Antarvedi Lakshmi Narasimha Temple

History

Antarvedi’s name reflects its position at the “end of the river” (Antar-vedi), a sangam landscape that has long drawn Vaishnava pilgrimage in the Godavari estuary region.

Konaseema district tourism listings include the Lakshmi Narasimha temple among religious destinations of the delta, alongside other coastal and riverfront shrines.

Stories

Where the Godavari meets the sea

Antarvedi is a village in Konaseema district, at the point where the Vasishta Godavari, a branch of the Godavari, flows into the Bay of Bengal. The village is known as Narasimhakshetra, the sacred place of Narasimha, and its Lakshmi Narasimha temple faces the river.

Visitors reach it by launch, by ferry from Sakhinetipalli, or by road across a bridge. From the landing point on the far side, they can travel on to the spot where river meets ocean.

An inscription and a builder named Koppanathi Krishnamma

A stone inscription in the temple names Koppanathi Krishnamma as its builder and records that the work was completed on a Chaitra Krishna Dashami in the Swabhanu year. Some accounts read this as 1823, in the Shalivahana Saka year 1745.

Sources do not agree on the temple's age. One describes it as built in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the dates should be taken with caution.

Festival days of the temple

The temple's best-known festivals include the Kalyanotsavam of Lakshmi Narasimha, held in the Telugu month of Magha, the Narasimha Jayanti in Vaisakha, and the wedding festival of Sri Venkateswara Swamy in Jyeshtha.

Exact dates change every year with the lunar calendar, so pilgrims check the temple's announcements before planning a visit.

Good to know

Godavari estuary shrine in Konaseema

Listed on konaseema.ap.gov.in tourism pages

Often combined with Draksharamam and Samalkot Pancharama visits

Getting there

Nearest airport: Rajahmundry. Reach Antarvedi by road from Rajahmundry, Kakinada and Amalapuram across Konaseema; plan for river/road approaches in the delta.