Aragonda is a village in Thavanampalle Mandal in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh State, India.

Etymology

A myth which states –

Lord Hanuman Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine ''vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one ...

was transporting Sanjeevani (herbs for life) mountain, half of the mountain fell at this village. In the local language ''Ardha'' means ''half'' and ''Giri'' means ''mountain''. Hence, the name ''Ardhagiri''.

References

{{Andhra Pradesh Villages in Chittoor district