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Why visit Penukonda
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 3 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Penukonda
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About Penukonda
Penukonda also called Penugonda is a town in the Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 70 km away from Anantapur town.
From the Wikipedia article Penukonda (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
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Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
History
This region was controlled at different points in history by the Hoysalas, Chalukyas, Vijayanagar, Nawabs, Maratha chieftain Murari Rao, Tipu Sultan, Nizam and eventually came under British rule after it was ceded to the British by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was a melting pot of different religions but the town and fort were established by early Hoysala kings, who were practitioners of Jainism.
After Krishna Deva Raya, Venkatapathi Rayalu, the Emperor of Vijayanagar, took over. He made Raya Dalavayi Koneti Naidu (son of Kasturi Naidu, grandson of Akkappa Naidu, great-grandson of Kanaka Naidu of Chandragiri), as the governor of Penukonda and conferred him the title with Maha-Raja-Raja-Sri and celebrated Koneti Naidu's marriage with Swarna. Koneti Naidu ruled Penukonda, Rayadurgam and Kundurpi Forts for about 17 years (1635-1652 AD). After the ruling of Koneti Nayudu his descendants Raya Dalavayi Sri Venkatapathi Nayudu, Peda Timmappa Nayudu, Venkatapathi Nayudu, Koneti Nayudu, Rajagopala Nayudu and Timmappa Nayudu ruled this Penukonda. Following Vijayanagara's defeat at the Battle of Talikota in 1565, Tirumala moved the capital of the Empire to Penukonda, where it stayed until 1592.
From the History section of Penukonda on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Penukonda
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sri Sathya Sai Airport (PUT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Somandepalle 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Gorantla 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Yenumalapalle 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Puttaparthi 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Hindupur 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Pāvugada 34 km west, about 34 min by car
- Dharmavaram 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Bāgepalli 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Gudibanda 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Anantapur 66 km north, about 1 h by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pennukonda Fort Andhra (1), Lvenkat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Description about the Penukonda Fort, Vrpothina, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Penukonda Junction, IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gagan Mahal of Sri Krishna devaraya , Andhra Pradesh, Nikki 3721, CC BY 3.0
- Front View of Gagan Mahal, Vrpothina, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arial View of Gagan Mahal, Vrpothina, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Side view of Gagan Mahal, Vrpothina, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS043-E-116455 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-1164 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-229541 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-229542 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-1165 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-116454 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Karnataka Sampark kranthi SF... (32624096541), Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India, CC BY 2.0
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