Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam
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.
- Where
- Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.1256, 82.2587
Get the Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam. 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 Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam
Puruhutika Devi Temple 2.7 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.
Kumararama 12 km
One of the five Pancharama Kshetras, at Samalkot, with a two storey sanctum.
Hope Island 20 km
A small tadpole shaped island in the Bay of Bengal off Kakinada.
Coringa Mangroves 20 km
The second largest mangrove stretch in India.
Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu 28 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.
Draksharama 43 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines.
Yanam Riverfront 44 km
A French enclave on the Godavari delta until 1954, four hundred kilometres from the rest of Puducherry.
Papikondalu 53 km
The Godavari gorge, reachable only by boat.
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Questions
Where is Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam?
Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam is in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Puruhutika Devi Temple (2.7 km), Kumararama (12 km), Hope Island (20 km).
How do I get the Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam 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 Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam 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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