Gandi Kshetram Anjaneya Swamy Temple located on the right bank of Papagni river. In Telugu, Gandi means a narrow valley with a running river.  Sri Ramakrishna Ananda Swamy of Bhumananda Ashram had given the name of Gandi Kshetram to this place.

Temple is located in Veerannagattupalle Village, Chakrayapeta Mandala, Kadapa district.

How to reach Gandi Kshetram Anjaneya Swamy Temple?

1. Temple is 7 km from  Vempalle Village in Rayachoti Road.
2. Temple is 55 km from Kadapa
3. Direct buses available from Rayachoti to Vempalle
4. From Tirupati, Direct buses to Rayachoti is available.

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Sangameswara Swamy Temple Veerapunayunipalle

Sangameswara Swamy Veerapunayunipalle, Kamalapuram, Kadapa. Lord siva temple located on the banks of Papagni river. Temple is located at the junction of Papagni nd Mogamooru rivers. In Telugu Sangamam means Intersection, that is why this temple got the name Sangameswara Swamy Temple. Many tools, coins, pots belonging to Sathavahana and chola period were unearthed near this temple.

This temple is adorned with beautiful Gopuram, Mantap, adorned with wonderful sculptures of Siva, anesha, Nataraja, Rama, Anjaneya and many beautiful carvings from epics.

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The village is more popular in the hearts of devotees of Sri Hanuman because of the ancient temple for the Lord located in this village. Lord of the kshetra is known by the name Sri Sanjeevaraya Swami. Many devotees from nearby districts and people from Karnataka even visit this temple and have dharshan of the Lord. After all it was this Lord Sri Sanjeevaraya who had got this village named ‘vellala’.

Why the name ‘vellala’
During Sri Rama – Ravana war, Lakshmana was inquired and fell unconscious. To bring him back from the unconscious state few medical herbs were required. Those herbs were told to be beyond the Himalayas. Sri Hanuman was ordained by Sri Rama to bring those medical herbs within short time. Sri Hanuman went leaping and got the mountain of herbs and was returning to Lanka. During the sandya time [sunset time], to offer prayers for Surya, He interrupted His journey in the bank of Kumudavathi. While He was performing His Sandya vandhan, devas and rishis came to witness His miraculous act of bringing the entire mountain. No sooner He finished His prayers, He was to leap again in the air. The rishis who were on the banks of the river requested the Lord to stay back in the kshetra itself, to which Lord told them since he is on the mission of Sri Rama, he ‘had to go’ [vellala vellala – in Telugu] and promised to come back to this kshetra.

The Temple for Sri Sanjeevaraya
Later when the karunya of Lord Sri Sanjeevaraya spread, a befitting temple was built for the Lord. Later rulers added more and expanded the temple. The temple is on the outskirts of the village and at the side of the main road leading from Proddatur to Allagadda. Today the temple welcomes the devotees with an imposing five tier Rajagopuram. Entering the main Rajagopuram to the outer prakara, one can see the Stone dwaja stampa of this temple which is special signature of Vijanagara style. Sri Ganesha and Sri Anjaneya are sculptured in the dwaja stampa. The stala purana of this kshetra written in Telugu is also seen here. The outer wall of the main temple is surrounded with a plateform supported by stone pillers. As one enters through the muka dwara which has an arch decorated with figures of Sri Rama, Sita, Siva, Bhrhma all of them showing abhya mudra.

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Mopuru Bhairaveshwara Swamy Temple

Mopuru Bhairaveshwara Swamy Temple is located near to pulivendula town, Kadapa district. The temple is situated on a hilllock surrounded by a river and villages of Nallacheruvu Palle, Kondreddi Palle, Nare Palle etc of Vemula Mandal of Kadapa district.

Legends of Mopuru Bhairaveshwara Swamy Temple

Legend says that Lord Shiva after granting wish to Bhasmasura, the demon was in a fix and stood in the form of rock as Bhairaveswara on this hilllock and Lord Vishnu in the form of Mohini enticed Bhasmasura for his own death at this place. The name Mohanagiri Bhairaveswara later changed to Mopuri came into Bhairaveswara in the present form.

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