Surendrapuri - Indian Mythological Museum

Indian Mythology is one of the richest elements of Indian Culture, which enriches it further and makes it a unique one in the world. Through generations, different stories in Indian mythology have been passed from generation to generation either by word of mouth or through carefully stored scripturesIndian mythology is full of drama and excitement. Each of our households have plenty of Amar Chitra Katha comics which tend to bring to life these stories in the form of comics.

 But what if you get a chance of seeing the settings of these stories - Mt. Kailash where Lord Shiva lives, or Vaikunth where Lord Vishnu has mad His home,Vana Vasam of Lord Rama or the churning of the Ksheera Sagaram (Milky Ocean) ? I'm sure not just the kids, but even us grown ups would make a beeline for the next flight that takes us there - Surendrapuri in Andhra Pradesh.

 SURENDRAPURI, A place where one can visit and feel the experience of visiting 100's of temples all over India. It is Located on Yadagirigutta Road and just 2 KM before Yadagirigutta, Nalgonda Dist. Andhra Pradesh, India.

Whether it's the vana vasam of Lord Rama or the churning of the Ksheera Sagaram (Milky Ocean), the newly opened mythological museum "Kunda Satyanarayana Kala Dhamam" presents Indian mythology to devotees, especially youngsters, in a simplified manner.

A 60-km drive away from the city, this museum at Surendrapuri near Yadagirigutta has given a great opportunity to the devotees to get acquainted with the fascinating events of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavata and other Puranas. All the important events are carved out in the form of eye-catching sculptures employing ultra-modern artistic techniques. That's not all, this sprawling 18-acre set up also has famous replicas of all the important temples and gods such as Kaashi Viswanath, Kolkata Kali, Madhura Meenakshi, Tirumala Balaji, Shirdi Saibaba, Palani Kumara Swami and Ayodhya Rama.

The 36-feet high sculptures depicting Lord Krishna, enlightening Arjuna with message of the Bhagavad Gita, even as the the armies get ready for war at Kurukshetra, is simply spell binding.

Also worth mentioning are the sculptures of Lord Vishnu along with his weapons and that of Goddess Lakshmi as she saves Gajendra from the clutches of the crocodile. Equally fascinating is the sculpture of Balakrishna who’s shown dancing on the the Snake-King Kaliya.

For more details go to mythological museum "Kunda Satyanarayana Kala Dhamam"