Yaganti
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Yaganti is a historic temple town in Andhra Pradesh, India, renowned for its ancient Sri Yagantiswamy (Shiva) temple and distinctive rock formations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaganti canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
temple town
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village ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | Nandi will block the Shiva linga when it grows large (local belief) ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Harihara Bukka Raya (Vijayanagara rulers, temple patronage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSage | Sage Agastya (local legend) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 15 km from Banaganapalle
ⓘ
about 70 km from Kurnool ⓘ |
| district | Nandyal district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 300–400 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Lord Shiva worship
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Sri Yagantiswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ distinctive rock formations ⓘ natural caves ⓘ |
| formerDistrict | Kurnool district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | local gram panchayat (village council) ⓘ |
| hasCave |
Agastya Cave
NERFINISHED
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Sankara Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Venkateswara Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Lord Shiva
NERFINISHED
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Lord Venkateswara (as Veerabhadra form, local belief) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Nandi (bull) statue that is believed to be growing
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pond with water present throughout the year ⓘ steps leading to hill caves ⓘ towering limestone rock formations ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Karthika Masam celebrations
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Maha Shivaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRockFormation | natural arch-like rocks near the temple ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Sri Yagantiswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody | Pushkarini (temple pond) with perennial water (local belief: from underground spring) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Andhra Pradesh, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Rayalaseema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Kurnool
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nandyal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Banaganapalle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | Kundu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | important Shaivite pilgrimage center in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ |
| state | Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| transportAccess | reachable by road from Nandyal and Kurnool ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.