Dharmavaram

Dharmavaram lies in the inland country of Rayalaseema. Its name is associated with Dharmamba, mother of Kriyasakthi Odeyar, who built the local tank. To the north, the great reservoir of Anantasagaram gave its name to Anantapur; tradition credits its construction and the neighbouring settlement to a minister of Bukka I of Vijayanagara. These tanks marked the country in which towns and fields grew around stored water.