Gudluru
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Gudluru/Gudlur is a village
in the Kandukur
taluk of Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh
, India
and was called Netrapuri in the past and is accessible by bus from Kandukur.
poet Yerrana was born there in the 14th century AD. The name of Gudluru originated from two words, Gudulu and vooru (In telugu, Gudulu: Temple
s and vooru: village). The name of the village itself signifies that it has been the home of many [temple]s since ancient times. Another prominent telugu poet, Vennelakanti Surana, born here in 16th A.D, translated the Sanskrit
Vishnu purana into telugu named "Andhra Sri Vishnu Puranam" describing the incarnation of Lord vishnu. There is a prominent group of Brahmins in this village and in some other places of Andhrapradesh with the surname Gudluru. The Brahmins tribe in this place are continuing to carry the legacy of the ancient poetry born in this place.
There were mass migrations from this town during early part of the 20th century because of drought. Several agrarian communities moved from this town to more fertile and water-abundant towns between Nellore and Tirupati. There are several communities in Andhra that share Gudluru as their surname. It is speculated that this town had historical significance as it had worrior clans and priestly clans as the main occupents of the town.
Gudluru village old name is Netrapuri
geographical location: Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia
geographical coordinates: 15° 4' 0" North, 79° 54' 0" East.
Upputeru and Manneru rivers are passing in the direction of north east to the Gudluru where the ground of the village is situated in upper level. Upputeru passing at a distance of 1.5 km where as manneru is passing at a distance of 4 km. The majority population of this village is farmers whom have fertile lands besides to these rivers.
into Telugu. This good old temple built during the reign of Maurya Chandragupta contains a grand image of Errana and is adored by literatures with great zeal. The Sivalinga surprises the devotees by its colour - it is white on one side and red on the other side. According to legend, the linga was drinking the milk of a cow in the form of a serpent, and when a cowherd beat the snake, it turned into white Sivalinga, and hence the red colour indicating the blood that came out when received the blow of the cowherd by his axe. Another special feature that strikes the eye here is the enormous tank in which thousand elephants according to local version were swimming at a time. It contains the beautiful images of Chandi, Subrahmanya, Virabhadra
, Kumaraswamy etc
According to the elders, this village has 100 temples and 100 lakes. In this flat surface village, a portion of the village has significantly higher level to the remaining village (nearly 2-4 meters) where obliviously some people are living now., named Mittapalem (mitta(in telugu) : a surface which upper to larger plain surface). The mud of the upper village shows some old mud constructed areas (even now) gave evidence that it is a fortified place in olden days. A big lake (mentioned above) is situated as boundary to the mitta palem at one side which is used as bathing place/for drinking water to the elephants and horses for the fort needs (name of this lake is “Yenugula doruvu” (Yenugu (telugu): means elephant and Doruvu(telugu): a lake).
Another important thing is an equally big and old vaishnvaite temple (temple for Vishnu) situated in the mitta palem of Gudluru in addition to the above said shiva temple. It gave evidence that the village people have equal groups of Shaivism
and Vaishnavism
since age old years.
In addition to these two big temples, several temples like Pratapa veeraanjaneya swami temple, a completely ruined chennakesava temple (it has a prominent history), Veerabadhra, Vinayaka, ankamma, poleramma etc. and several lakes exist till date as an evidence to the rich history of this village. It is frequent phenomena to find the idols of the Gods by the village people during the each year during the monsoon seasons. Many of idols are abandoned without care and temples.
This village is surrounded by several tiny villages (baireddy palem, venkam peta, mogulluru, chinalateripi, pedalateripi, Janakam peta, narasapuram, Gullapalem, chemidapadu, potluru, kottapeta, Rajupalem, Ammavaripalem, R.C.agraharm, Pajarla etc.), hence it was also known as "Nethrapuri" (Nethram(Sanskrit)=Kannu/Guddu(in telugu)= eye(English).
List of Elected Members:
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Kandukur
Kandukur
Kandukur is a town, mandal and a municipality in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Kandukur is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...
taluk of Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and was called Netrapuri in the past and is accessible by bus from Kandukur.
History
The teluguTelugu people
The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...
poet Yerrana was born there in the 14th century AD. The name of Gudluru originated from two words, Gudulu and vooru (In telugu, Gudulu: Temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
s and vooru: village). The name of the village itself signifies that it has been the home of many [temple]s since ancient times. Another prominent telugu poet, Vennelakanti Surana, born here in 16th A.D, translated the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
Vishnu purana into telugu named "Andhra Sri Vishnu Puranam" describing the incarnation of Lord vishnu. There is a prominent group of Brahmins in this village and in some other places of Andhrapradesh with the surname Gudluru. The Brahmins tribe in this place are continuing to carry the legacy of the ancient poetry born in this place.
There were mass migrations from this town during early part of the 20th century because of drought. Several agrarian communities moved from this town to more fertile and water-abundant towns between Nellore and Tirupati. There are several communities in Andhra that share Gudluru as their surname. It is speculated that this town had historical significance as it had worrior clans and priestly clans as the main occupents of the town.
Gudluru village old name is Netrapuri
Geography
Original name: Gudlūrugeographical location: Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia
geographical coordinates: 15° 4' 0" North, 79° 54' 0" East.
Upputeru and Manneru rivers are passing in the direction of north east to the Gudluru where the ground of the village is situated in upper level. Upputeru passing at a distance of 1.5 km where as manneru is passing at a distance of 4 km. The majority population of this village is farmers whom have fertile lands besides to these rivers.
