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Thimmamma Marrimanu (Telugu: తిమ్మమ్మ మర్రిమాను, lit. "Thimmamma's Banyan Tree") is a banyan tree in Anantapur, located about 25 kilometers from Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is probably a specimen of Ficus benghalensis. In the Telugu language, "marri" denotes "banyan" and "manu" denotes "trees". Its canopy covers 19,107 m2 (4.721 acres), and it was recorded as the largest tree specimen in the world in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989.

Gurramkonda fort is Hill fort in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the village Gurramkonda the mandal headquarters. It is considered as one of the oldest forts in the district. According to sources this fort was built during Vijayanagara Empire and later it came in control of Abdul Nabi Khan, the Nawab of Kadapa, in the year 1714 CE. The slates in the fort show that the fort, its massive fort wall and the buildings inside and the office building "Rangin Mahal" were built by Abdul Nabi Khan.