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Amaravati (English: / ə m ə ˈ r ɑː v ə θ ɪ / ə-muh-rah-vuh-thi, Telugu: Amarāvati) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [ a ] It is situated in Guntur district along the right bank of the Krishna River and southwest of Vijayawada .
The Mahachaitya at Amaravati, locally known as Dipaladinne ("Hill of Lamps"), was first recognized for its historical significance by Colonel Colin Mackenzie in 1797. The mound, located on the southern bank of the Krishna River, was being excavated on the orders of zamindar Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu, who had recently moved his seat of power from Chintapalli to Amaravati.
Ruins of the stupa, 2012 A model of the original stupa, final phase, as reconstructed by archaeologists. Amarāvati Stupa is a ruined Buddhist stūpa at the village of Amaravathi, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, probably built in phases between the third century BCE and about 250 CE.
The Amaravati Collection, sometimes called the Amaravati Marbles, is a series of 120 sculptures and inscriptions in the British Museum from the Amaravati Stupa in Amaravathi, Guntur in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Amaravati artefacts entered the museum's collection in the 1880s.
As of 2011 census, the mandal had a population of 66,277.The total population constitute, 32,709 males and 33,568 females —a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 6,894 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,450 are boys and 3,444 are girls.
Amravati railway station is situated on the branch line from Badnera on Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line of Central Railways. New Amravati railway station building was inaugurated on 10 December 2011. Amravati railway station provides multiple shuttle services to Badnera throughout the day.
The Key Gallery presents important examples of Amaravati's artistic traditions. The lotus and Puranakumbha motifs symbolize auspiciousness and abundance. Two drum slabs in bas relief illustrate the structure of stupas, while the early representation of Buddha is depicted symbolically, including a "Svastika" on a cushioned seat beneath the Bodhi tree.
Amaravati Kathalu is a collection of Telugu short stories written by Satyam Sankaramanchi. [1] The anthology, comprising 100 stories, revolves around the village of Amaravati and its people. These stories were first serialized in the Andhra Jyothi weekly magazine between 1975 and 1977 and were later compiled into a book by Navodaya Publishers ...