Nellore

Understand

Known for its agriculture, and for its educational institutions and business, is coming to terms with its new-found stature as a city. Nellore is fast blossoming into a hub for shipping and rail/road connections, a major port being built at Krishnapatnam. Nellore has been an exporter of Rice, Sugarcane/cane-based products, prawn/shrimp and a varied set of crops. Nellore has expanded enormously over the years, with newer flyovers, roads and highways. It has a rich historical past with the Archeological Department of India findings in places such as Duvvuru.

The weather is typically hot and humid from extensive deforestation in the area. Nellore is about 177 km from Chennai and 500 km from Hyderabad, well connected by rail and road.

See

thumb|Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Places to visit include temples such as Jonnavada/Narasimhaswamy Temple, Ramalingeswara Temple in Nellore besides several other temples in towns across Nellore district. There is a "dargah" called the barah shaheed dargah which is very popular around this part of the world.

Other temples include:

Buchireddy Palyem (Temple), Golagamudi Venkaya Swamy (Temple), Narsimaha Konda (Temple), Jonnvada Kamakshi Temple Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple Penchilokana (forest and temple) Ramatheertham (Beach Temple)

Naidupeta, Somasila (Dam), Krishnapatnam (port), Mypadu (Beach), Koduru (Beach), Paturu (sarees), Pennar River.

Do

Don't miss watching movie in Nellore. Nellore has some of the best movie theaters from years.Nartaki, Siri multiplex, complex (krishna, kaveri, kalyani) now remodelled as S2 are some of the state-of-the-art theaters. It charges ₹80-100 for first class depending on the theatre/screen.

Buy

The booming economy due to the increasing industrialization in the Nellore region is making it one of the major shopping hub in the south Andhra region. All the major cloth show rooms are opening up. Nellore is famous for the best models in gold jewellery.

Eat

Nellore is famous for its spicy cuisine, so popular across Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, hot, spicy and replete with "pulusu" and "kodi kura". The Nellore Thali meals is a big hit across the state of Andhra Pradesh, and you see Nellore cuisine and Nelloreans as restauranteers in Hyderabad. Some hotels in Hyderabad serve the famous "Nellore Chaapala Pulusu".

RSR cold drinks, murali krishna ghee sweets are also very famous in Nellore.

Drink

Nellore has got a lot of bars and wine shops. You can find almost all the major varieties of drinks, with some imported types as well.

Sleep

There are a lot of hotels in Nellore ranging from budget to 3 star. Due to blooming economy a lot more hotels are opening up.

Stay safe

The traffic here is dangerous for pedestrians due to rash driving by auto-rickshaws and city buses.

Go next

Mypadu and Kodur beaches are good tourist spots about 12 miles away.