Tanuku - Etymology and History

Etymology and History

Tanuku’s history goes back to ancient Vedic times. According to mythology, the Tarakapuri kingdom, ruled by the Asura king Tarakasena, often referred to as Tarakasura ("Taraka" "Asura"), had his capital here in Tanuku. It was named after him and used to be called Tarakapura. Tarkasena was made a demon after his defeat in a great war between him and Lord Kumara Swamy (Subramania Swamy), the son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi and the son-in-law of Indra, who was invaded by Tarakasura over an insult meted out to him.

Many of the surrounding villages have some historical connection to this war and quite a few ancient monuments can be seen here. The place where Lord Kumara Swamy landed on earth is now called Komara. Illindra Parru is the place where Indra stayed, and the place where all the angels stayed is now known as Velpuru (Place of Angels). The place where Uraga Raju resided is known as Undrajavaram. The place where the goddess Vijaya Lakshmi resided is known as Mahalakshmi Cheruvu, and the place where the holy priests resided is today called Vipparru. The present day Palangi was known as "Poolangi" (Stall of Flowers) and Chivatam was known as "Srivatam" (the Financial Centre). Paidiparru was known as "Swarnagaram" (Place of gold), and the stall of gems once called "Ratnala Angi" is Relangi today. The paddy repository of the kingdom is now Vadlooru.Near to "Tanuku" one famous and traditional temple is there named as "Sri Daneswari temple" here the goddess Dhaneswari resided.it is in between two villages "Duvva & Varighedu". The town of Tanuku is also termed as City of Egg Bowl by it's numerous number of poultry forms.