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.

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Yaganti canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf temple town ⓘ
village ⓘ
architectureStyle Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
associatedWithMyth Nandi will block the Shiva linga when it grows large (local belief) ⓘ
associatedWithRuler Harihara Bukka Raya (Vijayanagara rulers, temple patronage) ⓘ
linked to: Harihara I
associatedWithSage Sage Agastya (local legend) ⓘ
linked to: Agastya
climate semi-arid ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFrom about 15 km from Banaganapalle ⓘ
about 70 km from Kurnool ⓘ
district Nandyal district ⓘ
elevation approximately 300–400 meters above sea level ⓘ
famousFor Lord Shiva worship ⓘ
Sri Yagantiswamy Temple ⓘ
distinctive rock formations ⓘ
natural caves ⓘ
formerDistrict Kurnool district ⓘ
governingBody local gram panchayat (village council) ⓘ
hasCave Agastya Cave ⓘ
Sankara Cave ⓘ
Venkateswara Cave ⓘ
hasDeity Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to: Shiva

Lord Venkateswara (as Veerabhadra form, local belief) ⓘ
hasFeature Nandi (bull) statue that is believed to be growing ⓘ
pond with water present throughout the year ⓘ
steps leading to hill caves ⓘ
towering limestone rock formations ⓘ
hasFestival Karthika Masam celebrations ⓘ
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ
hasRockFormation natural arch-like rocks near the temple ⓘ
hasTemple Sri Yagantiswamy Temple ⓘ
hasWaterBody Pushkarini (temple pond) with perennial water (local belief: from underground spring) ⓘ
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh, India ⓘ
linked to: Andhra Pradesh
locatedInRegion Rayalaseema ⓘ
nearbyCity Kurnool ⓘ
Nandyal ⓘ
nearbyTown Banaganapalle ⓘ
nearRiver Kundu River ⓘ
primaryLanguage Telugu ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousSignificance important Shaivite pilgrimage center in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
state Andhra Pradesh ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
transportAccess reachable by road from Nandyal and Kurnool ⓘ

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Nandyal district → contains → Yaganti ⓘ
Kurnool district → contains → Yaganti ⓘ