Temples, forts, lakes, forests, craft villages and sacred sites across the region.
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Temple · Palampet
The forest village where the Koya tribal goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma are honoured at the gaddelu (sacred platfor…
Place · Medaram
The ruined capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, with concentric walls, carved stone gateways and scattered temple sculpture.
Fort · Khila Warangal (Fort)
A star-shaped Kakatiya temple in Hanumakonda dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Surya, built in the 12th century.
Temple · Hanumakonda
A hilltop temple to the goddess Bhadrakali overlooking Bhadrakali Lake, one of the most visited temples in the tri-city.
Temple · Hanumakonda
A Kakatiya-era lake dotted with islands, known for its hanging bridge, boating and lakeside stays.
Lake · Laknavaram
A wide forest waterfall in Wazeedu mandal, often called the 'Niagara of Telangana'.
Nature · Wazeedu
A Shiva temple at the confluence of the Godavari and Pranahita rivers, where two lingas share a single pedestal.
Temple · Kaleshwaram
The four carved stone gateways inside Warangal Fort, an emblem of Kakatiya craftsmanship featured on Telangana's stat…
Monument · Khila Warangal (Fort)
A large Kakatiya-built reservoir surrounded by the Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary forest.
Lake · Khanapur
A Kakatiya-era irrigation tank beside Ramappa Temple, ringed by hills and popular for sunsets and boating.
Lake · Palampet
A historic temple to Veerabhadra at Kuravi, known for its Maha Shivaratri jatara.
Temple · Kuravi
A large lake beside Bhadrakali Temple with a lakeside promenade, a favourite evening spot in the city.
Lake · Hanumakonda
One of Telangana's oldest sanctuaries, a dry deciduous forest along the Godavari home to Medaram and many tribal vill…
Nature · Eturnagaram
The dargah of the Sufi saint Hazrat Syed Shah Afzal Biyabani, visited by people of all faiths, with an annual urs.
Historical site · Kazipet
A walled cluster of Kakatiya-period temples at Ganapuram with carved pillars and bracket figures similar to Ramappa.
Temple · Ganapuram
A hill temple at Palakurthi with shrines to Someshwara and Lakshmi Narasimha, associated with the poet Palkuriki Soma…
Temple · Palakurthi
A hilltop temple of the goddess Padmakshi in Hanumakonda with rock-cut sculpture linked to the area's Jain past.
Temple · Hanumakonda
Rock shelters with prehistoric paintings in Regonda mandal, also popular for short hikes.
Archaeological site · Regonda
A village of brass and sheet-metal artisans whose repoussé work is protected as Pembarthi Metal Craft under India's G…
Craft village · Pembarthi
A forest hill temple in Mangapet mandal with a perennial spring that pilgrims bathe in.
Temple · Mangapet
The village of Bammera Pothana, the 15th-century poet who rendered the Bhagavata Purana into Telugu.
Historical site · Bammera
An old Shiva temple at the foot of Hanumakonda hill, among the earliest temples in the city.
Temple · Hanumakonda
A historic tank at Bayyaram; an inscription found here is an important source on the early history of the Kakatiya fa…
Lake · Bayyaram
