Archive · 9 Oct 2026
18th-Century Inscription Names Tukkuguda Hill Venkatapati Konda
Researchers found an old Telugu inscription at a temple in Tukkuguda.
It says the hill was called Venkatapati Konda and the deity was called Tirupati Prasanna Venkatadri.
The inscription dates to February 4, 1762.
It was made for a religious purpose by a man named Ramaya Garu.
The site has cave temples for Venkateswara and Shiva.
It also has sculptures and a pavilion with four pillars.
Visitors see the Venkateswara idols through a mirror because they cannot be viewed directly.
Another old inscription is carved on a rock beside the path to the temple.
A Telugu inscription found at a Venkateswara temple in Tukkuguda names the hillock Venkatapati Konda and the deity Tirupati Prasanna Venkatadri.
Researchers from Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam identified the inscription in the temple premises.
The inscription is dated February 4, 1762, and records a religious endowment commissioned by Ramaya Garu.
The site has cave temples dedicated to Venkateswara and Shiva, along with sculptures and a four-pillared marriage pavilion.
A temple-builder relief and another 18th-century Telugu inscription appear on boulders along the stepped path.
- Who
- Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam members identified the inscription; it was commissioned by Ramaya Garu.
- What
- An 18th-century Telugu inscription names the hill Venkatapati Konda and the deity Tirupati Prasanna Venkatadri.
- When
- The inscription dates to February 4, 1762.
- Where
- At a Venkateswara temple in Tukkuguda, Rangareddy district.
- Why
- It is described as a dharma-shasana, or religious endowment inscription.
- Inscription language
- Telugu
- Inscription date
- February 4, 1762
- Hillock name in inscription
- Venkatapati Konda
- Deity name in inscription
- Tirupati Prasanna Venkatadri
- Commissioner
- Ramaya Garu
- Site
- Venkateswara temple premises at Tukkuguda, Rangareddy district
- Other temple dedication
- Shiva