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governor_name=[[Rameshwar Thakur]] |

chief_minister=[[Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy|Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy]] |

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'''Jangareddigudem (JRG)''' is a town in the [[West Godavari]] District in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is one of the economic centres of the district, and it is a major panchayithi in upland area. The famous Hanuman temple and '''Maddi Aanjaneyaswami''' temple is 6 km away from Jangareddigudem.

'''Andhra Pradesh''' {{audio|Andhra.ogg|pronunciation}}: <!--Do not add any link to wowtelugu.com or fullastrology.com. See talk page for details.-->([[Telugu language|Telugu]]: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, [[Urdu]]: آندھرا پردیش, {{IPA2|/aːnd̪ʰrə prədeːʃ/}}), is a [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[South India]]. It lies between 12°41' and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40'E longitude, and is bordered by [[Maharashtra]], [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Orissa]] in the north, the [[Bay of Bengal]] in the East, [[Tamil Nadu]] to the south and [[Karnataka]] to the west. Andhra Pradesh is the fifth largest state in India by area and fifth largest by population. It is the largest and most populous state in Southern India. It is also considered the [[rice]] bowl of India. The state is crossed by two major rivers, the [[Godavari River|Godavari]] and [[Krishna River|Krishna]].<!--please say which language(s) these words come from. Sanskrit? Dravidian?-->

==History==

{{main|History of Andhra}}

An [[Andhra Kingdom]] is known from the [[Sanskrit epics]].

Continuous political and cultural accounts of Andhra Pradesh begin with the fall of the [[Mauryan Empire]].

After the fall of the [[Satavahana]]s in 624 AD, significant change came about in social, religious, linguistic and literary spheres of Andhra society. During this period the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language, emerged as a literary medium subsuming the predominance of [[Prakrit]] and [[Sanskrit]].

The 12th and the 13th centuries saw the emergence of the [[Kakatiya]] dynasty. They were at first the feudatories of the Western [[Chalukya]]s of [[Kalyani]], ruling over a small territory near [[Warangal]].

The [[Vijayanagar empire]], one of the greatest empires in the history of Andhra Pradesh and [[India]], was founded by Harihara (Hakka) and Bukka, who served as Treasury officers in the administration of the [[Kakatiya]] empire.

In 1323 the Delhi [[Sultan]] Ghiaz-ud-din [[Tughlaq]] sent a large army under Ulugh Khan to conquer the Telugu country and lay siege to [[Warangal]]. In 1347, an independent Muslim state, the [[Bahmani]] kingdom, was established in south India by [[Alla-ud-din Hasan Gangu]] as a revolt against the [[Delhi Sultanate]]. The [[Qutb Shahi]] dynasty held sway over the Andhra country for about two hundred years from the early part of the 16th century to the end of the 17th century.

In [[Colonial India]], [[Northern Circars]] became part of the British [[Madras Presidency]]. Eventually that region emerged as [[Coastal Andhra]] region. Later the Nizam had ceded five territories (Datta Madalālu) to British which eventually emerged as [[Rayalaseema]] region. The [[Nizam]]s retained control of the interior provinces as the [[Princely state]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], acknowledging British rule in return for local autonomy.

[[Independence of India|India became independent]] from the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1947]]. The Muslim [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] wanted to retain his independence from India, but his state of Hyderabad was forced to become part of the Republic of India in [[1948]] as the Hyderabad State.

In an effort to protect the interests of the [[Telugu people]] of Madras state, Amarajeevi '''[[Potti Sriramulu]]''' attempted to force the [[Madras Presidency]] government to listen to public demands for the separation of Telugu speaking districts from the [[Madras Presidency]] to form the Andhra state, and Andhra attained statehood on [[19 October]], [[1952]].

On [[November 1]], 1956 Andhra State merged with the [[Telangana]] region of erstwhile Hyderabad State to form a united Telugu-speaking state of Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad, the former capital of the [[Hyderabad State]], was made the capital of the new state Andhra Pradesh.

