Top Things to do in Anantapur District
The 10 Best Things to do in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh
Discover the best top things to do in Anantapur District, India including Veerabhadra Temple, Chaitanya Jyoti Museum, ISKCON Anantapur Temple, Ravadurg Gooty Fort, Prasanthi Nilayam, Mounagiri Hanuman Temple, Lepakshi Bull, Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Complex, Penukonda Fort, Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy.
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1. Veerabhadra Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 187 reviews
Reviewed By ApoorvB28
Very good experience visiting the ancient temple Road trip from Bangalore to the Lepakshi was smooth We started at 7:30 am and we were back to home 3:30 pm Some observations - Entry from back side is smoother and have more parking You should carry some food
2. Chaitanya Jyoti Museum
3. ISKCON Anantapur Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By rdr2565 - Anantapur, India
Good to visit with family, Radhakrishna Temple (ISKON) on NH-44 at outskirts of Anantapur (AP) One can see gigantic chariot drawn by horses (Theme of the Temple Building)
4. Ravadurg Gooty Fort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By RAYALA-VK
It is a must-visit spot. For the travellers who are interested in trekking it is one of the best places. It takes about 2 hours to reach the pinnacle of the fort, if one treks by enjoying the beautiful scenery in and around the fort and down the hills on which the fort is located. It is located at a common point on NH44 and NH67. It can be reached either from Anantapur or Kurnool by road. It takes about half day (including travel and trekking).
5. Prasanthi Nilayam
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 166 reviews
Reviewed By sarushnak - Nepal, null
As i said its the most excellent place on the earth. The divine environment really makes you feel like you are soully connected with swami.wherever you go you won't regret or feel something like your plan ain't worth it. Its the vibe of swami that will connect you,the vibe overthere is very beautiful.You'll know once you visit overthere. THE BEST PLACE ONE MUST VISIT AND I MEAN IT. OM SAIRAM
6. Mounagiri Hanuman Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By nadendlab - Anantapur, India
Kaliyuga lord Hanuman, seetha ramulu sri sri Srimadh Potuluri veerabrahmendra swamy ,lord vinaka 9 ft vinayaka ,dakhinamoorthy ,natural subramanyeshwara ,..all peaceful nature with different trees . . Vruddasramam Lovable environment ....,a holy place
7. Lepakshi Bull
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 437 reviews
Reviewed By 141balas - Bengaluru, India
This time once again i went to veerapuram bird sanctaury which is around 14km from bagepalli busstand.I hired an auto for 350 and went in the route of yellode.From the main road we need to ride for 1 km at the sign board.This time no birds at veerapuram village but villagers suggested us to go to venkatapuram which is 1km away as lot of birds nested on the trees there.We headed towards venkatapuram village and observed lot of painted storks on the trees which are busy in building nests for breeding.I roamed around the village and saw lot of painted storks on the trees and there is a lake near to these trees where you can find other category of birds like open bill stork,ibis,different kinds of ducks etc.On the whole it is very nice experience for me to visit this bird sanctuary
8. Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Complex
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By sumenderk2018
Visited this place with family and it was great experience to see such an amazing stone art. It is an old architect cum temple and some one can easily spend 2-3 hour in this place.
9. Penukonda Fort
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By prasad007pk - Anantapur, India
Penukonda was once filled in as the second capital of Vijayanagar Kingdom after the fall of Hampi and was before called as Ghanagiri or Ghanadri. As indicated by the engravings, the Penukonda state was talented by the King Bukka-I to his child Virupanna. This post was worked at the season of Virupanna. This fortification was a standout amongst other resistances of the Vijayanagara kingdom. With the decrease of Vijayanagara kingdom, the Sultan of Golconda caught this post. Later Mysore Kingdom caught this stronghold quickly until the point that British surpassed after the fall of Tipu Sultan. Based on a huge slope, the enormous and forcing fortification offers a terrific perspective of the town underneath. The storm cellar of the dividers, bastions and doors in the post was made of stone, mortar and lime. The primary internal segment of the fortification private building planned conveniences for regal relatives. Vault of this lobby has been planned in Hindu style of development, though the floor has the mark style development of Islamic engineering.
10. Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By hemanths97 - Bengaluru, India
This place is sacred and one of the oldest temple in world. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha swamy has existed since Sathya yuga i.e thousands of years ago. The Temple of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy is one among the many renowned shrines in the Rayala Seema are ranking the importance with the great shrine of Sri Venkateswara Swamy, at Tirupati. The local hill called stotradri is the place where the devas worshipped the Lord after He destroyed the demon Hinranyakasipu in the Durgam in Godduvelagala vge which is situated nearby to this town Kadiri. Some derivative meaning are atrtributed to the word Khadri denoting the place with a hill representing the feet of Vishnu. Another version is that the town has been named after the Khadri tree (Acacia catchedu) under which the idol of the local temple of Narasiha Swamy is found. The place of kadri and its surroundings are connected with several pouranic legends. It is said that the sage Vedavyasa without being known to asuras imparted lessons to his disciples and so the place is called Kedaranyam. The tradition is that the present town was formerly a jungle under the poligar of Patnam and that the town is coeva, with the temple which was named after the tree under which the idol was found in an ant hill. The jungle was cleared by the poligar and the temple built on the site. It is also said to be that the Mulavarlu in this temple was in wood like Puri Jagannadh in Orissa state and was housed on the branch of Chandra Tree. It is also said to be that the mulavarlu is Swayabhu. The image of Sri Narasimha swamy is in human form with Lion’s Head, covered with silver armour decorated with silver shoulder blades, moustaches and eyes and is in the posture of bearing the stomach of Hiranyakasipu. The procession image of the deity is in the form of Vishnu made of metal with Bhudevi and Sridevi on either side.Actually the kings from the Paschima Chalakya Dynasty housed Durgadevi under an amazing stone curved pillar mandapam and Lakshmi Devi Vigraham was also housed in the temple in 1953. As per the orders of the Lord Narasimha Swamy varu the Lord Idol was housed and mandapams equal to Ammavari temple are constructed in excellent curving on stones to southern side to ammavari Temple was constructed by the Vijaya Nagara Rulers. As per the mythology that the uthsava murthies were handed down to Bhrigu Rishi by the Lord himself in a petika or box for his daily worship. The Lord is further worshipped in the names of Vasantha Vallabhudu or Vasantha Madhavulu as the pratista was done in the Spring season. The river Maddileru, othere wise called as the Arjuna River, (where Arjun did penace) has its pounranic fame as being the river on the banks of which Arjuna did penace. The course of the river is through 6 theerthams called respectively:1.Swetapushkarini 2. Bhrugu Theertham 3.Sesha Theertham, 4. Kunti Theertham 5. Laxmin Theertham,6.Ganga Theertham 7. Garuda Theertham and 8. Bhavanasi Theertham. The temple is enclosed in a 500 ft square high walled compound with 4 entrances having a gopuram at each entrance constructed. The stone sculpture in Yagnamantapam conspicuously abound in lions. The temple is facing east and the Kalyanamandapam in its front to the left Yagasala a pakasala, astana mandapam to the north where the utsava vigraha of the lord is made to sit during the festival are the important structures within the compound. A 80 ft square pushkarini is in the north east corner within the temple compound. To the south of the temple there is the shrine of Chinnamma with her image in stone. The inscriptions in the temple relate mostly to the Vijayanagar period and are all in Telugu, except two. One of them on the south wall of the arthamantapuram, states that the temple was built by a Nayaka during the reign of Bukka I saka 1274 (1332 A.D.). Another inscription near it, dated the next year records the gift of a jewel to the idol by Gopanna an officer under Kempanna Odeyar, the restorer of the Srirangam temple and the contemporary of Vedanta Desikar. A stone slab is said to contain an inscription regarding this custom which still prevails. Yet another inscription shown that in the Salivahana Saka 1451, 1529 A.D. the palegar of Tadipatri constructed the Vasanta mandapam adjacent to the prakaram (now called the thousand pillar mandapam in which feeding is conducted along with breath taking Kotai Mandapam. Further proof of antiquity of the temple, its great ness and importance and the sancity attached to it, are vividly described in the Khadri Sthalapuranam in Brahmanda Puranam. The temple car which is considered to be the biggest in Weight in South India contain numerous indecent carvings and the Car streets contain several small mantapams on four tall pillars in which the idol is set down and worshipped during festivals. The famous East, South, North, West Rajagopurams of this temple were constructed by Vijayanagara Emperors, Chinnamma a devotee, not known, Kokanti Poligar respectively. The gate way at West Rajagopuram, leads to a tank which supplies water to the temple from which principal metal idols of the temple were recovered by the Sage Brigu. The popular king of Vijaya Nagara Sri Krishna Devaraya and Maharastra King Shivaji Maharaj visited this famous temple and constructed sub temples and Mahishasuramardini Temple respectively.
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