Owk
| Owk అవుకు Avuku | |
|---|---|
| mandal | |
  Owk Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°13′00″N 78°07′00″E / 15.2167°N 78.1167°ECoordinates: 15°13′00″N 78°07′00″E / 15.2167°N 78.1167°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kurnool |
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Owk is a mandal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Geography
Owk is located at 15°13′00″N 78°07′00″E / 15.2167°N 78.1167°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 194 meters (639 feet).
Owk is known for the nearby Belum Caves. The temple of Lord Chennakeshava and an avatar of Adisakti worshiped as Mulama, was built during Krishna Deva Raya's reign by Nalla Thimmaraju, founder of Owk. There is a bathing tank named Thimmaraju Tank.
History
The former zamindars trace their origins back to the 15th century when Bukka obtained the zamindari estate from the Raja of Vijayanagar. Avuku State was founded In 1463AD the same Thimmaraju who built the owk tank, the son in law of great emperor sri krishna devaraya, Aliya Rama rayalu was younger Co brother of timmaraju who constructed owk tank which was known well as Thimmaraju cheruvu at present the same tank was converted as reservoir by raising its bund to 220 feet height the reservoir has internal area of more than 1000 acres and it is main source of irrigation in Ryalasema region and also providing drinking water facility to nearby villages and towns. The descendants of the timmaraju by name Nandyala Ramakrishna Raju aged 57, Nandyala Trivikrama Varma aged 55 and he has one son by name Nandyala Abinash Prashanth Varma aged 26 are residing at owk, it has one long street there is a Vishnu Temple constructed by Nandyala chinna Krishnama Raju in 17th century, There is a Temple by deity name Mullama she is treated as incarnation of Adhiparashakthi and treated as Grama Devatha of Owk Village,just opposite to the town or two beautiful Water Falls, the gollaleru & paleru which flow close by the Town,1805 the state was annexed to Hyderabad State.[2]