What is "domalapenta"

Domalapenta is a village of Mahaboob Nagar district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is near to Srisailam Dam and the temple of Srisailam.

Domalapenta is a village on the left side of Srisailam Project, situated in Nallamala Hills of Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana, India. It is on the left bank of River Krishna, about 186 km south of common capital Hyderabad.

Domalapenta is located at 16°6'11"N 78°53'55"E and it has an average elevation of .

Domalapenta is also called as BrahmaGiri on the name of Lord Brahma, as he did Tapash on this hill. There is a purana story that describes that Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma performed Tapash on three hills on the banks of River Krishna. Thus these hills are called as RudraGiri/ShivaGiri(Srisailam), VishnuGiri(Sunnipenta) and Brahma Giri (Domalapenta).