SOMASILA The best weekend getaway from Hyderabad

At a distance of 9 km from Kollapur, 105 km from Mahabubnagar and 186 km from Hyderabad, Sri Lalitha Someswara Swamy temple is a Hindu temple located at Somasila village in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana.

Sri Lalitha Someswara Swamy Temple is a Hindu sanctuary highly revered shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is believed to have been built during the 7th century. Somasila is a well-known tourist attraction of Mahabubnagar that consists of 15 temples. These temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva and are enshrined with several Shivalingas. The temple was shifted from old Somasila village to higher altitude to protect it from being submerged in Krishna water during the construction of Srisailam Dam. The surroundings of Somasila are also known for its scenic beauty.

Mahashivaratri and Karthika Pournami are the main festivals celebrated here. The Pushkar Snanam during the Krishna Pushkaram which occurs once in 12 years is auspicious.

Kollapur, at a distance of 9 kms from Somasila is also famous for several temples and can be visited together. Boating facilities are also available at Somasila in the backwaters of Srisailam Dam.

PANGAL FORT

Pangal Fort is one of the Famous Hill Forts in Telangana. It was built by Kalyani Chalukya Kings during the 11th and 12th Centuries. The fort is spread across hundreds of acres with Seven Gateways. The main entrance is called Mundlagavini and is a special attraction of this fort. It was built with huge granite rocks. The ruins of the fort house several monuments built with beautiful architecture, including Uyyala Mandapam and several water bodies.

But the local People said there is nothing more to Explore, only one temple and water well & Uyyala Mandapam from the peak we could see around fields and place, but we had to trek for a long time almost 4 hrs. , we disappointed there & we decided not to waste time we just googled any better places to explore by near …, Google said YES, of course, you have a beautiful place to Explore… 100 No 1000 times better than Panagal fort that is SOMASILA...

Somasila is a town located 120 kilometres from the Mahaboobnagar District in Telangana. The town is famous for its temples as it is blessed with 15 temples, which are dedicated to Lord Shiva and are enshrined with Shivalings. The town is also famous for the Somasila Dam, located on the banks of the River Penna, Thungabadra, Krishna Sangamam. The dam offers picturesque views of nature to the tourists and allows enjoying in the relaxed and peaceful ambience.

There are no rough roads or stones all you can see is a green carpet on all the sides you turn around and Valleys.in the middle of the valleys Krishna river there was only peace all around...This place has one special it's a border of Telangana (Nagarkurnool Dist.) and Rayalaseema (Kurnool Dist.) Crossing the State Border through road is a common thing, Crossing the Borders by Boat and by Walk is a different experience, I before never do this...

But I did this time we Crossed the Border by boat but it's just 5 min Journey I feel why only 5 min why not more than few hours at least more than 1 Hr. .. we went in end of June just monsoon started so there was no water in river, in monsoon it will full & we could do boat riding more time.. we get down from the ship we stepped on Rayalaseema (Kurnool Dist.) & visited Lord Shiva temple this small temple has open only 6 months remaining 6 months during the monsoon Krishna river covered around this place with a flood... We return back to somasila by boat we spent a few hours there Surrounding these place was beautiful & Peace there was no crowd we sat down at Ghat & Enjoyed the Nature & Greenery...