AP State to celebrate Sri Rama Navami in Vontimitta Temple

Andhra Pradesh State government decided to celebrate Sri Rama Navami for the year 2015 onwards at Vontimitta village which is in Kadapa district. March 28th AP CM Chandrababu is visiting this temple and offer Perals (Talambralu) to swamy. Swamy Kalyanam time to be decided yet. Here we have a very old Sri Kondandarama Swamy Temple built more than 450 years ago. Vontimitta is 25 kilo meters away from Kadapa district and Vontimitta is the mandal head quarters.

The Vontimitta Kodanda Rama Swamy temple, which is constructed with some 32 pillars, is extremely high. The temple is also known as Madhya Ranga Mandapam. You can reach this temple town by trains or busses.

Annamacharya, the great devotee of Lord Sri Rama, is related to this temple. It is also said that the idol of Lord Sri Rama has been established by Lord Jambuvantha. The archaeological survey of India has notified this temple as an Ancient Monument. The temple’s Garbhagudi has the idols of Lord Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Goddess Sita engraved from one rock.

Vontimitta has a high significance as the place where the Kishkinda khanda, one among the seven khandas of Ramayana happened.


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