# Somasila

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Village in Telangana, India

Somasila, Telangana Village Somasila Interactive map of Somasila, Telangana Country India State Telangana Government • Type Kollapur assembly Elevation 1,024 ft (312 m) Time zone IST Area code 08501

**Somasila** is a small village in [Nagarkurnool](/source/Nagarkurnool), Telangana, India. 100 Kms from Nellore. [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## History

It is known for the Sri Lalitha Someswara Swamy Temple.[1] It is believed to have been built during the 7th century. [Lord Shiva](/source/Shiva) is the presiding deity here. [Mahashivaratri](/source/Maha_Shivaratri) and Karthika Pournami are celebrated here with much religious fervor. A major draw is the festival, which is celebrated here once in 12 years. Pushkara Snanam - a dip in the [Krishna River](/source/Krishna_River) is considered auspicious on this occasion.[2] There are 15 temples, all housing [Shivalingas](/source/Lingam). The temple was shifted from old Somasila village to higher land to protect it from being submerged in Krishna waters. Many visitors use the location for picnics. It is popular with pilgrims from Karnataka and Maharashtra.[3]

## Tourism

In 2018, the then Tourism Minister [Jupally Krishna Rao](/source/Jupally_Krishna_Rao) announced to develop Somasila in [Kollapur](/source/Kollapur) to be an [ecotourism](/source/Ecotourism) destination together with Jataprolu and Singotam and explained their future project of constructing 10 cottages by August 2018 and to lease out the hotel Haritha to private parties.[4]

## Gallery

		- View of Somasila from AP side

		- River Krishna

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Lalitha Someswara Swamy Temple – Somasila – Travel Info"](https://www.trawell.in/telangana/mahabubnagar/lalitha-someswara-swamy-temple-somasila). *Trawell.in*. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["On a divine plane"](https://telanganatoday.com/on-a-divine-plane). *telanganatoday.com*. TELANGANA PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sri Lalitha Someswara Swamy Temple, Somasila (V & M)"](http://nagarkurnool.telangana.gov.in/somasila/). *nagarkurnool.telangana.gov.in*. Government of Telangana. 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bcs; Hyderabad (4 March 2018). ["'Develop eco-tourism at Somasila'"](https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/develop-eco-tourism-at-somasila/article22922415.ece). *The Hindu*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-751X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 19 December 2018.

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