Another vaishnaite temple is the one at Bhadhrachalam in Khammam District.This temple of Sri sitharamswamy is on the bank of the holy Godawari.It is one of the most important srirama temples in India.more famous than even the srirama temple in 'ayodhya'.The temple was said to have been an unpretentions one in the begining of the 17th century under the care of a certain pious lady known as Tammala dhammaka.A certain person named Gopanna popularly known as Ramadas,became peassiontely devotd to this shrine and as Tashildar,effectd great improvements to the temple utilising about six lakhs of Government money,which happened to be in this custody.When he was punished for this misappropriation and imprisioned,Lord Rmachandhra came in human form,paid back the money and obtained his release.Ramadas is certainly a historical figure and the story cannot be mere fictiion. Abridge accross the godavari at this place has been completed at a cost of about a crore of rupees and has made it easy for the piligrims to visit the temple in all seasons.
Bhadhrachalam has a unique feature in as much as the sanctity of the place has been enhanced by the mixture of tredition and his story.This is perhapes the solitary instance of Muslim Partonange of a Hindu Temple.Its annual income is above 5 lakhs of rupees.vast Renovation programme is going on here.This place can be reachedby road from Hyderabad and vijayawada and rail upto Bhadhrachalam Railway station.
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