Dhone

Dhone

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Dhone or Dronachalam is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality located in Dhone mandal, and it is the headquarters of Dhone revenue division.

History

Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam. Dhone is the second biggest municipality in Nandyal district after Nandyal Municipality. According to local tradition, the name of the village is derived from the name of the tutor Dronacharya, a character in Mahabharata, who meditated on the hill in village. There is now a Hanuman temple, Dargah and church on the hill. Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone, and it was previously the site of an active quarry. The quarry is no longer in operation. The oldest temple in Dhone is Sri Vasavi Temple, which was constructed in 1916. The Vasavi Temple celebrated 100 at the year 2017.

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Kurnool = Nandyal = Adoni = Bethamcherla = Banaganapalle = Gooty = Anantapuram = Kadapa = Tirupati = Bellary = Hyderabad = Bengaluru = Vijayawada = Visakhapatnam = Guntur =

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Chanugondla Dorapalle S.Valasala

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