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 It is 232 km south
of Hyderabad, on the banks of river Krishna. The river has a dam here
also. Nearby on a hill is situated the famous Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy
temple. The temple has one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in the country. The
legend has it that the sacred bull of Lord Shiva, Vrishabha, performed
penance here and that the God appeared before him with his consort,
Parvathi, in the
The Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirupati, in the foothills of Tirumala, is one of the ancient temples of India. According to the Puranas, the seven Tirumala hills represent Adisesha. Adisesha is the serpent on which Lord Vishnu, the Protector, rests. The serpent has seven heads. The offerings at the temple in cash and kind run into crores of rupees. By air Tirupati is comnnected to Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Chittoor, Madras and Bangalore. There are trains to all major towns from the templetown. So also bus service. Named after the God of valour, Visakha, Visakhapatnam was a fishing village under Ashoka's Kalinga empire, say, around 260 BC. During the 15th century it became part of Vijayanagar empire. The British converted it into a port. Today India's largest shipyard is located here. A well-known landmark in the town is Dolphin's Nose, a rocky promontory. Ramakrishna beach and Rishikonda are two popular beaches. Ninety km from Visakhapatnam is Borrox Caves, on way to Araku valley, by bus. The caves are one million years old. They have stalactite and stalagmite formations. Visakhapatnam is well-connected by air to Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Calcutta, Delhi etc. There are trains and buses to all major towns. Warangal means
history! It was the Capital of the Kakatiya kingdom. It is 157 km from
Hyderabad. There are lakes, temples |
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forms of Mallikarjuna
and Bhramaramba. Nearby is Srisailam's highest peak of Sikharam (2835
ft). The Sikhareswara temple here is dedicated to Lord Shiva. After
worshipping the Veera Sankara Linga if one views from here the Mallikarjuna
temple, it is said, one will be emancipated from the bondage of the
cycle of birth, death and rebirth, and will get liberated from all sins
of the presesnt life. The Sanskrit sloga says: Srisaila Sikharam drushtva
punarjanma navidyate. Another temple around is Sakthi Ganapathi temple.
Hatakeswaram is yet another historical spot where a temple is dedicated
to Adi Sankara. The philosopher-saint performed penance here and wrote
Sivananda Lahari. Pala Dhara and Pancha Dhara are two legendary springs
near the temple. Srisailam also offers a sprawling wildlife sanctuary.
and wildlife too. Warangal finds
a place in Marco Polo's travel diaries. There are sites like Warangal
Fort of the 13th century, Thousand Pillar temple, Ramappa temple, Pakhal
lake and sanctuary. The nearest airports are in Hyderabad (157 km) and
Vijayawada (249 km). Warangal has a big railway station. Regular bus
service to any place is available.
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