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Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919: Āndhra Pradēśa)Basic StatsAndhra is India’s 7th largest state by area and 10th largest by population.HDI —The state ranks 27th for HDI rankings among all states and UTs, at 0.643 (medium HDI)Crime stats —The state ranks at 15th among all states and UTs in terms of rank based on crime rate. Its rank based on % share of incidences is 13th. [NCRB report 2016][1]In terms of crime against women, the state’s rank has been 9th according to crime rate, while its rank based on % share is 8th. [NCRB report 2016]It recorded the 13th highest suicide rate in India at 12.1 suicides per 1 lakh people [NCRB Report 2015][2]It unfortunately ranks at 9th in terms of crime rate and 7th in terms of % share of number incidences of human trafficking among states and UTs for which data was available — at 239 cases reported in the year 2016 against 404 of next higher state Karnataka and 3579 of the 1st ranking West Bengal. [NCRB Report on Human Trafficking 2016][3]Health —It recorded the 6th highest number of institutional deliveries among all states and UTs with ~90% children delivered in hospitals in 2015–16. [National Family Health Survey of 2015-16][4]It ranks at 13th among all states with regards to vaccination coverage. [National Family Health Survey 2015–16]Economy —It is India’s 7th largest economy in terms of GSDP and 15th largest in terms of GDP per capita.[5]It recorded 4th lowest unemployment (tied with Madhya Pradesh) among all states and UTs with ~4.5% population unemployed as of 2017–18. [Labour Force Survey 2017–18][6]It ranked at 1st among the states and UTs for ease of doing business in 2018, improving on its previous rank of 2nd in 2015.[7][8][9]It was the 4th most visited state for domestic tourists in the country as of 2017.[10][11]NatureNatural Wonders:Pulicat Lake[12]Pulicat is India’s 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India (after Chilika in Odisha). Its major part comes under Nellore district of Andhra. The lagoon was cut across in the middle by the Sriharikota Link Road, which divided the water body into lake and marshy land.The lake is the site of Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary[13] that comprises Nellore district of Andhra and Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) is located on Sriharikota island — a barrier island that separates the lake from Bay of BengalAlarmingly, Pulicat Lake may disappear within 100 years by being filled up with silt.[14]Kolleru Lake[15]Kolleru Lake is a Ramsar designated wetland of international importance — this is to allow the indigenous Vaddi community to continue their livelihood in their traditional ways that preserves and protects the ecosystem. It is the location of Kolleru Bird Sanctuary, established in 1999 to protect the lake.Even so, thousands of fish tanks were dug up, effectively converting the lake into a mere drain. This had great impact in terms of pollution, leading to difficulty in getting drinking water for local people. This is in addition to loss of ecological diversity and intrusion of sea water into the land masses and its fallout in terms of adverse influence on the rainfall pattern in this region. This imbalance has an adverse effect on the thousands of acres of crop in the upper reaches of sanctuary in view of stoppages water flow into the sea because of obstruction by bunds of the fish tanks that appeared illegally. About half of the lake has now disappeared.Protected Areas:→ Logo of Andhra Forest Department [Source: File:Andhra Pradesh Forest Department logo.png - Wikipedia]E-publications by Andhra Pradesh government can be accessed from here: A.P. Forest DepartmentIndira Gandhi Zoological Park in Vishakhapatnam[16]Opened in May 1977, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is India’s 3rd largest zoo, comprising ~625 acres of area. The zoo conducts various educational awareness activities & programmes for children and students.Sri Ventakeswara Zoological Park in Tirupati[17]Established in 29th September 1987, it is India’s, as well as Asia’s largest zoo, at 5532 acres of area.[18] The zoo was the home of Balaji, the heaviest ever leopard recorded in captivity — at ~140kg compared to the average 70kg for leopards.→ Male Indian peafowl in SV Zoo [Source: File:Indian peafowl SVZoopark Tirupathi.JPG - Wikipedia]Education and Literacy{See: Education in Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia}Higher Education:{See: List of institutions of higher education in Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia}→ Map of Universities of Andhra [Source: File:Universities Map of Andhra Pradesh.png - Wikipedia]There are 18 state universities in the districts providing higher education in horticulture, law, medical, technology, Vedic and veterinary.[19] The oldest university is Andhra University[20] (ISO 15919: Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat) established in 1926 in Vishakhapatnam.