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Rajanna Sircilla
Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Sircilla is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts. Geography The district is spread over an area of . This district is bounded by Jagtial District in the North, Karimnagar District in the North East, Siddipet District in the South, Kamareddy District in the West and Nizamabad District in the North West. Demographics Census of India, the district has a population of 546,121. This district has a literacy rate 62.71%. Administrative divisions The district will have two revenue division of Sircilla and Vemulawada It is sub-divided into 13 mandals. D. Krishna Bhaskar is the present collector of the district. See also * List of districts in Telangana The Indian state of Telangana has 33 districts, each headed by a District collector. History Telangana region of Hyderabad State consisted of 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vemulawada, Karimnagar District
Vemulawada is an ancient historical and a famous pilgrimage census town in Rajanna Sircilla district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of Vemulawada Mandal and Revenue Division. The place is notable for Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy temple, constructed between 760 and 973 CE, and a site of pilgrimage for Hindu worshipers. It also has ancient temples of Bheemeswara, Nagareswara and Pochamma nearby the main temple of Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy. It was the capital of Vemulawada Chalukyas, that ruled present day Telangana, parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra between 7 and 10 century CE. The town attracts large number of pilgrims from South India as well as Maharashtra, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Huge number of devotees throng the place during Maha Shivaratri and Sri Rama Navami. The famous floral festival of Telangana, Bathukamma is believed to have originated from this place. See also * Chalukyas of Vemulavada * Malliya Rechana Malliya Rechana was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
