question: In what Indian state did the dance Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry is known for originate?
answer: Andhra Pradesh
context: Title: Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry
  Passage: Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry is an Indian classical dancer in Kuchipudi.  He won the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2013 for his research on Kuchipudi dance form.  He is the Principal of Siddhendra Yogi Kuchipudi Kalapeetham.
  Title: V. Satyanarayana Sarma
  Passage: Vedantam Satyanarayana Sarma (1935–2012), popularly known as Satyam, was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer, considered by many as one of the leading exponents of the classical dance form of Kuchipudi.  He was known for his portrayal of female characters such as "Usha" (Usha Parinayam), "Satyabhama" (Bhama Kalapam), "Deva Devi" (Vipra Narayana), "Mohini" (Mohini Rukmangada), "Sasirekha" (Sasirekha Parinayam) and "Gollabhama" (Gollakalapam).  He was a recipient of several honors including Kalidas Samman, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.  The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 1970, for his contributions to Dance.
  Title: Banka Junction railway station
  Passage: Banka Junction railway station is a station operated by Eastern Railway zone located in Banka town of the Indian state of Bihar.  It falls under the Malda railway division of the Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.  The railway station has 3 platforms.  It is connected to Indian cities of Patna, Bhagalpur and Jasidih through daily passenger trains.  As of October 2016, four passenger trains originate and just as many depart from the railway station.
  Title: Bhagaban Sahu
  Passage: Bhagaban Sahu was an Indian folk dancer, teacher and choreographer, known for codifying the folk dance forms of Odisha.  He was born on 21 September 1914 at Ganjam in the Indian state of Odisha in a Brahmin family and took to folk dancing.  He was credited with efforts to revive the traditional Odissi dance forms such as Baagh Naach (Tiger dance), Stilt dance, Jodi sankha, Laudi, Paika dance and Chadheia chadheiani.  He taught the villagers about these dance forms and trained them on the art.  He was the choreographer of the popular tiger dance sequence in the 1989 Bengali movie, Bagh Bahadur, directed by Buddhadev Dasgupta.
  Title: Kuchipudi
  Passage: Kuchipudi ( ) is one of the eight major Indian classical dances.  It originated in a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
  Title: Ashtasahasram
  Passage: Ashtasahasram (Sanskrit: अष्टसहश्रम ) is a sub-sect of the Iyer community of Tamil Brahmins from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.  According to one popular view, the Ashtasahasrams originate from a village called Ennaiyiram, which translates to "eight thousand", the Tamil counterpart of the Sanskrit word "Ashtasahasram".
  Title: Karad
  Passage: Karad is a city in Satara district in the southern part of Indian state of Maharashtra.  It lies at the confluence of Koyna River and the Krishna River.  The two rivers originate at Mahabaleshwar, which is around 100 km from Karad.  They diverge at their origin, and travel for about the same distance to meet again in Karad.  The rivers meet exactly head on, thus forming letter "T" which is the only head on confluence in the world.  Hence Krishna and koyna river's confluence is called Preeti Sangam, meaning Confluence of Love.  Karad is well known for sugar production and is known as the sugar bowl of Maharashtra owing to the presence of many sugar factories in and around Karad.  It is considered as an important educational hub in Western Maharashtra due to the presence of many prestigious educational institutes.
  Title: Maguni Charan Das
  Passage: Maguni Charan Das was an Indian traditional dancer, known as one of the masters of Gotipua, a traditional dance form of Odisha.  He was the founder of "Dasabhuja Gotipua Odishi Nrutya Praishad", a school for Gotipua dance where the art form is taught in the traditional Gurukul way.  Born in Raghurajpur, in Puri district of the Indian state of Odisha, he is known to have contributed to the revival of Gotipua tradition, which is widely considered as the precursor of the classical dance form of Odissi.  His style of performance is known as the "Raghurajpur Gharana" of Gotipua and his school provides training in the dance discipline, while taking care of the academic education of the students.  He was a recipient of Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Tulsi Award.  The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2004, for his contributions to Gotipua dance.
  Title: Jainism in Hong Kong
  Passage: There are about 500 Jains in Hong Kong, who immigrated to Hong Kong later than most other Indian groups.  They originate mostly from the Indian state of Rajasthan and other parts of North India.  Their community grew rapidly during the 1980s.  The Jains are most prominent in the diamond trading business.  In 1996, members of the community founded a Jain temple, Shree Hong Kong Jain Sangh, in Tsim Sha Tsui.
  Title: Chandavaram Buddhist site
  Passage: Chandavaram Buddhist site is an ancient Buddhist site in Chandavaram village in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.  Situated on the bank of Gundlakamma River, the site is 10 km northwest of Donakonda railway station.  The Chandavaram Buddhist site was built between the 2nd century BCE and the 2nd century CE during the Satavahana dynasty and was discovered by Dr. Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry in 1964.
citations: Kuchipudi Vedantam Ramalinga Sastry