Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam, also called World Telugu Museum, is located in
Visakhapatnam
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, India.
Objectives
The museum's main objective is to show
Telugu history and
culture
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...
from the
Satavahana dynasty until modern times. It has 42 episodes on the arts, folk arts, great poets,
language
Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of ...
,
literature
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...
and history of great personalities in Telugu society.
Gallery
File:Amaravati stupa model in Telugu Museum.jpg, Amaravati stupa model
File:Ancient Telugu Script displayed at Telugu Museum 2.jpg, Ancient Telugu Script
File:Battle of Palnadu sculpture in Telugu Museum.jpg, Battle of Palanadu
File:Miniature statue of Acharya Nagarjuna displayed at Telugu Museum.jpg, Miniature statue of Acharya Nagarjuna
File:Model of court in Sri Krishnadevaraya asthanam.jpg, Ashtadiggajas with Sri Krishnadevraya
File:Model of Lepakshi Nandi in Telugu Museum.jpg, Model of Lepakshi Nandi
File:Model of typical Galigopuram in Andhra Pradesh exhibited in Telugu Museum.jpg, Galigopuram
File:Model showing entrance of Kolanupaka temple.jpg, Model showing entrance of Kolanupaka temple
File:NTR statue in Telugu Museum.jpg, NTR Statue
File:Palnati Brahmnanaidu statue in Telugu Museum.jpg, Palnati Brahmnanaidu
File:Satavahana Hala Chakravarti models in Telugu Museum.jpg, Satavahana Hala Chakravarti models
File:Sculpture of Nagas worshipping Buddha in Telugu Museum.jpg, Sculpture of Nagas worshipping Buddha
File:Statue of Alluri Sitaramaraju in Telugu Museum.jpg, Alluri Sitaramaraju and Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy(behind)
File:Statue of Annamayya in Telugu Museum.jpg, Statue of Annamayya
File:The court of Rajaraja Narendra in Telugu Museum.jpg, Court of Rajaraja Narendra
File:Typical column from Thousand Pillar temple at Telugu Museum.jpg, Typical column from Thousand Pillar temple
File:Shivalingam at Kotilingala Temple at Telugu Museum.jpg, Shivalingam at Kotilingala
File:Painted ceiling of Telugu Museum on Kailasagiri (May 2019).jpg, Paintings on ceiling
See also
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List of museums in India
This is a list of notable museums in India by state and union territory:
List
By State
* List of museums in Bihar
* List of museums in Karnataka
* List of museums in Kerala
* List of museums in Madhya Pradesh
* List of m ...
References
External links
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Museums in Visakhapatnam
Cultural heritage
*Heritage centre
2018 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Museums established in 2018
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