Kolletikota

Kolletikota
Village
Peddintlamma Temple in Kolletikota
Interactive map of Kolletikota
Kolletikota Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°37′34″N81°17′20″E / 16.626°N 81.289°E / 16.626; 81.289
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Eluru
Mandal	Kaikaluru
Founded by	Langula Gajapathi Raju
Area [1]
• Total	10.96 km2 (4.23 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	21,292
• Density	1,943/km2 (5,032/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521340

Kolletikota is a village in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Kaikaluru mandal of Gudivada revenue division. ^{[1] [2]}

Kolletikota was the fort of Langula Gajapati (Langula Narasimha deva Gajapati) of Eastern Ganga dynasty of Odisha.

During conflicts with Muhammadin a Muslim Ruler encamped at Chigurukota on the shores of Kolleru Lake Muslim armies, the enemy attempted to drain the lake through the Upputeru channel to weaken the Gajapati defenses. Legend states that a royal general sacrificed his daughter, Perantala Kanama, to invoke divine protection, leading to the naming of the channel as “Perantala Kanama.” The Sri Peddinti Ammavari Temple at Kolleru stands as a cultural and religious symbol of this historical tradition.

Culture

Peddintlamma Temple is the temple in the village. ^[3]

See also

• Villages in Kaikaluru mandal

References

1. "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,346. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
3. kolletikota Temple. "Sri peddintlamma Temple".^{[ permanent dead link ]}