Nature Tourism in Adilabad District Nature Tourism in Adilabad District in Telangana covers with the Kuntala Waterfalls, Pochera Watrefalls, and Kaddam Water Project. The waterfall at Kuntala village is 60 kilometers away from the Adilabad headquarters. The other famous waterfall, at Pochara is situated at a distance of 53km from the Adilabad headquarters. Pilgrimage Tourism in Adilabad District One of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the Adilabad district is the Sri Gyana Saraswathi Temple at Basara. The Basar Saraswati Temple is located 150 kms from the main district on the banks of the Godavari River. It is the only temple in South India dedicated to the Goddess of learning. Legend has it that after the Great War or the Mahabharata, sage Ved Vyas embarked on a journey in his quest for peace. He reached the serene Kumaranchala hills on the banks of Godavari river and meditated and propitiated the Goddess who eventually appeared before him and granted her presence in the form of the divine trinity. The Goddess ordered the sage to place three handful of sand at three places everyday. Miraculously these sand dunes transformed into the idols of the divine trinity i.e., Goddess Saraswati, Goddess Lakshmi, and Goddess Kali. These are the presiding deities of Basar today. Despite the presence of the trinity, the temple is dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. The temple is a popular place of worship. Children are brought here for the ceremony of Akshara puja to start their education with the blessings of the Goddess of Knowledge. During the Mahashivratri festival, thousands of devotees bathe in the Godavari and seek the blessings of the Goddess. Other places of interest around Basar are the Vedavathi Sila and the Ashtateerth. Leisure Tourism in Adilabad District The Kaddam Project is an existing major project across Kaddam river, a tributary of Godavari near Peddur village, Kaddam mandal in Adilabad District of Telangana. The project is envisaged to irrigate an ayacut of 68,000 acres. The land under irrigation here is intended primarily for the purposes of production of the kharif crop. The Kaddam Project has been integrated with Sriramasagar Project. The reservoir is being supplemented through the Sriramasagar Project and the Saraswathi Canal to stabilize the localized ayacut. Kaddam Project has three Distributory Committees and 26 Water User. It is a beautiful site often visited by those who visit the district. |