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Temples of Andhra Pradesh

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Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala
Vaishnava Holy Shrine & Kali Yuga Vaikuntham

Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala

📍 Tirumala, Tirupati • Lord Venkateswara (Balaji / Srinivasa)

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Srikalahasteeswara Temple, Srikalahasti
Pancha Bhoota Sthalam (Air Element) & Rahu-Ketu Kshetram

Srikalahasteeswara Temple, Srikalahasti

📍 Srikalahasti • Lord Srikalahasteeswara (Vayu Linga - Air Element)

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Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam
2nd of 12 Jyotirlingas & 18 Maha Shakti Peethas (Dual Shrine)

Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam

📍 Srisailam • Lord Mallikarjuna & Goddess Bhramaramba

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Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple, Chittoor
Growing Swayambhu Water-Well Ganesha Shrine & Bahuda River Seat

Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple, Chittoor

📍 Kanipakam, Irala • Swayambhu Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka (Ganesha in Water Well)

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Mahanandi Temple, Nandyal
Nava Nandi Circuit Peak & Perennial Crystal Spring Pushkarini

Mahanandi Temple, Nandyal

📍 Mahanandi, Nandyal • Lord Mahanandiswara (Shiva) & Goddess Kameshwari

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Ahobilam Nava Narasimha Temples
World's Only Nava Narasimha Forest Sanctuary & Ugra Stambha Peak

Ahobilam Nava Narasimha Temples

📍 Ahobilam, Allagadda • Nine Manifestations of Lord Narasimha & Ugra Stambha

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Amararama Temple, Amaravathi
1st Pancharama Kshetra & 15-Foot White Marble Shiva Lingam

Amararama Temple, Amaravathi

📍 Amaravathi • Lord Amareswara (Shiva) & Goddess Bala Chamundeswari

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Draksharama Bhimeswara Temple
Pancharama Kshetra & 12th Shakti Peetha (Manikyamba)

Draksharama Bhimeswara Temple

📍 Draksharama, Ramachandrapuram • Lord Bhimeswara Swamy & Goddess Manikyamba

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Samarlakota Kumararama Temple
Pancharama Kshetra & 14-Foot Limestone Shiva Lingam

Samarlakota Kumararama Temple

📍 Samarlakota • Lord Kumara Bhimeswara Swamy & Goddess Bala Tripura Sundari

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Bhimavaram Somarama Temple
Pancharama Kshetra & Changing Color Shiva Lingam

Bhimavaram Somarama Temple

📍 Gunupudi, Bhimavaram • Lord Someswara Swamy & Goddess Rajarajeswari

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Palakollu Ksheerarama Temple
Pancharama Kshetra & 120-Foot 9-Tiered White Gopuram Tower

Palakollu Ksheerarama Temple

📍 Palakollu • Lord Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy & Goddess Parvati

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Simhachalam Temple, Visakhapatnam
Hilltop Fortress Shrine & Chandanotsavam Ghee Coating Sanctuary

Simhachalam Temple, Visakhapatnam

📍 Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam • Lord Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy

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Annavaram Satyanarayana Swamy Temple
Ratnagiri Hill Sanctuary & Universal Satyanarayana Vratam Center

Annavaram Satyanarayana Swamy Temple

📍 Annavaram, Sankhavaram • Lord Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy & Ananta Lakshmi

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Dwaraka Tirumala Temple, Eluru
'Chinna Tirupati' & Dual Full/Partial Swayambhu Idol Shrine

Dwaraka Tirumala Temple, Eluru

📍 Dwaraka Tirumala • Lord Venkateswara (Chinna Tirupati / Dwaraka Swamy)

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Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada
Presiding Goddess Shrine of Vijayawada on Indrakeeladri Hill

Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada

📍 Indrakeeladri Hill, Vijayawada • Goddess Kanaka Durga (Swayambhu Mahishasuramardini)

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Yaganti Uma Maheshwara Temple
Growing Monolithic Nandi & Caves of Agastya & Veera Brahmendra Swamy

Yaganti Uma Maheshwara Temple

📍 Yaganti, Banaganapalle • Lord Uma Maheshwara (Shiva-Parvati) & Growing Nandi Idol

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Lepakshi Veerabhadra Temple
UNESCO Tentative Site, Hanging Pillar & Monolithic Nandi Monument

Lepakshi Veerabhadra Temple

📍 Lepakshi, Hindupur • Lord Veerabhadra (Fierce Shiva) & Monolithic Nagalinga

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Tirupati Padmavathi Ammavari Temple Tiruchanur
Sacred Seat of Goddess Padmavathi Consort of Lord Venkateswara & Padma Sarovaram

Tirupati Padmavathi Ammavari Temple Tiruchanur

📍 Tiruchanur, Tirupati • Goddess Padmavathi Ammavari (Avatar of Goddess Lakshmi)

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Tirupati Govindaraja Swamy Temple
1130 CE Ramanujacharya Consecrated Reclining Vishnu Sanctuary & 7-Tiered Gopuram

Tirupati Govindaraja Swamy Temple

📍 Tirupati Town • Lord Govindaraja Swamy (Reclining Vishnu - Elder Brother of Venkateswara)

