Vontimitta
Vontimitta
ఒంటిమిట్ట | |
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View of the Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple in Vontimitta | |
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| Coordinates: 14°23′00″N 79°02′00″E / 14.3833°N 79.0333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Rayalaseema |
| District | Kadapa |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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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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.
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.