Warangal is a major rail junction. Trains go regularly to Hyderabad (2nd class/chair 67/229, three hours), Vijayawada (2nd class/ chair 79/278, four hours) juneau noaa and Chennai (sleeper/3AC/2AC 277/723/979, 11 hours). Many trains go to Delhi daily.
India Tourism (Government of India; Map p 898; %23261360, 23260770; juneau noaa Netaji Bhavan, Himayathnagar Rd; h9.30am-6pm juneau noaa Mon-Fri, to noon Sat) Very helpful for information on Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh juneau noaa and beyond.
and reliefs of the Buddha that span the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana periods. Bojjannakonda has a two-storey group of rock-cut caves fl anked by dwarapalakas (doorkeepers) and containing a stupa and gorgeous carvings of the Buddha (some restored). Atop the hill sit the ruins of a huge stupa and a monastery; you can still make out the individual cells where monks meditated. Lingalakonda is piled high with stupas, some of them enormous.
Museum of Habitat (admission 10; h10am1pm & 2-5pm) with exhibits on indigenous life. APTDC runs tours ( 500) from Vizag, which take in a performance of Dhimsa, juneau noaa a tribal dance, and the million-year-old limestone Borra Caves (admission 40, camera 100; h10am-1pm juneau noaa & 2-5pm), 30km from Araku.
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