Porumamilla
Porumamilla, 1908
Town in the Baclvel taluk of Cuddapah District, Madras, situated in 15degree 1' N. and 79degree E. Population (1901), 5,522. It possesses a fine tank. There are the ruins of an old fort to the north of the town, and the place was formerly the seat of a local chieftain. An inscription on stone in front of the temple of Bhairava, which stands on an eminence close to the tank, is dated A. D. 1369, and records that Bukka Bhiipati's son Bhaskara Bhupati, who reigned at Udayagiri, constructed the tank. The date corresponds with that of the reign of Bukka I of Vijayanagar ; and if this be the chief men- tioned, the inscription is of importance. There is a very old temple of Lakshmlkantaswami in the town, which is said to have been re- paired by the above-mentioned Bhaskara Bhupati. To the west of the place, on the bank of the Sagileru river, are some stone cromlechs.
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
