Nelakondapalli
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Nelakondapalli నేలకొండపల్లి Dharanigiripuram |
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Buddhist stupa at Nelakondapalli
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 Nelakondapalli
Nelakondapalli
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| Coordinates: 17°06′00″N 80°03′02″E / 17.100°N 80.0506°ECoordinates: 17°06′00″N 80°03′02″E / 17.100°N 80.0506°E | |
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 India
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| State | Telangana |
| District | Khammam |
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| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 507160 |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
| Nearest city | Khammam |
| Literacy | 66% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Khammam |
| Website | www.khammam.nic.in |
Nelakondapally is a town and headquarters of a mandal in Khammam district, Telangana, India, located twenty-one kilometres from Khammam.
Nelakondapalli is located at a major road junction on the routes from Khammam to Kodad and Kusumanchi. Transportation by bus and car facilitates travel from Nelakondapalli to several villages in close proximity, such as Bodulabanda, Mandrajupally, Anantanagar, Aregudem and Kattukachavaram,Applanarasimhapuram.
Nelakondapalli is a historic site encompassed by a mud fortification wall covering nearly one-hundred acres (approximately 0.40 km square kilometres). Excavations there have unearthed several foundations of brick-built viharas, wells, cisterns, a mahastupa,terracotta figurines, a bronze idol of Buddha, a miniature stupa carved in limestone and other materials from the 3rd and 4th centuries.
Also of historical and, particularly, cultural significance are two archaeological sites located approximately one mile (1.6 km) from Nelakondapalli. According to local Hindu folk tradition, the sites referred to as Virataraju Dibba and Keechaka Gundam were contemporaneous to certain events described in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The discovery of archeological relics at the sites seems to corroborate the local Hindu folk account.
There are several ancient temples in the village, including three consecrated for Shiva and two consecrated for Vaishnava, Shiva and Vaishnava being Hindu gods. The annual Hindu festival Dusshera (also referred to as Vijayadashami), celebrated throughout India, is observed in a unique way in Nelakondapalli. On that day, devotees will travel from many other villages to offer prayers and celebrate.
Sri Ramanavami is observed at the Bhaktaramadas Dhyana Mandiram ("Bhaktaramadas Meditation Center"), in collaboration with the Bhadrachalam Sri Rama temple as well as local villagers.
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