Amaravati my brick my amravati

Amaravati

Amaravati which is also refered as amareshwaram is a village in guntur district of Andhrapradesh it has a famous temple Amareswara temple dedicated to Lord Siva, one of the famous Pancharamas

Amaravati is the new capital of Andhra Pradesh and is a planned city It is located on the banks of Krishna River

As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act (2014), Hyderabad became the capital of Telangana, following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. However, Hyderabad will remain the joint capital of both states for a period of ten years until development of the new capital is complete

My Brick - My Amaravati

Government of andhrapradesh started a compaign for crowdfunding the project to build the capital of andhrapradesh with the intention of increasing people's participation in the capital development process. The crowdfunding project uses a concept of selling e-bricks at the cost of 10 rupees/brick. A donor can choose the number of bricks, he wants to donate and use online payment to make the donation , the donor's name along with their city & state are listed in the donors page once the donors payment is successfully processed

Amaravati History
The recorded history of Amaravati and nearby Dharanikota dates to 2nd century BCE. It was the capital of Satavahanas who ruled from 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE. After the decline of Satavahanas, Andhra Ikshvakusand later Pallava kings ruled Krishna river valley. Subsequently, Eastern Chalukyas and Telugu Cholas held sway over the region. Kota Kings were in control of Amaravati during the medieval times. Kota kings were subdued by Kakatiyas in 11th century CE and Amaravati became part of the unified Telugu empire. The Skanda Purana gives a picture of the place and theSiva temple located here.

Holy relic sites map of Andhra Pradesh

Amaravathi Stupa relief at ChennaiMuseum, India

Amaravati was part of Delhi Sultanate, Musunuri Nayaks, Bahmani Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire, Sultanate of Golconda and Mughal Empiresuccessively before the founding of the Nizam of Hyderabad in 1724. It was ceded to France in 1750 but was captured by England in 1759. Guntur returned to the Nizamate in 1768 but was ceded to England again in 1788. It was briefly occupied by Hyder Ali. It was part of Madras Presidency during the British colonial period.

Map of Amaravathi AndhraPradesh