Last weekend it was very pleasant. There were light showers of rain in and around the Hyderabad city. All of a sudden I along with my friends planned to visit yadagirigutta This Place is around 60 kilometers away from the twin cities. This is a very famous place where every one come to worship Lord Narasimha swamy.
We had a memorable ride to this place; I along with my roommates started our drive on bikes at around 10.30 in the morning. Though it was a Sunday the roads were jam-packed at some places with in the city. After crossing the uppal ring road, we took the Warangal National highway no 202 from here the roads were clear and the climate was very breezy as there was no much sunlight it was helpful for us to take ride on bike.
After a drive of 40 kilometers at around 12.30, we reached a place named Bhongir .Here we had our Lunch at restaurant near the bus stop. At this place there is an Old fort, we had a good view of this fort from the restaurant. The fort was built on a single big rock hill; it’s called as Bhongir Fort. This was captured by Nizam’s later and now there is only remaining of those demolished. Finishing of our lunch and we started our journey we reached near the fort and parked our vehicles. Then we started a small race to climb the top of the fort though there were steps carved in the rock itself we wanted to have the joy of rock climbing and started our race. Initially we moved up at a descent pace as we were reaching the top of the hill we faced more trouble. I stopped for a while and removed my shoes and started climbing after few moments. Although I was not the First to reach the top it was really very joyful when I reached there and had panoramic view of the village (Bhongir). After spending considerable time on the top we came down the hill by steps.
Again form here our destination was just 10 to 15 kilometers away. We reached the place at quarter to 4'oclock .We parked our bikes down the hill and took the way to top by foot After 15 minutes walk by steps we reached the top of hill. There was an excellent view of the town and around from top of the hill. There was small lake on the top of hill where we all got refreshed and took our way to the main temple. Because it was a day of holiday there was tremendous rush at the temple all the near by villages people visit this place quite often. It took us around an hour for the darshan of god though we had taken special ticket for darshan. Later I did a bit shopping, we sat there for a while and started our way back to home .On the way about 5 kilometers form yadagirigutta there is a place called Surendhrapuri, Here was a very big statue of Lord Hanuman standing tall with five faces .The amazing part was exactly the back of hanuman statue there was Lord Shiva’s statue. There are more temples inside of Lord Hanuman, Shiva and Sri Venkateshwara.
We again started our journey after having a few snaps there, the climate very chilled then it started raining a bit heavy. It was good that we carried our jackets along with us. Awhile later the rain slowed down and there after stopped, in between we had tea at a dhaba on the Highway. We also had snacks and started our journey when the rain came down. We reached the city in an hour from there and after reaching the room we got refreshed had our supper and everyone went asleep.
So, friends if you’re planning to go out for picnic near by Hyderabad city, Yadagirigutta is a good and must place to visit.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Weekend Trip to Yadagirigutta.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Srisailam - {Mallikarjuna Swamy , Bhramaramba Devi}
Srisailam is a sacred place, situated in thick forests of Nallamala hills of
The History of Srisailam
Once upon a time, a princess by the name Chandravati decided to do penance and meditation and went to the Jungles. One day, she was a spectator to a miracle.
A cow was standing under a Bilwa tree and milk was flowing from all of its four udders, sinking into the ground. Chandravati was amazed at that but; cow repeated this as a custom errand on a daily basis. Then the anxious princess Chandravati dug up that area to find out what was there and stood speechless at what she saw. There was a self-raising Swyambhu SivaLinga. It was bright and shining like the sun rays, and looked like it was burning, throwing flames in all directions. Chandravati prayed to Siva in this JyotirLinga. She built a huge
Apart from this Swyambhu SivaLinga , there are some lingas installed by Heroic legends from the Mahabharata and Ramayana .Lord Rama himself installed the Sahasralinga, while the Pandavas lodged the Panchapandava lingas in the temple courtyard.
Epics refer to Srisailam as Sri Parvata – (the blessed hill), and is also named as Siridhan, Srigiri, Sirigiri, Sriparvatha and Srinagam. It has been a popular pilgrimage centre for centuries.
Distance: 232 km from the capital of the sate
Near by places to visit:
THE PANCHAMATHAMS, SIKHARAM, HATAKESWARAM,
PHALADHARA –PANCHADHARA, SAKSHI GANAPATHI, KAILASADWARAM,BHEEMUNI KOLANU,THE
Monday, April 14, 2008
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in
Tamil Nadu is the homeland of the Tamils and has existed since prehistoric times. The culture and artwork of this region are considered to be some of the oldest in the world. It is home to one of the world's classical languages, Tamil. The language has been documented as being around for at least 5,000 years in written form, but was spoken long before that.
It is one of the foremost states in the country in terms of overall development. One of the most industrialized and urbanized states in India, it is home to many natural resources, rare flora and fauna, cool hill stations, grand Hindu temples of Dravidian architecture, multi-religious pilgrimage sites .
