Keesara

Keesara
—  mandal  —
Keesara Location of Keesara in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	17°31′21″N 78°40′04″E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Rangareddi
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 533 metres (1,749 ft)

Keesara or Kisara is a mandal in Rangareddi district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

The history of Keesara goes back to early Christian era. In fact it is the oldest inhabited place of Hyderabad city. The history of hyderabad starts from the history of Keesara. Keesara was once the capital city of Vishnukundins dynasty. The ruins of old fort can be seen on the hill.

Panchayats

There are 12 panchayats in Keesara mandal.

• Ahmedguda
• Ankireddy Pally
• Bhogaram
• Cheeriyal
• Dammaiguda
• Godumakunta
• Keesara
• Nagaram
• Rampally
• Rampally Daira
• Thimmaipally
• Yadgarpally
• Narsampally

Temples

The popular temple of Shiva and lingas, Keesaragutta Temple is located here. There is also Laxmi Narasimha Temple built during the time of Qutub Shahi period.

Keesaragutta Temple at Keesara.

There is Sri Ramalingeshwara temple here on a hillock and the Veda Pathasala run by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

there is a museum located here. it contains the artecrafts and archeological evidences found here

External links

• Nature of Keesara