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| MACHILIPATANAM CITY |
| Panduranga Swamy Temple |
| Panduranga swamy temple of lord vishnu known as suthra dari is famous as the temple is similarly constucted to the temple in the pandaripur. Bakta Narasimha, constructed this temple in 1929 year located at Chilakalapudi , near the city, close to the Manginapudi Beach, MACHILIPATANAM. Swamy temple is a famous piligrimage site. |
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| Agastheeswara Temple |
| Agastheeswara Temple, is a temple of Lord Shiva, a piligrimage site. Ekaratri Mallikarjunaswamy is the name known at this temple of Lord Shiva. An annual festival is celebrated at this temple when the deities are taken out in procession.Located 36 km from Machilipatnam |
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| Manginapudi Beach |
| Manginapudi Beach well known for its scenic beauty A beachside fishing hamlet, located at a distance of 11 km from Machilipatnam, is and also as a historic port city. During its heydays this port served as a gateway to India. The beach has a natural bay with shallow waters. The unique feature of this beach is that instead of sand it contains black soil. |
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| Thousands of piligrims take a holy dip in the sea, at the beach, during an annual Hindu festival called Khartika poornima. |
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| A full fledged dance school at the beach, offers courses that train students in the Kuchipudi, popular dance form. |
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| Carting the visitors with the old lighthouse, Dattashram on the banks of sea coast is a piligrimage site. Dattashram has an ancient Shiva temple and Datta temple that was recently built. Manginapudi is popularly known as "Datta Rameswaram" due to the consecration of 9 wells to bath, as in Rameswaram |
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| The appeal of Manginapudi Beach lies in its natural bay. The waves of the sea touching the shores is one of the irresistible attractions of Manginapudi Beach.Moreover it is also an important place for the fishermen who use their skill and technique to catch fishes. Glorious historical background and is famous for the Dutch memories associated with the area. The Manginapudi Beach serves as the gateway for commercial activities in India and is also a natural harbor in India. The surroundings of this place are absolutely unique and offer exclusive view to the visitors. |
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| Manginapudi is also known as 'Datta Rameswaram' and is just perfect to spend some time in solitude amidst natural beauty. Beach is certainly a big treat to the aesthetic imagination of the visitors. |
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| The beach is located at a distance of 85kms from Vijayawada and 10-km from Machilipatnam is noted for its fine beach in the district. |