WARANGAL - SURYANARAYANA AALAYAM

As it tasted the fury of invaders and ravages of ruthless weather, its glory is not discernable to the commoners' eye, but yields to the art-critics, whose microscopic eyes see, which the sculptors too not imagined. There is enough for layman to raise his hands at the sight of exceptional conception, fine sculpture and excellent polish and finish striking his eye. Among the plus points of the ruined beauties greeting the visitors, mention must be made of the carvings of Navagrahas on the ceiling of a big size mandap lying between the Vishnu and Surya mandirs. Some of the pillars are beautified with the carvings of creepers and flowers that give an illusion of realities. Sculptural flowers they are, and hence no fragrance and, there lies the difference. The garbha griha though built grandly does not contain the Mula Vigrahas.

This lies in Hanumakonda - one of the two twin cities called Hanumakonda and Warangal and the former was regarded in the legends as Siddhadri and the latter as Eakasilapuram or Oarugal.

It is a junction of the Hyderabad-Vijayawada broad gauge line, having all facilities.

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