==Regions==

Andhra Pradesh can be broadly divided into three regions, namely [[Kosta]] (Coastal Andhra), [[Telangana]] and [[Rayalaseema]].

[[Image:Kosta.png|thumb|Kosta]]

[[Telangana]] lies west of the Ghats on the Deccan plateau. The Godavari River and [[Krishna River]] rise in the [[Western Ghats]] of [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]] and flow east across Telangana to empty into the Bay of Bengal in a combined [[river delta]].

[[Kosta]] occupies the coastal plain between [[Eastern Ghats]] ranges, which run the length of the state, and the Bay of Bengal.

[[Image:Telengana.png|thumb|Telanagana]]

[[Rayalaseema]] lies in the southeast of the state on the Deccan plateau, in the basin of the [[Penner River]]. It is separated from Telangana by the low [[Erramala]] hills, and from Coastal Andhra by the Eastern Ghats.

[[Image:Rayalaseema.png|thumb|Rayalaseema]]

The Krishna and Godavari rivers together irrigate thousands of square kilometres of land, and create the largest perennial cultivable area in the country. Andhra Pradesh leads in the production of [[rice]] ([[Paddy field|paddy]]) and is called India's Rice Bowl.

==Districts==

[[Image:Map_AP_dist_all_shaded.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Districts of Andhra Pradesh]].]]

''23 districts of Andhra Pradesh''

{| valign="top"

|-

|<ul><ol start="1"><li>[[Adilabad District]]<li>[[Anantapur District]]<li>[[Chittoor District]]<li>[[Kadapa District]] (Cuddapah)<li>[[East Godavari|East Godavari District]]<li>[[Guntur district]]<li>[[Hyderabad district (India)|Hyderabad District]]<li>[[Karimnagar District]]<li>[[Khammam District]]<li>[[Krishna District]]<li>[[Kurnool District]]<li>[[Mahbubnagar District]]</ul>

|<ul><ol start="13"><li>[[Medak District]]<li>[[Nalgonda District]]<li>[[Nellore District]]<li>[[Nizamabad District]]<li>[[Prakasam District]]<li>[[Ranga Reddy District]]<li>[[Srikakulam District]]<li>[[Visakhapatnam District]]<li>[[Vizianagaram District]]<li>[[Warangal District]]<li>[[West Godavari|West Godavari District]]</ol></ul>

|}

== Important Cities ==

Listed in the Alphabetical order, More cities listed at the end of this Article:

*[[Guntur City]] is the heart of [[tobacco]],[[cotton]] industries, and is a textile hub, features many ancient sites nearby: [[sitanagaram|S]],[[Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh|A]],[[Bhattiprolu|B]].

*Hyderabad is the [[capital]] of the State, and with the adjoining twin city of Secunderabad, is the largest City in the state.

*[[Tirupati]] is a temple city and the most visited pilgrimage in India.

*[[Vijayawada]] is an important [[trade|trading]] centre and a prominent [[railway]] junction.

*[[Visakhapatnam]], Andhra Pradesh's main port, is home to the Indian Navy's Eastern Naval Command.

*[[Warangal]] is one of the oldest cities in the State with a history of 800 years, it was the capital of the [[Kakatiya dynasty]].

== Languages in Andhra Pradesh ==

[[Telugu language|Telugu]] is the regional and official language of the State, spoken by 81.23 percent of the population. The major linguistic minority groups in the State include the speakers of [[Urdu]] (10.86%), [[Hindi]] (2.60%) and [[Bengali language|Bangali]] (1.95%).

The minority language speakers who constitute less than 1 percent are the speakers of [[Kannada]] (0.94%), [[Marathi]] (0.84%), [[Oriya]] (0.42%), [[Malayalam]] (0.10%), [[Gondi]] (0.21%), and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] (0.30%).

