Nandalur

Nandalur is a religious place in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is located on the Cuddapah-Chennai highway at a distance of 38 km from Cuddapah on the west bank of river Cheyyeru.

It is famous for Sowmyanath Temple. It is a very big temple, situated nearly on ten acres of land. It is a replica of Thiruvannamalai and patronized by Cholas, Pandyas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara, Pottapi and Matli Kings.Here most of the inscriptions, are in Tamil. Lord Sowmyanatha is installed on an elevated place.

Once it was a famous Buddhist centre in Rayalaseema. In 1913 Buddhist caves and viharas were discovered.

Nearby pages
Nandan Pahar, Nandeswar Devalaya, Nandgopal Chopra, Nandlal Das Gupta, Nani Das Gupta, Nani Gopal Das