Vemulawada, Rajanna Sircilla district
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| Website | http://www.vemulawadatemple.org |
Vemulawada is an ancient historical and a famous pilgrimage
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.
Transport
State Highway 11 passes nearby this town.
Railway
Vemulawada is connected to Hyderabad and Karimnagar via the Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway line. Also part of the railway line are Sircilla, Siddipet, Gajwel, etc.
Notable People
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 50. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Rajanna Sircilla district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.