Ananthapuramu District Court

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

The District Court ANANTHAPURAMU was established 1st January, 1920. The District has 37 nos number of courts i.e., 9 nos. District courts, 8 nos. Senior Civil Judge Courts and 20 nos. Junior Civil Judge Courts. Sri J.W.Hughes was the first District and Sessions Judge.

LEPAKSHI

How to Reach

It is the most important place in the Anantapuram District from the historical and archaeological point of view . Lepakshi is situated at a distance of 105km from Bangalore and 110 km from Ananthapur. Lepakshi is well connected by road with frequent bus and private transport facilities from Hindupur at the distance of 15 KM. The nearest railhead is at Hindupur.

The Skandhapuranam refers to Lepakshi as one of the 108 Saiva temples in India . Sri Virupanna, who worked as a Treasury Officer of Penukonda Fort of Vijayanagara Empire, took up the construction of the Lord Veerabhadhra Temple at Lepakshi in the 16th-century. One can find the late Vijayanagara style of architecture in the vestiges of Lepakshi.

The construction of the temple in 1538 A.D. is attributed to Virupanna, a noble man and merchant prince of those times. The natyamandapa or dance hall is supported by 100 pillars finely sculpted with[...]