→ Emblem of Andhra University [Source: File:Andhra University logo.png - Wikipedia]Institutes of higher education in Andhra include —IIT Tirupati[21] (currently functioning in a temporary campus Krishna Theja Educational Institutions in Chadalawada Nagar)IIM Visakhapatnam[22] (currently functioning in a temporary campus in Andhra University)AIIMS Mangalagiri[23] in Guntur district (part of Phase IV AIIMS)Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool[24] - established in 2015National Institute of Design, Vijayawada[25] - established in 2015National Institute of Technology, Tadepalligudem, West Godavari district[26]Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy, Visakhapatnam[27]Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City[28][29] in Chittoor districtIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati[30]Research:Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota[31] —SDSC is a rocket launch centre operated by ISRO in Sriharikota island in Pulicat Lake. Established in 1971, it was renamed after Dr. Satish Dhawan, ISRO’s 2nd chairman, in 2002. It is India's primary orbital launch site.The 1st successful satellite launch from this centre took place in 1971 — flight-test of a 'Rohini-125'.School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada (SPA Vijayawada)[32] —SPA Vijayawada was established in 2008 by MHRD. It forms a part of the league along with the other two SPAs: SPA Bhopal and SPA Delhi.Government of Andhra Pradesh is in the process of allotting nearly 60 acres of land, spread over two locations in and around Vijayawada, for the development of the school. Of this, the first 7.2 acres was handed over on 22 February 2010. In January 2012, design for the new campus was adopted as part of an all-India competition and it is proposed to be developed as an eco-friendly campus with state-of-the-art facilities.National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)[33][34] in Gadanki —NARL is an autonomous research laboratory fully funded by Department of Space. It is involved in carrying out fundamental and applied research in Atmospheric and Space Sciences.NARL is one of the prime centers for atmospheric research in the country and operates MST radar, Rayleigh/Mie Lidar, Boundary Layer Lidar, Sodium Lidar, Lower Atmospheric Wind Profiler, Sodar, Disdrometer, Optical Rain Gauge, Dual frequency GPS receiver, Automatic Weather Station apart from regular launching of GPS balloon sonde.Museums:→ Archaeological Museums map of Andhra Pradesh [Source: File:Archaeological Museums map of Andhra Pradesh.png - Wikipedia]Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum[35]—This museum houses archaeological artifacts and treasures of Kalingandhra[36] region (Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts). Collections available for viewing in the museum include ancient armory, crockery, coins, silk costumes, jewelry, stuffed animals, portraits, manuscripts, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, periodicals, and maps — these were used by the early settlers in the region. Many models of warships, planes and submarines can also be found here.INS Kursura[37] —INS Kursura was a Kalvari-class submarine of Indian Navy — India’s 5th submarine. After decommissioning in 2001, it was converted into South Asia’s 1st submarine museum after being towed to Ramakrishna Beach, Visakhapatnam, and inaugurated in 2002 — this conversion is credited to Admiral V Pasricha.Source: File:INS Kursura (S20).jpg - WikipediaTU 142 Aircraft Museum in Visakhapatnam[38]—This museum preserved a Tu-142 aircraft that served Indian Navy for 29 years. It was opened in 2017.→ Tu-142 exhibit at the museum [Source: File:TU-142 Aircraft Model.jpg - Wikipedia]Economy{See: Economy of Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia}Agriculture:Agriculture is the primary contributor to Andhra’s economy. 60 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture and related activities.Rice is the major food crop and staple food of the state. It is an exporter of many agricultural products and is also known as "Rice Bowl of India".[39] Farmers also grow jowar, bajra, maize, minor millet, coarse grain, many varieties of pulses, oil seeds, sugarcane, cotton, chili pepper, mango nuts and tobacco. Crops used for vegetable oil production such as sunflower and peanuts are popular.The state has 3 Agricultural Economic Zones — Chittoor district for mango pulp and vegetables, Krishna district for mangoes, Guntur district for chillies.The state is also the largest producer of eggs in the country and hence, it is nicknamed as "Egg Bowl of Asia".[40]The location of Andhra allows both marine and inland fishing — it contributes to 0% of total fish and over 70% of the shrimp production of India.[41]→ Map of Sugar industries in Andhra Pradesh [Source: File:Map of Sugar industries in Andhra Pradesh.png - Wikipedia]Industrial sector:The industrial sector of the state includes some of the key sectors like pharmaceutical, automobile, textiles etc.The state is emerging as destination for the automobile industry which already hosts companies including Ashok Leyland in Krishna district, Hero Motors in Chittoor district, Kia Motors in Anantapur district.The state is emerging in information technology and biotechnology. The IT/ITES revenues of Visakhapatnam was at ₹14.45 billion (US$210 million) in 2012–2013.Satyavedu Reserve Infracity Pvt. Ltd (Sri City)[42] —It is an integrated business city (township) located on NH-16. Much of its are is in Chittoor district, and a smaller area lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Being at proximity of 55km north of Chennai, the facility has a seamless connectivity to road, air and sea ports within 100km radius. Sri City SEZ is characterized by its strong industrial base, productive workforce, and excellent industrial relations. It encompasses a multiproduct Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and a Free Trade and Warehousing Zone (FTWZ).PepsiCo India’s largest plant is located here.