NCR - maar bhi, raftaar bhi - Harshit Sharma

Nandyal is surrounded by nine temples of Lord Shiva,called Nava Nandi.
These nine temples are Mahanandi, Shivanandi, Vinayakanandi,
Somanandi, Prathamanandi, Garudanandi, Suryanandi,
Krishnanandi (also called Vishnunandi) and Naganandi.
Mahanandi is the most...
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famous of all with a rush of tourists and devotees every year.
Omkaram is another famous Siva temple very close to Nandyal.
They attract a large number of devotees throughout the year.
Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple is nearby Nandyal.It has the world's largest Nandi idol.
The devotees believe that the Nandi idol in front of the temple is continuously increasing its size.
As per Archaeological Survey of India
the rock grows at the rate of 1 inch per 20 years (10 mm per 8 years).
Siva, Parvathi and Nandi are the deities worshipped here.
Ahobilam,65 km from Nandyal has the famous temple of Narasimha Swamy,
one of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu.
Nandyal is also the gateway to Belum Caves, mahanandi and Srisailam.
Mahanandi link
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Ahobilam link
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Yaganti link
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Belum Caves link
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