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Lepakshi
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  • Internet Availability:Good
  • STD Code:08556
  • Languages Spoken:Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Marathi, Sanskrit, Bahasa Indonesia, Italiano and Tagalog
  • Major Festivals:Lepakshi Utsavaluis
  • Notes/Tips:None

Top 3 places to visit in Lepakshi

Kalyana Mandapa Pilgrimage
Kalyana Mandapa

The Kalyana Mandapa is part of the Veerabhadra Temple complex, including the Lepakshi...

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Lepakshi Nandi Pilgrimage
Lepakshi Nandi

The Bull of Lepakshi Nandi is one of the most popular tourist places in Lepakshi and...

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Shri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple Pilgrimage
Shri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple

The Lepakshi temple, also famous as the Veerabhadra temple, is in a small village in...

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The small village of Lepakshi, which is in the district of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, is a great spot to see art and buildings from the Vijayanagara kingdom. Many people come to this place to see its beautiful buildings and landmarks, as well as its traditional art. About 10,042 people live in the village. The major tourist attraction is the "Sri Verabhadra Swamy Temple." The town receives a lot of tourists at present. It attracts approximately 287,086 tourists from within the country and 510 from abroad.

Kalyana Mandapa

The Lepakshi Temple and the Kalyana Mandapa are both part of the Veerabhadra Temple complex. It is one of the best places to visit in Lepakshi. On the back side of the main Veerabhadra Temple in the same complex, the Kalyana Mandapa is another big draw. It has a lot of artwork, like the mukha-mandapa of the Veerabhadra Temple. You can reach Kalyana Mandapa through Nagalinga.

Lepakshi Nandi

Another interesting thing about the town is the image of the Nandi Bull and the paintings close to the Veerbhadra Temple. This single-piece figure of Nandi is made of basalt and is 4.5 meters tall and 8.23 meters long. Many people come to see what they think is the most prominent figure in India. There is another Nandi statue in Karnataka at Shravanabelagola. It is a figure of Gomateshwara. Lepakshi tour packages often include visits to these iconic spots.

Shri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple

The Lepakshi temple also called the Veerbhadra temple, is in a small village in the Andhra Pradesh district of Anantapur. It is famous for its design, which includes cave rooms and pillars that hang down. Lepakshi tour packages highlight its cultural and archaeological importance, as it is where the main shrine to Veerabhadra is located. In the bygone era, it was the imperial city of the Vijayanagara Empire. The Lepakshi Temple paintings are so renowned that they will never go out of fashion; they will continue to be worthwhile.

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