Which of the cities celebrating Poleramma Jatara is also referred to as the "Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh"?
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Poleramma Jatara venkatagiri Poleramma Jatara is celebrated with grandeur. Though Kalivelamma is the village goddess, Poleramma Jatara which is the custom of Rajas became very famous. It's celebrated every year with pride of Venkatagiri citizens. Also large number of people will turn up for this occasion from near villages and nearer cities like Nellore, Tirupati, Sri Kalahasti and Chennai as well.
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Tirupati Tirupati ( ) is a city in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Tirupati (urban) mandal, and of the Tirupati revenue division. s of 2011 census, it had a population of , making it the ninth most populous city in Andhra Pradesh. It is the seventh most urban agglomerated city in the state, with a population of . Tirupati is considered one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage sites because of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, besides other historical temples, and is referred to as the ""Spiritual Capital of Andhra Pradesh"". Tirupati is also home to many educational institutions and universities. For the year 2012–13, India's Ministry of Tourism named Tirupati as the ""Best Heritage City"". Tirupati has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Smart Cities Mission by Government of India.
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Varanasi Varanasi (] ), also known as Benares, Banaras ("Banāras" ] ), or Kashi ("Kāśī" ] ), is a city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of North India, 320 km south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and 121 km east of Allahabad. A major religious hub in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities ("Sapta Puri") in Hinduism and Jainism, and played an important role in the development of Buddhism. Varanasi lies along National Highway 2, which connects it to Kolkata, Varanasi, Agra, and Delhi, and is served by Varanasi Junction railway station and Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport.
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Garakunta palem Garakunta palem is a village in Nidamanur mandal of Nalgonda district in Telangana state, India. It is one of the seven villages under the Kannekal Gramapanchayat, other six are Kannekal, Narayana puram, Peddapadu(Keshava Puram), Dharma puram, Gopala puram and Devuni Gopala puram.
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Erumbeeswarar Temple Erumbeeswarar Temple (எறும்பீஸ்வரர் கோயில்) in Thiruverumbur, Tamil Nadu, India, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva. Built on a 60 ft tall hill, it is accessible via a flight of steps. The temple's main shrines and its two "prakarams" (outer courtyards) are on top of the hill, while a hall and the temple tank are located at the foothills. Shiva is believed to have transformed himself into an ant hill and tilted his head at this place to enable ants to climb up and worship him. Erumbeeswarar is revered in the canonical 7th-century Tamil Saiva work the "Tevaram", written by Tamil saint poets known as nayanmars and classified as "Paadal Petra Sthalam".
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Divya Desam A Divya Desam is one of the 108 Vishnu temples that are mentioned in the works of the Alvars (saints). Of the 108 temples, 105 are in India, one is in Nepal, and last two are believed to be outside the Earthly realms. In India they are spread over states of Tamil Nadu(84), Kerala(11), Andhra Pradesh(2),Gujarat(1), Uttar Pradesh(4), Uttarakhand(3). The last two are Thirupalkadal and Paramapadam.Tirupalkaddal is the ocean of milk and paramapadam is the Vaikuntha where lord Vishnu presides. The Divya Desams are revered by the 12 Alvars in the "Divya Prabandha", a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses. Divya Desams follow Thenkalai or Vadakalai modes of worship.
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Rayalaseema Rayalaseema (Rāyalasīma ) is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises four southern districts of the state namely, Anantapur, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool. s of 2011 census of India, the region with four districts had a population of 15,184,908 and covers an area of 67526 km2 .
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Penchalakona Penchalakona is a village located in the Rapur Mandal of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, India, 70km west of Nellore. It is an ancient sacred place and pilgrim center. Narasimha, one of the legendary avatars of Vishnu, was said to have manifested here as a huge rock in the “Yoga mudra” pose (an entwined contemplative posture). Hence it acquired the name of “Penusila” (huge rock) and in time became known as “Penchalakona." According to the legend, after slaying the demon Hiranya Kashyapa, Lord Narasimha bathed in Penchalakona and withdrew that “Avatara”(incarnation) of Narasimha, shedding his anger and ferocity. The Lord here goes by the name of Somasila Narasimhaswamy, and has become one of the Nava Narasimhas (nine manifestations).
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Alipiri Alipiri Padala Mandapam or Alipiri is the place at foot of seven hills in Tirupati, the pilgrim city of Sri Venkateswara Swami, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. One Footstep way and two road ways, one up and one down, leading to Tirumala through seven hills starts from Alipiri and hence it got the name "The Gate Way to Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
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Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur Kalyanasundaresar Temple, Nallur (கல்யாணசுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில், நல்லூர்) or Thirunallur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Nallur, in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as Kalyansundaresar, and is represented by the "lingam". His consort Parvati is depicted as Girisundari. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the "Tevaram", written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as "Paadal Petra Sthalam". The legend of the temple is associated with sage Agastya and Amaraneethi Nayanar, one of the 63 nayanars, the Tamil Saiva saints. The "lingam" in the temple is believed to change colours five times during the day time.
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Krishna Pushkaralu Krishna Pushkaralu is a festival of River Krishna which normally occurs once in every 12 years and is celebrated with much glory. The Pushkaram is observed for a period of 12 days from the time of entry of Jupiter into Virgo ("Kanya" rasi). The festival is "theoretically" observed throughout the twelve months that the planet remains in that sign, but the first 12 days are considered most sacred as per the beliefs of Indians. Pushkaram has been an age old practice in southern states Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. In 2016, the celebration started on 12 August and ended on 23 August.
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Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Sri Kodandaramaswamy Temple is one of the famous temples, after Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, in the holy city of Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Rama an incarnation of Vishnu along with Sita and Lakshmana. The temple also has a sub-shrine for Anjaneya the mount of Lord Sri Rama.
