Owk or Avuku is a mandal

Tehsil

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 in Kurnool district

Kurnool district

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, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

India

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Geography

Owk is located at 15.2167°N 78.1167°E. It has an average elevation of 194 meters (639 feet). Owk is famous for one of the largest caves called Belum caves. Here we can find famous temple of Lord Chennakeshava, belongs to the Great Sri Krishna Deva Raya era. We can also find famous avatar of Adisakti worshiped as Mulamma.

History

The former Zamindars trace their origins back to the 15th century when an ancestor named Bukka obtained the Zamindar from the Raja of Vijayanagar. Around the time of Pedda Krishnam Raju the Rayas of Vijayanagar

Vijayanagara

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 were overthrown by the Sultan

Sultan

Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...

s, who also reduced the size of their Zamindar

Zamindar

A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...

. Around 1771, there were no direct heirs left so the widow of Appa Narashima adopted Narayana, a relative from the Nandyala clan to succeed. Narayana was deposed by the Hyderabad Nawab

Nawab

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 and removed to Cuddapah, dying in Srirangapatnam.

Places of tourist interest

Owk is much known for its reservoir constructed within the project of SRBC. It has the capocity of 4 t.m.c. water and the construction is beautiful and known for its scenic beauty. During rainy season water fall of 'Gollaleru' attracts many tourists.