Pasalapudi
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Pasalapudi is a small village in the East Godavari District 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...

, India
India
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. Draksharamam, one of the five Pancharamas, is 9 km away from Pasalapudi. The population is about 9000. The village is surrounded by green rice paddy and sugar cane fields,Rice Mills,poultries with most of the residents being farmers and business men. Temples in this village include Chintalamma (the village goddess), Sivalayam, Ramalayam
Ramalayam
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, Subrahmanya Swamy, saibaba Temple, Hanuman Temple
Hanuman Temple
Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place, New Delhi, is an ancient Hindu temple and is claimed to be one of the five temples of Mahabharata days in Delhi...

 and Venugopalaswamy.

Even though it is small village,industries here are providing the people with some kind of employment.a newly constructed oldage home is going to be started in near future providing free food and shelter for 300 people by a trust.

Festivals

Many festivals are celebrated in Pasalapudi, most notably Sankranthi and Dasara. Sankranthi is called Pedda Panduga (big festival). Normally, it occurs on January 15. Sankranthi is the second of four festivals that are celebrated in January.

Many other smaller festivals are celebrated, including Subrahmanya Shasti in December, Vinayaka Chavithi in September, and Chintalamma Teertam in May.

Location

Pasalapudi is located on the way from Rajahmundary to Kakinada
Kakinada
Kakinada is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district. It is nicknamed "Fertilizer City" , "Pensioner's Paradise" and "Second Madras"...

 via Ramachandrapuram
Ramachandrapuram
Rama-chandra-puram is a census town in Medak district, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a predominantly agricultural area in the hot and humid coastal region of the state.-Demographics:...

, which 2 km from Pasalapudi. Andhra Pradesh State Government runs many buses from Rajahmundry and Kakinada to Ramachandrapuram. Rajahmundry and Kakinada are both 40 km from Pasalapudi.

Movies

Some of the movies shot in this beautiful village are "Sirisirimuvva", "Swathikiranam","Balamurali M.A.","Pedharayudu" and recently "10th Class". Director Vamsi, whose credits include Sitara, Ladies Tailor, April 1st Vidudala, and Anumanaspadam, is from this village.

Canal

Sir Arthur Cotton, while he was the British Governor, dug canals from Rajamundry. One such canal passes through Pasalapudi to Kakinada.
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