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2 SUNDAY 29 APRIL 2018 travelogue Less than two hours from Hyderabad is Panagal, a quiet little town in Nalgonda district, that is home to the mysterious Chaya Someswara Swamy Temple. Panagal together with the e!ara"onda #ort ma"e Nalgonda an ideal day trip destination from Hyderabad for the thrill see"ers as well as the religiously inclined omplex wara Swamy Temple C Panagal Chaya Somes Glimpse into age of miracles NEEHARIKA SATYAVADA are also fabled for the ex%uisite There is a four-hundred-year water body just across the road sculptures carved into them. from the temple that is quickly turning into a picnic spot. The edicated to Lord Shiva, the There is a four-hundred!year wa- Panagal Tank, also known as Udaysamudram, is a balancing Chaya Someswara Swamy ter body #ust across the road from DTemple is an ancient temple the temple that is %uic&ly turning reservoir that today meets the irrigation and drinking water built by the Kunduru Cholas in the into a picnic spot. The 'anagal Tan&, needs of over five hundred villages near here twelfth century. Considered to be an also known as Udaysamudram, is a exemplary model of ingenious balancing reservoir that today meets translated to mean the green indu architecture, the temple owes the irrigation and drin&ing water temple, is yet another ancient tem- &nown. Known as the Pachala Someswara Swamy temple. The tem! its fame and air of mystery to the fact needs of over )ve hundred villages ple dating back to the eleventh cen- Someswara Swamy Temple, the idol ple grounds here are also home to a that there is a constant and unwa! near here. tury and dedicated to the same pre! here is carved out of green onyx giv! museum that boasts of statues and vering shadow that falls on the main *lso in close proximity to this siding deity, Someswara; albeit little ing this temple its name ! literally sculptures from the $&shva&u Dy! deity in the exact same manner all nasty of the first century. through the day, irrespective of the The 'achala Someswara Swamy Panagal is a hundred kilometers from Hyderabad and four kilometers position of the sun. temple together with the immensely from the district headquarters of Nalgonda on the Addanki - The origin of this chaya or shadow popular Chaya Someswara Swamy Narkatpally highway. Both the temples are open between 6 am to 12 is an unresolved conundrum and Temple nearby, attract devotees in pm and 4 pm to 8 pm. It is a sixty-four kilometer detour to over the years many have speculated droves during the festival of Shivara! Devarakonda from Panagal. The return to Hyderabad from over what could be the science be! tri. FACT FILE FACT Devarakonda is also a hundred kilometers but along a different route. hind this. "hile some have said it One can combine this trip with a could be the refraction of light and short detour to Devara&onda, where the peculiar positioning of the pillars a sprawling fort lies in ruins but pro! whose shadows unite to cast a single vides with ample opportunity for unchanging shadow on the idol, no hiking. Climb up the crumbling, dis! matter the time of the day and the appearing steps with a pleasant direction of the light. These theories bree-e in tow to cross hilloc&s, come have remained as #ust that, theories across local herders with their sheep and the mystery of the shadow con- and kids playing which is in all like- tinues to be. So does the legend of lihood one of the toughest game of this ancient temple. It is this unique hide and see&+ what with the feature ! that the temple is named crevices, the short but steep valley after ! which is considered a striking sides and the thic& and distinctive testimony to the architectural bril- undergrowth of forest that covers liance of that era. These very pillars Udayasamudram Reservoir in Panagal the dark corners. WHAT’S NEW B’wood-all-around at Madame Tussauds Bangkok! fter all the bu--es and long waits, the get fans reeling. Leaving the studio be! *world of .ollywood is )nally in hind, fans, then, meet with the .ollywood .ang&o&, Thailand/ The launch of the *ugmented 3eality Dance. The dancing magni)cent -one is a .ollywood dream challenge is a fun experience )lled with comes true for the industry0s die-hard thematic grooves sung by the famous ac! fans. 1eaturing four .ollywood forever tor!turns!singer 7arun Dhawan, and a stars2 Shah 3u&h Khan, rithi& 3oshan, chee&y gimmic& of hidden cameras to *mitabh .achchan, and 'rabhas, capture fans0 fun moments and display 4adame Tussauds .ang&o& creates full them on the large bac&drop of the area. Shah Rukh Khan .ollywood experience in their newest Led by the )gure of the famous Shah -one. The immersive $$1* *wards expe! comed by the )gure of 'rabhas in the 3u&h Khan, the *3 Dance area is per! rience and the *3 Dance the new -one 6esh before entering the .ollywood 'ro! fectly lit with spar&ling $ndian!style mir! o5ers are the highlights fans must not duction Studio, where real )lming props, rors strewn in golden delicate frames. miss/ the )lming!in!process touch, and another 4ahesh .abu will soon be #oining the Prabhas (pon their )rst arrival, fans will be wel! superstar presence of rithi& 3oshan will others as his statue is in the ma&ing. Hrithik Roshan.