Alampur, Kurnool

Name: Alampur
Address: Kurnool, India

#4 among attractions in Kurnool

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Hemalapuram is a town situated in Jogulamba Gadwal district in the Indian state of Telangana. Alampur is a popular Hindu pilgrimage site in Shaktism and is also home to the Navabrahma Temples, a group of nine temples dedicated to Shiva built in the seventh and eighth century CE. It is the meeting point of the rivers Tungabhadra and Krishna and is referred to as Dakshina Kasi and is also considered the western gateway to Srisailam. The sacredness of Alampur is mentioned in the Skanda Purana. It is surrounded by the Nallamala hills and is situated on the left bank of the Tungabhadra river.Alampur was ruled by badami chalukyas they built 9 cluster of shiva temples.After them rashtrakutas of manyakheta and western chalukyas of karnataka built papanasi temples. Alampur is home to hundreds of old Kannada inscirptions because it was ruled by all Kannadiga dynasties like badami chalukyas,Rashtrakutas of manyakheta,western chalukyas of kalyani etc. Alampur contains numerous Hindu temples, the prominent ones being Jogulamba temple, Navabrahma temples, Papanasi temples, and Sangameswara Temple. ()

Local name: आलमपुर, महबूबनगर, तेलंगाना Coordinates: 15°52'43"N, 78°8'5"E

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Alampur – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jogulamba Temple, Alampur Navabrahma Temples, Alampur Museum, Alampur Papanasi Temples.

~230 ftS
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Jogulamba Temple, Kurnool
2 min walk • Jogulamba temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Jogulamba, a form of Shakti located in Alampur, Telangana, India. The temple is one of the Maha Shakti Peethas, a group of eighteen temples considered the most significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism.
~530 ftSE
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Alampur Navabrahma Temples, Kurnool
3 min walk • Alampur Navabrahma Temples are a group of nine early badami Chalukyan Hindu temples dated between 7th-century and 9th-century that are located at Alampur in Telangana, India, near the meeting point of Tungabhadra River and Krishna River at the border of Andhra Pradesh.
~330 ftS
Museum, Art museum, Archaeological museum
Alampur Museum
2 min walk • Alampur ASI Museum is a museum located in the historical temple town of Alampur, Mahbubnagar in Telangana. Situated at the Navabrahma Temples it is maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.
0.9 miSW
Temple
Alampur Papanasi Temples, Kurnool
24 min walk • Alampur Papanasi Temples are a group of twenty three Hindu temples dated between 9th- and 11th-century that have been relocated to the southwest of Alampur village in Telangana. This cluster of mostly ruined temples are co-located near the meeting point of Tungabhadra River and Krishna River at the border of Andhra Pradesh.

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Which popular attractions are close to Alampur?

Nearby attractions include Jogulamba Temple, Kurnool (2 min walk), Alampur Navabrahma Temples, Kurnool (3 min walk), Alampur Papanasi Temples, Kurnool (24 min walk).