Fort

Telangana & Andhra Pradesh


Warangal’s fort, on the southern edge of town, was a massive construction with three circles of walls (the outermost 7km in circumference). Most of it now is either fields or buildings, but at the centre is a huge, partly reassembled Shaivite Svayambhu Temple, with handsome, large torana (architrave) gateways at its cardinal points. An autorickshaw from Warangal station costs around ₹300 return.

Almost opposite the Svayambhu entrance is a park containing the high rock Ekashila Gutta, which is topped by another Kakatiya temple overlooking a small lake.


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1. Svayambhu Temple

0.01 MILES

At the centre of Warangal fort are the partly reassembled remains of this huge Shaivite temple, with four handsome, large torana gateways standing at its…

2. Park

0.41 MILES

This park contains the high rock Ekashila Gutta, which is topped by another Kakatiya temple overlooking a water tank. The park is almost opposite the…

3. Bhadrakali Temple

3.32 MILES

The lakeside Bhadrakali Temple, 2km southeast of the 1000-Pillared Temple, enshrines a striking idol of the mother goddess Kali sitting with a weapon in…

4. Siddeshwara Temple

3.72 MILES

On the south side of Hanumakonda Hill; this temple may date back as far as the 3rd century AD.

5. 1000-Pillared Temple

4.08 MILES

The 1000-Pillared Temple, constructed in the 12th century, is in a leafy setting and is a fine example of Kakatiya architecture and sculpture. Unusually,…

6. Ramappa Cheruvu

28.83 MILES

The Kakatiyas constructed a large lake, Ramappa Cheruvu, 1km south of the Ramappa Temple, to serve as a temple tank. It's popular with migrating birds.

7. Ramappa Temple

30 MILES

The stunning Ramappa Temple, about 70km north-east of Warangal, was built in the early 13th century, and is the outstanding gem of Kakatiya architecture…