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How far
: 80 km from
Hyderabad and 6 km from Aler (between Hyderabad and
Warangal)
How to go
: By bus or
by train upto Aler and tongas or rickshaws from
there.
Where to
stay : At Hyderabad
What to see
: Jain
Mandir, Sri Veeranarayana Temple, Someswara temple and Kolanupaka
site Museum
Located between Hyderabad and Warangal,
Kolanupaka is famous for the 2000 year old Jain Mahavir Mandir, with
its 1.5 meters high image of Mahavira. Besides the Jain temple,
other temples at Kolanupaka are the Shree Veeranarayan temple, and
the Shree Someshwara temple.
Kolanupaka was the second capital of the Kalyani
Chalukyas during the 11th Century AD. During this period the village
was the center of the Jains as well as the Saivites. According to
literary evidece, it is the birth place of 'Renukacharya', the great
'Veera Saiva' saint, believed to be born from the 'Svayambaghu
Linga' at this village and absorbed into it after preaching Veera
Saivam. The place lost its glory after it changed hands from
Chalukyas to Cholas and later to Kakatiyas.
