MOST SEEING PLACES IN RAJAHMUNDRY

                                            MOST SEEING PLACES IN RAJAHMUNDRY

About Town Hall

Town Hall is considered as the first Town Hall of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Sri Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu built this Town Hall in 1891 with his own resources. This place houses a library, which was visited by many national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Bipinchandra Pal and Subhash Chandra Bose.                           About Iskcon Temple Iskcon Temple, popularly known as Gowthami Ghat, is a recreational centre and is among the popular tourist attractions in Rajahmundry. After the Iskcon of Bangalore, it is considered as the second largest Iskcon temple in southern region, which covers an area of about 2 acres. The temple is built on the banks of Godavari River by the Iskcon group. It is believed that many rishis have performed tapasya at this temple. The temple is also known as Ramananda Raya Gaudiya Math as Lord Sri Chaitanya and Ramananda Raya exchanged words at this site. Idols of Sri Sri Radha Gopinath, Subhadra Devi, Sri Sri Govinda Srinivasa, Sri Sri Jaganath Baladeva, Sri Sri Krishna Chaitanya and Prabhu Nityananda are housed in the temple. History states that around 500 years ago, Shri Krishna Chaitanya Maha Prabhu was worshipped as the incarnation of Lord Shri Krishna. He is also considered as the first saint to start the movement of ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ sankeerthana                       About Ryali      Ryali is situated around 25 km from Rajahmundry in the eastern region of Godavari District. It is also known as Konaseema, which is a well irrigated place because of number of tributaries of Godavari River. The main attraction of this place is Jaganmohini Kesavaswami Temple. It is believed that in ancient times, this place was a forest. A small temple was built by King Vikrama Deva, ruler of Chola Dynasty, which was reconstructed later. The temple preserves the deity of Jaganmohini Kesavaswami, which is built in a single stone with a height of 5 ft and width measuring 3 ft. The idol has a deity of Lord Vishnu on one side and Mohini on the other. Ryali means ‘fall’ in the Telugu and according to mythology, when Lord Vishnu made a false appearance of Mohini to get the Amrutam, a flower fell from her hair. Due to this incident, the place came to be known as Ryali                         About Alcot Gardens Alcot Gardens was named after Mr. Alcot, who was the leader of Divya Gyana Samaj. The site was used for conducting various assemblies and meetings of this samaj. The garden is popular among tourists and natives as a picnic spot.                           About Pattiseema Pattiseema is one of the beautiful places, located around 40 km from Rajahmundry and is a popular among Indian film makers. The major attraction of this place is Shri Veerabhadra Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located on a hill in the centre of the Godavari River. The temple has a huge sculpture of Goddess Bhadrakali wearing many ornaments and a sword. Apart from this, Pattiseema is home to another beautiful temple, which was built in the memory of Sri Bhavanarayana Swamy.

Facts About Rajahmundry

                                                    

Facts About Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry: It is situated on the left bank of the river Godavari in East Godavari district. It has a hoary past and is said to have been constructed by the Eastern Chalukya ruler Rajaraja Narendra in A.D. 1022. The town has some traces of fine palaces, fort walls, etc., of the 11th century A.D. Nannaya, the poet laureate, who was called 'Adi Kavi' belonged to this place. The Asia's largest rail-cum-road bridge on the river Godavari linking Kovvur and Rajahmundry is considered to be an engineering feat. There are a number of temples here and the Kotilingala temple on the bank of the Godavari is one of the most important temples. The Godavari Pushkaram, celebrated once in twelve years, attracts a large number of pilgrims from all over the country. At a distance of seven kilometres south of Rajahmundry, there is the Dowlaiswaram anicut across the Godavari. The First rail bridge across the river(1897): The First Godavari Rail Bridge was built in the year 1897, under the supervision of Er.Walton, a British Engineer, across the mighty River Godavari connecting East Godavari with West Godavari. Stretching for three kilometres, constructed with stone masonry and steel girders, this bridge served the trains plying between Chennai and Howrah. With the increased traffic in goods and passengers, a rail-cum-road bridge was built a quarter century ago across the downstream of the river. Third rail bridge across Godavari: Since this first rail Bridge outlived its purpose by serving for more than 100 years, train services on this bridge were suspended from the year 1997 with the commissioning of Third Godavari Bridge. Today, the First Godavari Bridge still stands as a monument of human endeavor and skill. Now another rail bridge is built across the upstream of the river. With the present rail bridge operational, the commercial town of Rajahmundry can look forward for a bright future and brisk trade.

 

 

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