Yerrapragada

 ( Telugu Poets ) 

Yarrapragada or Erranna was a Telugu people poet in the court of King Reddi Kingdom (1325–1353). The surname of Erranna was Yerrapragada or Yerrana, which are epithets of the fair-skinned Murugan in the Telugu language, but became attached to his paternal family due its having notable members with fair or red-skinned complexions. He was bestowed with the title of Prabandha-paramēśvara ("Master of historical anecdotes") and Śambhudāsuḍu ("Servant of Lord Śiva").

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Birth and family Errapragada Erranna was born in the village of Gudlur, located in Pakanadu (presently Nellore district), and later lived in Chadalawada. He was a member of the Niyogi Brahmin sub-caste. His family were Shaivism, but he himself worshipped both Shiva and Vishnu.

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See also

• Reddy dynasty
• Telugu literature
• Kavitrayam

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