Porumamilla

Porumamilla
town
Porumamilla Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°01′00″N 78°59′00″E / 15.0167°N 78.9833°E / 15.0167; 78.9833Coordinates: 15°01′00″N 78°59′00″E / 15.0167°N 78.9833°E / 15.0167; 78.9833
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kadapa
Talukas	Porumamilla
Elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	516193
Telephone code	918569

Porumamilla is a town and largest mandal in YSR district, Andhra Pradesh, India.^[1]

Geography

Porumamilla is located at 15°01′00″N 78°59′00″E / 15.0167°N 78.9833°E / 15.0167; 78.9833,.^[2] near Badvel. It has an average elevation of 176 meters (580 feet).

History

According to the Mahābhārata, Porumamilla got its name from a battle that took place here between Bhima and Bakasura during the Mahabharata war.

Economy

Agriculture and brick making are the major industries in Porumamilla. Crops grown here include Sona Masuri, green chillis, tomatoes, gongura, and thotakura. Villagers also make and sell dairy products such as ghee and junnu.

Religion

In Porumamilla, Religion is not a matter... everyone mingle with each other. Just for the sake of information we have to mention the following religions. Hindu, Islam and Christianity are the primary religions. Of the Hindus, Reddy, Arya vysyas,Kummari, Balija and SCs are the most common. Telugu is the main language. Hindi, Urdu and English are the other languages are to be spoken.

Places of interest

Porumamilla features many temples. The town holds festivals every year, such as Sankranthi, Dussera, Diwali or Deepavali. Porumalilla Lake is the largest man-made lake in YSR district.this tank is also named as [[Anantharajasagara]]. It was constructed by king Bhaskara Bhavadura, son of Bukka Raya I of Sangama dynasty, who is one of the founders of Vijayanagara empire. Bhaskara Bhavadura was appointed as governer of eastern provinces which he ruled from Udayagiri. The endowment of the tank was done by his general Anantapalayya.Three ancient inscriptions on Porumamilla tank, dating back to 1369 AD, are found near the old Sivalayam at Bhairavakonda in Dommanapalle village, about 6-km from Porumamilla mandalheadquarters.These throws an abundant light on the elaborate system carried ot in the method of construction of tanks and dams in the medieval south india,the record gives complete details of the tank porumanilla.The actual construction of the Anantraj Sagar began on Shukla Chaturdashi,Shake 1291, i.e 15th October 1369. The construction was completed in two years time. There were thousands of labourers and craftsmen working here and hundreds of bullock carts were also used for caring material. The length of the dam was 5000 dand, width was 800 dand and the height was 7 dand. (One dand = One Mtr.). This lake has been very justly glorified, and the importance of water and irrigation is also signified, furthur the author of the record mentions the 12 sadhanas (merits) of the porumamilla tank in particular and six dosas (defects) of tanks in general. There is mention of Lord Brahma also who prefers to sit on the lotus which is always found on the water bed. This is one and only lake in the world history which adds to the treasury of a ruler. One can conclude from all of these points that how advanced India was in the field of hydrology and water resource engineering in the ancient times. So being a civil engineer i feel proud to be born in this place.

Festivals

The following festivals to be celebrated in Porumamilla are Sankranthi, Maha Shivaratri, ugadi, Sri Rama Navami, Ramzan, Vinayaka Chavithi, Holi, Muharram, Dussera, Christmas etc.,.

Notable persons

Notable persons from Porumamilla include freedom fighter Vaddamani Chidanandam, politician Vaddamani Shiva Rama Krishna Rao, and former MLA Sri Bijivemula Veera Reddy Garu.chennu obaiah of Balija kota. Gajulapalli Madhusudhan reddy of Thiruvengalapuram,a notable civil engineer.palakolanu balireddy (porumamilla samithi president for twice),kalluru Raja Rami reddy freedom fighter whose grand children Dr.k.vishnuvardhan reddy social activist and students union leader. Ravinuthala Kodanda Rama Rao was the karanam of Porumamilla for many decades

Villages

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References

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