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Coordinates: 14.43° N 79.97° E Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధà±à°° à°ªà±à°°à°¦à±‡à°¶à±, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ...
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Nellore District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. Nellore is famous for high paddy yield, and so it got its name from "nelli", an equivalent word for paddy in Tamil. The population of the district was 2,668,564 of which 22.45% were urban as of 2001. Nellore is a city located in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధà±à°° à°ªà±à°°à°¦à±‡à°¶à±, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ...
Nellore city is its administrative headquarters. Three major cities in the district are Nellore, Kavali and Gudur. It is located in the southern most east corner of Andhra Pradesh. It is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, the state of Tamil Nadu to the South, the district of Cuddapah to the west, and the district of Prakasam to the north. Nellore is a city located in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Nellore is a city located in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Kavali is a big town and a municipality in Nellore district on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
Gudur is a town and a municipality in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
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History Nellore District had an important role in telugu history during the emergence of the language and also during the formation of the state. For the city, see Nellore. ...
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Mauryas, Early Cholas and Pallavas With the rise of the Mauryan Empire, many parts of the Andhra Pardesh including Nellore came under its influence and was part of the Ashokan empire in the third century B.C. The caves near Nellore have inscriptions in the brahmi script used by Ashoka. The Cholas were an important dynasty in the south peninsula. The early Cholas ruled between the 1st and the 4th centuries A.D. The district was part of the first and the most famous Chola, Karikalan. He is well known for his great engineering marvel. The Mauryan empire (321 to 185 BCE), at its largest extent around 230 BCE. The Lion Capital of Asoka, erected around 250 BCE. It is the emblem of India. ...
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Chola power declined with frequent attacks by the Pallavas, Cheras and Pandyas, until they rose to power again around the 9th century. Chola rule was broken when the Cholas were overthrown by Simha Vishnu Pallava and the region came under the Pallava rule between the fourth and sixth centuries A.D. With the dawn of the seventh century, the political centre of Gravity of the Pallavas shifted to the south and weakened their power towards the north. Several ancient Pallava and Chola temple are in Udayagiri village.[1] Several inscriptions about Pallava rule were found in the Guntur-Nellore tract of the Andhra Pradesh. The big four storeyed cave at Vundavalli and 8 cave temple at Bhairavkonda resembles the Pallava architecture during Mahendravarma's period. The Pallava kingdom (Tamil: பலà¯à®²à®µà®°à¯) was an ancient South Indian kingdom. ...
Eastern Chalukyas, Rastrakutas and Medieval Cholas The Eastern Chalukyas were a branch of the Chalukyas of Badami. Pulakesin II, the renowned ruler of Badami Chalukyas conquered Vengi (near Eluru) in 624 AD and installed his brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana (624-641 CE) as its ruler. His dynasty known as the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, ruled for nearly four centuries in all. Vishnuvardhana extended his dominions up to Srikakulam in the north and Nellore in the south. Later the Vengi kingdom again came under the Rashtrakuta rule. Since the time of Gunaga Vijayaditya (848AD), inscriptions started showing Telugu stanzas. [2]
The king Vijayalaya defeated the Pallavas and captured Thanjavur. These cholas seized back most parts of the south India. [3]. Based on his royal inscriptions, Parantaka I (907–953) took the northern boundary up to Nellore, where his advance was stopped by a defeat at the hands of the Rastrakuta king Krishna III. [4].
Nellore Chola kings This was the period when the political power of Nellore was at it's peak and also reached it's ebb. Tikkana Somayajulu, a minister and famous telugu poet who translated Mahabharatham into telugu, gave the account of the history of this family in his other book called Nirvachanottara Ramayanamu. A branch of Telugu Cholas, feudatory of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani appointed them as rulers of Pakanadu for helping in the war between Cholas and Chalukyas. They ruled over the region consisting of the Nellore, Kadapa, Chittur and Chengalput districts with Vikramasimhapuri (modern Nellore) as their head capital. Kavitrayam is a Telugu expression for trinity of poets. ...
The Mahabharata (Devanagari: महाà¤à¤¾à¤°à¤¤, phonetically MahÄbhÄrata - see note), is one of the three major ancient Sanskrit epics of India, the others being the Ramayana and the Bhagavatam. ...
Many Telugu Choda kingdoms ruled over many regions inclduing the cities on the banks of Krishna River in the period between the seventh and the thirteenth century. ...
