Vijayawada (AP)

Tel: విజయవాడ vijayavāḍa ‘Victory City’ [Bezawada] City, Andhra Pradesh From Skt: vijaya, ‘conquest’, ‘victory’; Dra: wada/vada, ‘district’, ‘city’. There is no shortage of myths to explain the origin of these names: Durga defeated Mahishasura here, some say. Others...