Kulapati's Preface |
Author |
| The Publishers Bhartiya Vidya
Bhavan's preface on the book. [More...] |
The Introduction of the author
of the book Shri N.Ramesan, M.A, I.A.S [More...] |
On
Temples |
Srisailam
|
| ARYAVARTA is a land of holy
temples and shrines and sacred rivers and mountains. The temples from ancient days
are places where every Hindu has to do his puja and worship to the divine. [More...] |
Srisailam is situated in the
thick and inaccessible forests of the Nallamalai hills, in the north eastern portion of
the Nandikotkur taluk of Kurnool District. It is 73 miles north of Nandyal Railway
Station. [More...] |
Ahobalam
|
Alampur |
| Ahobalam is a religious centre
of very great antiquity. It is situated at a distance of thirty miles from Nandyal
Railway station of Kurnool District. The Ahobalam is a plateau 2,800 above sea
level. [More...] |
The Alampur temples are situated
on the western bank of the Tungabhadra river. Alampur can be reached from Hyderabad
by railway on Hyderabad Bangalore route. [More...] |
Lepakshi
|
Tadpatri |
| Lepakshi is a small village
which lies nine miles east of Hindupur in Anantapur District of Andhra. Hindupur is
a railway station on the main metre-gauge line between Hyderabad and Bangalore, and from
Hindupur. [More...] |
Tadpatri of Anantapur District,
is a railway station on the miles from Guntakal, which is an important junction on
it. One can reach Tadpatri from Guntakal either by road or by train. [More...] |
Mahanandi
|
Tirupati |
| Across the Kurnool district the
ghats run in two parallel anges. The range that lies towards the east is
called the Nallamalai, and Mahanandi is situated in one of these hills. [More...]
|
Tirupati is the most sacred
Vaishnavite temple, of Andhra Desa. Tirupati lies in the midst of the Seshachalam
Hills at a distance of seven miles from the Tirupati East Railway Station. [More...] |
Kalahasti
|
Chezerla |
| Kalahasti is a town in the
Chittoor District of Andhra, and it is a Railway Station on the Renigunta-Gudur section.
The temple and the town are situated in beautiful natural surroundings. [More...] |
The village Chezerla is situated
at a distance of miles west of Narasaraopet in the Guntur District of Andhra
Pradesh. The Temple here is dedicated to Lord Siva. [More...] |
Amaravati
|
Mangalagiri |
| Amaravati has made Andhra
sculpture a byword among the plastic arts of the world. This place, which is
situated in Sattenapalli Taluk of Guntur District, is also famous as the seat of a
temple to Lord Siva worshipped here as Lord Amareswara. [More...] |
Mangalagiri is situated on the
Bezwa miles by road from Vijayawada. The nearest railway station is Mangalgiri on
the Guntur-Vijayawada line but to visit the temple, the better course would be to get down
either at Vijayawada or at Guntur and take bus comfortable stay here. [More...] |
Vijayawada |
Akiripalli |
| Vijayawada is practically the
centre of Andhra in all its aspects.It is an important junction in the Madras - Calcutta,
Madras-Delhi routes, and probably the foremost town of Andhra. [More...] |
Akiripalli which is in Nuzvid of
Krishna District is the seat of an important and sacred temple dedicated to Lord
Sobhananchala Swami. The deity is Vyaghra Narasimha, who was incarnated in a cave
on the top of the hill. [More...] |
Draksharama |
Kotipalli |
| DRAKSHARAMA is situated at a
distance four miles from Ramachandrapuram which is a taluk headquarters of East Godavari
District of Andhra. The name Draksharama is said to be a corrupted form of 'Daksha'
'arama' or the garden of Dakshaprajapathi. [More...] |
Kotipalli which is in Rama-
chandrapuram taluk of East Godavari Distriti is famous as the seat of an ancient temple
where Lord Siva is worshipped as Sri Someswaraswamy. It can be reached from Kakinada
or from Rajahmundry which are important stations on the Madras Calcutta line. [More...] |
Annavaram |
Simhachalam |
| Annavaram can be reached by the
Southern Railway and the Grand Northern Trunk Road. The nearest railway station is
Annavaram which is two miles from the temple. [More...] |
Simhachalam, also called
Simhagiri, is about ten miles to the north of Visakha- patnam, which is a District
Headquarters of Andhra. [More...] |
Arasavalli |
Srikurmam |
| At ARASAVALLI, which is
practically the same as Sri- kakulam, th headquarters of the northernmost district of
Andhra Pradesh, there is a temple of Lord Surya.Temples dedicated to the worship of Lord
Surya are rare in our country. [More...] |
Srikurmam is a famous
temple situated at a distance about twelve miles east of Srikakulam at the extreme south
of the taluk and very near the coast. The temple which dedicated to Lord Vishnu in the
Avathara of the Avathara of tortoise. [More...] |
Bhadrachalam |
Yadagiri |
| Bhadrachalam is a famous
temple dedicated to Lord Sri Ramachandra and situated on the banks of the sacred river
Godavari.Sri Ramachandra himself lived for some time, before Seeta wass carried away by
Ravana. [More...] |
Yadagiri or, as it is
popularly known, "Yadagiri-Gutta", is one of the important and holy places of
Nalgonda District. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu as Narasimha andthe God
here is known as Laxminarasimhaswamy. [More...] |
Vemulavada |
Dharmapuri |
| Vemulavada is in karimnagar
District of Andhra Pradesh. Vemulavada is famous as the seat of a Western chalukya temple
known as the Rajeswar swami temple. [More...] |
Dharmapuri is one of the
oldest villages in Andhra Pradesh situated in karim- nagar District of the Telengana
region.The village is a famous and renowned one,as a centre for Vedic studies. [More...] |
