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GHR Warangal Run Report (2016)

March 15, 2016March 12, 2020 Ashwin Alexander 10k, 5k, cheriyal, half-marathon, marathon, run, run report, running, warangal

Early Sunday morning, over 250 runners set out along the 5K, 10K and 21K run routes around Warangal Fort. They ran around the Warangal Fort ruins, around its lofty gateways and past idyllic villages and lakes in their vicinity.

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The Buddhist Influence on Warangal’s Heritage

March 10, 2016July 9, 2018 Make Heritage Fun 0 Comments Buddhist Influence, Shantanu Tilak, warangal, Warangal Fort

Warangal, in Telangana, is inseparably linked to the Vishnukundins, and also to the spread of Buddhism in India. Read about the Buddhist influence here.

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GHR Warangal 2016 Medal – A Cheriyal Painting!

March 4, 2016March 12, 2020 Go Heritage Run 0 Comments 10k, 5k, cheriyal, finisher medal, half-marathon, marathon, medal, painting, run, souvenir, warangal

Our GHR Warangal Medal is actually a Cheriyal painting! So you don’t just get the satisfaction of running at a heritage site, but also take home a heritage souvenir and the satisfaction of having helped an art that needs support.

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Scroll Paintings of India – Cheriyal and Patua

February 29, 2016July 9, 2018 Make Heritage Fun 0 Comments cheriyal, india, patua, scroll paintings, telangana, traditional art, warangal, west bengal

Some believe Cheriyal scroll paintings were brought to India by the Mughals, some others say that they were indigenous. Whatever their origins, Cheriyal Paintings can perhaps be considered as the first story boards and graphic novels of India. Read about this vivid art and a comparison with as similar art from Bengal.

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Go Heritage Run – Warangal 2016 Routes

February 19, 2016March 12, 2020 Ashwin Alexander 1 Comment 10k, 5k, half-marathon, marathon, run route, warangal

Learn about the 5K, 10K & 21K routes at our next heritage run destination – Warangal, Telangana. Expect to run past a 12th Century Fort – the seat of power of the Kakatiya empire, and a road and track trail traversing villages, fields and a lake.

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Warangal Travel and Accommodation

February 19, 2016July 9, 2018 Ashwin Alexander 0 Comments accommodation, india, stay, suggestions, telangana, travel, trip, warangal

Running with us in Warangal in March? This post has suggestions to help you plan travel and accommodation during your run vacation.

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The Jatara at Medaram That’s Second Only to Kumbh Mela

February 19, 2016July 9, 2018 Shubhra Rishi 0 Comments india, jatara, mela, telangana, warangal

You may have heard about the Kumbha Mela. Now read about the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, a biennial, four-day tribal festival celebrated in Medaram, a village in the Warangal district of Telangana. It attracts a tribal population of pilgrims only second in number to the grand Kumbh Mela.