Nagalapuram
Encyclopedia
Nagalapuram is a village and a Mandal
in Chittoor district
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
in India
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. This village was designed during Sri Krishnadevaraya reign in the memory of his mother. The town has a very famous temple of Vedanarayana swamy.
architectural style Vedanarayana swamy idol facing west. Temple has got 4 big gali gopuralu. The sanctum sanctorium has Vedanarayana swamy with his consorts sridevi and bhoodevi on either side. This is a Matysa Avatar
of Vishnu
, who saved the four vedas from Somakudu and returned to Brahma
.
Subdivisions of India
The Administrative divisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision The Administrative divisions of India are Indian...
in Chittoor district
Chittoor district
Chittoor District , also known as Chittur, is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. The district headquarters is Chittoor City. The district has a population of 4,170,468 according to 2011 census of India. Chittoor district is famous for the Tirupati, Kanipakam and Sri Kalahasti temples...
in the state 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...
in 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...
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Geography
Nagalapuram is located at 13.4000°N 79.7833°E. It has an average elevation of 64 meters (213 feet).History
Nagalapuram, is a small town 70 km south east of TirupatiTirumala - Tirupati
Tirupati is a major pilgrimage city located in the Chittoor district and seventh biggest city of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats at a distance of south of Hyderabad, the capital of the state, east of Bangalore, and north of Chennai.Tirupati is famous...
. This village was designed during Sri Krishnadevaraya reign in the memory of his mother. The town has a very famous temple of Vedanarayana swamy.
Villages under this mandal
- BeerakuppamBeerakuppamBeerakuppam is a small village in Nagalapuram Mandal in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.It is around 70 km away from the Tirupati and just 40 to 45 km away from the Chennai....
- T.P Kota
- T.P Palem
- Gollavari Kandriga
- Kadivedu
- Vajjavari Kandriga
- Janikapuram
- Rajula Kandriga
- Vaddi Palem
- S.S Puram
- Vellore
- Bayata Kodimbedu
- Adavi Kodimbedu
- Nandanam
- S N Kandriga
- L N Kandriga
- Surutupalli
- Vembakam
- Kottakadu
- Gopalapuram
- Krishnapuram
- Ramagiri
- Kalenjeri
- J B K Puram
- Dwarakanagar
- AchamaNaidu Kandriga
Vedanarayana Swamy Temple
Temple reflects the vijayanagaraVijayanagara
Vijayanagara is in Bellary District, northern Karnataka. It is the name of the now-ruined capital city "which was regarded as the second Rome" that surrounds modern-day Hampi, of the historic Vijayanagara empire which extended over the southern part of India....
architectural style Vedanarayana swamy idol facing west. Temple has got 4 big gali gopuralu. The sanctum sanctorium has Vedanarayana swamy with his consorts sridevi and bhoodevi on either side. This is a Matysa Avatar
Avatar
In Hinduism, an avatar is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation"....
of Vishnu
Vishnu
Vishnu is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God....
, who saved the four vedas from Somakudu and returned to Brahma
Brahma
Brahma is the Hindu god of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. According to the Brahma Purana, he is the father of Mānu, and from Mānu all human beings are descended. In the Ramayana and the...
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