The Dowleswaram Barrage is an irrigation structure which is built on the lower stretch of the Godavari River before it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It was built by a British irrigation engineer, Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton. It is also called Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage /Godavari Barrage. His many projects averted famines and stimulated the… Read More »
Rushikonda Beach is located in Visakhapatnam on the coast of Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Located just 8 kilometres from the port city of Visakhapatnam, RushiKonda Beach is known as the Jewel of the East Coast. The unspoiled beauty of the beach is its main attraction and offers a unique opportunity… Read More »
Konda Reddy Buruju is a part of Kurnool Fort and also the only part left out of the magnificent fort. Konda Reddy Buruju was a sentinel and was used as a prison. Chronicles has it that, a revolutionary named Konda Reddy was imprisoned by the Nawab of Kurnool when he tried to oppose him. It was… Read More »
Yarada Beach is situated on the west coast of Bay of Bengal in Yarada, a village at a distance of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Visakhapatnam. It is located near Gangavaram beach, Dolphin’s Nose, and Gangavaram Port. A scientific study of the characteristics of the sediments deposited at the beach was conducted from May 2009 to… Read More »
Kaigal water falls is situated in the Chittor District of Andhra Pradesh state and is surrounded by the Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary. It is popularly known as Kaigal falls in reference to the Kaigal village situated about 2.5 kilometres from the Falls is located at 13.0690°N 78.5621°E. It has an average elevation of 633 meters (2,079 ft).… Read More »
Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is a Siva shrine situated in Tadipatri , Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple lies on the bank of the Penna river. Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is 4 km from Tadipatri railway station. Bugga Ramalingeswara Swamy temple was estimated to have been constructed between 1490 and 1509. Gallery
Mahanandiswara Swamy Mahanandi Temple is dedicated to Lord Siva. Mahanandi is a village located east of the Nallamala Hills near Nandyal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India. 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… Read More »
Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple or Yaganti is a temple of Lord Shiva in Kurnool District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This temple was constructed by King Harihara Bukka Raya of the Sangama Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century. It was built according to Vaishnavaite traditions. One story of the site’s… Read More »
Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple or Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple of Ganesha. It is located in Kanipakam in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India. This historic temple is in Kanipaakam in Irala Mandal, Chittoor District. It is about 11 km from Chittoor town. The temple was constructed in the early 11th century CE by the… Read More »
Kondapalli Fort, also locally known as Kondapalli Kota, is located in the Krishna district, close to Vijayawada, the second largest city of Andhra Pradesh, India. The historic fort on the hill (Eastern Ghats) located to the west of the Kondapalli village was built by Prolaya Vema Reddy of Kondaveedu during the 14th century, initially as… Read More »