The Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamy
shrine at Bhadrachalam, the most
famous temple in the country
dedicated to Lord Rama, is
situated on the left bank of the
Godavari river. It is a place of
pilgrimage for Hindus, considered
to be one of the greatest holy
shrines in South India with a very
rich and unique historical
background. The Temple was
constructed in the 17th Century by
the local Tahsildar, Kancharla
Gopanna, popularly known as Bhakta
Ramadas, a fervent devotee of Lod
Sree Rama.
The puranic and historic facts
relate that Lord Rama long after
he had shed his mortal coils
manifested himself to save his
devotee Bhadra Maharshi whom he
promised 'moksha' after intensive
prayer. That is why the village is
named after Bhadra as Bhadradri or
Bhadrachalam. Srirama appeared in
a dream to a woman called Pokala
Dammakka and informed here about
the existence of vigrahas on
Bhadragiri hills. To her surprise
she found the "Vigrahas" and put
up a modest structure. This was
the origin of the present temple.
Kancherla Gopanna (1620 - 1680), popularly known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu, was a 17th century Indian devotee of Rama and a composer of Carnatic music. He is one among the famous vaggeyakaras in the Telugu language, the others being Tyagaraja, Annamayya, Kshetryya.
Two
major festivals are being
celebrated every year which
were introduced and
traditionally celebrated
right from the tenure of
Bhakta Ram Das ."Vykuntha
Ekadasi" , a religious
festival that attracts lakhs
of devotees from all over
the country .
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Popularly
known as Bhakta Raamadaas, he was
born Gopanna to Linganna Mantri (a
surname he kept as a result of one
of his forebears being a minister at
the court of a king) & Kadamba
(sister of Madanna, a brahmin
minister to TaniShah), in 1620 in
Nelakondapalli, a small village in
Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh.
