Weekend trip
Warangal in a Day: Fort, Thousand Pillar Temple and Food
The old Kakatiya capital is about three hours by road, close enough for a long day trip.
By K. Srinivas ยท Updated 3 November 2025
The plan
Leave Hyderabad by 6 am. Reach Warangal by 9, see the fort, eat lunch, visit the Thousand Pillar Temple in Hanamkonda in the afternoon and head back by 5.
Warangal Fort
The Kakatiya gateways are the highlight. Give it two hours.
Thousand Pillar Temple
A twelfth-century Kakatiya temple with fine carving, in Hanamkonda.
Lunch
Warangal biryani runs hotter than the Hyderabad version. Read the Warangal edition biryani guide.
Add Ramappa
If you stay overnight, add the Ramappa Temple the next morning.
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