Nandalur

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Nandalur
Town
Sri Soumyanatha Swamy Temple (Nandalur)
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Nandalur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14°15′00″N 79°07′00″E / 14.2500°N 79.1167°E / 14.2500; 79.1167
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Annamayya
Talukas	Nandalur
Government
• Type	Andhra Pradesh
Elevation	151 m (495 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	516150
Telephone code	08565

Nandalur is a town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Nandalur mandal in Rajampeta revenue division.^[1] The town is situated on the banks of the Cheyyeru River and has been an important religious and cultural hub for centuries.

Nandalur is on the west bank of river Cheyyeru. Once it was a famous Buddhist centre in Rayalaseema. In 1913 Buddhist caves and viharas were discovered.^[2]

Sri Soumyanatha Swamy^[3] is a temple situated nearly on ten acres of site. It is a replica of Thiruvannamalai Arunachalesvara Temple and patronized by Cholas, Pandyas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara, Pottapi and Matli Kings. Most of the inscriptions here are in Tamil. ^[4] Lord Sowmyanatha is installed on an elevated place.