Uttarandhra · District

Vizianagaram విజయనగరం

A city of forts, music and literature. Vizianagaram was the seat of the Pusapati rajas, the home of the reformer-playwright Gurajada Apparao, and the district where the Bobbili Veena is still hand-carved from a single block of jackwood.

VizianagaramHeadquartersUttarandhraRegionSirimanotsavam (Oct)Famous festival

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Places in Vizianagaram

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Fort

Bobbili Fort

The fort of the 1757 battle and the town of the veena

VizianagaramDay trip

Temple

Ramatheertham

A Rama temple and Jain–Buddhist ruins on three hills

VizianagaramDay trip

Where people live

Cities & towns

Vizianagaram

Vizianagaram district

Fort city of music, literature and the Sirimanotsavam

Taste & craft

Born in Vizianagaram

music · GI

Bobbili Veena

The Saraswati veena carved from a single block of jackwood by the Sarwasiddhi families of Gollapalli, Bobbili, patronised by the Bobbili rajas since the 17th century. Known for its deep tone and ornamental carving; GI-tagged.

Calendar

Events & festivals

festival

Pydithalli Ammavari Sirimanotsavam

Vizianagaram's signature festival: the priest is tied to the top of a tall sirimanu pole and swung three times around the fort while lakhs watch — a tradition of the Pusapati royal family for over 250 years.

October (first Tuesday after Vijayadasami)Vizianagaram fort area

Pride of the district

Famous people

Gurajada Apparao

Playwright and reformer · 1862–1915

Wrote Kanyasulkam (1892), the first Telugu play in everyday spoken language, attacking the sale of child brides; his song 'Desamante matti kaadoi, desamante manushuloi' is an anthem of the state.

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