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'''Nagalapuram''' is a Mandal Headquarter in [[Tirupati district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of Nagalapuram mandal in [[Srikalahasti revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web |title=District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/chittoor.pdf|website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=19 September 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214094218/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/chittoor.pdf|archivedate=14 December 2014|page=7|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web |title=Chittoor District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |accessdate=19 June 2015|pages=479, 515|format=PDF}}</ref> This town is home to [[Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram|Vedanarayana Temple]], where the presiding deity [[Vishnu]] is in the form of [[Matsya]], the first incarnation of Dasavatara.<ref name="suryapooja">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sun-rays-enter-temple-a-day-before-surya-puja-festival/article7030615.ece | title=Sun rays enter temple a day before Surya Puja festival | date=25 March 2015 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=17 February 2019 }}</ref>
'''Nagalapuram''' is a Mandal Headquarter in [[Tirupati district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of [[Nagalapuram mandal]] in [[Srikalahasti revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web |title=District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/chittoor.pdf|website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=19 September 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214094218/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/chittoor.pdf|archivedate=14 December 2014|page=7|format=PDF}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web |title=Chittoor District Mandals |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India |accessdate=19 June 2015|pages=479, 515|format=PDF}}</ref> This town is home to [[Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram|Vedanarayana Temple]], where the presiding deity [[Vishnu]] is in the form of [[Matsya]], the first incarnation of Dasavatara.<ref name="suryapooja">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sun-rays-enter-temple-a-day-before-surya-puja-festival/article7030615.ece | title=Sun rays enter temple a day before Surya Puja festival | date=25 March 2015 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=17 February 2019 }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Nagalapuram the temple town is built at the time of [[Krishnadevaraya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire]] regime in memory of his mother ''Nagamamba Devi''. Hence, it became Sri Nagalapuram. Before the change of its name to Nagalapuram, this village was known as ''Harigandapuram''.
Nagalapuram the temple town is built at the time of [[Krishnadevaraya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire]] regime in memory of his mother ''Nagamamba Devi''. Hence, it became Sri Nagalapuram. Before the change of its name to Nagalapuram, this village was known as ''Harigandapuram''.
Tirupati district was formed on 4 April 2022 with parts of [[Chittoor district|Chittoor]] and [[Nellore district|Nellore]] districts. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://tirupati.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Tirupati District | work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 9 October 2023}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
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*[https://touristinindia.com/nagalapuram-falls-trekking-package/ Nagalapuram falls]
*[https://touristinindia.com/nagalapuram-falls-trekking-package/ Nagalapuram falls]


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