Gudluru - Nilakanteswaraswamy aalayam
This sacred Siva kshetra has given birth to Errana, one of the great poets, who translated Vysa's MahabharataMahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
into Telugu. This good old temple built during the reign of Maurya Chandragupta contains a grand image of Errana and is adored by literatures with great zeal. The Sivalinga surprises the devotees by its colour - it is white on one side and red on the other side. According to legend, the linga was drinking the milk of a cow in the form of a serpent, and when a cowherd beat the snake, it turned into white Sivalinga, and hence the red colour indicating the blood that came out when received the blow of the cowherd by his axe. Another special feature that strikes the eye here is the enormous tank in which thousand elephants according to local version were swimming at a time. It contains the beautiful images of Chandi, Subrahmanya, Virabhadra
Virabhadra
According to Hindu mythology, Virabhadra or Veerabhadra was a super being created by the wrath of Rudra , when he stepped in to destroy the Yagna of Daksha, after his daughter Dakshayani - consort of Shiva, self-immolated in yagna fire...
, Kumaraswamy etc
According to the elders, this village has 100 temples and 100 lakes. In this flat surface village, a portion of the village has significantly higher level to the remaining village (nearly 2-4 meters) where obliviously some people are living now., named Mittapalem (mitta(in telugu) : a surface which upper to larger plain surface). The mud of the upper village shows some old mud constructed areas (even now) gave evidence that it is a fortified place in olden days. A big lake (mentioned above) is situated as boundary to the mitta palem at one side which is used as bathing place/for drinking water to the elephants and horses for the fort needs (name of this lake is “Yenugula doruvu” (Yenugu (telugu): means elephant and Doruvu(telugu): a lake).
Another important thing is an equally big and old vaishnvaite temple (temple for Vishnu) situated in the mitta palem of Gudluru in addition to the above said shiva temple. It gave evidence that the village people have equal groups of Shaivism
Shaivism
Shaivism is one of the four major sects of Hinduism, the others being Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Smartism. Followers of Shaivism, called "Shaivas," and also "Saivas" or "Saivites," revere Shiva as the Supreme Being. Shaivas believe that Shiva is All and in all, the creator, preserver, destroyer,...
and Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu, or his associated Avatars such as Rama and Krishna, as the original and supreme God....
since age old years.
In addition to these two big temples, several temples like Pratapa veeraanjaneya swami temple, a completely ruined chennakesava temple (it has a prominent history), Veerabadhra, Vinayaka, ankamma, poleramma etc. and several lakes exist till date as an evidence to the rich history of this village. It is frequent phenomena to find the idols of the Gods by the village people during the each year during the monsoon seasons. Many of idols are abandoned without care and temples.
This village is surrounded by several tiny villages (baireddy palem, venkam peta, mogulluru, chinalateripi, pedalateripi, Janakam peta, narasapuram, Gullapalem, chemidapadu, potluru, kottapeta, Rajupalem, Ammavaripalem, R.C.agraharm, Pajarla etc.), hence it was also known as "Nethrapuri" (Nethram(Sanskrit)=Kannu/Guddu(in telugu)= eye(English).
Villages in Gudluru Mandal
- Parakondapaduagraharam
- Parakondapadu
- Dappalampadu
- Gundlapalem
- KothapetaKothapetaKothapeta or Kottapeta is a town and a mandal headquarters in East Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is approximately 30 kilometers from Amalapuram and 45 kilometers from Rajahmundry.-Geography:...
- pajarlaPajarlaPajarla is a village in Gudluru mandal, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in 5 km away from NH-5. The village is famous for mangoes.-References:This is so popular for magoes....
- Swarnajipuram
- GudluruGudluruGudluru/Gudlur is a village in the Kandukur taluk of Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh, India and was called Netrapuri in the past and is accessible by bus from Kandukur.-History:...
- Mogalluru
- Basireddypalem
- Darakanipadu
- Puretipalle
- Venkampeta
- Chinalateripi
- Nayudupalem
- Ammavaripalem
- Potluru
- Mocherla
- Ravur
- Chevuru
- Chemidedapadu
- AgraharamAgraharamAn Agraharam or Agrahara is the name given to the Brahmin quarter of a heterogenous village or to any village inhabited by Brahmins...
- chenchireddypalem
Media
All major Telugu news papers like Eenadu, Sakshi, Andhra Jyothi and Vaartha are read, which are published from Ongole. The popular TV Channels are state wide Telugu cable channels Gemini, Maa TV, ETV ,Teja and all other news channels, Hindi, English Movie channels, and local cable channels are available. There are always movie theaters for entertainment and have the latest movies. There are roadshows sometimes.President Of Villages
- 2006 - 2011 Para Janardhan Gudluru
- 2006 - 2011 Jampani Narasaraju Mogalluru
Kandukur Assembly Constituency
Kandukur is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There were 1,76,773 registered voters in Kandukur constituency for the 1999 elections.List of Elected Members:
- 2009 and 2014 - Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy (Municipal Minister-2011)
- 2004 and 2009 - Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy
- 1999 and 2004 - Dr. Divi Sivaram
- 1994 and 1999 - Dr. Divi Sivaram
- 1989 and 1994 - Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy
- 1983 and 1985 - Sri Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy
- 1978 - 1983 - Divi Kondaiah Chowdary
- 1972--1978 - Manugunta Adinarayana Reddy
- 1967-1972 - Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu
- 1962-1967 - Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu
- 1957-1962 - Divi Kondaiah Chowdary