Palnadu పల్నాడు
The land of the 12th-century Palnati war, the Amaravathi Mahastupa and the Dhyana Buddha, the Ethipothala waterfalls and the right bank of Nagarjuna Sagar. Kotappakonda's three-peaked Shiva hill draws lakhs at Maha Shivaratri, and Piduguralla is the state's lime and cement town.
Places in Palnadu
Amaravathi Mahastupa & Dhyana Buddha
The great stupa of the Satavahanas and a 125-ft meditating Buddha
Kotappakonda
Three peaks, one Shiva — and the tallest Shivaratri prabhalu in Andhra
Ethipothala Waterfalls
A 70-ft fall on the Chandravanka, near Nagarjuna Sagar
Nagarjuna Sagar
One of the world's largest masonry dams and an island of Buddhist history
Cities & towns
Narasaraopet
Palnadu district
Palnadu's headquarters below the Kotappakonda hill
Piduguralla
Palnadu district
Lime City of Andhra — limestone, cement and the road to the Sagar
Macherla
Palnadu district
Chennakesava temple town beside Nagarjuna Sagar
Sattenapalli
Palnadu district
Palnadu town on the Guntur–Nandyal line
Chilakaluripet
Palnadu district
Highway town where NH16 meets the Palnadu road
Getting to Palnadu
Narasaraopet and Piduguralla stations on the Guntur–Nandyal line; NH167 to Nagarjuna Sagar; Vijayawada airport is 90–120 km.