Venkateswara temple in Veligonda MARKAPUR: A Telugu stone inscription at the historic Venkateswara temple in Veligonda has preserved a detailed record of land and village grants made during the reign of Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya, offering a window into how temples in 16th-century Andhra were supported through agricultural endowments. The inscription, engraved on a stone slab fixed inside the Veligonda Venkateswara temple, dates to 1521 CE. According to the Arch