West Godavari District It is one of the 9 districts in the Coastal region of Andhra Pradesh. Headquarters of the district is situated at Eluru. Famous Temples Guntupalli Buddhist Temples – Guntupalli Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple – Palakollu Someswara Swamy Temple – Bhimavaram Sri Adikesava Embermanar Swamy Temple – Narsapur Mavullamma Ammavari Temple – Bhimavaram Dwaraka […]

About   Once during putting down a rebellion in his land, the King had to have recourse to a massacre of the Chenchus, whereupon he lost his mental peace, which he regained only when he came to Amaravati. The Amaravati temple is located on a small hillock referred to as Krouncha Shaila, alongside the river Krishna […]

About  After Hiranyasamhara by the Lord, all the devas praised the strength and courage (Balam & Showyam) of the Lord, as “Ahoveeryam, Ahoshowryam Ahobahupa Rakramam Narasimham, Paramdaivam Ahobilam Temple Ahobalam” Lord Rama, while searching for Seetha, was stated to have worshipped Lord Narasimha here with His Panchamrita Stotram. Lord Balaji offered Nivedyam to Lord Narasimha, […]

About  Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt in Mantralayam belongs to the lineage (parampara) of Hamsa Naamaka Paramaatma, adorned, in the early phase of its history, by various Tapaswis and Rishis. Sri Madhwacharya, the proponent of Dwaita Vedanta, had formally launched this Mutt, with His Sishya, Sri Padmanabha Tirtha as its Prime Guru. Many scholarly Gurus and […]

About  Mangalagiri means The Auspicious Hill. This place is one of the 8 important Mahakshetrams (sacred places) in India. The eight places where Lord Vishnu manifested himself are (1) Sri Rangam (2) Srimushnam (3) Naimisam (4) Pushkaram (5) Salagamadri (6) Thothadri (7) Narayanasramam (8) Venkatadri. Thotadri is the present Mangalagiri. Lakshmi Devi has done tapas […]

Guntur District Guntur-District is one of the 9 districts in the Coastal Andhra region. The administrative headquarters is at Guntur. Famous Temples Sri Amareswara Swamy Temple – Amaravathi Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Mangalagiri Sri Trikoteswara Swamy Temple – Kotappakonda Sri Sri radha krishna Chandra Temple, ISKCON – Guntur Vykuntapuram Venkateswara Swamy Temple – […]

About Yaganti Sage Agastya cursed the crows and said that they could not hover around the temple. No crows have been seen at this cave temple since time immemorial. Legend has it that a sage cursed the species after being disturbed while in deep meditation. The temple authorities say that the story could have been about […]

History Of Simhachalam Temple  Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksha are brothers and mighty demon lords bent upon disturbing the peace of the world. Hiranyaksha seized the earth and carried it to neither region. Lord Vishnu killed him and delivered the earth from the clutches of the demon by assuming the Boar incarnation (Varaha Avatara). Hiranyakasipu wanted to […]

Visakhapatnam District Visakhapatnam is one of the 9 Districts in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Headquarters is at Visakhapatnam. Famous Temples Sri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Simhachalam Panchadarla Uma Dharmalingeswara Temple  Sri Brahmalingeswara Swamy Temple – Bhalighattam Sri Someswara Swamy Temple – Appikonda Famous Places Kailasagiri – Vishakapatanam INS Kursura Submarine […]

About  Local inscriptions indicate that the Chalukyas built a beautiful temple to Ganesha in the year 840 AD, knowing the glories of Ganesha. According to a local legend, the temple was initially sunk into the ground. One day Swami came directly to a devotee’s dream and described his whereabouts. The devotee then informed the devotees […]