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Rajahmundry or Rajamundry (రాజహ్మండ్రి in Telugu) is a major city in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh state of southern India. The population is 6,13,347 (agglomeration 7,08,341) (2006 census). It is located at the top of the Godavari River delta.

History

Its original name is Raja Mahendri or Raja Mahendravaram. It was the first capital of any known Telugu Kingdom.

The Chalukya ruler Rajaraja Narendra ruled this city around 1022. The city has traces of 11th century fine palaces, and fort walls. However, new archeological evidence suggests that the city may have existed far before the Chalukyas. In the Middle Ages, it was called Raja Mahendra Varam. Later the name underwent various changes to Rajahmahendravaram, Rajahmahendramu, Rajamandramu and Rajahmundhri. It later became Rajahmundry during British rule.

Nannayya, the poet laureate, who was called 'Adi Kavi' (The first Poet) of telugu belonged to this place. He, along with Tikkana and Yerrana, is responsible for the translation of Jaya, Sanskrit version of Mahabharata, into telugu. It is the birthplace of telugu literature. Kandukuri Veeresalingam, who is a social reformer and also the author of Rajashekhara Charithra, the first Telugu novel, is also from Rajahmundry. He himself married a widow and is against bad practices in society.

Attractions

Sir Arthur had great plans for Rajumundhry but he decided to build a dam in Dowleiswaram because of the proximity of a hill that suited his purpose. The dam consisted of four divisions Dowleiswaram Division, Rail Branch Division, Madduru division and Vijeswaram division. This was in all 900 yards long and 9 feet high. It was a great moment in the life of this great man to achieve this rare feat. The Godavari lost a lot of its fury and was able to generate four-fold revenue through irrigation and Godavari district suddenly jumped from being a poor district to one of the richer ones, second only to Tanjore. Asia's largest rail-cum-road bridge on the river Godavari linking Kovvur and Rajahmundry is considered to be an engineering feat. The Dowlaiswaram bridge across the Godavari is seven kilometres south of Rajahmundry.

It is also one of the Hindu piligrimages. There are a number of temples here like the Kotilingala(10 million Sivalingas) temple on the bank of the Godavari. The city hosts Pushkaram congregations that take place once every 12 years during which millions of people from all over the country take a holy bath in the river Godavari.

And Pedapatnam Lanka is a beautiful place. It is called as Konaseema which lustres with greenery. Many places in konaseema are rich sources of oil and natural gas.

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Cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh

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