Road Trip to Srisailam on the Bikes

             Hello guys this is the my another post. I hope It will also helps to know a another beautiful adventures place in South India.

Srisailam is a holy town in the Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. It is on banks of the Krishna River. Sri Sailam Dam constructed across the Krishna River in the border of Mahabubnagar District. Telangana State. and Kurnool Dist, A.P It is the 3rd Largest capacity hydro electric project in the country. Srisailam temple and town located on a 452 meters high hill in the Nallamalla forest. 






A Group of Eight friends Azam, Narendhar, Ravi, Samar, Fayaz, Athiq, Raghavendra, Raghu are decided to take a road trip on four Bikes from Gadwal to Srisailam. It is about 230 km from Gadwal, Mahabubnagar Dist. The road to Srisailam is peppered with small towns and villages.we also planned to stay one night there.

We started our journey from Gadwal at 2:30 pm. After just 28 km we taken a break for lunch in a Restaurant at Pebbair. Because some of my friends had not lunch. Then we started our road trip to Wanaparthy. we crossed this and entered Achampet via Bijinepally and Nagarkurnool towns. At Achampet we have taken a  Tea Break around 6:00 pm after half an hour journey through Nallamalla Forest we again stopped our Bikes at Munnanur. There is a Museaum which maintained by the  Government of A.P. There we had some snacks and tea after these we continued our drive to down the winding ghat roads to the lower bridge.

" The Drive was amazing , the Dam site and valley view points are very Good"

Finally at 9:30pm we reached Srisailam at that time all of us are hungry. we find a hotel and had dinner with tasty food. The quantity was enough for us. we made our first halt and we planned for one night stay at hotel rooms so we drive another 10km for best hotel. after pay the room rent we check in in two rooms for eight members.

          On early morning we checkout our hotel rooms and we reached in the premises of the temple. Our friends went for Darshan and came out from temple with Prasadam.

        
 After having light tiffin we started our drive for local sight seeing. sometimes we stop our bikes at ghat roads of Dam and tried to capture the beauty of Dam from different angles. At Paladhara Panchadhara only I am and Ravi, Fayaz, Narendhar down the stairs and saw a natural  waterfall. this place is very beautiful with plenty of banyan trees all around these waterfalls. A place where it is said that Adi Shankaracharya meditated for a year.

Further we drives  to  Mahabaleshwaram Temple which is on the way of our trip. we spent one hour on the premises of Anjaneyaswamy temple. This temple located on the exactly center of the hill. From here we can saw this beautiful greenery and wild animals also.

we made our return journey to Gadwal. At evening we taken a small break at Wanaparthy and reached directly to Gadwal.

 

















"This is the first time I have visited a place on the bike. It was pleasant experience. It seemed to me that this journey pressed the refresh button of my life and bring back the freshness. It is a must visit place for adventure seekers and nature lovers."

Travel to famous Alampur Temples and Dargah...

            

                It was a holiday, Sunday. I and my friend Fayaz Baig decided to go and spend in  Kurnool Town on a motor bike for a day. while we reached Alampur X Roads suddenly  he told me now we should go to Alampur and want to see Alampur Temples and Dargah. so we moved to Alampur and visited their temples and Archaeological Museum as well as Hazrat Syed Shah ali Pailwan Sarkar Dargah.

    

Fayaz Baig

          Alampur is a heritage destination in Mahabubnagar District of Telangana State. where there are regular tourists that visit the famous Jogulamba and Sangameshwara Temples as well as Hazrat Syed Shah ali Pailwan Sarkar Dargah.

            

 Alampur was under the rule of shatavahana Ishvakus of Nagarjuna Konda, Badami Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara Empire and Qutb Shahis of Golconda.

Alampur Temple

    

Alampur Dargah

AJ at Historical Alampur Temple

 

               

       In the cultural history of south india Badami Chalukyas are important particularly in the field of art and architecture. They caused the excavations of rock cut temples and construction of structural temples having made use of the locally available red sand stone.