The speakers of minority languages who constitute less than 0.09 percent are the speakers of [[Koya]] (0.08%), [[Gujarati]] (0.09%), [[Punjabi]] (0.04%), [[Sindhi]] (0.02%) [[Savara]] (0.09%), [[Kolami]] (0.03%), [[Jatapu]] (0.04%), [[Konda]] (0.03%), Khond/Kondh (0.01%), Gadaba (0.02%), and Gorkhali/Nepali (0.01%).

Hindi and [[English language|English]] are also being used as the official languages along with [[Telugu language|Telugu]].

for more info: [http://www.languageinindia.com/april2003/urduinap.html Languages in AP]

The Total Fertility Rate in 1995 was 2.59. TFR was 2.89 for Muslims, 1.71 for Christians. TFR was 3.74 for tribals, 2.61 for SCs and 2.47 for Caste Hindus. [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf-asia/suchana/1299/h006.html ]

==Politics==

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Andhra Pradesh has a [[Legislative Assembly]] of 294 seats. The state has 60 members in the [[Parliament of India]] : 18 in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Upper House) and 42 in the [[Lok Sabha]] (Lower House).

Andhra Pradesh had a row of Congress governments till 1982. [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]] held the record for the longest serving chief minister which was broken by [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]]. [[P.V. Narasimha Rao]] also served as the chief minister for the state, who later went on to become the Prime Minister of India. Among the notable chief ministers of the state are [[Tanguturi Prakasam]] (CM for Andhra state only), [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] , [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]] , [[Marri Chenna Reddy]] , [[Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy]] , [[N.T. Rama Rao]] [[Nara Chandrababu Naidu]] and [[Y.S Rajashekar Reddy]].

===The Beginning of Multi-Party Politics===

1982 saw the rise of [[N.T. Rama Rao]] (or [[NTR]]) as the chief minister of the state for the first time introducing a formidable second political party to Andhra politics and thus breaking the virtually-single party monopoly on Andhra politics. Nadendla Bhaskar Rao attempted a hijack when NTR was away to the United States for a medical treatment. After coming back, NTR successfully convinced the governor to dissolve the Assembly and call for a fresh election. NTR won by a large majority. His government's policies included investment in education and rural development and in holding corrupt government offices accountable.

1989 assembly elections ended the 7-year rule of NTR with the congress being returned to power and Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy at the helm. He was replaced by N. Janardhan Reddy who was in turn replaced by Kotla Vijaya Bhasker Reddy.

In 1994 Assembly saw NTR becoming the chief minister again, but he was soon thrown out of power by his finance minister and son-in-law N Chandrababu Naidu. NTR passed away from a heart attack before the next elections and thus Naidu was able to win a second term before he was defeated by the Congress-led coalition in the May 2004 polls.

[[Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] of the Indian National Congress (INC) is the current chief minister of the states. Rajasekhara Reddy fought the 2004 Assembly elections in an alliance with a new party called Telangana Rashtra Samithi (or TRS), which hopes to form a separate state called Telangana.

See [[:Category:Indian political parties-Andhra Pradesh|List of political parties in the state]]

{{seealso|Andhra Pradesh Politics|List of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh}}

==Economy==

[[Image:Map_AP_dist_NH_roads.png|thumb|right|300px|Major road links of Andhra Pradesh]]

;Agriculture

Agriculture has been the chief source of income for the state's economy. Two important rivers of India, the Godavari and [[Krishna]], flow through the state, providing irrigation. [[Rice]], [[sugarcane]], cotton, [[Chilli pepper|mirchi]], and [[tobacco]] are the local [[agriculture|crops]]. There are many multi-state irrigation projects in development, including [[Godavari River Basin Irrigation Projects]].

;Information Technology

The state has also started to focus on the fields of [[information technology]] and [[biotechnology]]. In 2004-2005 Andhra Pradesh is at the fifth position in the list of top IT exporting states of India. The IT exports from the State were Rs.1,800 million in 2004. The service sector of the state already accounts for 43% of the [[GSDP]] and employs 20% of the work force.

