Birla Mandir on the Naubath Pahad is a magnificent Hindu temple of Lord Venkateshwara, entirely built in white marble located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India The Birla Foundation has constructed several similar temples in India, all of which are known as Birla Mandir. The temple manifests a blend of South Indian, Rajasthani and Utkala temple architectures. In its entirety, it is made of 2000 tons

of pure Rajasthani white marble. The granite of the presiding deity is about 11 ft (3.4 m). tall and a carved lotus forms an umbrella on the roof. The consorts of Lord Venkateswara, Padmavati and Andal are housed in separate shrines. There is a brass flagstaff in the temple premises which rises to a height of 42 ft (13 m).

The Ramoji Film City is located about 35 kilometers from the Hyderabad city. A tour to the Ramoji Film Studio will tell you why it is acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the largest film studios in the world. The studio lives upto its name of a "city" as it is spread over a vast area of around 2500 acres. You feel as f you have i entered a new city all together

with hills, gardens, lakes, and at the same time flanked with spotless modern buildings. The Ramoji Film City doubles both as a tourist attraction and major film-making facility. It is India's answer to the Universal Studios in Hollywood, in every aspect. It is a place where realism obtains all the traits of enchantment and inconceivable. Today, it is the filmmakers' first choice as it is a single-window, press-button facility that opens up an unlimited arena of creativity for every major and minor aspect of film production. As some famous directors and producers put it, "The Film City has all facilities at one place with latest technology and advanced equipment."

Golkonda is one of the famous forts of India. Founded originally by the Kakatiyas in the 13th Centurary, the existing structure was expanded by the Qutub Shahi Kings into a massive granite structure with walls and ramparts extending some 7 Km in circumference. The Kohinoor Diamond, the Hope diamond and

the Diamond are said to have come from here. The fort is famous for its acoustics and ingenious water supply. The glorious past of Golkonda Fort is narrated effectively with matchless sound and light effects. A unique Sound & Light Show, takes you right back in time, when Golkonda was full of life, glory and grandeur.

About 45 kms east of the city, en route to Vijaywada is this small village famous for its beautiful Ikat fabric and Pochampally Sarees now being sold all over the World. The weaving of Ikat furnishing is now done in the entire Nalgonda district and involves nearly 18,000 looms. The term Ikat stems from the Malay - Indonesian expression 'Mangikat'

meaning to bind, knot or wind around. In principle, Ikat or resist dyeing, involves the sequence of tying or wrapping and dyeing sections of bundled yarn to a predetermined color scheme prior to weaving. Gorgeous Pochampally silks woven in the Ikat patterns are in great demand worldwide, as incomparable fabrics, the prized handlooms of India.

Warangal, once the capital of the Kakatiya Kingdom, is the fifth largest city of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal's History, with beautiful lakes, fine temples, rich fauna & flora has contributed to its importance as a Tourist Centre. The ancient name of Warangal was known to be Oruguallu or Omtikonda on account of huge boulder like hillock situated near the swayambhu Siva Temple and

 is also called "EKASILANAGARAM". In course of time, it was called as "Orugallu", and finally known as Warangal. The Capital of Kakatiyas is just 150 KM from Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is basically consists of an agricultural community, cultivating rice, red chilies, cotton and tobacco. Warangal is renowned for its granite quarries, exported to many other states.

Nagarjuna Sagar is a small town in Hyderabad layered in antiquity and was known as Vijayapuri or the City of Victory in ancient times. The town is a prominent Buddhist site and derives its name from the Buddhist saint, Acharya Nagarjuna. The city was ruled by the Satavahanas, before it became the capital of Ikshvaku rulers in 3rd century BC Situated between the cities of Guntur and

Hyderabad Nagarjunasagar is famous for its massive irrigation project on River Krishna which was completed in 1969. One of the earliest hydro-electric projects in India; Nagarjunasagar Dam is 124 m high and a kilometer long, making it the tallest masonry dam in the world. At present, the Nagarjunasagar area has three settlements, Vijayapuri or V .P South, Pylon and Hill Colony. Places covered, Nagarjunasagar Dam, Nagarjunakonda Museum, Right canal, and Ethipothal Waterfalls.