Markapur

Markapur lies near the Nallamala Hills, on an inland approach to the sacred town of Srisailam. Its Chennakesava temple is associated with a story of Marika, a milkmaid who built a small shrine in gratitude for the birth of a son granted by the god. A village grew around it and took her name. The temple was enlarged and renovated during the reign of Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara.