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Ramappa Temple

Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple is located in Palampet village of Venkatapur Mandal, Mulugu district, Telangana State, India. Ramappa Gudi (Temple) is situated 18° N, 79° E and 612 feet over sea level in a valley surrounded 3 sides by cotton, rice fields and mountain on the other side is a magnificient monument dating back to 1213 AD. It documents the glory and grandeur of the Kakatiya kingdom.  Historians and art enthusiasts regard this temple as the brightest gem of Kakatiya architecture and treasure house of medieval architecture. The main presiding deity of Ramappa temple is Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy and is dedicated to Lord Shiva is a single-shrine temple, amidst picturesque surroundings.  Located at the foothills of a forested area and amidst agricultural fields, close to the shores of the Ramappa Cheruvu, a Kakatiya-built water reservoir, the choice of setting for the edifice followed the ideology and practice sanctioned in dharmic texts that temples are to be cons...

Laknavaram Lake (Cheruvu)

Laknavaram Lake is situated in Mulugu district about 90 km from warangal, 30 KM from Ramappa Temple, 7 km from Govindaraopet and 5 km from Chalvai. Tourists coming from Warangal direction has to take the NH 163 road towards Mulugu. After crossing mulugu, drive 8 km you willget Chalvai before starting please take right direction into the thick forest to reach this place. The green hills of Govindaraopet agency mandal lie side by side to form a massive bowl like structure which holds the spacious, beautiful and pristine lake popular known as ‘Laknavaram Cheruvu’.

Pembarti Rural Tourism

Permbarti or Pembarthi is a village located in Jangoan Mandal, Jangaon district, Telangana State, India is world famous for its intricate and exquisite brass ware craftsmanship.The village has a rich heritage of producing handcrafted brass item, including idols, figurines, utensils, and decorative pieces. As per a recent report by MCRHRDI, population of Pembarthy is 4096 with 1065 households consisting of 2145 male and 2151 females Pembarthi Metal Crafts It is renowned for its intricate and exquisite brassware craftsmanship, which has been a traditional occupation for many villagers. Pembarthi's brassware, including idols, figurines, utensils, and decorative pieces, has earned acclaim both domestically and internationally. The village has a rich cultural heritage of crafting metal objects using traditional methods, and its artisans have passed down their skills through generations.The air resounds with the continous clink and tap of mallets beating out brass sheets into fascinating...

Facts

Telangana is the 29 the State of India formed on 2nd June 2014. Capital    : Hyderabad Language   : Telugu, Urdu Districts  : 33  Animal     : Deer (Jinka) Sport      : Kabaddi Loksabha   : 17 seats Rajyasabha : 17 seats Bird       : Indian Roller or Blue jay (Palapitta) Area       : 1,14,840 sq. km (44,340 sq. mi) Population : 3.52 crore or 3,52,86,757  (2011) Tree       : Shami Tree or Prosopis Cineraria (Jammi chettu) Flower     : Tangedu Flowers or Tanner’s Cassia or  Senna Auriculata Song       : Jaya Jaya he Telangana Highest Peak : Doligutta, Khammam (965m)         

Statistics

Telangana Statistics Capital City Hyderabad Area 114,840 Sq. Kms. Districts 10 Revenue Divisions 42 Towns (as per Census, 2011) 158 Municipal Corporations 6 Municipalities 38 Nagara Panchayaths 25  Zilla Praja Parishads  9 Mandal Praja Parishads 443 Gram Panchayaths 8778 Revenue Mandals 464 Revenue Villages  10,761 Inhabited Villages  10,128 Un-inhabited Villages 633 Households 83.58 Lakhs Household size 4 Population 351.94 Lakhs Male 177.04 Lakhs Female 174.90 Lakhs Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 Males)  988 Ratio Density of Population  307 per Sq. Km Decadal Growth Rate (2001-2011)  13.58 Rate Rural Population  215.85 Lakhs Rural Population Male 107.97 Lakhs Rural Population Female 107.88 Lakhs Rural Population Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 Males) 999 Ratio Rural to Total Population 61.33 % Urban Population  136.09 Lakhs Urban Population Male 69.07 Lakhs Urban Population Female 67.02 Lakhs Urban Population Sex ...

Saka (Indian Calendar)

The Saka era, is used with Hindu calendars, the Indian national calendar, and the Cambodian Buddhist calendar.  It came into usage from March 22, 1957 according to the Gregorian calendar which was actually Saka Era, Chaitra 1, 1879 according to the Saka Samvat.  The zero year of Saka era (also Shalivahana era, Sakabda) began in 78 A.D. The Christian year 78 A.D. has been accepted by most historians as the year of the foundation of the Saka Era. For centuries thereafter and till now, this era has continued to dominate the Indian reckoning of the years and time. Western Kshatrapas (35–405 BC) were Saka rulers of the western part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Southern Sindh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan). They were successors to the Indo-Scythians who invaded the area of Ujjain and established the Saka era (with Saka calendar), marking the beginning of the long-lived Saka Western Satraps kingdom. The Satavahana king Shalivahana (the king titled as Shalivahana is Gauta...

Karimnagar

Rivers The mighty river Godavari, originating in the Western Ghats divides the district of Nizamabad and Karimnagar to the south and Adilabad to the north. The region, lying in between Lat. 18.00 and 19.45 and Long. 77.32 and 80.30, is surrounded by Bidar, Nanded, Rajura, Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra and Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh. The river Maner is a tributary to the Godavari, originating near the village Kalkur, traverses through the Karimnagar district from the west to the east and as far as Kurlagunta in Mantheni taluk, then flow towards the north and falls into the Godavari in Mantheni taluk. It stretches to a length of about 130km. in the Karimnagar district and forms an important source of irrigation. Peddavagu and Chinnavagu are the other minor rivers in the Karimnagar District.  Geology The Karimnagar region forms part of the Indian Peninsular shield, which remained a stable land-mass since the formation of the earth-crust. The earliest rocks, known as Archa...