Durajpalli Peddagattu Jatara (Gollagattu Jatara)
Biennial Serpent & Tribal Festival | Lord Lingamanthulu Swamy & Goddess Choudamma | 25 Lakh Devotees Durajpalli, Chivemla Mandal, Suryapet district, Telangana — celebrated every two years prior to Maha Shivaratri in the lunar month of Magha masam (January–February) . This is the second largest congregation in Telangana after the Medaram Jatara, drawing devotees from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
Biennial (every 2 years) 5-day festival Magha masam (Jan-Feb) Lord Lingamanthulu Swamy (Shiva) Goddess Choudamma (sister) 25+ lakh devotees Since 16th century Deverapetta box Where Lord Shiva descends as Lingamanthulu S…
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Kondapalli Nadu
The Strategic Frontier: Trade, Forts & Feudal Power on the Krishna (7th–16th Century CE) Kondapalli-300 | Left Bank of the Krishna | Huzurnagar & Kodad (Suryapet District) | Nelakondapalli | Peda-Kondapalli Kondapalli-nadu (alternatively Kondapalli-300 ) was a vital administrative and military division on the left bank of the Krishna River during the medieval Deccan. It served as a strategic highway connecting the coastal plains (Andhra) with the Telangana heartland. The region comprised modern-day Huzurnagar and Kodad in Suryapet district, with key centers at Peda-Kondapalli (the famous fort) and the ancient town of Nelakondapalli . Historically, it was identified as the heart of the N…
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Nadigudi Fort
Munagala Samsthanam Fort | 2.5 Lakh Rare Books | 1 Lakh Palm-Leaf Manuscripts | Deccan Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute (DACRI)
📍 Nadigudi Fort (also Nadigudem) is located in Nadigudi village, Suryapet district , Telangana. Once the fortified stronghold of Raja Nayani Venkata Ranga Rao of the Munagala Paragana (province) , this 150-year-old structure has been transformed into a research centre of the Deccan Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute (DACRI) . It now houses an extraordinary collection of over 2.5 lakh rare books and over 1 lakh palm-leaf manuscripts , making it a unique destination for scholars and history enthusiasts.
🏛️ Built 1870 (Munag…
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Undrugonda Fort & Temple
Undrugonda | Ugranarasimhaswamy Temple | 1,372 Acres Forest | Central Pillars in Kakatiya Style
📍 Undrukonda Fort (also Undrugonda) is located about 10 km from Suryapet town in Vemchimla mandal, Suryapet district , Telangana. The fort is situated on a picturesque hill, surrounded by dense forest spread over 1,372 acres . The ruins of the fort and the famous Ugranarasimhaswamy temple (Lord Narasimha) inside a natural cave attract tourists, history lovers, and devotees. The fort is believed to have been built during the Kakatiya period and later fell into the hands of Muslim invaders after the fall of the Kakatiyas.
🏛️ Kakatiya-era fort (12th–13th c.) 🛕 Ugranarasimhaswamy …
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Kandur Chodas (Kanduru Chodas)
The Chola Descendants of Kandurunadu | c. 1020 CE – c. 1290 CE 270 Years of Sovereignty | 1100 Villages | Telugu Chodas | 50+ Epigraphs The Kanduri Chodas (also Kanduru Chodas or Eruva Chodas , c. 1020 CE – c. 1290 CE ) were a significant Telugu-speaking dynasty. While founded in the mid-11th century, their period of rule over the expansive realm of Kandurunadu (1100 villages) lasted from 1076 CE to 1224 CE . They presented themselves as descendants of the legendary Chola king Karikala . Their strategically located kingdom straddled the south banks of the Krishna River, south of the Kakatiya territory. Eruvanadu was part of the southern bank of the Krishna River, in the region historically known a…
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