Telugu Samskruthika Niketanam

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| location = Kailasagiri, Visakhapatnam

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| type = Heritage center, Cultural centre

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| owner = Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Government of Andhra Pradesh

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Telugu Saamskruthika Niketanam, also called World Telugu Museum, is located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/cm-to-open-telugu-heritage-museum/| title = Visakhapatnam - Latest News, Politics, Events, Entertainment - The Hindu| website = The Hindu}}

Objectives

The museum's main objective is to show Telugu history and culture from the Satavahana dynasty until modern times. It has 42 episodes on the arts, folk arts, great poets, language, literature and history of great personalities in Telugu society.{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Telugu-museum-to-open-in-Vizag-soon/articleshow/17564245.cms | title=Telugu museum to open in Vizag soon | Hyderabad News - Times of India | website=The Times of India }}

Gallery

File:Amaravati stupa model in Telugu Museum.jpg|Amaravati stupa model

File:Ancient Telugu Script displayed at Telugu Museum 2.jpg|Ancient Telugu Script

File:Battle of Palnadu sculpture in Telugu Museum.jpg|Battle of Palanadu

File:Miniature statue of Acharya Nagarjuna displayed at Telugu Museum.jpg|Miniature statue of Acharya Nagarjuna

File:Model of court in Sri Krishnadevaraya asthanam.jpg|Ashtadiggajas with Sri Krishnadevraya

File:Model of Lepakshi Nandi in Telugu Museum.jpg|Model of Lepakshi Nandi

File:Model of typical Galigopuram in Andhra Pradesh exhibited in Telugu Museum.jpg|Galigopuram

File:Model showing entrance of Kolanupaka temple.jpg|Model showing entrance of Kolanupaka temple

File:NTR statue in Telugu Museum.jpg|NTR Statue

File:Palnati Brahmnanaidu statue in Telugu Museum.jpg|Palnati Brahmnanaidu

File:Satavahana Hala Chakravarti models in Telugu Museum.jpg| Satavahana Hala Chakravarti models

File:Sculpture of Nagas worshipping Buddha in Telugu Museum.jpg|Sculpture of Nagas worshipping Buddha

File:Statue of Alluri Sitaramaraju in Telugu Museum.jpg| Alluri Sitaramaraju and Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy(behind)

File:Statue of Annamayya in Telugu Museum.jpg|Statue of Annamayya

File:The court of Rajaraja Narendra in Telugu Museum.jpg|Court of Rajaraja Narendra

File:Typical column from Thousand Pillar temple at Telugu Museum.jpg|Typical column from Thousand Pillar temple

File:Shivalingam at Kotilingala Temple at Telugu Museum.jpg|Shivalingam at Kotilingala

File:Painted ceiling of Telugu Museum on Kailasagiri (May 2019).jpg|Paintings on ceiling

See also

References

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