Vellala

This article is about the village. For the caste, see Vellalar.
Vellala
village
Vellala

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 14°55′56″N 78°32′08″E / 14.932221°N 78.535616°E / 14.932221; 78.535616Coordinates: 14°55′56″N 78°32′08″E / 14.932221°N 78.535616°E / 14.932221; 78.535616
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kadapa
Mandal Rajupalem
Gram Panchayat Kummarapalli
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Vellala is a small village in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1] It is near the town of Proddutur in the Kadapa District.

The village got its name from the locally famous "Vellala Sanjevaraswami ", a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman. This temple is at the place where Lord Hanuman stopped for some water while flying to Lanka carrying the Sanjivani mountain.

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