Mantralayam

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mantralayam

| settlement_type = Village

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| image_caption = Mantralaya, Kurnool

| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|15|56|30|N|77|25|41|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh

| subdivision_name2 = Kurnool

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| population_total = 14,452{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=28&distcd=21&tslcode=001|title=NPR Report}}

| population_as_of = 2015

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 518345

| area_code = 08512

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| registration_plate = AP 21

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| demographics1_info1 = Telugu

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Mantralayam is a pilgrim village in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River on the border with neighbouring state of Karnataka. It is known for being the site of the samadhi of Raghavendra Tirtha, a saint who lived in the 17th century. He is believed to have chosen to be enshrined alive in a meditative state in front of his disciples at the site of the temple.{{cite news|last1=Eswaran|first1=Arcot|title=Mantralayam for that healing touch|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/10/18/stories/2002101801350500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030225074508/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/10/18/stories/2002101801350500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 February 2003|access-date=11 March 2017|agency=The Hindu Newspaper|work=The Hindu|issue=18 October 2002}} Thousands of people visit the Raghavendra Math and temples on the banks of the river.{{cite news|last1=DHNS|title=Dramatic rescue of Mantralayam seer|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/28442/content/212867/from-mann-mysore.html|access-date=11 March 2017|agency=Deccan Herald Newspaper|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=3 October 2009}}