The village has five lingams of Shiva

Shiva

Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

: one located in each cardinal direction

Cardinal direction

The four cardinal directions or cardinal points are the directions of north, east, south, and west, commonly denoted by their initials: N, E, S, W. East and west are at right angles to north and south, with east being in the direction of rotation and west being directly opposite. Intermediate...

, and one in the village centre. This is why in older times, the village was called "Panchalingala". The village is a panchayath, with board members and a sarpanch

Sarpanch

A sarpanch is a democratically elected head of a village level statutory institution of local self-government called the gram panchayat in India and Pakistan. He, together with other elected Panchas , constitute the Gram Panchayat. The Sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government...

.This is a beautiful village and surrounded with greenary and covered with water tank (Cheruvu) and small river (Sela yeru). History is associated with Venkatagiri Kings (yachendra's) ruled Venkatagiri. This village was donated by Venkatagi Kings or Zamindar's for forty(40) bramhin families as an agraharam.

Agriculture and cultivation is main profession for 90% of villagers.Paddy, Lemons, Mangoes,different kind of dal they produce in village.

Temples

• Anjaneya Swamy Temple
• Sri Rama Temple - 450 Years Old [Re-build by Choragudi Viswanadham garu]
• Chenna Kesava Temple - Built by Cholas in 13th century
• Eswara Temple
• Venkaiah Swamy Ashram
• Dagasanamma Temple
• Talamma Temple
• Gangamma Temple

Festivals

• Sankranthi
• Sreerama Navami
• Hanuma Jayanthi
• Venkaiah aaradhana
• Grama Poleramma Jathara ( Village feiasta)
• Ganesh Jayanthi
• Talamma Kolupu
• Daggasanamma festival
• Gangamma Kolupu