Tadpakal

Tadpakal
village
Tadpakal

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 18°56′44″N 78°27′47″E / 18.9456°N 78.4631°E / 18.9456; 78.4631Coordinates: 18°56′44″N 78°27′47″E / 18.9456°N 78.4631°E / 18.9456; 78.4631
Country  India
State Telangana
District Nizamabad
Elevation 424 m (1,391 ft)
Population [1]
  Total 1,924
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST

Tadpakal is a village in Mortad Mandal, Nizamabad district of Telangana in southern India.[2] It sits by the Godavari River.

Pushkaram festival

Tadpakal Pushkaram is part of the Godavari Pushkaram festival that occurs annually all along the Godavari river.

Many people including pilgrims, scholars and political leaders bathe in the river at Tadpakal. Bathers believe that this holy practice will relieve them of sins and restore health.

In 2002 the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh visited Tadpakal and made arrangements for the upcoming festival.[3]

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