query: place_of_birth umar alisha
supports: India, officially the Republic of India ("Bhrat Gaarjya"), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. Its capital is New Delhi; other metropolises include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Andhra Pradesh() is one of the 29 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of the country. The state is the eighth largest state in India covering an area of . As per 2011 Census of India, the state is tenth largest by population with 49,386,799 inhabitants. Pithapuram or Peetha Puram is a town and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. Traditionally, an ashram (or ashramam) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions. Today the term "ashram" often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, similar to a studio, "yeshiva", "itikf" or "dojo". East Godavari district is a district in Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Kakinada. As of Census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. Rajahmundry and Kakinada are the two largest cities in the Godavari districts in terms of population. Umar Alisha ( born January 31 , 1966 ) is the 9th peetadhipathi of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham . He became head of this 541 - year - old institution on 9 September 1989 , succeeding his father , Mohiddin Badusha II. Alisha is the chairman of the Umar Alisha Rural Development Trust and the Umar Alisha Sahithi Samithi . Alisha is also a poet , writing in the Telugu language , and the editor - in - chief of spiritual magazine Tatva Znanamu . He is a homeopath and has received the Visesha Puraskaram Award in 2006 from the Ramineni Foundation . He also received the Son Of India Award by Mother India International in 2007 . He received `` Visistha Ugadi Puraskaram - 2013 '' from Government of Andhra Pradesh for his literary works . Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham is a theosophical congregation which states that it is based on the principles of oneness of God, and discovering divinity in the self. The ashram is situated in Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
candidates: andhra pradesh bengal chennai china east godavari district hyderabad india indian ocean kakinada kolkata most mumbai nepal of pithapuram rajahmundry republic southeast sri lanka
answer: pithapuram