Temples
Shivalayam is a Hindu temple in the village. The temple was constructed around 400 years ago by Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu, who also constructed the Amaravathi Temple. Ponnekallu Shivalayam has completed renovation and reinaugurated on 11-Mar-2009.
There are a few other temples in the village which are The Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmam Gari temple, Anjaneya Swami temple, Ramalayam, Kanyakaparamesawri temple, Jadalamma temple (The Village Goddess), Govindarajulu temple (above Ponnekallu Village Hill) and Rampalamma temple in the middle of the agricultural fields, Sri Bhagavan Venkayya swamy seva kendram in Siva center, Chowdeswari devi temple, Bodrai (Nabhi sila) in Siva center. Sri Kasi Viswanadha Temple also there.
There is a temple of Sri Sri Sri Sadguru Muppalla Chinna Krishnaiah Avadhuta in which Sri Sri Sri Chinna Krishnaiah Avadhuta went to Samadhi when he was alive, and the people of the village believe that he was a great devotee of Goddess KAALI (Raja Rajeswari). The Muppalla community do prayers regularly and every year on Ugadhi and they offer special prayers. There were so many devotees and followers of him.
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