veerabhadra Swamy. He was afraid. Lord said to the man that he doesn't like the place of the temple and he wanted it to be shifted to a different place. thus he asked the shepherd to hold him on his shoulder to another location till he's tired. Then the shepherd carried the lord on his shoulder and walked to a few kilometers and placed him where this Bonthapally Temple is found. Then the Lord asked the shepherd to travel to his home without turning back and if he turns he can become a sculpture. The shepherd went consequently, however when walking to a long way, due to enthusiasm he turned back and became statue. This statue remains there during this village. Lord then came in dream of a priest and the village heads and same them to build a temple for him at that place. Currently a big temple is located at this new place.
22. Sapta Prakaryuta Bhavani Temple, Ismailkhanpet
This temple is 800 year old and
renovated by Swamy Madanaananda Saraswathi, who is the Head of Basava Kalyana
Peetham, Karnataka. The temple is under the control of Sri Sringeri Jagadguru
Mahasansthan, Dakshinaamnaaya Sarada Peetham. You cannot see the temple from
outside as it is surrounded by the fort but can see a GOPURAM. The speciality
of this temple, Deity is made of a single stone with a unique height of 15 feet
and people say that this is the 2nd biggest Durga Bhavani maatha Idol in the
world.
23. Kasi Visweashwara Temple, Kalpagoor
The temple is located 4 Kms from
Sangareddy old Bus Station, 60 Km from Hyderabad, 71 kms from Medak near the
Manjeera Barrage is Kalabgoor / Kalpagooru village where the Sri Kasi
Vishweshwara Temple is situated. This temple dates back to the time of the
Kakatiya rulers in 11th century A.D.
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| SRI KASI VISHWESHWARA TEMPLE, Kalpagooru-502294, near Sangareddy, Medak Dist. TS. |
There are another two temples inside the temple complex namely Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple & Sri Venugopala Swamy temple. That is why this temple is also called as Trikootaalayamu. Sri Kasi Vishweswara temple is located in southside garbhaalaya, Sri Venugopalaswamy temple is located in northside garbhaalaya and it is said to be built this temple on water stream coming from Kasi. If you drop a coin on a particular place located in garbhaalaya of Sri Venugopala Swamy temple, you hear a sound as if you dropped a coin in water. Sri Anantha Padmanaabha Swamy temple is located in west side garbhaalaya.
The architecture & construction
of the Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal is exactly similar. There are two
other temples under one roof namely Sri Anantapadmanabha Swamy Temple and Sri
Venugopala Swamy Temple. These temples are quite beautiful and Pujas &
Abhisheks take place regularly till today.
How
to reach temple: If you are coming from Hyderabad
catch the Bus going to Sangareddy Or catch bus going to Patanchervu from there
every ½ hour bus is available and get down at Sangareddy Old Bus Station.
Please note that there are no buses to Kalpagoor and you have to hire Auto for
both UP and Down from Sangareddy Old Bus Station otherwise it is very difficult
to get Auto while returning from temple.
24. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam Gutta
The Nacharam Gutta houses a revered
Lakshmi Narshima Swamy temple, in the Medak district of Telangana, India. This
place is about 50 kilometers from the state capital. The temple is believed to
be 600 years old. The Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy temple is a cave temple, situated
on a beautiful hillock.
Inside the sanctum (Gharba Gudi), we
can see Swayambu Narashima Swamy along with his consort Lakshmi thayar
beautifully carved inthe rock. The temple also has some more idols. According
to the Hindu Mythology, Naradha forfeited here. The place got its name Nacharam
gutta after a devotee by the name Nacharam. As we go round the temple, we can
find a flight of stairs to the left side, these stairs lead us to the darshanam
of Lord Shri Soorya Narayana.
25. Saraswathi Temple, Wargal
Wargal has famous Sri Vidya Saraswathi temple which is
situated or the pictorial background in which has a unique rock formation and a
valley around this hill.
Distance (From Medak): 80 Kms
Visited From: Medak
Here one temple was dedicated to lord Shani seperately with a big statue
measuring around 3 feet in high which is one of the biggest statue of the lord
sheni in Andhra Pradesh. The hillock of Wargal has multiple temples on
the same hill.
1. Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple
2. Sri Vidya Saraswati temple
3. Lord Shenishwara Temple
4. Lord Shiva Temple
5. Few Vishnava Temples now completely damaged without any mola vigrahas in it.
1. Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple
2. Sri Vidya Saraswati temple
3. Lord Shenishwara Temple
4. Lord Shiva Temple
5. Few Vishnava Temples now completely damaged without any mola vigrahas in it.
26. Trilingeswara devastanam, Papannapet
Papannapet is a Mandal in Medak
district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is bounded by Sankarampet, Tekmal,
Kulcharam and Medak mandals of Medak district and Nizamabad district.
Lake:
27. Ghanpur Project
28. Siddipet Town – Rich Repository of Historical
Monuments and Shrines
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| Venkateshwara Temple |
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| Lal Kaman, Siddipet |
29. Singur Dam
At a distance of 63 km from Medak, 37 km from Sangareddy
and 92 km from Hyderabad, The Singur or Singoor dam is located near Sangareddy
town of Medak district in Telangana. This is one of the scenic tourist places
to visit near Hyderabad.
Constructed across the river Manjeera, the dam provides drinking water to Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Construction of the Singur dam was started in 1979 and completed in 1989. The large water reservoir was assigned for production of hydroelectricity and also to provide drinking water to nearby Hyderabad and Secunderabad cities. The dam has gross storage capacity of 30 Tmc.
This is one of the popular tourist destinations in the vicinity of Hyderabad. The deep waters of the reservoir are home to about 1000 crocodiles. It is also declared as a national wildlife reserve with a lot of water bird population. Boat ride is also available at the reservoir. The best time to go there is between October and Feb, which is also when migratory birds come and make Manjira reservoir their home for a while. This offers ample opportunities for bird lovers.
Sri Ramalingeswara Temple is situated in Nandikandi village which is located at 24 km from Singur dam is the another attraction. This temple was built during the period of Chalukya dynasty. In the central hall of this temple, there are idols of Lord Bramha, Vishnu, Narasimha, Shiva, Varaha and Nataraja. This temple is believed to be reconstructed in 18th century.
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