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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
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| Warangal was the capital of ] kingdom ruled by the ] from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Warangal also known as Orugallu, Ekasila Nagaram and Andhra Naragram, Andhra refers to Andhra Maha Vishnu. The old name is ''Orugallu''. ''Oru'' means one and ''Kallu'' means stone. | Warangal was the capital of ] kingdom ruled by the ] from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Warangal also known as Orugallu, Ekasila Nagaram and Andhra Naragram, Andhra refers to Andhra Maha Vishnu. The old name is ''Orugallu''. ''Oru'' means one and ''Kallu'' means stone. | ||
| The Kakatiyas left many monuments, including an impressive fortress, four massive stone gateways, the Swayambhu temple dedicated to ], and the Ramappa temple situated near Ramappa Lake. The cultural and administrative distinction of the Kakatiyas was mentioned by the famous traveller ]. Famous or well-known rulers included Ganapathi Deva, Prathapa Rudra, and Rani (queen) ]. After the defeat of PratapaRudra, the ] united seventy two Nayak chieftains and captured Warangal from ] sultanate and ruled for fifty years. Jealousy and mutual rivalry between Nayaks ultimately led to the downfall of ]s in 1370 A.D. and success of ]s. ] later broke up into several ], of which the ] sultanate ruled Warangal. The ] emperor ] conquered Golconda in 1687, and it remained part of the Mughal empire until the southern provinces of the empire split away to become the state of ] in 1724 which included the Telangana region and some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948, and became an ]. In 1956 Hyderabad was partitioned as part of the ], and ], the ]-speaking region of Hyderabad state which includes Warangal, became part of Andhra Pradesh. | The Kakatiyas left many monuments, including an impressive fortress, four massive stone gateways, the Swayambhu temple dedicated to ], and the Ramappa temple situated near Ramappa Lake. The cultural and administrative distinction of the Kakatiyas was mentioned by the famous traveller ]. Famous or well-known rulers included Ganapathi Deva, Prathapa Rudra, and Rani (queen) ]. After the defeat of PratapaRudra, the ] united seventy two Nayak chieftains and captured Warangal from ] sultanate and ruled for fifty years. Jealousy and mutual rivalry between Nayaks ultimately led to the downfall of ]s in 1370 A.D. and success of ]s. ] later broke up into several ], of which the ] sultanate ruled Warangal. The ] emperor ] conquered Golconda in 1687, and it remained part of the Mughal empire until the southern provinces of the empire split away to become the state of ] in 1724 which included the Telangana region and some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948, and became an ]. In 1956 Hyderabad was partitioned as part of the ], and ], the ]-speaking region of Hyderabad state which includes Warangal, became part of Andhra Pradesh. | ||
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| ==Administration== | ==Administration== | ||
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| The civic administration is managed by. Warangal Municipal Corporation. Warangal, |
The civic administration is managed by. Warangal Municipal Corporation. Warangal, which comprises three cities - Warangal, Hanamkonda and Kazipet -The first election was held on adult franchisee in 1952 under Hyderabad Municipal and Town Committees Act, 1951 and a committee was constituted. was declared as urban area in 1901 and made a major municipality in 1934. Later, Warangal was upgraded to a special grade municipality in July 1959 and as a selection grade municipality in July 1960 and was declared as Municipal Corporation on August 18, 1994. | ||
| ===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
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| The nearest international airport is ] in Hyderabad located 160 km away from Warangal. | The nearest international airport is ] in Hyderabad located 160 km away from Warangal. | ||
| It also has got a local |
It also has got a local runway at Mamnoor for private jets and cargos, which is a few kilometers away from Warangal Town. | ||
| ===Rail=== | ===Rail=== | ||
| Warangal is connected to many major cities of India by rail. It is part of the ] zone of ]. Kazipet Junction Railway Station in Kazipet, about 13 km from Warangal is a major railway junction on the Hyderabad-New Delhi-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route. Warangal's own railway station is located on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route. | Warangal is connected to many major cities of India by rail. It is part of the ] zone of ]. Kazipet Junction Railway Station in Kazipet, about 13 km from Warangal is a major railway junction on the Hyderabad-New Delhi-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route. Warangal's own railway station is located on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route. | ||
