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The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam truly offers something for every type of traveler, from the beach bum to the culture vulture. There are eight beaches in this southeast India port city, as well as hilltop parks, a nature preserve, caverns, wildlife sanctuaries, temples, sacred Buddhist monuments and a fascinating submarine museum. Take a day trip to visit the fragrant coffee plantations of the Araku Valley.
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1. Ross Hill Church
2. Sri Venkateswara Temple
3. Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 819 reviews
Reviewed By SameekshakSACHIN - New Delhi, India
Sri Varah Lakshmi Narsimha Temple popularly known as Simhachalam Temple is Located at an altitude of about one thousand feet in Visakhapatnam, the largest city of Andhra Pradesh, the main deity of this temple is Lord Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha. This temple is believed to be of 11th Century. It has three outer porches and five gates. The architecture of the temple is of Odia, Chalukya and Chola architectural style. The temple has a chariot structure. The temple also has a Kalyana Mandapa meaning marriage pavilion of 96 pillars. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple is square, with a pyramid shaped roof over the sanctum sanctorum. In front of the sanctum sanctorum is a verandah with a pyramid shaped roof above it. In front of the verandah is the Mukhamandapam of sixteen pillars. There is a Kappasthambam in the temple, it is believed that if a devotee asks for a wish by filling this pillar in his arms with a pure heart, then his wish is fulfilled. Near the temple complex is the source of the natural spring water, which is called Gangadhar. It is believed that whoever takes a bath in this water with faith, all his sins are washed away and all his wishes are fulfilled. There is a pond named Varaha Pushkarani in the temple premises itself. Overall, this temple of Lord Varaha Narasimha holds an important place in terms of mythological, religious, historical and architectural importance. This temple has a great contribution in Vaishnav tradition. If you go to Visakhapatnam then you should definitely visit the temple.
4. Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By ksriram_05 - Secunderabad, India
It was our first visit to this very popular and revered temple in the city of Vishakhpatnam and it was the worth the visit. It was great to see Ammavaru in her true magnificent self!! What was a bit disappointing was that they temple staff/volunteers would keep asking us to move swiftly even when there was not much of a crowd. We wanted to a get a good glimpse of the great Goddess but that was not to be :(. Not withstanding the pushy nature of the caretakers of the temple, we still enjoyed visiting this one of a kind Temple and we would like to come back again someday (preferably on a weekday) so that we could spend a little more time with our favourite Goddess!!
5. Kalimata Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By SameekshakSACHIN - New Delhi, India
Its a beautiful temple on beach road. It looks like a small replica of Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Kolkata. It was a nice experience to visit temple and take blessings of Maa Kali. One should visit this temple.
6. Darga Konda
7. Kotilingeshwara Temple
8. Govindaraja Swamy Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
9. Sri Bhadrakali Sametha Veereswara swamy Devasthanam
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
10. Lakshmi Devi Temple
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 14 reviews
