Palasamudram

Palasamudram lies in the country of Penukonda in southern Rayalaseema. After Vijayanagara's defeat at Talikota in 1565, Tirumala moved the imperial capital to Penukonda, where it remained until 1592. The town was also a centre of Jain learning: an inscription records the consecration of an image of Parshvanatha there in 1359. Its fort and shrines gave the surrounding country a place in both the political and religious history of the Deccan.