Tikka (1223 - 1248 ) defeated both the Hoyasala and the Pandyas and got the Tondaimandalam region and assumed the title Cholasthapanacharya. During the reign of Tikka's son and successor Manumasiddhi II (1248 - 1263), Nellore faced lot of attacks from other Cholas and Pandyas. Tikkana visited Ganapatideva of Kakatiyas and gained military support for his king. About the year 1260, a dangerous feud broke out between Manumasiddhi and Katamaraju, the chief of Erragaddapadu in Kanigiri region. The feud was on the issue of the rights of the two princes to use certain wide meadows as grazing grounds for their flocks of cattle. It led to the bloody battle fought at Panchalingala near Muttukuru on the coast of Paleru river. Manumasiddhi's forces led by Khadga Tikkana, the cousin of poet Tikkana won the battle, but the leader perished. This feud and the consequent battle formed the theme of the popular ballad entitled "Katamaraju Katha". Shortly after or during this battle, Manumasiddhi died and Nellore last its significance. [5]
Kakatiyas, Pandyas, Vijanagaras etc. The kakatiyas, the feudatories of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani, under influence of Prola declared his independence. Ganapati Deva, the first great king of Kakatiyas brought most of the telugu area under his rule. Nellore was part of kakatiya kingdom in the 13th century. It changed hands between them and Pandyas few times until Prataprudra II defeated Pandyas. After the fall of Kakatiya Empire, the region was under Tuglaq and then was later under Kondavidi Reddis.
The most parts of the district were annexed by the Sangama dynasty of the Vijayanagara empire in 14th century. The remaining portions of the district like Udayagiri were conquered by Krishnadeva Rayalu, the greatest king of the kingdom. The ruins of fortress built by the Vijayanagar kings in the 14th century are at Udayagiri. The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...
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Udaigiri (also Udayagiri) is a the site of a now-ruined complex of Buddhist buildings 60km north-east of Cuttack in Orissa state in India. ...
Nawabs and British Period After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, the area was ruled by the Nawabs until the East India Company has taken control in 1792, and appointed Mr. Dyton as the 1st Collector. Nellore was declared the revenue unit for the district. [6]
During the British period, the district was at peace, the only event of any political importance being the sequestration in 1838, of the Jagir of Udayagiri, owing to its title holder's participation in a conspiracy, engineered by the Nawab of Kurnool, against the ruling power. After the district came under the British administration, the jurisdiction of the district did not undergo any major changes, but for the transfer of Ongole taluk in 1904 to Guntur district when it was newly constituted. Sequestration, the act of removing, separating or seizing anything from the possession of its owner, particularly in law, of the taking possession of property under process of law for the benefit of creditors or the state. ...
Udaigiri (also Udayagiri) is a the site of a now-ruined complex of Buddhist buildings 60km north-east of Cuttack in Orissa state in India. ...
Ongole, is a town and a municipality in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
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Post Indian Independence It was part of the composite Madras State until 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, when the states were reorganised on a linguistic basis, this district came under Andhra Pradesh. Nellore played a major role in the formation of Andhra Pradesh state. Potti Sriramulu, a telugu patriot and activist, fasted to death for the formation of Andhra Pradhesh state. His sacrifice resulted in the creation of linguistic based states in Indian Union. Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...
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Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధà±à°° à°ªà±à°°à°¦à±‡à°¶à±, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ...
Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu was a Freedom Fighter who sacrificed his life to unite Andhra. ...
Geography The district lies between between 13 30’ and 15 6’ of Northern latitude and 70 5’ and 80 15’ of Eastern latitude. Nellore's total land area is 13,076 square kilometers (8,761) sq. miles). It is bordered by the Bay of Bengal to the east, the state of Tamil Nadu to the South, the district of Cuddapah, and the district of Prakasam to the north. The eastern side consists of area of low lying land extending from the base of the Eastern Ghats to the sea. The west side of the district is separated from Cuddapah district by Veligonda hills. The district is split by the River Pennar and is located on both south and north banks of it. A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
Map showing cuddapah district Cuddapah, or Kadapa, as it is known now, is one of the districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Prakasam is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ...
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The Penner (also Pennar or Penneru) is a river of southern India. ...
Nellore's total land area is 13,076 square kilometers (8,761) sq. miles). It has an average elevation of 19 metres (62 feet). The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ...
