Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Sikindlapur (Medak)

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Sikindlapur

Weekend Picnic With Family

Name: Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple,
Deities: Narasimha Swamy, Hanuman. Shiva
Location:Sikindlapur Gutta, Shivampet Mandal, Medak district

Distance from Old Bowenpally (Secunderabad): 43 kms

Route:Old Bowenpally,Suchitra Jn, Kompally, Medchal, Manoharabad

This is a small village near to Manoharabad Railway Station, the temple is one of the famous temples in Medak district.

It was overcast but pleasant Sunday (23rd June) morning when we three families set off to this picturesque location on our respective cars.

Since it was planned to have our lunch , we had packed all the food items that were cooked prior to departure. It was a smooth drive on the highway and on the way we had a brief halt to pick up the relatives of one of the families to accompany us to the picnic

After an hour of leisure driving including the stop over we reached Manoharabad , off from the highway, and headed further inside towards Skikindlapur  through the narrow roads with lush green fields and trees along the way.

Finally we arrived at the Temple, which is 6 kilometers from the Manoharabad railway station.

The Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

The Bath Ghat of the temple

Post the Darshan and offering puja to the lord, we parked and settled under the big trees just infront of the temple

Soon everyone was enjoying the deliciously home cooked food in excellent overcast weather with cool breeze blowing across

After the food it was time to relax and unwind

Then it was time to visit the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at the Sikindlapur gutta near by the temple

View from the Gutta

Having thoroughly enjoyed the day , we had started off contended on the way there was heavy rain which made our journey back home an adventurous.

Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Keesaragutta 

Weekend Picnic With Family

Name: Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple,
Deities: Lord Shiva, Hanuman
Location: Keesaragutta, RangaReddy district, Hyderabad

Distance from Old Bowenpally (Secunderabad): 35-40 kms

Route:Old Bowenpally, Diary Farm Road, Alwal, Bolarum, Hakimpet, Thummukunta, Anthaipally, Thimmaipalli, Keesar

 

 

It was time to unwind after the hectic trip to Pochera & Kuntala waterfalls, the decision to go on a picnic was taken well into the day on Sunday(19th Aug) as we all got up late.

 

Once the decision was made, there was a quick dash to the market to get the required items and packing of required materials for cooking and we hit the road around 12 noon towards the destination.

We zeroed in on a place just before couple of kilometers from the temple where there is a source of water in the form of borewell and ample space to park the vehicles and do the cooking.

The cooking arrangements were made smoothly and soon everyone around felt the smell of Biryani cooking in the area and were waiting eagerly to have a go.

Soon the items were in place and were inspected one final time by the team before everyone settled for group biryani feast.

 After the meals and resting for a while it was time for the group photograph as a keep sake.

Now it was time to pay respects to the lord and we headed for the temple and had a darshan.

Once out of the mail temple we explored the surrounding areas particularly the rocky terrain

We also had a darshan of the huge Lord Hanuman Statue in front of the temple.

Finally after having thoroughly enjoyed the picnic cum devotional trip we hit the road back home in the evening around 6pm and stopped by for a cup of Irani Chai as well.

 Overall the back to back trips on this weekend was an experience in itself.

Kuntala & Pochera Waterfalls

Day long trip to the highest waterfall in AP

Name: Kuntala & Pochera Waterfalls
Location: Nirmal City, Adilabad
Distance from Old Bowenpally (Secunderabad): 255 kms
Route: NH7

It was a cool & wet early morning on Saturday , 19th August, 6 families (around 22 members) gathered at the basement of our apartment to embark on a day long journey to witness the two beautiful waterfalls near Nirmal City. The mini bus carrying us took off at around 5 am.

With the outside weather becoming cool with slight drizzle everyone dozed off before seeing the day light well into 3 hours of journey. Journey on the NH7 was smooth and we stopped by on the road side for a while to enjoy the nature and morning sunshine.

After admiring the nature for a while we took off again now that everyone was up and awake it was time for the real fun to begin with lots of antakshari's and making fun around until everyone realized that they need refueling ( silly !!its breakfast) and we stopped around 150 kms into the journey at a roadside eatery  to enjoy hot poori's and idlies and top it up with hot coffee & tea.

On the way to the waterfalls we spent few hours at two temples the first stop was at the  Narasimha Swamy Temple at Kalwa, Dilwarpur

The second stop was at Mata Annapurna Kadile PapaHareshwara Swami Temple at Kadili, Dilwarpur

After paying obience to the dieties at the above two temples we had lunch at the temple's annadanam section and after donating money to the scheme started of on our final leg of the journey to the first waterfall at Pochera, finally we areached the Pochera waterfalls at around 2 in the afternoon 

Pochera Waterfalls

Situated interiorly amidst dense forests this waterfall offers an exhilarated experience to the visitor,
The water that flows in separate and narrow streams unite and with gushing speed fall from a height of 20mts. The water thus collects on a platform of hill resembling a small lake. The water then slides down. 

After spending a good 2 hours we started off to the final destination waterfall at Kuntala.

Kuntala Waterfall is the highest waterfall of Andhra pradesh.River Kanda flowing through the dense forests; at this point comes gushing and falls from a height of 45metres.he air is covered with a white cloud of mist.

After having thoroughly enjoyed at the waterfall finally we started off on homeward journey later in the evening and stopped by on the way to have hot tea and coffee before dozing off only to get up at our destination late in the night.


It was an exciting and fun-filled day with 100% enjoyment for the kids and adults alike.