Vontimitta
Vontimitta (Telugu: ఒంటిమిట్ట) or Ekasilanagaram, is a village in Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Vontimitta Mandal of the Kadapa revenue division.[1][3]
Vontimitta
ఒంటిమిట్ట | |
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 View of the Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple in Vontimitta | |
.svg.png.webp)  Vontimitta Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Vontimitta Vontimitta (India) | |
| Coordinates: 14.3833°N 79.0333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Rayalaseema |
| District | Kadapa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,067 |
| • Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 516213 |
| Telephone code | 08589 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-04 |
The village is well-known for the Kodandarama Swamy Temple, Vontimitta, famous for its architecture and art. French traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier described the temple as ,“one of the grandest pagodas in the whole of India”. The temple is considered to be a centrally protected monument.
Etymology
The name of the village Vontimitta is said to be derived from the names of two persons Vontudu and Mittudu. These two helped a king named Kampana, who camped with his army at this place, by showing the water of Ramatirtham to quench the king and his fellowmen’s thirst. Then the king pleased at them and built a village after their names. King Kampana may be the Kumara Kampana, son of king Bukka Raya I. Vontudu –Mittudu later became "Vontimitta". Kampana also built a temple of Rama here.[4]
Another version is that the village is called Ekasilanagaram (lit. City of one stone) because the idols of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are carved out of a single stone with a common pedestal.
The village is situated on a risen ground by the side of a small hill. The village might've got its name from the hill which in Telugu is Vontimitta. (vonti translates to single and mitta to hill).
Geography
Vontimitta is located at 14.3833°N 79.0333°E.[5] It has an average elevation of 151 meters (498 feet).
See also
References
- "District Census Handbook" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. p. 320. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Population statistics". Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Revenue Divisions and Mandals". Official website of YSR Kadapa District. National Informatics Centre- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- "Vontimitta (Ekasilanagaram) – Kodanda Rama Temple". www.kadapa.info. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Falling Rain Genomics.Ontimitta". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 11 March 2012.