Telangana - Pilgrimages and Temples

Religious Traditions of Tamil Nadu:

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1.

Narasimha Tradition of Telangana:

• Yadagirigutta → Lord Narasimha abides in Yadagirigutta as Sri Lakshmi-Narasimha.

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2.

Rama Tradition of Telangana:

• Bhadrachalam Parnashala → Sri Rama stayed in Panchavati during his forest exile (identified with Bhadrachalam Parnashala). Before coming to Panchavati, Sri Rama visited the hermitage of sage Agastya which was in Dandakaranya near Panchavati. Sri Rama ran after the golden deer and Devi Sita was abducted by Ravana from Panchavati.

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3.

Saraswati Tradition of Telangana:

• Basar Jnana Saraswati → Devi Saraswati abides in Basar as Jnana Saraswati.

• Kaleshwaram Maha Saraswati → Devi Saraswati abides in Kaleshwaram as Maha Saraswati.

• Wargal Vidya Saraswati → Devi Saraswati abides in Wargal as Vidya Saraswati.

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4.

Sacred Geography of Telangana:

Mountains:
☗ Yadagiri Hills → Yadagirigutta

Rivers:

▬ Krishna flows →
- Nivruthi Sangam (Krishna - Bhima Sangam) (Hyderabad 210 km)
- Beechupally (Anjaneya) (Hyderabad 170 km)
- Alampur (Jogulamba) (Navabrahma) (Kurnool 27 km) (Hyderabad 220 km)
- Vadapalli (Lakshmi Narasimha) (Meenakshi Agasteeshwara) (Vijayawada 170 km) (Hyderbad 170 km)
- Mattapalli (Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha) (Vijayawada 150 km)
- Kethavaram (Lakshmi Narasimha) (Vijayawada 120 km)

▬ Godavari flows →
- Kandakurthi (Godavari - Manjira - Haridra Sangam) (Hyderabad 210 km)
- Basar (Jnana Saraswati) (Vyasa Rishi) (Hyderabad 215 km)
- Dharmapuri (Lakshmi Narasimha) (Hyderabad 230 km) (Basar 154 km)
- Manthani (Gautameshwara) (Hyderabad 230 km) (Basar 220 km)
- Kaleshwaram (Godavari - Pranahita Sangam) (Kaleshwara Mukteswara) (Maha Saraswati) (Hyderabad 270 km) (Basar 300 km)
- Bhadrachalam (Rama Parnashala) (Hyderabad 315 km) (Kaleshwaram 215 km)

Forests:
☸ Panchavati Forest (Puranic) → Bhadrachalam (Rama Parnashala)