Khilashapur Fort
Khilashapur Fort (Quileshapur / Quilla Shapur / Khila Shapur) – Khilashapur village, Raghunathpalle Mandal, Jangaon district, Telangana, India. Located approximately 5 km from Raghunathpalli Railway Station. The fort was built around 1690 CE by Sardar Sarvai Pappanna (Papadu) , a warrior‑chief who made it his capital. It features a square plan with massive bastions at the four corners, five buruzus (towers), two surviving cannons, and secret tunn…
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Munigadapa Siddipet
Archaeology officials have identified an ancient idol Shaivite Veeragallu at a farmer’s field at
Munigadapa village of Jagadevpur. It belongs to 12-13th century AD. Assistant Director of Archaeology and Museums, Telangana, P Nagaraju clarified that some locals mistook it as idol of lord Shiva, but actually it is a Veeragallu idol. “Number of such idols have been found across Telangana in the past too,” said Nagaraju. He further said that they wer…
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Rare Tara (Female Buddha) Idol Discovery - Ippagudem
Rare Tara (Female Buddha) Idol Discovery – Ippagudem, Station Ghanpur Mandal – a significant archaeological find in Ippagudem village, Station Ghanpur mandal, Jangaon district, Telangana . A rare black granite idol of Tara – the female Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism who appears as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism – was discovered abandoned near the bund of a tank by heritage enthusiast R. Rathnakar Reddy . The idol, dating to the 8th or 9th…
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Padurivarigudem, Nalgonda
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient menhir, a memorial from the Iron Age, in
Padurivarigudem in Nalgonda district of Telangana. The structure stands 11 feet high and was built as a memorial for warriors or tribal leaders in the region. Similar relics have been found in Guntur too. E. Siva Nagi Reddy and his associates uncovered the massive menhir that, according to them, dates back to 1000 BC. “Based on the information that we received from …
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Narmeta, Siddipet
Excavation at Narmeta sets back region’s history to 3,500 years
Beads made of bones and used as ornaments and two conches found
The ongoing excavation at Narmeta and Palamakula villages in Nanganur mandal of Siddipet district may set back the history of the region to at least 3,500 years as the excavation site belongs to Megalithic period. Burial site
The Department of Archaeology and Museums has taken up excavation at Menhir burial site at Narme…
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Jamalapuram Temple
Jamalapuram – Swayambhu Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple (Telangana Tirupati) – an ancient and revered hilltop temple located in Jamalapuram village, Yerrupalem mandal, Khammam district, Telangana . Known as the “Telangana Tirupati” , this shrine is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, who is manifested here as a swayambhu (self‑manifested) idol. The temple is believed to be over 850 years old and has received patronage from Kakatiya ruler Prataparudra an…
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