Karempudi is a village in

Palnadu district Palnadu district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Narasaraopet as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts The distric ...

of the

Indian state India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...

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 th ...

. It is the headquarters of Karempudi

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...

Gurazala revenue division Gurazala revenue division is an administrative division in the Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district, along with Sattenapalli and Narasaraopet formed in 2013 with nine ...

. The village is historically significant as a ground for the

Battle of Palnadu The Battle of Palnadu took place sometime in the years 1178–1182 CE. A Haihaya king called Nalagamaraju, who ruled the then Gurazala kingdom, and his step-brother Malidevaraju who ruled the then Macherla kingdom. Nalagamaraju was supported by ...

that happened in 12th century, often referred to as the "Andhra Kurukshetra". In addition to its cultural heritage, Karempudi is also known for archaeological findings that date back to the Lower Paleolithic Age.

History

The battle of Palnadu (Palnati Yudham) was immortalized in Telugu literature by the poet

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in his 'Palnati Vira Charita'. The only other scholarly book on the subject was written by Gene Roghair titled "Epic of Palnadu: Study and Translation of Palnati Virula Katha, a Telugu Oral Tradition from Andhra Pradesh". It was a battle between two factions of the Kalachuris (Haihaya). Karempudi is also notable for its archaeological significance, with evidence of

Lower Paleolithic The Lower Paleolithic (or Lower Palaeolithic) is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age. It spans the time from around 3.3 million years ago when the first evidence for stone tool production and use by hominins appears ...

habitation discovered in the area. The site has yielded some of the earliest examples of hafting technology in India, placing it among important prehistoric locations in Andhra Pradesh alongside

Nagarjunakonda Nagarjunakonda (ISO: Nāgārjunikoṇḍā, meaning Nagarjuna Hill) is a historical town, now an island located near Nagarjuna Sagar in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of India's richest Buddhist sites, and n ...

Geography

Karempudi is situated at . It is spread over an area of . Naguleru stream is the source of water for the village.

Governance

Karempudi gram panchayat is the

local self-government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...

of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.

Culture

The Palnati Veerula Gudi temple, built at the site of the battle on the banks of the Naguleru River, commemorates the warriors of the

. The temple is opened annually for five days, usually in November or December, during which a local fair called Tirunalla or Jatara is celebrated in Karempudi and neighboring villages. Other prominent temples in Karempudi include the Ankalamma Temple, Chenna Kesava Swamy Temple, Mantralamma Temple in the nearby forest, and the recently established Anjaneyaswami Temple, which was constructed after the discovery of a large Hanuman statue during canal excavation near the village.

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has 18 schools. These include one model, one KGBV, 6 private, 7

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Mandal Parishad Panchayat samiti or block panchayat is a rural local government ( panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) or block level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has b ...

and 3 other types of schools.

References

{{reflist Villages in Palnadu district