About Kurnool (Telugu: కర్నూలు Urdu: کرنول): it is a city in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India, about 212 kilometres (132 mi) south of state capital, Hyderabad.
The Kurnool Villages have existed at this site for more than 2,000 years.The Chinese traveller Xuanzang, on his way to Kanchi, came through Kurnool.Aurangazeb, the last Mogul King to rule India, conquered the Deccan in 1687 and left his governors, the Nizams, to rule the Andhra centres of Hyderabad and Kurnool. Both the Nizam of Hyderabad and Nawab of Kurnool declared independence and became sole rulers of their territories. Nawab Alaf Khan Bahadur was the first ruler of Kurnool and his descendants ruled it for over 200 years. In the early 18th century, the Nawabs merged with the sultan of Mysore and fought the British Empire.Fort Konda Reddy Buruju
There is a bastian named Konda Reddy Buruju, constructed as a strategic watch tower by the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire.
There is an underground passage (tunnel) from this buruju to Gadwal which is 52 km away. The speciality of this tunnel is it crosses under the river Tungabhadra. Stories tell that the ruler of Gadwal Kingdom utilised this tunnel to escape from the Muslim conquerors in 17th century. The Govt of A.P. closed the tunnel somewhere around 1950's.
The Sangameswara temple (Telugu: సంగమేశ్వ దేవస్థానము) is an ancient Hindu temple in the Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located near Muchumarri at the confluence of the Krishna and Bhavanasi rivers, in the foreshore of the Srisailam reservoir, where it is submerged for part of the time, surfacing when the water level recedes to a sufficient degree.It was first submerged after the Srisailam Dam was constructed in 1981, and first surfaced in 2003. The temple's wooden Lingam, Sangameswaram, is believed to have been installed by Dharmaraja, the eldest of the Pandavas,after their visit to Srisailam Mallikarjuna temple. The temple is considered a place of religious sanctity due to being built at the confluence of seven rivers (Bhavanasi, Krishna River and its five rivers that merge into it namely, Veni, Tunga, Bhadra, Bheemarathi and Malapaharini)
The ancient Sangameswara temple which remains under water for 10 months in a year, has once again risen from the backwaters of the Srisailam reservoir.
The temple which resurfaces every year in April or the first week of May rose late this year. This is mainly because there was sufficient water in the reservoir this year. The temple is located in the Atmakur sub-division of Kurnool district.Temple has remained submerged since the construction of the Srisailam reservoir in 1980. The temple re-surfaced in 2003 after 23 years and several pujas were conducted.Thousands of devotees throng this temple every year to offer prayers to Lord Sangameswara. Things were different this year since muddy water prevented them from reaching the temple for the past two weeks.
The temple priest Telakapalli Raghurama Sharma with the help of local fishermen reached the temple by wading through the mud. The temple was cleaned and the priest performed special pujas. These pujas will be conducted in the temple on the next three Mondays and thousands of devotees are expected to visit the temple to receive the darshan of the Lord.
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