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	Andhra Pradesh-Fairs & Festivals
		Though every village in Andhra has some sort of temple or place of worship, places like Amaravati, Srisailam, Tripurantakam, Kaleswaram, Daksharamam, Kalahasti, Vemulavada, Inavole as Shaiva Kshetra; Srikurmam, Simachalam, Nellore, Tirupati, Ahobilam, Srikakulam, Yadagiri, Bhadrachalam, Mangalagiri as Vaishnava Kshetra; Warangal, Mandapaka, Alampuram, Secundrabad, Bejawada, Sulurpeta, Donakonda as Sakti Kshetra are important.
		Andhra’s folk culture in religious matter is typical to itself.
		This is otherwise called as Gobbillu festival in coastal Andhra.
	www.theindianculture.com /states/AndhraPradesh/a.p(f&F).htm (2880 words)

	Amaravati, Amaravati India, Amaravati Travel India, Amaravati Tourism - India Travelog
		Amaravati is located in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.
		Encompassing the Great Stupa of Buddhist Era, Amaravati is an important pilgrimage destination in Andhra Pradesh.
		Of the 140 listed Buddhist sites in the state of Andhra Pradesh, I decided to pay a visit to Amaravati, more because it houses a large number of Buddhist sculptures.
	www.indiatravelog.com /amaravati (2880 words)

	The Hindu : History in stone
		As on date, Amaravati, locally known as Dipaldinne or `Hill of Lamps', is a tiny town 35 km north of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
		With the decline of Buddhism in the medieval period, the Amaravati stupa, like many other stupas in Andhra and elsewhere, began to be neglected.
		Visitors to the Madras Museum would be familiar with its `Amaravati gallery' housing the ancient Buddhist sculptures from Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/01/28/stories/2002012800200300.htm (855 words)

	amaravati
		Amaravati, in the present south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was the site of a grand Buddhist stupa dating from the time of Emperor Ashoka.
		regarding the Amaravati pilgrimage of Andhra Pradesh and its temples and Amaravati, Amaravati Pilgrimage Tour, Travel Amaravati Pilgrimage, Tour to Amaravati,Amaravati in India,South India Pilgrimage...
		AMARAVATI has made Andhra sculpture a byword among the plastic arts of the world, since the Amaravati Buddhist sculptures are world-famous as the most perfect example of what is called...
	amaravati.networklive.org (855 words)

	The Hindu : History in stone
		As on date, Amaravati, locally known as Dipaldinne or `Hill of Lamps', is a tiny town 35 km north of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
		Visitors to the Madras Museum would be familiar with its `Amaravati gallery' housing the ancient Buddhist sculptures from Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh.
		With the decline of Buddhism in the medieval period, the Amaravati stupa, like many other stupas in Andhra and elsewhere, began to be neglected.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2002/01/28/stories/2002012800200300.htm (855 words)

	Amaravati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amaravati (India), a small town on the banks of river Krishna near Guntur City in the state of Andhra Pradesh
		Amaravati (capital), in Hinduism,(అమరావతి) is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live.
		Amaravati is the name of a Theravada Buddhist monestary located near London, UK.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amaravati (162 words)

	religious.asp?n=Amaravathi
		One of the most prominent Buddhist centers of South India and an interesting tourist spot in Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati attracts both pilgrims and picnickers from far and near.
		Situated on the banks of the sacred Krishna river in Guntur district, Amaravati is 26 kilometers away from the north-west of Guntur town and 60 kilometers from Vijayawada.
		Amaravati is most famous for the large Mahachaitya stupa built during the 2nd century B.C..
	www.indiavilas.com /wldofind/religious.asp?n=Amaravathi (691 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati ( Introduction)
		AMARAVATI has made Andhra sculpture a byword among the plastic arts of the world, since the Amaravati Buddhist sculptures are world-famous as the most perfect example of what is called the Andhra or the Amaravati type of sculpture.
		Amaravati is situated twenty miles northwest of Guntur and is connected with it by a good motorable road.
		At Amaravati, there is a Public Works Department Travelers Bungalow, some choultries and sheds for pilgrims' stay.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/amaravati (158 words)

	Amararama - One of the five Araamaa shrines of Shiva in Andhra Pradesh
		Amaravati is home to the Amareswara temple which constitutes one of the five Pancharama temples of Andhra Pradesh sacred to Shiva, the other four being Kumararama, Ksheerarama and Bheemarama and Draksharama.Amaravati is said to be a pilgrimage shrine on par with Benares.
		Amaravati is a historic pilgrimage center and a storehouse of ancient Buddhist sculpture.
		As the name Amaravati implies, legend has it that Amaravati was once the abode of the Gods - the Devas, the yakshas and the kinnaras, who performed penances to Shiva to request him to rid the earth of the mighty demon Tarakasura.
	www.templenet.com /Andhra/amararama.html (406 words)

