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Srikurmam Temple
Ancient 11th-century Surya temple with intricate carvings located in Srikurmam village.
Vinayaka Chavithi falls on Monday, 14 September 2026 across Srikakulam district and the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
Called Vinayaka Chavithi. Clay idols, the 21-leaf puja and undrallu are central. Community mandapams run for days, the Khairatabad idol in Hyderabad being the largest and drawing the biggest immersion procession.
The regional form observed across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 Septembertoday | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
30 mandal centroids, sized by Census 2011 population. Tap a mandal to open its page.
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60 PIN codes across the district's villages. Open one for its village list, post office and nearby PINs.
Srikakulam is a district of Andhra Pradesh with 30 mandals, 916 gram panchayats and 1,472 revenue villages, administered from —. The population is 27,03,114 (Census 2011) across — km². The largest villages are Srikurmam (16,973 people, Gara), Pathapatnam (15,954 people, Pathapatnam), Singupuram (12,273 people, Srikakulam). Pincodes in the district start with —.
Srikakulam is a district in Andhra Pradesh. Editorial copy not yet contributed — claim a village to start adding context.
Known for its beaches, temples, and tribal culture in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Ancient 11th-century Surya temple with intricate carvings located in Srikurmam village.
12th-century sun temple situated on a hilltop with panoramic coastal views.
Scenic beach near the Arasavalli temple known for sunrise views and religious significance.
Aggregated from village fixtures + OpenStreetMap. Numbers will rise as the LGD + OSM ingest covers more villages in Srikakulam district.
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Villages with the most posts, contributors, and verified residents this month.
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Total cost ₹4.7 lakh under MGNREGA convergence. The last six months without streetlights are over. Thank you to ward members for the speedy clearance.
15-year high. Recommended sale window before 8 May. Aggregation point at the GP office for transport pooling — call 90100-12345 to book.
Vasundhara amma (84) sings a six-song wedding sequence from the 1955 marriage tradition. With translation. Featured by Telangana Handlooms Department.