Bhadrakali temple at Hanamkonda is significant devi temple located on the hilltop between the twin cities of Hanamkonda and Warangal in Andhra Pradesh. The temple is held in high esteem by devotees of the of goddess bhadrakali popularly called the ‘grant mother goddess’. Remarkable feature of the temple is the square shaped stone image of the goddess (2.7 x 2.7 meters). In the image goddess is seen in a sitting posture with fierce looking eyes and face. The goddess can also be seen wearing a crown and having eight hands holding various weapons. An inscription near the temple dates it at 1163.
There is a an artificial lake of two and half kms in radius close to temple
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