Nellore is very famous for food and movie theatres with State of Art facilities on par with Big Cities. Nellore Chepala Pulusu and Nellore Swarna Masoori Rice got World Class recognition. 'Nellore Mess’ can be commonly seen in almost every town of A.P and even in other states of India. Hotels of Nellore are famous for providing quality food.
Mythology
Nel in Tamil indicates Paddy, so the place got the name as Nellore.
Lord Siva appeared as stone Lingam under a Nelli Tree in this place. The legend was that a local cow-herd named Mukkanti Reddi who noticed that one of his cows was losing its milk every day. He came to know that the cow was pouring its milk on the stone, and got vision to see it as God. He constructed a temple and titled the stone Lingam as Mulasantha Iswara. The town got its name from the Nelli Tree, where the temple is located. The temple is said to be the one in present Mulapeta colony in Nellore.
Most people live in villages (as opposed to cities or towns). While men can be seen in pants and suits, as well as in more traditional attire such as dhotis and lungis, women mostly limit themselves to sarees.
Art and literature
Nellore region produced famous Telugu artists ranging from ancient poets like Tikkana and to modern artists like Atreya. Ancient Telugu poets Tikkana, Molla, Marana, Ketana laid foundations for Telugu literature here. Tikkana, the second in Kavitrayam translated Sanskrit epic Mahabharat. Molla, the second Telugu poetess had translated Ramayan into Telugu. Ketana, a disciple of Tikkana, dedicated his work called "Dasakumara Charitram" to Tikkana. Ketana also wrote Andhrabashabushanam, a grammar book for Telugu. Marana, another poet and disciple of Tikkana
