Raichur Fort                                                                                                                                                   


About Place:

The Raichur Fort is the most popular attraction of Raichur city. The fort was built by the Kakatiya rulers in 1294 AD. It is surrounded by double rows of massive low circuit walls on its three sides and is built on an 88 m high hill. Its inner wall is constructed by huge blocks of stones that are attached together without any cementing material. However, the main attraction of this fort is a large stone slab having a length of 41 ft. This slab carries records in Telugu along with a scene where huge slabs are hauled up a hill with the help of buffalo driven carts. Other outer fortifications of this structure include five massive gateways namely the western Mecca Darwaza, the northern Naurangi Darwaza, the eastern Kati Darwaza, and the southern Khandak Darwaza. Its fifth...More »The Raichur Fort is the most popular attraction of Raichur city. The fort was built by the Kakatiya rulers in 1294 AD. It is surrounded by double rows of massive low circuit walls on its three sides and is built on an 88 m high hill. Its inner wall is constructed by huge blocks of stones that are attached together without any cementing material.
 



However, the main attraction of this fort is a large stone slab having a length of 41 ft. This slab carries records in Telugu along with a scene where huge slabs are hauled up a hill with the help of buffalo driven carts.
 






Other outer fortifications of this structure include five massive gateways namely the western Mecca Darwaza, the northern Naurangi Darwaza, the eastern Kati Darwaza, and the southern Khandak Darwaza. Its fifth gateway lies in its south-east direction and is known as the Doddi Darwaza. Its inner walls also have two gateways known as the Sailani Darwaza, situated in its western direction and the Sikandari Darwaza situated in its east.

This fort is also popular for its stone inscriptions in Persian and Arabic. These inscriptions are said to belong to Ali Burj. In the premises of this fort, several tanks and ruins of ancient temples are also seen.





Country
    

State Karnataka
Region Bayaluseeme
District Raichur district
Government
• MLA Dr. Shivraj Patil
Elevation 407 m (1,335 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total 2,32,456
Languages
• Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 584101
Telephone code 91 8532
Vehicle registration KA-36
Website raichur.nic.in




Climate data for Raichur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.9 34.8 37.2 39.5 39.2 34 31.8 31 31.1 32 30 30 33.54
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Average low °C (°F) 18.5 19.7 23.6 25.5 27.5 23.5 22.8 23 22.7 22.8 18.7 17 22.11
-65.3 -67.5 -74.5 -77.9 -81.5 -74.3 -73 -73.4 -72.9 -73 -65.7 -62.6 -71.8
Rainfall mm (inches) 3.6 2.1 12 7 18.2 41.1 61.1 102.5 78 65.6 36.2 9.5 436.9
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Yadgir Mailapur Mallayya

 

        ಮೈಲಾರಲಿಂಗ ಮೈಲಾಪುರ 

       ಏಳು ಕೋಟಿ ಏಳು ಕೋಟಿಗೆ 




 

  
 
 

About Place : 

Mailapur is a small Village/hamlet in Yadgir Taluk in Yadgir District of Karnataka State, India. It comes under Mallapur Panchayath. It is located 1 KM towards East from District head quarters Yadgir.
 

Route Map :

There are frequent bus services from Yadgir, Gulbarga, Raichur in Karnataka and from Narayanpet, Hyderabad  in Andhra Pradesh.

 

Bus Routes:

 
Yadgir------>Mailapur is about 16km (app 30min)
 
Gulbarga--->Mailapur is about 100km (app 2hr 40)
 
Raichur--->Mailapur is about 100km (app 2hr 15min)
 
Wadi--->Mailapur is about 59km (app 1hr 10min)
 
Wadi--->Mailapur is about 65km (app 1hr)
 
Narayanpet--->Mailapur is about 66km (app 1hr 15min)


Nearest Railway :


The nearest railway station is Yadgir, 16 km away from Temple and it is about 30 min drive by bus or auto. This station is on the Raichur- Wadi railway route. 
 

Temple Timings :


Everyday temple will be open from morning 6 am- 12 pm and again from evening 4 pm-8 pm. *On special days time may varies. 

 
Note: There will be rush of Pilgrims on Sunday and on special occasions like the festival is celebrated in Makara Sankratri.


Accommodation :

There is no accommodation facility available near the Temple since yadgir is the nearest place where you can get according to your budget.

Manthralaya Shri Raghavendra Swami


ಪೂಜ್ಯಾಯ  ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರಾಯ ಸತ್ಯ ಧರ್ಮ ರತಾಯಚ ।

ಭಜತಾಂ ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷಾಯ ನಮತಾಂ ಕಾಮಧೇನವೇ ।

About Place :


Mantralaya(ಮಂತ್ರಾಲಯ) it lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra river on the border with neighbouring Karnataka state. It is also called as Manchale. This town is noted for the holy presence of the Vrindavana of Guru Raghavendra Swami, a Madhwa saint and follower of Sri Madhwacharya more about please click on the  link Shri Ragavendravendra Swami.

Route Map :

There are frequent bus services from Raichur and Bellary in Karnataka and from Adoni, Yemmiganur, Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.

 

Bus Routes : 

Bus Route

  • Bangalore------>Manthralaya is about 420km
  • Raichur----->Manthralaya is about 40 km 
  • Bellary------> Manthralaya is about 120km
  • Hyderabad----->Manthralaya is about 250km
  • Kurnool------>Manthralaya is about 100km
  • Adoni-----> Manthralaya is about 53km
  • Yemmiganur------->Manthralaya is about 24km.

 

Nearest Railway Station :

The nearest railway station is Mantralaya Road, 16 km away from Temple and it is about 30 min drive by bus or auto. This station is on the Guntakal - Raichur railway route. 

Temple Timings :

Everyday temple will be open from morning 6 am- 1 pm and again from evening 4 pm-9 pm. On special days time may varies. 

Note: There will be rush of Pilgrims on Thursday/week ends and on special occasions like Rayara Aaradhane.

 

AccommodationYou can book rooms through online, offline and Contacts so for that Request please click on following links

  • Raghavendra Swamy Matha  
  • Sree Niketanam Lodge
  • Sri Upendra Theertha Nilaya - +91 8512 280071 (Advance booking can be made by contacting them directly)   
  • Haritha-Punnami Mantralayam (APTDC) - +91 8512 279463 
  • Karnataka State Choultry - +91 8512 279448
  • Guru International 08512 - 279456
What Temples Around Manthralaya can see ? : We can see Panchamukhi Aaanjaneya Swamy (Hanuman)  which is about 23km from the temple and on the way Raichur road.