Situated at Nidadavolu of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, Kota Sattemma Temple is a famous temple dedicated to Goddess Sattemma, a form of Goddess Shakti. The temple was constructed by Chalukya Veerabadhra, the spouse of Rudrama Devi. The idol was later found in 1934 by Devulapalli Rama Murthy Sastri in his land and later he constructed the temple.

location Andhra Pradesh, West Godavari, Amaravathi

Legend

According to the legends, Sri Devulapalli Rama Murthy Sastry was plugging his lands. With the help of villagers, he constructed the terraced building with compound walls for installing the idol. The temple was later developed by prominent Arya Vysyas of Nidadavole.

Architecture

The temple was constructed based on Vengi Chalukyan style of architecture. Built in 3.08 acres of land, the temple has a Aniveti mandapa and Prakara mandapa. The idol of main deity is of 10 feet high with abhayahastha mudra. The temple has accommodation facilities in 3 buildings and 3 line sheds having total 74 rooms and a shopping complex.

Culture

West Godavari is well known for its wool-pile carpets and hand woven products.There are many landmarks and tourism destinations in the district. Eluru is the largest city of the district with many destinations related to Buddhists and Archeological importance such as Guntupalli Caves near the city.Eluru city hosts 74 feet high Buddha statue in the heart of the city.Buddha Park at Eluru.Some of the religious destinations include, Dwaraka Tirumala known with the name as Chinna Tirumala,Pancharama Kshetras of Palacole and Bhimavaram etc.Other destinatins of tourism importance are Perupalem Beach at Narasapuram, the Kolleru Lake being the largest fresh water in the country and a bird sanctuary,Dowleswaram Barrage and Godavari river.

 Darsan Info

Temple timings:

Morning: 6:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Evening: 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Sunday and Tuesdays: 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Darsan Dresscode

Wear modest clothes and avoid shorts for men

Famous Festival

1) Ugadi 2) Sri Rama Navami 3) Hanuman Jayanthi 4) Toliekadasi 5) Sri Krishna Jayanthi 6) Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi) 7) Devi Navaratri 8) Shankara Jayanthi 9) Diwali 10) Varalakshmi Vratam 11) Karthika Somavaram 12) Hanumath Vratham 13) Mukkoti Ekadasi 14) Tirunalla utsavam 15) Lakshmi Kumkuma Archana 16) Veedhasabha.

Temple Rituals

Morning pooja starts from 6:30 AM onwards. Thereafter, astothram, archana, Kukuma Pooja and daily seva programs to be performed as per the temple Calender.

Additional Info

 

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