Top 10 Famous Temples to Visit in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, the Pearl City, offers an array of attractive spots ranging from lush gardens, heritage monuments, beautiful parks, clear lakes, museums, resorts and several shopping areas with delectable cuisine. Hyderabad, being the capital city of Telengana state, has a panorama of 400 years of colourful past, with plenty of ancient temples. Here are the top 10 famous hindu temples to visit in hyderabad:

Birla Mandir

Birla Mandir has been a famous landmark and the temple is erected on a hillock named Kala Pahad. It was constructed by Birla and devoted to Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati temple. The right amalgamation of North and South Indian temple architecture makes it more attractive. With the Rajasthan white marble; 42 ft brass flagstaff; intricately carved Indian epics; 11 ft granite Lord Venkateswara statue; and panoramic view of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the Birla Mandir is legendary.

Chilkur Balaji Temple

The Chilkur Balaji temple has a half a millennium glorious past and serves as a replica of Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, with a Swayambu statue of Lord Balaji with Sridevi and Boomadevi. Neither has it a Hundi nor any privileges for VIPs. However, the Balaji temple is now commonly called Visa Balaji, as it has been invaded by 1000s of US visa aspirants and they get it approved, followed by 108 pradakshina around the temple. Every week the temple has 75,000 – 1,00,000 devotees praying for their Visa.

Jagannath Temple

The Puri Jagannath temple was built under the initiation of Odia community, in the year 2009. With the 70 feet Shikhara, this modern, breathtaking temple is located very near to Banjara Hills. The red tint of the temple is created because of the sandstone, which was carried from Orissa. It has the shrines for Lakshmi, Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesh and Navagrahas. The main sanctum includes Lord Jagannath and his siblings Devi Subadra and Lord Balabhadra.

Sanghi Temple

The Sanghi Temple on Paramananda Giri hill, which is 35 km away from Hyderabad, explicitly symbolizes the Chola-Chalukya architectural style and includes all the important Hindu God sanctums. However, the presiding deity is Lord Venkateswara with goddess Padmavathi. The serene atmosphere spreads divinity and makes the temple more auspicious.

Keesaragutta Temple

The primary deity of Keesaragutta temple is Sivadurga and the temple drives in a massive crowd during the Shivratri festival. This shrine in the Keesaragutta in Hyderabad’s Rangareddy district is believed to be raised during the Ramayana period and that is why the hill has one of the names of Lord Hanuman, Kesarinandhan.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Sri RanganathaSwamy temple in Jiyaguda spells the 400 years of glorious history and it is dedicated to Lord Vishnu with Goddess Lakshmi, who is named as Ranganayaki in this temple. The reclining pose statue of Lord Vishnu is celebrated by the devotees and the celebrations of Vaikunta Ekadesi are popular.

Yellamma Temple

Balkampet Yellamma temple is one among the ancient and the most revered Hindu temples of Hyderabad. It was constructed in the 15^th century and now it is known for animal sacrifice, celestial wedding ceremony and the idol of Yellamma (incarnation of Goddess Durga), which is 10 ft below the ground level. It is believed that the water around the idol treats all ailments.