Kurnool District Court

ABOUT DISTRICT COURT

The District Court, Kurnool was established in the year 1873. The District has 41 number of Courts, i.e., 11 District Courts, 10 Senior Civil Judge Courts and 20 Junior Civil Judge Courts.

PLACES OF IMPORTANCE IN THE DISTRICT: (Briefly Mention)

1. SRISAILAM:
   The Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy temple houses one of India’s TWELVE JYOTHIRLINGAS (Natural stone formations in the shape of a linga) Srisailam is a very sacred shrine of all India importance, The temple is on the top of a hill in the midst of rich natural scenery in the Nallamalai forests. Around Srisailam there are many other tourist places like, Sikareshwaram, site of the sikaraswamy temple on the highest peak in the Nallamalai Hills, Hatakeswaram, Paladhara and Panchadara and natural springs flowing a spot where Adi Shankaracharya is believed to have performed penance, Sivanandalahari temple of Sakshi Ganapathi, Srisailam project which is one of the biggest Hydel projects, with the dam stretching 512 metres.
2. MAHANANDI:
   Mahashivarathri is celebrated here, where thousands of pilgrims congregate to worship Sri Mahanandeeswaraswamy. It is not only a place of pilgrimage, but also a picnic spot in view of the natural scenery in which the temple is set in the[...]