Rayachoti - City in Andhra Pradesh, India

"Rayachoty or "Rachaveedu" or "Rayachoti" or "Rajaveedu" is a town in YSR Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality in Rayachoty mandal of Kadapa revenue division. It is one of the oldest town in Andhra Pradesh. Rayachoty is famous for thousand years old The Lord Sri Veerabhadra Swamy temple. It is also called Dakshina Kaasi, build on bank of Mandavya river. Uniqueness of this temple is that Daksha Prajapati appears in worshiping form of the Lord Veerabhadra Swamy.Rayachoty is the 3rd biggest town after Kadapa and Proddatur towns in Kadapa district. It is one of major Educational hubs in the district. It has a Teacher Training Institute[DIET] from Britisher's time. This is one of the oldest DIET in this region. In Rayachoty town one Engineering college and one Government Polytechnic college existed for technical education. It requires more technical institutes and one Medical College for its development. Recently state government announced that Rayachoti is the part of Annamayya Urban Development Agency, it is the good sign for growth of this region. - Wikipedia"