Nandalur Explained

Nandalur
Native Name Lang:te
Settlement Type:Town
Map Alt:Dynamic map
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:14.25°N 79.1167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Annamayya
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Nandalur
Government Type:Andhra Pradesh
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:151
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:516150
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08565

Nandalur is a town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Nandalur mandal in Rajampeta revenue division.[1]

Nandalur is on the west bank of river Cheyyeru. Once it was a famous Buddhist centre in Rayalaseema. In 1913 Buddhist caves and viharas were discovered.[2]

Sri Soumyanatha Swamy temple, here is a very big temple, situated nearly on ten acres of site. It is a replica of Thiruvannamalai Arunachalesvara Temple and patronized by Cholas, Pandyas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara, Pottapi and Matli Kings. Here most of the inscriptions, are in Tamil. [3] Lord Sowmyanatha is installed on an elevated place and attracts pilgrims with his glittering beauty.

The temple and Buddhist caves are worth seeing at this town and is well connected by road and rail.

Geography and climate

Nandalur is located at 14.25°N 79.1167°W.[4]


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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revenue Divisions and Mandals. Official website of YSR Kadapa District. National Informatics Centre- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. 23 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150706135607/http://kadapa.nic.in/govtlands.htm. 6 July 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Nandalur | District YSR(Kadapa), Government of Andhra Pradesh | India .
  3. Web site: Religious Tourism | District YSR(Kadapa), Government of Andhra Pradesh | India .
  4. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Nandalur.html Falling Rain Genomics.Nandalur