Kesampet - Venugopalaswamy Aalyam 

The village Bekkarapalli belonging to feudal lords was changed into Kesampet in the past, after building the Venugopala aalayam. The local version proudly reports that Kesamma, wife of Raja Venkata I.akshmana Rao in her boundless zeal for devotion to Lord Venugopal erected a beautiful shrine for the Lord of her heart for regular worship. And desiring to perpetuate her name, she changed the name of village from Bekkarpalli to Kesampet. Nothing bars absolute power, nor mars its intentions. So the change was accepted and perpetuated. It is fairly a big temple with four Mahadwars piercing into the strong prakara enclosing all the essential parts. On a high dais of the broad garbhagiiha, there is installed the lovely image of Venugopala flanked by Rukmini and Satyabhama on his sides. He is adorned with a glittering copper kavacha. Regular worship is offered. Kesamma's daughter-in-law donated a huge well-made Ratha to the Lord. The car festival falling in the month of Chaitra is the star-attraction in this area and a mela is conducted that lasts for about a month, when numerous vendors of all kinds of goods camp here and sell their products.

It lies in Vanaparti taluq of Palamur district of Andhra Pradesh, commanding bus facilities.

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