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:''This is an article about Guntur district; see also Guntur (disambiguation).
'Guntur' is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilo meters. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning, it has one of the largest universities of India, Acharya Nagarjuna University.
Guntur district covers an area of 11,391 km²., and has a population of 4,465,144 of which 28.80% is urban as of 2001. [1] The Krishna River forms the northeastern and eastern boundary of the district, separating Guntur District from Krishna District. The district is bounded on the southeast by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Prakasam District, on the west by Mahbubnagar District, and on the northwest by Nalgonda District.
It is divided into 57 mandals as listed below for the ease of administration and taking governance closer to the people.
Paddy, tobacco, cotton and chillies are the main agricultural products cultivated in the district.
Places of historical importance in Guntur District are Amaravathi, Ponnur, Bhattiprolu, Kotappakonda, Undavalli caves, Gurazala, Macherla and the archeological museum in Guntur.
Guntur District is home to the second oldest evidence of humans in India, in the form of Palaeolithic (old stone age) implements. Ancient history can be traced from the time of Sala kings who ruled during the 5th century BCE. The earliest reference to Guntur, a variant of ''Guntur'', comes from the Idern plates of Ammaraja I (922-929), the Vengi Chalukyan King. Guntur also appears in another two inscriptions dated 1147 and 1158.
★ 'Garthapuri'
The original Sanskrit name (ancient Vedic culture/tradition) for Guntur was Garthapuri. The 'Agasthyeswara Sivalayam' in the old city of Guntur is an ancient temple for Lord Siva 
. It has inscriptions on two stones in 'Naga Lipi' (ancient script) 
dating back to about 1100 CE. The backyard of the temple hosts a very old tree 
. It is said that Agastya built the temple in the last Treta-Yuga around the Swayambhu Linga and hence the name. The 'Nagals' were said to have ruled the region. The place of Sitanagaram and the Guthikonda Caves [1] can be traced (through Vedic Puranas) back to the last Treta-Yuga and Dwapara-Yuga (Traditional Time scale: 1.7 to 0.5 million years ago, Ref).
Since the beginning of Buddhist epoch, Guntur stood foremost in matters of education. Buddhists established universities in ancient times at Dhanyakataka and Amaravathi. Acharya Nagarjuna, an influential Buddhist philosopher, is thought to have been from the district, and is said to have discovered Mica in this area around 200 BCE. Guntur district roughly straddles the Kammanadu/Kammakaratham, the region in the Krishna river valley, where Buddhism prevailed, got the name from Theravada Buddhist concept of Kamma (Pali) or Karma (Sanskrit).
The Kingdom of Pratipalapura (5th century BCE), identified with Bhattiprolu, appears to be the earliest known kingdom in Guntur District. Inscriptional evidence shows that king Kubera was ruling over Bhattiprolu around 230 BCE, followed by the Sala Kings. Guntur was successively ruled by famous dynasties such as the Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Pallavas, Ananda Gotrikas, Vishnukundina, Kota Vamsa Chalukyas, Cholas, Kakatiyas, Reddies, Vijayanagara and Qutb Shahis during ancient and medieval times. Later, several subordinate kingdoms ruled the region. These subordinate dynasties also indulged in mutual wars, one of which culminated in the famous battle of Palnadu which is enshrined in legend and literature as "Palnati Yuddham"" (Andhra Kurukshetra) in 1180.
Guntur became part of the Mughal empire in 1687 when the emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Qutb Shahi sultanate of Golconda, of which Guntur was then a part. In 1724, Asaf Jah, viceroy of the empire's southern provinces, declared his independence as the Nizam of Hyderabad. The coastal districts of Hyderabad, known as the Northern Circars, were occupied by the French in 1750. Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu (1783-1816 CE) shifted his capital from Chintapalli in Krishna district to Amaravati across the river Krishna. He ruled with munificience and bulit many temples in Guntur region. Guntur was brought under the control of the British East India Company by 1788, and became a district of Madras Presidency.
The Guntur region played a significant role in the struggle for independence and the formation of Andhra Pradesh. India's independence came in 1947, and Madras Presidency became Madras State. The northern, Telugu- speaking districts of Madras state, including Guntur, advocated for a separate state, and the new state of Andhra Pradesh was created in 1953 from the eleven northern districts of Madras.
Guntur district is divided into 57 mandals for ease of administration and taking the government closer to the people.
