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Country
  
India

District
  
Chittoor district

State
  
Andhra Pradesh

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Kotha Veerapuram is a village and a Panchayat in Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Kotha Veerapuram is a small Lake view village in Yerpedu Mandal in the Chittoor district of Andhra pradesh, India. The village has been located between the temple towns Tirupati and Sri kalahasti It is 25 km from Tirupati and 18 km from Sri kalahasti. It comes under Yerpedu mandal. The main livelihood here is agriculture. There are more than 200 families and most of them are farmers. It has lot of paddy field. Kotha Veerapuram contains a primary school, which was established in 1964. There is a school in SC and ST colony also. It primarily depends up on agriculture and all people are always busy in their work. The Swarnamukhi ( Telugu: స్వర్ణముఖి) is a river of southern India. It was mentioned as Mogaleru in the works of Dhurjati. It flows nearby Village and connecting to the famous pilgrimage Srikalahasti in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh state, India. The Swarnamukhi River has five major Saivite shrines along its course in the district. Besides Srikalahasti, there are temples of Agastheswara in Thondavada, Parasareswara in Yogimallavaram, Parasurameswara in Gudimallam and Moolasthaneswara in Gajulamandyam, to which great religious significance is attached by the local people for being on the bank of the equally sacred river. It is not perennial and flows in October to December of every year, and merges Bay of Bengal near Tupilipalem.

The most important places to visit:

  • Lord Muneshwara Swami (Muneswara), A famous place to visit Lord Muneshwara. Many people come to here to see and getting blessings from Lord Muneshwara. Every Sunday different Pujas are organized to swami. People believe that visiting Lord Muneshwara will make their sorrows & sins away.
  • Lord Vinayaka Swami Temple (Vinayaka Temple), also a famous place to visit in the Village. Every day different Pujas are organized to swami. People believe that visiting Lord Vinayaka Swami will make their sorrows & sins away and also for their children bright feature.
  • Sri Rama Mandiram which is located at the center of village. Lord Sri Rama along with Seetha, Laxmana, Hanuman presented in the temple. Annually once “Sri Rama Navami Uchavalu" conduct for 11 days. There is a grand celebration on the last day of “Uchavalu”, where everybody in village participates in this great event.
  • Sri Gangamma Temple This Temple is very ancient one. It is Gramadevatha temple where big festival called Ganga Jatara conducted once in every year.
  • Sri Bangaramma Temple This Temple is very ancient one. It is temple where big festival conducted once in every year as along with Ganga Jatara.
  • Sri Puttallamma Temple was existed for many years which is recently reconstructed Temple. Now it has very new look. But it is 4 km from the Village. Village People visit this place on every Friday with tough devotee.

    • References

    Kothaveerapuram Wikipedia
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