Somasila

Somasila is a small village in Mahabubnagar District, Telangana, India.

It is known for the Sri Lalitha Someswara Swamy Temple. It is believed to have been built during the 7th century. Lord Shiva is the presiding deity here. Mahashivaratri and Karthika Pournami are celebrated here with much religious fervor. A major draw is the festival, which is celebrated here once in 12 years. Pushkara Snanam - a dip in the Krishna River is considered auspicious on this occasion. There are 15 temples, all housing Shivalingas where Shivarathri & Karthika Pournami are celebrated with much fervour. The temple was shifted from old Somasila village to higher land to protect it from being submerged in Krishna waters. With beautiful surroundings, it is also an ideal picnic spot. It is popular with pilgrims from Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Location and Reach

Road: Visitors can reach the destination from Pebber (NH-7) or Vanaparthy. The temple is located about 10 km from Kollapur, 65 km from Pebber (NH-7) and 60 km from Vanaparthy. It is about 120 km from Mahabubnagar.

Rail: The nearest railway station is located at Gadwal, which is about 95 km away.

Air: The nearest Airport is located at Shamshabad (Hyderabad).

Road: 120'BT Road is available from Hyderabad to Pebber. The road condition is very good and newly laying 4 lines road, which is under process now. 12' BT Road with average conditions is available from Pebber to Kollapur. From Kollapur to Somasila - 9' BT Road with good condition is available.

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Visitors Flow at the Destination:

The flow of visitors to the destination has been increasing every year. As per the local people and officials of destinations, the visitors' flow during the three years is as below:

Year

Approximate No. of Visitors

2006-07

3,56,490

2007-08

4,45,613

2008-09

5,94,150

It is found that 150 people per day on an average are visiting the temple and the number goes up to 300 persons on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. On every Monday, the flow increases to 500 pilgrims per day. On all festival days, the tourists' flow is more than 1,000 tourists per day. During Sivaratri Festival, the pilgrims flow is very high and about 50,000 pilgrims per day visit this destination for a period of 5 days as the destination is having 12 Siva Lingas with separate temples, which are replica of Jyothirlingas located all over India. During Karthika Masam, the tourist flow is very high and more than 1000 tourists per visit this destination over a period of one month. The authority have been performing marriages at the temple premises and performed more than 100 marriages per year and about 500-600 persons per marriage on an average attend the marriages. The temple is located at Somasila Reservoir and the tourists, who visit this place have avail both benefits of visiting temple as well as reservoir.

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