Temple Festivals & Fairs
There are thousands of centres, religious or secular where weekly,
monthly or annual fairs are held. Every village and town in Andhra
has some kind of temple or place of worship where religious festivals
are held accompanied by fairs. Some of them are of local importance,
others have a wider significance. Amaravati Srisailam, Tripurantakam,
Kaleswaram, Daksharamam, Kalahasti vemulavada and Inavole are the most
important Saiva Kshetras and Srikurmam, Simhachalam, Nellore,
Tirupati, Ahobilam, Srikakulam yadagiri, Bhadrachalam and Mamgalagiri
are the most important Vaishnava Kshetras. Warangal, Mandapaka,
Alampuram, Secundrabad, Bejawada, Sulurpeta and Donakonda are important
Sakti Kshetras.
These places attract millions of devotees throughout
the year, and the rituals observed here are traditional, in accordance
with the Agamas.