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Panimoola Temple Sree Panimoola Devi Temple is an ancient Devi temple in South India, located in Pothencode in Trivandrum District, Kerala, India. A festival is celebrated during the month of Kumbham, which is an occasion when the entire city becomes centered around it. The streets are made colourful on the festival days with colourful processions, while tender coconut fronds and plantain leaf-stalks are used for street decoration as well. Spiritual leaders Brahmasree Jagadguru and Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi, the founder of Sree Rama Dasa Mission were born in this place.The temple hosts three pujas daily: Usha Puja, Ucha Puja, and Athazha Puja, while some of the most prominent offerings hosted at the temple are Bhagavathi Seva, Pushpanjali, Chembupayasam, and Panapayasam
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Attukal Temple The Attukal Bhagavathy Temple is a Hindu religious shrine at Attukal, Trivandrum in Kerala, India. Goddess Bhadrakali (Kannaki), mounted over 'vethala', is the main deity in this temple. Bhadrakali, a form of Mahakali, who killed the demon king Daruka, believed to be born from the third eye of lord Shiva. 'Bhadra' means good and 'Kali' means goddess of time. So Bhadrakali is considered as the goddess of prosperity and salvation. Goddess 'Attukal devi', itself is the supreme mother 'Bhaadrkali devi',)(in soumya aspect) the goddess of power and courage. She is often referred as Kannaki, the heroin of Ilanko Adikal's 'Silapathikaaram'. The temple is renowned for the annual "Attukal Pongala" festival, in which over three million women participate. A festival that has figured in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the single largest gathering of women for a religious activity, the Attukal Pongala continues to draw millions of women with each passing year. According to the Attukal Temple Trust, around 4.5 million devotees are expected to attend the pongala in 2016. Attukal Temple is situated near the heart of the city, 2 kilometres away from Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram. Devotees believe that all of their wishes will be fulfilled by the goddess, provide prosperity and can attain salvation. Attukal devi is often worshipped in 3 forms such as Maha Saraswati (goddess of knowledge), Maha Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) and Mahakali/ Durga/ Parvathy (goddess of power).
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Sitanagaram Sitanagaram is a small town and an ancient site located in the District of Guntur in East-Coast part of India. It is 18 miles north of Guntur City on the bank of River Krishna near Vijayawada. The place is related to the ancient history of Ramayana during the last Treta Yuga (Traditional time scale: 1.6 million years ago).
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Nagalapuram Nagalapuram is a village in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Nagalapuram mandal. This town is home to Vedanarayana Temple, where the presiding deity Vishnu is in the form of Matsya, the first incarnation of Dasavatara.
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Visalaandhra Visalaandhra is an Indian Telugu-language daily newspaper established 63 years ago on June 22, 1952 in Vijayawada. The state Communist party decided to rename then daily Prajasakti to Visalaandhra (A combination of two words "Visala" meaning large or vast and "Andhra" meaning the region of Andhra Pradesh) with the slogan of having a single state for the Telugu speaking people. This newspaper was phenomenal in naming the newly formed state as Andhra Pradesh. It played a key role in opposing both the 1969 Separate Telangana movement and 1972 Jai Andhra movement. As of 2015, it is being published from 7 centres. The daily also celebrated its diamond jubilee year in 2012.
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Koti Lingala Koti Lingala is a Hindu pilgrimage site in Jagtial district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is situated in Velagatoor mandal of the district, on the Godavari river. It is located on the bank of the Godavari River, and has a traditional Shiva temple for Hindus, the Koteswara Siddeshwara Temple.
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Baitala Deula Vaitaḷa deuḷa or Baitala deuḷa(Odia: ବଇତାଳ ଦେଉଳ , Devnagari:वैताळ देउळ) is an 8th-century Hindu temple of typical Khakara style dedicated to Goddess Chamunda located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa, India. It is also locally known as "Tini Mundia Mandira".
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Festivals of Kalahandi Kalahandi is a rich land in terms of culture and festivals. Since it is a melting point of South Odisha and Western Odisha with a substantial tribal population, those living in hills as well as plain land, their different culture, tradition, languages and belief along with mainstream Hindu culture have made Kalahandi region rich with culture and festivals. The mixture of Aryan and tribal culture makes Kalahandi region rich in its culture and festivals. In pre-independence period Kalahandi was largely inspired to Saivaism, Vaishanivism and Shakti puja. Shakti Puja is largely accepted among tribal, perhaps due to which Kalahandi was well known for celebrating Shati Puja. However, affect induction of Kalahandi as part of Odisha state, dominance of coastal Odisha culture in the state is increasingly influencing the local culture. Celebration of Rathajatra and construction of Jaggannath temple in Kalahandi has been increasingly realized unlike in old days of Radha Krishna temple.
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Telugu Christian Telugu Christians or Telugu Kraistava are an ethno-religious community who form the second-largest religious minority in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. According to the Census of India, there are over a million Christians in Andhra Pradesh constituting 1.5% of the state's population, although a decrease from the 1971 census figure which was 4.2%, as a result of low birth rates and emigration.
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Ankalaparamecuvari Ankalaparamecuvari is a Hindu goddess popular in parts of Tamil Nadu. Her cult is notable for its association with rituals carried out in cemeteries and burning grounds, which incorporate a colorful ritual object called a kapparai. The kapparai, which is often decorated with the faces of deities, is typically carried in procession to a cemetery/burning ground, where a ceremony called the "mayana kollai" is carried out. During the mayana kollai, priests and sometimes other participants may eat ashes and bone fragments found at the burning ground, although the precise nature of this ritual varies widely from one temple to the next. Ankalaparamecuvari may also be associated with other cemetery deities like Irulappan.