Siddipet is a district in northern Telangana with its headquarters at Siddipet town, which the official district website places 103 km from Hyderabad. The district was carved out of the erstwhile Medak district, with some parts of Karimnagar and Warangal districts added. Medak was split into Sangareddy, Medak and Siddipet districts under the Telangana government order of 11 October 2016. Siddipet shares boundaries with Karimnagar, Sircilla, Medak, Medchal, Hanamkonda, Yadadri, Kamareddy and Jangaon districts, and has three revenue divisions.
The district website notes that Siddipet town has temples, mosques and churches, as well as historical monuments such as the Lal Kaman and the Burj. Yerra Cheruvu and Komati Cheruvu, two tanks linked to the Manjira river system, are in the area. The district is best known among pilgrims for the Saraswati temple at Wargal and the Mallanna temple at Komuravelli.
Places to visit in Siddipet district
Sri Vidya Saraswathi Shaneeshwara Temples, Wargal
The Saraswati temple on a hillock at Wargal village is described by the district website as the most famous Saraswati temple in Telangana after Basara. Many families bring their children here for Aksharabhyasam, the ceremony held before a child starts school. Sri Yamavaram Chandrashekhara Sharma built the temple; its foundation stone was laid in 1989, and it is now maintained by the Kanchi Mutt. The complex also has shrines to Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi, Lord Shanishwara and Lord Shiva, a Veda Paathashaala, and two old Vaishnava temples said to date from Kakatiya times. Free meals (Nitya Annadanam) are served to devotees.
Komuravelli Mallanna Temple
The Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Devasthanam (Komuravelli Mallanna temple) is on a hill in Komuravelli village and appears on the district’s official list of places of interest. As our temple guide explains, the deity Mallanna (Mallikarjuna Swamy) is a form of Lord Shiva, and Maharashtrian devotees know him as Khandoba. There is no written text of Mallanna’s story; it is passed on through Oggu Katha, a sung folk narrative, which tells of his marriage to the goddess Medalamma.
Komati Cheruvu (Mini Tank Bund), Siddipet
Komati Cheruvu is in Siddipet town. The district’s tourism list calls it the “Mini Tank Bund”, and because it is in town, it is easy to visit while you are in Siddipet.
Sri Kondapochamma Temple, Markook
The Sri Kondapochamma Temple at Markook is on the district’s official list of places of interest and on Telangana Tourism’s Siddipet page. Neither source gives more detail about the temple yet.
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Nacharam
The Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Nacharam is also on the official list, though the district website gives no further detail about it.
Temples in Siddipet town
The official list names several temples in and around Siddipet town: the Koti Lingeswara Swamy Temple, the Sri Renuka Ellamma Temple, the Nagadevatha Temple and the Swayambu Shambu Lingeswara Swamy Temple. These are close together, so you can visit them along with Komati Cheruvu in one day.
Reservoirs and lakes
The district’s list also includes several water bodies:
- Ranganayaka Sagar Reservoir, Chinnakodur
- Shanigaram Reservoir, Shanigaram
- Lakudaram Lake, Lakudaram
Sri Saraswathi Kshetramu, Ananthasagar
The Sri Saraswathi Kshetramu Main Temple at Ananthasagar is a second Saraswati shrine on the district’s list. Families looking for Saraswati temples in the region may want to visit it along with Wargal.
Getting there
- By road: TSRTC runs frequent buses to Siddipet from Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Sangareddy, Jagtial, Medak, Kamareddy and Vemulawada.
- By air: Siddipet has no airport. The nearest is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, which the district website puts at around 148 km from Siddipet by car.
- Komuravelli: our temple guide lists Jangaon as a nearby railway station for Komuravelli.
Plan your visit
- At Wargal, Vasantha Panchami (January/February) is the busiest day of the year. The district website reports around 25,000-30,000 devotees, darshan taking two to three hours and Aksharabhyasam at least an hour more. If you can, choose another day for a quieter visit.
- Wargal also celebrates the Navaratri Mahotsavams and Shani Trayodasi on a large scale. Moola Nakshatram, the birth star of Goddess Saraswati, is considered the most auspicious day for worship there.
- At Komuravelli, our guide lists the annual Brahmotsavams during Sankranthi, Shivarathri, Karthika Masam and Ugadi as the main festival times.
- Temple timings are not confirmed on official websites and can change. Check them with the temple office before you travel.
Source: Siddipet District official website (places of interest, about district, history and how-to-reach pages).
