Penchalakona
A pilgrim village in the Nellore hills, built around the Penusila Narasimha temple.
- Where
- Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.3389, 79.4126
Get the Penchalakona stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Penchalakona. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Penchalakona
Kodandarama Temple 41 km
One of the finest Vijayanagara temples in Rayalaseema, its gopuram rising over the village of Vontimitta. The poet Bammera Potana is said to have offered his Telugu Bhagavatam to Rama here.
Sri Venkateswara National Park 66 km
The hills behind Tirumala, red sandstone and dry forest, with the waterfall at Talakona.
Srikalahasti Temple 72 km
The air lingam, and the place to be rid of the serpent planets.
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple 73 km
The most visited place of worship on earth by number of pilgrims, on the seventh hill of the Tirumala range.
Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park 80 km
A zoological park at Tirupati, below the hills the pilgrims climb.
Parasuramesvara Temple 83 km
A village temple near Tirupati holding one of the earliest lingas anywhere in India.
Mypadu Beach 85 km
A beach twenty kilometres out of Nellore, kept by the state tourism board.
Chandragiri Fort 85 km
Where the last Vijayanagara kings kept court.
More offbeat places in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Penchalakona?
Penchalakona is in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kodandarama Temple (41 km), Sri Venkateswara National Park (66 km), Srikalahasti Temple (72 km).
How do I get the Penchalakona stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Penchalakona and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Penchalakona before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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