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About the half of the total area is cultivated and the rest is wasteland [7] becase of it is rocky land, sandy coastline or covered with scrub jungles. Pennar, Swarnamukhi and Gundlakamma are the main rivers that flow through the most of the district. They are not navigable, and are mainly used for irrigation purposes. Tributaries to Penna like Kandaleru and Boggeru serve the remaining area. The Penner (also Pennar or Penneru) is a river of southern India. ...
This area is rich in particular kind of flint called quartzite, out of which prehistoric man made his weapons and implements. A flint nodule from the Onondaga limestone layer, Buffalo, New York. ...
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Climate - Winter: January and February
- Summer: March to May
- South West Monsoons - June to September
- North East Monsoons - October to December
The Maximum temperature is 36-46c during summer and the minimum temperature is 23-25c during winter. The rainfall ranges from 700-1000 mm through South West and North East Monsoons. Nellore is subject both to droughts and to floods based on the seasons.
Economy Proximity to the sea as well as to agricultural heartland has helped Nellore district to grow. The sea-borne trade from Mipadu, Krishnapatnam and other port cities in district is on rise, but insignificant compared to trade via the road and rail.
Agriculture Nellore is also famous for quality rice production and aqua (prawn and fish) culture. Nellore district is called the "Shrimp capital of India" due to is high production of cultured shrimp. About 70 percent of the total work force is dependent upon agriculture either as farmers or as agricultural labour. The main crops are rice paddy and sugar cane. It is particularly famous for a rice breed called "Molagolukulu". Other crops are cotton, lemon and oil seeds (like peanuts) and horticultural seeds. Workers harvest catfish from the Delta Pride Catfish farms in Mississippi Aquaculture is the cultivation of the natural produce of water (such as fish or shellfish, algae and other aquatic organisms). ...
Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ...
A dam is located at Somasila across the Pennar River as it flows through the narrow Velikonda Hills. Another dam is located at Gandipalem across a tributary of Pennar. They support irrigation for many villages. The Penner (also Pennar, Penna or Penneru) is a river of southern India. ...
Gandipalem is a small village in Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Industrial The handloom sector is a small scale industry and next to agriculture by the number of people depend on it. Venkatagiri and Patur are important handloom centres in the district noted for their traditional handcrafted fine cotton and silk sarees embrodied with pure zari.
The following are major industries located in Nellore District
- SHAR (SriHarikota High Altitude Range) located in SriHarikota, Nellore Dt.
- Kovur Thermal Power Plant ( defunct)
- Nellore Nippo Batteries factory
- Acqua and fisheries throughout the district
- Mica Mines in Gudur and Sydapuram mandals
- work in progress Adidas Apache in Tada Nellore dt.
- Krishnapatnam Thermal Station
- Krishnapatnam Port trust
Krishnapatnam is a major port and market center situated at a distance of 20 km. The port is hoped to become a world-class deep water port. Iron ore and granite are being exported from KrishnaPatnam to other countries like China. One Railway line links it with Vekatachalam on main railway line. Tada is at a distance of 80 km from Nellore with new industrial ventures like the Adidas factory and Tata's Leather park. Krishnapatnam is small port town in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
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Projects in progress: An International Leather park will start working soon at Krishnapatnam. A railway line is being constructed from Krishnapattanam to Obulavari palle to link up this port with Mumbai Railway line. Construction of two Ultra Mega Power Projects with the capacity of 4000 MW each at Krishnapatnam is going on. Recently Central government gave clearance to IFFCO fertilizer factory at Regadi Chelika near Nellore. Cental government is also planning to setup a 'Petro Chemical Terminal' at Krishnapatnam. Air Deccan is going to setup an airport near Nellore city. Construction work of two textile parks at Menakur near Venmkatgiri/Nayudupet will start soon.
Divisions It is the southeast district of Andhra Pradesh. District has 11 state assembly constituencies, namely Allur, Atmakur, Gudur, kavali, Kovur, Nellore, Rapur, Sarvepalli, Sulurpet, Udayagiri and Venkatagiri. Nellore district also contributes to three seats in the Parliament of India, namely Nellore, Tirupati and Ongole. Bold textAllur is one of the major villages in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
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Gudur is a town and a municipality in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
Kavali is a big town and a municipality in Nellore district on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
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Udaigiri (also Udayagiri) is a the site of a now-ruined complex of Buddhist buildings 60km north-east of Cuttack in Orissa state in India. ...