;Mineral wealth

Andhra Pradesh is a mineral rich state, ranking second in India in terms of mineral wealth. For example, the state has about one third of India's [[limestone]] reserves, at about 30 billion tonnes.

The state ranks [[States of India by installed power capacity|first nationwide]] in hydro electricity generation with national market share of over 11%.

Andhra Pradesh has entered into a formal agreement with [[Reliance Industries]] for [[Jatropha incentives in India|Jatropha planting]]. The company has selected 200 acres of land at [[Kakinada]] to grow jatropha for high quality [[bio-diesel]] fuel.<ref>{{cite web

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Andhra Pradesh's gross state domestic product for 2005 is estimated at $62 billion in current prices. This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of Andhra Pradesh at market prices [http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_nad_main.htm estimated] by ''Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation'' with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year || Gross State Domestic Product

|-

| 1980 || 81,910

|-

| 1985 || 152,660

|-

| 1990 || 333,360

|-

| 1995 || 798,540

|-

| 2000 || 1,401,190

|}

==Education==

Andhra Pradesh is served by more than 20 leading institutes of excellence in higher education. All major arts, humanities, science, engineering, law, medicine, business and veterinary science are offered, leading to first degrees as well as postgraduate awards. Advanced research is conducted in all major areas.

Andhra Pradesh has 1330 Arts, Science and Commerce colleges, 238 Engineering colleges and 53 Medical colleges. The student to teacher ratio is 19:1 in the higher education. According to census taken in 2001, Andhra Pradesh has an overall literacy rate of 60.5%. While male literacy rate is at 70.3%, the female literacy rate however is only at 50.4%, a cause for concern.

The state has recently made strides in setting up several institutes of high quality. [[IIIT Hyderabad|International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)]] and [[Indian School of Business]] (ISB) are gaining international attention for their standards. National Institute of Fashion Technology, Hyderabad (NIFT)[http://www.hyderabad.niftindia.com/]is well reputed among those interested in a career in fashion.

Major universities/institutes in Andhra Pradesh:

* [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]]

* [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]]

* [[N.T.R. University of Health Sciences]]

* [[Andhra University]]

* [[Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages]] (Deemed University)

* [[Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University]]

* [[Dravidian University]]

* [[Guntur Institute of Medical Sciences]]

* International Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University)

* [[ICFAI Tech Hyderabad|Institute of Chartered and financial analysist of India]] (Private University)

* [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University]]

* [[Kakatiya University]]

* [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]]

* [[Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology]]<!-- One of the top colleges of ap situated in a very posh locality, Road No.3,Banjara Hills,Hyderabad.Established in 1980 and it ranks along with CBIT and vasavi -->

* [[Nannya University]]

* [[National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University]]

* [[National Institute of Technology, Warangal]] (Deemed University)

* [[Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences]]

* [[NRI Academy of Medical Sciences]]

* [[Osmania University]]

* [[Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University]]

* [[Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha]]

* [[Sri Krishnadevaraya University]]

* [[Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam]]

* [[Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning]](Deemed University)

* [[Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences]]

* [[Sri Venkateswara University]]

* [[Telangana University]]

* [[University of Hyderabad]]

* [[Vedic university|Vedic University]]

* [[Yogi Vemana University]]

(''See also [[List of institutions based in Hyderabad India]]'')

==Culture==

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===Movies===

{{main|Tollywood}}

Andhra Pradesh is the state with the most cinema halls in India, at around 2,500{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. The state also produces about 200{{Fact|date=February 2007}} movies a year. It has almost 50%{{Fact|date=February 2007}} of all Dolby digital theatres in India.

Now it also houses an IMax theatre with a big 3D screen and also 3-5 multiplexes.

It is also the largest movie industry in India, outputting more movies than any other industry.

===Music===

{{main|Music of Andhra Pradesh}}

The state has a rich musical heritage. All three legends of the [[Carnatic Music Trinity]] - [[Thyagaraju]], [[Shyama Sastri]] and [[Muthuswami Dixitar]] - were of Telugu descent. Other great composers include Annamacharya, Kshetrayya, and Bhadrachala [[Ramadasu]]. [[Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna]] is a contemporary legend.

