About Allagadda

Allagadda (Telugu: ) is a mandal in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 120km from Kurnool on National Highway 18 and is the border of the districts Kurnool and Kadapa. Allagadda is notorious for its political factions and famous for the sculptures. Allagadda is situated on the bank of river Vakkileru. (The route from Kurnool to Kadapa on the National Highway 18..) ALLAGADDA Initially it was named as Avulagadda (Avula means cows and Gadda means place). It was so named because there were once a large number of cows in the area. While the people called it "Aavulagadda", the British understood it as "Allagadda" and so the name was understood as Allagadda. Allagadda is famous for stone art(sculpture) in India. Traditional sculpture, the famous Traditional sculptors form this Town are Mahasilpi Durugadda Balaveerachri (19261986), who was won the award in First world Telugu conferences in 1975, and fecilitated in Andhra pradesh Rajatotsav celebrations in 1983...