Srikakulam

India / Andhra Pradesh / Srikakulam /
 city, mandal headquarter, district headquarter
Srikakulam is a district head quarter (district code-1)in Andhra pradesh state, India. There are 37 Mandals in this district. All the 37 mandals list along with respective mandal codes are shown in one of the photos. Colored map shows the geographical location of the mandals within the district.Srikakulam is also one of the Mandal with mandal code-19. As Mandal Head quarter there are 31 villages under Srikakulam mandal. All 31 villages list along with respective village codes are shown in another photo.

This is one of the most ancient places of India with history dating back to the period of mahabharata. Bhudism spread to the far east from the coastal ports of Srikakulam. The famous sun god temple is located here(arasavalli or Harshvalli. Srikurmam temple is also a notable place. This is the home town of KAPAVARAPU zamindars who constructed/renovated lord rama temples in and around. It is the birth place of Naxalbury revolution(naxalism) in 70s, in A.P. a place where you can find the distinct blend of pehuman existence and space technology achievements.
but the inner city is much complicated with crowded people and very dense population. but the city outskirts are more mesmerising

This city is called as andhra's ooty. In Srikakulam sun temple is there, which is the only second sun temple in the world.And a temple for turtle (SRIKURMAM)is only one of its kind in the World.

Website: www.chikakole.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srikakulam
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Coordinates:   18°17'52"N   83°53'49"E

