SEEMANDHRA (PREVIOUSLY "ANDHRA PRADESH"): PLACES TO VISIT

Seemandhra is in the Southeastern coast of India, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the South, Telengana on the Northwest and Odisha in the North. The current state is the result of division of the original Andhra Pradesh in June 2014 into Telengana and the current diminutive Seemandhra state. Hyderabad, a hub of IT in India, will continue to be its Capital for both states for 10 years.

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Map of Seemandhra and locator map

SEEMANDHRA STATE STATS:

Total Area: 160,205 Sq. Km (61,855 Sq. Mi) Rank: 8th
POPULATION (2011): 49,386,799  
CAPITAL CITY: Hyderabad  
LITERACY RATE: 67.41%  
HDI:  
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Telugu, Urdu  
Official Website: www.ap.gov.in  

 

 THE FOLLOWING ARE IMAGES OF SOME IMPORTANT MONUMENTS AND TOURISTS' ATTRACTIONS IN HYDERABAD

ANNAVARAM TEMPLE GOPURAM

VIZAG  CITY
VIZAG CITY

VIZAG  HARBOR
VIZAG HARBOR

VIJAYAWADA RAILWAY STATION
VIJAYAWADA RAILWAY STATION

NEW  GODAVARI  BRIDGES
NEW GODAVARI BRIDGES

GOPURAM OF NARASIMHASWAMY TEMPLE
GOPURAM OF NARASIMHASWAMY TEMPLE

UMMUGUDEM BARGE ON GODAVARI
UMMUGUDEM BARGE ON GODAVARI

 

ORVAKAL ROCK GARDEN, KURNOOL

 

 ARAKU  VALLEY, VIEW FROM  VISAKHA PUTNAM


ARAKU VALLEY, VIEW FROM VISAKHA PUTNAM

SEATED BUDDHA, AMRAVATI

BUDDHA STATUE AT NIGHT

 

ANANTHAPUR AT NIGHT

UNDAVALLI CAVES, VIJAYAWADA

 

BORRA CAVES, ARAKU VALLEY

 

 

ETHIPOTHALA WATERFALLS, GUNTUR

KRISHNA RIVER, VIJAYAWADA

 

 

KUCHI PUDI DANCER
KUCHI PUDI DANCER

 

                                                          

                                                           

STATE SYMBOLS: (COURTESY WIKIPEDIA)

State animal Black Buck Antelope (Antilope cervicapra) antelope
State bird Indian Roller (Coracias indica) indian roller
State flower Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) lotus
State tree Neem (Azadirachta indica) neem
State fruit Mango (Mangifera indica)  
State dance Kuchipudi (Kuchipudi) kuchipudi

 

TOURIST INFORMATION:

Website: www.aptourism.gov.in
Email: aptourismdepartment@gmail.com
Phone: 1-800 42545454
Address: RTC Complex,
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh

 

 

SEEMANDHRA (PREVIOUSLY "ANDHRA PRADESH") CUISINE

                                                                                   SIGNATURE DISHES OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The cuisine of Andhra Pradesh is known for their spicy 'edge'. It blends the South Indian cuisine with a heavy influence from their former Muslim rulers. Thus, one of their signature dishes, the Hyderabadi biriyani is typical of that heritage.

                                                          

 

 

                                                         MUTTON BIRYANI

                                                          

 

 

                                                                                               MIRCHI SALN

 

 

GONGURA PICKLE

 

 

                                                     VEGETARIAN ANDHRA TALI

                                                      

 

                                                                                                         PESARATTU AND GINGER PACHADI

                                                                                                          

 

 

                                                        UPINDI UPMA AND CURD

                                                        

 

 

PULIHORA, A TAMARIND-SEASONED RICE PREPARATION

 

 

                                                                              GONGURA MAMSAM, SPICY MUTTON CURRY

                                                                             

 

Punugulu
Punugulu is a popular street food from Andhra Pradesh made with idli or dosa batter. Onions, coriander leaves, yogurt, idli mixture mixed together to form a thick batter and deep fried till golden.

                                       

 

                                                                                         CHETTINAD CHICKEN

                                                                                         

 

                                    MASALA VADA

                                    

 

                                                               MASALA DOSA

                                                                

 

 

                      UPPAMA

                     

 

                                                                                         KESARI BHATH