| Kazipet is famous for being a major railway junction and locomotive (largely diesel) maintenance division in Andhra Pradesh. This is evident from the fact that many of the residents are employees of Indian Railways. Kazipet Railway station has a history of more than 100 years. It was started in early 1900's by Nizam Government. It is the hub connecting North and South, East and West India with more than 60 daily trains passing through the station. The railway junction is located next to a large granite hill (known as Bodigutta), which is used to house radio communications, presumably for the railways. The railway station has three platforms. Kazipet is one of the busiest stations in the South Central Railway. Kazipet is one of the stations(like Secunderabad, Kachiguda, Nampally, Begumpet, etc.) started during Nizam rule. Its a median between the South and North India because of its location in Railways | |||
| ===Road=== | ===Road=== | ||
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| ==Heritage status== | ==Heritage status== | ||
| On 28 February 2013, Warangal was accorded World Heritage place status by ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Name * |url=http://telugutv.au.com/2013/02/Warangal-accorded-World-Heritage-city-status-by-UNESCO.html |title=TV9 - Warangal accorded World Heritage city status by UNESCO - Telugu TVTelugu TV |publisher=Telugutv.au.com |date=2013-02-28 |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref> | On 28 February 2013, Warangal was accorded World Heritage place status by ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Name * |url=http://telugutv.au.com/2013/02/Warangal-accorded-World-Heritage-city-status-by-UNESCO.html |title=TV9 - Warangal accorded World Heritage city status by UNESCO - Telugu TVTelugu TV |publisher=Telugutv.au.com |date=2013-02-28 |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref> | ||
| It's a rare and prestigious honour for a small village like Warangal. | |||
| It is popularly known that this village has historical importance with holy temples, its ancient 1000-pillar temple, Ramappa Gudi and some other major tourism destinations. | |||
| Warangal will receive funds to develop tourism and create much more infrastructure required for the development of tourism. | |||
| ==Warangal Culture== | |||
| Warangal has developed both under the political and historical influences of successive great kings. Warangal and Hanamkonda is linked with the dynasties of Great "Vishnukundins" and prior to it the Buddhist and prebuddhist periods of Indian History. During Eighth Century A.D. , Warangal with an old name "Orukal" has served as Capital of Yadava king of the Kakatiyas or Ganapatis making Warangal as Capital. The name of Warangal "Orugallu" is said to be correct form of Orukal which is the original designation ,the old town. Kakatiya Stage : 1260 - 1422 | |||
| ==Tourism== | ==Tourism== | ||
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| The Thousand Pillar Temple is one of the very old temples of South India that was built by the kakatiyas. It stands out to be a masterpiece and achieved major heights in terms of architectural skills by the ancient kakathiya vishwakarma sthapathis. It is believed that the Thousand Pillar Temple was built by King Rudra Deva in 1163 AD. The Thousand Pillar Temple is a specimen of the Kakatiyan style of architecture of the 12th century. | |||
| It was destroyed by the Muslims of Tughlaq dynasty during their invasion of South India. It comprises one temple and other building. There are one thousand pillars in the building and the temple, but no pillar obstructs a person in any point of the temple to see the god in the other temple. | |||
| The present day engineers have taken out all the pillars from the building. After they lifted all the pillars they encountered a huge mass of sand. It took nearly two weeks for them to take away all the sand. It was wet sand, because of a pipe connection from the nearby water body named Bhadrakali Cheruvu. but at present these temple was destroyed | |||
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| Bhadrakali Temple in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh is known to be one of the oldest temples for Goddess Bhadrakali in India. This temple is located on the banks of the Bhadrakali lake, a picturesque location between Hanamkonda and Warangal about 1.5 km from Government Polytechnic. | |||