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Tirupati Kapila Theertham Temple
Only Shiva Temple in Tirupati at Natural Waterfall Cave of Sage Kapila

Tirupati Kapila Theertham Temple

📍 Tirumala Foothills, Tirupati • Lord Kapileswara Swamy (Shiva) & Goddess Kamakshi

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Srikakulam Arasavalli Sun Temple
7th-Century Kalinga King Devendra Varma Sun Temple & Equinox Solar Beam Ray Illumination

Srikakulam Arasavalli Sun Temple

📍 Arasavalli, Srikakulam • Lord Suryanarayana Swamy (The Sun God Riding 7-Horse Chariot)

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Srikakulam Sri Kurmam Kurmanadha Swamy Temple
World's Only Temple of Lord Vishnu as Kurma Avatar & Star-Shaped Turtle Conservation

Srikakulam Sri Kurmam Kurmanadha Swamy Temple

📍 Sri Kurmam, Srikakulam • Lord Kurmanadha Swamy (Vishnu as Kurma / Tortoise Avatar)

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Vijayawada Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple
Hill Sanctuary Where Deity Drinks Half of Offered Jaggery Water Panakam

Vijayawada Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple

📍 Mangalagiri, Guntur • Lord Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy (Jaggery Water Consumer)

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Bhimavaram Somarama Swamy Temple
Pancharama Kshetrasa — Shiva Lingam Changes Color on Full Moon & New Moon

Bhimavaram Somarama Swamy Temple

📍 Gunupudi, Bhimavaram • Lord Someswara Swamy (Shiva) & Goddess Sri Rajarajeswari

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Palakollu Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple
Pancharama Kshetrasa — 120ft White Gopuram & Milk White Shiva Lingam

Palakollu Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple

📍 Palakollu, West Godavari • Lord Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy (Shiva) & Goddess Parvathi

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Samalkota Kumararama Bhimeswara Swamy Temple
Pancharama Kshetrasa — 14ft Monolithic Limestone Lingam Consecrated by Kartikeya

Samalkota Kumararama Bhimeswara Swamy Temple

📍 Samalkota, Kakinada • Lord Kumara Bhimeswara Swamy (Shiva) & Goddess Bala Tripura Sundari

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Draksharamam Bhimeswara Swamy Temple
Pancharama Kshetrasa & 18 Maha Shakti Peethas — Manikyamba Devi

Draksharamam Bhimeswara Swamy Temple

📍 Draksharamam, Kakinada • Lord Bhimeswara Swamy (Shiva) & Goddess Manikyamba Devi (Maha Shakti Peetha)

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Vadapalli Venkateswara Swamy Temple
'Govindula Vadapalli' Wooden Venkateswara Shrine & 7-Saturday Pradakshina

Vadapalli Venkateswara Swamy Temple

📍 Vadapalli, Konaseema • Lord Venkateswara Swamy (Sandalwood Wooden Idol / Govindula Vadapalli)

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Annavaram Satyanarayana Swamy Temple
World-Famous Sri Satya Deva Vratham Sanctuary & Sun-Dial Clock

Annavaram Satyanarayana Swamy Temple

📍 Ratnagiri Hill, Kakinada • Lord Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy (Avatar of Vishnu)

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Ahobilam Nava Narasimha Temples
108 Divya Desam & World's Only Pilgrimage housing 9 Distinct Forms of Lord Narasimha across Upper and Lower Nallamala Hills & Ugra Stambham Cleft

Ahobilam Nava Narasimha Temples

📍 Ahobilam, Allagadda, Nandyal • Nine Manifestations of Lord Narasimha (Jwala, Ahobila, Malola, Kroda, Karanja, Bhargava, Yogananda, Chatravata, Pavana)

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Lepakshi Veerabhadra Temple
16th Century Vijayanagara Architectural Wonder — Famous Hanging Pillar, India's Largest Monolithic Nandi & Asia's Largest Ceiling Fresco Mural

Lepakshi Veerabhadra Temple

📍 Lepakshi, Hindupur, Sri Sathya Sai • Lord Veerabhadra (Fierce Shiva) & Goddess Bhadrakali with Colossal Monolithic Nagalinga & Nandi

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Yaganti Uma Maheshwara Temple
15th Century Sangama-Vijayanagara Hill Gorge Temple with Growing Nandi Idol, Agastya Cave & Pushkarini Spring

Yaganti Uma Maheshwara Temple

📍 Yaganti, Banaganapalle, Nandyal (Kurnool) • Lord Uma Maheshwara (Ardhanarishwara / Shiva-Parvati in Single Stone) & Growing Nandi

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Mahanandi Temple Nandyal
Ancient 7th Century Badami Chalukya-Nanda Shiva Shrine & Primary of the 9 Nandi Shrines (Nava Nandulu) with Crystal-Clear Thermal Spring Pushkarinis

Mahanandi Temple Nandyal

📍 Mahanandi, Nandyal • Lord Mahanandeeshwara (Swayambhu Shiva Lingam surrounded by 5 Perennial Springs) & Goddess Kameswari

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