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Pushpagiri, now a village in Kadapa district Andhra Pradesh, was in its history a major city, religious and education center near the banks of river Pennar (Pinakini in Sanskrit texts). The earliest inscriptions found here date from the 4th-century CE, but texts dated to pre-2nd century BCE mention it as an important center for monasteries. Pushpagiri and nearby locations were one of the focal points of an important economic and populated region through the 16th-century. It is one of the places where Adi Sankara is reputed to have visited and supported an Advaita Matha (monastery for Advaita Vedanta studies). Many major Hindu and Jain temples were built in and near Pushpagiri, and it came to be known as the second Hampi. The village of Pushpagiri in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh is about 20 kilometers northwest of Kadapa city, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the important religious center in a valley region to the west of Nallamala hills of Eastern ghats are naturally protected by a hilly terrain and gifted with several significant rivers. The Mauryas, Vishnukundins, Pallavas, Chalukyas of Badami, Cholas, Rashtrakutas, Kakatiyas and Vijaynagara dynasties helped build, expand and renovate major temples and infrastructure in Pushpagiri and nearby region. Many of these temples and monasteries were damaged or destroyed during the Deccan wars of expansion by Deccan Sultanates. Ruins were re-discovered by British colonial era archaeologists and historians, with sections restored in the recent decades.
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