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    The Gudimallam Lingam is an ancient linga in the Parasurameswara Swamy Temple of Gudimallam, a small village near Tirupati city in the Yerpedu mandal...
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    Gudimallam is a village near Tirupati, located in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh state of India. It is situated about 15 kilometers southeast of Tirupati...
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    ultimately. The Gudimallam Lingam, one of the oldest examples of a lingam, is still in worship in the Parashurameshwara temple, Gudimallam, in a hilly forest...
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    Deula. There are a very few examples of larger variance: the chamber at Gudimallam is both semi-circular at the rear, and set below the main floor level...
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    Mahadeva. The oldest known archaeological linga as an icon of Shiva is the Gudimallam lingam from 3rd-century BCE. In Shaivism pilgrimage tradition, twelve...
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    more clearly phallic than later stylized lingams. The famous "man-size" Gudimallam Lingam in Andhra Pradesh is about 1.5 metres (5 ft) in height, carved...
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    survived in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, parts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Gudimallam is the oldest known lingam and has been dated to between 3rd to 1st-century...
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    and other cultural vestiges retrieved from other historical places like Gudimallam, Gandikota and Yaganti. It also includes galleries for medieval weaponry...
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  • their capital at various places at different times, including Kolar and Gudimallam. The earliest mention of the Banas in authentic historical records is...
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    Bojjannakonda Dharanikota Dantapuram Ghantasala, India Goli fort Gooty Gudimallam Lingam Gudiwada Dibba, Vizianagaram Gurramkonda Jaggaiahpet Jwalapuram...
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