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Dharmapuri, Telangana

Coordinates: 18°56′51″N 79°05′38″E / 18.9475°N 79.094°E / 18.9475; 79.094
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History:

Dharmapuri is a temple town of lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple.This Temple dates back to an era before 850-928 BC.located in Dharmapuri town in Jagtial Dist(Newly carved out of Karimnagar).The town is also known as the "Dakshina Kasi" on the banks of River Godavari which has backwaters of Yellampalli Project. This town as named after Dharma varma.Dharmapuri has one of the largest settlement of Vedic Brahmins in Telangana. There is a Sanskrit College and even till date there have been some traditional families practising Vedic Hymns and some of the family even have old Talapatra scriptures. There are several small temples virtually in every corner of the street of the town.There is one rare temple of the God Dattatreya [son of Lord Brahma] which is very rare.

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Temple Timings: Morning : 5AM - 2PM Evening : 4PM - 8PM

Entry Fee: No Entry Fee

How to reach: Buses ply from Major towns such as Hyderabad,Karimnagar,Nagpur,Bhiwandi,Jagtial,Vemulavada and Mancherial etc.

Nearest Railway station: Mancherial on Kazipet to Balharshah section in South central zone.

Nearest Airport: Hyderabad -Shamshabad

Where to stay: There are Temple satrams and private hotels

Distances from:

Hyderabad -250Kms

Karimnagar - 70kms approx

Jagityal - 30kms

Mancherial - 42kms

Contact +918724-273227 Address: Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Devasthanam, Dharmapuri Jagtial, Telangana, India 505425

Website http://www.dharmapurinarasimhaswamy.org/


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Dharmapuri
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mandal
Dharmapuri is located in Telangana
Dharmapuri
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Location in Telangana, India
Dharmapuri is located in India
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Dharmapuri (India)
Coordinates: 18°56′51″N 79°05′38″E / 18.9475°N 79.094°E / 18.9475; 79.094
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictJagtial
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
505 425
Vehicle registrationTS
Nearest cityJagtial
Websitetelangana.gov.in

Dharmapuri is a town and mandal headquarters in Jagtial district of Telangana, India.[1] it has a huge history of temple Sri laxmi Narasimha Swamy.The temple will be more with devotees in the months of March and may (-edited by MANIKRISHNA SANGANABATLA)

Geography

Dharmapuri is situated at a distance of about 28–30 km from Jagityal town and 42 km from Mancherial railway station on the KazipetBalharshah section of the South Central Railway on the Bank of River Godavari. This river flows West to East except in Dharmapuri where it flows North to South hence the river is termed as Dakshina Vahini (South Flowing).

References

  1. ^ "District Administration – Formation/Reorganization of District, Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Jagitial District – Final Notification - Orders – Issued" (PDF). Jagtial District. Retrieved 25 July 2017.