#Achampeta
#Amaravathi
#Amruthaluru
#Bapatla
#Bellamkonda
#Bhattiprolu
#Bollapalle
#Chebrole
#Cherukupalle
#Chilakaluripet
#Dachepalli
#Duggiralla
#Durgi
#Edlapadu
#Guntur
#Gurazala
#Ipuru
#Kakumanu
#Karempudi
#Karlapalem
#Kollipara
#Kolluru
#Krosuru
#Machavaram
#Macherla
#Mangalagiri
#Medikonduru
#Muppalla
#Nadendla
#Nagaram
#Nakarikallu
#Narasaraopet
#Nizampatnam
#Nuzendla
#Pedakakani
#Pedakurapadu
#Pedanandipadu
#Phirangipuram
#Piduguralla
#Pittalavanipalem
#Ponnuru
#Prathipadu
#Rajupalem
#Rentachintala
#Repalle
#Rompicherla
#Sattenepalle
#Savalyapuram
#Tadikonda
#Tenali
#Thadepalle
#Thulluru
#Tsunduru
#Vatticherukuru
#Veldurthi
#Vemuru
#Vinukonda
'Kotappakonda':
Kulothunga Chola's inscription date 1172 A.D. reveals the history of this temple. [2]
After that Raja Mallaraju renovated it in 1763. Wherever we see the temple we can see three places at a time. They are called Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra peaks. That’s why this temple is called as ‘Trikotadrai’. Sivaratri festival is celebrated on a grand scale here. Gods on the three peaks are known by different names Brahma Sikharamu (Trikoteswarudu), Rudra Sikharamu (Papa Koteswarudu) and Vishnu Sikharamu (Papa Vishnu Saneswarudu). Kotappakonda is short of 12 KM from Narasaraopet.
Bhavanarayanaswamy temples at Bapatla and Ponnuru are famous among the devotees from in around the state.
Number of temples were constructed during the reign of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. Tall towers (Gaali Gopuram) of these temples in many villages and towns of Guntur district stand testimony to his devotion and munificience.
'Amaravati':
Amaravati is famous for the temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The Amareswara (Shiva) temple walls have lot of inscriptions that give information about the kings who ruled over the area. The present holy shrine of Amaralingeswara (Lord Shiva) temple is associated with the reign of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled the region before the advent of the British rule (See Amararama). He was well-known for his benevolence, munificience and construction of a large number of temples in the Krishna river delta.
★ Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen (1824-1907) discovered the existence of Helium in Guntur, in 1868, while watching a complete solar eclipse. The unusual length of the eclipse, about ten minutes, had attracted many scientists to view it.
★ The only Indian family on the ''Titanic'' from India was from Guntur.
★ The village of Durgi is known for originating Durgi stone craft, the carving of idols and other items in the 15th century.
★ Guntur City
★ Guntur Coast
★ Guntur Tourism
★ Timeline of Guntur
★ List of Buddhist topics
★ Steeped in history
★ Guntur Website
★ Chiluvuru website
★ Kollipara Website
★ Pedanandipadu website
★ palaparru village Website by Sridhar popuri
★ Guntur Website
★ Guntur Website by Pramodh chukkapalli of Kancherla Paleam,Tenali
★ Kotappakonda Website
★ Website
★ Guntur Corporation
★ Kollipara Village
★ Guntur Dist VIPS Website
'Guntur' is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilo meters. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning, it has one of the largest universities of India, Acharya Nagarjuna University.
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| Mandals |
| Temples |
| Guntur trivia |
| See also |
| External links |
| External links |
Guntur district
Guntur district covers an area of 11,391 km²., and has a population of 4,465,144 of which 28.80% is urban as of 2001. [1] The Krishna River forms the northeastern and eastern boundary of the district, separating Guntur District from Krishna District. The district is bounded on the southeast by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Prakasam District, on the west by Mahbubnagar District, and on the northwest by Nalgonda District.
It is divided into 57 mandals as listed below for the ease of administration and taking governance closer to the people.
Paddy, tobacco, cotton and chillies are the main agricultural products cultivated in the district.
Places of historical importance in Guntur District are Amaravathi, Ponnur, Bhattiprolu, Kotappakonda, Undavalli caves, Gurazala, Macherla and the archeological museum in Guntur.
History
Guntur District is home to the second oldest evidence of humans in India, in the form of Palaeolithic (old stone age) implements. Ancient history can be traced from the time of Sala kings who ruled during the 5th century BCE. The earliest reference to Guntur, a variant of ''Guntur'', comes from the Idern plates of Ammaraja I (922-929), the Vengi Chalukyan King. Guntur also appears in another two inscriptions dated 1147 and 1158.
★ 'Garthapuri'
An old temple at Garthapuri
Since the beginning of Buddhist epoch, Guntur stood foremost in matters of education. Buddhists established universities in ancient times at Dhanyakataka and Amaravathi. Acharya Nagarjuna, an influential Buddhist philosopher, is thought to have been from the district, and is said to have discovered Mica in this area around 200 BCE. Guntur district roughly straddles the Kammanadu/Kammakaratham, the region in the Krishna river valley, where Buddhism prevailed, got the name from Theravada Buddhist concept of Kamma (Pali) or Karma (Sanskrit).
