Historical places in Andhra Pradesh

Achanta is a small but prominent village in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. This ancient village, Achanta is situated in the Godavari River basin. Popularly called as "Rice Bowl", Achanta is famous for the temple of Lord Shiva who takes the form of Rameshwara Swami here. When you visit this village, you will definitely feel close to nature as Achanta is full of lush green fields and picturesque surrounding. ...>

Adavisomanapalli is a small village near Manthani and very close to the Maner River. This region is famous for rock-cut temples, the earliest specimens of Hindu architecture found in Karimnagar. The spot is picturesque on a hillock where four caves are scooped out of a huge sand-stone rock facing the west and overlooking Maner River. These temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva and they are locally known as 'Naina Gullu'. ...>

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Adurru, another famous Buddhist site in Andhra Pradesh, is located near Nagaram, a part of east Razole taluk of East Godavari district. Locally known as "Dubaraju Gudi", Adurru is sited on the western banks of Vainetaya River, a tributary of Godavari River. The place's vicinity to the great river makes Adurru famous not only as a Buddhist pilgrim centre but also as a place with vivacious natural beauty. Added to the natural greenery of the place there is the great sea just about 10 kms from Adurru....>

Alur is a small village at a distance of about 70kms from Anantapur. The picturesque village of Alur situated amidst the lush green meadows, lofty hills and small water streams, is a perfect picnic spot.The place is famous as a religious place and also as a picnic location because of its scenic beauty on the top of the hill...>

One of the prominent cities, Anantapur lies to the western most part of Andhra Pradesh. The city has a perfect blend of history and modernity. There are ancient temples, forts and monuments in and around the town. The town appears close to a city with well-established educational institutions, hospitals, theatres, hotels, modern restaurants etc. The people are friendly and welcoming. The language spoken here is largely Telugu but the locals can understand English and Hindi as well.  ...>

Bavikonda (Hill of well, Bavi- Well and Konda- Hill) is also a Buddhist site located on a hill about 15kms northeast of the city. Bavikonda Monastery flourished between 3^rd century BC and 3^rd century AD. This place has remains of an entire Buddhist complex, with 26 structures belonging to three phases. A piece of bone stored in a pot was recovered from here that is supposed to be a part of the mortal remains of the Buddha. Also large quantity of ash, charcoal and earthenware with three abandoned water tanks were found in this place. A Hinayana school of Buddhism was practiced here....>

Bhimavaram, one of the major towns in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, is considered as one of the "Pancharama Kshetram". Bhimavaram is also called as "Gunupudi Bhimavaram" (Gunupudi was a separate place and was ranked as Panchayat in 1926. Later, it merged with Bhimavarm in 1948 and today it is the major place in the heart/centre of Bhimavaram). Religiously, Bhimavaram is famous for a very old temple of Someswara, a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and another temple dedicated to Goddess Maullamma or Varala Talli (said to be the rain Goddess as called by the locals). Lord Shiva is called as Sri Someshwara Janardhana Swami in this temple. Historically, Bhimavaram holds a prominent position as Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, visited this place during the freedom movement in India. It was during this time that Mahatma Gandhi gave a name to Bhimavaram as "Second Bardoli of India"....>

The village of Bhongir is famous for an impressive historic fort situated on a massive rock....>

Biccavolu (also spelt as Bikkavolu) is a small village in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. This pretty village is known for beautiful stone temples belonging to period between 9^th and 10^th centuries when the Eastern Chalukyans ruled the region. Most of them are the temples of Lord Shiva that stand as an excellent example of the architectural grandeur of those times. These temples resemble Dravidian Style of architecture....>