	Ritual of empowerment
		THE 30th Kalachakra Empowerment to be offered by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama at Amaravati in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh from January 5 to 16 is an international event being looked forward to by 390 million Buddhists the world over.
		Amaravati has the unique significance of being the place from where the Buddha first taught Kalachakra mantras soon after attaining Enlightenment.
		All approach roads to Amaravati from Hyderabad, Guntur and Vijayawada have been widened and strengthened in view of the event.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2227/stories/20060113003603400.htm (797 words)

	Temples of Andhra Pradesh
		The ancient city of Amaravati is home to the Amareswara Shiva temple.
		Mukhalingam - the ancient capital of the Kalingas houses three exquisite temples built in the Orissa style of architecture.
		Legend has it that Rama offered worship to Shiva at Ksheerarama enshrining Ramalingeswara.
	www.templenet.com /andhra.html (545 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati ( Page9)
		The present temple of Amaravati owes much to Raja Sri Vasireddi Venkatadri Nayudu who was a great leader of the 18th century.
		He shifted his place from Chintapalli to Amaravati in 1796, and devoted his entire life, time and revenues to building temples to Lord Siva.
		He renovated the Amareswaraswamy temple here, got nine learned archana to be brought for the daily archana of the Lord, and provided them with all the needs of livelihood, including the ground of 12 acres of land to each.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/amaravati/page9.htm (252 words)

	Amaravati Amareswara Temple
		The Satavahanas and the Vijayanagar kings have made great contributions to this temple.This temple constitutes one of the five Pancharama Kshetrams in Andhra Pradesh.
		Amaravati is known for its archeological remains of the ancient Budhist era.
	www.templenet.com /Andhra/amaramar.html (97 words)

	Amaravati (India) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amaravati is small town on the banks of river Krishna near Guntur City in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
		An aniconic representation of Mara's assault on the Buddha, 2nd century CE, Amaravati.
		Amaravati is also famous for its Buddhist art.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amaravati_(India) (97 words)

	Amaravati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amaravati is small town on the banks of river Krishna near Guntur City in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
		Amaravati is also the name of a web site created and maintained by linguist Dr. Marc Miyake.
		In Hinduism, Amaravati (à°à°®à°°à°¾à°µà°¤à°¿) is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amaravati (97 words)

	Sankaramanchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Satyam Sankaramanchi is a storyteller who was born in the tiny village of Amaravati, in Andhra Pradesh, India.
		Amaravati Kathalu is regarded by Mullapudi and other great writers as one of the best short story series in Telugu.
		He started telling all of his stories by weaving a whole new world around this tiny village Amaravati.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sankaramanchi (97 words)

	religious.asp?n=Amaravathi
		One of the most prominent Buddhist centers of South India and an interesting tourist spot in Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati attracts both pilgrims and picnickers from far and near.
		Situated on the banks of the sacred Krishna river in Guntur district, Amaravati is 26 kilometers away from the north-west of Guntur town and 60 kilometers from Vijayawada.
		Amaravati is most famous for the large Mahachaitya stupa built during the 2nd century B.C..
	www.indiavilas.com /wldofind/religious.asp?n=Amaravathi (97 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati ( Introduction)
		AMARAVATI has made Andhra sculpture a byword among the plastic arts of the world, since the Amaravati Buddhist sculptures are world-famous as the most perfect example of what is called the Andhra or the Amaravati type of sculpture.
		Amaravati is situated twenty miles northwest of Guntur and is connected with it by a good motorable road.
		At Amaravati, there is a Public Works Department Travelers Bungalow, some choultries and sheds for pilgrims' stay.
	hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/amaravati (97 words)

	Amararama - One of the five Araamaa shrines of Shiva in Andhra Pradesh
		Amaravati is home to the Amareswara temple which constitutes one of the five Pancharama temples of Andhra Pradesh sacred to Shiva, the other four being Kumararama, Ksheerarama and Bheemarama and Draksharama.Amaravati is said to be a pilgrimage shrine on par with Benares.
		Amaravati is a historic pilgrimage center and a storehouse of ancient Buddhist sculpture.
		As the name Amaravati implies, legend has it that Amaravati was once the abode of the Gods - the Devas, the yakshas and the kinnaras, who performed penances to Shiva to request him to rid the earth of the mighty demon Tarakasura.
	www.templenet.com /Andhra/amararama.html (97 words)

