Bhadrachalam-The name derived from Bhadragiri (Mountain of Bhadra-a boon child of Meru and Menaka). As such this is knownД«hadrachalam Temple is a Lord Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple in Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri District. After securing blessing for his penance Lord Narasimha had come into existence in Five Avatharas called as Sri Jwala Narasimha, Sri Yogananda Narasimha, Sri Ugra Narasimha, Sri Gandaberunda Narasimha, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha. In Ancient days Sri Yada Maharshi son of Sri Rushyashrunga Maharshi with the Blessings of Anjaneya Swamy had performed great penance for Lord Narasimha Swamy. The main deity is Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. YadadriВ : Lord Vishnu (whose reincarnation is Lord Narasimha). Other European countries were also active in building churches and taking care of the weaker sections of the people. Educational institutions and churches grew in number in the Circars in the 18th-19th centuries when the East India Company and later the British government encouraged them. Christianity began to spread from 1701, especially among the socially disabled people. Mosques began to come up in many parts of the region during the Muslim rule. It started spreading from the 14th century onwards. In terms of influence, Islam occupies the second place. The Vugra Narasimha Swami Temple at Yadagirigutta and Thousand Pillar Temple at Warangal are among the oldest shrines in the state attracting people from different parts of the country for hundreds of years. Siva, Vishnu, Hanuman and Ganapati have been the popular Hindu Gods. The Vijayanagar rule saw the glorious days of Hinduism when the famed emperors, Krishnadeva Raya in particular, built new temples and beautified the old ones. Hinduism was revived during the time of the Chalukyas and the Kakatiyas in the 12th century. Acharaya Nagarjuna presided over the World University at Sri Parvata. It is the home of Mahayana Buddhism as revealed by the monuments of Nagarjunakonda. The major religions of the people are Hinduism and Islam, though Buddhism was the dominant religion up to the 6th century. After 1948, once Hyderabad State joined the new Republic of India, Telugu became the language of government, and as Telugu was introduced as the medium of instruction in schools and colleges, the use of Urdu among non-Muslims decreased. Before 1948, Urdu was the official language of Hyderabad State, and due to a lack of Telugu-language in educational institutions, Urdu was the language of the educated elite of Telangana. 3.2 Banjara (Lambadi) spiritual / religious personsДЄbout 76% of the population of Telangana speak Telugu, 12% speak Urdu, and 12% speak other languages.It is also known for its Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb and the capital Hyderabad is an epicenter of oriental culture making it first Heritage city of India. It is known as 'South of North and North of South'. Telangana State has long been a meeting place for diverse languages and cultures. The regions major cultural events celebrated are 'Kakatiya Festival' and Deccan Festival along with religious festivals Bonalu, Bathukamma, Dasara, Ugadi, Sankranthi, Milad un Nabi and Ramadan.

Hyderabadi cuisine and Kakatiya architecture both from Telangana, are on the list of UNESCO creative city of gastronomy and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The rulers patronage and interest for culinery, arts and culture transformed Telangana into a multi-cultural region where two different cultures coexist together, thus making Telangana the representative of the Deccan Plateau and its heritage with Warangal and Hyderabad being its epicenter. The region emerged as the foremost centre of culture in Indian subcontinent during the rule of Kakatiya, the Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi dynasties- (also known as the Nizams of Hyderabad).

The Culture of Telangana in India has a cultural history of about 5,000 years.

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