Kumili

Kumili
village
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 535204
Vidhan Sabha constituency nerlimarla

Kumili is a historical village and panchayat in Pusapatirega[1] mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

History

Kumili was the former seat of the erstwhile Vizianagaram Kingdom. Ruins of this mud fort still exist here.

Demographics

The village has a population of 5,929 and about 1,300 houses in 2001. Males constitutes 2,991 and Females 2938 of the population.

Culture

This small village is famous on account of a huge complex of temples from ancient time. The temples are unique with extremely attractive sculptures, paintings on the walls and idols. The story of Ramayana was painted on the walls of the temples. The temples within the complex are of Ganapathi, Shiva, Kalika Devi, Navagrahalu, Satyanarayana Swamy, Subramanyeswaraswamy, Seetharamaswamy, Anjaneya Swamy and Venu Gopalaswamy.

References

  1. ↑ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier. panchayat.gov.in

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