Sivaram Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Shivaram or Siwaram ) is a protected area along the Godavari River in Mancherial and Peddapalli districts, Telangana . The sanctuary was established in 1987 primarily for the protection of the marsh crocodile or Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) . Current Telangana Forest Department records list its notified area as 29.81 square kilometres . The sanctuary contains riverine and dry deciduous forest habit…

Pranahita Wildlife Sanctuary , also known as the Pranahita Blackbuck Sanctuary , is a protected area in Mancherial District, Telangana , near Chennur. Established in 1980 , the sanctuary covers approximately 136.02 square kilometres of dry deciduous forest, scrub and grassland. It is particularly associated with blackbuck , with grassland patches providing important open habitat for the species. The Pranahita River and Godavari River form important p…

Cherial (commonly written Cheriyal ) is a town and municipality in Siddipet district, Telangana , about 100 km from Hyderabad . The town is closely associated with traditional Cheriyal scroll paintings and masks created by the Nakashi artisan community . The scrolls formed part of a narrative storytelling tradition and were traditionally used by travelling performers, including the Kaki Padagollu . Cheriyal Paintings is a registered Geographical Indi…

Cheriyal Scroll Painting (also called Cheriyal Paintings ) is a traditional narrative scroll-art form associated with Cheriyal in Siddipet district, Telangana . The art is a highly stylised form of Nakashi painting traditionally associated with Nakashi artists and historically used by travelling storytellers and balladeers, including the Kaki Padagollu , as a visual aid for narrating epics, Puranic stories and local folk narratives. Cheriyal painti…