Yelleswaragattu Island (also known as Yeleshwaram or Eleshwaram ) is a hillock surrounded by the backwaters of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam , near Kambalapally village in Chandampet mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana. The hill is home to the historic Sri Yeleshwara Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple , a Shiva shrine with inscriptional evidence connecting it to the medieval Kakatiya period. The island is approximately 169 km from Hyderabad by road, according to…

Chakaligattu Island is an uninhabited island in the Nagarjunasagar reservoir on the Krishna River, in Nalgonda district, Telangana. It lies close to Nagarjunakonda and is surrounded by the waters of the reservoir. The island is reported to cover approximately 407 acres , according to a November 2022 report in The Hindu, which also described its unusually extensive flat terrain. The Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation (TSTDC) has consid…

Padurivarigudem is a village in Nakrekal mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana , approximately 30 km from Nalgonda town . The village is known for a large Iron Age menhir — an upright stone monument erected as a memorial — that stands 11 feet above ground level , measures 6 feet in width and 0.5 feet in thickness , and extends at least 6 feet below the ground . The menhir is locally known as “Netturu Sthambham” (Pillar of Blood) because local traditio…

Pajjur (also spelt Pazzur or Puzzur) is an early historic Buddhist archaeological site located between Pajjur (Pazzur) and Yarragaddagudem villages in Thipparthy mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana . The site, locally known as “Pativara” or “Pati Dibba” , covers approximately 35 acres around a habitation mound near the Varrivagu stream. The Department of Archaeology and Museums conducted excavations during 2015–2016 , revealing substantial brick s…