Amaravati's History
Amaravati is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. Located
on the banks of River Krishna, it is a part of the Amaravati mandal of Guntur revenue
division. Although now it is officially designated as a village administered by
a gram panchayat, it is an important historic town, and served as the capital of
the Satavahana kingdom in ancient days. Sri Amaralingeswara Swamy temple is located
at the Amararama Pancharama Kshetra site in this village, which makes it a holy
town for the Hindus. It is also a historic Buddhist site, and the Amaravati Mahachaitya
stupa was built here between the 2nd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.