Kotappakonda is a holy town, situated in Guntur district

Guntur district

Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...

, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India. The town is close to Narasaraopet

Narasaraopet

Narasaraopet or Narasaraopeta is a town in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 95,002 at the time of the 2001 Census. The name comes from Narasa Rao, a wealthy landlord who owned much of the surrounding areas...

 and Chilakaluripet

Chilakaluripet

Chilakaluripeta is a Grade 1 town and a municipality 15 miles south-west of Guntur City in Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The GT road has a stretch of nearly 4 km in the town...

. It is famous for temple dedicated to Lord Siva which was constructed on a hill of about 1000 steps. The hill appears with 3 peaks in any direction so also called Trikutadri. It has 4 temples, one at the base, the other at an elevation of 600 feet (182.9 m). The main temple is at a height of 1500 feet (457.2 m).

Legend

This temple is having one interesting story is that in the temple surroundings you won't find crows flying around. There is a story for this aspect. Once a lady used to worship lord shiva with fruits, flowers etc. One fine day when she is on the way to temple one crow disturbed the lady's offerings. She got angry and cursed that Crows cannot enter this temple premises. You cannot find a crow today and it is true.

Transport

Kotappakonda town can be reached by bus from Guntur or Narasaraopet or Chilakaluripet. After reaching the town, temple can be reached by footsteps or by bus.

Celebration on Maha Shivaratri

Thirunalla - A very big fair will be held on the eve of Maha Shivaratri

Maha Shivaratri

Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivarathri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month of Maagha or Phalguna...

 every year and more than 7 lakh people throng this temple. This is called Kotayya thirunalla or Kotappakonda thirunalla.
Devotees from surrounding villages and towns like Narasarao Pet,Appapuram, yallamanda, ameensahebpalem, kavuru, , , ..etc build bamboo frames decorated with colour papers called prabhas. The surrounding villeges peoples are always worship to Lord siva. It is 16 kilometers away from Chilkaluripet and Narasaraopet.

External links

Kotappakonda temple

Kotappakonda map