NANDAVARAM - TRIPURASUNDARI MANDIR

Built in the Dravidan architectural style, this ancient temple has long legendary significance. It is a symbolical representation of the sacred AUM and resembles it in construction. According to legend, the holy image was brought from Kasi by a Nandavara Brahmin who migrated to this region in the past. And there is a belief current that this statue is Mata Annapurneswari itself and the aborers are instantly relieved off their worries, if they offer soulful prayers.

Moreover, the potent deity was the kuladevata of Nadavaram brahmins and Kogativira Kshatriyas who endowed the temple munificently with lands and precious valuables. Daily worship is offered with elaborate rituals and great veneration, and the annual festivals like Navaratri and Ugadi are celebrated with utmost pomp and splendour befitting its sanctity and piety.

It lies in Nandavaram of Kurnool District in Andhra Pradesh, accessible by bus.

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