It is home to the only pillar in the world that stands suspended in air.
Historical Lepakshi temple has 70 pillars in all, and one amongst them has been defined by some as a ‘medieval architectural wonder’. It hangs without any support! Visitors usually test the pillar by passing objects under it.
The designer of the Indian National Flag was from Andhra Pradesh.
Pingali Venkayya, the Indian freedom fighter who designed the Indian tri-colour was born in Andhra Pradesh.He came up with the design and colours of the National Flag depicting sacrifice, peace and harmony after an extensive research on flags of 30 other countries for five years.
Andhra Pradesh also boasts of India’s first ‘premier digital technology institute’.
With an aim to make the state the preferred destination for digital opportunities by 2020, the Andhra Pradesh government has set up the International Institute of Digital Technologies (IIDT)- India’s first digital technology institute.
The Englishmen called Telugu ‘Italian of the East’
Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, was referred to by the British as ‘Italian of the East’ because of its poetic lilt, and since, like the Italian language, most Telugu words also end with a vowel sound.
The state’s film industry holds the Guinness Record for the largest film production facility!
The Telugu cinemas industry holds the Guinness World Record for the largest film production facility in the world.Not only this, D. Ramanaidu, a prolific film producer from the state holds the Guinness Record for the most number of films produced by a person. He produced around 150 movies in 13 languages.
Amaravati, envisioned as the ‘People’s capital’, has a 2,000-year-old history.
A small town in Guntur district, Amaravati has a 2,000-year-old heritage, making it one of the oldest places in Indian history. It was the capital of the Satavahanas during the 2nd and 3rd century BC, and after the fall of kingdoms like Pallava, was captured by Britishers. It also houses many old Buddhist sculptures.
It also holds the record for holding the world’s largest banyan tree.
With a canopy of 19,107 sq. m., and branches spread over 8 acres, Thimmamma Marrimanu, a banyan tree in the Anantpur district of Andhra Pradesh, holds the Guinness record of being the largest banyan tree in the world.
A small village in Andhra is the only place in South India that receives snowfall.
Lambasingi (or Lammasingi), a village in the Chintapalli Mandal of Visakhapatnam district is situated at a 1,000 meters above the sea level. It is the only place in South India which has snowfall and is also nicknamed as the Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh also has an island that was once a mountain.
A few km from Hyderabad and in the sea, in the state of Andhra Pradesh lies the Nagarjunakonda island, believed to have been formed after a mountain was submerged into the sea. Today, it is a place of Buddhist learning
The State has given India the most number of its Presidents.
Three out of 13 Indian presidents – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1962–1967), Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1969) and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy – came from Andhra Pradesh,
Planning a trip to US and got no VISA?
Chilkur Balajee Temple is a pilgrimage destination for people seeking US VISA, they vow to take 108 rounds of the temple if the wish is granted.
Now you know where to buy your new house
According to seurvey by Mercer, Hyderabad has been ranked as the best city to stay in inida and ranks 139 out of 230 cities of the world while delhi is at 161 and mumbai at 152.
Branching out
Thimmamma Marrimanu is a 550 years old banyan tree, which is considered the largest in the world, its branches are spread over 5 acres and canopy formed by this tree covers an area of 2.1 hectares.
This holy bull belongs to Andhra
Ongole Cattle are indigenous to andhra pradesh, sculptures of nandi in temples across india are modelled after the ongole bull.
This temple is famous for its sculptor
Rama Temple dedicated to lord shiva is probably the only temple in india to be named after its sculptor and not the presiding city.
