Penuganchiprolu

Penuganchiprolu is a village and Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Penuganchiprolu previously called "Pedakanchi" . 101 Temples are there in penuganchprolu.The great goddess "Sri Laxmi Tirupathamma, Gopaiah" Temple. Every year, approxmately one lack of piligrams visit the temple. Thousands of Women carry Bonalu for the temple fair (Tirunallu) at Penuganchiprolu.

Penuganchiprolu is also famous for its great heritage and culture. Andhra Ratna Gopalakrishnayya Duggirala (1889-1928) born in our penuganchiprolu Gopalakrishnayya Duggirala was one of the famous leaders in the non-violent Indian Freedom Movement. He attracted millions of Andhra Indians to the movement through his poetry and speeches. He was born in Penuganchiprolu village in Krishna district on June 2, 1889 into a Brahmin family. His father was Kodandaraamaiah and mother was Seetamma. He studied in high schools in Gunturu and Bapatla cities. While at school, even at that young age, he founded “Jaateeya Naatyamandali (National Dance Group)” to help develop arts such as drama and music. He was the Founder of "RamDandu" organization, which lead the krishna and Guntur district people in big way and attracted the national leaders.

Dr. Kommaraju Laxmana Rao, a great literature was also born in Penuganchiprolu.He Started "Sri Krishna Telugu maha Sabha" in Hyderabad.

Penuganchprolu is also famous for agriculture, political movement and high skilled technical professionals are available. Please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/penuganchiprolutechies/" to meet penuganchiprolu skilled professionals.

Villages in Penuganchiprolu Mandal

The following is the list of villages in this Mandal. [cite web
url=http://www.krishna.gov.in/eldistrict2/htm/11.htm
title=Villages in Penuganchiprolu Mandal
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accessdate=2007-02-15 ]

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