Sangameswara temple

India / Andhra Pradesh / Amudalavalasa /
 temple, heritage, interesting place
 Upload a photo

Sangameswara temple
It was a Buddhist site. The Sangamayya Hill,3 km from Amadalavalasa was actually a Buddhist shrine where, a religious fare is being celebrated during Makara Sankranthi days now.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   18°26'12"N   83°54'1"E

Comments

  • Amadalavalasa means 'the town of Castor oil'. During the historic period, i.e. during the times of Ashoka, this place was called 'Herandapalli'. Heranda in Sanskrit means Castor oil. Ironically, now one can not find any castor oil plants being grown or castor oil being produced in this place.
This article was last modified 14 years ago