Valmikipuram
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Valmikipuram or Vayalpadu is a small town and mandal
headquarters of the Chittoor district
of Andhra Pradesh
, located 100 kilometres from Tirupati
in India
. Vayalpad is an assembly constituency and was a major taluk headquarters for the district.
Vayalpadu was formerly known as Valmikipuram. Recently it was renamed as "Valmikipuram"
List of Elected Members:
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...
headquarters of the 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...
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...
, located 100 kilometres from Tirupati
Tirumala - 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...
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...
. Vayalpad is an assembly constituency and was a major taluk headquarters for the district.
Vayalpadu was formerly known as Valmikipuram. Recently it was renamed as "Valmikipuram"
Geography
Vayalpad is located at 13.6500°N 78.6333°E. It has an average elevation of 611 meters (2007 feet).Assembly Constituency
Vayalpadu is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.List of Elected Members:
- 1983 - Chinthala Surendra Reddy
- 1978 and 1985 - Nallari Amaranatha Reddy
- 1985,1994, - Chinthala Ramachandra Reddy
- 1989, 1999,2004 - Nallari Kiran Kumar ReddyNallari Kiran Kumar ReddyNallari Kiran Kumar Reddy is an Indian politician who has been the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2010. A four-time MLA in Andhra Pradesh, he belongs to the Indian National Congress...
(16th Chief Minister AndhraPradesh (Nov 2010 - ?) ) - In the year 2008 in pursuance of Delimitations, Valmikipuram Constituency lost its place and merged in the PileruPileruPileru or Piler is a town, Mandal and a Major panchayat and Legislative Assembly constituency in Chittoor district the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....
Constituency.
Features
- The main area of economy is cultivation and farming. Three of the major crops are paddy (rice), tomatoes, and peanut|groundnuts and Sugar cane.
- Valmikipuram has a cultured society. The people are amicable and softgoing. The Hindu Muslim amity is notable here. Urdu speaking population is more in this area.
- The town is well known for the famous TempleTempleA 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...
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for its uniqueness in India. Sri SitaSITASITA is a multinational information technology company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry...
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side of SriRama gives Moksha to devotees who see sita mata sitting right to sriRama,which is the same as seen during Lord Sri Sita Rama CoronationCoronationA coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
or Pattabhisekam by Jambavan), Laxmana, Bharatha, ShatrughnaShatrughnaShatrughna was the youngest brother of Lord Rama in the Hindu epic Ramayana . He is the twin brother of Lakshmana.-Birth and family:...
, Anjaneya, sametha RamaRamaRama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
's Deity is found here. The God SriRama has SwordSwordA sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...
in his hand so, here Lord Rama is known as ' PratapaPratapaPratapa is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae....
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'. Saint AnnamacharyaAnnamacharyaSri Tallapaka Annamacharya was the official songmaster of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, and a Telugu composer who composed around 36000 keertana songs, many of which were in praise of Venkateswara, the presiding deity of the temple...
has written atleast 32 keerthans on this Pattabhi Rama. It has the history of around 500500Year 500 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Patricius and Hypatius...
years or more,it is believed to be developed in Sri Krishna Deva Raya's period and Mula virat vimanam in Chola's Period.The temple was adopted to Tirumala Tirupati DevasthanamsTirumala Tirupati DevasthanamsTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams also referred as TTD is an independent trust which manages the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh...
(TTDTTDTTD may refer to:* Telecommunications device for the deaf, a teleprinter specifically designed for text communication over public switched telephone network...
) in 1997 and is being developed by them in time.
- There is a hill "Veeranna Konda" in the town.There is an ancient temple on it ,'VeerabhadraVeerabhadraVeerabhadra is a Telugu film released on 29 April 2006 and was directed by AS Ravi Kumar Chowdary. Balakrishna plays the lead role. For the first time, Tanushree Dutta appears in a Telugu film. Sada plays the Second Heroine in the movie.One of the Biggest disasters of Tollywood and Bala krrishna...
' idol is resided in the temple. It is said that SageSage- People :*A "sage" is any wise teacher, someone who imparts wisdom or the perennial philosophy, including spiritual teachers and teachers of mysticism but not necessarily with such religious connotations, so may refer to a:...
