Somasila is a small village in
Nagar Kurnool, Telangana,India.
History
It is known for the Sri Lalitha Someswara Swamy Temple. It is believed to have been built during the 7th century.
Lord Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
is the presiding deity here.
Mahashivaratri and Karthika Pournami are celebrated here with much religious fervor. A major draw is the festival, which is celebrated here once in 12 years. Pushkara Snanam - a dip in the
Krishna River is considered auspicious on this occasion.
There are 15 temples, all housing
Shivalingas. The temple was shifted from old Somasila village to higher land to protect it from being submerged in Krishna waters. Many visitors use the location for picnics. It is popular with pilgrims from Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Tourism
In 2018, the then Tourism Minister
Jupally Krishna Rao announced to develop Somasila in
Kollapur to be an
ecotourism
Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the traveler, to provide fund ...
destination together with Jataprolu and Singotam and explained about their future project of constructing 10 cottages by August 2018 and to lease out the hotel Haritha to private parties.
Gallery
Somsila1.jpg, View of Somasila from AP side
Somsila2.jpg,
Somsila3.jpg,
Somsila4.jpg, River Krishna
References
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Populated waterside places in India