Srisailam
Those who love
to enjoy nature and like to visit holy places can plan their trip to
Srisailam situated at good distance of 232 km from Hyderabad, Andhra
Pradesh. This holy place is well-known and turning into the first choice
for tourist around the world. Those who like to get the real view of
deep forest must visit this place as 80 km of distance is complete dark
forest where people can enjoy viewing the real king (the Tiger) of
animals. Srisailam is a small holy town located at Nallamala Hills of
Kurnool region of Andhra Pradesh. The river Krishna is also another
nature of beauty as it comes across the mountains and forests.
Gateways
Ritual,
creative writing and many other sources utter that the blessed hill of
Srisailam has four different entryways in the four prime directions
known as Tripuranthakam (Located in Prakasam District in the East where
God Tripuranthakeswara Swamy and Goddess Tripurasundari Devi are
Presiding Deities), Siddhavatam (Located on the bank of the river Penna
in Kadapa District in the south where Jyothisideswara Swamy and Goddess
Kamakshi Devi are the presiding Deities), Alampur (Located
on the bank of the river Tungabhadra in Mahaboobnagar District in the
west where a group of nine temples of Chalukya period are situated),
Umamaheswaram (Located in Rangapur, Achampeta Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar
District in the North where God Umamaheswara Swamy and Goddess
Umamaheswari Devi are the presiding deities).
Some other interesting places to visit at Srisailam are:
Srisailam Dam:
This dam is 512 meter long and built on Krishna River. The beautiful
scenery like ghats, craggy ridges, cliffs, dense forests and plateaus
are some more interesting places. The twelve crest gates are capable to
hold the water level of 885 ft.
Sanctuary: the largest tiger reserve of is situated at Srisailam. Visitors can enjoy watching tiger, sloth bear, leopard, deer and many other wild animals. Down water at dam gives the shelter to many crocodiles.
Transport:
Reaching Srisailam is possible from Hyderabad and Guntur (a well-known place of Andhra Pradesh).
By Road:
To reach the exact location users have to use the road transport. Many
local buses and tourist buses run by AP tourism is best source to reach
the accurate location of dam and temple. Andhra Pradesh Transport
Corporation is having buses connected
to various cities and towns such as Hyderabad, Tenali, Guntur,
Vinukonda, Kurnool, Mahanadi and many other places. The nearest major
town to Srisailam is Kurnool and Narsaraopet. Journey through dense
forest is only possible between 6 am to 9 pm. As the forest is fully
covered with wild animals, there is lesser transport facility in late
night. Visitors should plan their trip according to timings as it
becomes dangerous in night to travel.
By Train:
The closest railway station to Srisailam is Markapur which is 85 km
distant from this place. Next station is Vinukonda and Kurnool.
By Air:
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport situated at Hyderabad is the nearest
spot for airways. Users can hire the buses and different ways to reach
Srisailam from Hyderabad.
Accommodation:
Visitors can book the a/c or non a/c room in advance through different hotel websites. However, there are many lodges and hotels offering immediate booking of room and pleasant forest trip. Users can book the hotel and enjoy the riding dense forest in complete two days. Some of the known hotels are Pathaleswara Sadanam, Sivasadanam, T.T.D, Aditya Cottage, Ramanaidu Cottage and many others.
My personal visit to this place allowed me to interact this beautiful place:
My personal visit to this place allowed me to interact this beautiful place:
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