KOLLAPUR SAMASTHAN: Kollapur smasthan with a large area spanning most of the nallamala forest area on the banks of river Krishna. There are traces of architectural tressures from 2nd century B.C. in this samasthan. Still you can see hundreds of ancient temples, which were built before 1500 years ago. Kollapur Samasthan played a considerable role in Nizam's era. The famous Somasila and Sangameshwara and Malleshwara temples are located in this samsthan. It is difficult to potray the beauty of river Krishna which floats between Somasila and Sangameshwaram.