The 31 districts of Tamil Nadu are listed below,
Districts:
Chennai , Coimbatore , Cuddalore, Dharmapuri , Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram Kanyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Nagapattinam, NamakkalPerambalur, Pudukkottai,Ramanathapuram,Salem,Sivagangai,Thanjavur,Theni,Thoothukudi,
Tiruchirappalli ,Tirunelveli,Tiruvallur ,Tiruvannamalai ,Tiruvarur,
Holy Places:
Madhurai, Mahabalipuram,Rameshwaram,KanyaKumari.
Hill Stations:
Ooty, Kodaikanal,Coonoor, Kotagiri,Vellangiri.
Forts:
KERALA
Kerala is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern
Kerala was influenced by the Mauryan Empire. Later, the
In the prevailing theory, Kerala is an imperfect Malayalam portmanteau that fuses kera ("coconut palm tree") and alam ("land" or "location").Another theory is that the name originated from the phrase chera alam ("Land of the Chera"). International ranked Kerala as the least corrupt state in the country.
Kerala has 14 districts and they are the revenue divisions of the State.
Districts:
Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikkod, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Eranakulam, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam.
Holy places:
Sabarimala,Guruvayoor, Ettumanoor.
Hill Stations:
Munnar, Coorg,Idukki, Devikulam.
Forts:
Pallippuram, Palakkad, Bakel, St. Angelo’s.
KARNATAKA
Karnataka is the eighth largest Indian state by area, the ninth largest by population.
The generally accepted one is that Karnataka is derived from the Kannada words karu and nādu, meaning elevated land. The British used the word Carnatic (sometimes Karnatak) to describe both sides of peninsular
At 300B.C., it had formed the southern tip of Mauryan empire. Its boundaries enlarged or receded swaying to the drum beats of history The origins of Karnataka emerge through the mists of antiquity. Celebrated in lore and legend, an array of dynasties that marched through this land is thrilling. The grandiloquent temples, the sturdy Indo-Arabic edifices, the Gomata colossus stretching itself to the very sky in all its naked glory, transport one into a historic dream sequence.
Karnataka state comprises 29 districts, grouped into four divisions.
Districts :
Bagalkot,
Gulbarga , Koppal, Raichur , Bangalore , Bangalore Chikballapur , Chitradurga, Davanagere, Kolar,Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur , Chamarajanagar ,Chikmagalur Hassan , Mandya , Mysore District , Dakshina Kannada ,Udupi, Uttara Kannada ,Kodagu.
Holy places:
Darmasthala,
Hill stations:
Nandi Hills, Madikeri,BR Hills, Kudremukh, KemmanaGundi.
Trekking:
Savandurga, Bheeneshwari,Kalavaarahalli Betta.
Jog, Abbey, Iruppu,Balamuri, Gokak,Unchalli.
Forts:
Sri Rangapatnam, Bidar, Bijapur, Vijayanagar.
ANDHRA PRADESH
Andhra Pradesh the "Rice Bowl of India” is the 4th largest state in
Andhra Pradesh has 23 districts -Adilabad, Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa, East Godavari,
Places to visit:
Holy places: Tirupathi, Srisailam,
Hill stations:
Forts: Kondareddy, Chandragiri,
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau, also known as the Peninsular Plateau, is located between three mountain ranges and extends over eight Indian states. It is bounded in the west by the Western Ghats and in the east by the Eastern Ghats which each rise from their respective nearby coastal plains and nearly meet at the southern tip of
The term "
Initially, I would like to discuss about the beautiful places in major states of Deccan Plateau.
- States : Capital
- Andhra Pradesh : Hyderabad
- Karnataka : Bangalore
- Kerala : Thiruvananthapuram
- Tamil Nadu : Chennai
TRAVELERS GUIDE ABOUT INDIA
INDIA is well known for its rich cultural heritage and one of the oldest civilizations (Indus Valley Civilization) in the world .It covers an area of 32,87,263 sq km, measures about 3,214 km from north to south and about 2,933 km from east to west .The snow-covered Himalayan heights in the north & bound by the sea in three sides (south, east & west) give the country a distinct geographical entity.
This guide is a small attempt made by me to introduce you to a few such beautiful places.
States:
2. Arunachal Pradesh
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5. Chhattisgarh
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8. Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh
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11. Jharkhand
12. Karnataka
13. Kerala
14. Madhya Pradesh
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16. Manipur
17. Meghalaya
18. Mizoram
19. Nagaland
20. Orissa
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22. Rajasthan
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24. Tamil Nadu
25. Tripura
26. Uttar Pradesh
27. Uttarakhand
28.
1. Andaman and
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3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4. Daman and
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7. Puducherry
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