Telugu Samskruthika Niketanam
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| location = Kailasagiri, Visakhapatnam
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| established = {{Start date|df=yes|2015|11|19}}
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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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External links
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- {{official|http://www.worldtelugu.co/samskritikaniketanam.html}}
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