| Paritalaa | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | NTR |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kanchikacherla |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.98 |
| Population Total: | 9726 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Paritala is a village in the NTR district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It is located in Kanchikacherla mandal of Vijayawada revenue division.
When the British achieved paramountcy over India, the Nizams were allowed to continue to rule their princely states as client kings. The Nizams retained internal power over Paritala village until 1948 when Paritala was integrated into the new Indian Union.
A statue in depicting Hanuman called Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami is located in the village.[2] It was installed in 2003 and stands 135abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall. It is probably the tallest statue of Hanuman in the world.,
Paritala and the nearby villages such as Gani Atkur formed the area of rich diamond mines called Kollur Mines (Gani Kollur).[3] [4] [5]
The Kollur mines were visited by Tavernier and William Methold who recorded that bullock cart loads of diamonds were being unearthed by 60,000 workers (1618 A.D.).[6] Some of the most famous diamonds mined in Kollur mines, Gani Paritala and gani Atkur are:
During medieval times and British rule, Paritala-Kollur mines were famous for diamond mining. Diamonds such as Pitt and Regent diamonds were mined here.[7] Other famous diamonds of Paritala mines include Darya-i-Noor, Dresden Green and Legrand Conde.[8]