Anantapur

The city of Anantapur has a population of 360,951. It is a fast growing city that has been upgraded to a city with population of around 5 Lakhs (=500,000). Anantapur is known for its tourist attraction. Bhagvan Satya Sai Baba is born in Anantapur Dist near puttaparthy and studied in Uravakonda in Anantapur (dist).

 

Software Companies

Acorn Embedded Systems Private Limited

Sorokasoft (India) Private Limited

Pandit View Software Private Limited

ValueInfotech (BPO)

iwebion Technologies- iwebion Technologies is an IT company founded in the year 2008 by Mr.Mohith agadi at the age of 17 at anantapur town. iwebion Technologies offers cost effective world class quality solutions in web, software, multimedia, internet marketing, IT training etc.

Places of interest in and around Anantapur

Anantapur Clock Tower

Anantapur Clock Tower is in the heart of the city which brings back the memories of the Independence days during which it has been built

 

 

 

Lepakshi Temple

Lepakshi Temple (is renowned as the repository of the best mural paintings of the Vijayanagar Kings. Lepakshi consists of three shrines dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and ‘Virabhadra’). The temple is decorated with superbly sculptured pillars on which are carved life-size representations of musicians and dancers in various poses displaying spirit and vigour. One can also see the world’s largest Nandi (stone sculpture of the bull which Lord Shiva rides and the gate keeper of the Shiva) lepakshi is 14 km from Hindupur

Puttaparth

Puttaparthi, Prasanthi Nilayam (Home of Sri Satya Sai and to many facilities such as super speciality hospital, educational institutions, founded by Sri Satya Sai)

Thimmamarri manu (A large Banyan tree spread over five acres of land near Kadiri. This tree was recorded as the biggest tree in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989)

Venkateswara Swamy Temple & Shiva Temple in Tadipatri. Architectural beauty

Hanuman temple, Kasapuram, near to Guntakal

Belum Caves (natural Caves), 15 km from Tadipatri

External links

Anantapur Online Official Website

Anantapur.com

District – Anantapur

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur

Sri Krishnadevaraya University Website