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Antarvedi is a village in Sakhinetipalle
Sakhinetipalle
Sakhi-neti-palli is a village and mandal in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.-Panchayats:There are panchayats in Sakhinetipalli mandal.*Antarvedi *Antarvedipalem...

 mandal located close to Narsapur
Narsapur, West Godavari
Narsapur is a town, Mandal and a municipality in West Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its geographical coordinates are 16° 27' 0" north, 81° 40' 0" east. Some say there are other narasapurams in Krishna and Medak districts....

 near the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...

 coast and Vasistha
Vasistha
Vashist in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara, and the Rajpurohit / Rajguru of the Suryavansha or Solar Dynasty. He was the mānasaputra of Brahma. He had in his possession the divine cow Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners...

 River, in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Actually,Antarvedi is at the tip of the confluence of the Vasistha
Vasistha
Vashist in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara, and the Rajpurohit / Rajguru of the Suryavansha or Solar Dynasty. He was the mānasaputra of Brahma. He had in his possession the divine cow Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners...

 River with the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...

. The main attraction of Antarvedi is the intersection of River Godavari (a tributary named Vasistha) into Bay of Bengal. This is located in Konaseema
Konaseema
Konaseema is a delta located in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. This delta is surrounded on all sides by waters .Konaseema is very near to the,District head quarters Kakinada....

 (East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India).

Vasishta Sevashram is located just nearer to the River Godavari. Thus, this tributory is called Vashishta Godavari. Opposite to Vasishta Godavari, Lord Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy temple is located. Nearer to Lakshminarasimha Swamy temple, Lord Shiva temple is also located (Neelakanteswara, Brahma stapana). Launch facility is available to visit a small island at the other bank of the River Godavari (bank of Brother and Sister).

History

Antarvedi is famous for the Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple constructed between the 15th and 16th centuries.
A temple of lord siva is also present, it is older than narasimha swamy temple, and the idol of lord siva was installed by Lord Srirama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...

.

In the 18th century Peddapuram Raja's were trustees and they developed the temple. Mogaltur Raja's are the traditional trustees of Antarvedi Temple beginning in the 19th century. Late Shri Raja Kalidindi Kumar Ramachandra Raja Bahaduralso contributed a lot to the temple. He was the former chairman of temple development and the hierarchical trustee of temple.

The lord and temple was gifted with many priceless jewels by the past kings, nobles and even East India Company. These jewels have been stored in a vault at the treasury department for the last 50 – 60 years. With great efforts and contribution by local M.L.A. Sri Alluri Krishnam Raju and the temple authorities, the age old jewelry of the god is being brought to Antarvedi and the idols of the Lord are being decorated during the Kalyanotsavam.

Religious Fair

A religious fair in that area held on Bheeshma ekadasi which comes generally in January or February which attracts thousands of people to this usually sleepy village located at the confluence of River Godavari with Bay of Bengal. Lord Narasimha Swamy's Kalyanam is performed on Dasami and Rath yatra
Rath Yatra
Ratha Yatra is a huge Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state of Orissa, India during the months of June or July. Most of the city's society is based around the worship of Jagannath with the ancient temple being the fulcrum of the area...

 was Performed on 'Ekadasi day'.
The royal Mogaltur male descendants are the first persons to pull the rope of rath,and then its pulled by the devotees.
Hundreds of thousands of devotees attend this festival starting on Dasami and continue till the full moon day.

Roadway and Waterway

There are three ways in which you can travel to Antarvedi' steam launches are run on the River Godavari Vasistha
Vasistha
Vashist in the seventh, i.e the present Manvantara, and the Rajpurohit / Rajguru of the Suryavansha or Solar Dynasty. He was the mānasaputra of Brahma. He had in his possession the divine cow Kamadhenu, and Nandini her child, who could grant anything to their owners...

 from Narsapur
Narsapur
Narsapur is one of the major towns in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 60 km north of Hyderabad. The history of this town dates back to Kakatiya reign.Though people of various religious backgrounds live in Narsapur town, they have embraced the Telangana culture.Narsapur is...

 Ferry. Alternatively, one can cross the river at Narsapur riding on the ferry, upon reaching Sakhinetipalli and from there start for Antervedi by road. The third option is to cross the Chinchinada river by the newly built bridge travelling from Narsapur
Narsapur
Narsapur is one of the major towns in Medak district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 60 km north of Hyderabad. The history of this town dates back to Kakatiya reign.Though people of various religious backgrounds live in Narsapur town, they have embraced the Telangana culture.Narsapur is...

 on the Palakol Road till Digamarru
Digamarru
Digamarru is a village in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh State, India,Here there is a famous Shiva temple. In Digamarru there is a famous area Shivanandi Peta. The main attraction here is Bala Vanayaka Swami Temple...

and turn for the bridge, which brings you to the East Godavari District, and then proceed to Antervedi by road.

Malkipuram is approximately of 18 km. Good lodging facilities are available in Malkipuram.

The Dindi resorts are situated near Malkipuram.
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