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Travel Guide :
Medak Tour Guide


Medak Church

In the Medak town, is the famous Cathedral built with love and crafted to perfection. As the legend goes this church was born out of a famine that struck Medak during world war I.
Reverend Charles Walker Posnett was posted as Reverend at Medak during that time. Moved by the plight of the people due to the unprecedented famine that lasted for three years, he proposed to build a great church at Medak in the year 1914. It took ten continuous years to complete this beautiful piece of architecture. With its massive dimensions the church can accommodate as many as 5000 people at a time. The remarkable stained glass work on the huge windows of the church offers a spectacular view durmg the d7iY time, hich cannot be replicated by artificial lighting. This is the most fascinating feature of the church. It serves as a picture book on the Bible to those who cannot read. Each window is made up of small bits of painted glass which has been glued into a single piece and then delicately set into the stone windows. The window to the north which offers a canopy to the altar is very fascinating. It depicts the scene of assertion of Jesus towering above the altar, dwarfing everything as Jesus ascends to heaven.
The other two windows decorating the East and West facades depict the scene of the birth of Jesus and his crucifIXion. The bells cast especially for the church can be heard from far off. The pinnacle ofthe church stands at 173ft. The tiles of the church were imported from Italy & the roof has been cast to ensure best acoustics. With its immensity and beauty, this century old church stands out as one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in India.

 

Kasi Visweshwara Temple, Kalabgoor

Kasi Visweshwara Temple dates back to the time of the kakatiya rule in 14th century A.D. It resembles the Thousand Piller Temple in Warangal is exactly similar.
There are two other temples dedicated to Sri Anantapadmanabha and Sri Venugopala. These temples are quite beautiful and Pujas & Abhisheks take place regularly till today.

 

Kondapur  

Kondapur was a very important Buddhist center of the Satavahana period(2ndCentury B.B - 2nd Century A.D) . Lead coins of the Satavahana kings were discovered here. The other findings at this place include a gold coin of the Roman Emperor Augustus (37BC – 14 AD) About a dozen silver coins, 50 lead coins, several beads, broken pieces of bangles of terracotta, shell, ivory, copper and glass embossed with designs. Iron implements and weapons such as sickles, forks, knives, spear heads, chisel and nails. Hollow figurines of kaolin made in moulds also have been found in considerable quantities. All the antiquities are on display in the local museum managed by the ASI.

 

 
Koti Lingeswara Swamy Temple
 

Koti Lingeswara Swamy Temple situated at Siddipet. There is a small check - dam near the temple , where people & pilgrims who visit this temple can enjoy scenic beauty and boat rides.

 

Lakshmi Narasimha swamy Temple

At Nacharam, or Nachagiri, earlier called Swetagiri is a centuries old temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha It is also called as Swetagiri or Gargeya Thapovanam.
This temple is built on the banks of the sacred River Haridra. The temple got its name from a sincere devotee N achar. A large number of devotees come from far to visit this temple. Other temples in this complex are of Lord Siva, Sita Rama, Lakshmana, Garuda, Sri Anjaneya Swamy, Bhairava and N avagrahas.
It is believed that devotees who visit the temple after a dip in the River Haridra not only get rid of their sins, but also of skin diseases. There is deep faith among the devotees that the temple has miraculous power to heal chronic diseases.

 

Medak Fort
 

More of an outpost of Telangana, Medak, earlier called Siddapur, has a citadel dating back to the Kakatiyas. It was built during the reign of Kakatiya emperor Prataparudra. Strategically built on a hillock, it was called the Methukudurgam, from the telugu word Methuku - meaning cooked rich grain.
The main entrance proudly displays the double-headed "Gandabherundam" of the Kakatiyas.
The Medak fort stands as an epitome of architectural excellence of the Kakatiyas and the Qutubshahis. The water to the fort was served through a_pipeline froma well inside the fort. It has three main entrances, the "Prathama Dwaram", the "Simha Dwaram" that has two snarling lions at the top ofthe entrance and the "Gaja Dwaram", or Elephant's Entrance that has a sculpture oftwo elephants interlocked on both sides of the entrance. At the fort one can see a 17th century cannon that is 3.2 meters long. The cannon has a trident etched on it. This fortress uses the natural topography to the maximum advantage with the rocky face offering it natural defenses.

 

Ramalingeshwara Temple, Nandikandi
 

The temple known locally as the Rameswara or the Ramalingeshwara Temple is a unique star shaped temple of the Kalyana Chalukyan period. The four exquisitely sculptured pillars in the centre of the hall (Navaranga) depict the figures Bramha, Vishnu, Siva, Narasimha, Varaha, Nataraja, Devi Mahishasur Mardini, Devi Saraswati and Gaja Lakshmi in various forms. There are also sculptures of Dikpalakas, Apsaras.

 

 
Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple

Here one can see a Shivalinga Made with sand. There are 5 more temples to see besides the Ramaligeswa Swamy temple.

Sangameswara Swamy Temple  

This temple is supposed to be the place where the trinity of the Hindu pantheon Brahma , Vishnu & Maheswara united and hence it is called Sangameswaram. According to the legend Shiva cursed Brahma , Kubera and Ketaki for uttering lie. Ketaki flower is considered a Very auspicious offering to Lord Sangameswara.

 

Sri Saraswathi Kshetramu  

There are two Drona's (ponds) called Ragi Drona and Pala Drona near the temple, which never go dry.
This Temple is in Ananthsagar village , Chinna kodur Taluk located 125 Kms From Hydeabad and 63 Kms from Medak.

 

 
Sri Saraswathi Matha Temple  

The temple stands on a hill and attracts tourist & Pilgrims. The trustees of this temple are Kanchi Kama koti Petham.

 

 
Edupayalu  

8 kms from Medak at Edupayalu is a temple dedicated to Goddess Kanakadurga According to the legend, Maharaga Prikshit(the grand son of Arjun)performed  "Sarpa Yagya" to rid himself of a curse.When Garuda, the eagle, was transporting  the snakes their blood is said to have fallen in seven places , which became streams. All of them meet here to form river Manjeera. this picturesque spot marks the confluences of seven rivulets in to Manjeera River and hence the name Edupailu . In Telugu edu is seven and pailu is stream

 

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 medak city is well conected by Road from 100km for from Hyderabad,all major cities in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra and Orissa.

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