{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Tripurantakam | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|16|0|2.34|N|79|27|22.77|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Markapuram | subdivision_type3 = Mandal | subdivision_name3 = Tripuranthakam | subdivision_type4 = Website | subdivision_name4 = [http://www.tripuranthakam.com/ tripuranthakam.com] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | parts_type = | parts = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook – Prakasam |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2818_PART_B_DCHB_PRAKASAM.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=27 April 2019 |pages=150 |format=PDF}}</ref> | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 16.37 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 10392 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population statistics |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=669050 |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=27 April 2019}}</ref> | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Telugu | website = www.tripuranthakam.com | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 523326 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = | registration_plate = AP | footnotes = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 14 }}
'''Tripuranthakam''' is a village in Markapuram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tripuranthakam mandal in Markapur revenue division.<ref name="census" />{{rp|16}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=27 April 2019 |pages=117, 171 |format=PDF}}</ref>
According to Shiva Purana, Shiva destroyed Tripurasuras (or, demons ruling three cities) here. After his destruction of the demons and the three cities they inhabited, Shiva was given the name "Tripuranthakeswara" and the place was named "Tripuranthakam". The Sri Parvathi sahita Tripurantakeswara swamy temple is on the top of the hill and houses a secret underground passage to Srisailam from the temple premises. Below the hill inside of a pond is the Bala Thripura Sundari temple. Tripurantaka Bala Tripurasundari Devi (swayambhu) is the first incarnation of Adiparasakthi. She is believed to reside there in the form of a little girl.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
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Category:Mandal headquarters in Markapuram district Category:Villages in Markapuram district