page_title: Tourism in Andhra Pradesh
section_title: Religious and pilgrimage sites
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Andhra Pradesh / Religious and pilgrimage sites
caption_attribution_description: English: Holy relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh. The buddhist sites which have yielded relic caskets during excavations in the state of Andhra Pradesh untill December 2012 C.E. 1. Salihundam 2. Ramatheertham 3. Pavurallakonda 4. Bavikonda 5. Shankaram 6. Kotturu 7. Timmapuram.P 8. Kodavali 9. Guntupalle 10. Gudivada 11. Ghantasala 12. Bhattiprolu 13. Vaddamanu 14. Gummadidurru 15. Amaravati 16. Jaggaiahpet 17. Nagarjunakonda Note: The map is created for information and educational purposes. People using the map outside Wikipedia projects are requested to attribute it properly.
context_page_description: Andhra Pradesh is a state in India. Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation is a state government agency which promotes tourism in Andhra Pradesh, describing the state as the Koh-i-Noor of India. Andhra Pradesh has a variety of tourist attractions including beaches, hills, caves, wildlife, forests and temples.
context_section_description: The state's many temples and shrines, mosques, and churches attract many pilgrims. Most of the temples were built during the reign of Vijayanagar empire. A number of festivals are organized with thousands of tourists visiting them. Some famous temples are:
  Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in the town of Tirumala in Tirupati in Chittoor district is an important pilgrimage site for Hindus throughout India. It is one of the richest pilgrimage temple of any religious faith in the world. It is the abode of Lord Venkateswara.
  Ranganayakula swami Temple in Nellore it is only Temple in world..
  Penchalakona Lakshmi narasimha swami Temple in Nellore district..
  Mallikarjuna Swamy temple situated at Srisailam in the Nallamala Hills of Kurnool district, is the abode of lord Mallikarjuna Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines in India. Lord Rama himself installed the Sahasralinga, while the Pandavas lodged the Panchapandava lingas in the temple courtyard. The Vijayanagara Empire built a number of monuments, including the Srisailam and Lepakshi temples.
  Kanaka Durga Temple of the goddess Durga is situated on the Indrakeeladri Hill in the city of Vijayawada on the banks of Krishna River. A large number of pilgrims attend the colourful celebrations of Tepotsavam and for a holy dip in the Krishna river during the festival of Dusshera.
  Simhachalam, located on a hill 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Visakhapatnam city centre, is another popular pilgrimage site of national importance. Simhachalam is said to be the abode of the savior-god Narasimha.
  The five ancient Hindu temples of Lord Shiva, known as Pancharama Kshetras, are located at Amararama, Draksharama, Somarama, Ksheerarama and Kumararama. Other religious places include Srikalahasti temple in Srikalahasti in the Chittoor district, Raghavendra Swami Mutt in Mantralayam of Kurnool district, Lord Venkateswara temple in Dwaraka Tirumala of West Godavari District, Annavaram temple in East Godavari and Arasavalli Surya temple in Srikakulam District are also located in the state.
  Religious sites in Anantapur District include Prashanthi Nilayam in Puttaparthi, the home of Sathya Sai Baba, as well as Lepakshi, home of a famous temple and statue of the Nandi bull.
  Islam is also popular religion, with a number of mosques built during the reigns of Muslim rulers. One of the famous is Shahi Jamia Masjid in Adoni of Kurnool district. There are many famous churches constructed centuries ago with historical significance. One of them is the Gunadala Church at Vijayawada.
  The state has numerous Buddhist centres at Amaravati, Nagarjuna Konda, Bhattiprolu, Ghantasala, Nelakondapalli, Dhulikatta, Bavikonda, Thotlakonda, Shalihundam, Pavuralakonda, Bojjannakonda (Sankaram), Phanigiri and Kolanpaka.
caption: Holy relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh
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