City-information
for Tadpatri
Population: 71,000
There are two interesting temples here built by the Vijayanagar kings. The Venkataramana Temple (mid-16 th century) is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It has an impressive gopuram and beautiful sculptures of the pastimes of Krishna and Rama. This temple is about 1 km north-east of the bus station.
One km north of this temple is the Rsmalingeswara Temple. This temple, on the south bank of the Pennar River has two impressive gopurams. It has outstanding sculptures and pilastered walls that are encrusted with friezes of jewels, petals and miniature scrollwork. The main shrine of this temple is dedicated to Lord Siva. There is a Siva-linga here whose stand is filled with water. There are also two other shrines-one dedicated to Parvati and the other to Rama, Laksmana and Sita.
Tadpatri is about halfway between Hyderabad and Bangalore. It is about 120 km southwest of Ahovalam.
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