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This is my first travelogue!
I am fond of long drives and visit any place worth visiting within 150 KMs from Hyderabad. I've to go on these long drives at least once in 2 months.
So as part of this long drive (!!) on 12th January, 2014, Sunday decided to visit Sri Lakshmi Naraasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam Gutta which is just 60 KMs from Hyderabad. We started at 9-30 AM from Karkhana after having breakfast at the very famous road side tiffin center opp Foodworld and reached Nacharam Gutta temple at 10-30.
Its on the Hyderabadl - Nagpur road and one has to take a right turn after the 1st toll gate just before Toopran. The highway up to the toll gate is 4 lane and very smooth without any pot holes. Don't take the 'U' turn within half a KM from the toll gate but after 1 KM there is a right turn and after traveling few KMs on this stretch suddenly we came across the Temple Arch (popularly called Kamaan) on the right side and we had to travel few more KMs on this road and suddenly found ourselves at the famous temple which is on the left side of the road.
This is a very famous temple in these parts and is also known as "Eluru Nacharam temple" Incidentally on Google maps you'll have to type "Nachram" to find route for this temple!!
We had a darshan of the deity within 5 minutes as there was no rush though it was a Sunday. Then we had a tour of the temple complex which is on a small 3 storey high hillock and there were few cave like structures to the side of the temple as can be seen from the following photos. The deity is one side of this huge boulder.
This temple is centuries old temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha Swamy. Through ages, the temple has been a source of solace and pilgrimage. The temple got its name from a sincere devotee Nachar. It is believed that devotees who visit the temple after a dip in the River Haridra not only get rid of their sins, but also of skin diseases.
We walked through the cave like structure surrounding the temple and came out of the temple where if one wants they can pay Rs.100 for a "Sankalpa Godaan" wherein the Poojari will do small 5 minute pooja to the cow made available by the temple authorities and pilgrims have to buy Chana Dal and Gur to offer as prasadam to the cow. But we and the cow had to be satisfied with sugar as substitute for gur which wasn't available :(
Opposite to the temple on the other side of the temple one can see the reservoir which I believe is the river Haridra though we didn't venture there!
After feeding the cow by 11-30 AM we started back to the city and as our usual lunch time is 1 PM we decided have lunch in some restaurant in the city only and hence didn't stop en route though there were a couple of dhabas on the Highway and few restaurants too in Medchal town.
All in all this would be an ideal place for a half day trip/picnic.
Mission accomplished :)
I am fond of long drives and visit any place worth visiting within 150 KMs from Hyderabad. I've to go on these long drives at least once in 2 months.
So as part of this long drive (!!) on 12th January, 2014, Sunday decided to visit Sri Lakshmi Naraasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam Gutta which is just 60 KMs from Hyderabad. We started at 9-30 AM from Karkhana after having breakfast at the very famous road side tiffin center opp Foodworld and reached Nacharam Gutta temple at 10-30.
Its on the Hyderabadl - Nagpur road and one has to take a right turn after the 1st toll gate just before Toopran. The highway up to the toll gate is 4 lane and very smooth without any pot holes. Don't take the 'U' turn within half a KM from the toll gate but after 1 KM there is a right turn and after traveling few KMs on this stretch suddenly we came across the Temple Arch (popularly called Kamaan) on the right side and we had to travel few more KMs on this road and suddenly found ourselves at the famous temple which is on the left side of the road.
This is a very famous temple in these parts and is also known as "Eluru Nacharam temple" Incidentally on Google maps you'll have to type "Nachram" to find route for this temple!!
We had a darshan of the deity within 5 minutes as there was no rush though it was a Sunday. Then we had a tour of the temple complex which is on a small 3 storey high hillock and there were few cave like structures to the side of the temple as can be seen from the following photos. The deity is one side of this huge boulder.
This temple is centuries old temple dedicated to Lord Narasimha Swamy. Through ages, the temple has been a source of solace and pilgrimage. The temple got its name from a sincere devotee Nachar. It is believed that devotees who visit the temple after a dip in the River Haridra not only get rid of their sins, but also of skin diseases.
We walked through the cave like structure surrounding the temple and came out of the temple where if one wants they can pay Rs.100 for a "Sankalpa Godaan" wherein the Poojari will do small 5 minute pooja to the cow made available by the temple authorities and pilgrims have to buy Chana Dal and Gur to offer as prasadam to the cow. But we and the cow had to be satisfied with sugar as substitute for gur which wasn't available :(
Opposite to the temple on the other side of the temple one can see the reservoir which I believe is the river Haridra though we didn't venture there!
After feeding the cow by 11-30 AM we started back to the city and as our usual lunch time is 1 PM we decided have lunch in some restaurant in the city only and hence didn't stop en route though there were a couple of dhabas on the Highway and few restaurants too in Medchal town.
All in all this would be an ideal place for a half day trip/picnic.
Mission accomplished :)
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