Ananthagiri Hills is located in Vikarabad district,[1] Telangana, India.[2][3][4] The water flows from these hills to Osman Sagar, also known as Gandipet lake, and Himayathsagar.
| Ananthagiri Hills | |
|---|---|
 View from Ananthagiri Hills | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 17°18′43″N 77°51′47″E / 17.312°N 77.863°E |
| Naming | |
Language of name | Sanskrit |
| Geography | |
| Location | Telangana, India |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hyderabad |
It is one of the dense forests in Telangana. Flowers at Ananthagiri Hills, in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India, include teak (Tectona grandis). Ananthagiri Temple is located in this forested area. It is the birthplace of Musi river, also called as Muchkunda River, which flows through Hyderabad, 5 km from Vikarabad.[5]
It is one of the earliest habitat areas. Ancient caves, medieval fort structures and temple shows the antiquity of this area.
Musi River
editThe Musi River, originates in Ananthagiri Hills 90 kilometers to the west of Hyderabad and flowed due east for almost all of its course. It joins the Krishna River at Wadapally in Nalgonda district after covering a total distance of about 240 km.[6]
Landmarks
editAnantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple
editThis temple is located in Ananthagiri hills, about 75 kilometers from Hyderabad. Lord Vishnu is in the form of Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy and Ananthagiri is named after him. There is also a hotel near this temple which is operated by the Telangana Government.[7]
Nagasamudram Lake
editHiking trails
editThere are two trekking trails in the forests, one that begins from the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple and another that begins about 0.5 kilometres from the temple, towards Kerelli.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "Ananthagiri Hills Resort". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Ananthagiri Hills to be developed into resort". The Hindu. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ "Plan to develop Ananthagiri Hills into tourist resort". The Hindu. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Bauxite deals smack of graft: Naidu
- ↑ Kai Wiechmann (26 March 2026). "Teak Gartenmöbel" (in German).
- 1 2 "Ananthagiri Hills". Tourism destinations in AP. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2012. [unreliable source?]
- ↑ Ananthagiri, Hills. "Hyderabad's favourite weekend escapade". Telangana Today. Leka. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ Ministry of Tourism, Government of India (26 March 2026). "Kotepally Reservoir".
- ↑ Irrigation Department, Government of Telangana (26 March 2026). "Kotipally Vagu" (PDF).