Kalleda and Islampur forests are forest localities associated with the wider Kawal Tiger Reserve landscape in northern Telangana. Historical accounts describe the Jannaram forest region as having extensive bamboo forests around places including Kalleda, Dongapalli and Islampur . Kawal was notified as a tiger reserve in 2012 and currently covers 2,015.44 km² , comprising a 892.23-km² core area and a 1,123.21-km² buffer area . The reserve is characte…

Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple, Sundilla – also known as the Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple or Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – is a historic Vaishnava shrine dedicated to Lord Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The deity is worshipped here in a peaceful, seated Yoga-Narasimha / Shanta-Narasimha form. The temple is located in Sundilla village, Ramagiri Mandal, Peddapalli district, Telangana (formerly part of the erstw…

Sivaram Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Shivaram or Siwaram ) is a protected area along the River Godavari 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 ) . The current Telangana Forest Department and State Government records list its notified area as 29.81 square kilometres . The sanctuary contains riverine and d…

Aadhi Varaha Swamy Temple (Adhivaraha Swamy Devasthanam), Kamanpur – a distinctive shrine dedicated to Lord Varaha , the third incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the Dashavatara tradition. Located in Kamanpur village, Kamanpur Mandal, Manthani Revenue Division, Peddapalli district, Telangana , the shrine is associated with a naturally occurring Varaha image in a rock formation and is worshipped in an open-air setting. Telangana Tourism identifies the S…