Nalgonda

Location
Nalgonda lies to the south east of the famous south Indian city, Hyderabad. Nalgonda is present as a small district in the Andhra Pradesh state. The profile reveals rural characteristics with the place holding as many as 1150 small villages. The region is bounded by other important districts like Medak, Mahabubnagar, Khammam and Rangareddy. The place is about 65 kilometres from Hyderabad city and access to the region is provided by road and railway services.

Intro
Nalgonda is typically a rural district and as such house a great number of villages. Agriculture and small scale industries are main avenues wherein the population is engaged. There are very few regions that can be said as comparable to the city outskirts. Main industries established at Nalgonda deal with silk, leather, Cotton and Jaggery. Several rivers like Krishna, Musi, Aleru, Peddavagu, Dhindi, Paleru. The region formerly known as Neelgari meaning blue mountains is replete with tourist attractions. In Nalgonda are present a number of pilgrim and heritage places that attract tourists from far off places.

Attractions
Nalgonda feature many tourist attractions in the form of popular religious and heritage sites. The popular religious sites in Nalgonda include Matampalli, Wadapally, Yadagirigutta, Kolanupaka, Pangal, Sunkishala, Gajulabanda, Yeleswaram, Phanigiri, etc. Nagarjuan Sagar, the place housing the tallest masonry dam is a sacred place for the Buddhists. The place derived its name from a known Buddhist scholar Nagarjuna. In the middle of the lake spread over here is Nagarjuna Konda that features the excavations of an ancient Buddhist civilization.

The Sunkishala Temple and Somalingeswaraswamy Temple are notable sites and sacred to Hindus. There is a mysterious fact associated with the latter mentioned place. The temple has a number of pillars one of which always casts a shadow on the shrine placed here. Which pillar remains to be a mystery. The Ethipothala waterfalls is a jubilant scene to be watched at. The fall starts from a height of 21 metres goes down, down ... filling the space with myriads of color. The Ikshvaku citadel found at Nandikonda is a surprise for many. The site has a fortified wall, gates and army barracks of the glorious past. Apart from these there are many other places worth paying visits.

Accessibility
The access to Nalgonda is provided by road and railway services. Buses reaching the place are available from Hyderabad city. To further enhance the means of reaching the place there is regular train services from the city.