Venkatagiri is a census town in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
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Ongole, is a town and a municipality in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
It comprises 46 Revenue Mandals, 12 Agrilcuture Sub Divisions and 3 Revenue Divisions(Nellore, Kavali and Gudur) and 1204 Revenue Villages in which 1135 are inhabited. Number of Gram Panchayats are 968 and the number of Municipalities are three, namely Nellore, Kavali and Gudur.
Nellore district is divided into the following 46 mandals. County Vest-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality NO-1002 Administrative centre Mandal Mayor (2003) Åse Lill Kimestad (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 319 222 km² 210 km² 0. ...
- Allur, 15 villages.
- Ananthasagaram, 23 villages.
- Anumasamudrampeta, 19 villages.
- [1][Atmakur]], 23 villages.
- Balayapalle, 24 villages.
- Bhogolu, 14 villages.
- Buchireddipalem, 12 villages.
- Chejerla, 22 villages.
- Chillakur, 31 villages.
- Chittamur, 23 villages.
- Dagadarthi, 11 villages.
- Dakkili, 26 villages.
- Doravarisatram, 22 villages.
- Duttaluru, 17 villages.
- Gudur, 22 villages.
- Indukurpet, 18 villages.
- Jaladanki, 16 villages.
- Kaligiri, 23 villages.
- Kaluvoya, 19 villages.
- Kavali, 21 villages.
- Kodavalur, 17 villages.
- Kondapuram, 19 villages.
- Kota, 20 villages.
- Kovur, 5 villages.
- Manubolu, 18 villages.
- Marripadu, 24 villages.
- Muthukur, 19 villages.
- Naidupeta, 18 villages
- Nellore, 29 villages.
- Ozili, 26 villages.
- Pellakur, 24 villages.
- Podlakur, 29 villages.
- Rapur, 20 villages.
- Seetharamapuram, 14 villages
- Sangam, 19 villages.
- Sullurpeta, 19 villages
- Sydapuram, 30 villages.
- Tada with 17 villages.
- Thotapalligudur, 21 villages.
- Udayagiri, 16 villages
- Vakadu, 18 villages.
- Varikuntapadu, 24 villages
- Venkatachalam, 25 villages.
- Vinjamur, 11 villages.
- Venkatagiri with 24 villages.
- Vidavalur, 11 villages.
Bold textAllur is one of the major villages in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Buchireddipalem is one of the biggest towns of the Nellore district of India. ...
Dakkili is a mandal in the Nellore District in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ...
Gudur is a town and a municipality in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
Kavali is a big town and a municipality in Nellore district on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
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For the legal act, see Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act Tada is a small village in Nellore district in India. ...
Udaigiri (also Udayagiri) is a the site of a now-ruined complex of Buddhist buildings 60km north-east of Cuttack in Orissa state in India. ...
Venkatagiri is a census town in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
Transport The national highway number 5 serves the major cities in the district. The nearest international airport is about 170 km south at Chennai. The national railway runs throughout the length of the district. The section of east coast railway from Nellore town to Gudur, formerly on the metre gauge, has been converted to the standard gauge. “Madras†redirects here. ...
Demographics The population of the district was 2,668,564 of which 22.45% were urban as of 2001. [2] Total population has reached upto 7 lakhs according to recent assembly elections census.
Culture Most people of the district speak telugu. South eastern side of the district speak Tamil as well. Most people live in villages (as opposed to cities or towns). While men can be seen in pants and suits, as well as in more traditional attire such as dhotis and lungis, women mostly limit themselves to sarees. Similar to sarongs, dhotis are commonly worn with western-style oxford shirts by the men of South India. ...
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Art and Literature Nellore region produced famous telugu artists ranging from ancient poets like Tikkana and to modern artists like Atreya. Ancient telugu poets Tikkana, Molla, Marana, Ketana laid foundations for telugu literature here. Tikkana, the second in Kavitrayam translated Sanskrit epic Mahabharat. Molla, the second telugu poetess had translated Ramayan into telugu. Ketana, a disciple of Tikkana, dedicated his work called "Dasakumara Charitram" to Tikkana. Ketana also wrote Andhrabashabushanam, a grammer book for telugu. Marana, another poet and disciple of Tikkana wrote "Markandeya Puranam". Ramarajabhushanudu from this region was patroned by Krishnadevaraya. Kavitrayam is a Telugu expression for trinity of poets. ...
