Amaravathi, Palnadu district

This article is about the historic city. For the planned capital city of Andhra Pradesh, see Amaravati. For other uses, see Amaravati (disambiguation).

Amaravathi
Village
Ratha Yatra ceremony at Amareswara temple
Dhyana Buddha statue
Town entrance
AP Museum
Dhyana Buddha Ghat
Dhyana Buddha Museum
Amaravati Mahastupa
Etymology: Abode of the immortals
Map
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Amaravathi is located in India
Amaravathi
Amaravathi
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Amaravathi is located in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravathi
Amaravathi
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh)
Coordinates: 16°34′23″N 80°21′29″E / 16.573°N 80.358°E / 16.573; 80.358
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
MandalAmaravathi mandal
Founded1790
Named forAmararama
Government
[1]
 • TypePanchayati raj
 • BodyAmaravathi gram panchayat
Area
[2]
 • Total
1,524 ha (3,766 acres)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
13,400
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522020
Area code+91–8645
Vehicle registrationAP

Amaravathi is a village located on the banks of the Krishna River in the Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[4] It serves as the administrative centre of Amaravathi mandal[5] and lies within the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. Known for its cultural heritage, Amaravathi lends its name to the state's newly planned capital, Amaravati, located 35 kilometers to the east. Amaravathi is notable for its prominent place in both Hindu and Buddhist traditions.[6]

The place is named after the Amareswara Temple, one of the Pancharama Kshetras, significant Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Siva.[7] It is also home to the ancient Amaravati Stupa, a Buddhist monument from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE.[8][9] This stupa, now under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India, exemplifies the Amaravati School of Art, a style that had a lasting influence on Buddhist art throughout South and Southeast Asia.[7] Designated as one of India’s centrally protected Monuments of National Importance, the stupa and its surrounding ruins hold great cultural value.[10]

Amaravathi is located near Dhanyakataka (modern Dharanikota), which once served as the capital of the Satavahana dynasty.[11] Key landmarks in Amaravathi also include the Amaravathi Heritage Centre and Museum, which preserves artifacts from its ancient past,[12] and the Dhyana Buddha statue, a prominent modern sculpture representing the village's Buddhist heritage.[13] The village, with a population of around 13,400 as per the 2011 census, is also recognized under the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme for heritage conservation and development.[14][15]

  1. ^ "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 252. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ Miryala, Dr Ramesh Kumar (2015). Trends, Challenges & Innovations in Management – Volume III. Zenon Academic Publishing. p. 278. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook : Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 328–329. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "After 18 centuries, Amaravati set to become a 'capital' again". The Times of India. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
  7. ^ a b H. Sarkar; S. P. Nainar (2007). Amaravati (5th ed.). Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 1–2.
  8. ^ "Amaravathi". British Museum. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Forget the Kohinoor, could we have the Amaravathi Stupa sculptures back please?". Scroll.in. May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.
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  11. ^ V.Rishi Kumar (23 January 2018). "The capital of Satavahanas has come a full circle". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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  14. ^ "Heritage City Development Scheme (HRIDAY) launched : Centre to fund entire expenditure". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, India. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Spotlight to shift on intangible heritage". The Hindu. November 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2017.