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Udayagiri ('Udaya' meaning morning and 'giri' meaning peak, Udayagiri translates as the peak on which morning sunlight falls first) is the name of many places in India, among them: *Udayagiri, Nellore district, a village famous for the hills and ancient buildings in Andhra Pradesh * Udayagiri Mandal, a mandal (administrative subdivision) in Andhra Pradesh headquartered at Udayagiri **Udayagiri (Assembly constituency), a constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly * Udayagiri, Mysore, a neighborhood in Mysore, Karnataka *Udayagiri, Kannur, a village in Thaliparamba taluk of Kannur District in Kerala. * Udayagiri, Odisha, Buddhist complex in Odisha composed of major stupas and viharas. *Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, the site of ruins of a complex of buildings near Bhubaneswar *Udayagiri Fort, one in Tamil Nadu and the other in Andhra Pradesh *Udaygiri Caves, caves near Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh * G. Udayagiri G. Udayagiri, or simply Udayagiri, is a town and a notified ar ...
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India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ...
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Udayagiri, Nellore District
Udayagiri is a town in Udayagiri Mandal in the Nellore district of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Geography Udayagiri is located at . It has an average elevation of 230 meters (757 feet). History First known history of the city was from 14th century. It was the capital of local kingdom of Langula Gajapati, chieftain to Gajapatis of Odisha. It came under rule of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagara around 1512. The Udayagiri fort, constructed by Langula Gajapati was inaccessible on most sides. It could be only penetrated only by a jungle track in the east side and a pathway on the west side. The siege by Krishna Deva Raya lasted for 18 months and resulted in defeat for Prataparudra Deva of the Gajapatis. During the reign of Gajapatis and the Vijayanagara Empire, the fort was extended. The entire city and the surrounding hill of 1000 feet height were encircled with walls. The fort consisted of thirteen buildings, with eight of them on the hill and five below. It also c ...
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Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ...
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Udayagiri Mandal
Udayagiri ('Udaya' meaning morning and 'giri' meaning peak, Udayagiri translates as the peak on which morning sunlight falls first) is the name of many places in India, among them: *Udayagiri, Nellore district, a village famous for the hills and ancient buildings in Andhra Pradesh * Udayagiri Mandal, a mandal (administrative subdivision) in Andhra Pradesh headquartered at Udayagiri **Udayagiri (Assembly constituency), a constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly * Udayagiri, Mysore, a neighborhood in Mysore, Karnataka *Udayagiri, Kannur, a village in Thaliparamba taluk of Kannur District in Kerala. *Udayagiri, Odisha, Buddhist complex in Odisha composed of major stupas and viharas. *Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, the site of ruins of a complex of buildings near Bhubaneswar *Udayagiri Fort, one in Tamil Nadu and the other in Andhra Pradesh *Udaygiri Caves, caves near Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh * G. Udayagiri G. Udayagiri, or simply Udayagiri, is a town and a notified area ...
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Udayagiri (Assembly Constituency)
Udayagiri Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. Mekapati Chandra Sekhar Reddy of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is currently representing the constituency in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. This constituency was also represented by the incumbent Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu from 1978 to 1988. Still drinking water is not available in Kondapuram mandal and no roads from few of villages till now. Overview It is part of the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kandukur in Prakasam district, Kavali, Kovuru, Nellore City, Nellore Rural and Atmakur in Nellore district. Mandal Jaladanki, Seetharamapuram, Udayagiri, Varikuntapadu, Vinjamur, Duttalur, Kaligiri and Kondapuram Mandals. Members of Legislative assembly Election results Assembly elections 2019 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly Elections 2009 Assembly Election ...
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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Andhra Pradesh Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-past-the-post system. The duration of the Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless it is decided to dissolve the Assembly sooner. The Legislative Assembly's main functions include legislation, overseeing of administration, passing the budget, and airing public grievances. The assembly is Bicameral and holds three sessions annually: one for Budget, Monsoon and Winter. The Legislative Assembly took up residence in the interim Legislative Assembly Building in Amaravati beginning in the 2016 Budget session. The new building has systems for automatic speech translation and automatic vote recording. History The Andhra Legislative Assembly was constituted after the formation of Andhra State on 1 October 1953. ...
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Udayagiri, Mysore
Udayagiri is a suburb in the northern side of Mysore. This locality has Muslim Majority population, alike most part of North-Eastern Mysore and hence there are many properties belonging to Wakf board. Shanti Nagar, Rajeev Nagar, KEB Colony and many other localities are a part of Udayagiri Suburb. Library Syed Issaq, a daily wage worker, had collected more than 11,000 books and made a library so that poor men can read books. The Library was burnt on 9 April 2021 for unknown reasons and Syed told that he will not cow down and rebuild the library from the scratch. Mysore MP Pratap Simha, on 14 April 2021 handed over a cheque for Rs. 50,000 to rebuild the library of Syed Isak at Rajivnagar 2nd Stage, which was destroyed earlier. Pratap Simha, condemning the incident, said that he had spoken with the City Police Commissioner to conduct a thorough probe into the incident and bring the culprits to book. He ensured that the Government was with Syed Isak and BJP has extended all he ...