| The temple's main deity Goddess Bhadrakali's image is made in a 2.7x2.7 meters square stone facing west with pleasant looking eyes holding weapons in her eight hands with Shiva under her feet. 'Sree Chakram' and 'Utsava Vigrahas' of Bhadrakali are placed in front of the main deity. | |||
| A statue of Lion, Bhadrakali's vahana on which she rides, is placed opposite the sanctum sanctorum. The temple also has a Dhwaja Sthambam and Balipeetham. | |||
| Some of the oldest deities in the Maha Mantapam along with Bhadrakali are Uma Maheshwara images on stone in front of Shiva Linga, Subramanya Swamy statue, Hanuman statue and Navagrahas all carved in stone. | |||
| A new road was constructed in 1966 from the temple to the Warangal-Kazipet main road next to Government Polytechnic. The temple has been expanded in the 2000s with the addition of Alaya Shikaram, Maha Mantapam. Recently Sri Vallabha Ganapathi temple and temple parikrama have been added to the main temple. | |||
| The temple management is also running a Veda Pathasala (School for learning Vedas) near the temple. | |||
| There are 8 major and 12 minor temples in the mountains surrounding the Bhadrakali Temple including Padmakshi temple, Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, Sri Narasimha swamy temple and Sri Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy temple. | |||
| Bhadrakali Temple has become a major tourist place and people from many parts of India visit this temple. | |||
| As per the writings on the temple wall this temple is believed to be constructed by the King Pulakesi II of Chalukya dynasty around 625 A.D to commemorate his victory over Vengi region of Andhra Desham. This can be observed from the square pillars used in the temple structure which were different from the circular pillars commonly used in temples constructed by Kakatiyas. | |||
| The Kakatiya kings of "Orugallu empire" which is the present Warangal city have adopted Goddess Bhadrakali as their "Kula Devatha" giving her preference over other gods. The lake was built later by Ganapathi Deva, a minister in Kakatiya Dynasty. A road leading to the temple was also added during that period. | |||
| Due to the fall of Kakatiya Dynasty to the Muslim ruler of Delhi Ala-ud-din Khilji, his general Malik Kafur and later to Ghias-ud-Din Tughlak, and during the rule of Bahamani Sultans and Golkonda rulers, the temple lost its prominence over the period and the place has become dilapidated. | |||
| Sri Ganapathi Sastri (a.k.a. B. S. Ganesh Rao) a Brahmin and devi upasaka (Devotee of Goddess Kali) from Karnataka has migrated to Warangal in 1940's. He noticed the old Bhadrakali temple and has taken interest in renovating the temple. He constructed a small house next to the temple and started living in this isolated place. He along with Sri Mudumbai Ramanujacharya sought the help of Sri Maganlal Sameja (a prominent local merchant) and other affluent locals and renovated the old temple in 1950. Many persons like Brahmasri Sri Hari Radhakrishnamurthy, Adluri Seetharama Shastry, Vangala Guravaiah, Thandra Venkata Rama Narsaiah, Mahatapaswini Mangalambika and Tankasala Narasimha Rao have lent their hands in the renovation work of the temple. | |||
| Before the temple was renovated in 1950 there were Animal Sacrifices at the temple (an old custom at Kali temples in India). This practice was stopped from 1950 onwards after the renovation of the temple. During the renovation, Chandi yantra was installed in the temple and amrutha beejaksharas (holy shlokas) were written on the deity's hanging tongue and modified the deity's fierce looking eyes and tongue to a pleasant looking face. Since then everyday poojas, Sharannavaratras, Vasantha navarathras are being conducted regularly as per the Vedic rites. | |||
| Sri Ganapathi Sastri, at the age of 113, died on 11 November 2011 in Warangal. He was survived by two sons and three daughters. He was the Bhadrakali's temple trustee at the time of his death. The temple and the people of Warangal has lost a great man who has developed the temple single handedly. His son Sri B. Seshagiri Rao has taken over the temple affairs as chief priest a few years ago. | |||
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| The existence of Warangal Fort in the present-day Indian state of Andhra Pradesh traced back to at least the 13th century CE. Although precise dating of its construction and subsequent enhancements are uncertain, historians and archaeologists generally accept that an earlier brick-walled structure was replaced with stone by Ganapatideva, who died in 1262, and that his successors – Rudramadevi and Prataparudra – added to its height and added gateways, square bastions and additional circular earthern walls prior to the latter's death in 1323. This places the construction towards the end of the Kakatiya period. There were later modifications between the 15th and 17th centuries, comprising principally the addition of barbicans to the four gates in the stone wall and the creation of gates in the outer earthern wall. | |||
