Yelamanchili is a cosmopolitan Town and a Mandal

Subdivisions of India

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 in Visakhapatnam district

Visakhapatnam district

Visakhapatnam district , also known as Visakha Zilla, is an administrative division of Andhra Pradesh, India. The administrative headquarters of the Visakhapatnam District is Visakhapatnam.-Post-Independence:...

 in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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 in India

India

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.This town has historical importance dating back to 7th Century AD

History

Yelamanchili was once called as ella - majili, which is the border village of Kalinga and Andhra empires. This place was used for the collection of taxes as it is on the border of these areas.

Many Historical and archaeological evidences were found in the surroundings of Yelamanchili dating back the history of this town to the times of Early Buddhism in India , Jainism and Medieval Hinduism. The Kotturu Dhanadibbalu

Kotturu Dhanadibbalu

Kotturu Dhanadibbalu & Pandavula Guha is an ancient Buddhist site near Kotturu village of Rambilli mandal Visakhapatnam Distict of Andhra Pradesh-History:...

 Buddhist and Dharapalem Hindu sites respectively are near this town. This particular area of Yelamanchili was once under the rule of Andhra-Sathavahanas.
Some Pre-historic findings were excavated from the surroundings of Panchadharla, Dharapalem and Yelamanchili surrounding Hills of Eastern Ghats. Research work is under progress on these excavations.

The village of Sarvasiddhi (10km from Yelamanchili) was constructed by Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. Their capital was Vengi and their dynasty lasted for around 500 years from the 7th century until c. 1130 C.E. when the Vengi kingdom merged with the Chola empire...

 King Kubja Vishnuvardhan during 615 CE. Vishnuvardhana ruled over a kingdom extending from Nellore to Visakhapatnam. He assumed the title of Vishamasiddhi (conqueror of difficulties). Vishnuvardhana participated in the wars between his brother Putekesin II and the Pallava Narasimhavarma I and probably lost his life in battle in 641 CE. This area was under the Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. Their capital was Vengi and their dynasty lasted for around 500 years from the 7th century until c. 1130 C.E. when the Vengi kingdom merged with the Chola empire...

. Yelamanchili was under the rule of Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas

Eastern Chalukyas were a South Indian dynasty whose kingdom was located in the present day Andhra Pradesh. Their capital was Vengi and their dynasty lasted for around 500 years from the 7th century until c. 1130 C.E. when the Vengi kingdom merged with the Chola empire...

 as some edicts were found by the name of Vijayaditya VII (1063 – 1068 C.E. , 1072 – 1075 C.E.) at Yelamanchili.

The famous Dharmalingeswara Temple at Panchadharla was believed to be constructed along with the famous shrine Simhachalam

Simhachalam

Simhadri or Simhachalam temple is a Hindu temple located near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, South India. It is dedicated to the incarnation of Vishnu known as Narasimha...

 in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...

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Geography

• Average elevation is 7 m (26 ft).
• Located 60 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest village is Reguplaem.
• Yelamanchili has four cinemas and two colleges.
• Yelamanchili mainly produces sugar canes. Rice is also grown in paddies.
• Village development is funded by the government.
• The festivals, such as Sankranthi, Deepawali, Dasara, Christmas, Ramzan, Bakrid, Peerula Panduga, Gyarmai, are celebrated.
• Maggi Gyramma Panduga is celebrated by the Maggi Gyramma Temple. Many come from different villages to participate. They are the examples of communal unity in India.

Legislative Assembly

• 1951 - Pappala
• 1955 - Chintalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Raju
• 1972,1983 - Kakarlapudi Kumara Venkata Satyanarayana Raju( KKVS Raju)
• 1985, 1989, 1994 and 1999 - Pappala Chalapati Rao
• 2004, 2009 - Uppalapati Kannababu