Rajahmundry or Rajamahendravaram is a beautiful city located on the banks of the mighty Godavari River. Rajaraja Narendra, a Eastern Chalukya king has built this city in 1022 AD. ‘Adikavi’ Nannayya, the first Telugu poet, belongs to this region and he gave script to Telugu to make it a language, and hence the name ‘Cultural Capital’.
Places to Visit:
# Havelock Bridge or the Old Godavari Bridge: The construction of the bridge commenced on Nov 11, 1897 and opened for traffic on August 30, 1900. The Bridge was named after Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock, the then Governor of Madras. Having served its full life span of 100 years, it was decommissioned in 1997.
One can get the best view of this bridge during the evenings from Pushkar Ghat. Watching the sunset over the bridge during the evenings is simply a mesmerizing experience.
# Kotilingeswara Temple: The name itself indicates that this is all about the Lingas. The form in which Lord Shiva is offered prayers in India. According to the historians, the temple was constructed between the 10th and 11th centuries.
For the spiritual lovers, a must visit place. Especially on the eve of Maha Sivarathri, I don’t think there could be any other place better than this. Secondly, the temple i
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History
The distance of The Kangra Fort is about 3 KM from the town and is also known as Nagarkot. The fort is steeped in rich history. The mammoth size and structure of the fort, all the more make the fort awe inspiring.
At the entrance of the fort, one will encounter a museum. This museum possesses priceless old photographs of the fort itself, preceding the dreadful earthquake of 1905. There are a few beautiful stones, carvings, idols, artifacts and sculptures.
The climb inside the fort will lead one through seven huge doors. Along the way, one will encounter a few numbers of idols imprinted on the walls of the fort. The ramparts face the valley below. One can at once see the history of this fort come alive.
As one climbs farther through the cobbled path, visitors will be exposed to three temples, richly carved in the environs of the Lakshmi Narayan temple, then the Ambika temple and a Jain of Adi Narayan. One cannot deny the fact that the view one gets to look at the rushing streams of the Banganga and the Manji rivers, seen from the fort, is mind-blowing.
It for us to know, that the Kangra Fort was the place of governance of the Katoch Raja, set up by Shusharam Chand Katoch.
It was the early capital of the Katoch sovereignty and representation of auth
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Kandukuri Veeresalingam – Pioneer Commentary Modern Andhra
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