Mantralayam

Mantralayam is a pilgrim village in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River on the border with neighbouring state of Karnataka. It is known for being the site of the samadhi of Raghavendra Tirtha, a saint who lived in the 17th century. He is believed to have chosen to be enshrined alive in a meditative state in front of his disciples at the site of the temple.^[2] Thousands of people visit the Raghavendra Math and temples on the banks of the river.^[3]

Mantralayam
Village
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Coordinates: 15°56′30″N 77°25′41″E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Population  (2015)
• Total	14,452[1]
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	518345
Telephone code	08512
Vehicle registration	AP 21

Mantralayam temple

Demographics

Mantrayalam Taluk has a population of 61,294 people with roughly 92% Hindus, 7% Muslims and 0.5% Christians and 0.2% people following other faith.Telugu is the official language and spoken as mother tongue overwhelmingly and Urdu and Kannada spoken in minority.

Religion in Mantralayam Taluk 2011 [4]
Religion			Percent
Hinduism			92.21%
Islam			7.04%
Christianity			0.55%
Other or not stated			0.19%

Languages of Mantralayam Taluk 2011^[5]

1. Telugu (89.02%)
2. Urdu (6.25%)
3. Kannada (2.27%)
4. Lambadi (1.73%)
5. Others (0.73%)