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Temples of Andhra Pradesh
Mantralayam Temple
This
is the "jeevan
samadhi of Mantralyam Saint Raghavendraswamy. A large number of followers and
devotees of all religious sects throng this little town located on the banks of
river Tungabhadra all through the year. A temple has been constructed at the spot
where he performed penance known as the Panchamukhi Anjaneyaswamy temple.
Timings:
Open from 5:30 am till 12:00 in the
noon and reopens at 4:00 pm and again closed at 8:00 pm.
Malleshwar
Temple
Shri
Malleshwar Swami, with his consort, Shri Bramaramba are the main deities of
the temple at Sivalayam, in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The temple was
constructed in the 10th century, in the Dwapar Yuga, the time contemporary
to Lord Krishna. The lingam was installed by the Sri Yudhistra, the eldest
of the Five Pandavas. The Dasara festival in the month of October is
celebrated in a grand manner. The Sivarathri night is also celebrated with
the same fervor.
Timings:
Open from 5:30 am till 12:00 in the
noon and reopens at 4:00 p.m and get closed again by 8:00 pm.
Narasimha Temple
This
is
located at a distance of 74 km from Nandyal and 360 km from Hyderabad .
It is an important pilgrim centre having nine forms of Lord Narsimham .The
lower Ahobilam temple is built in the Vijayanagar style and as one treks up
the
hill It is considered sacred
because Lord Vishnu appeared as Narasimha at this spot to kill Hiranaya Kashipu.
Ahobilam is also the seat of the Ahobala Matt. Cuddapah is another access point
to Ahobilam.
Timings: Open from 5:30 am till 12:00 in
the noon and reopens in the evening at 4:00 pm and again closed at 8:00
pm.
Puttaraathi
Prasanthi Milayam, the main ashram of
Shri Sathya Sai Baba , is in Puttaparthi. Sai Baba's followers are predominantly
Indian but he also has many western devotees, among them the founder of the Hard
Rock Cafe franchise. Known as the Adobe of highest Peacethe ashram is spacious and beautiful with good food and accommodation- at least
when the numbers aren't overwhelming. Sai Baba spends most of the year here but
sometimes moves to Whitefields Ashram near Banglore in neighbouring Karnatka or
Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu during the hot, dry season.
Simhachalam
Simhachalam
16 kms Eleventh Century temple dedicated to Lord Varaha narasimha. It
has been hailed as the most famous and the best sculptured shrine. Simhachalam, also called Simhagiri, is about ten miles to the north of Visakhapatnam
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History:Andhra Pardesh was once a major Buddhist centre and part of Ashoka's
empire until it broke apart. Traces of early still remain in several places,
particularly Amaravathi. the Sanchi of Andhra Pardesh. Later, in the 7th
century, the chalukyas held power, but they in turn fell to the Chola kingdom of
the south around the 10th century. It was this dynasty that built the vast and
almost impregnable stone fortress of Golconda - one of India's most impressive
monuments . The near by tombs of the rulers of this Muslim dynasty rival those
of the Delhi sultans and the early Mughals in size and splendor. The general's
successors, the Nizams of Hyderabad, ruled the state right through to
Independence.
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History:Andhra Pardesh was once a major Buddhist centre and part of Ashoka's
empire until it broke apart. Traces of early still remain in several places,
particularly Amaravathi. the Sanchi of Andhra Pardesh. Later, in the 7th
century, the chalukyas held power, but they in turn fell to the Chola kingdom of
the south around the 10th century. It was this dynasty that built the vast and
almost impregnable stone fortress of Golconda - one of India's most impressive
monuments . The near by tombs of the rulers of this Muslim dynasty rival those
of the Delhi sultans and the early Mughals in size and splendor. The general's
successors, the Nizams of Hyderabad, ruled the state right through to
Independence.
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History:Andhra Pardesh was once a major Buddhist centre and part of Ashoka's
empire until it broke apart. Traces of early still remain in several places,
particularly Amaravathi. the Sanchi of Andhra Pardesh. Later, in the 7th
century, the chalukyas held power, but they in turn fell to the Chola kingdom of
the south around the 10th century. It was this dynasty that built the vast and
almost impregnable stone fortress of Golconda - one of India's most impressive
monuments . The near by tombs of the rulers of this Muslim dynasty rival those
of the Delhi sultans and the early Mughals in size and splendor. The general's
successors, the Nizams of Hyderabad, ruled the state right through to
Independence.
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History:Andhra Pardesh was once a major Buddhist centre and part of Ashoka's
empire until it broke apart. Traces of early still remain in several places,
particularly Amaravathi. the Sanchi of Andhra Pardesh. Later, in the 7th
century, the chalukyas held power, but they in turn fell to the Chola kingdom of
the south around the 10th century. It was this dynasty that built the vast and
almost impregnable stone fortress of Golconda - one of India's most impressive
monuments . The near by tombs of the rulers of this Muslim dynasty rival those
of the Delhi sultans and the early Mughals in size and splendor. The general's
successors, the Nizams of Hyderabad, ruled the state right through to
Independence.
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History:Andhra Pardesh was once a major Buddhist centre and part of Ashoka's
empire until it broke apart. Traces of early still remain in several places,
particularly Amaravathi. the Sanchi of Andhra Pardesh. Later, in the 7th
century, the chalukyas held power, but they in turn fell to the Chola kingdom of
the south around the 10th century. It was this dynasty that built the vast and
almost impregnable stone fortress of Golconda - one of India's most impressive
monuments . The near by tombs of the rulers of this Muslim dynasty rival those
of the Delhi sultans and the early Mughals in size and splendor. The general's
successors, the Nizams of Hyderabad, ruled the state right through to
Independence.
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History:Andhra Pardesh was once a major Buddhist centre and part of Ashoka's
empire until it broke apart. Traces of early still remain in several places,
particularly Amaravathi. the Sanchi of Andhra Pardesh. Later, in the 7th
century, the chalukyas held power, but they in turn fell to the Chola kingdom of
the south around the 10th century. It was this dynasty that built the vast and
almost impregnable stone fortress of Golconda - one of India's most impressive
monuments . The near by tombs of the rulers of this Muslim dynasty rival those
of the Delhi sultans and the early Mughals in size and splendor. The general's
successors, the Nizams of Hyderabad, ruled the state right through to
Independence.
History:Andhra Pardesh was once a major Buddhist centre and part of Ashoka's
empire until it broke apart. Traces of early still remain in several places,
particularly Amaravathi. the Sanchi of Andhra Pardesh. Later, in the 7th
century, the chalukyas held power, but they in turn fell to the Chola kingdom of
the south around the 10th century. It was this dynasty that built the vast and
almost impregnable stone fortress of Golconda - one of India's most impressive
monuments . The near by tombs of the rulers of this Muslim dynasty rival those
of the Delhi sultans and the early Mughals in size and splendor. The general's
successors, the Nizams of Hyderabad, ruled the state right through to
Independence.
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