The Kingdom of Pratipalapura (5th century BCE), identified with Bhattiprolu, appears to be the earliest known kingdom in Guntur District. Inscriptional evidence shows that king Kubera was ruling over Bhattiprolu around 230 BCE, followed by the Sala Kings. Guntur was successively ruled by famous dynasties such as the Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, Pallavas, Ananda Gotrikas, Vishnukundina, Kota Vamsa Chalukyas, Cholas, Kakatiyas, Reddies, Vijayanagara and Qutb Shahis during ancient and medieval times. Later, several subordinate kingdoms ruled the region. These subordinate dynasties also indulged in mutual wars, one of which culminated in the famous battle of Palnadu which is enshrined in legend and literature as "Palnati Yuddham"" (Andhra Kurukshetra) in 1180.
Guntur became part of the Mughal empire in 1687 when the emperor Aurangzeb conquered the Qutb Shahi sultanate of Golconda, of which Guntur was then a part. In 1724, Asaf Jah, viceroy of the empire's southern provinces, declared his independence as the Nizam of Hyderabad. The coastal districts of Hyderabad, known as the Northern Circars, were occupied by the French in 1750. Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu (1783-1816 CE) shifted his capital from Chintapalli in Krishna district to Amaravati across the river Krishna. He ruled with munificience and bulit many temples in Guntur region. Guntur was brought under the control of the British East India Company by 1788, and became a district of Madras Presidency.
The Guntur region played a significant role in the struggle for independence and the formation of Andhra Pradesh. India's independence came in 1947, and Madras Presidency became Madras State. The northern, Telugu- speaking districts of Madras state, including Guntur, advocated for a separate state, and the new state of Andhra Pradesh was created in 1953 from the eleven northern districts of Madras.
Mandals
Guntur district is divided into 57 mandals for ease of administration and taking the government closer to the people.
#Achampeta
#Amaravathi
#Amruthaluru
#Bapatla
#Bellamkonda
#Bhattiprolu
#Bollapalle
#Chebrole
#Cherukupalle
#Chilakaluripet
#Dachepalli
#Duggiralla
#Durgi
#Edlapadu
#Guntur
#Gurazala
#Ipuru
#Kakumanu
#Karempudi
#Karlapalem
#Kollipara
#Kolluru
#Krosuru
#Machavaram
#Macherla
#Mangalagiri
#Medikonduru
#Muppalla
#Nadendla
#Nagaram
#Nakarikallu
#Narasaraopet
#Nizampatnam
#Nuzendla
#Pedakakani
#Pedakurapadu
#Pedanandipadu
#Phirangipuram
#Piduguralla
#Pittalavanipalem
#Ponnuru
#Prathipadu
#Rajupalem
#Rentachintala
#Repalle
#Rompicherla
#Sattenepalle
#Savalyapuram
#Tadikonda
#Tenali
#Thadepalle
#Thulluru
#Tsunduru
#Vatticherukuru
#Veldurthi
#Vemuru
#Vinukonda
Temples
'Kotappakonda':
Kulothunga Chola's inscription date 1172 A.D. reveals the history of this temple. [2]
After that Raja Mallaraju renovated it in 1763. Wherever we see the temple we can see three places at a time. They are called Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra peaks. That’s why this temple is called as ‘Trikotadrai’. Sivaratri festival is celebrated on a grand scale here. Gods on the three peaks are known by different names Brahma Sikharamu (Trikoteswarudu), Rudra Sikharamu (Papa Koteswarudu) and Vishnu Sikharamu (Papa Vishnu Saneswarudu). Kotappakonda is short of 12 KM from Narasaraopet.
Bhavanarayanaswamy temples at Bapatla and Ponnuru are famous among the devotees from in around the state.
Number of temples were constructed during the reign of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. Tall towers (Gaali Gopuram) of these temples in many villages and towns of Guntur district stand testimony to his devotion and munificience.
'Amaravati':
Amaravati is famous for the temple dedicated to the god Shiva. The Amareswara (Shiva) temple walls have lot of inscriptions that give information about the kings who ruled over the area. The present holy shrine of Amaralingeswara (Lord Shiva) temple is associated with the reign of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled the region before the advent of the British rule (See Amararama). He was well-known for his benevolence, munificience and construction of a large number of temples in the Krishna river delta.
Guntur trivia
★ Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen (1824-1907) discovered the existence of Helium in Guntur, in 1868, while watching a complete solar eclipse. The unusual length of the eclipse, about ten minutes, had attracted many scientists to view it.
★ The only Indian family on the ''Titanic'' from India was from Guntur.
★ The village of Durgi is known for originating Durgi stone craft, the carving of idols and other items in the 15th century.
See also
★ Guntur City
★ Guntur Coast
★ Guntur Tourism
★ Timeline of Guntur
★ List of Buddhist topics
External links
★ Steeped in history
★ Guntur Website
★ Chiluvuru website
★ Kollipara Website
★ Pedanandipadu website
External links
★ palaparru village Website by Sridhar popuri
★ Guntur Website
★ Guntur Website by Pramodh chukkapalli of Kancherla Paleam,Tenali
★ Kotappakonda Website
★ Website
★ Guntur Corporation
★ Kollipara Village
★ Guntur Dist VIPS Website
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