Penchala Kona [Nellore]

Tourist   Place:   Nellore.
Visiting Temple: Penchala Kona (Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy)

About Penchala Kona Penchala Kona (Narasimha Swamy temple) is situated close to Gonupalli and It is Ravvuru Mandalam,NelloreDist,Andra Pradesh India. Which is situated around 70 kms distance  from Nellore  via  Rapur to Penchalakona.
 
Penchala Kona temple is significant to Lord Narasimha Swamy,forth incarnation in Dasavatarams of Lord Vishnu. The temple has found Velegonda Padapeetam,In Eatern ghats are  located in the surrounding  of Nellore and Kadapa Districts. This temple is honestly to Krutha Yugam. The temple honestly to be the Nava Narasimha ksetram(surrounded by nine important narasimha Swamy  Temples), Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple is located at the foot of the hill how the temple name define: Devotees offering  gold and silver umbrellas. When Narasimha Swamy passing to Bairava kona     
Rishis caught umbrellas for Lord, so this position is known as chatravathi and Lord also known as Chatravathi Narasimha Swamy. Lord here called as Penchula Narasimha Swamy or Somasila Narasimha Swamy.
  
  
 
 Penchala Kona History: ' Penu' means huge and 'Sila' means rock(kshetram) .Penusila kona translated to Penchalakona. In the ancient days Lord Sri Vishnu killed Hiranyakasipa  Next murder to Hiranyakasipa, Lord was passing in this forest with Ugra Rupa. In organize to peaceful mind the anger of Narasimha Swamy, Goddess Sridevi came in a costume of Chenchu Lakshmi,daughter of the king for that tribe. Narasimha Swamy married Chenchu Lakshmi and next son - in -law of the tribes. The deity inside the temple is Swayanbhu(self manifested). Thus, Chenchu tribes are certain importance in this temple.

Surrounding Temples and Distance:Sree Laxmi Devi Ammavaru Tempe very few distance,Raja Rajeswari Temple two minutes by walk, Bhairava Kona is 5kms,,Golla Boya temple is 5 kms and Achuta Swami Temple is 26 kms.
Water Falls: The Water falls coming from the hill where the Lord honesty, Water flows down in the northward way. In ancient days devote, The Maharishi (Saint) by name ‘Kanva’ dwelled by this river and used this for his fundamental needs. This is what people here believe. So, this water falls is named after him as ‘Kanvayeru’. Now the transferred to ‘Kandaleru’. Government in 1982 built a dam In a low level region. But, the dam has uses for agriculture of many surrounding lands was fruitful and useful for surrounding villages.


Transport:There is a bus facility from Rapur to Nellore for every half  an hour around 30 kms distance from there. Similar routes to reach Penchala Kona, People from A. P. adjacent areas can come to PenchalaKona by passing the spaces Rajampeta – Rapuru on the way.  Government tourist guest houses will be available for people who are coming from long  distant places . There is a bus facility from Rapuru to Penchalakona every half an hour. Distance around 30 Kilometers. From Nellore, for every hour there will be a bus to Penchulakona. The distance is around 75 Kilometers. People coming from Kadpa, Tirupati and environs can reach here via VenkataGiri and Rapuru. Tirupati is distance from 115 Kilometers Distance from Guduru is 65 Kilometers.
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