Vijayawada Vijayawada or the "City of Victory" as it literally translates is called so as it was here or so it is believed that Arjuna, the Pandava Prince was rewarded for his penance, which he did on Indrakiladri Hill. Today, with excellent communications, perhaps the best in the South where railways are concerned, Vijayawada is looking forward to an exciting future. A predominantly business city of the Coastal Andhra, Vijayawada on the banks of the holy river Krishna attracts many piligrims as well for its temple dedicated to Durga.

The city is also a base for visiting the Buddhist excavations at Amaravati, which is less than 70 kms, away. Also accessible from Vijayawada are the towns of Kuchipudi, Mangalagiri and Kondapalli which are famous for dance, temples and handicrafts respectively. So altogether Vijayawada presents a colorful and varied picture and can be termed as a business cum pilgrim cum tourist center.

Warangal Warangal was the ancient capital of the Kakatiya rulers. It was here that the fort was constructed by King Ganapathi in 1199 A.D and completed by Rudramadevi in the year 1261. The thousand pillared temple with its star shaped shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Surya, the famous Ramappa temple & lake, the Pakhal lake are worth visiting. It is also known for the Thousand Pillar Temple. A fine specimen of Kakatiya architecture and sculpture, the Thousand Pillar temple as the name implies has many pillars, all efficiently carved. The temple is built in Chalukyan Style. The Nandi here has a beautiful finishing.