Thousand Pillar Temple - Warangal, Telangana and a luxurious stay at Suprabha Hotel
Exciting tourist spots & accommodations in Warangal.
Located 140 kms from Hyderabad, lies the bustling city of Warangal in Telangana. For solo women travelers, Warangal offers not only a respite from the heat in blazing summer but also places that are less crowded and safer to visit.How to reach Warangal from Hyderabad & is it safe for women?
Book a Train or a Bus. A train from Hyderabad takes 2-3 hours and so does a bus, irrespective of what the website says. Moreover, a train is much more comfortable - it has a loo for instance! However, if you are unable to get a ticket in the peak season, then look for a TSRTC or Redbus.
Yes Warangal feels super safe for women on a solo trip/ business trip. Daytime outings are preferred than late-night ones.
To pamper yourself, make a booking through Agoda.com.
To pamper yourself, make a booking through Agoda.com.
Why?
They offer a competitive rate. A great, professional customer care service that does care about your minutest of problems, unlike their competitors.
Lastly, I did not feel like I was ripped off while booking with them! And they didn't pay me for writing this!
My personal favorite is Suprabha Hotel at Balasumdram. I had booked Oyo Suprabha but to my utter shock, what stood on the main road was far from a regular OYO hotel. It looked grand and luxurious and bright!
Everything about this hotel, from the entrance to the hallways was squeaky clean and well lit. Not to forget, the room itself was definitely a cut above the rest. The washroom for a change is not dingy, dirty and cramped. It comes with jaguar plumbing and looks very neat. The plumbing does need some handy work in the showers though. I felt like tugging at it, when it just refused to budge.
Suprabha Hotel sweeps you off your feet by offering not only a beautiful-smelling washroom that's clean and has toilet roll, but also a dental, comb, and shaving set; very handy for the unorganized solo traveler like myself.
The inhouse restaurant offers a nice range of Indian and Chinese food. If you love the spirits (who doesn't hmm) then there is a bar too. They also serve a very tasty complimentary breakfast that I didn't know about for most of the days of my stay.
After a hectic day at work, just hitch a ride in a rickety auto to the Thousand Pillar Temple, located right in the middle of the City, just 5 kms away from the Suprabha Hotel. Shouldn't cost you more than Rs 50 in 2019. Alternatively, you can also use OLA in this lovely city, if you are finicky about traveling without maps and lack a sense of direction - like me :)
Legend has it, in the pre-independence days, a Britisher came to know that the tank had gold at its bottom. To extract it, he deployed a water pump and kept pumping out the water but to his poor luck, the Money Goddess was not too impressed with him. The water levels remained the same, even after days of throwing out the water and he left, frustrated. The water level in the tank stays the same throughout the year, they say! It has never dried out.
The Kakatiya Dynasty had also dug deep tunnels connecting this Temple to Warangal Fort and the Bhadrakali Temple. The tunnels allowed safe passage for the Kings, to their places of worship at a time when the invading Mughals destroyed everything that came in front of them. The tunnels here have been destroyed. You will be able to see one near the Warangal Fort. The mouth of the tunnel used to be closed with rocks to prevent strangers and enemies from having easy access to the Fort. Years of development have taken away these tunnels and along with them these stories.
They offer a competitive rate. A great, professional customer care service that does care about your minutest of problems, unlike their competitors.
Lastly, I did not feel like I was ripped off while booking with them! And they didn't pay me for writing this!
My personal favorite is Suprabha Hotel at Balasumdram. I had booked Oyo Suprabha but to my utter shock, what stood on the main road was far from a regular OYO hotel. It looked grand and luxurious and bright!
Everything about this hotel, from the entrance to the hallways was squeaky clean and well lit. Not to forget, the room itself was definitely a cut above the rest. The washroom for a change is not dingy, dirty and cramped. It comes with jaguar plumbing and looks very neat. The plumbing does need some handy work in the showers though. I felt like tugging at it, when it just refused to budge.
Suprabha Hotel sweeps you off your feet by offering not only a beautiful-smelling washroom that's clean and has toilet roll, but also a dental, comb, and shaving set; very handy for the unorganized solo traveler like myself.
The inhouse restaurant offers a nice range of Indian and Chinese food. If you love the spirits (who doesn't hmm) then there is a bar too. They also serve a very tasty complimentary breakfast that I didn't know about for most of the days of my stay.
After a hectic day at work, just hitch a ride in a rickety auto to the Thousand Pillar Temple, located right in the middle of the City, just 5 kms away from the Suprabha Hotel. Shouldn't cost you more than Rs 50 in 2019. Alternatively, you can also use OLA in this lovely city, if you are finicky about traveling without maps and lack a sense of direction - like me :)
Ancient Architecture and Mystery of the water tank of the Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal, Telangana.
The Thousand Pillar Temple is made of massive boulders and when you waltz inside, you can enjoy the water tank that is home to the tiny turtles.Legend has it, in the pre-independence days, a Britisher came to know that the tank had gold at its bottom. To extract it, he deployed a water pump and kept pumping out the water but to his poor luck, the Money Goddess was not too impressed with him. The water levels remained the same, even after days of throwing out the water and he left, frustrated. The water level in the tank stays the same throughout the year, they say! It has never dried out.
The Kakatiya Dynasty had also dug deep tunnels connecting this Temple to Warangal Fort and the Bhadrakali Temple. The tunnels allowed safe passage for the Kings, to their places of worship at a time when the invading Mughals destroyed everything that came in front of them. The tunnels here have been destroyed. You will be able to see one near the Warangal Fort. The mouth of the tunnel used to be closed with rocks to prevent strangers and enemies from having easy access to the Fort. Years of development have taken away these tunnels and along with them these stories.
Do visit The Warangal Fort too
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