| Remnants of the structure can be seen today near to the city of Warangal, which was the Kakatiya capital. The Archaeological Survey of India has listed the remains as a Monument of National Importance. | |||
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| This medieval temple is a Shivalaya (where Shiva is worshipped) and named after the sculptor Ramappa. It is the only temple in the world named after its scultor/architect. Its presiding deity, Ramalingeswara, is the form of Shiva and a personal god of the Avatar of Vishnu, Rama. The history says that it took 40 years to build this temple. | |||
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| This beautiful temple, an example of brilliant Kakatiya dynasty art, Planned and sculpted by Ramappa, the temple was built on the classical pattern of being lifted above the world on a high star-shaped platform. Intricate carvings line the walls and cover the pillars and ceilings. Starting at its base to its wall panels, pillars and ceiling are sculpted figures drawn from Hindu mythology. The roof (garbhalayam) of the temple is built with bricks, which are so light that they are able to float on water. | |||
| The hall in front of the sanctum is filled with exquisitely carved pillars that are placed as to combine light and space wonderfully with the finely chiselled walls and ceiling. There are two small Shiva shrines on either side of the main temple that are completely ruined by Muslim fanatics who wanted to hurt Hindu sentiments. The enormous Nandi within, facing the shrine of Shiva, remains in good condition. In most of the shiva temples, the Nandi was strait to deity but in the temples built by KAKATIYAS the nandi is in an alert position and waiting for the order of lord shiva. Acharya Nataraja Ramakrishna revived Perini Shivatandavam (Perini Dance), by seeing the sculptures in this temple. The dance poses written in NRITTA RATHNAVALI by JAYAPA SENAANI also appears in these sculptures. The temple built area is 5 acres and a twenty acres of land was developed by the greenery around the temple. A total of 25 km radious found historic temples in the district. | |||
| ==Warangal Monuments== | |||
| ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS & TEMPLES: Thousand Pillars Temple ,12th Century Ramappa Temple, 12th Century Warangal Fort Ghanpur Group of Temples. | |||
| History :Rudradeva (1158-1195 A.D) built the Warangal fort when the earlier one at Hanmakonda was found unsafe to check the advancement of enemies. Description: The fort has two walls. The inner made of stone and the outer made of mud to offer safety to the subjects. A special feature of the fortifications is a long flight of steps extending several hundred yards on each side of the gateways, probably meant to rush to garrison and ramparts to check a sudden attack from the enemy. The most important monument in the fort is the remains of a large temple, Swayambhu at the center of the fort. | |||
| ==Radio stations== | |||
| *AIR warangal 103.5FM<ref name="hindustanguide1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustanguide.com/quicklinks/fm.php |title=FM Stations of india, list of Fm station in india @ |publisher=Hindustanguide.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref> | *AIR warangal 103.5FM<ref name="hindustanguide1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustanguide.com/quicklinks/fm.php |title=FM Stations of india, list of Fm station in india @ |publisher=Hindustanguide.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-08}}</ref> | ||
| *RED 93.5FM<ref name="hindustanguide1"/> | *RED 93.5FM<ref name="hindustanguide1"/> | ||
| ==Entertainment== | |||
| The 1000-pillar temple and the Ramappa temple in the district are glowing examples of the exquisite architecture patronized by the Kakatiyas. Attractions include Planetarium, Musical Garden, Rock Garden, Archaeological Museum, Samskurithi Vihar etc. | |||
| Kidding around Warangal | |||
| Musical Garden, Rock Garden, Regional Science Centre, Van Vigyan Kendra are some of the places where children can gain knowledge as well as have fun and entertainment. | |||
| ==Warangal Shopping== | |||
| Hanamkonda is the best place to get premium Khadi items that offers authentic items at reasonable rates. Podduturi Complex, near Warangal, is a nice place to shop for Lepakshi handicrafts. One could visit Pembarthy village some 50 kms away on the road to Hyderabad. The village is famous for brass artifacts. | |||
