Amaravati

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Amaravati may refer to:

• Amaravathi, Surname among the 'Kshatriya/Rajus' caste in Andhra Pradesh. They belong to the 'Atreya' Gotra. See Raju_surnames for more details.

• Amaravathi, a 1993 Tamil language film.

• Amaravati (mythology), in Hinduism, (అమరావతి) is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live. It is ruled by Indra and located on Mt. Meru.

• Amaravathi Dam is at Amaravathinagar, 25 km (15.53 mi) south on NH 17 from Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu.

• Amaravathi Reservoir is the impoundment of Amaravathi Dam on the edge of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary

• Amaravati River, flows from Kerala into Tamil Nadu, where it joins the river Kaveri

• Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, a small town in Guntur District, on the banks of river Krishna in the state of Andhra Pradesh. This was a seat of a great Budhist Monastery in earlier times.

• Amravati, the name given to a district and its headquarters in the state of Maharashtra (India)

• Amaravati is a Pali word meaning deathlessness - a descriptive term of nirvana. It is the name of a Theravada Buddhist monastery located near London, UK.

• Amaravati (Champa), the antiquity kingdom in history of Champa in Central Vietnam

• Amaravati Express, Express train organized by Indian Railways

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