[43] Other enterprises having established their manufacturing plants in Sri City include Isuzu Motors, Cadbury India, Kellogg's, Colgate-Palmolive, Kobelco etc.→ Isuzu manufacturing plant in Sri City [Source: File:Isuzu manufacturing plant India.jpg - Wikipedia]→ Sri City Business Centre [Source: File:Sricity Business Centre.jpg - Wikipedia]Resources:Mining —The state is one of the store houses of mineral resources with large deposits of Chrysotile, mica Asbestos, barytes and limestone India.Andhra Pradesh has varied geological formations with a rich variety of industrial minerals and building stones.Other important minerals in the state are copper ore, manganese, mica, coal and limestone, coal, oil and natural gas, barytes, limestone, diamond, gold, beach sand, bauxite, ball clay, fire clay, dolomite, dimensional stones etc.It has about 1/3rd of India's limestone reserves.It accounts for about 93% of total production of Barytes in India.Tummalapalle uranium mine[44] —Results from research conducted by Atomic Energy Commission of India in 2011 made the analysts conclude that this mine might have one of the largest reserves of uranium in the world.[45] Earlier, uranium reserves were found only up to a depth of about 250m; the latest findings reportedly indicate that the reserves run as deep as 1km.This finding substantially increased India’s capability of producing energy from nuclear plants. As of 2018, India was producing about 3.13% of its energy from nuclear plants. These findings suggest that this output can be increased to more than 30% by 2050; essential if India hopes to reduce its emissions, pollution and use of coal power. This domestic uranium find would not only boost India's nuclear energy plans but also help reduce costs by switching from expensive sources of power like coal.Power sector{See: Power sector of Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia}Andhra is a power surplus state, exporting power to neighboring states.Hydro-electricity:Nagarjuna Sagar Dam[46] —Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a large masonry dam constructed over Krishna river. The dam is 180m tall and 1.6km long. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is designed and constructed to use all the water impounded in its reservoir of 312 TMC gross storage capacity which is the 2nd biggest water reservoir in India.[47]The artificial lift irrigation based diversion of the river from its natural delta area into Nalgonda district caused erosion of fluorine rich volcanic rocks in Nalgonda and contaminated its groundwater supply. It also caused uncertain flows of water into Krishna river delta area and shrinkage of Kolleru Lake. The use of erosion resistant canals interfered with the natural silting process of a river to the deltas and created long-term ecological issues to the health of the delta lands. Reduced flows into the sea resulted in land salinization and sea encroachment of coastal lands in Diviseema. The diversion of Krishna water for 200km to Hyderabad resulted in massive evaporation losses especially in summer and reduced the size of the river.Srisailam Dam[48] —Srisailam Dam is constructed on Krishna river near Srisailam town. It is India’s 2nd largest capacity hydroelectric station. It is 512m long, 145m maximum height and has 12 radial crest gates. It has a reservoir of 616 square km.Solar Power:Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park[49] —At 5,932.32 acres (24.0072 [math]km^2[/math]), it is India’s 2nd largest, and the world’s 9th largest solar power plant, and has a capacity of 1000 MW.[50] It is located in Panyam mandal of Kurnool district.The project was implemented by Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Corporation Private Limited (APSPCL), a joint venture of Solar Energy Corporation of India, Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation and New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.The park utilizes >4 million solar panels with capacities of 315W and 320W. The panels are connected to four 220/33 kV pooling stations of 250 MW each and a 400/220kV grid substation through nearly 2,000 circuit km of cables. During a sunny day, it is able to generate more than 8 million kWh of electricity, which is sufficient to meet virtually the entire electricity demand in Kurnool district.Wind Power:Andhra Pradesh has ~4000 MW installed wind capacity, and houses Beluguppa Wind Park in Beluguppa, Anantapur Wind Park in Nimbagallu andPutlur RCI in Putlur — India’s 8th, 10th and 23rd largest wind power plants.Nuclear Power:Andhra does not have any functional nuclear power plant. A 6600 MW plant at Kodavva[51] has been proposed.TransportRailways:The rail density of the state is 16.59/1,000 km, compared to all India average of 20.Visakhapatnam railway station[52]In 2017, as part of Swachh Rail campaign, Quality Council of India declared Visakhapatnam as the cleanest railway station in the country.