Gajulamandyam
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The village of Gajulamandyam(Telugu
: గాజులమండ్యం ) is one of the biggest historical villages in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on the banks of river Swarnamukhi
(సువర్ణముఖి) . It is just 15 km away from holy place Tirupathi town and 5 km from Renigunta
railway junction.
grand manner. This is a place where the great sage Mandavya
done his Thapasu. The population of the village is above 4000. Most of the people are literate. This is major Grampanchayat in Chittoor district covered with K.L.M.Hospital, Jeevagram,Neelisani peta, IDA Gajulamandyam. Some of the surrounding Villages are Attur, Allikesam,Boduthum, Thandlam,Tukivakam, Elamandyam,Pillapalem, Thataih Kalva, Nallapalem,Kallur.
state legislature and Parliament of India
in Indian politics.
though Tamil
, English
are understood. The residents and migrated people from various states can be seen in both traditional attire like Dhoti
, Lungi
and Saree and modern attire. Practices of Tonsure
and using Tilak are commonly seen. Songs and prayers of Lord Venkateswara like Annamacharya
kirtanas, Lord Sri Rama, Lord Shiva, Lord Subramanyeswara Swami, Saibaba bajan kirtanas can be heard all over the Village.
, krishnastami, Deepavali, Sankranti
, Sri Ramanavami, Ugadi
, Kruthika, Guru Purnima
, Shiva rathri, Yellamma jatara, Ganaga Jatara, celebrates with processions in grand manner.
(17 km) Kalahasti (35 km) Tiruchanur
(Alamelu
Manga puram) (8 km) and Renigunta
(5 km) in Chittoor district. The distance to Tirumala is about 33 km. The frequency of busses to Tirupati is every 5–10 minutes throughout the day. The bus journey to Tirumala takes about one hour.
village some of them are
, and Andhra Jyothi
are major sources of daily news. Popular TV Channels are Sakshi TV
, ETV
, Maa TV
Gemini TV
and Teja TV and local city cable.
is most watched and played sport. Tennis
, volleyball
and badminton
are also played in schools and uncultivated fields.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: గాజులమండ్యం ) is one of the biggest historical villages in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on the banks of river Swarnamukhi
Swarnamukhi
The Swarnamukhi is a river of southern India. It was mentioned as Mogaleru in the works of Dhurjati.The river flows near famous piligrimage Srikalahasti in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh state, India.The Swarnamukhi river has five major Saivite shrines along its course in the district...
(సువర్ణముఖి) . It is just 15 km away from holy place Tirupathi town and 5 km from Renigunta
Renigunta
Renigunta is a suburban area of Tirupati, a major pilgrimage centre for Hindus. Renigunta was initially set up as a railway junction to decongest the traffic at Tirupati East railway station. Later in the 1970s, Tirupati Airport was set up. This Tirupati suburb is popularly known as the 'Dwaar' ...
railway junction.
Overview
It is a Place where goddess Gangamma born whose Jatara (Fest) has been celebrating in south IndiaSouth India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
grand manner. This is a place where the great sage Mandavya
Mandavya
Mandavya was a sage, who according to Hinduism, was wrongly punished by the king by being impaled. This occurred as the chief of a band of robbers had hidden their stolen goods in a corner of his hermitage when he was in deep contemplation, and he was wrongly assumed to have stolen the goods. Lord...
done his Thapasu. The population of the village is above 4000. Most of the people are literate. This is major Grampanchayat in Chittoor district covered with K.L.M.Hospital, Jeevagram,Neelisani peta, IDA Gajulamandyam. Some of the surrounding Villages are Attur, Allikesam,Boduthum, Thandlam,Tukivakam, Elamandyam,Pillapalem, Thataih Kalva, Nallapalem,Kallur.
Government
Gajulamandyam is a major Grampanchayat in Chittoor district. It is part of Srikalahasti Constituency of Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
state legislature and Parliament of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in Indian politics.
Economy
The village mainly depends on agriculture. The main crops are rice, sugar cane and ground nuts. and grampanchyat have income in the form of tax from industries around the village.Culture
The people of Gajulamandyam speak mostly TeluguTelugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
though Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
are understood. The residents and migrated people from various states can be seen in both traditional attire like Dhoti
Dhoti
The dhoti or pancha is the traditional men's garment in the in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. A similar garment is worn in some rural areas of Punjab province in Pakistan, but the use is fast declining...
, Lungi
Lungi
The Lungi , also known as a sarong , is a traditional garment worn around the waist in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Horn of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula...
and Saree and modern attire. Practices of Tonsure
Tonsure
Tonsure is the traditional practice of Christian churches of cutting or shaving the hair from the scalp of clerics, monastics, and, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, all baptized members...
and using Tilak are commonly seen. Songs and prayers of Lord Venkateswara like Annamacharya
Annamacharya
Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya was the official songmaster of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, and a Telugu composer who composed around 36000 keertana songs, many of which were in praise of Venkateswara, the presiding deity of the temple...
kirtanas, Lord Sri Rama, Lord Shiva, Lord Subramanyeswara Swami, Saibaba bajan kirtanas can be heard all over the Village.
Temples and festivals
This village is famous about his temples like Shivalayam ( which is constructed by Chola Rajas along with Kalahasti, Gudimallam, Mukkoti, Jogula Mallaram temples), Perumala Swamy Temple (as per villagers that temple had damaged before 500 years ago,this temple was reconstructed recently), some other temples are Sri Ramaalayam, Sai baba Temple, Subramanyeswara Swami Temple, Ankalamma temple, Gurrappa swamy Temple, Yellamma Temple, Poleramma Temple. In this village Ganesh chaturthiGanesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival...
