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 Kings of Vijayanagar or the Manumasiddhi Rajahs of Nellore. Hence it is that he was known as Manumakuladitya meaning "the sun that shines on Manumakula."

General. — The standing events of his time are the construction of a Durg (mentioned above) near Amanagallu, and a temple of Siva erected by him at Pillalamarri, as also the Erakeswara temple built by his wife in 1208 A.D. His elder brother Nami Reddi served as a General under Rudra Deva also, and he is remembered by the Thrikutam, built 1195 A.D., and the temple of Nameswara in 1202 AD. He had frequently co-operated with his brother in his military expeditions and contributed largely to his fame.

Chevi Reddi built a capital at Pillalamarri and made his name immortal. The town is so named because it was originally built near the banian tree with its many offshoots. The chief temple of the town is Thrikutam or the three temples of Nami Reddi. There are,