Kadapa (కడప) | YSR District

 Attirala is an uninhabited village.

There is the temple of sri Thretheswara swamy in the form of a stone sivalingam. According to tradition there lived a Rakshasa by name Threthasura in Thretayuga who brought misery not only to man kind but to sages also. Then to get rid of him, sage Narada and other Maharshis peformed a yagna in propitiation of lord Eswara. Eswara came out from the homa gundam in the form of a Tejo lingam and emancipated the rakshasa by killing him. This temple is picturesquely situated on the bank of the river Bahuda (Cheyyeru) on a hillock with a beautiful Kalyana mantapanm (marriage hall) and gali gopuram (tower). The hillock is known as Thretachalam on account of Read the rest of this entry »

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Veerannagattupalli, hamlet of idupulpaya, popularly known as Gandi kshetram – Situated on the border of Rayachoty & Pulivendula taluks at a distance of about 4.5 KMs from Vempalli town in Pulivendula Taluk and about 45 Kms from Rayachoty town. Read the rest of this entry »

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Tallapaka is a village in Rajampet mandal of Kadapa district. The village has the distinction of being the birthplace of Saint Annamacharya the famous composer of devotional songs on Lord Venkateswara who made invaluable contribution to music and literature during the 15th century.He composed more than Thirty two thousand devotional hymns - Sankeerthanas.  These keerthanas were set to Carnotic style of music and are very popular throughout India.

Annamacharya’s Wife Timmakka is the first poetess in Telugu literature.  She composed ‘Subhadrakalyanam’.  The sons and grand children of Annamacharya were all born poets who continued their writings in the footsteps of Read the rest of this entry »

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Vontimitta is one of the mandal head quarters of Kadapa district lies at a latitude of 14 degrees 2 minutes, and longitude of 79 degrees 23 minutes E. The small town is situated about a distance of 28 kilometers on the Kadapa- Chennai main road. Vontimitta has a railway station in between Kadapa (Cuddapah) and Rajampet railway stations on Chennai-Mumbai railway line. Tirupathi airport is the nearest airport. 

The temple of Sri Kodandarama is situated towards the south west of the Vontimitta village. The temple had a spacious courtyard and three gopura gateways. The temple  was developed  by the Cholas and Vijayanagara kings. A unique feature of the temple is, the absence of the Hanuman Idol, which makes it a one-of-its kind temple in India. So that it is noticeable that to the east of the eastern gopura of this temple is the temple of Sanjeevaraya (Sri Hanuman) facing west to the main temple. 

The Vontimitta temple is famous for its Read the rest of this entry »

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Pushpagiri is one of the holy places in Kadapa district for Hindus. This place is located on the banks of river Pennar (Pinakini) about 16Kms from Kadapa city. Pushpagiri is famous for its numerous temples. This is the only holy place for both Saivas and Vaishnavas (two divisions of Hindu religion). Vaishnavas call it as ‘Madhya Ahobilam’ and Saivas as ‘Madhya Kailasam’. Pushpagiri, also called as ‘Second Hampi’ is one of the important Advaitha mutts established by Sankaracharya. This is the only place in AndhraPradesh where the holy peetham of Sankaracharya located.

Among several temples situated in Pushpagiri, Chennakesava Swamy temple is the largest one. According to the inscriptions belongs to 13^th Century (before 1298 A.D), which were found in the temple complex, Chennakesava Swamy temple is the ancient and large temple of all. It has a lofty gopuram with sculptures depicting scenes from Read the rest of this entry »

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It is the place where Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmam who was famous for his preachings and mainly for his remarks on future of the world, stayed in Kandimallayapalli. Veerabrahmam is the only futurologist that the East has produced.  He entered Jeeva Samadhi in the year 1693.  Brahmamgari Matham was built in Kandimallayapalli after the jeevasamadhi of Veerabrahmendra swami. The Matham does not look like temple but has beautifully carved statues and its walls are full of Veerabrahmendra Swamy’s preachings and his predictions. Read the rest of this entry »

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