Packers & Movers in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad is the capital, and with the adjoining twin city of Secunderabad, is the largest city in the state.
Kurnool is the former capital of Andhra and the major commercial city in the North Ralayaseema region. It provides access to some of the tourist spots in the district, like the Belum caves and the Mahanandi Temple.
Guntur is the heart of the tobacco and cotton industries in the state. It is also close to several historical sites including Sitanagaram, Nagarjunakonda, Amaravati and Bhattiprolu.
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh's main seaport, 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.
Tirupati is a temple city and the most visited pilgrimage site in India.[citation needed]
Vijayawada is an important trading centre and a prominent railway junction.

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. 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)[1]is well reputed among those interested in a career in fashion.

Major universities/institutes in Andhra Pradesh:
Andhra University
Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (Deemed University)
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
Dravidian University
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
N.T.R. University of Health Sciences
Guntur Institute of Medical Sciences
International Institute of Information Technology (Deemed University)
Institute of Chartered and financial analysist of India (Private University)
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Indian School of Business
Nannya University
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University
National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Deemed University)
Kakatiya University
Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology
Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
NRI Academy of Medical Sciences
Osmania University
Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha
Sri Venkateswara University
Telangana University
University of Hyderabad
Sri Krishnadevaraya University
Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning(Deemed University)
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences
Vedic University
Yogi Vemana University

Tirupati: Tirupati is 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 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.
 

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Mangalagiri: A temple town between Vijayawada and 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.

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

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

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.

Veerabhadra temple in the temple town of Lepakshi is a wonderful example of the Vijayanagar architectural style and art.