Mantralayam

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Mantralayam
Village
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Mantralayam
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Mantralayam
Mantralayam (India)
Coordinates: 15°56′30″N77°25′41″E / 15.94167°N 77.42806°E / 15.94167; 77.42806
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kurnool
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
14,452 [1]
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
518345
Telephone code08512
Vehicle registration AP 21
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Mantralayam temple

Mantralayam is a pilgrim village in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River on the border with neighbouring state of Karnataka. It is known for being the site of the samadhi of Raghavendra Tirtha, a saint who lived in the 17th century. He is believed to have chosen to be enshrined alive in a meditative state in front of his disciples at the site of the temple. [2] Thousands of people visit the Raghavendra Math and temples on the banks of the river. [3]

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Demographics

Mantrayalam Taluk has a population of 61,294 people with roughly 92% Hindus, 7% Muslims and 0.5% Christians and 0.2% people following other faith.Telugu is the official language and spoken as mother tongue overwhelmingly and Urdu and Kannada spoken in minority.

Religion in Mantralayam Taluk 2011 [4]
ReligionPercent
Hinduism
 
92.21%
Islam
 
7.04%
Christianity
 
0.55%
Other or not stated
 
0.19%

Languages of Mantralayam Taluk 2011 [5]

   Telugu (89.02%)
   Urdu (6.25%)
   Kannada (2.27%)
   Lambadi (1.73%)
  Others (0.73%)

References

  1. ↑ "NPR Report".
  2. ↑ Eswaran, Arcot. "Mantralayam for that healing touch". The Hindu . No. 18 October 2002. The Hindu Newspaper. Archived from the original on 25 February 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ↑ DHNS (3 October 2009). "Dramatic rescue of Mantralayam seer". Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Population by Religion - Andhra Pradesh". censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. ↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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