Quilla Temple is located inside Quilla Indur or Fort Indur
in Nizamabad, Telangana. The temple is dedicated to Lord Ram. The shrine is also known as
Raghunatha Alayam as Ragunath Rishi performed intense austerities and meditation
here.
The fort and the temple is believed to have constructed by
the Rashtrakuta Kings in the 10th century.
The fort has fountains, meditation
hall and kalyana mantapa (marriage hall).
The Shri Ram Temple in the fort is the biggest and is noted
for its magnificence.
The murti of Sri Ram is in the shape of Kurma (tortoise).
Mata Sita is seated nearby.
The meditation hall in the fort is where Rishi Raghunatha
Swami spent several years meditating. If one sits and chant ‘OM’ in the hall we
can hear it echoing.
A big pillar near the temple with a lamp atop it is lit
every day.
There is also an ornate Dwajasthambam or flag post in front
of the temple.
At the bottom of the hillock, on which the Sri Ram temple
stands, there is a temple dedicated to Hanuman. The murti of Hanuman here is
unique as its mouth is wide open.
There is a water tank adjacent to the fort known Raghunatha
tank or Boddemma Tank. It is believed that Rishi Raghunatha used to go through
one of the underground passages to have his bath in this tank.