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Ek - Minarki Masjid



Built in the Persian style, This mosque is identical in form to the ChandMinar at Daulatabad. The mosque has a two- storeyed minaret, 20 meters high, with a winding staircase leading to the top, one can get a beautiful view of the town.



The Hill Fort



The Hill Fort of Raichur, is surrounded on there sides by massive, low circuit walls. the speciality of the inner walls, made of huge blocks of stone is that, they have been built without the aid… Continue

Literary & Cultural Activities

Raichur district has rich cultural traditions and has been playing an important role in the field of literary activities since early times. The temples and mathas were centers of cultural, literary and social activities. A galaxy of eminent personalities, who shone in the cultural field, hailed from this district. Rulers of powerful kingdoms like those of the Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas, of Viajayanagara and of the Bahmanis and Adil Shahs, which arose in… Continue

Pilgrims centres and Jatras







One of the most important pilgrim centers for the Hindus in the district is Narada-Gadde, which is about 15 miles from Raichur. It is surrounded by the Krishna river and the place is held sacred. The annual fair held in the month of Phalguna, i.e., about March, attracts thousands of pilgrims.



Kurugadde near Devarsugur is well known festival center for the Smartas. The place is an island in the Krishna river course where a temple is… Continue

DEODURGA LINGSUGUR MANVI RAICHUR SINDHANUR

Deodurga Devarbhupur Kallur Bichal Jawalgera
Gabbur Gurugunta Kavital Devarsugur Mukkunda
Hutti Kotekal Gandhal Roudkunda
Jaladurga Manvi Kadlur Sindhanur
Lingasugur Kalmala Somalpur
Maski Korva (Naradagadde)
Mudgal Matmari
Mudval Raichur
Venkatapur Ramagadde
Mudgal Fort Raichur Fort

Fort Jami Masjid



The road next passes by the side of the Fort Jami Masjid situated to the north of the road. It is a handsome structure having two entrances, one in the south and the other in the east. The southern entrance, which is supported on six massive stone pillars of the Chalukyan style with square bases, cruciform capitals and circular and decorated middle portions, seems to have originally been the mantapa of some temple. Just opposite the entrance in the courtyard of the… Continue

Maski



Maski, in Lingsugur taluk, situated 17 miles south-east of Lingsugur and 72 miles south-west of Raichur, on the right bank of a river of the same name, which is a tributary of the Tungabhadra, is highly interesting from the points of view of prehistory and protohistory. It must have been a town of considerable size and importance in the remote past, as is evident from the traces of its iron and gold workings covering a large area, and from the references made to it in a number… Continue

Places of Interest



The district of Raichur is rich in historical associations and cultural traditions. It has a considerable number of places, which are of interest from the points of view of history, archaeology, religion, culture, modern development, etc. A brief account of some of the more important places of interest in the district are :



Bichal



Bichal, in Raichur taluk, is noted for the Matha of Sri Saviradevaru Channaveera Shivacharya… Continue