College of Hospitality

Administration (CHA) Jaipur,

Rajasthan
A Presentation on the Indian state of:

ANDHRA
PRADESH
Presented By ::

 KINSHU SONI

 PURVI JAIN

 Manish Saini

 Anurag Tripathi
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 Andhra Pradesh​
The Rice Bowl Of India
 Contents :

AP
Introduction

Geographical Location

State Symbols

Climate

Culture & Attire

Flora & fauna

Tourism
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 Introduction :
 The Capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amravati.

 In Andhra Pradesh, the official language is

Telugu.

 The area of the state is 1,60,205 sq km and

the population is approx. 4,93,86,799.

 There are 25 Lok Sabha seats, 11 Rajya Sabha

seats, and 175+58 assembly seats.

 Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of Yuvajana Shramika

Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) is the current
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 State Symbols
• State Tree – Neem
• State Flower – Water Lilly
•State Fruit – Mango
• State Animal – Blackbuck
• State Bird – Indian roller
• State Sport – Kabaddi

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Geographical Location

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 • Andhra Pradesh is located in the southern part
of India and its neighboring states are Tamil
Nadu, Telangana, Odisha and Karnataka.

• Krishna and Godavari are two main rivers

that flow across the state.

• Andhra Pradesh has a 975km long Coastline in

the bay of Bengal, 2nd highest in India after
Gujarat.

• Arma Konda (in eastern ghats) is the Highest

peak in Andhra Pradesh with an altitude of
1680m.

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 CLIMATE
 Andhra Pradesh is situated near the Bay of Bengal, and
hence the climate of this state is usually humid, and the
Summers are very hot. The maximum temperature in
summers can exceed up to 35°C to 40°C.

 Since the state has a long coastal belt the winters are not
very cold. The range of winter temperature is generally 12
to 30 °C 

 Monsoon in Andhra Pradesh is decreased. The coastal

region’s rainfall of about 45-47 inches per year.

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CULTURE
 Andhra Pradesh has a rich Culture &
Heritage

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 Kuchipudi is the cultural dance recognized as the
official dance form of Andhra Pradesh.

 Machilipatnam and Srikalahasti Kalamkari are the two

unique textile art forms practiced in Andhra Pradesh.

 Andhra Pradesh has a rich culture of Arts & Cinema.

The Telugu film culture (also known as “Tollywood”) is
the second-largest film industry in India.

 The state has many museums, which features a varied

collection of ancient sculptures, paintings, idols,
weapons, cutlery, and inscriptions, and religious
artifacts such as the Amravati Archaeological Museum,
Visakha Museum and Telugu Cultural Museum.

 Telugu Literature is famous worldwide and has a history

from around 11th Century.
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CUISINE
 Andhra’s diverse Cuisine is known for its hot & spicy taste. All three
regions of Andhra Pradesh have different cuisines.

Coastal Andhra Rayalaseema Telangana

• Predominantly Rice & lentils
based cuisine.
• Vast variety of Sea Food
consumption such as Fish &
prawns.
• Due to the region’s dry and arid
areas, the level of pungency and
spice is high in foods here.
• Popular dishes :-  Alsandala
vada, Ulavacharu, Pitala Kura,
Brain fry, etc..
• Due to Islamic history, meats play
a dominating role in this region.
•  Chapala Pulusu (fish gravy),
Kodi Kura, Guddu Pulusu,
Shrimp curry, etc.. Are some
popular choices.

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Traditional Attire
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 The men in Andhra
Pradesh Generally wear
Dhoti & Kurta.

 Lungi is another preferred

dressing option for men
to go along with shirts.

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 WOMEN
 Andhra Pradesh is well known for
its quality handloom industry.
Women prefer to wear these original
handloom sarees.

 Silk sarees from Dharmavaram,

Kalamkari fabric, Langa Voni,
Mangalgiri Sarees are some of the
well known Andhra Women’s attire.

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Flora & Fauna
 FLORA
 Andhra Pradesh has a rich biodiversity due to its vast terrain, deep
forests & two largest rivers – Krishna & Godavari.

 There are about 3000 species of angiosperms, 550 species of trees, 285
shrubs, 1765 herbs in the forests of Andhra.

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 FAUNA
• Andhra Pradesh’s rich Biodiversity has evolved as a natural habitat for
wildlife including Tigers, Asian Elephants, Leopards, hyenas, etc..

• Indira Gandhi Zoological park, kambalakonda wildlife sanctuary,

Krishna wildlife sanctuary, Pulikat bird sanctuary are some of the few
habitats to mention.

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TOURISM
 Andhra Pradesh is a land blessed with many
tourist friendly attractions such as its
beautiful beaches, ancient forts, heritage
sites, stunning cliffs etc.

 The winter season between October and

February is the best time to plan a trip to
Andhra Pradesh as the temperature remains
cool and pleasant.

 Let’s take a look at some of the most visited

tourist destinations of Andhra Pradesh.

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TIRUPATI

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VISAKHAPATNAM

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VIJAYWADA

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GANDIKOTA

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SRISAILAM

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Thank you!