===Literature===

{{main|Telugu literature}}

[[Nannayya]], [[Tikkana]], and [[Yerrapragada]] form the trinity who translated the great epic Mahabharatha into Telugu. Bammera [[Potana]] is another great writer famous for his great classic SriMadandhra Maha Bhagavatamu, a telugu translation of Sri Baghavatham by Veda Vyasa in Sanskrit. Modern writers include [[Jnanpith Award]] winners [[Viswanatha Satyanarayana|Sri Viswanatha Satyanarayana]] and [[C. Narayana Reddy|Dr. C.Narayana Reddy]].

===Dance===

Classical dance in Andhra can be performed by both men and women, however women tend to learn it more often. [[Kuchipudi]] is the state's best-known and widely practiced classical [[dance forms of Andhra Pradesh]]. The various dance forms that existed through the states's history are Chenchu Bhagotham, [[Kuchipudi]], [[Bhamakalpam]], [[Burra katha|Burrakatha]], [[Veeranatyam]], [[Butta bommalu]], [[Dappu]], [[Tappeta Gullu]], [[Lambadi]], Bonalu, [[Dhimsa]], and [[Kolattam]].

===State symbols===

* State language - [[Telugu language|Telugu]]

* State symbol - [[Poorna Kumbham]]

* State song - [[Maa telugu thalliki]] by Sankarambadi Sundarachari

* State animal - [[Blackbuck]], (''Krishna Jinka'')

* State bird - [[Kingfisher]], (''Paala Pitta'')

* State tree - [[Neem]]

* State sport - [[Kabaddi]], in Telugu ''chedu gudu''

* State dance - [[Kuchipudi]], [[Andhra Natyam]]

* State flower - [[Water lily]]

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===Temples in the state===

[[Tirupati]]: Tirupati the abode for the world famous Hindu temple of Lord [[Venkateswara]]. It is the richest Hindu religious institution and second richest in the world after the [[Holy See|Vatican]]. It records an annual income of about 100 Billion Rupees (2.5 Billion US Dollars), mostly from offerings by the devotees. The traditional "head tonsuring" has entered the records as the record amount of human hair collected from a single place. This hair is auctioned, bringing several million rupees every year from several countries where manufactures use this hair for a variety of purposes.

[[Yadagiri Gutta]]:

[[Vemulavada]]:Notable for the Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple complex, a site of pilgrimage for both Hindu (particularly devotees of Vishnu and Shiva) and Muslim worshippers. Built by Chaluka Kings between AD 750 and 975, the complex is named for its presiding deity Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy, an incarnation of Shiva. It houses several temples dedicated to other deities including Sri Rama, Lakshmana, Lakshmi, Ganapathy, Lord Padmanabha Swamy and Lord Bhimeshwara. The complex also contains a 400 year old mosque.

[[Vijayawada]]: Vijayawada houses the second biggest and equally famous [[Kanaka Durga Temple|temple of Goddess Durga]] also known as [[Kanaka Durga]].

[[Srisailam]]: Abode for Lord [[Siva]] worshipped with the name of [[Mallikarjuna]] and Goddess [[Parvathi]], worshipped with the name of Bhramaramba. [[Srisailam]] has a unique distinction amongst the Hindu temples of the world; it is the only place to be one of 18 [[Shaktipithas]] and one of 12 [[Jyothirlingas]]. Huge hydro-electric multi-purpose dam has also been constructed at this place on river [[Krishna]].

