Gudimallam is a village in the Yerpedu mandalam of Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, situated at a distance of 21 km southeast of Tirupati and 11 km from Renigunta Railway Junction. The motorable road from Renigunta passes through Papanaidupeta, Penumallam, and reaches Mittamidakandrika, Gudimallam. The village has a temple known from ancient times by the name of Parasuramesvara. The image of Parasuramesvara is found carved in bold relief on the front side of the linga. It is the earliest linga in India with an anthropomorphic form of Siva in a standing posture without bends in the body, samapada sthanakamurti. In Indian art, the Gudimallam Siva-linga has a unique place. It is the only example of the Brahmanical sculpture that is concerned, dating back to the second century BCE. It shows the style of Bharhut and remains to date the lone representation in stone in Andhra Pradesh.
Since ancient times, the linga has been in continuous worship. It received royal patronage from the times of the later Pallava and Bana rulers (845 CE), Chola and Yadavaraya, and up to the time of the local chief, Raja Dameravenkatappa Nayanimgaru (1801 CE). The rivulet. Sitakalava, flows along the south and west sides of the village and joins the River Svarnamukhi. To the southeast of the village, at a distance of 4 km, there is a hill range called Sadasivakona, part of the Nagari hill ranges, which contain trapezoid rock with quartzitic veins. It is famous for its twin waterfalls, Ayyavarikona and Ammavarikona. Near the waterfalls are the temples for Sadasiva and Kamatchi. The village Gudimallam is surrounded by lush green fields with paddy, groundnuts, mango gardens, varieties of trees, etc.
Near the Sitakalava, ancient pottery like red-slipped, black polished, and a few black and red ware shreds can be found. A Palaeolithic site was noticed on the left bank of the rivulet, and tools belonging to the Abbevillio-Achuelean series were found. Further, the recent investigations of the pyro-technological landscape along the Svarnamukhi River yielded distinct production processes related to iron and glass working. Even today, glass bead making is very common in and around Papanaidupet. From Gudimallam, one can go through the villages of Chelluru, Kandada, and Tondamanadu by covering 32 km to reach Srikalahasti.
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