Somasila is a small village in
Nagar Kurnool
Nagarkurnool is a town in Nagarkurnool district of the Indian state of Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsul ...
, 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 is the presiding deity here.
Mahashivaratri
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 ca ...
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
Jupally Krishna Rao (born 10 August 1955) is an Indian politician and was Minister of Telangana. He was elected as MLA in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from Kollapur and won elections 5 times. He lost in 2018 assembly elections.
Early li ...
announced to develop Somasila in
Kollapur
Kollapur region is an area spanning the Nallamala Forest area on the banks of the river Krishna in the Nagarkurnool district, in the state of Telangana India. The Someswara, Sangameswara, and Malleswara temples are in this region, with tr ...
to be an
ecotourism 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