[[Bhadrachalam]]: Abode for Lord [[Rama]]. The legend goes back a few hundred years. There was a devotee by name Bhakta Ramadas, who was a tax collector in Taneesha (a Muslim ruler of [[Golkonda]])'s government. Apparently he spent all the tax collection money on building a temple for lord [[Rama]], eventually was put in prison by the Taneesha. Bhakta Ramdas has offered his prayers to lord [[Rama]] in the form of Kirtanas, and one fine day, lord [[Rama]] and his brother [[Lakshmana]] come in disguise to re-pay the money to Taneesha. Taneesha finally realized his mistake and from that day, not only freed Bhakta Ramadas, but also agreed to supply the required alms for the temple at Bhadrachalam. Till date, in independent India, the state administration maintains the ritual.

[[Srikalahasti]]: SriKalahasti is one of the Panchabhoota Stalams signifying the 5 elements, 1) wind (Kalahasti), 2) water (Thiruvanaikaval), 3) fire (Tiruvannamalai), 4) earth (Kanchipuram) and 5) space (Chidambaram) that Siva embodies.

[[Ahobilam]]: Ahobilam or Ahobala is a complex of 9 temples of Lord [[Narasimha]].

[[Mangalagiri]]: A temple town between [[Vijayawada]] & Guntur. Adobe of Lord [[Narasimha]]. The unique distinction at this shrine is that, the deity is offered payers in the form of 'Panakam' or Jaggery Water.

[[Annavaram]]: The holy shrine is the sanctum sanctorum of Lord "Satyadeva" or "Satyanarayana".

[[Simhachalam]]:This holy shrine is the adobe of Lord Narasimha, worshipped in the name of "Narasimha".

[[Srikakulam]]: There are two places with the same name in the state. A district and town by the same name on the north east corner of the state as well as a small village on the bank of river Krishna in Krishna district. The village Srikakulam houses the "Andhra Mahavishnu" temple. Legend says that this temple was constructed by the great [[Krishnadevaraya]] of the [[Vijayanagara Kingdom]].

[[Ramappa Temple]]: a beautiful [[Shiva]] temple in the temple town of Palampet, near [[Warangal]].

[[Veerabhadra temple (Lepakshi)|Veerabhadra temple]] in the temple town of [[Lepakshi]] is a wonderful example of the [[Vijayanagar]] architectural style and art.

===Cultural Institutions===

Andhra Pradesh has many museums, including the Archaeological Museum at Amaravati near Guntur City that features relics of nearby ancient sites, the [[Salar Jung Museum]] in Hyderabad, which features a varied collection of sculptures, paintings, and religious artifacts, and the [http://www.vizagcityonline.com/visakha_museum/ Visakha Museum] in Vizag [[Visakhapatnam|(Visakhapatnam)]], which displays the history of the pre-Independence [[Madras Presidency]] in a rehabilitated Dutch bungalow.

===Newspapers===

Andhra Pradesh has several newspapers. Prominent among them are:

*'''Telugu Newspapers''' - [[Eenadu]], [[Andhra Jyothi]] ,[[Vaartha]],[[Praja Shakti]], [[Andhra Bhoomi]], [[Visalandra]], [[Andhra Prabha]], [[KalamPotu]]

*'''URDU Newspapers''' - [[Siasat Daily]], [[Munsif Daily]], [[Rehnuma-e-Deccan]], [[Itimad Urdu Daily]] and [[The Daily Milap]].

*'''English Newspapers''' - [[Deccan Chronicle]], [[The Hindu]], [[The Times of India]], [[Indian Express]]

===Other elements of Culture===

[[Bapu (artist)|Bapu's]] paintings, [[Nanduri Subbarao]]'s ''Yenki Paatalu'' (Songs on/by a washerwoman called Yenki), mischievous Budugu (a character by [[Mullapudi]]), [[Annamacharya|Annamayya's]] songs, [[Aavakaaya]] (a variant of mango pickle in which the kernel of mango is retained), [[Gongura]] (a [[chutney]] from Roselle plant), ''Atla taddi'' (a seasonal festival predominantly for teenage girls), banks of river Godavari, ''Dudu basavanna'' (The ceremonial ox decorated for door-to-door exhibition during the harvest festival [[Sankranti]]) have long defined Telugu culture. The village of [[Durgi]] is known for originating stone craft, carvings of [[idols]] in soft stone that must be exhibited in the shade because they are prone to weathering.

