Kazipet

Kazipet కాజీపేట Kazipeta
suburb
A view of the main entrance of Kazipet Railway Station
Kazipet Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 17°58′00″N 79°30′00″E / 17.96667°N 79.50000°ECoordinates: 17°58′00″N 79°30′00″E / 17.96667°N 79.50000°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
Metro	Warangal
Government
• Body	Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	506003
Telephone code	91870
Vehicle registration	TS 03

Kazipet is suburban area of Warangal city, in the state of Telangana, India.

Education

Kazipet is well known for its professional & convent educational institutions. These schools are well recognized throughout the state. Kazipet also have schools run by South Central Railway. These are South South Central Railway Boys High School (Telugu Medium), South Central Railway Girls High School (Telugu Medium) and Central Railway Mixed High School (English Medium).

Kazipet has two government-run schools. The Government Boys School popularly known as Pedda badi is one of the oldest schools in Kazipet, and the Government Girls School is located near the highway to Hyderabad, just few hundred meters from the Kazipet Junction.

One of India's premier engineering institutes, the National Institute of Technology, Warangal (previously called REC (Regional Engineering College)), is located in Kazipet. The Kakatiya University is located 9 kilometers from Kazipet railway station. The Kakatiya Medical College is attached to the MGM Government Hospital. It is the Second largest medical college in the state Telangana. St.Ann's hospital have started on 1954 for good medical services and cancer treatment as well.

Railway Junction

Platforms 1 and 2 at Kazipet Junction Railway Station

Kazipet railway station is one of the important railway stations of Indian Railways that connects North and South India,^[1] and locomotive (largely diesel) maintenance division in Telangana. A wagon Manufacturing unit to set up by Central government ^[2]

Streets

Some streets in the town are Bapuji Nagar,Bhavani Nagar,Balaji Nagar,Diesel Colony,Prasanth Nagar, Rahmath Nagar,Siddhartha Nagar,Somidi,Venkatadri Nagar,vidhyanagar Vishunupuri and Jublee Market . All are well established and good facility availed locations in the town.

Hindu places of religious worship

Goddess Mahankali Temple is located in Vishnupuri and is famous for Mahankalli Jatara once in a year in Vishnupuri 1 km from railway station. here in Jatara(carnival) people will dress up in different costumes called as Pothuraju(Guardian of villages) .

Sri Someswara Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple,Palakurthi: It is 50 km from Warangal on a hillock in the outskirts of Palakurthy Mandal headquarters. It is also the birthplace of famous poet Palakurthy Somanadha Kavi of 12th century. His Samadhi(holy grave) can be seen here. This historic temple is dedicated to Lord Siva and Lord Vishnu who incarnated in two adjacent caves at a height of 120 meters on the hillock. The 'Pradakshina Path' encircling the two caves is natural. There is a dilapidated 'Surya' Temple and Koneru(Holy pond) can also be witnessed at this place. This place once flourished which the adherents of Veera Saiva sect of Hinduism has lost prominence in course of time presently it is a famous pilgrimage center in Warangal district. Mainly the Veera Saivas will certainly make a visit once in year to have the blessings of presiding deities and Somanadhakan.

Sri Ramachandra Swamy temple,Jeedikalu: It is located at distance of 10 km from Jangoan. The temple is an ancient one and believed that, Lord Sri Rama visited this temple on his way to 'Lanka' (Sri Lanka) after separation from Sita Devi. People also believe that, Rama has killed the 'Maricha' who was in the guise of 'Maya Ledi' or the Magis deer. A boulder namely 'Ledi Banda' can be seen here. "Jeedigundam" and "Palagundam" are the two Pushkarinis for the holy dip of the pilgrims.

Sri Mettu Ramalingesvara Swamy temple, Kazipet: It is located at distance of 5 km from Kazipet railway station. The temple is 100 years old situated on top of hill called Mettugutta. This historic temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Islamic places of religious worship

Syed Shah Afzal Biabani (1795 – 1856 A.D / 1210 – 26 Safar, 1272 AH) was a Sufi from Warangal, Hyderabad State (now Kazipet 132 km from Hyderabad, India). He was appointed as Kazi of Warangal during the reign of Nizam Ali Khan (Asaf Jah II). Thus the name Kazipet. His dargah is among the pilgrimage centers of Warangal, Telangana.^[3]

The word "Biabani" indicates a type of rural area in Persian and Urdu. He received this nickname because he spent 12 years in Tasawwuf (a form of Sufi meditation) in the caves located in the forest of Battupalli near Kazipet.^[4]

Religious Sites

| Swetharka mula Ganapathi Temple, Vishnupuri | Mettu Ramalingeshwara swamy Temple, Mettugutta

References

1. "Railway Budget: time for public representatives to act". The Hindu. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
2. Production of Railway Parts at Kazipet
3. Warangal 360°: The Kazipet Dargah
4. "Hundreds of devotees throng Dargah". hindu.com. March 19, 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

External links

• More about WAGON Manufacture Unit
• Warangal District website. Come & Explore the Glorious Historic City
• Warangal Attractions
• Ganapesvara temple in Ghanpur