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Amaravathi, Palnadu district

This article is about the historic city. For the planned capital city of Andhra Pradesh, see Amaravati. For other uses, see Amaravati (disambiguation).

Amaravathi
Dhanyakataka, Andhranagari
Village
Ratha Yatra ceremony after Shivaratri
Buddha statue
Town entrance
AP Museum
Dhyana Buddha Ghat
Dhyana Buddha Museum
Amaravati Mahastupa
Etymology: The place for immortals
Map
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Amaravathi is located in India
Amaravathi
Amaravathi
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Amaravathi is located in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravathi
Amaravathi
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh)
Coordinates: 16°34′23″N 80°21′29″E / 16.573°N 80.358°E / 16.573; 80.358
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPalnadu
MandalAmaravathi mandal
Founded1790
Founded byVasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu
Named forAmaravati Stupa, Amaralingeswara Temple
Government
[1]
 • TypePanchayati raj
 • BodyAmaravathi gram panchayat
Area
[2]
 • Total1,524 ha (3,766 acres)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total13,400
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522020
Area code+91–8645
Vehicle registrationAP

Amaravathi is a village on the banks of the Krishna River, in the Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[4] It is the headquarters of Amaravathi mandal,[5] and forms part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region with its headquarters at new Amaravati 35 km (22 mi) east, whose name is also borrowed from that of the older Amaravathi.[6]

Amaravathi was founded by Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu in the 1790s as the new capital of his Zamindari estate. He moved there from his former capital Chintapalli in protest of alleged mistreatment by the British East India Company. Amaravathi is named after the ancient Amaravati Stupa, which was unearthed in the process of the town's construction.[7][8] It is adjacent to the ancient Satavahana capital Dhanyakataka (now called Dharanikota).[9]

Amaralingeswara temple in the village is one of the Pancharama Kshetras for Hindus. The place was also a historic Buddhist site, as shown by the presence of Amaravati Stupa built during the second century BCE and the third century CE,[10][11] as well as the Dhyana Buddha statue, a large 21st-century Buddha statue in Dhyana posture. It is one of the sites selected for the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme of Government of India, to preserve the rich cultural heritage of India.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 252. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ Miryala, Dr Ramesh Kumar (2015). Trends, Challenges & Innovations in Management - Volume III. Zenon Academic Publishing. p. 278. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook : Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 328–329. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "After 18 centuries, Amaravati set to become a 'capital' again". The Times of India. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
  7. ^ This Raja knows how to hold the fort, The Times of India, 25 September 2016.
  8. ^ Ramaswami, Indian Monuments 1971, p. 115.
  9. ^ V.Rishi Kumar (23 January 2018). "The capital of Satavahanas has come a full circle". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Buddha – Amaravathi". Archived from the original on 4 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Forget the Kohinoor, could we have the Amaravathi Stupa sculptures back please?". May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Heritage City Development Scheme (HRIDAY) launched : Centre to fund entire expenditure". pib.nic.in. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, India. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Spotlight to shift on intangible heritage". The Hindu. November 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

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