===Festivals===

* ''[[Sankranthi]]'' in January.

* ''[[Maha Shivaratri]]'' in February/March.

* ''[[Ugadi]]'' or the Telugu New Year in March/April.

* ''[[Ganesh Chaturdhi|Vinayaka Chavithi]]'' in August.

* ''[[Eid|Ramzan]]'' in October, 2006.(Muslim)

* ''[[Vijayadasami|Dasara]]'' in October.

* ''[[Diwali|Deepavali]]'' in November.

* ''[[Eid-al-Azha|Bakrid]]'' in December, 2006.(Muslim)

* ''[[Bonalu]]'' in [[Sravanam]]. (Celebrated in [[Telangana]] region).

* ''[[Bathukamma]]'' celebrated during September/October in [[Telangana]] region.

* ''[[Christmas]]'' celebrated in December all over the state.(Christian)

* ''[[Rama Navami]]'' celebrated in March/April 9 days after Ugadi.

===Cuisine=Geography==

Jangareddigudem is located at {{coor d|17.1167|N|81.3000|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Zangareddigudem.html Falling Rain Genomics.Zangareddigudem]</ref> It has an average elevation of 74 meters (246 feet).

The cuisine of coastal Andhra is reputedly the spiciest of all Indian cuisine. Even in the state itself there are many variations to the cuisine depending on caste, restrictions, food availability etc. [[Indian pickle|Pickle]]s and chutneys, called ''pachchadi'' in Telugu are particularly popular in Andhra Pradesh and many varieties of pickles and chutneys are unique to the state. Chutneys are made from practically every vegetable including [[tomato]]es, [[brinjal]]s, and [[roselle (plant)|roselle]] (''gongura'', otherwise called ''Andhra maatha'', meaning mother dish for the people of Andhra). A mango pickle, [[aavakaaya]], is probably the best known of the Andhra pickles.

==Features==

[[Rice]] is the [[staple food]] and is used in a wide variety of ways. Typically, rice is either boiled and eaten with curry, or made into a batter for use in a [[crepe]]-like dish called [[attu]] (pesarattu) or [[dosa]]s, or rice cakes called [[idli]]s.

"Ganganamma gudi" the powerful goddess. This temple located middle of the village.

Gokula Parijathagiri :- Venkateshwara Temple was restructured recently which is very beautiful temple to visit and worship. It is believed that it is the only other place in Andhra Pradesh where there is a collection of seven mountains (Edu Kondalu) as in [[Tirumala - Tirupati]].

[[Meat]], [[vegetable]]s, and [[greens (vegetable)|greens]] are prepared with different masalas into a variety of strongly flavoured dishes.

Areas in Janagreddigudem are Ganganama Gudi Centre, JP Centre, Bose Bomma Centre, old bus stand centre, etc

Hyderabadi cuisine is influenced by the Muslim population, which arrived in [[Telangana]] centuries ago. Much of the cuisine revolves around meat. It is rich and aromatic, with a liberal use of exotic spices and ghee, not to speak of nuts and dry fruits. Lamb, chicken and fish are the most widely used meats in the non-vegetarian dishes. The [[biryani]]s are perhaps the most distinctive and popular of Hyderabadi dishes. Other items like Haleem, Osmania biscuit, Irani Chai are also popular.

'''Getting there:''' It is well connected from Eluru (HQ of West Godavari District) through APSRTC.

Nellore 'Chaapala Pulusu' (Fish in tamarind sauce) is one of the popular dishes among the varieties prepared from fish.

JRG has very good Educational Institutes like, Triveni Residential college (Famous in West godavari dst, LKG to Degree), SURYA Residential school and college, Govt Junior and C.S.T.S.Govt. Degree Colleges and other private institutes...

