Kumararama
One of the five Pancharama Kshetras, at Samalkot, with a two storey sanctum.
- Where
- Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 17.0531, 82.1695
Get the Kumararama stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kumararama. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kumararama
Puruhutika Devi Temple 9.9 km
Counted among the eighteen great Shakti Peethas, where the goddess is said to have fallen at Pithapuram. Her shrine stands in the grounds of the Kukkuteswara temple, beside its large tank, and draws pilgrims through the Navaratri festival.
Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam 12 km
The birthplace of Sripada Srivallabha, revered as the first incarnation of Dattatreya in this age. His padukas are worshipped in the temple, and Pithapuram is counted among the holiest places of the Datta tradition.
Coringa Mangroves 14 km
The second largest mangrove stretch in India.
Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu 16 km
A temple at Bikkavolu in the Godavari delta to a large monolithic Ganesha, said to be growing. The village also keeps a group of Eastern Chalukya temples more than a thousand years old.
Hope Island 21 km
A small tadpole shaped island in the Bay of Bengal off Kakinada.
Draksharama 31 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines.
Yanam Riverfront 36 km
A French enclave on the Godavari delta until 1954, four hundred kilometres from the rest of Puducherry.
Papikondalu 42 km
The Godavari gorge, reachable only by boat.
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Questions
Where is Kumararama?
Kumararama is in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Puruhutika Devi Temple (9.9 km), Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam (12 km), Coringa Mangroves (14 km).
How do I get the Kumararama stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kumararama and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kumararama before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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