Kavitrayam is a Telugu expression for trinity of poets. ...
Atukuri Molla (1440 A.D. - 1530 A.D.) was a famous Telugu poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan. ...
Kavitrayam is a Telugu expression for trinity of poets. ...
The Mahabharata (Devanagari: महाभारत, phonetically Mahābhārata - see note), sometimes just called Bharata, is the great religious, philosophical and mythological epic of India. ...
Lord Ram, Laxman, Sita and Hanuman(crouching) The Ramayana (Sanskrit: march (ayana) of Rama) is part of the Hindu smriti, written by Valmiki. ...
Ramarajabhushanudu (mid 16th century CE) was a Telugu poet and a notable musician in the court of the king Krishnadevaraya and was one of the astadiggajas (a collective title of poets, literally meaning eight elephants) there. ...
Krishnadevaraya Recently excavated Vishnu temple, Hampi Krishnadevaraya (Kannada: ಶà³à²°à³€ ಕೃಷà³à²£à²¦à³‡à²µà²°à²¾à²¯, Telugu:à°¶à±à°°à±€à°•à±ƒà°·à±à°£à°¦à±‡à°µà°°à°¾à°¯;) (1509-1529 CE) was the most famous king of Vijayanagar empire. ...
During British period, 'Nellore' was the only education center in the regions that constituted the current day Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధà±à°° à°ªà±à°°à°¦à±‡à°¶à±, Urdu: آندھرا پردیش, IPA: ), is a state in South India. ...
The main entertainment in the region is movies and related activties. S P Balasubrahmanyam, one of the India's top singers hailed from Nellore. Famous telugu lyriscs writer Acharya Atreya is from this region. Pattabi Rami Reddy, a poet and director from Nellore wrote Ragala Dozen (A Dozen Melodies), a collection that recorded his observations in Madras and Nellore. He also produced a Telugu film, Pellinaati Pramanalu, the National award winner, and directed films Samskara, Chandamarutha, Sringaramasa, and Devara Kaadu.[8]. Nellore also is place of many yesteryear telugu actors like Rajanala and Ramana Reddy.
Architecture - Venkatagiri fort, Venkata giri—70 km from Nellore
- Udayagiri Fort
- Ranganayaka Temple, more than 500 years old temple with huge 29 m tall Galigopuram.
- Bhairavakonda Caves
Politics Nellore people participated in Indian Independence movement and also in fight for formation of separate state for telugu people. Notable freedom fighers are Muttharaju Gopalarao and Potti Sriramulu. People of Nellore district has vivid interest in politics. It produced two former chief ministers of state, Dr Bezawada Gopal Reddy and Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy. The main political parties of the district are Congress and Telugu Desam party. Communist parties of India also have more followers compared to the neighboring districts like Cuddappah and Ongole. Puchalapalli Sundaraiah, the great communist who sacrificed his life and properties for poor practiced communism here. Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu was a Freedom Fighter who sacrificed his life to unite Andhra. ...
There are many patrons for the causes of district. Notable among them is Rebala Laxminarasa Reddy, who donated the town hall and paediatric hospital and Venkata Giri Raja, who constructed first collge in the Nellore.
Nellore has abundant of temples and few of the famous temples are listed here.
 Jonnawada Temple of Kamakshi Devi - Ranganayaka Temple, this temple is situated on the banks of the river Pennar.
- Jonnawada-Located 12 km from Nellore, It is famous for the temple of Goddess Kamakshi, praying to whom is believed to relieve one from all problems and diseases. A 'Sri Chakram' installed by Sri Jagadguru Sankaracharya. It is also one of the oldest temples in Nellore(1150CE). Nearby hill Narasimha Konda is also famour for another diety called Narasimha Swamy.
- Penchalakona- Located 70 km from Nellore. A major pilgrimage centre. It is famous for the temple of Sri Penusila Narsimha Swamy, situated at the foot of a hill. Mountains and dense forests surround the scenic spot.
- Someswara Swamy Temple - A famous Siva Temple built during the 7th century AD near somasila dam.
