Manthani

Manthani
Village

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 18°39′N 79°40′E / 18.650°N 79.667°E / 18.650; 79.667Coordinates: 18°39′N 79°40′E / 18.650°N 79.667°E / 18.650; 79.667
Country India
State Telangana
District Peddapalli
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration TS-22
Website http://manamanthani.com/

Manthani is a village in Peddapalli district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Manthani mandal.[1] It is situated on the banks of the river Godavari. It is a very ancient center of Vedic learning, and even today houses many scholars well versed in the ancient knowledge of the Vedas and Shastras.

Etymology

Manthani (from Sanskrit Mantra Kutam or the House of Vedas) is popularly believed to house a thousand Brahmin families or Sahasra Brahmana Gadapa. In reverence, local scholars refer to Manthani as Mantrapuri (the town of hymns).

History

The Manthani village is surrounded by the sacred Godavari river in the northern side, Bokkala Vaagu in the south, a lush green reserve forest in the east and Ravula Cheruvu, a small lake in the Western side. Manthani is blessed with several ancient temples. Some of them are Lord Saileshwara Temple, Laxmi Narayana Swamy Temple, Mahalaxmi Temple, Gautameswara Temple, Vinayaka Temple, Dattatreya Temple, Saraswati Temple, Ramalayam Temple, Panchayatanam Temple and the Omkeshwara Temple. Most of the temples in Manthani were built during the Kakatiya period.

According to an inscription of Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya at Dwarakapeetam and Pushpagiri Peetam, Adi Shankara had visited Mantrakootam, now known as Manthani, during early sixth century AD and praised the Vedic customs and Vedic literacy of the people of this place.[2]

Transport

manamanthani.com
Rural Roads in Manthani in 2012 Manamanthani.net

TSRTC provide bus connectivity to nearby towns and cities.

References

  1. ↑ "District Level Mandal wise list of villages in Karimnagar district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Karimnagar is where Pushkaralu action is", Deccan Chronicle, Karimnagar, 14 July 2015. Retrieved on 20 May 2016.

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  1. ↑ http://www.manamanthani.com
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