About Ramanarayanam Temple
Ramanarayanam (Srimadramayana Pranganam) is a Rama temple complex on Korukonda Road, Vizianagaram, built as a place to see the Ramayana in sculpture. The temple website says it was conceived by the late Narayanam Narasimha Murthy (1929–2007), founder chairman of the NCS Group, who wanted a structure that would remain a living example of the Ramayana, planned on 15 acres in Vizianagaram. The district website says the temple was built by the NCS Charitable Trust and is about 6 km from the town and 50 km from Visakhapatnam airport.
What to see
The district website describes it as built in the shape of a bow and arrow as a two-storey complex, with an air-conditioned entrance gallery showing 72 episodes of the Valmiki Ramayana from Bala Kanda to Yuddha Kanda. Each scene is a moulded panel by artisans from different parts of the country, with an English and Telugu explanation on a brass plate below it. ETV Bharat reports a Rama temple at one end of the arrow and a Vishnu temple at the other. The district page also mentions a Veda pathashala on the premises where children study the Vedas and Upanishads. The earlier version of this page described a large Anantha Padmanabha statue, which is not confirmed in the sources checked here.
The temple website lists a Ramayana laser show three times each evening, at 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM, and a Maha Harathi at 7 PM. ETV Bharat says the laser show is projected on a 60-foot Anjaneya (Hanuman) statue on the premises, and there are fountains in the grounds. Ticket rates were not found on the pages checked; the temple website offers online darshan, seva and accommodation booking.
Timings to visit
10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
The official website lists the temple as open Monday to Sunday, 10 AM to 9 PM.
Festivals celebrate at Ramanarayanam Temple
Sri Ramanavami, Maha Shivaratri
How to Reach Ramanarayanam Temple
By Air: Vizag Airport – 50 km,
By Train: Vishakapatnam Railway Station – 43 km
By Bus: Visakhapatnam – 45 km, Vizianagaram – 6 km,
Address
Sri karyam, Ramanarayanam Temple, Korukonda Road, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh 535004, India.
Official Website of Ramanarayanam Temple
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