YSR Kadapa District
Kadapa is one of the thirteen districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, and one of the four districts in the Rayalaseema region of the state. Kadapa is the headquarters for the district. According to the district’s official website, the town’s name evolved after a Sufi saint, Khwaja Peerullah Hussaini, arrived in the region in the 16th century; following his instructions, the Nawab named the town Nek Naam Abaad, which over time became Kadapa.
Places to visit in Kadapa District
- Pushpagiri Temple – Chinnamachupalli — a temple complex on the banks of the Pennar River, about 16 km from Kadapa, also known as Madhya Ahobhilam and Madhya Kailasam.
- Sri Parasurameswara Temple – Attirala
- Sri Veeranjaneya Temple – Gandi Kshetram — on the western bank of the Papaghni River, about 55 km from Kadapa.
- Rayachoti Veerabhadra swamy Temple
- Brahmamgari Matham – Kandimallayapalli — honours Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmam, about 60 km from Kadapa.
- Sri Sowmyanatha Swamy Temple – Nandalur
- Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple – Vontimitta — built by the Chola and Vijayanagara kings, about 25 km from Kadapa.
- Pendlimarri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
- Narapura Venkateswara Swamy Temple
- Sri Mukti Ramalingeshwara swamy Temple – Proddatur
- Peddamudium Narasimha Swami Temple
- Devuni Kadapa Temple
- Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary
- Gandikota
- Ameen Peer Dargah — a roughly 300-year-old shrine in Kadapa city honouring saints Peerullah Hussaini and Arifullah Hussaini II.
For the current list of tourist places, see the official Kadapa district tourism page.