Paritala
Paritalaa | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | NTR |
| Mandal | Kanchikacherla |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,726 |
| • Density | 486.8/km2 (1,261/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Paritala is a village in the NTR district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It is located in Kanchikacherla mandal of Vijayawada revenue division.[1]
History
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When the British achieved paramountcy over India, the Nizams were allowed to continue to rule their princely states as client kings. The Nizams retained internal power over Paritala village until 1948 when Paritala was integrated into the new Indian Union.
Temples
[edit | edit source]A statue in depicting Hanuman called Veera Abhaya Anjaneya Hanuman Swami is located in the village.[2] It was installed in 2003 and stands 135 feet (41 meters) tall. It is probably the tallest statue of Hanuman in the world.
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Diamonds
[edit | edit source]Paritala and the nearby villages such as Gani Atkur formed the area of rich diamond mines called Kollur Mines (Gani Kollur).[3][4][5]
The Kollur mines were visited by Tavernier and William Methold who recorded that bullock cart loads of diamonds were being unearthed by 60,000 workers (1618 A.D.).[6] Some of the most famous diamonds mined in Kollur mines, Gani Paritala and gani Atkur are:
- Koh-i-Noor (186 ct) – British Crown Jewels, London
- Great Mogul (787 ct) – Lost after Nadir Shah sacked Delhi
- Pitt or Regent (410 ct) – Apollo Gallery, Louvre Museum, Paris
- Orlov (300 ct) – Diamond Treasury, Kremlin, Moscow
- Nizam Diamond (440 ct) – Nizam's Treasury, Hyderabad
- Hope Diamond (67 ct) – Smithsonian Institution, Washington
- The Golconda (135 ct) – Dunklings Jewellers, Melbourne, Australia.
- Kolluru (63 ct) – Purchased by Tavernier and unknown location
During medieval times and British rule, Paritala-Kollur mines were famous for diamond mining. Diamonds such as Pitt and Regent diamonds were mined here.[7] Other famous diamonds of Paritala mines include Darya-i-Noor, Dresden Green and Legrand Conde.[8]
References
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- ^ Large and Famous Diamonds: http://www.minelinks.com/alluvial/diamonds_1.html Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ India Before Europe, C.E.B. Asher and C. Talbot, Cambridge University Press, 2006, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., p. 40
- ^ A History of India, Hermann Kulke and Dietmar Rothermund, Edition: 3, Routledge, 1998, p. 160; Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Deccan Heritage, H. K. Gupta, A. Parasher and D. Balasubramanian, Indian National Science Academy, 2000, p. 144, Orient Blackswan, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ A Manual of the Geology of India: Economic geology, by V. Ball. 1881; Geological Survey of India, Henry Benedict Medlicott, William Thomas Blanford, Valentine Ball, Frederick Richard Mallett, p. 23
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