About Mantralayam holidays.

Mantralayam or Manchale is a village located in the Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh, at a distance of 256 km from the capital town of Hyderabad. Mantralayam, the abode of the Samadhi of Vaishnava saint Shri Raghavendra Swamy, is a well known pilgrimage place visited in South India.

Mantralayam is located beside the border of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh along the banks of stream Tungabhadra, a head tributary of stream Cauvery. Mantralayam is considered as a holy place of ancient source. According to legend, King Prahalada presented his yagnyas to Lord Rama in this district, throughout the Dwapara Yuga.

As per notes, the barren land round Mantralayam along the river banks of Tungabhadra was presented over to the Mutt of Shri Raghavendra Swamy by Nawaab Siddi Masud Khan of Adoni. Shri Raghavendra Swamy was the disciple and the successor of Sri Sudheendra Theertharu of Kumbakonam, who educated him Dwaita Vedanta, syntax and ancient scholarly works and Vedic texts.

Later, Shri Raghavendra Swamy came to be renowned as ‘Manchale Ragappa’ by his ardent followers. He attained Jeeva Samadhi at Mantralayam in 1671. It is accepted that Shri Raghavendra Swamy was the incarnation of Bhakta Prahalada, who was profoundly devoted to Lord Vishnu. It is furthermore accepted that, by attaining Samadhi, Shri Raghavendra entered in to the Vrindavana (Sajeeva Vrindavana) and that he will fulfill his devotees’ desires for another 360 years.

Today, the little village of Mantralayam is synonymous with the Tomb Temple of Shri Raghavendra Swamy, which is renowned by the name ‘Vrindavana’. Mantralayam is also well liked for Manchalamma Temple and Venkateswara Swamy Temple.