Alampur Museum :

                              It is located in the premises of the temples and maintained by Archaeological survey of India. It has a collection of large and varied sculptures. The most of the specimens are from the 7th century Chalukya period and some of the stones from the 12th century kakatiya period.

Where to stay:

                The Haritha Hotel close to Tungabadra River is maintained by the Tourism department and there are adequate A/c and Non A/c rooms for catering to the tourists. This Haritha Hotel, Alampur is the best place to rest tourists whoever wants to visit this place.

 

How to Reach:

        City                                   Distance

Hyderabad                              220 kms

Mahabubnagar                       90 kms

Anantapur                               172 kms

Kurnool                                    28 kms

Gadwal                                    55 kms

A Chola's Historical Architect Wonder - Brihadeeswarar Temple

 Brihadeeshwarar Temple Premises

           It was the winter of February 2015. I planned to go Thanjavur, Tamilanadu. Becuase I have completed my Master of Philosophy from Prist University, Thanjavur. Now this is the time to receive my degree convocation on 5th February 2015. So I started my journey from Gadwal, Telangana State. First I reserved Tatkal Train ticket on 4th February from Gadwal to Tiruchirapalli by Nagarcoil Express.

                At Evening 7:00PM I get in in the train and find out my berth. I traveled 18 hours in this train up to Tiruchirapalli. It's a long journey as well as I found some good and talkative new persons in this train. Along my entire journey  mainly I contact with  three persons whose are very helpful and zovial. Further I had dinner and breakfast with them in this train. 

                  At afternoon I reached the Tiruchirapalli station. At Bus stop Immediately I find a bus for my University. Within 45 minutes I reached my University Campus. After waiting an one hour I received my Degree Convocation with more honor by the Director of Prist University. At 3:00pm I had lunch in campus canteen and turned to Thanjavur Town. 

            I find and check in a Hotel Room then taken rest for 1 hour . In the evening before sunset at 5:00pm I went to Brihadeeshwara Temple. This is very peaceful, looks very beautiful with stoned architecture and breath taking. 

                  " This Historical Place is looks amazing for my Wandering Mind at this time"

             In temple premises two foreigners whose are from London are introduced themselves to me and we have seen whole temple with in an one hour  at this time I also taken some pictures with them in and out side of the temple. Further I went to Thanjavur Palace. Whenever I entered in to the  palace there is a Art Museum before the main gate. It has maintained by Archaeological Society of India. In this museum I have seen hundreds of Statues and Sculptures which are more valuable with indicates south Indian culture.

              In this museum they have also kept a display of skeleton of 92 feet Whale. After this I have seen Saraswathi Mahal Library which is established around 1700 and located in the premises of the Palace and also seen Art Gallary, Serfoji Memorial Hall.

Finally by the time I came out from palace because it was night time. At opposite of the temple they setup a night bazar also. So many people purchasing some goods which are only available in Thanjavur. I stayed overnight in a Hotel room and after morning Breakfast I chekout the room. consequently I stayed up to evening in Thanjavur due to my some work. Finally I stated my return Journey by Bus from Thanjavur to Thirupathi and Thirupalthi to Gadwal.

" All in all, this trip was the most memorable. I saw paradise on the Architect of the Brihadeeshwarar Temple"

About Brihadeeshwarar Temple: 

It is a big Temple, this is truly an Architectural marvel, which has now been included in the list of World Heritage Structures. This Temple attracts you with its stone spire reaching to the sky. It is even more impressive with the knowledge that the top of this Gopuram is made with a single stone, which was carted to its place with much effort and ingenuity.

About Thanjavur:

Thanjavur is a south Indian city situated in Tamilanadu State. It is a center of Art and Architecture. It is an Important piligrim center and major tourist destination. In the most visited monuments in Thanjavur are  first one is the Brihadeeshwarar Temple build in 11th century by the Chola King Raja Raj Chola (985-1014). This temple was designated an UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 and another one is Thanjavur Maratha Palace.