Parnasala

This article is about a village in Telangana. For other places of this name, see Parnasala (disambiguation).
Parnasala
పర్ణశాల
village of historical importance

Parnasala
Parnasala
Parnasala
Coordinates: 17°55′55″N 80°53′46″E / 17.932°N 80.896°E / 17.932; 80.896Coordinates: 17°55′55″N 80°53′46″E / 17.932°N 80.896°E / 17.932; 80.896
Country India
State Telangana
District Khammam
Elevation 55 m (180 ft)
Population (2001)
  Total 513
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration TS
Website telangana.gov.in
Godavari river at Parnasala

Parnasala (Telugu: పర్ణశాల) is a village in the Dummugudem mandal in the Khammam district of Telangana, India.[1] The village is accessible by road and boats and is situated 32 km from the temple town of Bhadrachalam.

Geography

Parnasala is located at 17°55′55″N 80°53′45″E / 17.93194°N 80.89583°E / 17.93194; 80.89583[2] and has an average elevation of 55 metres (183 ft).

Demographics

According to the 2001 Indian census, the demographic details of Parnasala village are as follows:[3]

Legend

According to legend, it is said the "Lord Sri Rama "spent some of the 14 years of exile at this location. The locals believe that Sita, the beloved consort of "Lord Sri Rama" bathed in the stream here and dried her clothes on "Radhagutta" where the imprints are seen even today. The demon king "Ravana" parked his Pushpaka on the hillock on the opposite side of the river and abducted her. An earthen ditch reportedly caused when Ravana removed earth to carry off Sita to Lanka can be seen here. Another Hindu myth names Parnashala as the location where Rama killed Maricha, who came in disguise of a golden deer to deceive Sita.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.