Kolanupaka Site Museum

The Kolanupaka Site Museum is an archaeological museum located within the Sri Someswara Swamy Temple complex in Kolanupaka village. Managed by Telangana's Department of Heritage, it houses over 100 sculptures and artifacts dating from the 6th to 16th centuries CE, including pieces from the Western Chalukya, Kakatiya, and Rashtrakuta periods. The collection features Hindu and Jain sculptures, ancient inscriptions, and calligraphy pieces.

Visitors can explore a compact archaeological museum displaying stone sculptures, temple fragments, and inscriptions from various historical periods. The museum is situated within the Someswara Swamy Temple corridor, allowing visitors to combine their museum visit with exploration of the ancient temple complex. The exhibits include sculptures of Mahavira, Chamundi, Nandi, Ganapathi, and Nataraja from different dynastic periods.

Kolanupaka was the erstwhile capital of the Kalyani Chalukyas in the 11th century and flourished as an important political and religious center between the 10th and 13th centuries CE under the Rashtrakutas, Western Chalukyas of Kalyani, and Kakatiyas. The museum was established in the 1970s to preserve archaeological objects discovered in the area.

The museum preserves important Hindu and Jain artifacts from a region that was a prominent center of Jainism from early times. It serves as a repository for sculptures and inscriptions that document the cultural and religious heritage of the Telangana region across multiple dynastic periods.