	Amazing India : Andhra Pradesh
		Amaravati is famous for a Buddhist stupa and antiquities of the 2nd century B.C. The Stupa here is the biggest with its dome measuring 49 metres and it rises to a height of 29 metres.
		Andhra is located in the southof India and is the third largest state in India.
		The capital is well connected by air, rail and road to all major cities of India.
	www.amazingindia.info /states/andhra.htm (97 words)

	Amaravati Amareswara Temple
		The Satavahanas and the Vijayanagar kings have made great contributions to this temple.This temple constitutes one of the five Pancharama Kshetrams in Andhra Pradesh.
		Amaravati is known for its archeological remains of the ancient Budhist era.
	www.templenet.com /Andhra/amaramar.html (97 words)

	Shri Amravati Tirth Guntar Andhra Pradesh India
		Dist : Guntar, State : Andhra Pradesh, India.
		It is outside the village of Amaravati on the bank of the river Krishna
		Shri Chintamani Parshvanath Jain Svetambar Pedhi, Amaravati - 522020.
	www.jainjagat.com /viewtemple.php/Alpha/317 (97 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Andhra Pradesh - Amaravati ( Page9)
		The present temple of Amaravati owes much to Raja Sri Vasireddi Venkatadri Nayudu who was a great leader of the 18th century.
		He shifted his place from Chintapalli to Amaravati in 1796, and devoted his entire life, time and revenues to building temples to Lord Siva.
		He renovated the Amareswaraswamy temple here, got nine learned archana to be brought for the daily archana of the Lord, and provided them with all the needs of livelihood, including the ground of 12 acres of land to each.
	www.hindubooks.org /temples/andhrapradesh/amaravati/page9.htm (97 words)

	Temples of Andhra Pradesh
		The ancient city of Amaravati is home to the Amareswara Shiva temple.
		This ancient temple enshrining Balaji or Venkatachalapati is the most visited temple in India.
		Mukhalingam - the ancient capital of the Kalingas houses three exquisite temples built in the Orissa style of architecture.
	www.templenet.com /andhra.html (97 words)

	Amaravati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amaravati is small town on the banks of river Krishna near Guntur City in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
		Amaravati is also the name of a web site created and maintained by linguist Dr. Marc Miyake.
		In Hinduism, Amaravati (à°à°®à°°à°¾à°µà°¤à°¿) is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amaravati (97 words)

	eIndiaTourism.com
		The Amaravati Collection has panels, pillars, carved railings and Buddha statues of milky white marble from a Buddhist stupa excavated at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
		The Government State Museum in Madras is best known for two important collections: sculpture from Amaravati and its Bronze Gallery.
		Believed to be erected by Ashoka around 2nd century BC, the sculpture reveal contemporary architecture, costumes and ordinary occupations of people.
	www.eindiatourism.com /tamilnadu-museams/government-state-museam.html (97 words)

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		But, unlike in Andhra Pradesh where the victims have been primarily from the landless section, in Vidarbha they are land-owning cotton farmers.
		More than the incidence of spurious pesticides or defective seeds, as in Andhra Pradesh, it is the State monopoly procurement scheme that has pushed them deep into debt and, now, the harsh process of loan recovery, says Sharad Joshi.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004080400011000.htm&date=2004/08/04/&prd=bl& (97 words)

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		The Amaravati Collection has panels, pillars, carved railings and Buddha statues of milky white marble from a Buddhist stupa excavated at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
		The Government State Museum in Madras is best known for two important collections: sculpture from Amaravati and its Bronze Gallery.
		Excavations of sites belonging to the Harappan era show that the people lived in brick houses in towns with excellent drainage.
	www.india-tourism.org /tamilnadu-travel/government-state-museum.html (97 words)

	Temples of Andhra Pradesh, Budhist monuments of Andhra Pradesh, temple tours in andhra pradesh, religious travel in india, buddhist pilgrimage tours, buddha tourism in india
		The Satavahanas and the Vijayanagar kings have made great contributions to this temple.This temple constitutes one of the five Pancharama Kshetrams in Andhra Pradesh.
		Amaravati is known for its archeological remains of the ancient Budhist era.
		This ancient temple dedicated to Shiva enshrines a 15 feet high white marble Shiva Lingam and is surrounded by massive walls with towers.
	www.startadventure.net /temples-of-andhra-pradesh.htm (97 words)

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