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Nallamala
The Nallamalas (also called the Nallamalla Range) are a section of the Eastern Ghats which forms the eastern boundary of Rayalaseema region of the state of Andhra Pradesh and Nagarkurnool district of the state of Telangana, in India. They run in a nearly north–south alignment, parallel to the Coromandel Coast for close to 430 km between th rivers, Krishna and Pennar. Its northern boundaries are marked by the flat Palnadu basin while in the south it merges with the Tirupati hills. An extremely old system, the hills have extensively weathered and eroded over the years. The average elevation today is about 520 m which reaches 1100 m at Bhairani Konda and 1048 m at Gundla Brahmeswara. Both of these peaks are in a north westerly direction from the town of Cumbum. There are also many other peaks above 800m. There are several sites in this forest such as Ahobilam and Tungabhadra valley. Geology The rocks of the Nallamala ranges belong to the Kadapa system which is a series some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahobilam
Ahobilam (Telugu: ఆహోబిలం, Tamil: திருசிங்கவேள் குன்றம், Sanskrit: अहोबिलम्) is a revered town, collection of temples, and a sacred pilgrimage site nestled within the rugged hills and deep gorges of the Eastern Ghats in the Allagadda mandal of Nandyal district, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The site's dramatic landscape of forested mountains and narrow ravines creates an awe-inspiring natural setting that has inspired devotion and pilgrimage for centuries. It is one of the 108 Divya desams, visited by Thirumangai azhvar, being the main Divya Kshetra dedicated to Lord Narasimha, it has a rich biodiversity, culture, traditions, history, and great ancient Indian masters and gods are said to have walked on this spiritual land. Ahobilam is internationally recognized as the foremost center of worship dedicated to Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu symbolizing divine protection and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntur Railway Division
Guntur railway division is one of the six divisions of the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The division was sanctioned in 1995–96 and was fully operational on 1 April 2003, with its headquarters at Guntur. The ''Rail Vikas Bhavan'' in Pattabhipuram area of Guntur, serves as the office of ''Divisional Railway Manager''. The present divisional manager is M. Ramakrishna. History The Krishna Canal railway station, Krishna Canal-Nandyal (KCC-NDL) stretch was a part of the important east–west coast link that connected Margao in Goa to Masulipatnam in the erstwhile Madras Province of British Indian Army, British India. It was originally built to Narrow Gauge, Metre Gauge by the Southern Mahratta Railway (later the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway-MSMR) during 1889–90. The track passed through the Nallamala Hills and as a result quite a few major engineering works were undertaken in the course of the railroad construction, the most impressive of them being th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Ghats
The Eastern Ghats is a mountain range that stretches along the East Coast of India, eastern coast of the Indian peninsula. Covering an area of , it traverses the states and union territories of India, states of Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. The range forms a discontinuous chain of mountains along the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau, stretching from north of the Mahanadi River in Odisha to Vaigai River in Tamil Nadu at the southern end of the peninsula. The Eastern Ghats meet the Western Ghats at the Nilgiris. The average elevation is around and Arma Konda is the highest peak in the mountains at . Geological evidence indicates that the mountains were formed during the archeozoic era and became part of the Indian subcontinent post the break-up of the supercontinent of Rodinia and the formation of Gondwana. The mountains were formed through further metamorphism during the mid-Proterozoic era. The northern section of the range has an elevation r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srisailam
Srisailam is a census town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Srisailam mandal in Atmakur revenue division, Nandyal district, Atmakur revenue division. It is located about from the district headquarters Nandyal, from Kurnool, and from Vijayawada. The town is famous for the Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga Temple and is one of the holy pilgrimage sites for the Saivism, Shaivism and Shaktism sects of Hinduism. The town is classified as both a Jyotirlinga and a Shakta pithas, Shakta pitha. census of India, Srisailam had a population of 23,257. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Srisailam Project (RFC) Township has an average literacy rate of 75.62% higher than the state average of 67.02%. Male literacy is around 85.68% while female literacy rate is 63.24%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. Tourism Srisailam is one of thpopular tourist destinationsin Andhra Pradesh and considered one of the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagarkurnool District
Nagarkurnool district is a district in the southern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The town of Nagarkurnool is the district headquarters. It was part of the Mahbubnagar district prior to re-organisation of districts in the state. The district shares boundaries with Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar, Wanaparthy districts and with the state boundary of Andhra Pradesh with Nandyal, Palnadu and Prakasam Districts. History The Nagarkurnool district is historically, traditionally ruled by several empires in past. The evidence of monuments and inscriptions found near confluence of rivers Krishna River and Tungabhadra River reveals that it was an inhabited place since the Stone Age. Many places of this district have legendary history. The history of the district is divided into four periods, from Badami Chalukya till the Muslim invasion. Gona Ganna Reddy ruled Nandi vardhamana puram by making capital. Its near Village of Nagarkurnool. Gona Ganna Reddy was the secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chenchu
