Gurazala is a town in Palnadu district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal, Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division.It was formed as a Nagar Panchayat combining panchayats of Gurazala and (J.M.Puram) Jangamaheswarapuram in 2020 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The town has a history over 900+ years in the historical palnadu times (11th century) and served as the headquarters/capital of the region during 11th century.
History The battle of Palnadu took place between Gurazala and Macherla between 1176 AD – 1182 AD at Karampudi (Yuddabhoomi). Gurazala is capital of the Palnadu kingdom. This is one of the historical places in Andhra Pradesh.Roghair, G.H., The Epic of Palnadu, 1982, Clarendon Press;
Geography
Gurazala is situated at . It is spread over an area of .
Governance
Gurazala nagar panchayat is the municipal body of the town. +GovernanceDepartmentInchargeLegislativeGurazala MLA, Gurazala Municipality ChairmanExecutiveGurazala RDO, Gurazala MROJudiciaryHon'ble Gurazala Court Judge, Addl.District Court Complex.Police Sub DivisionGurazala DSPHealthPHC, UHC Gurazala
Culture Amaralingeswara Swami Temple is located in the village of Daida Bilam, near Gurazala. The temple features a significant Shiva Lingam and a large Nandi, both situated inside a small cave (Bilam). The temple's central feature is the Nagarjunasila, under which the main Shiva Lingam is located. Additionally, the temple includes a common arched structure that houses deities such as Lord Shiva, Bramaramba Devi, Ganesha, and Subramanya Swamy.
Notable people
Nayakuralu Nagamma, minister of the Gurajala faction who led the army against Macherla faction in the Battle of Palnadu, Kaneganti Hanumanthu, started the Palnadu Rebellion against taxes. Kayithi Narsi Reddy, politician Palnati Bramhanaidu, Minister of Palnadu Kingdom and a great social reformer of medieval india. Kavuri Venkaiah, a freedom fighter, started training institutes for teachers and free education for many poor people around the Palnadu area.The Atheist, Volume 8
Education
The village had 25 schools in 2018–2019, including one each of government, model, KGBV and state welfare residential schools; 11 private and 10 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools. Jagarlamudi Zilla Parishad High School is a district council funded school, which provides Secondary education in the village.
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