Friday, November 30, 2012
port townsend ferry ered in 1926 by archaeologist AR Saraswathi in the adjacent valley. In 1953, when it became known th
Down the hill and 3km to the right is the small Siddheshwara Temple. The Bhadrakali Temple, featuring a stone statue port townsend ferry of Kali seated with a weapon in each of her eight hands, is high on a hill between Hanamkonda and Warangal.
Only a couple of buildings remain from this 15th-century fort (Indian/foreigner 10/100; h8am-5pm), 14km west of Tirupathi. Both the Rani Mahal and the Raja Mahal, which houses a small museum (h10am-5pm Sat-Thu), were constructed under Vijayanagar rule and resemble structures in Hampi s Royal Centre. There s a nightly sound-and-light show (admission 35; h8pm Mar-Oct, port townsend ferry 7.30pm Nov-Feb), narrated by Bollywood great Amitabh Bachchan. port townsend ferry Buses for Chandragiri ( 10) leave Tirupathi bus station every half-hour. An autorickshaw is 200 return. port townsend ferry
So come, but only if you re prepared to dig for the jewels to be found here. Keep your eyes open and your curiosity sharp and you re bound to find something that even Andhrans, in their modesty, hadn t thought to mention.
ered in 1926 by archaeologist AR Saraswathi in the adjacent valley. In 1953, when it became port townsend ferry known that a massive hydroelectric project would soon create the Nagarjuna port townsend ferry Sagar reservoir, flooding the area, a six-year excavation was launched to unearth the area s many Buddhist ruins: stupas, viharas (monasteries), chaitya-grihas (assembly halls with stupas) and mandapas (pillared pavilions), as well as some outstanding examples of white-marble depictions of the Buddha s life. The finds were reassembled on Nagarjunakonda.
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