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Rayalaseema (Telugu: రాయలసీమ)is a geographic region in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It includes the districts of Kurnool, Kadapa (formerly known as 'Cuddapah'), Anantapur, Chittoor, parts of Prakasam and Nellore districts. Bellary district of the present day Karnataka was part of Rayalaseema till the states were reorganized. The usage of the word and identification to a geographic area is relatively recent (early 20th century). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (923x881, 68 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (923x881, 68 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Telugu redirects here. ... Andhra redirects here. ... Kurnool District is a district in Andhra Pradesh. ... Map showing cuddapah district Cuddapah, or Kadapa, as it is known now, is one of the districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Map showing cuddapah district Cuddapah, or Kadapa, as it is known now, is one of the districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Districts of Andhra Pradesh. ... Districts of Andhra Pradesh. ... Prakasam is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... For the city, see Nellore. ... This article is about the Indian region. ...

History

The word "Rayalaseema" means the land ruled by Sri Krishnadevaraya. Rayalaseema was the original home of Eastern Chalukyas. They gradually extended their sway over Karnata country because of the pressure from Cholas kings. Although Rayalaseema is a relatively small region compared to the rest of Telugu speaking regions, its contribution to Telugu, Urdu, arts, culture and literature is immense. Sri Krishnadevaraya (శ్రీ క్రిశ్ణదేవరాయ, also transliterated as Srikrishnarayalu and other ways) was a Vijaynagar emperor who presided over the empire at its zenith and ruled from 1509 until his death in 1529, and is today a hero of people of Telugu descent in South India. ... Eastern Chalukyas were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ...

Culture

Amongst the Trilingas, Srisailam is the foremost amongst them is in Rayalaseema. The first settlement of Telugus is said to be in Rayalaseema Region. The oldest written inscription ShilaShaasanam bearing the word Andhra Pathamu has been found in Bellary region (present day Karnataka). , Srisailam is a holy town and Mandal, situated in Nallamala hills of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Literature

Telugu culture reached its zenith during the Vijayanagara rule under Sri Krishnadevaraya. Amongst Ashta Diggajas, Allasani Peddana, Dhoorajati, Nandi Timmana, Maadayyagari Mallana and Ayyalaraju RamaBhadrudu are from this region.

Recent notable scholar from the region is Saraswati Putra Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu.

Ghadiyaram Ramakrishna Sharma, a prolific author, historian and social reformer has settled in Alampuram near Kurnool. Sri Ramakrishna Sharma is responsible for restoration of the ancient Jogulamba temple. He is also treated as a bridge between Rayalaseema and Telangana.

Kuntimaddi Sesha Sarma from Anathapuram area was a prolific author in Vishisthadwaita related subjects.

Notable Urdu Literary personalities from this region, Qaisi Qamarnagari, Kareem Roomani, Barq Kadapavi, Ahmadnisar Madanapalle, Qamar Ameeni, Abdul Azeem, Saghar Jayyadi, Sathar Faizi, N.M.Jalib Saaqui Kadapa. , Madanapalle is a town and a municipality in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh state, India - population 107,964 (agglomeration 110,547) (2004 census). ...

Music

Tyagaraja - Hailed from Kakarla in Rayalaseema region. Sri Tyagaraja (శ్రీ త్యాగరాజ) (17??-1848), an ardent devotee of Sri Ramachandra, was one of the most important composers of Carnatic music. ...

Annamayyaacharaya - Apart from the all too famous songs on Sri Venkateswara, an interesting mention of the lullaby Chandamama Raave, jaabilli raave, which every Telugu mother sings. tAllapAka annamAcArya The tAllapAka family of poets, music composers and scholars in Telugu and Sankrit popularized the Srivaishnava faith in Andhra Pradesh in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...

SriPada Pinakapani - Settled in Kurnool (21st Century). He is guru of other Telugu stalwarts like Oleti Venkateswarlu, Nedunuri Krishnamurti, Nookala Chinna Satya Narayana, Malladi Brothers and others. Dr. Sripada Pinakapaani (b. ...

Rallapalli Ananthakrishna Sharma - Sangitha Kalanidhi, a great musicologist and scholar from Ananthapuram area.

Pilgrimage

Rayalaseema has many important places of pilgrimage for Telugu people, Kannadigas and Tamils.

• Tirupati - Abode of Lord Venkateswara.
• Srisailam - Abode of Mallikarjuna (Lord Shiva).
• Ahobilam - Where Narasimha blessed Prahlada.
• Srikalahasti- Temple of Lord Shiva
• Mahanandi- Lord Shiva temple
• Yaganti eswara- Lord Shiva temple
• Mantralayam - One of the most important pilgrim places for Madhva sect of Brahmins.
• Puttaparthi - Abode of Sri Satya Sai Baba.
• Ontimitta - Famous for the temple of Sri Rama, where on the Sri Ramanavami day, Mutyalatalambralu is accorded to the lord by the state government along with Bhadrachalam.
• Bramhamgari Matam Famous for the temple Sri Pothuluri Veera Bramhendra Swamulavaru.
• Pushpagiri Famous for the temple Sri Chennakesava Swamy beside of Penna River
• Kanipakam - Temple of Lord Ganapathi
• Lepakshi Famous nandi temple in Ananthapuram district
• Tallapaka birth place of annamayya
• Hemavati: Famous shiva temple built in 12th century by pallava nolamba kings. It is in madakasira taluke of anantapur district.
• Tadipatri Famous for the temple of Lord Sri Rama and shiva

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Tourism

BELUM: - Near Banaganapalli; Famous for large underground caves.kurnool District,it is near to tadipatri. , Map showing kurnool district Kurnool   is a city in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. ...

