Travel to Warangal | Warangal Tourism

Warangal is located on northern Andhra Pradesh State lies along the Chennai-Kazipet-Delhi rail route. Warangal was the ancient capital of the Kakatiyas, an Andhra dynasty that flourished in the 12th century AD. The city stands out for its beautiful lakes, temples and wildlife. It is very rich in antiques and relics.

Warangal's fort, lying southeast of the present-day city, was once surrounded by two walls, traces of the outer wall remain, as do the four stone gateways ('sanchar') of the inner wall. A thousand-pillared temple, built in 1162, is located within the city itself. Warangal is now a commercial and industrial center.

Warangal was the ancient capital of the Kakatiya rulers. It was here that the fort was constructed by king Ganapathi in 1199 A.D and completed by Rudramadevi in the year 1261. The thousand pillard temple with its star shaped shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Surya, the famous Ramappa temple & lake, the Pakhal lake are worth visiting. It is known for Thousand Pillar Temple. A fine specimen of Kakatiya architecture and sculpture, the Thousand Pillar temple as the name implies has many pillars, all efficient carved. The temple is built in Chalukyan Style.

Prola Raja of the Kakatiya dynasty founded the place in the 12th century AD, but some identify it with Worakalli, the capital of the Adeva Rajas of Tuluva Andhra or Telengana in the 8th century AD. Warangal or Varankal is believed to be the Korun Kula of Ptolemy, while another name is Akshalinagar, evidently Yeksilanagar mentioned by Raghunath Bhaskar in his Aravachan Kosh.

The ancient name of Warangal was known to be Orugallu or Omtikonda on account of huge boulder like hillock situated near the swayambhu Siva Temple and is also called "EKASILANAGARAM". In course of time, it was called as "Orugallu", and finally known as Warangal.

Warangal has many places, which attracts tourists in large number. It finds a reference in the travel diaries of Marco Polo.

Tourist Places in Warangal | Warangal Excursion Tours :

1) Warangal Fort 2) Bhadra Kali Temple 3) Thousand Pillar Temple 4) Planetarium 5) Kolanupaka 6) Sri Veeranarayana Temple 7) Jain Mandir 8) Ramappa Temple 9) Pakhal Lake 10) Kolanupaka Site Museum 11) Laknavaram Lake 12) Yadagirigutta 13) Komuravelli Mallanna Temple 14) Kazipet Rail Junction 15) Kila Warangal 16) Exbhition Grounds 17) Hanmakonda.

Reach Warangal :The city of Warangal is well connected to most of the major cities in India and overseas through an excellent air network. There are flights to Hyderabad . Auto-rickshaws and taxis are also available for local transport.

By Air : The nearest Airport is Hyderabad (140-km) connected by Indian Airlines flights with Bombay, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Calcutta, Delhi, Madras, Nagpur, and Vishakhapatnam. Continental Aviation also operates flights from Hyderabad to Bombay.

By Rail : Warangal is linked to all-important cities in India by rail.

By Road : Regular bus services are available (APSRTC) from Hyderabad, Yadagirigutta, Vijayawada, Armur, Kolanupaka, Jangaon, Kodad, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Suryapet, Palampet, Jagtial, Khammam, Bhadrachalam, Basara, Bangalore, Mysore and Tirupati.

Local Transport : Coaches are available from the Depot Manager, New Bus Depot, Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Hanamakonda.

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