TEMPLES IN KRISHNA
Machilipatnam is the administrative headquarters of the district. Vijayawada is the largest city and commercial center of this district.The district is bounded by Khammam District to the north-west, West Godavari District to the north-east, the Bay of Bengal to the south-east, Guntur District to the southwest, and Nalgonda District to the west.
Krishna district is also considered as the hub for pre-university education in Andhra Pradesh.
History
This history of this region dates back to 2nd century BCE.
Satavahana period (230 BC -227 AD): The Satavahanas ruled this region with headquarters at Srikakulam. Prominent rulers during this period were Srimukha (founder), Goutamputra Satakarni and Yagnasri Satakarni (last Satavahan king).
Pallavas (250 AD - 340 AD): The pallava kingdom was spread between amaravati in the east, bellary in the west and kancheepuram in the south with capital cities at venginagar nere Ellore and Pithapuram.
Bruhitpalayanas: The contemporaries of pallavas who ruled the district with Koduru as their capital.
Vishnu kundinas (5th Century AD): The 5th century rulers whose reign saw the construction of cave temples at Mogalrajapuram and Undavalli.
Eastern chalukyas ( 615 AD - 1070 AD): The entire andhra country was under the control of a single ruler under their reign. The eastern chalukyas are credited with construction of many temples in this region.
Cholas: Cholas ruled this region with capital at Rajamahendri .
Kakatiyas: They ruled this region up to earyl 14th century with Orugallu as their capital.
Reddis : They came into power after the downfall of Kakatiya empire. The kondavidu reddi’s were great patrons of telugu literature. Srinadha and Bammera Pothana were famous poets of this time.
Gajapathis: Significant contributiions by these rulers were construction of Vidyadharapuram (now in Vijayawada) and a reservoir at Kondapalli.
Vijayanagara Empire: Krishna devaraya of . Vijayanagar conquered this region in early 16th century.
Qutb Shahis: The kingdom of Golconda included this district within its limits. The two ministers fo Abu-l-hussain shah (aka tanisha), Akkanna and Madanna had their office at Vijayawada. This was attributed to their devotion to Kanaka Durga.
Nizams This disctrict was included in the
Golconda province by Aurangazeb.
English: In the year 1611 the English founded their settlement at Masulipatnam which was their headquarters until they finally moved to Madras in 1641. The Dutch and French also had settlements in masulipatnam. The British rules this region after the decline of Nizam rulers.
Krishna District with its District Headquarters at Machilipatnam was formerly called as Machlipatnam District. Later it was renamed as Krishna District after the holy river Krishna, by adding certain Taluks of the abolished Guntur District in 1859. Again in 1925 Krishna District was further divided into Krishna and West Godavari Districts. There were no significant further changes in its jurisdiction except some minor changes (in Divi Taluk and Munagala paragana).
Krishna district has considerable historic significance. Historic places in the district include:
Bandar Port
Kondapalli Killa
Gudivada
Ghantasala
Gandhi Hill
Religiously significant places include:
Kanaka Durga Temple
Gunadala Matha Shrine
Penuganchiprolu Temple
Mopidevi Temple
Demographics
Krishna district has a population of 4,187,841 of which 32.08% is urban .Population density is 479 persons/sq.km while decadal population growth rate is 14.05%. 70.03% of people in district are literates.
Culture
The Telugu spoken over here (and the surrounding districts) is considered to be the standard dialect.
Kuchipudi dance form originated from this district.
It is the birth place of significant personalities in this part of the world, including:
Pingali Venkaiah designer of Indian National Flag
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (N T R)
Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao( A N R)
S V Ranga Rao
Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
K L Rao
Duggirala Gopala Krishna
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Ramoji Rao Cherukuri
Jayaprakash Narayana, Convenor Lok Satta
Narla venkateswara raojournalist of par excellence and founder of andhra jyothy daily.
Sobhan babu versatile cinema hero.
Geography
The district is divided into upland and coastal area.Kolleru Lake, one of India’s most ecologically significant wetlands, lies partly within the district.
Hills
The main hill range of the district known as Kondapalli runs between Nandigama and Vijayawada with a length of about 24 km. The other impart hills are Jammalavoidurgam, Mogalrajapuram and Indrakiladri hills. On the Indrakiladri hills at Vijayawada stands the famous temple of Kanakadurga.
