Dwaraka Tirumala
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Dwaraka Tirumala or Dwarakatirumala (Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

: ద్వారకా తిరుమల) is a village and a mandal
Subdivisions of India
The Administrative divisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision The Administrative divisions of India are Indian...

 in West Godavari district in the state of 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...

 in 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...

.
It is famous for temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

 of Lord Venkateswara. Dwaraka Tirumala is located about 40 kilometres from the west Godavari
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...

 district headquarters, Eluru
Eluru
Eluru is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of West Godavari district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5 connecting Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam and about east of state...

. This is also called as 'Chinna Tirupathi'.

Geography & How To Reach?

“Dwaraka Tirumala” is an ancient holy place and a popular pilgrim center in 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...

 of South India.It is popular as chinna Tirupathi. Dwaraka Tirumala is nearer to Eluru
Eluru
Eluru is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of West Godavari district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5 connecting Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam and about east of state...

, the head quarters of West Godavari District, which is 42 KM away from Eluru.

By Road: Direct buses are available from Eluru. It takes about One hour and fifteen minutes by road from Eluru.
Dwaraka Tirumala is situated at 15KM distance from Bhimadole
Bhimadole
Bhimadole is a village and a mandal in West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Geography:Bhimadole is a small town in west godavari district and some of the villages in bhimadole mandal are :1)Kurellagudem2)Pulla3)Pallapur...

 Junction.Bhimadole is between Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

 and Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry is a city and municipal corporation of the Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad, on the banks of the River Godavari. Known as the Cultural Capital, Rajahmundry is noted for its intense Veda culture and intellect...

 State Highway.Though,there are no direct buses/trains available to reach Dwaraka Tirumala ,one can catch buses from rajahmundry to vijayawada / Vijayawada to Rajahmundry and alight at Bhimadole and catch buses to Dwaraka Tirumala.
By Rail:Though there is a Railway station at Bhimadole, very few trains (mostly local) stop. This railway station is on the main railway line of Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...

.One can alight at Eluru (if you are coming from Vijayawada) or at Rajahmundry/TadepalliGudem (if you are coming from Vishakapatnam) and catch a local train to Bhimadole and from Bhimadole,Catch a bus.at,tirumala exp stops at bhimadolu every one must watch this temple.at bhimadole the transportation is well devolopped across the andhra and other states like orissa and bangalore,kolkata,....we can reach badrachalam from here...the cottages of temple and aptdc are established.the help line center at bhimadole junction bus stand will help you to reach the temple.by air you can reach dwaraka tirumala by reaching gannavaram (vijayawada)or madhurapudi(rajahmundry)and take a bus or train to eluru or bhimadole junction,autos and buses are available to reach dwaraka tirumala.

Temples in and around Dwaraka Tirumala

The following temples which are situated with in a radius of 35 km (21.7 mi) from Dwaraka Tirumala.
  • Sri Venkateswara Swamy vari Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala
  • Sri Konda Malleswara Swamy Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala.
  • Sri Kunkullamma (Renuka Devi) Vari Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala
  • Sri Anjaneya and Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamyvarla Temples, Dwaraka Tirumala
  • Sri Santana Venugopala Jagannadha Swamy temple, Lakshmipuram (V)
  • Sri Seeta Ramachandra Swamy vari Temple, E. Yadavalli (V)
  • Sri Bhu Neela Sametha Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Rangapuram (V)
  • Sri Lakshmi Narasimha
    Narasimha
    Narasimha or Nrusimha , also spelt as Narasingh and Narasingha, whose name literally translates from Sanskrit as "Man-lion", is an avatar of Vishnu described in the Puranas, Upanishads and other ancient religious texts of Hinduism...

    Swamy vari Temple, I.S. Jagannadha Puram (V)
  • Parijata Giri Venkateswara Swamy vari Temple, Jangareddygudem
  • Sri Maddi Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Guravaya Gudem (V)
  • Buddha Caves, Jeelakarra Gudem (V)

sivalayam at challachintalapudi denduluru mandal
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