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Udayagiri, Kannur
Udayagiri is a village in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur District in Kerala, India. It is about 55 km from Kannur city. Economy The people of this village mainly depend on agriculture for their income. The villagers of this hamlet migrated from the southern parts of Kerala in the early 1940s, most of them from Kottayam and Ernakulam district. These days the economy is driven by remittances from people employed elsewhere. History An aboriginal population of hunter-gatherers, known locally as "Maayilyans" lived here for generations before the so-called settlers from the southern part of Kerala arrived. They survived on hunting and gathering honey in the vast forests. The Maayilyan community was pushed out of the forests, their way of life, and displaced by the migrants. The "Maayilyans" became either daily wage workers in the area or survived on making and selling artifacts out of bamboo. During the early days (1950s), the settlers lived in tree houses to escape from the ...
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Udayagiri, Odisha
Udayagiri ( Odia: ଉଦୟଗିରି) is the largest Buddhist complex in the Indian state of Odisha. It is composed of major stupas and monasteries ( viharas). Together with the nearby complexes of Lalitgiri and Ratnagiri, it is part of the "Diamond Triangle" of the "Ratnagiri-Udayagiri-Lalitgiri" complex. It used to be thought that one or all of these were the Pushpagiri Vihara known from ancient records, but this has now been convincingly located at a different site. Per epigraphical artifacts found at the site, Udayagiri's historical name was "Madhavapura Mahavihara." This Buddhist complex, preceded by the Ratnagiri and Lalitgiri sites, with their monasteries, is believed to have been active between the 7th and the 12th centuries. Location Udayagiri is situated in the foothills, to the north-east from Bhubaneswar, and north-east of Cuttack in Jajpur district. As the crow flies, Ratnagiri and Udaygiri are about 11 km apart, and both about 7 km from Lalitgiri. The si ...
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Udayagiri And Khandagiri Caves
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, formerly called Kattaka Caves or Cuttack caves, are partly natural and partly artificial caves of archaeological, historical and religious importance near the city of Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India. The caves are situated on two adjacent hills, Udayagiri and Khandagiri mentioned as ''Kumari Parvata'' in the Hathigumpha inscription. They have a number of finely and ornately carved caves built during the 1st century BCE. It is believed that most of these caves were carved out as residential blocks for Jaina monks during the reign of King Kharavela. Udayagiri means "Sunrise Hill" and has 18 caves while Khandagiri has 15 caves. The caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri, called ''lena'' or ''leṇa'' in the inscriptions, were dug out mostly during the reign of Kharavela for the abode of Jaina ascetics. The most important of this group is Ranigumpha in Udayagiri which is a double storeyed monastery. Other important caves include Hathi Gumpha, Ananta Gumpha ...
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Udayagiri Fort
There are two forts named Udayagiri Fort in South India. Fort in Udayagiri, Andhra Pradesh Udayagiri, Andhra Pradesh#History, Udayagiri Fort in Andhra Pradesh was constructed by Langula Gajapathi, chieftain to Gajapati Empire, Gajapatis of Odisha approximately between 1434 and 1512 CE. Fort in Tamil Nadu (Kanyakumari District) Location The fort in Tamil Nadu is located from Nagercoil in Thuckalay Town, Kanyakumari District on the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil National highway at Puliyoorkurichi. This was the most important military barracks of the rulers, when Padmanabhapuram was their capital. History Originally built in the 17th century, the fort was rebuilt by Maharaja Marthanda Varma of Travancore in the 18th century. Enclosing an area of about , including an isolated hillock. The fort contains an old foundry which was used for casting guns. The fort was rebuilt during the reign of Marthanda Varma, between 1741-44 under the supervision of Eustachius De Lannoy, a Flemi ...
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Udaygiri Caves
The Udayagiri Caves are twenty rock-cut caves near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh from the early years of the 5th century CE. They contain some of the oldest surviving Hindu & Jain temples and iconography in India.Fred Kleiner (2012), Gardner’s Art through the Ages: A Global History, Cengage, , page 434Margaret Prosser Allen (1992), Ornament in Indian Architecture, University of Delaware Press, , pages 128-129 They are the only site that can be verifiably associated with a Gupta period monarch from its inscriptions. One of India's most important archaeological sites, the Udayagiri hills and its caves are protected monuments managed by the Archaeological Survey of India. Udayagiri caves contain iconography of Hinduism & Jainism . They are notable for the ancient monumental relief sculpture of Parshvanatha in his incarnation. The site has important inscriptions of the Gupta dynasty belonging to the reigns of Chandragupta II (c. 375-415) and Kumaragupta I (c. 415-55). In addition to ...
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