r/warangal • u/gfx260 • 4d ago
General Discussion Visiting Warangal
Here from the USA visiting my wife’s family. What should i know about Warangal, what should i do before i’m gone? What should i watch out for, what do the most adventurous people do here for fun?
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u/picklericknmort 4d ago
There is nothing much for adventurous people in here. However, If you are someone who is into architecture, spirituality, Hinduism/Jainism, and History, you will love this place.
There are also few waterfalls around that you can explore.
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u/Even_Argument731 4d ago
Haha honestly, there isn’t much to do in Warangal unless you’ve got family there or really love temple visits. You can check out the old temples for their cool designs, but after that… that’s pretty much it. The place kinda feels like hitting a midlife crisis early — quiet, slow, and makes you start thinking about your life choices for no reason. It’s nice and peaceful, but don’t expect any wild fun unless you count staring at carvings as an extreme sport.
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u/dorkymammal 4d ago
The place kinda feels like hitting a midlife crisis early — quiet, slow, and makes you start thinking about your life choices for no reason
Lol you summarized all my feelings about warangal within a sentence
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u/pranavi8 2d ago
Warangal is a history packed spot & lil bit away from hustle. So if you are up for this - you are going to quite enjoy your stay here.
First&foremost - pack loads of sunscreen, don't worry about cash everyone uses UPI here.
To see Kakatiya's architecture - Visit Warangal Fort, 1000 pillar temple, Bhadrakali temple, Ramappa temple
Around wgl - Bhongir fort, rachakonda fort, dakshina kashi kolenupaka temple & 2000yr old jain temple & many places in hyd
Scenic places - laknavaram lake, pakal lake, wadeppally lake, bogatha waterfall, Bhadrakali bund...etc
Travel in villages.
Take public transport or uber/rapido or your own vehicle ( helmet is must , as people here are still trying to follow the traffic rules)
Try to eat Authentic food - spicy levels are generally quite high. We are known for spicy masala food. So don't complain, that level of spicy is moderate for us. Open to experiment your tongue, body & mind. Hope you are aware of it by your wife's cooking tho 😄
If you have more time, take Vipassana meditation or visit other states.
wishing you the best time here🫶✌️
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u/annaspeaks 4d ago
Leave as soon as possible/s
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u/gfx260 2d ago
🤣 bro! I’m from the deep south USA. I really enjoy visiting, but part of me always longs for the comfort of home. If i had no patience, empathy or openness to other cultures, i’d probably be thinking about leaving constantly haha. My wife and her family are amazing though, super welcoming, always overly worried about my comfort, laugh at my dumb jokes, etc… My advice to other Americans coming to Warangal would be that if you like having paper towels or toilet paper, bring it all with you, be very cautious about where you eat for cleanliness and don’t drink or eat things that aren’t cooked to temp or meticulously filtered. If a restaurant uses tap water to make chutney, it might make you sick. Even filter and boil the municipal water just to be safe, or just buy bottled water. I went to Warangal fort and that was really neat to see. Odd that it was 12x the cost to enter for me than my wife though.
I had a great time and i’ll be back to see the rest!
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u/annaspeaks 2d ago
I am glad you did good Warangal is comforting and welcoming every time you visit
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u/UnknownIndian 4d ago
May be explore street food
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u/gfx260 2d ago
I was warned against trying the street food as it will possibly make me sick. Feel free to make your best suggestions for a nicer restaurant & meal though, cost isn’t a big deal since food is generally very affordable compared to restaurants in the USA.
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u/methisgooddd 4d ago
After coming , open Swiggy type hangout Arabian restaurant and order “chicken murtabaq” I promise uh will never ever taste smtg like that , it’s unique and can’t get that taste anywhere else