Bhadrachalam Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple
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A major Rama temple on the banks of the Godavari, linked with the seventeenth-century saint-poet Bhakta Ramadas.
Pilgrimage siteBhadrachalam, Bhadradri Kothagudem districtBest time to visit: October to March; Sri Rama Navami in March or April
Highlights
- The celestial wedding (Sita Rama Kalyanam) celebrated on Sri Rama Navami
- The Godavari river ghats
- Parnasala nearby, linked by tradition with Rama's forest exile
Significance
According to tradition the temple was built by Kancherla Gopanna, a tahsildar under the Golconda rulers, who became known as Bhakta Ramadas. His devotional songs (Ramadasu keertanalu) are sung across the Telugu lands and in Carnatic music.