Vijayawada Tour - 1

Goddess Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada
Goddes Kanaka Durga Temple Was a Famous Hindu Temple Located On Indrakeeladri Hill, On The Banks Of River Krishna In Vijayawada.Kaalika Puraana, Durga Sapthashati And Other Vedic Literature Have Mentioned About Goddess Kanaka Durga on The Indrakeelaadri And have Described The Deity As Swayambhu, (self-Manifested) In Triteeya Kalpa. Adjacent To The Kanakadurga Temple Is The Shrine Of Malleswara Swamy On Indrakeeladri

Sri Paanakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple Mangalagir
The Temple of Sri Panakaala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Is Situated On The Hill. On The Right Side Of The Steps (Provided To Reach The Temple), There Is A Stone Inscription By Sri Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagar And A Little Further Up, The Foot Prints Of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Midway Up The Steps, There Is a Temple Of Lord Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy, Only The Face With The Mouth Opened Wide. Behind The Temple, There Is The Temple of Goddess Sri Lakshmi. To The West, There Is A Tunnel Which Is Believed To Lead To The Undavalli Caves On The Banks Of The River Krishna

Undavalli Caves, Undavall
These Caves Have Been Carved Out Of Solid Sandstone On A Hillside In The 4 th & 5 th Centuries A.D.There Are Several Caves. The Best Known And Largest One Was Four Storied. A Huge Unknown Recreated Statue In Reclining Posture, Sculpted From A Single Block Of Granite Inside The Second Floor. Originally A Jain Cave Resembling Architecture Of Udayagiri And Khandgiri. Main Cave Belongs To The Earliest Examples Of Gupta Architecture. Initially Caves Were Shaped As A Jain Abode And The First Floor Still Retains Style Of Abode Of Jain Ascetics Vihara Including Thirthankara Sculptures

Amareswara Temple, Amaravathi
Amaravati Is A Small Town Situated On The Banks Of The River Krishna in the Guntur District Of Andhra Pradesh, India. It Is Famous For Its Amareswara Temple Dedicated To Lord Shiva. The Temple Is One Of The Famous Pancharamas. Amaravati, Also Known As Dhanyakataka/Dharanikota. Site Of A Great Buddhist Stupa Built In Pre-Mauryan Times. It Was Also The Capital Of Satavahanas, The First Great Andhra Kings Who Ruled From The 2nd Century BCE To The 3rd Century CE, After The Downfall Of Maurya Empire

Activities : Caving , Sightseeing