Vemulawada is an ancient historical and a famous pilgrimage
census town in
Rajanna Sircilla district
Rajanna Sircilla district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Sircilla is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Siddipet, Jagtial, Kamareddy, and Nizamabad districts.
Geography
The district ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
.
It is the headquarters of Vemulawada Mandal and Revenue Division. The place is notable for
Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy temple, constructed between 760 and 973 CE, and a site of pilgrimage for
Hindu
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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
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
,
Karnataka
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and
Maharashtra between 7 and 10 century CE. The town attracts large number of pilgrims from
South India
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as well as Maharashtra,
Odisha
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and
Chhattisgarh. Huge number of devotees throng the place during
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri ( IAST: Mahāśivarātri) is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. The name also refers to the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance called Tandava.
In every month of the luni-solar Hindu ...
and
Sri Rama Navami. The famous floral festival of Telangana,
Bathukamma
Bathukamma is a flower-festival celebrated by the women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh . Every year this festival is celebrated as per the Sathavahana calendar for nine days starting on Pitru Amavasya, which usually coincides wit ...
is believed to have originated from this place.
See also
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Chalukyas of Vemulavada
The Chalukyas of Vemulavada were an Indian dynasty that ruled in and around the present-day Telangana between 7th and 10th centuries. Their capital was located at Vemulavada, and they were vassals of the Rashtrakutas.
History
The 966 C ...
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Malliya Rechana
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Vemulawada Bheemakavi
Vemulawada Bhima alias 'Vemulawada Bheemakavi' was a hugely popular Telugu poet (11th century AD) for his style of poetry and is considered to be a demi-god for his powers.
The poet's life was mentioned in the first of its kind, 1829 AD 's work- ...
References
{{Municipalities of Telangana
Census towns in Rajanna Sircilla