Gajulamandyam
Gajulamandyam
గాజులమండ్యం | |
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village | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 4,631 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 517520 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-03 |
The village of Gajulamandyam is one of the biggest historical villages in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on the banks of river Swarnamukhi . It is just 15 km away from holy place Tirupathi town and 5 km from Renigunta railway junction.
Overview
It is a Place where goddess Gangamma born whose Jatara (Fest) has been celebrating in south India grand manner. This is a place where the great sage Mandavya done his Thapasu(Penance). The population of the village is above 4000. Most of the people are literate. This is major Grampanchayat in Chittoor district covered with K.L.M.Hospital, Jeevagram,Neelisani peta, IDA Gajulamandyam. Some of the surrounding Villages are Attur, Allikesam,Boduthum, Thandlam,Tukivakam, Elamandyam,Pillapalem, Thataih Kalva, Nallapalem,Kallur.
Government
Gajulamandyam is one of the major Grampanchayats in Chittoor district. It is part of Srikalahasti Constituency of Andhra Pradesh state legislature and Parliament of India in Indian politics.
Economy
The village mainly depends on agriculture. The main crops are rice, sugar cane and ground nuts. and grampanchyat have income in the form of tax from industries around the village.
Culture
The people of Gajulamandyam speak mostly Telugu though Tamil, English are understood. The residents and migrated people from various states can be seen in both traditional attire like Dhoti, Lungi and Saree and modern attire. Practices of Tonsure and using Tilak are commonly seen. Songs and prayers of Lord Venkateswara like Annamacharya kirtanas, Lord Sri Rama, Lord Shiva, Lord Subramanyeswara Swami, Saibaba bajan kirtanas can be heard all over the Village.
Temples and festivals
This village is famous about his temples like Shivalayam ( shrine of god SHIVA,which is constructed by Chola Rajas along with Kalahasti, Gudimallam, Mukkoti, Jogula Mallaram temples), Perumala Swamy Temple (as per villagers that temple had damaged before 500 years ago,this temple was reconstructed recently), some other temples are Sri Ramaalayam, Sai baba Temple, Subramanyeswara Swami Temple, Ankalamma temple, Gurrappa swamy Temple, Yellamma Temple, Poleramma Temple. In this village Ganesh chaturthi, krishnastami, Deepavali, Sankranti, Sri Ramanavami, Ugadi, Kruthika, Guru Purnima, Shiva rathri, Yellamma jatara, Ganaga Jatara, celebrates with processions in grand manner.
Climate
In summer temperatures may go up to 36 to 45 degrees Celsius, and in winter the minimum temperatures will be between 18 and 28 degrees Celsius. Usually summer lasts from March to October. With the advent of rainy season in November, followed by winter which lasts till the end of February.
Transport
Gajulamandyam is well connected with all major towns Tirupati (10 km), Puttur (17 km) Kalahasti (35 km) Tiruchanur(Alivelu Mangapuram) (8 km) and Renigunta (5 km) in Chittoor district. The distance to Tirumala is about 33 km. The frequency of busses to Tirupati is every 5–10 minutes throughout the day. The bus journey to Tirumala takes about one hour.Renigunta airport is also just less than 10 kilometres from this village.
Schools
- P.M. high school: established nearby the village by Britishers in 1883. It has built carrier for so many eminent personalities like Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Former President and vice president of India)((from 1896 to 1900)), Anantha Sayanam Iyengar (Former Speaker of Indian Parliament), Nedurumalli Janardhan Reddy (Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh), A. EswarReddy (Former Speaker of Legislative Assembly A.P) and Ranganath (Cine Actor, South India)
- M.P.P.U.P School: this school had split on 2004 into ZP Highschool & Elementary School in the same premises.
Industries
It is place of well developed Industrial area popularly known as Ind Park Gajulamandhyam, having more than 50 industries around the village some of them are
- S.V.Co.operative Sugars Ltd ( *[1])
- AshwiniBio Pharma Ltd (*Pharmaceutical )
- Maharshi Barium Salts Pvt Ltd
- Swastick Sulphides
- Sri Vijetha Chlorides
- Rock-Upco Granite Pvt Ltd ( *[2] )
- Lord security Mint Factory
- Pioneer Alloy casting Pvt Ltd
- Sterling Transformer pvt Ltd
- Krishna sa Fabs( *[3] )
- Rolling Mills
- O.R.Distalaries Pvt Ltd
- Soya Products Ltd
- Deejay Multipacks (p) Ltd.( *All+India+Plastic+Directory/ )
- Sree Raghavendra Indl Gas (P) Ltd. ( *display/Gas/Industrial+and+Medical/Cylinder+and+Bulk/Andhra+Pradesh/Tirupati/1/ display.aspx )
Media
The main Telugu news papers like Sakshi, Eenadu, and Andhra Jyothi are major sources of daily news.Deccan Chronicle is also used by some of the people of this village.Popular TV Channels are Sakshi TV, ETV, Maa TV Gemini TV and Teja TV and local city cable.
Sports
Cricket is most watched and played sport. Tennis, volleyball and badminton are also played in schools and uncultivated fields.
Gallery
<gallery> Image:Ganesha in SasidharReddy's Village(Gajulamandyam).JPG|Lord ganesh Image:Subramanyeswaradu in SasidharReddy's Village.JPG|Subramanyeswaradu Image:Vustava Murthulu(Mulastaneswara swamy&Kamkshi Amma Varu) in SasidharReddy's Village.JPG|Vustava Murthulu Image:Nagalamma in SasidharReddy's village(Gajulamandyam).JPG|Nagallamma Image:Shivalaya Dwajastambam in SasidharReddy's Village(Gajulamandyam).JPG|Dwajastabam in shivalayam Image:Kamakshi Ammavaru in SasidharReddy's Village(Gajulamandyam).JPG|Kamakshi Ammavaru Image:Lord Shiva(Mulastaneswara swamy) in SasidharReddy's village.JPG|Mulastaneswaradu Image:PSR Village - Gajulamandyam- Yellamma Temple.jpg|Yellamma Temple Image:PSR - Gajulamandyam- Panchayat.jpg|Panchayat Office Image:PSR - Gajulamandyam- Center.jpg|Center of Villiage Image:PSR - Gajulamandyam- Nukalamma Temple.jpg|Nukallamma