Mellachervu

Mellachervu
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Nalgonda
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 508246

MellaCheruvu also known as Medlacheruru or MellaCheruvu is a village in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, India, situated at a distance of 10 km from Huzur Nagar and 24 km from Kodad and 68 km from the Khammam railway station. It is connected to the important commercial city of Vijayawada by a canal.

The village has still restored the glimpses of Kakatiya dynasty architecture which is manifested in one of the most celebrated temples of Swayambhu Sambhulingeswara Swami. A notable feature of the temple is that on the top of the lingam there is a hole of about 2 inches (50 mm) in circumference which is full of water in all seasons and the place therefore came to the known as Dakshina Kasi (Varanasi of the South). There is a legend associated with this lingam which is 1.83 metres in height and 0.34 metre in diameter. There is a belief in the local populace that the lingam in Swayambhu Sambhulingeswara Swami temple is growing in height. It is also interesting to find that for every foot (0.3 m) of growth there forms a round line on it.

Devotees worshiping the lingam with reverence. Every day 'Pooja' is celebrated in the temple where devotees in large number visit the temple to receive the blessings of the Lord. They decorate the lingam by appling kumkum (vermillion) dots on six lines found on the lingam.

Every year, during the season of Mahasivaratri festival, the Kalyanotsavam of the deity is celebrated with devotion and this event forms one of the greatest instances where people gather in thousands. Nearly 10,000 Hindu devotees from the districts of Hyderabad, Warangal, Guntur, Krishna and Nalgonda congregete during the 'Kalyanotsavam'. Thus Medlacheruru occupies a significant place in the locational aspect of temples in Andhra Pradesh.

Mellacheruvu is famous for cement industries and one of the major sources for cottor,chilli and rice exports from Nalgonda district

Krushi Vidhyalayam and Krushi Foundation is established in Mellacheruvu by Mr Narsi Reddy Posham who came from the same place.

KRUSHI Foundation ( http://www.krushifoundation.org) is a Non-Profit, SERVICE-based organization, dedicated to providing quality and affordable education to under privileged children. This is accomplished through school development projects, scholarships and educational exchanges.

Rail track laid recently, due to which more industries like Parboiled and cement will be coming up. The main crops are paddy, cotton and chillies.