Ramatheertham Temple

Ramatheertham Temple is located in the indian state of Andhra Pradesh at the longtitude of 77.38 and lattitude of 15.48. Adoni is the nearest city from Ramatheertham Temple

Ramatheertham is a village panchayat in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh in South India.

This place is about 12 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.

There is a post office at Ramathirtham. The PIN code is 535 218.[1]

Rama Temple

The famous ancient temple of Ramachandra Swamy can be found over here. The beautiful idols of Lord Ramachandra Swamy, Sita Devi and Lakshmana in Silver kavachas can be seen at this temple. There is a beautiful lake in vicinity of the temple. One has to visit this temple for its serenity. The festivals of Sri Ramanavami and Vaikunta Ekadasi are celebrated with pomp and fervour here. You can see many tortoises with Vishnu Namams on their backs, roaming around in the temple. There is also a Rama Stambham installed by Pedda Jeeyar.

Near to this temple, there is a black hill on which you can find the ruins of some Buddhist and Jain structures.

How to reach Ramatheertham

Ramatheertham is a temple town of Sri Rama about 13 kms from Vizianagaram city in Nellimarla Mandal of Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh. Vizianagaram is accessible from Vizag (Vishakapatnam) and Srikakulam.

Distance between Hyderabad and Vizianagaram is about 670 kms and takes about 11 hours to reach on NH-9. Distance between Vizag and Vizianagaram is about 116 kms (about 2 ½ hour's journey on NH-43). Distance between Vizianagaram and Srikakulam is about 60 kms (an hour's journey). There are plenty of buses from Srikakulam and Vizag to Vizianagaram.

One has plenty of options to reach this temple once you are in Vizianagaram city. The temple is easily accessible by buses and local transportation from the city.

The city has APSRTC Bus Depot near Vizainagaram Pedda Cheruvu that plies frequent buses to Nellimarla. Best option is to hire the local auto or jeep just outside the bus depot to reach this temple.

Driving route from Vizianagaram to Nellimarla:
From Pedda Cheruvu in the centre of the city, take the road towards Kota Centre. Head towards Vijaya Lakshmi Nagar Colony and straight towards Hanuman Nagar. Go straight on the main road and just after crossing Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences, you come to a Y road. Take the left deviation that leads you to Ramatheertham in Nellimarla Mandal.