Gandikota – Puttaparthi
Road Trip: 9- 11 Oct 2016
Some pictures at:-
Had two nights to spare at the ‘Vijayadashmi festival’ time
and I took the back roads of Andhra Pradesh (AP) to visit Gandikota and
Puttaparthi. It was a remarkable ride tracking through rough roads, though most
of AP roads are well done. Quite a bit of road work is going on for better
driving conditions.
Left home at 7 am on the 9th Aug and reached a place
called Jammalamadugu by 2.00 pm. This about 15 Km from Gandikota. There was no accommodation
at Gandikota hence I stayed at a place called ‘Sagar Palace.’ The AP government runs the place at
Gandikota and is very spacious with A/C and clean. This is the place to stay. Telephone, mobile: 7382237380.
At Gandikota the places to see are the ‘Grand Canyon’ type
of rocks, special to the area with the Penna river flowing through it into the reservoir;
Jumma Masjid, Gandikota fort and Ranganatha aalayam. Could not take much pictures, as it was late,
poor light. You really need a day and half to fully go through it in detail.
Through the travel, I went through these rhythmic Andhra
names (alphabetical-but not in order):
Batalapalli, Elukuntala, Gorantala, Kadiri,
Kappalabanda, Kottacheru, Kurli,
Maddanur, Muddigubba, Pamudurti, Pulivendula, Reddipalli. For lunch I stopped stop
at Muddanur and they called it a “Bamman’ food.
Though the outside was shabby inside was clean and finger liking good!
Next day morning, I left to Puttaparthi and went through the
celebrations there, including the grand “Purnahuthi”, praying for world peace.
It was a nice solo ride; Total distance covered 628 Kilometres
Bangalore – Jammalamadugu
308 Km (overnight)
Jammalamadugu to Puttaparthi 130 Km (overnight)
Puttaparthi to Bangalore 157
Km
Travel Gandikota and back twice 33 Kms
No problems with the bike
Prithvi
(Brief read, more at Wiki)
Gandikota Kings Gandikota is a small village on the right
bank of the river Pennar, 15 km from Jammalamadugu in Kadapa district,
Andhra Pradesh.Gandikota was founded in 1123 by Kapa Raja of nearby Bommanapalle village and a subordinate of Ahavamalla Someswara I, the Western Chalukyan king of Kalyana.[1] The town played a significant role during the Kakatiya, Vijayanagara and Qutub Shahi periods. The fort was made more impregnable by Pemmasani Thimma Nayudu. The fort was under the control of Pemmasani Nayaks for over 300 years.
The fort of Gandikota acquired its name due to the 'gorge' (in Telugu it is called 'gandi'), formed between the Erramala range of hills, also known as Gandikota hills and the river Pennar that flows at its foot, reducing its width to a mere 300 ft (see the river image below). Situated amidst beautiful landscape and wild forests, it is endowed with vast natural resources.
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