Religious and pilgrimage sites Tourism in Andhra Pradesh

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holy relic sites map of andhra pradesh


the state s many temples , shrines, mosques, , churches attract many pilgrims. of temples built during reign of vijayanagar empire. number of festivals organized thousands of tourists visiting them. famous temples are:



tirumala venkateswara temple in town of tirumala in tirupati in chittoor district important pilgrimage site hindus throughout india. 1 of richest pilgrimage temple of religious faith in world. abode of lord venkateswara.
ranganayakula swami temple in nellore temple in world..
penchalakona lakshmi narasimha swami temple in nellore district..
mallikarjuna swamy temple situated @ srisailam in nallamala hills of kurnool district, abode of lord mallikarjuna shiva , 1 of twelve jyotirlinga shrines in india. lord rama himself installed sahasralinga, while pandavas lodged panchapandava lingas in temple courtyard. vijayanagara empire built number of monuments, including srisailam , lepakshi temples.
kanaka durga temple of goddess durga situated on indrakeeladri hill in city of vijayawada on banks of krishna river. large number of pilgrims attend colourful celebrations of tepotsavam , holy dip in krishna river during festival of dusshera.
simhachalam, located on hill 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of visakhapatnam city centre, popular pilgrimage site of national importance. simhachalam said abode of savior-god narasimha.

the 5 ancient hindu temples of lord shiva, known pancharama kshetras, located @ amararama, draksharama, somarama, ksheerarama , kumararama. other religious places include srikalahasti temple in srikalahasti in 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 , arasavalli surya temple in srikakulam district located in state.


religious sites in anantapur district include prashanthi nilayam in puttaparthi, home of sathya sai baba, lepakshi, home of famous temple , statue of nandi bull.


islam popular religion, number of mosques built during reigns of muslim rulers. 1 of famous shahi jamia masjid in adoni of kurnool district. there many famous churches constructed centuries ago historical significance. 1 of them gunadala church @ vijayawada.


the state has numerous buddhist centres @ amaravati, nagarjuna konda, bhattiprolu, ghantasala, nelakondapalli, dhulikatta, bavikonda, thotlakonda, shalihundam, pavuralakonda, bojjannakonda (sankaram), phanigiri , kolanpaka.








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