ValmikiValmikiValmiki is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e...
sat on this hill while writing Ramayanam. In fact when you view the hill from a particular area near the highway and railway station, you find some 'Rocks on the hill' and its shadow on ground appearing as if a Valmiki Rishi is sitting cross legged in meditation.
- There is Andhra Pradesh Urdu Residential School for girls, run by the government is only the school in Chittoor District in its kind.
- As it is located on Indian highways|National Highway NH-205 it is connected with a good frequency of buses.
- There is a railway station in Valmikipuram.
- Valmikipuram has a degree college and two other colleges, and several high schools and elementary schools with TeluguTelugu languageTelugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and UrduUrduUrdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
Mediums.
Temples and Festivals
- The main festivals are SriRama NavamiNavami-Festivals:* Sri Rama Navami is a Hindu festival, celebrating of the birth of Lord Rama. It is celebrated in Chaitra month .* Swaminarayan Jayanti is a Hindu Fesival celebrating the birth of Lord Swaminarayan.It is celebrated in Chaitra month on the ninth day which actually falls onto Sri Rama...
Tirunalla (a local MelaMelaMela is a Sanskrit word meaning 'gathering' or 'to meet' or a Fair. It is used in the Indian subcontinent for all sizes of gathering and can be religious, commercial, cultural or sports. In rural traditions melas or village fairs were of great importance...
which is unique), Ramzan and Bakrid.
- In the SRI PATTABHI RAMALAYAM Temple - The Month of ChaitraChaitraChaitra is a month of the Hindu calendar....
ShuklaShuklaShukla paksha refers to the bright lunar fortnight or waxing moon in the Hindu calendar. Shukla the dark phase; paksha refers to a fortnight in the Hindu calendar....
Ashlesha Star SriSitaRama Kalyanam is Performed. Throughout the country, SriRama Kalyanam Done on Chaitra Shukla Navami day the birth day of Lord SriRama, But Giving High Priority to Mata Sita Devi, Sri SitaRama Marriage Ceremony in Valmikipuram or Vayalpadu will be done on Chaitra Shukla Ashlesha (Dasami), Next day to SriRamaNavami because, MataMata-People:* Mata , for people with the surname Mata* Mata Hari , stage name of exotic dancer, courtesan and spy Margaretha Zelle* Mata Amritanandamayi , Hindu spiritual leader and guru...
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DeviDeviDevī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
Janma Nakshatra or BirthBirthBirth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world...
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is Ashlesha Nakshatra. Also SitaRama Kalyanam is done on every Ashlesha Constellation of every Month.
- Abhisekotsavam to Moolavars will be done on PunarvasuPunarvasuPunarvasu is a Nakshatra in Hindu astrology, which refers to the two brightest stars in the constellation of Gemini: Castor and Pollux.In Malayalam Punarvasu is termed Punartham...
Star day i.e.,SriRama birth star, every Saturdays and Ekadasi Days.
- SRI PATTABHI RAMALAYAM - SriRama Pattabhisekham will be done on the month of Sravanam for about three days, on third day Coronation will be done by keeping a Crown on Lord SriRama's Idol.
- Recently,Sai BabaSai Baba of ShirdiSai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....
TempleTempleA 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...
built which is in outskirts of the town.It is surrounded with nice Garden,nice lawn.devotees are increasing day by day. Main contributor of the temple was Ex.M.L.A Chintala Ramachandra Reddy and also trust chairman.it is a nice place to make mind peaceful.
Schools and colleges in Vayalpad
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- Vivekananda English Medium High School (English + Telugu)
- P.V.C school and college (govt) (English + Telugu)
- Vishwamithri (English)
- Swathantra Bharathi (English + Telugu)
- Elementary School (Telugu)
- N.T.R. Degree College
- M.P.P.Ele.School,Narem krishna Reddy Nagar, Beedavandla Pally (Telugu)
- Near to Valmikipuram Pyaram palli village was located infront of hills and it is very good looking and well planned village.
- Beedavandla Pally is situated in valmikipuram mandal.The village peoples are depend on cultivation.Narem Reddies are very recognised in the village