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Tourism in Bangaru Telangana

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Telangana is one of the preferred destinations for domestic and foreign tourists as it is a home for famous heritage monuments, natural spots, and divine shrines.

Telangana is one of the preferred destinations for domestic and foreign tourists as it is a home for famous heritage monuments, natural spots, and divine shrines. Of late, availability of advanced medical technology and its reputation made Hyderabad famous for medical and business tourism.

The number of tourist arrivals (including domestic and foreign) in the State doubled in the last decade (see Figure 5.4). About 3.26 crore tourists visited the State in 2005, the same has increased to 9.46 crore by the end of 2015, indicating a surge in tourist arrivals. While domestic travels have increased, there is a slump in foreign tourist arrivals in the State during last decade.

District-wise tourist arrivals:

District-wise analysis of tourist arrivals in the State reveals that Karimnagar is the most attractive destination for domestic tourists, followed by Adilabad. Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts are the main attraction for foreign tourists visiting Telangana. Out of 1.26 lakh foreign tourists, 1.22 lakh have visited Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts in 2015. Usually, most of the tourists visit the State in the month of July and about 40% of the total tourists visited during this month.

The Godavari Pushkaralu - 2015

The Godavari Pushkaralu comes once in 12 years, worshiping the river Godavari. Godavari Pushkaralu celebrated in the State from 14 to 25 July, 2015. As the river Godavari is passes five Districts (Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, and Khammam) of Telangana, the State became a main centre for celebrating Godavari Pushkaralu in 2015. The important Ghats of Godavari Pushkaralu include Basara, Dharmapuri, Kaleswaram, and Badracham. The State has made a elaborate arrangements in villages all along the river for the connivance of the devotees. People from accross the country visited Telangana to take a holy dip during Pushkaralu.

Box-2: Tourism Destinations in Telangana

Telangana has a wide spectrum of tourist destinations - heritage spots, destinations for nature discovery, adventure trips, shopping etc. District-wise details of tourist spots are given below:

District	Major Tourist Spots
Warangal	Architecture, Monuments & Temples: Thousand Pillars Temple, Ramappa Temple, Warangal Fort. Natural Discovery: Ramappa Lake, Pakhal Lake, Lakhnavaram Lake, Musical Garden, Rock Garden, Regional Science Centre, Van Vigyan Kendra, Eturnagaram Wild Life Sanctuary.
Hyderabad	Architecture, Monuments: Charminar, Birla Mandir, Macca Masjid, Salarjung Museum, QutubShahi Tombs, Golconda Fort, Birla Planetarium, Science Museum, Public Garden, Falaknuma Palace, Asman Garh Palace. Natural Discovery:Nehru Zoological Park,Vanasthali National Park.
Rangareddy	Tourist Destination : Ramoji Film City, Hi-tech city, Osmansagar Dam, Maheshwaram Religious Places, Shilparamam Theme Village, Ocean Park, Shamirpet Lake, Anantagiri Hills, HimayathSagar, Dhola-Ri-Dhani Theme Village. Religious Places : Chilkur Balaji temple, Sanghi temple, Keesaragutta,
Adilabad	Religious Places: Saraswathi temple at Basar. Natural Discovery: Kadam project, waterfalls situated at Kuntala and Potchera.
Karimnagar	Pilgrim Centre: Vemulawada Temple, Anjaneya Swamy Temple at Kondagattu, Sri Laxmi Narsimha Swamy Temple at Dharmapuri, Sri Kaleshwara & Mukteswara temple at Kaleshwaram Ancient Monuments: Elgandal Fort, Molanguru fort, Jagityala fort, Silver Filigree at Karimnagar, Natural Discovery: Shivaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Manthani, Ramagiri Khila, Peddapalli, Ujwala and Deer parks in Karimnagar, Lower Manair Dam, Karimnagar
Khammam	Pilgrim Centres: Bhadrachalam, Kallur, Parnasala, Gundala, Kusumanchi Ancient Monuments: Nelakondapalli Idols, Khammam Fort, Natural Discovery: Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Perantalapalli Hills.
Mahabubnagar	Pilgrim Centres: Rameshwaram, Manyam Konda, Gangapuram, Uma Maheswaram, Sri Rama Temple, Sirisanagundla, Saneeswara SwamyTemple, KurumurthiRayadu, Jahangirpeer Dargha. Tourist places: PillalaMarri great Banyan Tree, Nallamala – Farahabad, Mallela Theertham, Gadwal Hill fort, Jurala, Koilsagar, Saralasagar.
Medak	Religious Places : Siddipet, Zaheerabad, Jharasangam, Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Medak Cathedral, Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple, Koti Lingeswara Swamy Temple, Edupayala Durga Bhavani Gudi, Ramalingeswara Temple, Shri Saraswathi Skshtramu, Velupugonda Sri Tumburunatha Devalayam. Ancient Monuments: Archaeological Museum, Medak Fort, Gottam Gutta. Natural Beauty: Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary, Pocharam Reservoir, Nizam Sagar Dam, Edithanur.
Nalgonda	Architecture, Monuments & Temples: Buddha Statue, Nagarjuna Konda, Yadagirigutta, Sunkishala Temple, Chaya Somalingeswara Temple, Pochampalli, Pillalamarri, Rachakonda, Bhongir Fort. Tourist Destination: Nagarjuna Sagar, Ethipothala Water Falls Nandikonda, Kolanupaka, Pangal, Matampalli.
Nizamabad	Tourist Destination: Nizamsagar Dam, Ali Sagar, Pochampadu Project, Bodhan, Ali Sagar Deer Park, Indur Utsav. Architecture, Monuments & Temples: Archaeological & Heritage Museum, and Nizamabad Fort.

G.Rajendera Kumar

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Tourism in Bangaru Telangana

Telangana is one of the preferred destinations for domestic and foreign tourists as it is a home for famous heritage monuments, natural spots, and divine shrines.

Pilgrim Centres: Rameshwaram, Manyam Konda, Gangapuram, Uma Maheswaram, Sri Rama Temple, Sirisanagundla, Saneeswara SwamyTemple, KurumurthiRayadu, Jahangirpeer Dargha.

Tourist places: PillalaMarri great Banyan Tree, Nallamala – Farahabad, Mallela Theertham, Gadwal Hill fort, Jurala, Koilsagar, Saralasagar.

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