The Chenchus are a Dravidian tribe, designated as Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha. They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life been based on hunting and gathering. The Chenchus speak the Chenchu language, a member of the Dravidian language family. In general, the Chenchu relationship to non-tribal people has been largely symbiotic. Some Chenchus have continued to specialize in collecting forest products for sale to non-tribal people. Many Chenchus live in the sparse and deciduous Nallamala forest of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Chenchus are referred to as one of the Primitive Tribal Groups that are still dependent on forests and do not cultivate land but hunt for a living. Non-tribe people living among them rent land from the Chenchus and pay a portion of the harvest. Other people also settled among them with the help of the Chenchus and learned agriculture from them, and the nomadic Banjara her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumbum, Andhra Pradesh
Cumbum, natively spelt as Kambham, is a census town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Cumbum mandal in Markapur revenue division. It was a part of Kurnool district before it was merged into Prakasam district. Cumbum Lake Cumbum Lake, also known as ''Gundlakamma Lake'', was built on the Gundlakamma rivulet upon the Nallamala hills. It is one of the oldest man-made lakes in Asia. The anicut was built by the Vijayanagar Princess Varadharajamma (also known as Ruchidevi), wife of Sri Krishna Devaraya. She was also the daughter of Gajapatis of Odisha. The lake is about long and about wide. According to the Imperial Gazette of India, at the turn of the 20th century, the dam was 57 feet (17 m) tall, and the drainage area was 430 square miles (1,100 km2). At present the lake has an effective storage capacity of 3.38 tmc ft. The directly irrigated land is about 10,300 acres (42 km2) in all. It is the second largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundlakamma River
The Gundlakamma River is a seasonal waterway that flows through the east-central part of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It arises in the Nallamala Hills, an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats. Gundlakamma is the largest of all the rivers that originate from the Nallamalla Hills. Geography It arises in the Nallamala Hills, an offshoot of the Eastern Ghats. Its main headwaters lie some 6 kilometers from the village of Ardhaveedu, Prakasam district at an altitude of 425 m. above sea level. Numerous mountain streams join it as it descends down the thickly forested hills through a series of curves and tight bends. It follows a north-easterly direction and enters the plains near Cumbum, after flowing through a town named after it. The river then flows past the town of Markapur and towards the Coromandel Coast through Addanki town. It finally enters the Bay of Bengal, some 19 km east of Ongole after covering a distance of 225 km. Gundlakamma is the largest of all th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests
The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests in Western and Southern India, containing large protected areas of natural tiger habitat. Distribution The Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau in southern India, bounded by the Western Ghats range to the west, the Eastern Ghats to the east, and the western Satpura Range to the north. The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests occupy an area of , in which the dominant natural habitat is or was woodland of '' Hardwickia binata'' and '' Albizia amara'' trees, located on the central and southern portion of the plateau. The ecoregion lies mostly within the states of Maharashtra and Telangana, extending into adjacent parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, the Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests cover most of the Vidarbha region, including the city of Nagpur. In Telangana, the dry deciduous forests cover much of the state, including Hyderabad, the state capital, with a small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahanandi
Mahanandi is a village located east of the Nallamala Hills of Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is surrounded by forests. Within 15 km of Mahanandi, there are nine Nandi shrines known as ''Nava nandulu''. Mahanandi is one of the Nava Nandis. The Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple, an important shrine, is located here. This ancient temple dates back over 1,500 years. The inscriptions of 10th century tablets speak of the temple being repaired and rebuilt several times. These nine temples are Mahanandi, Sivanandi, Vinayakanandi, Somanandi, Prathamanandi, Garudanandi, Suryanandi, Krishnanandi (also called Vishnunandi) and Naganandi. A festival is held here annually during February and March to celebrate Maha Shivaratri, the Great Night of Shiva. Mahanandi is about 21 km from Nandyal. The nearest international airport is at Hyderabad, which is about 215 km and the nearest railway station is at Nandyal. There are two routes to reach Mahanandi from Nandyal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennar River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Penneru, Penner, Pennar, Pennai) is a river of southern India. After originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South directions. The Penna rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapur District of Karnataka state, and runs north and east through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to empty into bay of bengal in Andhra Pradesh. It is long, with a drainage basin covering 55,213 km2: 6,937 km2 in Karnataka and 48,276 km2 in Andhra Pradesh. Along with this main stream there is another stream south towards Tamilnadu with the name Then Pennai or south Pennar which further moves towards the east to empty into the Bay of Bengal. The Penna river basin lies in the rain shadow region of Eastern Ghats and receives 500 mm average rainfall annually. Etymology Since the river flows in two streams, both North and South directions, it forms the shape of bow. Thus this river gets the name of bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and the List of states and union territories of India by population, tenth-most populous in the country. Telugu language, Telugu is the most widely spoken language in the state, as well as its official language. Amaravati is the state capital, while the largest city is Visakhapatnam. Andhra Pradesh shares borders with Odisha to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the southwest, Tamil Nadu to the south, Telangana to northwest and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the Coastline of Andhra Pradesh, third-longest coastline in India at about . Archaeological evidence indicates that Andhra Pradesh has been continuously inhabited for over 247,000 years, from early archaic Hominini, hominins to Neolithic settlements. The earliest r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
