Anakapalli is a Municipal town in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
The Anakapalli town is famous for its jaggery market.
Its market is ranked second in India in terms of jaggery imports/exports.
Anakapalli is also a very busy and famous business center in this region.
Many people from the rural areas around the town cites Anakapalli as their destination for their shopping and medical needs.
20% of Anakapalli people main business is finance.
One of the most significant Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh, Sankaram is located some 3.5 km away from Anakapalle and 41 km away from Visakhapatnam on the Sabbavaram by-pass road.
The name Sankaram derives from the term Sangharama. Sankaram is famous for the whole lot of votive stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built structural edifices, early historic pottery and Satavahana coins that date back to the 1st century AD.
The main stupa here was initially carved out of rock and then covered with bricks. where you can see a number of images of the Buddha carved on the rock face of the caves.
At Lingalametta, there are hundreds of rock cut monolithic stupas in rows, spread all over the hill. Among other Buddhist attractions here are relic casket, three chiatya halls, votive platforms, stupas and Vajrayana sculptures.
The Vihara was functional for around a millennium and saw the development of the not only Theravada form of Buddhism but also Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.
Later Anakapalle went to estate of Vavilavalasa Inuganty kings and ruled a long time.
The Anakapalli town is famous for its jaggery market.
Its market is ranked second in India in terms of jaggery imports/exports.
Anakapalli is also a very busy and famous business center in this region.
Many people from the rural areas around the town cites Anakapalli as their destination for their shopping and medical needs.
20% of Anakapalli people main business is finance.
One of the most significant Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh, Sankaram is located some 3.5 km away from Anakapalle and 41 km away from Visakhapatnam on the Sabbavaram by-pass road.
The name Sankaram derives from the term Sangharama. Sankaram is famous for the whole lot of votive stupas, rock-cut caves, brick-built structural edifices, early historic pottery and Satavahana coins that date back to the 1st century AD.
The main stupa here was initially carved out of rock and then covered with bricks. where you can see a number of images of the Buddha carved on the rock face of the caves.
At Lingalametta, there are hundreds of rock cut monolithic stupas in rows, spread all over the hill. Among other Buddhist attractions here are relic casket, three chiatya halls, votive platforms, stupas and Vajrayana sculptures.
The Vihara was functional for around a millennium and saw the development of the not only Theravada form of Buddhism but also Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.
Later Anakapalle went to estate of Vavilavalasa Inuganty kings and ruled a long time.
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