Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Visiting places near to my native place











MANGINAPUDI BEACH: Located near Machilipatnam, lakhs of pilgrims take a holy dip here in the sea during Magha Poornami, as it is ideal for sea bathing. Fabric printing with natural colours known as Kalamkari and gold covering are the major village industries, famous worldwide. The Panduranga Swamy Temple, which is said to be similar to the temple at Pandaripur, is a famous pilgrim center.

HAMSALA DEEVI: This is the sacred place where the riverKrishna Confluences into the Bay of Bengal. Most beautiful destination. Lakhs of Pilgrimsworship the lord Venugopala Swamy on Magha Poornima.

MOPIDEVI: A famous Subramanyeswara Temple and Sakaleswara Shivalingam attracts number of pilgrims. It is believed that these Gods blessings are most powerful.

SRIKAKULAM: The temple of Andhra Maha Vishnu is very famous. It is said that the literary clasic "Amuktamalyada" written by king Sri Krishna Devaraya was the out come of the inspiration of this temple. It is situated on banks of the river Krishna. There are two famous temples namely Andhra Maha Vishnu Temple and Srikakuleswara Swamy Temple.

2 comments:

  1. Could you tell us to how to reach this village.What is the nearest place from where I can get buses?Iam interested in visiting both the temples.Is the village very near to krishna river ?

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