User:Harijanardhanareddy

Amaravati (or Amaravathi) is the name of an actually existing ancient place in the northern part of the Guntur district in Coastal Andhra. Equidistant (32 - 35 KMs) from the twin cities of Vijayawada and Guntur, the village has a hoary past dating back to more than 2000 years, long before the said cities made their appearance in history. I had been to the place several times in my life. Populated by nearly 15,000 people, the place does not at all appear like a typical Indian village, but wears the look of a big modern township, with wide main roads, planned colonies, schools, colleges, public and private business establishments etc. The place has got a lot of archaeological significance with several Buddhist finds and a Sthoopa. It is especially renowned for its large ancient shrine of Lord Shiva who is called locally as Amareswara