| Malaya is mentioned in the Puranas as a mountain in which the Godavari and other rivers take their rise. |
| Maximum deaths were reported from Prakasam district, followed by Guntur, Mahabubnagar, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Vizianagaram, East Godavari, Nalgonda and Warangal. |
| Through warfare and diplomacy, Akbar was able to extend the empire in all directions and controlled almost the entire Indian subcontinent north of the Godavari River. |
| In that quarter lieth the sacred and auspicious river Godavari, full of water abounding in groves and frequented by ascetics. |
| West Godavari district has been carved out of the old Godavari district and came into existence in the year 1925 with agriculture as prime activity. |
| A strip of Gondwana beds follows approximately the course of the Godavari. |
