Bhoodan Pochampally Cluster, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District, Telangana — A constellation of 80–100 villages globally renowned as the “Silk City” . The Pochampally saree holds the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag awarded in 2005 (Application No. 48). Each textile is born from the ancient double Ikat technique – a complex resist-dyeing method where both warp and weft are tied and dyed before weaving, creating geometric poetry that has ado…

Petroglyphs, Pictographs & Prehistoric Expressions | Palaeolithic to Historical Period 60+ Rock Shelters | Mesolithic to Iron Age | Humped Bulls, Deer, War Scenes | UNESCO Tentative Sites Rock art is a form of landscape art that includes designs that have been placed on boulder and cliff faces, cave walls and ceilings, and on the ground surface. Petroglyphs are rock carvings (rock paintings are called pictographs ) made by pecking directly on t…

Kakatiya Generals ( c.1300 - 1323 CE), Musunuri (1326 - 1360 CE), Independent (1360 - 1475 CE) Rachakonda and Devarakonda Kingdoms | Bahmani – Gajapati Frontier The Recherla Nayaks (c. 1326 – 1475 CE) emerged as the most powerful warrior lineage of post‑Kakatiya Telangana. Originally serving as senāpatis (generals) to the Kakatiyas (996–1323 CE) and later as feudatories of the Musunuri confederacy, they forged two independent king…

Panuravadi-27,000 | Kollipaka-7000 | Mahamandalesvaras | Jaina Mettugutta | Western Chalukya Secondary Capital Rashtrakuta roots (846 CE) | Kalyani Chalukya viceroyalty | 50+ inscriptions | Jain, Shaiva, Vaishnava harmony | Somesvara Temple complex Kolanupaka (also Kollipaka, Kollipakanadu, Bimbavatipuram, Kottiyapaka) is a historic village in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana . For over four centuries (c. 846–1163 CE) it served as a strategi…