This is magical. Before coming here I heard devotees in hundreds from five continents visit daily to rest in lap of Sai Baba and leave behind their sorrows, pain and ego in his sacred feet. I see these foreign devotees in traditional Hindustani dress in sari and kurta-pajama offering coconut, flowers, vermilion and incense sticks […]
Andhra Pradesh
Yaganti- Future Tirupati Balaji?
Recommended Duration : 2 hours This temple has the high historical importance as it was built by Harihar Bukka Raya who was founder of Vijaynagar Empire. Every year on day of Maha Shivratri large number of devotees visit from all over Andhra Pradesh. Lord Shiva, Parvati and Nandi are main deities in this temple. Location […]
Gandikota Fort – A fort forgotten by State
Recommended Duration – 2 hours Had a weekend plan to attend a friend’s brothers wedding at Nandayal with some of my office colleague. So we drove to Nandayal from bangalore making pit-stops at Bellur caves and taking a small detour for Yaganti. On our way back from Nandayal we decided to cover Gandikota, the day […]
Belum caves- India’s Second Longest limestone caves
Recommended Duration – 3 hours Information for tourists It is located in Belum village. There is a Andhra Pradesh Tourism Dev Corp Ltd (APSTDC) Guest house which can be booked online. There are no restaurants nearby so go there with your arrangements. The place is safe and guards are there. The caves are well ventilated […]
Penukonda- A dying Medieval Fort
This city was second capital of Vijay Nagar Emipre in early 16th century. Barring a few smaller monuments in the city at bottom of the fort hill such as Gagan Mahal, Parshwanath temple, Thimmarasu jail and Syed Fakruddin grave , the main fort for which Penukonda is known on Andhra Pradesh Tourism map is utterly neglected. I think no tourist with family can reach the fort as there is mud road and even auto can not reach before 4 Km from Lakshmi Narayan temple and main fort. Very difficult to get guide here.
Lepakshi Temple -Not simply what we see
This temple has something more to offer to tourists as many stories are associated with this temple unlike other temples.