[53]Roadways:Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation[54] is the state owned road transport corporation. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru Bus Station, Vijayawada.It introduced many innovations in Indian road transport scenario:First to introduce long distance night express servicesFirst to introduce depot computerisation - 1986. All 126 depots in the state are computerizedFirst to appoint a Safety Commissioner for improving the safety of passengersReservation of tickets on telephone and door delivery of ticketsAPSRTC entered Guinness Book of World Records in 1999 - with 22,000 buses it has the largest bus fleet in the world.Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS)[55] —The station provides amenities such as miniplex, ticket-vending and kiosks for passengers, and has a city bus port for local passengers.→ Deccan Queen bus owned by Nizam State Railways - Road Transport Division at Vijayawada bus station [Source: File:Vintage Bus.jpg - Wikipedia]Airways:{See: List of airports in Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia}→ Map of airports and airstrips of Andhra Pradesh [Source: File:Map of Airports and airstrips of Andhra Pradesh.png - Wikipedia]Visakhapatnam Airport [56]—The only international airport of Andhra, it is the 21st busiest airport in India.[57] It also houses an Indian Navy helipad - INS Dega[58].In 1981, the airport commenced civilian operations with one flight per day.Waterways:{See: List of ports and harbours of Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia}→ Seaports Map of Andhra Pradesh [Source: File:Seaports Map of Andhra Pradesh.png - Wikipedia]Andhra has 1 major and 5 minor ports under operation, with 6 more under construction under PPP scheme.It is the 2nd maritime state (after Gujarat) in terms of cargo handled by Non-Major Ports and the 3rd maritime state (after Gujarat and Maharashtra) in terms of overall cargo handled including Visakhapatnam port trust.Visakhapatnam Port[59] —Visakhapatnam Port, the only major port of Andhra, has 3 harbours - the outer harbour, inner harbour and the fishing harbour. The inauguration of Gangavaram Port, located 15 km away, has led to a significant diversion of traffic away from Visakhapatnam Port. This loss of cargo traffic is an important reason for the port's fall from its position as the largest port in India.It is modernising its coal handling berth in the outer harbour to enable it to handle capesize vessels. This will also solve the problem of air pollution caused by the open handling of coal that had earlier led to citywide protests.Gangavaram Port[60]—Gangavaram Port is India’s deepest port, with a depth of 21m. [61] A major client of the port is Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited that runs Vizag Steel Plant, and earlier used Vishakhapatnam Port.Tourism and Pilgrimage{See: Tourism in Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia}Andhra Pradesh has many spectacular tourist and pilgrimage sites.Historical Sites:→ File:Buddhist sites Map of Andhra Pradesh.png - WikipediaBuddhist Relic Sites —→ Holy Buddhist relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh [Source: File:Holy relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh.jpg - Wikipedia]Salihundam[62] — Buddhist site in the eponymous village on south bank of Vamsadhara river. Four stupas, relic caskets, and architectural shrines were discovered during digging performed by state authorities, as well as sculptures of Buddhist deities Mareechi and Tara.Ramatheertham[63] — Buddhist remnant site in Nellore district. Black and red Polished ware, terracotta and brick remnant's were recovered from the site.Pavurallakonda a.k.a. Pavurallabodu[64] — Ruined hill-top Buddhist monastic complex probably inhabited from 3rd century BCE-2nd century CE. It is one of the largest Buddhist monasteries of North Coastal Andhra Region.Bavikonda (Hill of wells) Buddhist Complex[65] — Lying ~16km from Visakhapatnam, a Buddhist monastery site on a hill-top. Bavikonda Monastery dates back to 3rd century BCE.Shankaram, Visakhapatnam district — Shankaram village has 2 Buddhist rock-cut caves - Bojjannakonda & Lingalakonda[66]. The sites are believed to date between 4th and 9th Century CE.Kotturu Dhanadibbalu & Pandavula Guha in Kotturu village, Visakhapatnam district[67] — A site of a large stupa, monastery and rock-cut cave used by Buddhist monks - dating to 1st-2nd century CE.Kodavali[68] — A site having votive stupas, a large stupa, monastery and pillared hall.Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments[69] — Located near Kamavarapukota, West Godavari district, consisting of both rock-cut and structural sites. One of the caves has a Caētya arch (facade) entrance - similar to that of Lomas Rishi cave, Bihar.Gudiwada Dibba, Vizianagaram[70] — A hillock in Gudivada village having an ancient Buddhist heritage site possibly of 2nd Century BCE.Ghantasala, Krishna district[71] — It features a Buddhist stupa ~34m wide and ~7m tall — a cube of solid bricks is set in its centre, inscribed with 12 constellations of the zodiac. Ghantasala was once a flourishing town of Indo-Roman trade as well as an important religious centre.Bhattiprolu , Guntur district[72] — A village having central protected Buddhist stupa called Vikramarka kota dibba built ~3rd-2nd century BCE. {See: Bhattiprolu script - Wikipedia}Vaddamanu[73] — Theravada site close to Amaravati. The oldest remains date to the 2nd century BCE. Punch mark coins from the 1st century CE were also found.Gummadidurru in Krishna district[74][75] — Much of the site has been removed by local people for building materials; the lower portions of the main stupa were below the current day ground level and have yielded many sculpted stone slabs showing scenes from the life of Buddha and Jatakas. The site shows evidence of long occupation, from 2nd century CE to 7th century CE.Amaravathi village in Guntur district— Amaravati Stupa[76] is a ruined Buddhist monument, built in phases between 3rd century BCE-250 CE. The site includes Amaravati archaeological museum as well.Jaggayyapeta[77] — It is believed to house one of Andhra’s oldest stupas - dating back to 2nd century BCE. Much of the site was damaged by removal of material for buildings.Nagarjunakonda[78] — It is one of India's richest Buddhist sites, and now lies almost entirely under the Nagarjunasagar Dam. It is named after Nagarjuna, a southern Indian master of Mahayana Buddhism who lived in 2nd century CE, and believed to be responsible for Buddhist activity in the area.→ Entrance to prayer hall of Guntupalli [Source: File:Entrance of Rock-cut temple.JPG - Wikipedia]→ Buddhist Maha Stupa at Bhattiprolu [Source: File:Maha Stupa at Bhattiprolu 01.jpg - Wikipedia]Cave Temples —Undavalli caves[79] —Undavalli caves are a collection of rock-cut Paōraṇika caves, and is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance. These caves were carved out of solid sandstone on a hillside in 4th-5th centuries CE. There are several caves and the best known largest one has 4 stories with a huge recreated statue of Viṣṇu in a reclining posture.→ The largest of the Undavalli Caves [Source: File:Ananta Padmanabha Swami Temple.jpg - Wikipedia]Borra Guhalu[80]—Borra Guhalu — here Borra is Odia for hole, Guhalu is Telugu for caves — is a collection of agamic caves featuring stalagmites worshipped as Śiva Lingam. The caves are one of the deepest and largest in India.→ Worship of Stalagmite Lingam inside the Borra Caves [Source: File:Borra Caves Lingam.JPG - Wikipedia]→ A view of Gosthani (cow’s udder) river that originates at the site [Source: File:Gosthani River during rains near Borra Caves 01.jpg - Wikipedia]Akkana Madanna cave temple[81] in Vijayawada—The cave temple dates back to 6th-7th century CE and located at the foothill of Indrakeeladri.→ File:Akkanna Madanna caves Indrakeeladri Vijayawada03.jpg - WikipediaBelum Caves:[82]Belum caves is largest and longest cave system open to the public on Indian subcontinent. This cave system was formed over the course of tens of thousands of years by the constant flow of underground water. The cave system reaches its deepest point ((46m) from entrance level) at the point known as Patālagaṅgā.The caves were used to dump wastes from nearby places until 1988. Local people of nearby settlements, notably policemen and residents of Belum village co-operated with Government of Andhra Pradesh and developed the cave site as a tourist attraction. Finally, their ~20 year long efforts resulted in government declaring the entire area to be a protected.Archaeological survey of India (ASI) found remnants of vessels of the pre-Buddhism era and dated them to 4500 years BCE.→ Saint Bed inside Belum Caves [Source: File:Saint Bed.jpg - Wikipedia]→ Meditation Hall inside Belum Caves [Source: File:Belumcave1.jpg - Wikipedia]Category:Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh - WikipediaReligious Sites:Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala[83] in Tirupati, Chittoor district —It is a landmark Vaēṣṇava temple dedicated to Veṅkaṭēśvara constructed in Drāviḍa style architecture. The temple is visited by ~50,000 to 100,000 pilgrims daily (30 to 40 million people annually on average), while on special occasions and festivals, like the annual Brahmotsavam, the number of pilgrims shoots up to 500,000, making it the most-visited religious place in the world. The temple is one of the 8 Viṣṇu Svayambhu Kṣētras as well as one of 108 Divya Desam of Viṣṇu.→ Main gate of Venkateswara Temple with 5-storied gateway tower over it [Source: File:Tirumala Venkateswara temple entrance 09062015.JPG - Wikipedia]→ Ananda Nilayam (Abode of Happiness) — the gold plated canopy of sanctum tower of the temple [Source: File:Tirumala gopurams.JPG - Wikipedia]→ Svami Pushkarni — the temple pond [Source: File:SwamiPushkarni.JPG - Wikipedia]Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga[84] in Srisailam, Kurnool district —It is one of the 12 Jyōtirliṅga temples of Śiva and one of 52 Śakti Pīṭhas. It is also one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams of Śiva.→ Gold plated sanctum tower of the temple [Source: File:Srisailam.jpg - Wikipedia]Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam[85] —The temple is located on Simhachalam (Lion Hill) and is one of the 32 Narasimha temples in Andhra. It resembles a fortress from outside with 3 outer courtyards and 5 gateways. The temple faces west.Viṣṇu is worshipped here as Varāha-Narasimha — a compound deity formed by 2 of his incarnations.