#B For Bhadrachalam
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Bhadrachalam is a pilgrim town where Lord Rama's temple is renowned for some hundreds of years. After bifurcation, this temple town has become a part of Telangana state. But most of the people think that it's part and parcel of East Godavari district of Andhra pradesh. Very interesting thing is this town has close proximity with Chattisgarh, Odisha and Andhra pradesh ( Andhra's border is less than half a kilometer). Devotees used to come here from many south and north indian states. Every devotee should see Parnasala also, it's a sacred place with the anecdotes of Lord Rama and Ma Seetha lived here sometime.
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Temple at Bhadrachalam has a long history but let's have it brief. In 16th century, Lord Rama's devotee and then revenue officer Kancharla Gopanna spent a lot of government money to build the temple. On that reason, he imprisoned by Tahen sha, a muslim ruler of erstwhile Hyderabad state. Anyhow at last the money was refunded to the ruler by Lord Rama by coming in a guise of human being. From that day, Kancharla Gopanna turned calling as Bhakta Ramadasu. He composed many keertanas while he was in the jail. Those keertanas are regarded as most precious jewels in Carnatic classical music. Every year Sri Rama Navami festival is celebrated with pomp and fervor and devotees be attended in thousands from other states also.
At present, all weekends are busy with incoming devotees. Godavari river is the big asset for this town. Devotees take dip in it. Floods in 1986 and 1993 were horrendous and with Polavaram project completion, there could be some more water added at the banks of Godavari, this is a swaying comment all over, nobody knows the reality. If you want to visit the place, number of buses available from Hyderabad or Rail route is there up to Kothagudem, 45 km away to Bhadrachalam. From there buses are available.
----- Murthy Kvvs
This is a place that I want to visit. The very name holds a charm over me.
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