- Ramathirdham- 31 km from Nellore, it is famous for the temple of Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy. Lord Siva and Kamakshamma are the presiding deities while Vigneswara and Subramanya Swamy are the also worshipped.
- Chengalamma Temple, Sulurpeta- Pilgrim Centres. Located 100 km from Nellore, Situated on the banks of river kalingi is the Chengalamma Temple which represents the culmination of three goddesses namely Saraswathi, Mahalaxmi and Parvathi.
- Golagamudi Venkaiah Swamy Temple- It is Located 15km from Nellore it is one of the famous temple in nellore.
- Kasumur-Located 25 km from Nellore, Known for the Dargah of Hazarath Karimillah Sha Khadri alias Mastan valli, a visit to which is believed to cure various ailments. A popular place of pilgrimage.
- Sri Raja Rajeshwari Ammavari Devasthanam, Nellore- Sri Arul Jyoti Nataraja Murthy Swamy of Sri Arul Jyoti Nataraja Murthy Swamy Ashram Pitadhipathi wished to have a temple for Sri Devi. In 1968 Sri Ratna Swamy Mudiliar.
- Sri Venugopala Swamy Devasthanam, Moolapet, Nellore-Built in 1883, the presiding deity of the temple is Sri Rukmini Satyabhama Sametha Sri Venugopala Swamy. The idols are in lblack ... Udayagiri Fort-Located 96 km from Nellore, This is the site of a mighty fortress built by the Vijayanagar Kings in the 14th century. A towering peak can be seen here.
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Jonnawada Temple of Kamakshi Devi Jonnawada is a pilgrimage in Andhra Pradesh, India on the banks of river Pennar. ...
Narasimha Konda is a hill near the town of Jonnawada in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh state in India. ...
Flora and Fauna Nellore is rich in flora and fauna. It had a lush coastal belt, moist Eastern Ghats, dry forests and short bushes.
The fauna is equally wonderful. Pulicat Lake near Sulurupeta, 75-80 km from Nellore, is a habitat for a variety of aquatic & terrestrial birds like flamingoes, painted storks, grey pelicans and seagulls and much more. There is a sanctuary called Nelapattu Bird Sancturay, on the banks of Pulicat lake, is spread over 486 km². It boasts the famous Siberian Cranes and nearly 160 species of birds. The annual Flamingo Festival is celebrated at this bird sanctuary at Nelapattu. ...
Nellore district is also famous good lakes and beach parks. Kotha Koduru , located 30 km from Nellore has a picturesque beach. Maipadu beach , located 14 km from Nellore, is famous for dunes of sand and gaint sea waves. Nellore Lake park (Nellore cheruvu, near Podalakur road) provides paddle boating, speed boats, deluxe boats and a restaurant.
Education Nellore has scores of schools, engineering and other degree colleges. On the other hand, providing educational facilities to rural areas is largely confined to the shelves of the Andhra pradesh Government. All institutions and schools are affiliated with Sri Venkateswara University. This article needs cleanup. ...
// Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati was established in 1954, in the famous temple town of Tirupati, South India, under the auspices of Late Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and with support of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. ...
Media The district has long list of local newspapers such as Zaminryot, Lawyer, Nellore News, Gudur News, Nagarabheri and much more. Though most of them were swept away by district editions of the main state newspapers like Vaartha, Eenadu and Andhrajyothy, only Zaminryot is still a popular news item.
The popular TV Channels are state wide telugu cable channels ETV, Gemini and Teja and local city cable.
Sports Cricket is the most played and well watched sport. Kabbaddi, Badminton and Volleyball are also played in schools. Indoor sports like chess and carams are also played in urban areas. T N Parameswaran, national chess champion in 1982 and 1996 and who also represented India in Chess Olympiads of 1982 & 1996 at Lausanne and Armenia is from Nellore. Many board games played with dice are popular in rural areas. Small villages host cockfight and bullfight events for special ocasions. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ...
Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ...
Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ...
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External links
References - History of Andhras upto 1565, Durga Prasad, P. G. Publishers, Guntur.
- Samagra Andhrula Charitram
Notes - ^ Several ancient Pallava and Chola temple are in Udayagiri village.
- ^ History of Andhra Pradesh
- ^ Cholas occupying Nellore again
- ^ Britanoca's chola history
- ^ Telugu cholas
- ^ Nellore became revenue unit
- ^ Nellore lands
- ^ Artcile about Pattabi Ram
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