Showing posts with label Telangana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Telangana. Show all posts
 
Finding the best Indian tourist place for vacations is turned as the difficult task. The reason is there are countless places now where we can reach, but because of our strict and tight routine we are not able to decide which place will be best for our vacations.


We all busy with our routine works so because of that our team was looking for the place where we can reach in less time and can spend valuable time with family or friends. This short note is about the Bhongir Fort that is located in Bhongir town in Telangana. Telangana was ruled by Chalukya rulers at different intervals and this town is one of the examples. Fort is not big and in bad condition as well but still it is the mark for the town.


History of Bhongir Fort

Bhongir Fort comes under Nalgonda region of Telangana state, India. The fort is constructed on a massive rock at imposing height. As per sources, Bhongir fort was structured in the 10th century by famous Chalukya ruler Sri Vikramaditya � VI. His complete name was Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya and the town was firstly named as Tribhuvanagiri.


The only way to trek the forts are steps and the good height of fortified rocks is around 610 meters from the sea level. However, steps are dangerous but exciting too so trekking people will love this Indian tourist place.

The hard rock had egg-shaped structure with 2 entry points covered by huge rocks. It was a big challenge for engineers to build this fort. This fort is having ample of stories though no proof is there about such. People believe it was associated with the queen Rudramadevi and grandson Prataparudra - 2.


Images express more than stories and we have some big collections of Bhongir fort. So have a look at these images and judge how interesting this place could be.


How to reach Bhongir?

Hyderabad is the closed biggest destination to reach Bhongir. It is around 50 km distance from Hyderabad and you will get proper state tourism and local buses for Bhongir town. Private cabs and taxis are available for fort from all parts of the state, but again reaching Hyderabad will be the good option for this favorite Indian tourist place.


Hyderabad and Secunderabad are properly connected to all big cities in the nation so you will not get any difficulty to reach the destination. Zoom car and many other private services are offered for Bhongir fort. About accommodation, you might face some difficulty because a town is not well established and the fort is not known to the world.

Check for local settings for accommodation or hotel bookings or you can stay at Hyderabad as Bhongir is one-day trip spot and easily reachable from Hyderabad too. 
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15th August is a very important day and it became memorable day for me and my team. We had a sudden plan to visit weekend place to make this day more valuable. After searching for ample of places we decided to go to Narsapur Forest region of Telangana State, South India. However, the place is just 60 km away from Hyderabad, but we were not known to this wonder jungle land. The dense jungle with lots of poisonous snakes was our target now. Everybody was scared not because of lack of information, but the dense jungle and the difficult trekking part.


About Narsapur

Nasarpur is a small town of Telangana State and just 60 km away from a big city Hyderabad. Road to the town are beautiful, though only two lanes are available so driver should be little cautious. One important part we were not able to see any wild animal in the jungle but there are leopards and some more dangerous animals available in the forest so if you are going for trekking then do some preparation to protect yourself from any danger. Make a note of one thing that there are two Naraspur�s in India. One is in Telangana region that we are discussing about and the other is Andhra Pradesh�s town located near Guntoor region.


Well we tried to cover most places but because of less time we were not able to enter the core jungle of the region. We just had a small area covered where we found small and big temples, a beautiful lake and core jungle. Monkeys are commonly seen in the jungle as you will find people serving food to the monkey. On the way there is one Hanuman Temple as well that is believed to be ancient temple of the state. However, its very small and you can find on the road side itself. The best part of the jungle is all monkeys in the evening return to this temple area after long search of their food. If you have something to give these monkeys to eat then please throw them on the side instead of middle of the road. Many monkeys lost their life just because of food thrown by the travelers in the middle of the road.


Attraction of Narsapur forest:

Krishna Temple: 

A big beautiful temple at just 3 km distance from Narsapur lake is our first destination. However, we were completely unknown about this temple and got the information from the local people of town. It is beautiful structured with wide land area. Photography is not allowed in the temple and you have to be quite till you come out of the temple gate. A holy Bhagwat Geeta is skilled to the students here and they do practice for whole day. If you found making noise or disturbing the students then you will be forced to leave the temple area. Pin drop silence and beautiful temple is key attraction for the visitors in Narsapur.


Narsapur Lake:

A natural lake with full of water is next spot for you in town. However, the water is not clean and not good to swim, but you can spend quality time at this place. Cold breeze and greenery is key factors of Narsapur Lake.


