Nelakondapalli : Buddhist Stupa & Birthplace of Bhakta Ramadasu
Satavahana‑Ikshvaku Mahastupa | 100‑acre Mud Fort | Bronze Buddha | 17th‑c. Saint‑Poet’s Memorial 100‑acre fortified site | Mahastupa (25‑30 m) | 3rd–4th c. CE | Bronze Buddha | Bhakta Ramadasu festival (28 Apr–2 May) Nelakondapalli (also Nelakondapalle) is a historic town in Khammam district, Telangana, about 21 km from Khammam city. It is renowned for its ancient Buddhist monastic complex dating from the Satavahana and Ikshvaku periods (2nd–4th …
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Dhulikatta (Pedda Bankur)
A Satavahana Capital with Stupas, Viharas & Fortifications – One of Megasthenes’ 30 Walled Cities 2nd Century BCE – 2nd Century CE | Mud Fort | Mahastupa with 47 Limestone Slabs | Roman & Satavahana Coins Dhulikatta (also known as Pedda Bankur) is a village in Eligaid mandal, Peddapalli district, Telangana, about 25 km from Karimnagar city. The name Dhulikatta derives from Dhulikota – "a fort made of mud". The site is one of the …
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Dharmapuri
The only shrine of Lord Yama (God of Death) in India | 3rd c. BCE relic stupa | Dakshin Kashi on Godavari Buddhist Stupa: 3rd c. BCE – 3rd c. CE | Narasimha Temple: Kakatiya-Chalukyan | Unique Yama Temple | Ramalingeswara (1000 yrs) Dharmapuri (historically Dharmapura, Dhammanvura, Dharmapuram) is a sacred village in Jagtial district, Telangana, nestled on the northern banks of the holy river Godavari . Known as Dakshin Kashi , it is a unique conflu…
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Alampur Navabrahma Temples
Alampur Navabrahma Temples The Dawn of Chalukyan Nagara Architecture in Telangana 9 Temples | c. 7th–9th Century CE | Tungabhadra Confluence | Vastu Purusha Mandala The Alampur Navabrahma Temples (also called the Nava Brahma group) are the earliest surviving structural temples in Telangana and the finest representatives of Early Chalukyan Nagara architecture in the Deccan. Located at the sacred confluence of the Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers in Jo…
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