Polasa

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native_name = Polasa| type = city | latd = 18.9 | longd = 79.03
locator_position = right | state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Karimnagar
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altitude = 264
population_as_of = 2001
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Polasa is a small village near Jagatyala in Karimnagar District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It appears that this was an important historic town during the dynasties of Rashtrakuta, Chalukya and Kakatiyas, with various inscriptions referring to this place as paulastyasrama pattana, polavaasadesa, paulasteswarapura etc. It apparently was also an important center of Vedic learning.

Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University has established a Research Station at Polasa in 1980, as part of Agro Climatic Zonal Planning.

Name

While there is popular myth that this village derives its name from the local deity poulasteshwara swami, it is likely that this derivation just another instance of Sanskritization and/or Folk etymology. There is a Dravidian root *pola which denotes a town or city. With the temple of poulasteshwara swami, the village named as Poulasteshwara Puram. As the time goes on (in the next generations) the Poulasteshwara puram is renamed to "Polasa".

The Poulasteshwara temple is very famous in the Jagtial devision, which is built by Kakatiayas. Now it is known as "Shivalayam". This temple is located near to the NH-16, surrounded by agriculture fields, is s good place of worship as well as good visiting place.

"Polasa" is famous for the agricultural research center ( Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural Research Center). Is a Major Grampanchayath in Jagtial Mondal

Geography

Polasa is located at coord|18.9|N|79.03|E|. It has an average elevation of 264 metres (866 feet).

History

Inscriptions from the 12th century mention that Polasa was a capital under the Lordship of Medaraja (1080-1110). The epigraph of 1108 AD refers to him as Mahamandalesvara Meda-kshampati who bears the titles of Lattaluru-puravaradhisvara and Suvarnagaruda-dhvaja which clearly indicates his Rashtrakuta affiliation. His son was Jaggadeva (1110-1116). Records mention that Medaraja II or Mailagideva who succeeded to the ruler ship of polavaasadesa after the death of his father, Jaggadeva, rebelled against the authority of newly anointed Kakatiya king Rudra (1158-1195). This act of rebellion apparently necessitated Rudra to march his army to defeat Mailagideva. Rudra is then said to have burned the town of Polasa, and Polavasa country was annexed to Kakatiya kingdom. The date of this conflict can be assigned to around 1159 CE. [History of the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi, 610-1210 A.D. By Bhavaraju Venkatakrishna Rao] [Journal of the Andhra Historical Society By Rajahmundry, Madras Andhra Historical Research Society] . Kakatiya inscriptions of 14th century mention that the paulastheswara temple here was built during the reign of Prataparudra (1295-1323).

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