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  • hi to all of our town fellows.this is a town with moderate atmosphere and it's a good place for a middle-class person. iam proud of being a fellow of srikakulam.
  • this is the city of honesty,famous fr sun god temple
  • This is the city in which ancient culture still exists,though other city's are attracting towards western culture
  • srikakulam is wodarfull place in india, it is better compare to some districts like east godavari,vizayanagaram,prakhasam,kammam,rayalasima areas ....
  • Hi,Srikakulam is a place of great prosperity and worship. I am very proud to be a part of this town.
  • Hai friends Iam Jami.Rama Rao of Srikakulam Residence at Indiranagar colony extn, opp PSNMH School. and iam doing as an agent LIC, UTI, AND NATIONAL SAVINGS . Iam very welly service to my custormers.
  • I love my srikakulam , ever i spend my wonderful, memorable place in my life. coolest place in Andhra Pradesh, poor man's ooty. i love house
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  • where r all colonies
  • Its mt home town and it is simply cool............
  • HI I am residing in Gainedi street of SRIKAKULAM near to Famous Temple of SUN god of ARASAVELLI.I love this poor man OOTY with wonderful natural resorces & people with nice friendly living.
  • HAI! IAM LIVING AT VAJARAPUKOTTURU,NEAR PALASA.THE AREA AT THAT VILLAGE IS SO PEACEFULL.
  • I love my Place...........Coolest town...
  • Hi Viewers, iam resident of Srikakulam Dandi street currently residing in Dubai, but Love my Town than anything...missing u sri..
  • Srikakulam is the best place I have ever seen so far. Especially the Sun God temple is worth visiting. Other pligrimage places are SriKurmam, Sri Mukha Lingam, SaaliHundam, etc.. Very good scenic views all over with many historical palces.
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  • THE GREAT SRIKAKULAM. POOR MAN'S OOTY. A NICE PLACE. I AM A NATIVE OF SRIKAKULAM AND PRESENTLY IN TANZANIA, EAST AFRICA. GREAT SRIKAKULAM NICE SRIKAKULAM.
  • Hi Friends,this srikakulam is the coolest and very peaceful dist in AP.Do U know rhat srikakulam is well known as poorman's Ooty?Enjoy this pesceful environment and get some relaxization whenever u r free.
  • Srikakulam is very backward.But it is very systametic.Every body can stay in srikakulam.
  • Srikakulam.. a place where one person can enjoy his life to his fullest. It is the place, where a middle class person can easily survive with his family.People used to call srikakulam as A POOR MANS OOTY. The temperature is always cool and the cost of living is very moderate.. Every person can survive in srikakulam. Srikakulam, it is more than a town and less than a city. People are very kind and honest. Every thing is available in srikakulam and it anything else wanted, we can go to visakhapatnam which is 100 km away. The famous Sun god temple Suryanarayana swamy temple is there in srikakulam. Only one sun god temple is there in the world and we are proud to say that it is situated in our srikakulam. There is a scope for becoming a city soon..
  • THE PEOPLE IN SKLM DONT KNOW ABOUT THE GREATNESS OF SKLM.THE PEOPLE AROUND SKLM COME TO SKLM TO BUY GOLD,STEEL.BUT FOR KADDI MADE IN PONDURU IS FAMOUS IN ALL OVER INDIA, WHEN INDIRA GANDI CAME TO SKLM SHE AWARDED BY A SAREE MADE BY KADDI
  • Just a reminder: Read the rules before adding any new object! Adding private houses the way you guys do is not allowed and will be deleted! This is a map and it's not a place for objects like: "My sweet home" or "House of Satya" etc. You must add the name of the street and house No. and in description you may write who lives here (only if theese people allow you to this, because it's private information)! And please stop using Caps Lock while writing anything! People who won't obay the rules will be banned!
  • Can some one mark TRIMEX SANDS Limited here in Srikakulam?
  • I think it is better place to visit.Because here no water problems and also we some good entertainment also.the only problem is no political influence is not well over the state(dirty political leader).
  • It's a nice place but isn't being developped due to exploitable politians. but people over there are good and with more devotion.
  • I LOVE SRIKAKULAM BECAUSE I BORNED HERE. I STUDIED IN SARADA RESIDENTIAL JUNIOR COLLEGE. PRESENTLY I AM WORKING AS DIRECTOR OF SARADA DEGREE COLLEGE. MY MOBILE NUMBER IS 9441158094.
  • Srikakulam is a such a wonderful place...that one has to see...feel...enjoy.
  • hai friends this srikakulam is most coolest place in ap....
  • this is the only place where the true honest people will live
  • HAI GUYS THIS SIVA DO YOU PEOPLE HEARED ABOUT SRIKAKULAM,SOME PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING WHEN RAISING THE NAME OF THIS CITY YES,THEY ARE LAUGHING BECAUSE HERE THE PEOPLE ARE INNOCENT THEY DONT KNOW HOW TO CHEAT AND MAKE FORD AND TEASE OTHERS.EVERY BODY WELCOMES THE OTHERS WITH PLEASURE,THEY RESPECT THE RELATION AND HUMANITY ONE & ONLY PLACE FOR SUN GOD,WEIGHT LIFTER KARANAM MALLISWARI AND HIGHEST SUGAR PRODUCTION AND WORLD FAMOUS HAND MADE KHADDAR EVEN GHANDI USED THIS CLOTH.SALT SATYAGRHA STARTED FROM HERE AND FAMOUS NEWS READER SANTHI SWAROOP,ACTOR SARATH BABU BELONGS TO THIS PLACE.THIS AREA IS SURROUNDED WITH SEA WHICH KEEPS COOL IN SUMMER TOO. HERE THE NATURE KEEPS PERSON HEALTHY AND PLEASENT.AND CONSISTS OF 1M.S HOSPITAL 10 BIG HSPITALS 4 PARKS AND ONE RIVER(NAGAVALI)20 THEATERS 239 SCHOOLS 26 COLLAGES AND 12 ORPAHN SCHOOLS ALL BANKS BIG MARKET IN SINGLE WAY.AND COST OF LIVING IS VERY LOW. SO.. MUST COME ONCE SRIKAKULAM ALWAYS WELCOMES YOU I'M LUCKY FOR BELONGING TO THIS AREA AND PROUD TOOO..
  • skm is a very beautyful place in ap natureis very cool thats why we are really proud
  • i love srikakulam
  • Hai dis is pradeep i love srikakulam and it is well known as poor mans ooty and very lovely place
  • srikakulam the best place to find the people talking full heartedly....!!!!
  • Srikakulam is famous for arts and various cultural events. I am proud to be a native of Srikakulam. -Pastor Shalem Arasavelli (www.jeevajalamulu.com)
  • Hi, natives of srikakulam. this is SVSN MURTHY of ILLISPURAM stidied in VISALANDHRA, VAHINI, PSNMH SCHOOL, ARTS COLLEGE. working as CIVILIAN DIFFENCE OFFICER IN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE. Practicing ASTROLOGY and PALMISTRY since a long time. FOR QURIES N GUIDANCE ANY BODY CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH EMAIL suhrucherrysripada@rediffmail.com. I AM PROUD OF SRIKAKULAM.i.e., the PLACE OF HONESTY AND INTIGRITY.
