Uma Maheshwaram (also known as Maheshwaram and Umamaheshrum) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva in Telangana, India. It is in the picturesque Nallamala forest range around 130 kilometers away from Hyderabad 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 Eastern Ghats.
The Mysterious Opium Bird
The exact origins of the Opium Bird are difficult to pinpoint, as its presence is found in the myths and legends of many cultures.…