The first thing my Hyderabadi friend uttered when I told him about my weekend adventure in my Yellow Wagon R (YWR) to Alampur was… “What’s there in Alampur?”
If you are one of those like me who actual enjoy the journey (n don’t fake it) and are not bothered about the destination, Alampur is a place 15 kms off the Hyderabad – Bangalore highway 200 kms from Hyderabad. Quite literally it has broad band connectivity as the road as on 12th Dec 2010 is really express way standard. This road is superb to take your car for a spin. You can actually test what your engine and you can endure on this highway in terms of speeds.
“Alampur near Kurnool is home to the Nava Bhramma temples. These were built by the Badami Chalukyas, who ruled for about 200 years from the middle of the sixth century onwards. The Badami Chalukyas built several temples in Karnataka, and the Alampur temples in Andhra Pradesh. The Alampur site preserves archeological remains in the form of temples exhibiting a hybrid style of architecture - dating back to the 6th-7th centuries CE” or this is what the various websites said…
When we reached there we got to visit a brand new under construction temple site. Yes there were a few temple like structures but they too did not look historic but just ill maintained…
All in all it is a nice weekend drive and you can go and come back in a day.
One last thing that I learnt in hindsight: The road when you get off the highway is not so great so a good idea would be to park your car at the intersection and take an auto for the last 15 kms. There are a lot of state transport buses too that will help you stretch and unwind till you reach the Temple Complex. This will save you the trauma of driving on a typical Indian village road.
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