It is one of those towns in transition, that is at the confluence of the past and the future. Anantapuram reverberates with flashes of India's glorious history and the true ethnic traditions and values of India. Interestingly, Anantapur receives the second-lowest rainfall in India. Anantapur has seen the rule of many empires, but the Vijayanagar Empire has had a greater impact on it. It is said that the place has derived its name from 'Anaatasagaram', a big tank, which translates into 'Endless Ocean'.
Chikkavodeya, the minister of the Vijayanagar King, Bukka-I constructed the town of Anaatasagaram and Bukkarayasamudram. Sign in with Facebook. Sign in with Google. Packages Hotels Collections. Countries Singapore. Write For Us! Anantapur Places to visit 1. Ahobilam Temple 2. Bugga Ramalingeswara Swami Temple 4. Penukonda Fort 5. Thimmamma Marrimanu 6. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.
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The town of Anantapur is one of the rare ones in India, which are at a confluence of past and future, and thus is one of the most famous destinations in Andhra Pradesh. Culture and Religious Tourism. Anantapur, has over the years, developed into a significant and religious and culturally revered town of Andhra Pradesh due to the presence of many spiritual ashrams, temples and a mosque here. The Veerbhadra Temple in Lepakshi is known for being an architectural marvel with its characteristic feature of being built in a Vijayanagara style, adorned with carvings and paintings, hanging pillar and monolithic naagalingam.
Mahashivratri is a festival that is celebrated with great pomp and grandeur in Anantapur, followed by a fair in Koteseswara Swamy Temple in Kotappakonda. A five-day festival called the Kalyanotsavam of Sambhulingeswara is also held where people offer ornaments, cash, fruits, and cattle to God. Filled with religious centres, Anantapur is always in some sort of celebration or other.
While weekly, monthly, annual fairs are a part of the everyday life of the people of the region, there are some events that have a wider significance as they attract millions of devotees from all across the country and outside.
Kotappakonda Temple Fair: The Koteseswara Temple in the Guntur district is one of the chief places of worship which witnesses lakhs of people who come to seek the blessings of the Lord during Mahashivaratri. Sweets, clothes, bangles, toys and domesticated animals such as goats and cows are sold at the fair here.
Devotees who come here usually take a vow to shave their heads as an offering to the god to fulfil their desires. Sambulingeswara Kalyanotsavam: This festival is celebrated in pomp and vigour for five days during Mahashivratri. A Kalyanam, a village procession, Rathotsavam, Ponnaseva, Pavalimpuseva and Vasantotsavam are celebrated during this period. Offerings are made to the Lord by the devotees in the form of cash, ornaments and even domesticated animals, which are tied to the Dwajasthamba.
The people also believe that women who cannot conceive are blessed with children after they perform the rituals for five days wearing wet clothes.
Durgamma Festival: Celebrated in the month of Bhadrapada, this festival is celebrated for four days. A buffalo is sacrificed in during the festival and meat dishes are cooked for the Goddess. During the festival, a possessed woman is said to sit on a window and predict future events. A man, representing Poturaju the Goddess' brother is smeared with vermillion and turmeric and his body is decorated with margosa leaves.
He has to go around the temple and kill a sacrificial goat by biting its throat. The last day of the festival witnessed people going around with bomalu puppets and a fair is held just outside the temple premises. Legend has it that the place is named after the minister, Anantarasa Chikkavodeya himself, while others believe that it was named after the King, Bukka's wife.
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