ap ur am ▁was ▁originally ▁called ▁P is ht ap ura . ▁The ▁earliest ▁ext ant ▁ins cription ▁to ▁mention ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁king ▁Sam ud rag upt a ' s ▁Al la hab ad ▁P ill ar ▁ins cription , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁king ▁Mah endra ▁of ▁P is ht ap ura . ▁The ▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁century ▁Vas ish tha ▁and ▁Math ara ▁dynast ies ▁also ▁mention ▁P is ht ap ura , ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Kal ing a . ▁In ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Chal uk ya ▁king ▁Pul akes hin ▁II ▁an nex ed ▁P is ht ap ura ▁to ▁his ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁hosts ▁temple ▁of ▁Pur uh it ika ▁devi . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁among ▁ 1 8 ▁sh ak ti ▁pe eth as . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁P ith ap ur am ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁. ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁elev ation ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁several ▁be aches ▁though ▁not ▁one ▁in ▁particular . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁between ▁ 2 ▁major ▁cities ; ▁K ak in ada ▁and ▁Raj ah mund ry . ▁P ith ap ur am ▁is ▁land locked ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁economic ▁activity ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁K ak in ada . ▁P ith ap ur am ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁C . B . M . ▁Christian ▁Medical ▁Centre ▁which ▁was ▁started