| ==Famous To Eat at Warangal== | |||
| South Indian and North Indian food will be served in hotels and restaurants. It has fast food service restaurants like pizza corner, Domino's Pizza, Subway, Country oven, Hyderabad House, Bowl o China etc. | |||
| ==Warangal Museum and Hill Stations== | |||
| KOLANUPAKA SITE MUSEUM: Location : 80-kms From Hyderabad And 6-kms From Aler, Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh Kolanupaka came into prominence when it was made the alternate capital of the Kalyani Chalukyas in the 11th century AD. The State Department of Archaeology and Museums established a sculptural gallery, which exhibits artefacts from the various historical monuments in Kolanupaka. Artefacts from both the Chalukyan and Kakatiyan styles are displayed in the museum. The museum has more than 100 images collected around Kolanupaka. This museum is of great help to the research scholars who are researching on sculpture and calligraphy of both Chalukyan and Kakatiyan periods. Timings: 10.30am To 5pm Entry: Free Photography: Allowed | |||
| Gardens and Parks at Warangal | |||
| RECENT ATTRACTIONS: Musical Garden, Rock Garden, Regional Science Centre, Van Vigyan Kendra and Planetarium.There is a planetarium and a beautiful garden near to Bhadrakali Temple. The garden has a good sound and light show with water fountains. This place is famous with the students. | |||
| Lake at Warangal | |||
| Some of the lakes in Warangal are : Ramappa Lake, Pakhal Lake, Lakhnavaram Lake. | |||
| Pakhal Lake: In the early 13th century, Pakhal Lake was assembled by using a small tributary of Krishna River. The initiative to construct this man made lake was taken by Ganapathidev, the Kakatiya king. Sprawled over an area of 30 sq km, the picturesque lake is located at a distance of 50 km from Warangal. | |||
| ==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| ==Festivals== | ==Festivals== | ||
| ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] are prominent festivals in Telangana. Other festivals of Hindus and Muslims such as ], ], Eid-ul-Fitr and Milad un Nai are celebrated throughout India. ] and ] are regional festivals of Telangana. | ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] are prominent festivals in Telangana. Other festivals of Hindus and Muslims such as ], ], Eid-ul-Fitr and Milad un Nai are celebrated throughout India. ] and ] are regional festivals of Telangana. | ||
| The district hosts the Samakka-Sarakka Jatra congregation. Every two years, approximately ten million people converge over three days around the small village of Tadvai, 90 km from Warangal city. This fair commemorates the valiant fight put up by a mother-daughter combination with the reigning rulers over an unjust law. | |||
| Every year during the month of Ramzan, there is a festival atmosphere in Muslim areas, especially in Mandi Bazaar where the main road remains closed in the evening and is only accessed by foot. Many make shift shops and food eateries crop up serving the famous haleem dish and lots of other foods, sweets and seviyan. Night shopping is very famous here when people fast the whole day and come for shopping, casual walk in the evening and shops are open almost till 1am in the night. | |||
| Fatima Feast is celebrated every year on February 12 and 13 by Catholic Christians at their Warangal Diocesian Headquarters of Cathedral Church in Fatima Nagar, Kazipet. | |||
| Warangal has been recently in the news because of the Separate Telangana issue. It has been a major centre for the movement and its rebirth. | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Warangal వరంగల్Orugallu | |
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| District HQ | |
 Kirti torana of Kakatiya Dynasty | |
| Nickname(s): Heritage place of Andhra Pradesh, Land of Rudrama Devi | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Telangana |
| District | Warangal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 493 km (190 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 302 m (991 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 756,317 |
| • Rank | 86 |
| • Density | 1,500/km (4,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AP 36 |
| Website | http://warangal.nic.in/ |
Warangal (pronunciation; also known as Orugallu, and Ekasila Nagaram) is the district headquarters of Warangal district in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located 148 kilometres (92 mi) northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. Warangal area is a combination of: Warangal, Hanmakonda and Kazipet.