→ Main tower of the Simhachalam temple [Source: File:Simhachalam Gopuram Night.jpg - Wikipedia]→ Canopy of Simhachalam temple’s sanctum tower [Source: File:Simhachalam Temple Vimana Gopuram View.JPG - Wikipedia]Srikalahasteeswara temple[86] in Srikalahasti, Chittoor district —Its is dedicated to Śiva in form of Śrīkālahastīśvara. It is one of Pancha Bhootha Sthalams (5 element places), having Vayu Lingam (Lingam with the element of air) — the only one in Andhra Pradesh.The temple is also regarded as Rahu-Ketu kshetra and Dakshina Kailasam. The inner temple was constructed around 5th century CE and the outer temple was constructed in 12th century CE by Chola kings and Karnata kingsSource: File:Sri Kala Hasti.jpg - WikipediaPancharama Kshetras[87]Pancharama Kshetras (5 Arama areas) consist of 5 Śiva temples, all located in Andhra.Amararama[88] in Amaravati, Guntur district — Śiva is worshipped here as AmarēśvaraDraksharama[89] in Draksharamam, East Godavari district — Śiva is worshipped here as BhīmēśvaraSomarama[90] in Bhimavaram, West Godavari district — Śiva is worshipped here as SōmēśvaraKsheerarama[91]in Palakollu, West Godavari district — Śiva is worshipped here as KṣhīrāramaliṅgēśvaraKumararama[92] in Samalakota, East Godavari district — Śiva is worshipped here as Bhīmēśvara. It is one of the centrally protected monuments in Andhra Pradesh.→ Amararama Temple gateway tower [Source: File:Main Structure of Amareswara Temple.jpg - Wikipedia]→ Draksharama Temple [Source: File:Draksharama temple, Draksharamam.jpg - Wikipedia]→ Somarama Temple gateway tower [Source: File:SomeswaraSwamy-5.JPG - Wikipedia]→ Ksheerarama Temple Complex as seen from the nain gateway tower [Source: File:CompleteTempleComplex.jpg - Wikipedia]→ Kumararama Bhimesvara Temple, Samalkota [Source: File:Kumararama Bhimesvara temple outside view,samalkota.jpg - WikipediaList of Hindu temples in Tirupati - WikipediaCategory:Religious buildings and structures in Andhra Pradesh by district - WikipediaCategory:Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh by district - WikipediaCategory:Tourist attractions in Andhra Pradesh - WikipediaCategory:Tourist attractions in Visakhapatnam - WikipediaList of Monuments of National Importance in Andhra Pradesh - WikipediaCategory:Buildings and structures in Andhra Pradesh by district - 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It’s comfortable to stay where you’re raised. Please pardon, it fits like a mitten. One of my closet friends lives in Marquette, I recognise the UP, but couldn’t avoid the pun. Overall the UP population is small. Born and raised Wyoming author C.J. Box of “Big Sky” and “Joe Pickett” fame, filming this summer, had some characters who said they were from the U.P., meaning Michigan’s Upper Penninsula. He didn’t get it; “They’re from the Union Pacific?”How do you leave the land of your birth? It seems most don’t. What might have kept me? Were my boots just too thirsty? (Eric Andersen)31 March, 2021 fridge magnet from the Henry FordFive of my half siblings still live within a few miles of where I was born, downriver from Detroit, in the suburbs. It’s convenient to extended family, employment and to good times like backyard barbecues, bowling, the Flat Rock Racetrack, even trips to the beach. They wonder “what do you do out there in Wyoming?” My youngest sister brought her family here on holiday seven years ago so we showed them the highlights. I’m sure it appeared we only play here; we recreate hard among nature. But that’s not the day to day life. My step brother’s widow still lives in Holly but my step sister’s in Indianapolis and my other stepbrother’s widow lives in Oregon. My mom and stepdad moved to Arkansas in ‘85 to escape winter but I was already out here, they raised me right, to embrace winter. But when I was 18–19 in 1978 I’d drive an hour to the big city from Pontiac Township to find culture like a big discotheque called “Harpo’s” made from a remodeled cinema palace with gyrating light thingamabobs on the ceiling like we sure didn’t have back home.This is about how I left my home, to find a new one, to be detailed in part six. It’s long and self-indulgent. You’ve been warned, it’s part of a greater story. I enjoy answering Quora questions to help others from my perspective, my field of expertise, of Yellowstone and Grand Teton. But this, as they say in writing class, is for me; they say to “write what you know.” It’s extended in hopes of edifying but if it’s too much, then I wish you well.Mecheweamiing: Upon the Big Plains, part 5. A reminiscent Michigan interlude. This begins inIt could also begin inFunny thing about “Wyoming.” There’s a town in western Michigan near Holland by that name. It comes from the Lenape language, called Delaware, from what’s now eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Wyoming is a shortening of Mecheweamiing, “at the Great Plains.” I say to you, it’s not merely at the plains, it’s outright upon them, hence my paraphrasatic title. Some say it means mountains and plains alternating, but mountains are fairly scarce in northeastern Pennsylvania. During US congressional formation of Wyoming Territory in 1865, it was said to be from the Munsee sub tribe of Lenape