Chandupatla

Chandupatla చందుపట్ల
village
Inscription on the death of Rani Rudrama Devi in Chandupalta-1289 AD
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Nalgonda
Elevation	17.0700 m (56.0039 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	508001
Telephone code	08682
Lok Sabha constituency	Bhongir
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nakrekal

Chandupatla is a historical village and Gram panchayat of Nakrekal, Nalgonda District, Telangana state, India. It is located 24 KM towards East from District head quarters Nalgonda. 5 KM from Nakrekal (National Highway 9). Telugu is the Local Language here. Total population of Chandupatla is 4039. Males are 2135 and Females are 1,904 living in 908 Houses. Total area of Chandupatla is 1752 hectares.

How To Reach Chandupatla: By Road Nakrekal is the Nearest Town to Chandupatla. Nakrekal is 5 km from Chandupatla. Road connectivity is there from Nakrekal to Chandupatla.

History

Chandupatla, Nakrekal Mandal has has the traces of rich history. Surya Kumar explored megalithic monuments, which are from the Iron Age period (1000 B.C. to 200 B.C.) and found three types of Megalithic monuments: stone circles, dolemanscist burials, and burrows. These are funerary burials of ancient Iron Age people. Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, and finally Nizams ruled it. Chandupatla temples with intricately carved stone pillars stand testimony to the architectural style of the Kakatiya period. Trescoes and inscriptions tell the tales of the rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty. In olden days, Chandupatla was a big village than Nakrekal and people made business here. Later some of those rich people were migrated to Nakrekal and Hyderabad Recently restored inscription on the death of Rani Rudrama in Chandupatla Village, it is believed that Queen Kakatiya Rudrama Devi died (1289 AD, November 27) here when she was seriously injured in a war with Ambadeva, a rebel Kayastha chief. Rudrama Devi had initiated several welfare programmes like digging tanks for bringing many acres under cultivation which was an inspiration for the Telangana government in restoring all the minor irrigation tanks.

Besides, the historian said that Rudrama Devi had also introduced several welfare programmes for the betterment of the life of her people while effectively confronting invading male warriors during her 30 years from 1259 to 1289.

Besides an inscription, there are historical statues of Lord Ganesha and a warrior riding on the back of a horse in the village. The village tank, Rasamudram, built during the Kakatiya Samudram, also finds a mention in the inscription because the inscription was installed very close to the village tank by a soldier of Rudrama Devi’s army Puvvula Mummadi, who is believed to be a native of Chandupatla. The inscription also says the Chief of Army of Rudrama Devi, Mallikarjuna Nayakudu, was killed on the same day, but there was no mention of the reason and the place of her death.

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  First Hindu Woman Emperor of India Rani Rudrama Statue in Chandupatla Village
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  First Hindu Woman Emperor of India Rani Rudrama Statue in Chandupatla Village
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  Rudramadevi Stone Statue in Chandupatla
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  Rudramadevi Stone Statue near to Ganesh Temple

Historical Temples

In this village there are many temples. These were built 100's years back. These temples are Ganesh, Sri Rama Devalayam, Shiva Temple (Someshwara Devalayam), Hanuman Temple, Narasimha Swamy and etc. At the time of Srirama Navami people will be celebrating a big festival. Recently restored inscription on the death of Rani Rudrama Devi confiremed that, she is used to do Puja in this village temples before and after war. One important festival which will be celebrating in Chandupatla is 'Bonala Panduga'. This festival is related to Godess 'Mutyalamma Devi'. At the time of festival, people will reach the temple by bullock-cart with decorations. This type of festival will not be celebrated by any village people in this manner.

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  Vinayaka Temple, where Rudramadevi performed puja - before / after war
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  Lord Sri Ram Temple, Oldest temple built before kakatiya dynasty, Badrachalam
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  Sivalayam: Where Rudramadevi performed puja - before / after war
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  Historical Lord Narasimha Swamy & Hanuman Temple in Chandupatla

References

Rani Rudhramadevi an appointed daughter is either one who has been charged by a father devoid of male issue to perform the customary obsequies to him after his death, and, consequently, to become his heir himself.... In the first case, the Putrikā herself came to be regarded as a son and to take a very high rank among the twelve sons.... The son of the appointed daughter, Putrikāputra, is universally mentioned as an heir.'