Narsapur forest: 

A jungle with green mounts is special spot for our travelers. No safari no jungle jeep is available here, though you can do trekking with your friends in the jungle. Be careful from the nature danger as countless snakes are eagerly waiting for their food in the jungle. Some incidents occur in the past as nobody enters the jungle so you will not find any kind of help if you are in some danger. Local people are habitual with the conditions so they can manage, but for travelers or visitors it could be real life hazard. We entered the jungle but almost kind of lost so we back with the GPS help and came back to highway from the dense jungle.


How to reach Narsapur Forest?

By Road: Road journey to the jungle is awesome as the route is full of greenery and clean road. State government is properly managing the road service in Telangana. You will get state buses passing Narsapur at regular intervals. You can hire the taxi from Hyderabad or Secunderabad for Narsapur trip. Have some mobile data in your phone as GPS can be required any time in the jungle.

By Train: Closest railway station is Secunderabad that is properly connected to all major cities of India. Accommodation at Secunderabad is better instead of searching for hotel or lodging in Narsapur. You might face language difficulty as people in Narsapur only speak Telugu.

By Flight: Rajiv Gandhi International airport at Hyderabad is allowing abroad travelers to reach the spot easily. Hyderabad is properly managed and having good transport service so you can either hires taxi or can go through state buses for Narsapur. Guide facility is also available for the Narsapur visitors.

NOTE: This jungle is also Naxal-infested forest so again there is another danger that can cause you serious problems. I am again informing you that the place is beautiful but dangerous too. 
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Hyderabad is the wonderful capital city of Telangana (new state of India). This city of Nawab is famous for many things. People refer this metropolis as hub of IT companies, not only IT the city is developing in every sector. Pearls palace or City of Pearls are two other commercial names of Hyderabad City.


History:

The founder of the Hyderabad was Muhammad QuliQutb Shah. He found Hyderabad city in 1591 AD. Since ancient period the city was captured by Muslim rulers and that is reason why the strength of Muslim community is higher compared to other Indian communities. City is holding several best historical places for voyagers. However, learning about Hyderabad is possible by visiting Golconda fort, Salarjung museum,Chowmahalla palace and some more locations. As per records Hyderabad was founded 500 years ago. The Golconda area was ruled by Empires of VemulawadaChalukyas. The ruling period was among 731 to 966 AD. Hyderabad was also the first independent Muslim Sultanet of Deccan of South India.


Not only Hyderabad, the other region connected to this city known as Secunderabad is growing as well. Countless Malls and shopping centers are open in Secunderabad and Hyderabad cities. As both regions are growing so people refer both stations as twin cities.

Hyderabad is the global center of pearls and diamond though IT sector is another identification of the city. The other trades such as bio pharmaceutical industry and the real estate are growing as we in this twin city. It is moreover a birth place of the Telugu Film Industry which is also known as Tollywood.

The UNESCO pacific site Chowmahalla Palace is listed as most attracting spot here, however there are many other tourism locations in Hyderabad City.


If you know about the most costly diamond Kohinoor, then you might know Nawab of Hyderabad was the owner of this diamond. However, British Company of England took that diamond from Nawab of the city and sent it to England. Still this diamond is with the England�s queen as she is wearing it on her crown. It was one of the richest cities of India in earlier period and the senior most salute region throughout the era of British India.

Slowly the city was established with many institutions, schools, colleges, a university of Urdu, etc. As the city came under Indian Civil Service they established the Hyderabad Civil Service Department. This was the first step towards advanced development of the city. This sector built huge reservoirs such as Tungabhadra, HimayatSagar, and Osman Sagar.

Tourist attraction in Hyderabad:

Falaknuma Palace: 

A Mahal of AsafJahiNizam who was the last Muslim ruler of Hyderabad. Voyagers will get the chance of enjoying royal treatment of Nizam if they plan the accommodation in this palace. Yes! You are getting a chance to stay in this royal palace. Staying there could be different experience for you. This Palace is 5 km away from Charminar and best time to visit is between Octobers to March. The Jade collection of the palace is amazing and gives different feeling. The Italian style of the architecture of the palace is wonderful and the construction took 9 years to complete. Italian marble are used in total area of 939712 square meters in Falaknuma palace. The collection of Nizam paintings, statues, manuscripts, furniture and books are key attractions of this place for voyagers.



Golconda Fort: 

The big monument and identify of Hyderabad city is Golconda Fort. The fort is accessible with all earlier memories of rulers came to India. This is the best spot to visit in Hyderabad as it is having historical connection with the city. A costly diamond known as Kohinoor was taken forcefully by British East India Company at Golconda fort only. This spot is under control of Indian Army, though experts say lots of ornaments, gold, crystals and diamonds are still in the Golconda fort area.


