Vontimitta
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Vontimitta (Telugu: ఒంటిమిట్ట) or Ekasilanagaram, is a village in Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Vontimitta Mandal of the Kadapa revenue division.[1][3]
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Vontimitta
ఒంటిమిట్ట | |
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Coordinates: 14.3833°N 79.0333°E / 14.3833; 79.0333 | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Region | Rayalaseema |
District | Kadapa |
Area | |
• Total | 19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 16,067 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 516213 |
Telephone code | 08589 |
Vehicle registration | AP-04 |
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The village is well-known for the Kodandarama Swamy Temple, Vontimitta, famous for its architecture and art. French traveler Jean-Baptiste Tavernier described the temple as ,“one of the grandest pagodas in the whole of India”. The temple is considered to be a centrally protected monument.[citation needed]