==Tourism==

[[Image:tirumala.jpg|thumbnail|right|220px|The temple town [[Tirumala]] lit during the night]]

Andhra Pradesh is the home of many religious pilgrim centres. [[Tirupati]], the abode of [[Lord Venkateswara]], has the richest and most visited Hindu temple in India. [[Srisailam]], the abode of ''Sri Mallikarjuna'', is one of twelve ''[[Jyothirlingam|Jyothirlingalu]]'' in India and Yadagirigutta, the abode of an avatara of Vishnu, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha. The Ramappa temple at Warangal is famous for some fine temple carvings. The state has numerous Buddhist centres at Amaravati, Bhattiprolu, Nagarjuna Konda, and Phanigiri.

Government Degree College is now undergoing the assessment of NAAC, Banglore which provides the Grading by accredation within a global standards.

The golden beaches at Visakhapatnam, the one-million-year old limestone caves at Borra, picturesque [[Araku Valley]], hill resorts of Horsley Hills, Godavari racing through a narrow gorge at ''Papi Kondalu'', waterfalls and rich bio-diversity at Talakona, the beaches of Vizag are some of the natural attractions of the state.

It has very beautiful villages like Gubbalamangamma, which is surrounded by forest and also a very popular picnic spot.

[[Charminar]], Golconda Fort, [[Chandragiri|Chandragiri Fort]], and Falaknuma Palace are some of the monuments in the state.

==Demography==

''(See also [[Guntur Tourism]])''

* No.of House Hold : 9064

* Total Population : 39021

* Total Males : 19604

* Total Females : 19417

* Total SC Population : 5131

* SC Males : 2509

* SC Females : 2622

* Total ST Population : 968

* ST Males : 537

* ST Females : 431

==Beautiful Places==

==Famous People from Andhra Pradesh==

#Yerrakaluva Project 7 km from JRG

See [[List of people from Andhra Pradesh]]

#Gokula parijathagiri Lord Balaji temple 4 km from JRG

#Gubbalamagamma Temple 40 km from JRG

#Doramamidi Dam 25 km from JRG

#Pattiseema 50 km from JRG

#Guntupalli guhalu Buddhist place

#Kovvada Project near by 50 km

#Pattiseema a famous place of Lord Shiva, 50 km

#This land is surrounded by water on three sides

#Baineru bridge constructed by British

==Sacred See also Temples==

#Shree Ganganamma temple

*[[History of India]]

#Shree Sivalayam (beside bineru kaaluva)

*[[Middle kingdoms of India]]

#Shree Venkateswaraswami temple. (metta)

*[[Andhra state]]

#Shree Maddi anjaneyaswami temple. (beside yerra kaaluva)

*[[Rivalry and Tribute: Society and Ritual in a Telugu village in South India -- Bruce Tapper]]

#Shree Siva Shakthi Temple, Raja Rajeshwari Peetam. (Perampeta road, Near post office)

#Shree Nuukaalamma temple

#Shree Challa sattamma temple

#Shree ramalayam.(near panchayti office)

#Shree Balaanjeneyaswami (behind ganganammagudi)

==NotesPanchayats==

There are 21 [[panchayat]]s in Jangareddigudem mandal.<ref>[http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=0205072000&ptype=V&button1=Submit Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier]</ref>

<references/>

*A.Polavaram

*Akkampeta

*Ammapalem

*Chakradevarapalle

*Devulapalle

*Guruvaigudem

*[[Jangareddigudem]]

*Kethavaram

*Lakkavaram

*Mysannagudem

*Nagulagudem

*Nimmalagudem

*Pangidigudem

*Pattenapalem

*Perampeta

*Putlagatlagudem

*Sreenivasapuram

*Taduvai

*Tekkinavarigudem

*Tirumalapuram

*Vegavaram

==External linksReferences==

* {{wikitravelreflist}}

* [http://www.aponline.gov.in/apportal/index.asp Andhra Pradesh Government] *

* {{dmoz|Regional/Asia/India/Andhra_Pradesh/}}

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