language, “xwé:wamənk/Chwewamink:” at the big river flat.I’m a born and raised Michigander. I expect I was conceived in a boat in the Detroit River, a stone’s throw from Ontario. When people ask me what part, I show them my palm, the mitten (I turn my other hand backwards to show the UP, my thumb making the Keeninaw Peninsula.) I love Michigan and will ‘ere sing its praise. But like Thomas Hardy’s Clym Yeobright I left. Unlike him, I only came back to visit.27 March, 2021I grew up skiing, camping, canoeing, fishing, bicycling, tobogganing, sledding, skating, playing hockey, raking leaves to burn in aromatic piles in the autumn after they were jumped in. There were old corn cobs and husks in the fields behind my elementary school, near cattle pasture my dad used to walk through to get to the same building, sometimes flushing pheasants. Now it’s all houses except for the golf course that preserves ponds I used to enjoy, had camped by. My memories include acorns and scarlet oak and maple leaves underfoot walking to school. We tapped a sugar maple in my front yard to make syrup over days of reduction.As a cross country runner I spent a lot of time on golf courses. Whilst a caddy at Bloomfield Hills’ Forest Lake Country Club between 1972–76, I invented, in my mind, a warm weather biathlon where golf and distance running were mashed up.My family had a membership at nearby Cranbrook Institute of Science where I heard Richard Leakey, Stan Waterman and Maynard Miller speak. (who?) Later, I was a docent there, helping school groups get into fossils. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake sang in my head whilst running in the grounds.Busing tables in the restaurant in the Pontiac Silverdome, then the largest indoor stadium in the world, I watched the setting sunlight creep across the AstroTurf and up into the stands at a slightly different point each evening until the solstice, then work it’s way back, as if in a gigantic Neolithic observatory barrow. Two and a half turns around the main concourse made a mile (1.6 km.) The fiberglass canvas roof was held up by air pressure which would push us out into the parking lot through the emergency exits after the revolving doors were locked. Special events in the Silverdome included tractor pulls, dog shows, rodeo, Steve Miller, Led Zeppelin, ELO, Billy Graham, motocross, and, of course, Lion’s games, “Another One Bites the Dust” on the Jumbotron, the “Classy Chassis” cheerleaders.I worked out a relay between my bicycle and pickup truck to canoe as much of the Clinton River as possible, alone. These were delightful landscapes of mood and emotion. There is much more countryside to Michigan, beyond the industry most imagine when they hear the name.In May of 1979 I gained an Associates Degree in Science from Michigan Christian College, now called Rochester College. I didn’t know where I’d further my education but knew I couldn’t afford it. I worked as a cook to pay the bills and as a security guard at night to fund my junior year, watching the sunrise whilst “guarding.” but I just wasn’t getting ahead; real life and bills kept interfering. My artist friend Pete read a letter one night as we created a facehugger mask from the Alien movie from mutual friend Mark who I’d bicycled from Lansing to Mackinac on two Labor Day weekends. Mark was working in this fantasyland called “Jackson Hole, Wyoming” where upon leaving the trail above Teton Village he’d rolled and tumbled “almost all the way to the bottom,” whooping and hollering on the grassy slopes. Taking stock of my lack of savings, I’d asked my best friend if he’d mind if I tagged along when he moved to the oilfield in a different, more gritty part of Wyoming in the fall. The die was cast.I'm leavin' in the springtime,Won't be back till fallIf I can forget you,I might not come back at allOut where them chilly winds don't blowChilly Winds LyricsWe're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/2710394/The+Kingston+Trio/Chilly+WindsSee, at the tender age of 20 I had things figured out; I’d tried love and lost and just didn’t know where to fit into this world. Aren’t most classic folk songs selfish, written from the perspective of ego?I'm a Rambler I'm a Gambler Lyrics - The Irish RoversI'm a rambler; I'm a gambler; I'm a long ways from home / And if you don't like me then leave me...https://www.flashlyrics.com/lyrics/the-irish-rovers/im-a-rambler-im-a-gambler-93If I’m completely objective, I could have stayed for family and even for love though I saw the trap there; the one who wanted me came with a lot of conditions including following her parents to Florida by the nineties. It was more convenient to dwell on where I’d utterly struck out, clinging to the label “misunderstood” or “unwanted” to justify a life of hedonism? “Too intense.” “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I…” (Frost) Utterly coincidentally, a young lady from Leonard who shared the last name with the poet is the one I couldn’t forget but who didn’t want me…It’s unfair to characterise folk music as a whole as selfish but I grew up feeling a sense of “terrible destiny,” mistakenly (Frank Herbert.) If nothing else, I didn’t want to be put into a little box made of ticky tacky (Pete Seeger) and I didn’t want to grow up “all the same” as everybody else. So, I’ll