Telangana is a state in Southern India. It is a new state separated from Andhra Pradesh in 2014. The state shares a joint capital Hyderabad.
Telangana is rich in historical places, monuments, heritage landmarks, Chalukyan style temples, ancient mosques, waterfalls, dams and forests. Majority of tourist attractions are located in and around Hyderabad.
MAJOR TOURIST SITES
Major tourist destinations in the state include: Hyderabad, Khammam, Warangal, Adilabad, Mahabubnagar, Medak and Nalgonda town.
The state is also renowned for religious tourism. Some popular temples in the region include the Thousand Pillar Temple (Warangal), Yadagirigutta Temple (Nalgonda), Bhadrachalam Temple (Bhadrachalam), Gnana Saraswati Temple (Adilabad), etc.
NATIONAL PARKS
There are three National Parks and the state and the number of Wildlife Sanctuaries and Tiger Reserves including Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Pocharam Forest and Wildlife Sanctuary, Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary and Kinnerasan Wildlife Sacntuary.
Telangana state is home to the tallest Dam in the world Nagarjunasagar, located in Nalgonda district while Kuntala Waterfall (Adilabad district) is considered to be the biggest in the state.
FESTIVALS
Telangan hosts a unique festival of flowers called Bathukamma. It is a Hindu festival worshiping Goddess Mahakali and celebrating the glory of womanhood. Bathukamma is a month long festival (September-October). Other popular festivals of the state include: Bonalu – a religious festival considered as a form of thanksgiving to the Goddess Yellamma after the fulfilment of vows (July/August); Muharram - a religious festival marked by processions; Vijayadashami also known as Dussehra or Navaratri is an important Hindu festival celebrated state wide.
HANDICRAFTS
Telangana has a rich culture which is a synthesis of Persian traditions and south Indian customs.
The state is renowned for its amazing bronze casting and unique art of silver engraved on metal – Bidri that comes in the forms of flower vases, jewellery boxes and other articles. Banjara Needle Crafts are known for exquisite embroidery and mirror work on fabrics. The tribal regions of Telangana are famous for Dokra also known as bell metal craft. Nirmal region is world famous for oil paintings depicting themes from the epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata.
FOOD
Telangana cuisine is a blend of Telugu and Nizami or Hyderabad cuisine. Staple food is rice and both vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods are popular. Specialties include biryani (dish made with basmati rice, spices, goat or chicken), baghara (eggplant curry), dosa (a fermented crepe made from rice batter and black lentils), vada (doughnuts made from black gram), haleem (a stew composed of meat, lentils and pounded wheat). Hyderabadi haleem is patented and can’t be served unless it meets strict quality standards.
CLIMATE
The region experiences hot and dry climate. The average temperature in the summers (March-May) is 42 °C (108 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) in the winters (November-February). The monsoon rains are from June until September.
Best time to visit is between mid-October and March.
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