It is dated to 1520 and mentions the capture of Kondavidu by
Timmarusu, general of
Sri Krishnadevaraya, in 1515 from the
Gajapati rulers of
Kalinga (ancient
Odisha). Another stone near the temple of Garudalvar has inscriptions on four sides recording grants in the reign of
Sadasiva Raya of
Vijayanagara Empire in 1538. The lofty
gopuram in the temple at the foot of the hill was erected by
Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu in 1807–1809, and in terms of sculpture and architecture this temple stands to be an ultimate testament for the ancient vishwakarma sthapathis in planning and sculpting these temples. Mangalagiri was under the control of
Golkonda Nawabs for a long period. It was plundered in 1780 by Hyder Jung but could not be conquered. In 1816, a gang of
Pindaris again looted the place. It slowly recovered from these two attacks during the time of
Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled the place from
Amaravati. There is a big
koneru (tank) in the center of the place which went dry in 1882. As many as 9,840 guns and 44 bullets which might have been related to Pindaris have been found here after the Pindaris looted this place. The picturesque hill was visited by the great
Sri Krishna Deva Raya. In the 1970s there was huge
water scarcity in Mangalagiri. Goli Gopala Rao, the then Municipal Chairman of Mangalagiri, brought water to the town through water pipelines and he was called "Apara Baghiratha" due to his services to the public. == Geography ==