work my program here and own that I was selfish. But, here we are.Still, I remember the first mournful hints of autumn in the breeze swaying tall trees in late August, ore freighters plying the Detroit River as Smetana’s Moldau played in my head, a great blue heron soaring through canyons made of trees beside the river as turtles slipped in off logs ahead of my canoe to the tune of more Moldau, 5 km road races on Belle Isle or 10 kms downtown including through the old Tiger Stadium where the pennant was won in ‘67, Cobo Hall, fireworks seen from its roof, playing in the Pontiac Township swamps, venison summer sausage in crumbly brown bread beneath the moon, cold dark morning marching band practice, night skiing, an underground peat fire, a weak current in an electric fence that hadn’t seen horses for years, before the farm became a Chrysler proving ground, before all the roads became choked with traffic, all heading out of town, away from the community that used to be, where Cub Scouts stood with knees locked at the cemetery after the Memorial Day parade before going to the German Club grounds for real, crisp bratwurst in hoagies.Bicycling through Cross Village above Lake Michigan, ‘cross the Mighty Mac bridge, pasties, summer camp, the Huron-Clinton Metropark Authority, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum, trips to Cedar Point, Albert E. Sleeper State Park cabins near Grindstone City - long gone, remains of a Garland iron stove near Rose City, its home long vanished, which reminds me ofThe World's Largest StoveWeighing 30,000 pounds, this monument represents Detroit's first industrial era.https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-world-s-largest-stove-detroit-michiganThen there’s:1 June, 2015The cotton candy pink glow in the night sky from the downriver steel mills brought back to remembrance in the fiction of Jeffrey Eugenides. My grandfather worked at Great Lakes Steel, back in another era, before we moved to the country, returning to hear their men’s chorus in “Industry Sings” on the stage of the Masonic Temple.Real Versus Fake Petoskey StonesReal Versus Fake Petoskey Stones and what you need to know before you buy.https://grandpashorters.com/real-versus-fake-petoskey-stones/There were sand dunes on Lakes Michigan and Huron. Fireflies, blueberry farms. Frankenmuth. A red plastic elephant key on a lanyard to turn in boxes at Royal Oak’s Detroit Zoo to hear about the animals before us. A ginormous HO scale train layout at the Michigan State Fair. The sun going down over Lake Huron as seen from the Pinery Provincial Park, mimicking the view from California’s coast. Fresh, warm doughnuts from the cider mill. The sound of a wolf howling on Isle Royale. When I was three weeks old, my mother and uncle took me from Hell to Paradise and then on to Christmas, all without leaving the state. The Soo Locks. Tahquamenon Falls. Cross country skiing. The Paint Creek Yacht Club down on Bob Seeger’s Main Street. Mr. B’s Bar burgers and Greek salads in Rochester.Pure Michigan Maple Sugar Candy & Leaf Candy for Sale | Kasza Sugar BushVisit Kasza Sugar Bush for Pure Maple Sugar Candy made in Shelby, MI. Our maple candies are perfect for a cup of coffee or any sweet tooth. Order Today!https://www.kaszasugarbush.com/product-category/pure-maple-candy/Guarding all night a Nike missile base turned community college campus where Seeger used to give free concerts, I listened to the Canadian Broadcast Corporation program “Eclectic Circus” with Alan McFee, the weather outlook for “Hamilton, Sudbury, Kitchener and Thunder Bay,” the nightly sign-off “Oh, Canada, our home and native land…Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee.”31 March, 2021 Grand Teton National ParkMichigan MornMichigan Morn There is gold in the eye of the morning, in Michigan where I was born; There is gold in the sky and the lakes and the trees; For a man with a will to believe what he sees; There is gold in the eye of the morn. There is gold in the sound of the morning, in Michigan where I was born; There is gold in the song and wherever it rings, The land where I stand shines with fine golden things; There is gold in the sound of the morn. There is gold in the touch of the morning, in Michigan where I was born; There is gold in the seed as it flows from my hand, In the honey and milk and the fruit of my land; There is gold in the touch of the morn. There is gold in the heart of the morning, in Michigan where I was born; There is gold in the smile of wild roses that grow At the roadside where I and my true lover go; There is gold in the heart of the morn; There is gold in the eye and the sound and the touch, And the heart of a Michigan morn. -- H. Owen Reed (from the opera, "Peter Homan's Dream")http://www.mystery.com/~gabe/Michigan_Morn.htmlNot long after landing in Casper Wyoming, I heard via atmospheric skip 760 AM WJR “broadcasting from the golden tower of the Fisher Building, the station my dad listened to before they went to news only format.And, I remembered, everything. Michigan is with me, forever. However, “Memories can never take you back, home, sweet, home, you can never go home, anymore…”https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/moodyblues/youcannevergohome.htmlApril, 1979, on “the farm”29 September, 1991