Basar is a famous temple town in ADILABAD district. The temple of Saraswati at BASAR is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in India, the other being in Kashmir. Legend has it that Sage Vyasa during his stay here used to bring daily three handfuls of sand after a bath in near Godavari river and kept it at a place, which transformed as the images of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali.

However, according to Brahmandapuranam, Adikavi Valmiki installed Saraswati and wrote Ramayana here. There is a marble image of Valmiki and his samadhi near the temple.

It is believed that this temple is one of the three temples constructed near the confluence of Manjira and Godavari rivers by Ashtrakutas. According to another school of thought 'Bijialudu' a Kamataka king, who ruled the province of Nandagiri with Nanded as his capital in the sixth century, constructed the temple at Basar.

The image of Lakshmi stands besides Goddess Saraswati in the sanctum sanctorium. Due to the presence of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali, Basar is considered the abode of the divine trinity.

How to reach:
Its around 200km far from State capital Hyderabad. state Transport Corporation runs buses to and fro from Hyderabad. Train facility is also available from Hyderabad. Nizamabad is the nearest town to BASAR, from NIZAMABAD buses are available at frequency of 30 minutes.

(Nirmal is about 65 Km from Basar.... from there Kuntala is 38Km.....Pochera is about 20Km from there)

Nirmal is derived from the name of the ruler Nimma Reddy. this place is famous for paintings and wooden handicrafts. It stands in second place after kondapally. Also there are couple of Khillas(forts) as a sight seeing. this town is located on the National highway 7.

Kuntala waterfalls is also a main attractive place in this district. it is about 8Km from NH7 (between Nirmal and Adilabad) there is a temple of Lord Shiva in a cave which is just besides the waterfalls.  

Pochera is a popular waterfall in this district which attracts tourists from a circle of 300 KMs around it. It is situated near Boath cross road on National Highway 7.(Connects hyderabad and Adilabad). From boath cross roads, the waterfall location is almost 12 mins drive.

The sounds of gushing water of Godavari amidst lush green forests draw the visitors to the breathtaking beauty of the Pochera waterfalls. Small cascades flow down rocky slopes and fall down to a depth of 20 metres into a large opening in the rocks forming a pond. The river Godavari flows fast and wide here adding to the grandeur. Winter is the best season to view the spectacular beauty of Pochera waterfalls.

One need to be extra cautious while visiting this place as there are multiple reportings of death as people slip into the water.

This is a good space which attacts good number of couples to enjoy the privasy in the nature's lap.

Keslapur is situated 32 Kms from Adilabad and 25 Kms from Utnoor. The famous Nagoba temple, with a stone image of Seshanag (Serpent God) attracts a large number of devotees.

During the month of Pushya (December-January) a large number of people irrespective of caste and creed visit the Keslapur Jatara, the famous fair held at Keslapur in the name of Nagoba, the snake God.

People from all parts of the district and also Gonds and other tribes from the neighbouring Maharashtra state take part in large numbers.

Jainad temple is situated in Jainath, a small village 21 Kms from AdiIabad. A prakrit. stone inscription with 20 slokas in the temple mentions that it was built by the Pallava chief. The temple has all the features of Jain style of temple architecture.

Therefore, the village obtained the name Jainath. The Laxmi Narayana Swami Bhra motsavam celebrated from Karthika Sudda Astami to Bahula Saptami (October-November) attracts a large number of devotees.