VEMULAVADA

VEMULAVADA

A town, Vemulavada, is 35 km away from Karimnagar, Telangana, India.   In northern Telangana, Vemulavada is destination of major pilgrim.  The god here is Rajanna.  The city population is nearly 60,000.  It is business capital for the villages nearby.  People from all places visit this pilgrimage.

This is one of the oldest temples devoted to Lord Siva.  This is also known as Dakshina Kashi.  Chalukya kings of 750 and 975 AD built this temple named for its presiding diety, Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy, one of the incarnations of Siva.    Features are architectural galleries like Mirror gallery, Addala Mantam, and also contains Shiva idols.  There was also a holy tank for pilgrims to bathe, Dharma Gundam.  People visit every year on the eve of Maha Shiva Rathri to Vemulavada.

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACE TO VISIT IN KARIMNAGAR.