The Directions to Reach our Place (Tenali) in India:- Dear Kurt We are having International Airports in Mumbai, Chennai and Hydrebad. Our nearest International Airport is Hydrebad. We are having frequent Trains, Buses and we can also hire Cars from Hydrebad to Tenali( Our Place) which is having distance not less than 300 kilometers (Apporx). Dear Kurt our house where we lived is called as Balaji Rao Pet, which is very very near to Tenali Railway Station. I hope this address may help you to visit once our house and Church Amen.

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TENALI:

Tenali  also called as Andhra Paris is a town and a mandal in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It has a population of 149,839 (2001 census). It is located 16 miles east of Guntur City. Three canals of the Krishna river flow through Tenali making it a part of the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh. One of the canals is navigable up to Nizampatnam port. Tenali is a major railway junction connecting Guntur, Vijayawada, Repalle and Chennai.

Tenali is known for its rich cultural and literary legacy. It has produced many famous poets, theater artists, scholars, actors and academicians. Because of its contribution to literature, theater, films and education, it is called as Andhra Paris. Tenali has contributed a major share of artists to Telugu stage drama. There are quite a few extraordinary artists who later moved on to film industry such as Savithri, Kanchanamala, Kongara Jaggayya, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Jamuna, Sarada and Ghattamaneni Krishna.

Geography

Tenali is located at 16.25° N 80.58° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). Vijayawada, Guntur, and Tenali are almost equidistant from each other, thirty to forty kilometers apart.

Climate

Tenali is located 30 km from the sea coast. It is generally hot and humid during summer with temperatures ranging between 32-45 C. Winters are milder with temperatures between 15 and 23 C. Rainy season in Tenali is a visual treat.

Population

At the 2001 Indian census,^[2] Tenali had a population of 149,839. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tenali has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 61%. In Tenali, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The regions around the town have fertile soil and are irrigated by the Krishna river water and its canals. Major crops include Sugarcane, Rice, Oranges, Sapota, Turmeric, and Mango. The main market conducts business in agricultural produce and traditional wares. Tenali is famous for pure Gold, Jewelery, Wood and Steel utensils.

Villages

The village Tumuluru 18 kilometers near to Tenali is one of the few Internet villages in India where all village transactions are conducted online. In Chintalapudi village there is project undertaken by a voluntary organization called Ashanet that has contributed to the welfare of the village.^[3]. Kancherla Palem is a historical village where famous freedom fighters and philanthropists were born. They have donated valuable properties to temples and erected several Satras across the city.

Bhattiprolu, located twenty-eight kilometers from Tenali, is well known for its Buddhist stupa built in the third century BCE. The most ancient known kingdom in South India had Pratipalapura (Bhattiprolu) as its capital. A variant of Ashokan Brahmi found on the urn containing Buddha's ashes gave rise to Telugu script and many other South Indian and South-East Asian language scripts.

Miscellanea

• There are a good number of famous temples, such as Kanyaka Parameswari temple, Vaikunthapuram (also known as Chinna Tirupathi), Patha Shivalayam, Ramalingeswara Alayam, Patha Anjaneya swami gudi, Chitti Anjaneya swami gudi, Morrispet Shivalayam, Saibaba temple and Appala swami temple.
• Festivals are celebrated on a grand scale throughout the year in Tenali. Vinayaka Chavathi, Sri Rama Navami and Deepawali are the main festivals. From Ugadi till Rama Navami, all the main streets are decorated with displays of various gods and goddesses. The celebrations continue for ten days. During the Sankranthi festival, lord Venkateswara's idol along with those of Lakshmi and Padmavati are taken on a decorated boat in one of the Krishna canals. The procession starts at Vaikuntapuram temple and goes up to VSR and NVR college.
• A village by name Munnangi (20 km from Tenali) has a Shiva temple with three Lingas in the Sanctum Sanctorum, an unusual phenomenon.
• Tenali is best-known as the hometown of Tenali Ramakrishna (also known as Tenali Rama), the legendary poet and wit in King Krishna Deva Raya's court.
• Two famous scientists from Tenali are the late Y. Nayudamma and A. V. Rama Rao.
• A famous doctor, Late Dr. Chadalavada Krishnaiah belongs to this town.
• Tenali is one of the towns where people speak the pure form of Telugu devoid of slang.
• It is the home of spicy items of Andhra cuisine such as Avakaya, Magaya, and Gongura pickles and a sweet dish made of jaggery called Jilebi.
• Late Sanka Venkateswarulu is one of the famous businessmen in Tenali. He was the chairman of Vijayawada Chamber of Commerce and had a Rice Mill, Oil Mill, Kerosine Depot, Petrol Bunk and many other businesses. No poojas will be started without his presence in any of the temples at Tenali.

Institutions

Tenali is well known for its educational institutions. Vignan residential college which is the first residential college in Andhra Pradesh for intermediate education is located Tenali. V.S.R & N.V.R college and A.S.N. Degree college is one of the oldest colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

• Tenali Engineering College is located at Anumarlapudi near Tenali.  

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