Gendi, Kadapa District. , Kadapa (Telugu: కడప, Hindi: कडप्पा), formerly Cuddapah, is a city in Andhra Pradesh, India, the headquarters of Kadapa District. ...

Gurramkonda, Chandragiri, Horsley Hills Talakona of Chittoor district. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other places with the same name, see Chandragiri (disambiguation). ... Horsley Hills, elevation 1,265 m, is a famous summer hill resort in Andhra Pradesh, about 160 km from Bangalore, India and 144 km from Tirupati. ... The Talakona waterfall, also known as Sri Venkateswara park, is located in the Chittoor District of Andhra pradesh in India. ... , For the district information, see Chittoor district. ...

Thimmama Marrimanu  :- World's largest occupied banyan tree, it covers 5.2 acres (2.1 ha). Age of the tree 550 years. It holds a Guinness Book record. Near KADIRI, from Anantapur 120 kilometres, from Kadiri 20 kilometres.

Spiritual proponents

• Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji - Pontiff of Avadhoota Datta Peetham, is from Bommeparthy (Jayalakshmipuram) in Anantapuram district.

• Yogi Vemana - Poet

• Sri Pothuluri Veerabramhendra Swamy - Poet and clairvoyant.

• Puttaparti Satya Sai baba - Spiritual and religious savant.

• Jiddu Krishnamurti - Philosopher.

• Mumtaz Ali - Satsang foundation, Madanapalle.

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Politics

Rayalaseema is underdeveloped compared to the Coastal Andhra region of the state. The growing movement in Telangana to secede from Andhra Pradesh, as well as southern India's long droughts have caused several movements to coalesce around Rayalaseema's grievances. All of these movements are calling for greater official attention for the region, especially in the form of new water projects to harness the Krishna and Godavari rivers to the aid of the region's beleaguered farmers. Congress MP Kotla Suryaprakash Reddy of Kurnool, who hopes to unite the Rayalaseema movements, advocates the inclusion of Nellore and Prakasam districts of Coastal Andhra and even the Kannada-speaking district of Bellary in Karnataka into a separate Rayalaseema state. Coastal Andhra is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Krishna in Vijayawada in 2007 The River Krishna (meaning dark (feminine) in Sanskrit, also called the Krishnaveni, is one of the longest rivers of India (about 1300 km in length). ... Godavari river map The Godavari River, adjacent to the town of Kovvur This article is about Godavari River in India. ... Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ... , Map showing kurnool district Kurnool   is a city in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. ... , Bellary (Kannada: ;; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is a district in Karnataka state, India. ... This article is about the Indian region. ...

Various organizations like Rayalaseema Hakkula Ikya Vedika are demanding the establishment of second capital in Kurnool. Kurnool is an important city in the Rayalaseema region. It was the Capital of Andhra State from 1 October 1953 to 1 November 1956 and at present is the headquarters of Kurnool District. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rayalaseema was named so in 1928 by Gadicherla Hari Sarvottama Rao, a famous freedom fighter. Before 1928, the area was variously called as Guttha Seema and Ceded Districts.Though the area comprises 4 to 5 districts, several chief ministers came from this region. They include current Chief Minster Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Nara Chandrababu Naidu the ex Chief Minister, Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy (the former Chief Minister), Damodaram Sanjeevaiah and Neelam Sanjivareddy the former President of India. Ceded Districts is the name of an area in the Deccan, India that was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nizam in 1800. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nara Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born April 20, 1951) was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh during 1995-2004. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Factionism

The pecuiar phenomenon of factionism in Rayalaseema goes back to the times of Vijayanagara Empire. Village chieftains known as "Poligars" / 'Paalegarlu' were crucial for the survival of the kingdom. Vijayanagara Rulers depended upon these chieftains for military support in times of crisis and granted a fair degree of autonomy. The British tried to eliminate factionism in the region by hanging a couple of the Chieftains publicly, but failed to eradicate it. Land Reforms to distribute land and wealth usurped by Palegars have met limited success, which resulted in another violent phenomenon known as Naxalism. Factionism has political patronage and is a flourishing activity today. The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ...

Factionism has been hindering the progress of Rayalaseema. Many politicians and families are associated with factionism, spending their valuable time to protect themselves from their opponents and planning how to attack or even kill their opponents. For surviving and managing their gangs, they indulge in rowdyism and asking commissions (or percentages) from the governement projects. Because of this, some government projects (such as new broadgauage railway line, irrigation related work etc.) were stopped or postponed. If any government servant does not listen these factionists, they are threatened.

See also

• Kosta/Coastal Andhra
• Telangana

Coastal Andhra Regions marked in white. ... Location of Telangana region Telangana region marked in white. ...

External links

• complete information of Kadapa district

Sources

• Information on Kadapa district
• Article in the Deccan Herald on the Rayalaseema separatist movement
• "The Killing Fields of Rayalaseema"
• founded by Sri Mumtaz Ali