Salar Jung Museum: 

The famous and top class museum of India is Salar Jung. People from diverse nations come to Hyderabad to watch the amazing architecture collection available in this museum. The Italian marble structures gifted to the Nizam rulers are key attractions at this place. Mirror of human environment of earlier time are able to impress the voyagers. It helps the visitors to learn about the culture of 2nd century to 20th century. The big achievement or the unique feature of this museum is the wall clock that is running without any battery since the ancient period. This watch is still working and people from different nation are reaching Hyderabad to visit Salar Jung museum. This watch is listed as one of the big achievement for the city. This watch is continuously in function, though there is no battery system.


Nehru Zoological Park: 

Kids always enjoy the fun places and zoo is best picnic spot for them. If you have family and you are reaching Hyderabad city on your vacations then you must attain to zoo. Nehru Park is amazing spot having good collection of wild animals. A short safari drive is available in zoo where travelers will move in a big van and can enjoy the dangerous animals openly moving closer to their van. The toy train is good option to cover the complete zoo in lesser time. Cycling is available on hourly rent in the zoo. I enjoyed the cycling, though rent is hour basis and you have to deposit some advance before hiring the cycle.


Snow World: 

People who love to enjoy chilled environment should visit the Snow World. This place is charged on hourly basis and people can enjoy the artificial snow environment. It is impressive place and local people are regularly visiting Snow world especially on weekends.


NTR Garden: 

A best destination with beautiful garden and some water sports events. It�s a green park having toy train for voyagers. This train takes the big round of the park so if you feel tired walking then get this train and see the every corner part of the garden without any trouble. Once you reach this place you can also enjoy the view of Hussain Sagar as the park is adjacent to the famous lake of Hyderabad known as Hussain Sagar. The regular development of park and newly installed swings for kids makes this place favorite picnic spot for voyagers.



Charminar: 

The ancient constructed four pillar tomb that is identity of Hyderabad is next place for you. Chuddi bazaar (bangles market) is one of the oldest markets of the city located closer to Charminar monument. This place is properly maintained by the government administration.



Lumbini Park: 

This is another park constructed near the Hussain Sagar. The boating at this place is first choice for people. Laser show is major attraction of this garden, the best part is it's completely different project and available at limited places throughout the world. Mini waterfall, pool play and some more events are good areas to enjoy here. Park is closed on Monday and timing for laser show is 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm.


Shilparamam: 

This is the spot containing art and craft galleries. The village inside the Shilparamam is exactly like ancient period. You will learn the exact living standard of the villages of South India once you visit this town place. Lots of crafts and handicrafts products are available in Shilparamam, though a Shilpa Kala Vedica is big auditorium available inside the area of this spot. If you are lucky you will be able to enjoy the classical events in the auditorium if any of the program conducted.


Ramoji Film City: 

It is the permanent film studio having countless sets for the movies. Many Tollywood, Bollywood and Hollywood movies editing job is done in Ramoji Film City. The starts from Telugu movies reach this spot frequently. It is a type of reverie world where visitors will learn about the procedure of creation of movies. Many big studios and animation centers are also available at this place. The shows and movie making procedures described at this place helps the visitors to learn how the movies being made. You have to pay some fee to enter the city, though the charges are higher but the sets of movies are best to watch here.


Birla Temple: 

The white marble temple known as Birla Temple is next spot to visit. This holy place is created on the hill and night view of city from the temple is amazing. The lighting in the night gives a different appearance to the temple as well.


Chowmahalla Palace: 

The magnificent Palace is partially opened because it is turned as the party place of Hyderabad City. It was the official guest house at the time of Nizams ruling. Lots of big parties and music functions are conducted here every year. People can avail the details through websites about the various programs. It is also available for the parties so booking can be done through online as well as brochures available at palace.



The other spots that people can visit in this best tourism place of India are Jal Vihar, KBR Park, Ocean Park, Birla Planetarium, ChilkurBalaji Temple, DurgamCheruvu, Mount Opera, Hussain Sagar Lake, Necklace Road, and Public Gardens, Mecca Masjid, PuraniHavelli, Hitech City and many other spots.

Climate: 

The moderate temperature of Hyderabad makes this destination anytime reaching spot.

How to reach Hyderabad?

By Air: Hyderabad International Airport at Shamshabad  is connected to abroad as well as domestic cities such as Bangalore, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Nagpur, Vishakhapatnam, Bangkok, UAE and many other cities of different nations.

By Train: Hyderabad railway station, Secunderabad Junction and Kachiguda railway station are three major railway stops in the city. Hyderabad is the major city and having broad gauge lines connected from different parts of the nation. Trains for this twin city are available from Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar and almost every major cities of India.

By Road: The excellent roads of Telangana and the finest bus services allow the travelers to reach easily through road.
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