Yeleswaram

Yeleswaram is located in Devarakonda Taluk of Nalgonda District. A Buddhist site, Yeleswaram revealed the relics of the upper Paleolithic, Microlithic, Chalcolithic and Megalithic ages.

The most important findings include bathing ghat with steps, mandapa, Chaitya and stupas. Antiquities include beads, iron objects, Satavahana coins, hop scotches, whet stones, stone rubber, glass and shell bangle pieces, terracotta figures, Roman coins, hoards of coins relating to Ikshvakus, Vishnukundinis, early Chalukyas, Vijayanagar, Brahmi, Qutub Shahi.

Inscriptions of Western Chalukyas, Telugu Cholas, Kakatiyas and Yadavas were also recovered. The artifacts unearthed here are preserved in the Yeleswaram Pavilion at Hyderabad.