Andhra Pradesh

A thin, crisp crepe of ground whole green moong, flecked with ginger and chilli, often served with upma folded inside.

A sweet, sour and hot chutney of ginger, tamarind and jaggery, the classic partner for pesarattu.

Crisp, round fritters of rice and urad dal batter, a popular evening snack on the streets of Vijayawada and Guntur.

Ring-shaped fritters of ground urad dal, crisp outside and soft inside, made for Sankranti and other festivals.

Large mild green chillies stuffed with a tangy filling, dipped in gram flour batter and fried: a favourite street snack of Guntur and Vijayawada.

Crunchy rings of rice-flour dough studded with moong dal and sesame, a classic Telugu tea-time snack.

A sour, fiery chutney of roselle (gongura) leaves and red chillies, one of the signature tastes of Andhra food.

Raw mango pieces, cut with the hard seed shell, preserved in mustard powder, red chilli and sesame oil: the best-known Andhra pickle.

A fresh, tangy chutney of raw yellow cucumber with mustard and chillies, eaten with rice.

A roasted powder of toor dal, chana dal and red chillies, mixed with hot rice and ghee: the 'gunpowder' of the Andhra meal.

Plain toor dal cooked soft and mashed with salt and turmeric, eaten with hot rice, ghee and avakaya.

Toor dal cooked with spinach, green chillies and a little tamarind, finished with a garlic tempering.

A classical dance-drama of Andhra Pradesh, named after Kuchipudi village in Krishna district, that blends graceful dance, expressive acting and Carnatic music.

A vigorous temple dance of Andhra Pradesh performed in honour of Veerabhadra, the fierce form of Shiva, to loud drums and trumpets.

A group dance of the tribal communities of the Eastern Ghats, in which men and women link arms and move in circles to drums and pipes.

A Telugu storytelling theatre in which a lead narrator sings and dances with a tambura, while two companions add commentary and humour.

A shadow puppet theatre that tells epic stories with large, brightly coloured, translucent leather puppets cast on a lit screen.

A temple on the Nallamala hills above the Krishna river that is both a Jyotirlinga (Shiva as Mallikarjuna) and a Shakti Peetha (the Goddess as Bhramarambika).

A Shakti Peetha at Kukkuteswara temple, Pithapuram, Kakinada district, where Sati's back (hip in some lists) is said to have fallen. The Goddess is worshipped here as Puruhutika.

A Shakti Peetha at Bhimeswara temple, Draksharamam, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, where Sati's left cheek (navel in some lists) is said to have fallen. The Goddess is worshipped here as Manikyamba.

The Pancha Bhoota temple of air (Vayu linga), on the Swarnamukhi river.

The temple of Vishnu as Venkateswara (Balaji) on the seven hills, among the most visited places of worship in the world. It is also one of the 108 Divya Desams.

The hilltop temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, near Tirupati, one of the most visited pilgrimage centres in the world.

A temple on the Nallamala hills above the Krishna river that is revered as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and also as a Shakti Peetha.

Remains of a great Buddhist stupa on the Krishna river whose carved limestone panels shaped the 'Amaravati school' of Indian sculpture.

A 16th-century Vijayanagara-era temple famous for its ceiling murals, a 'hanging' pillar and a giant stone Nandi.

A green valley in the Eastern Ghats known for coffee gardens, tribal culture and the limestone Borra Caves.

A port city between the hills and the Bay of Bengal, with beaches, a submarine museum and the Simhachalam temple nearby.

A medieval hill fort above a deep red-rock gorge cut by the Penna river.

A Shiva temple on the Swarnamukhi river, revered as the Vayu (air) linga among the five element temples of South India.