Kollanpaku Jain Temple, Nalgonda

Kollanpaku Jain Temple is situated near the town of Nalgonda and is about 79 km from the city of Hyderabad. The temple is a Jain temple which is surprising considering that Jainism was not a very popular religion in the region of Andhra Pradesh. This temple is one of the oldest shrines of Jain religion, but years of neglect has left this two-thousand year old building in a dilapidated condition.

However, due to the combined efforts of the Andhra Pradesh government as well as the archaeological department, the temple is now gaining popularity and has become an often visited tourist spot. But there is a lot of work that still needs to be done in order to restore this holy place to what it was initially.

Besides, the presence of a Jain temple in a state that has a largely Vaishnava population is a marvel in itself.