Nandagiri
Nandagiri ("hill of pleasure" ) is the name of several places in India. It is a village in Telangana, a suburb of Hyderabad.
Nandagiri | |
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  Nandagiri Location in Telangana, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°38′N 79°02′E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Village
The village Nandagiri is in Pegadapalle mandal in Jagityal district of Telanagna state. It has three temples nearby. The distance between Karimnagar and Nandagiri nearly 35 km. 6 km from Pegadapalle. Agriculture is the major occupation in this village, and although Kakathiya canal is flowing through the village, it only irrigates 5 to 6 percent of the lands.
The total population of the village stands at around 3,000 people (2011 census). In the 2014 elections, 1,700 voters used their vote. This village comes under DHARMAPURI(MLA) & PEDDAPALLI(MP) consistencies.
Nandagiri VEERABRASWAMY temple is a famous temple in this village. Every year (Vaikunta Ekadasi) they conduct celebrations in this temple.
TSRTC provided 5 buses to connect this village (LINGAPUR, CHILVAKODUR, PEGADAPALLY, DEEKONDA, KOTLA).
In this village, all political parties like TRS, Congress, BJP have individual cader. Grampanchayath office located in the middle of the village. It includes granite mines but no benefit for village revenue.
History
It is said that King Satakarni (241 BC), the son of King Sreemukha of Satavahana dynasty, while going on Jaithra Yathra (victory lap) from Paithan (Prathistanapuram, present Aurangabad in Maharashtra state), made a halt at Nandagiri village and constructed a Gagana Mandiram (Sky Palace) on the top of the hillock. Its ruins are visible even now. Later on, it is said that the 17th king in the Satavahana Dynasty, King Hala (who wrote "Gatha Saptha Shathi" in Pyshachika language) and his wife resided at Nandagiri. Even though the Satavahana kings practiced Jainism and Buddhism, they also patronized Vedic religions. They constructed temples as per the Advaitha culture on the advice of Vedic scholars.
Hyderabad
Nandagiri hills (Jubilee Hills) is a suburb of the city of Hyderabad, Telangana. Recently there has been controversy over the auctioning of plots in the hills by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, which apparently ignored the needs of the homeless.[1][2]
Hill Fort near Bangalore
Nandagiri in Karnataka is the famous Nandidroog, which was captured by Lord Cornwallis on his march to Seringapatam. From early times the Ganga Princes possessed the title of "Nandigiri Lords." The origin of this place may be found in the tradition that Vishnu Vardhana of the Eastern Chalukyas dynasty settled at Dharmapuri on the western bank of the Godavari river. Four hundred villages or towns became subject to him. His son was Nandu, who built a town called Nandagiri, in which the four castes of Hindus were located.[3]
Nandagiri was changed into Nandi-Giri by the Cholas in the 11th century, and it means the hill of Nandi - the name of the sacred bull of Siva.[4]
Nandagiri was ruled by a Bijialudu in the sixth century CE. He constructed the Saraswathi temple at Basar. In the 17th century, the idols of the temple were reinstated by a chieftain of Nandagiri (Nanded) subsequent to the destruction caused by the Muslim invaders.[5]
References
- The Hindu: Left stalls HUDA auctions for two hours
- http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/29/stories/2004042911780300.htm HUDA plans fresh auction for Nandagiri plots
- Mysore and Coorg: A Gazetteer Compiled for the Government of India By Benjamin Lewis Rice Published by Mysore Government Press, 1876
- A History of Vijayanagar: The Never to be Forgotten Empire by Bangalore Suryanarain Row, 1905
- bharatonline.com: Saraswati Temple