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| subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupati district|Tirupati]] | | subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupati district|Tirupati]] | ||
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil|Subdistrict]] | | subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil|Subdistrict]] | ||
| subdivision_name3 = Nagalapuram | | subdivision_name3 = [[Nagalapuram mandal]] | ||
| established_title = <!-- Established --> | | established_title = <!-- Established --> | ||
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629532|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref> | | population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629532|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=11 November 2014}}</ref> | ||
| demographics_type1 = | | demographics_type1 = [[Language]] | ||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | ||
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'''Nagalapuram''' is a Mandal Headquarter in [[Tirupati district]] of the [[ | '''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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