  • Srikakulam is famous for arts and various cultural events. I am proud to be a native of Srikakulam. -Pastor Shalem Arasavelli,manthina vinyaka swami etc......
  • I LOVE SRIKAKULAM,SRIKAKULAM IS XLANT DISTIC -ARASAVELLI,MANTHINA VINYAKA SWAMI,MALLAYYA PETA VILLAGE etc...
  • This area very very wondurful
  • I love srikakulam. This place decent and lovely9912225462
  • beautiful village with unique charactres..my friends vinay vijay chandu raju rajesh santosh sudhakar chaitanya srinu kantharao
  • we start an organisation called arasavilli students voluntary organisation in arasavilli village...............
  • new organisations work for srikakulam people
  • a revolutionary movement was necessary to change dirty political situations in andhrapradesh
  • It is one of the touristic place because so many touristic places are located there. it is also called as andhra's ooty.
  • me stayed in chennai nd gujarat but my village komaravanipeta is the most beautiful village in the world its like miami beaches her sand river totaly mesmerise people to enjoy the beach nd cool come nd visit at once u people feel the real peace nd hapiness
  • SUN RAYS TOUCHED DEITY IN ARASAVILLI SURYANARAYANA SWAMI TEMPLE ...........
  • Arasavalli From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Coordinates: 18.28653°N 83.913617°E The Harshavalli temple, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh Arasavalli (Telugu: అరసవిల్లి)(Oriya:ଆରସାବଲ୍ଲୀ) is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the sun god Surya, located near the Srikakulam town of Andhra Pradesh, India. The original name Harshavalli means abode of joy. Contents [hide] 1 Deity 2 History 3 Festivals 4 Architecture 5 Photo Gallery 6 External links [edit] Deity Surya Narayana Swamy Part of a series on Hinduism Om.svg Deities[show] Philosophy[show] Scriptures[show] Practices[show] Philosophers[show] Other topics[show] HinduSwastika.svg Hinduism Portal Hindu Mythology Portal v t e It has Surya Narayana Swamy (Sun God) as the presiding deity. [edit] History The temple is believed to have been built in the 7th Century AD by the Kalinga rulers Devendra Varma of Orissa. Arasavalli is home to an ancient temple to the Sun (Suryanarayana) - said to have been built originally by the Kalinga rulers of Orissa around the 7th century CE. Arasavalli is located at Srikakulam near Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.. Also near Srikakulam are the Mukhalingam temples built in the Orissa temple idiom, and Sree Kurmam bearing a shrine to Vishnu depicting his Kurma avataram. Legend has it that Indra the king of Gods attempted to force his entry into the temple of Koteeshwara - Shiva and was thrown away by the gatekeeper Nandi. Repentful of his arrogance in attempting to force his entry, Indra enshrined Surya the Sun God in a temple and performed worship services, at Arasavalli. A black granite image of Surya about 5 feet in height bearing lotus buds (hence the name Padma Paani), flanked by his consorts Padma, Usha and Chhaaya, on a 7 horse driven chariot is the object of worship here. At the base of the image are the gate keepers Pingala and Danda and the saints Sanaka and Sananda. Surya's charioteer Aruna (Anoora) is also depicted in the image. The Arasavalli teemple was built by the Eastern Kalinga Kings who ruled over the Kalinga region from the 4th through the 14th century CE. Inscriptions reveal grants made by Aditya Vishnu Sarma and Bhanu Sarma of the Kalinga clan. The present structure is largely a result of 18th century renovations. The Temple is a panchayatana temple with Aditya in the center, with Ganesha, Shiva, Parvati and Vishnu in four corners of the quadrangle. An image of Indra is also enshrined in this temple. [edit] Festivals Ratha Saptami is the most important festival which is celebrated in this temple. People suffering with eye and skin diseases are believed to be cured by the god at this temple. [edit] Architecture This temple is a testimonial for the architectural skills of Vishwakarma sculptors. It is believed that the Orissa Vishwakarma Brahmin sculptors also called as Maharanas in Orissa have planned the architecture and sculpted this engineering master piece. The temple is built in such a way that the Sun rays fall on the feet of the God twice a year in the months of February and June during the early hours of the day. The rays fall on the feet of idol for a few minutes through the five entrance gates of the temple remin closed. the five idols installed in one place in the temple viz., 1.Aditya 2.Ambica, 3.Vishnu, 4.Ganesha, 5.Maheswara are worshiped by different devotees.The Sun God is depicted as riding on a Chariot drawn by seven horses driven by Aruna. All these figures are exquisitely carved out of a single black granite stone. Sundays during the five months from Magha masam are considered sacred. Every Sunday people from different places from Andhra & Orissa come here for worshiping the Sun God. This temple was built in the Orissa style of temple architecture. A pillar was set up by Jakkamsetti Venkanna in the year 1929. The whole base was filled with jewels as an
  • srikakulam is a town with ancient cultures and traditions,old temples which are naturally born,villages with greeny fileds,hospitality of people and they are so many things which are precious and remeberable landmarks in history s=smiling r=romantic i=interesting k=kindness a=affectionate k=knowledgeble u=ultimate l=legendary a=admirable m=marvelous proud to be an SRIKAKULAM person............
  • suryodyam ayyedi suryudu velugu tho alanti temple suryanarayana swami temple so wonderful srikakulam
  • Hai this is santosh one of the lover of srikakulam i miss my home town palakonda since last 8years.our district one of the cultural n tradition district in ap and so many intellegent persons are in our district.srikakulam is the one of the best educational district i miss my district i miss my friends......
  • sir srikakulam dist 38 mandals
  • i love srikakulam
  • i love my school and sirs good place
  • I LOVE MY SRIKAKULAM IN DANDUGOPALAPURAM................ HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IS VERY BEAUTIFUL IN MY VILLAGE GIRLS
  • I LOVE MY NANDIGAM AND LOCATIONS AND GIRLS
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