164th HBP Bird Walk at Uma Maheshwaram

Uma Maheshwaram (also known as Maheshwaram and Umamaheshrum) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Shiva</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telangana" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Telangana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">India</a>. It is in the picturesque Nallamala forest range around 130 kilometers away from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_India" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Hyderabad</a> on the Hyderabad-Srisailam highway. It is atop the hill properly covered by huge trees. Hill ranges shields the temple and 500 metres of stretch to Papa-Nasanam. Through the day hardly any sunlight falls on this stretch, thus maintaining the temperature below normal year round. It is popularly known as Poor Man’s Ooty. Nallamala Range are a section of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Ghats" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Eastern Ghats</a>. <a href="https://medium.com/hbp-birdwalks/164th-bird-walk-at-uma-maheshwaram-2e070a815f2d">Read More</a>