[1] The great kings of Kakatiya dynasty left their marks in the state of Telangana for over several centuries.

However, the actual Sanskrit name was supposed to be Hanumadachala or the Hill of Hanumat (Hanuman), the famous follower of the hero of Ramayana, Lord Rama.

The most breath-taking feature of Anmakonda is the thousand pillar temple built by King Rudra in 1163 CE.

In the Sanskrit texts the name sees a literal translation of Orugallu as Ekasaila, whose again original form was Ekasailanagara.

From the onset of 14th century, the city had to face successive wars under the hands of Tugluq dynasty.

Thousand Pillar Temple was built during the period of the Kakatiya dynasty, and later destroyed by Muslim invaders.

[6] TSRTC operates buses from Hanumakonda district bus stand to various destinations like Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bengaluru, Khammam, Suryapet, Visakhapatnam, Tirupathi, Srisailam, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Mulug, Sathupalli, Mantralayam, Nellore, Mahabubnagar, Guntur, Thorrur, Piduguralla, Jagadgirigutta, Sangareddy, Kaleshwaram, Jangaon, Jammikunta, Godavarikhani, Bellampalli, Mahabubabad, Bhupalapally, Bhadrachalam, Narsampet, Eturunagaram, Palakurthi, Wardhannapet, Devaruppula, Medaram, Huzurabad and Kamalapur.