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

GHR Warangal Run Report (2016)

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.

Heritage Warangal

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

The Buddhist Influence on Warangal’s Heritage

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

Crafts Run information Running Warangal

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

GHR Warangal 2016 Medal – A Cheriyal Painting!

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.

Arts and culture Warangal

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

Scroll Paintings of India – Cheriyal and Patua

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.

Routes Run information Running Warangal

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

Go Heritage Run – Warangal 2016 Routes

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.

Accommodation Travel Warangal

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

Warangal Travel and Accommodation

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

Arts and culture Heritage Warangal

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

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

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.