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I love traveling and visiting new places.

In this page I would like to share most of the tourist places which are located in the Rayalaseema region….

Rayalaseema Region:

Rayalaseema region consist of four districts: Anantapur, Chittor, YSR Kadapa (Kadapa) and Kurnool.

It is major religious tourist destination and a hub for temple tourism as well as holiday spot to enjoy. It has rich cultural heritage, ancient architecture and historical importance.

Tirupati Venkateswara Temple and Kalahasteeswara Temple are the oldest temples in this region, belonging to the pre Christian times. The history of Andhra Pradesh informs us about the the architectural styles of the temples situated here. This ancient temple of Tirupati is dedicated to Balaji or Venkatachalapati.The Jyotirlingas of Shiva is placed in Sree Sailam near Kurnool. Sree Sailam temple and the embellished Lepakshi temples were built and patronized by the Vijayanagar Empire. Rayalaseema region also consist of hill stations, caves and natural wonders.

History:

Rayalaseema is a geographic region in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It includes the southern districts of Chittoor, YSR Kadapa (Kadapa) and Kurnool Anantapur, with an area of 67,526 kms. Rayalaseema is larger than Himachal Pradesh Kerala, Punjab, and nine other states in India. It borders the state of Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and Telangana to the north.

These Telugu-speaking districts were part of the Madras Presidency until 1953, when Telugu-speaking districts of the Presidency were carved out to form Andhra State. From 1953 to 1956, the region was part of Andhra State. In 1956, the Telangana region was merged with Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh State. Earlier, Bellary district was part of Rayalaseema. With the formation of states based on languages, Bellary was joined to Karnataka.

Rayalaseema was ruled by Sri Krishna Devaraya. Rayalaseema was the original home of the Eastern Chalukyas, which gradually extended their sway over Karnataka under pressure from the Chola kings. Although Rayalaseema is a small region compared to the rest of Telugu-speaking areas, its contribution to Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Urdu arts, culture and literature is immense.

During the British era, the Nizam of Hyderabad ceded this area to the British, and is also called Ceded Districts'. After Independence, it was renamed as Rayalaseema as 'seema' was an administrative unit of the Vijayanagara Empire similar to today's districts.