Kuchadri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad is the nearest airport, 146 km from Medak.

• By train

  Medak has no railway station, so the nearest railheads are Akkannapet (19.1 km) and Kamareddy (60 km).

• By road

  Frequent TSRTC buses run to Medak from Hyderabad, Warangal, Siddipet, Nizamabad, Karimnagar and Sangareddy. From Medak, buses and taxis go on to the temple, 6 km away.

Why devotees come here

Kuchadri Venkateshwara Swamy temple is an ancient Hindu temple on a hillock in Kuchanapalli village, Medak district, Telangana. The site has a square sacred tank and two pillared mandapams beside it. Visitors crawl slightly between two massive rocks to reach the sanctum.

Kuchadri Venkateshwara Swamy temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Venkateshwara, also called Srinivas. Sridevi and Bhudevi are his consorts there. In 2011 the Andhra Pradesh government declared the temple a protected monument.

The temple stands on a hillock near the western edge of Kuchanapalli village. On the northeast side of the hillock lies a square sacred tank called Koneru, with steps on its east and south sides. The tank holds water all through the year, and devotees believe springs feed it. Two four-pillared mandapams, pillared halls, stand on the south and north sides of the tank. Visitors need to crawl slightly between two massive rocks to reach the sanctum, where priests perform daily rituals.

There are no proper written records of the temple. Its ruins are dated to the 10th to 11th century CE, based on loose sculptures and the pillared mandapams.

Tips for your visit

• Medak Fort is a popular tourist attraction in Medak, the town 6 km from the temple.
• The temple is locally called Kuchadri, so that is the name locals use.
• The ruins are of archaeological importance and show how religious structures were built centuries ago.

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