Guntakal

Places to visit

• Nettikanti Anjaneya Swamy temple : Nettikanti Anjaneya Swamy Temple is located in the Kasapuram village in Guntakal Mandal. The word Nettikanti means one-eyed, the figure of the Lord was made in a manner that only his left eye is visible, and the Lord watches his devotees with his right eye. It is also believed that the Lord would diminish the problems and sufferings if a person would sincerely pray to him with TrikaranaSuddhi and if such people sleep around the Temple campus the Lord would listen to their prayers and also suggests the necessary remedy to their problems.
• RavadurgGooty Fort : RavadurgGooty Fort is a damaged fort situated on the hills of Gooty town near Guntakal. The fort is also known as Gooty Fort, the word Gooty was borrowed from the town’s old name Gowthampuri. There are ruined inscriptions found in the fort which describe that the RavadurgGooty Fort was built in the 7th Century. The Ravadurg Fort was reconstructed by Maratha General Murari Rao in 1746 CE. It is also one of the oldest forts in Andhra Pradesh and a must-visit place that gives you a tour ofthe Chalukya period.
• Bellary fort: Bellary Fort was built in the 16th Century and located on the top of the hill named ‘Ballari Gudda’. The fort was built in two-part, the upper and the lower part. The Upper part was built by a feudatory of the Vijaynagara Empire, Hanumappa Nayaka and the Lower Part was later in the 18th century by Hyder Ali.