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Ramagiri Fort or Ramagir Fort is located on the RAMAGIRI HILLS, is near the BEGUMPET Village in KAMANPUR MANDAL in Peddapalli district, Telangana State, India. The Fort was built within a thickly forested area. The hills and surroundings here are astounding to watch and contain many herbs of medicinal importance.. The Fort is nestled on the top of picturesque Ramagiri hillock, surrounded by eye-feasting greenay, and provides a magnificent view of the confluence of the Manair and Godavari Rivers. The Fort is 20 kms from Peddapalli and 65km away from Karimnagar. This fort is on the way from Karimnagar to Manthani. One needs to follow the Karimnagar-Manthani road till Begumpet X roads and take right diversion to reach the Begumpet village. The fort is around 2Kms from there and can be reached only on foot. The nearest railway station is 'Peddapalli' which is located on the NewDelhi-Kazipet line. Ramagiri Khilla is around 20Km from there. Ramagiri Fort, often referred as Ratna...

Elgandal Fort is situated amidst palm groves on the banks of the Manair River (a tributary of the Godavari River), approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Karimnagar on the Kamareddy Road in the Indian state of Telangana. The Elagandal fort is situated in a hillock presents a picturesque view of Elagandal. “Elagandal khilla” is the name of the fort on the hill. The magnificent facade of the fort attracts tourists. In olden days it was also called as Bahudanyapuram and it was called veliganadu during Kaktiya times. The inscription dated 1202 AD found on a stone slab at chintamani tank belongs to Chaunda Preggada of Malyala family subordinate of Kakatiya Ganapatideva. Elgandal Fort is one such structure that takes us to an Utopian world. The big archways, doors, minarets, water tanks inside the fort depicts the life inside the fort. At a time, Elgandal Fort was a priced possession for any ruler and today it is one of the must-visit heritage sites near Karimnagar. Elgandal was a major c...

Yadagirigutta  is now renamed as Yadadri and 8 hills surrounding it to be called Navagiri The remodelled Yadadri  Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple  temple should be ready for the devotees by next Dasara 2017, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed the officials. At a review meeting on the development of Yadadri, the chief minister gave his nod for the final design of Yadadri temple construction plans. He watched the 3D photos of models of various constructions and directed the officials to proceed as per the design.

Wanaparthy Palace is also known as "Mustafa Mahal" as a name for the advice of a Muslim saint. This palace covers an area of 640 square miles. This palace will now house the Collector's office and Collector Camp Office. The surname of the Samsthana rulers is Janumpally. Wanaparthy Samasthan traced its origin back to 14 century, when as the Warangal Kakatiya Dynasty crumbled, local chieftains established their ascendancy over surrounding territory and divided it among themselves. After Vijayanagar Kingdom was succeeded by Bijapur, Qutub Shah and Mogul successive rulers had found it expedient to maintain 8 samsthanams as buffer states along Krishna river. Wanaparthy was bounded on 3 sides by other sammsthanams. In the time Aurangzeb, Wanaparthy became a feudatory of Moghul empire and of the Nizam as viceroy of that empire in the south. The Rajas of the Samasthans were closely associated with the QtubShahi kings. The early Rajas of Wanaparthy kept on army of ...

A must visit for heritage lovers It closely resembles a European castle since it was constructed in collaboration with French engineers during the reign of Nawab Ibrahim Khan in 17 century, a Governor of the Mughals. The two French engineers, Jack and Tal began construction of what would become the only star shaped fort in Telangana and the only structure to be totally modeled on European design. The name of the fort and the town over years slowly came to be known as Jacktal and then Jagital or Jagityala as is written in Telugu. The fort was built with stones and lime and it had a moa al round that was filled with water. The entrance gate which has made with wood was disappeared.  At the entrance of the fort is a big mosque dating back to the time of the Nizam Shahi dynasty of Golconda. It was built during the early years of the 19th century. It is called the Jamia Masjid. There are several cannons in the fort and in one of them is inscribed in Urdu the name of Mohammad Khasim. T...

Mitte or Sapthagundala or Saptha Gundalu or Sapthagunda or Seven Waterfalls is located around 2kms from Pittaguda village, Lingapur Mandal, Komaram Bheem Asifabad District, Telangana, India. Saptha means Seven, Gunda or Gundam or Gundala meaning Pit, Jalapatham is Waterfalls. It comprises not just one but seven waterfalls, hence the name Saptagundala. The waterfall, which is 100 km away from Asifabad, is nestled between tall hills on one side and dense forests on the other, the Saptagundala waterfalls also known as Mitta waterfalls is tucked far away from civilization. Some of the seven waterfalls have been named after Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Bheema. Idol of Bheema was located at the place. Annually, tribals celebrate two fairs in reverence to their deity Bheema. They believe that Bheema went around the place and hence believe that the stone slabs carry foot impressions of the deity. Accessibility of the seven waterfalls in Sirpur (U), two can be classified as the most ...

Scenic beauty of the Nirmal ghats with the flying fog in the early morning which attracts many nature lovers. Nature lovers loved the feeling of the fog and chilly breeze on their skin which they experienced in the early morning hours. The Sahayadri hill range attracts nature lovers to Nirmal ghats http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151119/nation-current-affairs/article/cold-weather-fog-enhance-adilabad’s-scenic-beauty