Gummileru

Gummileru
గుమ్మిలేరు

Jain Temple in Gummileru
Gummileru
Gummileru

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 17°16′02″N 82°16′06″E / 17.26726°N 82.26836°E / 17.26726; 82.26836Coordinates: 17°16′02″N 82°16′06″E / 17.26726°N 82.26836°E / 17.26726; 82.26836
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Area[1]
  Total 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation 16 m (52 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 2,212
  Density 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 533232
Telephone code +91–8855

Gummileru is a village in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Alamuru mandal of Rajahmundry revenue division]].[1][2] Shree Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain temple is one of Jain Tirth in the state, located in the village.[3]

Shree Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain temple

In 1977, during construction of the national highway 5 in this village, ancient statues of lord Parshwanath and other Tirthankars were excavated in the “Ardha-Padmasan” mudra. On inspection of these statues, historians derived that these belonged to the Mauryan age were approximately 2000 years ancient.

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,450. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. "Google Maps". Google Maps.
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