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Sightseeing Highlights:
The highlights of the city are the historical ruins of a royal fort from the 15th century, which has several Persian and Arabic inscriptions.
Other attractions are the Kondareddy Burz, which was a part of Kurnool fort and was used as a prison.
One can also visit the early-17th century tomb of Abdul Wahab on the banks of River Handri and the palace ruins of Gopal Raju, the last Hindu rulers of Kurnool. Temples of significance are Nagareswarasawami, Peta Anjaneyaswami, Venugoplaswami, Iswaraswami, Saibaba and Birla Mandir or Stayanarayaswami.
Other Activities:
The most well known event of the city is the car festival of Sri Anjaneyaswami, which is celebrated for eight days during November-December.
The place is also close to many other tourist attractions such Alampur, Srisailam, Matralayam, Mahanandi, Yaganti, and Ahobilam.
Kurnool
is situated on the southern banks of the Tungabhadra and Handri rivers,
in the west-central part of the state. It is the main town in the
district of the same name. According to legends, the Odderas, in the
11th century, carted stones for construction of the temple at Alampur
and made a stop at the present town of Kurnool
before crossing River Tungabhadra. As the locals here supplied oil for
greasing the carts, they called the place Kandenavolu or Town of Grease, which over time became Kurnool.
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