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Sri Andhra Viṣhṇu, better known as Srikakuḷandhra Mahaviṣhṇu, was a legendary warrior by name Viṣhṇu who became famous as a very valorous saviour of his small kingdom. The creator of Trilinga Desa or the original Telingana (The Telugu region between Draksharamam, Kaleswaram and Srisailam). The borders of Telugu speaking region later expanded and the entire Telugu region was referred to as Telangana during the Qutub Shahi and Asaf Jahi dynasties. After Nizams sold the part of Telugu regions (containing Draksharamam and Srisailam) to British, the left over region retained the name Telangana and the nucleus of Trilinga Desa (or Telinga), the Srikakulam (Ghantasala Mandal) of Andhra Maha Vishnu became a forgotten history. Currently, the regions of later Telugu expansion such as Nizamabad-RangaReddy-Medak-Hyderabad-Mahabubnagar (originally Kannada Chalukyas) and Adilabad (originally Gond) were more so referred to as Telangana than the regions of original Telangana. ==Āndhra Vishnu Temple== After his reign, people came to believe that he had an ''amsa'' of the divine savior Maha Vishnu himself. Perhaps in his honor, people had dedicated a new temple now located at Srikakulam, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. The deity of the temple is known as ''Andhra Viṣhṇu'' or ''Srikakulandhra Viṣhṇu''. The main sanctum of the temple survived at least since the time of the Satavahana emperors, perhaps from 2nd or even 3rd century BC. In that respect, it is perhaps one of the most ancient temple sites in the country. Available evidence seems to suggest that Andhra Viṣhṇu ruled before the time of the Satavahanas. This temple has many attractions and historical links. As many as 32 inscriptions, including those issued by Krishnadevaraya, appear on the walls of the temple. The presiding deity has some striking peculiarities. The deity holds a sankha in right hand and a chakra in left hand as against usual practice of vice versa. Likewise, Krishna does not find place in dasavatara (the ten incarnations of Vishnu) here. The list includes, Matsya, Koorma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Rama, Balarama, Buddha and Kalki. The present temple is said to be existing from 1010 A.D., and was reconstructed twice before now. The Cholas are stated to have reconstructed the temple by bringing the idol found in river Krishna bed during their rule. Later, the temple was reconstructed in 1992 during Krishna Pushkarams. However the temple was in a neglected state of affairs though it had a property of about 200 acres of fertile land.〔http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/20/stories/2010072052990200.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andhra Vishnu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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