History
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Warangal was the capital of Kakatiya kingdom ruled by the Kakatiya dynasty from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Warangal also known as Orugallu, Ekasila Nagaram and Andhra Naragram, Andhra refers to Andhra Maha Vishnu. The old name is Orugallu. Oru means one and Kallu means stone. The Kakatiyas left many monuments, including an impressive fortress, four massive stone gateways, the Swayambhu temple dedicated to Shiva, and the Ramappa temple situated near Ramappa Lake. The cultural and administrative distinction of the Kakatiyas was mentioned by the famous traveller Marco Polo. Famous or well-known rulers included Ganapathi Deva, Prathapa Rudra, and Rani (queen) Rudrama Devi. After the defeat of PratapaRudra, the Musunuri Nayaks united seventy two Nayak chieftains and captured Warangal from Delhi sultanate and ruled for fifty years. Jealousy and mutual rivalry between Nayaks ultimately led to the downfall of Hindus in 1370 A.D. and success of Bahmanis. Bahmani Sultanate later broke up into several smaller sultanates, of which the Golconda sultanate ruled Warangal. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered Golconda in 1687, and it remained part of the Mughal empire until the southern provinces of the empire split away to become the state of Hyderabad in 1724 which included the Telangana region and some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948, and became an Indian state. In 1956 Hyderabad was partitioned as part of the States Reorganization Act, and Telangana, the Telugu-speaking region of Hyderabad state which includes Warangal, became part of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography and climate
Warangal is located at 18°00′N 79°35′E / 18.0°N 79.58°E / 18.0; 79.58. It has an average elevation of 302 metres (990 feet).
Climate
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Located in the semi-arid Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, Warangal has a predominantly hot and dry climate. Summers start in March, and peak in May with average high temperatures in the 42 °C (108 °F) range. The monsoon arrives in June and lasts until September with about 550 mm (22 in) of precipitation. A dry, mild winter starts in late November and lasts until early February, when there islittle humidity and average temperatures in the 22–23 °C (72–73 °F) range.
Administration
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The civic administration is managed by. Warangal Municipal Corporation. Warangal, which comprises three cities - Warangal, Hanamkonda and Kazipet -The first election was held on adult franchisee in 1952 under Hyderabad Municipal and Town Committees Act, 1951 and a committee was constituted. was declared as urban area in 1901 and made a major municipality in 1934. Later, Warangal was upgraded to a special grade municipality in July 1959 and as a selection grade municipality in July 1960 and was declared as Municipal Corporation on August 18, 1994.
Politics
Warangal Lok Sabha constituency
Siricilla Rajaiah (Indian National Congress) represents from Warangal at national level in the Lok Sabha.
Warangal West Assembly
- 2010: Dasyam Vinaya Bhasker won with 74.85% of the vote (by-election)
- 2009: Dasyam Vinaya Bhasker won with 39.64% of the vote
Warangal East Assembly
- 2009: Baswaraju Saraiah won with 32.66% of the vote.
Transport
Air
The nearest international airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad located 160 km away from Warangal.
It also has got a local runway at Mamnoor for private jets and cargos, which is a few kilometers away from Warangal Town.
Rail
Warangal is connected to many major cities of India by rail. It is part of the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. Kazipet Junction Railway Station in Kazipet, about 13 km from Warangal is a major railway junction on the Hyderabad-New Delhi-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route. Warangal's own railway station is located on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada-Chennai-Kolkata route.
Road
National Highway 202 under construction from Hyderabad to Bhopalpatnam in Chhattisgarh passes through Warangal.
There are two major bus stations, in Warangal and in Hanamakonda.
Education
- National Institute of Technology, Warangal (formerly known as Regional Engineering college)
- Kakatiya University
- Kakatiya Medical College
- Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science (KITS)
There are several non-governmental organizations active in primary and secondary education in Warangal District.
Heritage status
On 28 February 2013, Warangal was accorded World Heritage place status by UNESCO.
Tourism
Radio stations
- AIR warangal 103.5FM
- RED 93.5FM
Gallery
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Jain Tirthankara Relief at Padmakshi Gutta
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Entrance Arch of the Bhadrakali temple
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Nitw incubation innovation
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Ramappa
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Festivals
Bathukamma, Diwali, Vijayadashami, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Moharram, Milad un Nabi, Christmas, Sri Rama Navami, Vinayaka Chaviti, Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, Sankranti and Ugadi are prominent festivals in Telangana. Other festivals of Hindus and Muslims such as Holi, Raksha Bandhan, Eid-ul-Fitr and Milad un Nai are celebrated throughout India. Bathukamma and Bonalu are regional festivals of Telangana.
See also
References
- KITS,Warangal
- Name * (2013-02-28). "TV9 - Warangal accorded World Heritage city status by UNESCO - Telugu TVTelugu TV". Telugutv.au.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ "FM Stations of india, list of Fm station in india @". Hindustanguide.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
External links
- Warangal District official website
Warangal travel guide from Wikivoyage- Warangal local news
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