, krishnastami, Deepavali, Sankranti
Sankranti
Sankranthi means transmigration of Sun from one Rāshi to the other. Hence there are 12 such Sankrantis in all.* Makara Sankaranti: or Sankranti or Sankranthi marks the transition of...
, Sri Ramanavami, Ugadi
Ugadi
Yugadi or Ugadi or "Samvatsradi" , Konkani/Marathi: युगादी yugādi, , formed by sandhi of yuga "age" and ādi "beginning": the beginning of an age) is the New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region of India. It falls on the different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar...
, Kruthika, Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima is a festival traditionally celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists.On this day, disciples offer puja or pay respect to their Guru . It falls on the day of full moon, Purnima, in the month of Ashadh of the Shaka Samvat, Indian national calendar and Hindu calendar...
, Shiva rathri, Yellamma jatara, Ganaga Jatara, celebrates with processions in grand manner.
Climate
In summer temperatures may go up to 36 to 45 degrees Celsius, and in winter the minimum temperatures will be between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius. Usually summer lasts from March to October. With the advent of rainy season in November, followed by winter which lasts till the end of February.Transport
Gajulamandyam is well connected with all major towns Tirupati (10 km), PutturPuttur, Andhra Pradesh
Puttur , is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Etymology:The word Puttur is a combination of Tamil words Pudhu + Wooru which means New village in Tamil language. In ancient days, this region was part of Tamil country of...
(17 km) Kalahasti (35 km) Tiruchanur
Tiruchanur
Tiruchanur is the third largest Suburban of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India.Pilgrimage to Tirupati is incomplete without a visit to Sri Padmavati Ammavari temple at Trichanur. Sri Padmavati is the divine consort of Lord Venkateswara Swamy. As Goddess Padmavati, a manifestation of Goddess...
(Alamelu
Alamelu
Alamelu also known as Alamelmanga and Padmavati , is a Hindu devi. Believed to be a form of Lakshmi, the Hindu devi of wealth and good fortune, Alamelu is the consort of Sri Venkateshwara...
Manga puram) (8 km) and Renigunta
Renigunta
Renigunta is a suburban area of Tirupati, a major pilgrimage centre for Hindus. Renigunta was initially set up as a railway junction to decongest the traffic at Tirupati East railway station. Later in the 1970s, Tirupati Airport was set up. This Tirupati suburb is popularly known as the 'Dwaar' ...
(5 km) in Chittoor district. The distance to Tirumala is about 33 km. The frequency of busses to Tirupati is every 5–10 minutes throughout the day. The bus journey to Tirumala takes about one hour.
Schools
- P.M. high school: established by Britishers in 1883. It is a school builds carrier for so many great personalities like Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanSarvepalli RadhakrishnanSir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India ....
(Former President and vice president of India)((from 1896 to 1900)), Anantha Sayanam Iyengar (Former Speaker of Indian Parliament), Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy (Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh), A. EswarReddy (Former Speaker of Legislative Assembly A.P) and Ranganath (Cine Actor, South India)
- M.P.P.U.P School: this school had split on 2004 as ZP Highschool & Elementary School in the same premises.
Industries
It is place of well developed Industrial area having more than 50 industries around thevillage some of them are
- S.V.Co.operative Sugars Ltd ( *http://coopsugar.org/allindiasugarfactorylist.htm)
- AshwiniBio Pharma Ltd (*Pharmaceutical )
- Rock-Upco Granite Pvt Ltd ( *http://www.vizagcityonline.com/Vsez/Units1.html )
- Lord security Mint Factory
- Pioneer Alloy casting Pvt Ltd
- Sterling Transformer pvt Ltd
- Krishna sa Fabs( *http://www.tirupatitimes.com/industries.asp )
- Rolling Mills
- O.R.Distalaries Pvt Ltd
- Soya Products Ltd
- Deejay Multipacks (p) Ltd.( *All+India+Plastic+Directory/ )
- Sree Raghavendra Indl Gas (P) Ltd. ( *display/Gas/Industrial+and+Medical/Cylinder+and+Bulk/Andhra+Pradesh/Tirupati/1/ display.aspx )
Media
The main Telugu news papers like Sakshi, EenaduEenadu
Eenadu , headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is the largest circulated Telugu news daily in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the world. According to NRS 2011 it has a readership of 17,00,000 and is the third most circulated regional language daily and 10th most circulated daily in India...
, and Andhra Jyothi
Andhra Jyothi
Andhra Jyothy is a Telugu daily newspaper in Andhra Pradesh, India edited by K. Srinivas. Vemuri Radhakrishna is its Managing Director. It has a circulation of over 5,00,000 across Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states.- External links :* *...
are major sources of daily news. Popular TV Channels are Sakshi TV
Sakshi TV
Sakshi TV is a Telugu news television channel. It belongs to Sakshi group. The channel's ceo is Priyadarshini Ram, under the chairmanship Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy.-History:The channel started airing on March 1, 2009....
, ETV
ETV Network (India)
ETV2 is first 24-hour Telugu news channel in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the many channels which telecast news in pure Telugu language....
, Maa TV
MAA TV
Maa TV is a Telugu-language television channel based in Hyderabad, India.MAA TV was founded by PENMETSA MURALI KRISHNAM RAJU.It is one of the leading Telugu-language TV channels in Andhra Pradesh, India....
Gemini TV
Gemini TV
Gemini TV is a Telugu language Indian Television channel offered by Sun Network. The channel's programming includes serials, films,interactive film-based programs, game shows and News....
and Teja TV and local city cable.
Sports
CricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
is most watched and played sport. Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
are also played in schools and uncultivated fields.
External links
- http://www.maavooru.org/Place.aspx?PID=28894
- http://projects.cgg.gov.in/dsemis/School.do?&mgtcode=1&schlcode=1012040&count=1