Rock formations await visitors

Chowdamma Gutta, located 50 km away from Hyderabad, has varied rock formations that make people fall in love with it in an instant

March 25, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:50 am IST - YERDANUR (MEDAK DIST):

MEDAK, Telangana,23/03/2016: Here is a beautiful spot located about 50 kliometres away from Hyderabad and 15 kilometres from the district headquarters.Chowdamma Gutta is famous for yearly once jatara that would be held in the month of January for one day. Adjacent to this are Demuni Gutta, Siddeswaruni Gutta, Venkateswaraswamy Gutta and Teegalnar Gutta. All these are located within the vicinity of two to three kilometres.On arriving at Chowdamma Gutta, the left side welcomes Sunnam Gutta, about 5o feet height rocky formation in symmetric manner.  Steps with steep height allow the visitor to reach the top of the hill. However, it will be a little bit difficult to climb the steps.On the left side one can find the main temple Chowdamma in a cave like place. There was a passage through the cave through which used to give scope to come down. However, it was full of dust and waste material like bottles and coconut shells making it difficult to move as it was not in sue for several years. But  at the same time, one can reach the top of the hill through the open space between different rocks, with a little bit difficulty. In the middle of the top, the locals erected a pandal like structure few decades ago with rocky pillars on which yellow and black colour paintings were made giving it an impressive look. On the right side to the pandal, there is a small Shiva temple.“This beautifully looking rocky formation is there for several centuries and we do not know since how long they are here. Being in the close proximity to the Capital, this can become a beautiful visiting spot provided the government extends support some organized tours for students,” said V. Sambashiva , a resident of Yerdanur. On the day of Jatara few thousand people from surrounding villages arrive here to offer prayers in Medak. ----PHOTO: Mohd Arif

MEDAK, Telangana,23/03/2016: Here is a beautiful spot located about 50 kliometres away from Hyderabad and 15 kilometres from the district headquarters.Chowdamma Gutta is famous for yearly once jatara that would be held in the month of January for one day. Adjacent to this are Demuni Gutta, Siddeswaruni Gutta, Venkateswaraswamy Gutta and Teegalnar Gutta. All these are located within the vicinity of two to three kilometres.On arriving at Chowdamma Gutta, the left side welcomes Sunnam Gutta, about 5o feet height rocky formation in symmetric manner. Steps with steep height allow the visitor to reach the top of the hill. However, it will be a little bit difficult to climb the steps.On the left side one can find the main temple Chowdamma in a cave like place. There was a passage through the cave through which used to give scope to come down. However, it was full of dust and waste material like bottles and coconut shells making it difficult to move as it was not in sue for several years. But at the same time, one can reach the top of the hill through the open space between different rocks, with a little bit difficulty. In the middle of the top, the locals erected a pandal like structure few decades ago with rocky pillars on which yellow and black colour paintings were made giving it an impressive look. On the right side to the pandal, there is a small Shiva temple.“This beautifully looking rocky formation is there for several centuries and we do not know since how long they are here. Being in the close proximity to the Capital, this can become a beautiful visiting spot provided the government extends support some organized tours for students,” said V. Sambashiva , a resident of Yerdanur. On the day of Jatara few thousand people from surrounding villages arrive here to offer prayers in Medak. ----PHOTO: Mohd Arif

Your search for beautiful locales to get away from busy city life ends here. Chowdamma Gutta, located 50 km away from Hyderabad, has varied rock formations that make people fall in love with it in an instant.

Chowdamma Gutta is a place where an annual jatara is held in January. Besides, the area is dotted with other hills – Demuni Gutta, Siddeswaruni Gutta, Venkateswaraswamy Gutta and Teegalnar Gutta. On arriving at Chowdamma Gutta, what grabs your attention is Sunnam Gutta, a 50-feet rock formation in a symmetric manner. It has a steep stairway, but climbing it might prove difficult for visitors. There is Chowdamma temple in the vicinity that is more like a cave which has a passage that allows visitors to enter the exit the temple. But the passage to the temple is littered with plastic bottles and coconut shells as it has not been maintained well by the district administration for several years.

Visitors need not take the passage as there are other ways to reach the hilltop.

On the hill, locals have erected a pandal-like structure using rocks that gives the hillock a unique look. There is a Siva temple adjacent to the pandal.

“The beautiful rock formations are there for several centuries and we do not know about it as they are not publicised much. Being in close proximity to the capital, this place can become a tourist spot provided the government extends support in maintaining the place and also organise tours for students,” said V. Sambashiva, a resident of Yerdanur.

On the day of Jatara, thousands of people from surrounding villages arrive here to offer prayers.

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