Sitanagaram is a small town and an ancient site located in the District of Guntur

Guntur

Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...

 in East-Coast part of India. It is 18 miles north of Guntur City on the bank of River Krishna near Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

. The place is related to the ancient history of Ramayana

Ramayana

The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...

 during the last Treta Yuga

Yuga

Yuga in Hindu philosophy is the name of an 'epoch' or 'era' within a cycle of four ages. These are the Satya Yuga, the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga, and finally the Kali Yuga. According to Hindu cosmology, life in the universe is created, destroyed once every 4.1 to 8.2 billion years, which is...

 (Traditional time scale: 1.6 million years ago).

Introduction

It is on the bank of River Krishna with a vast sandy beach for recreation and leisure. The famous Someswara Swamy temple is situated here according to the legend Lord Rama wept here for Sita when she was abducted by Ravana , hence the name

Rama Krishna Matt

Education and Medical: At Sitanagaram

Ramakrishna Mission High School (Govt. Aided - Telugu Medium) from VI to X Std.

• Free education for 350 children
• Free coaching classes
• Free distribution of uniforms to all students and books and stationery to deserving students
• Student scholarships
• Free distribution of Evening Snacks for 350 students daily
• Silver Medals to 27 meritorious students of X Std - 2004 batch
• Furniture worth Rs.3.5 lakhs provided
• Work on new school building with an estimated cost of Rs.1.2 crores is in progress with the funds collected so far
• A primary school (English Medium) from Nursery to 4th Std newly started during the academic year 2004 - 05
• Free Weekly Homoeo Dispensary
• Occasional free medical camps for school children
• Free eye checkup camps and prescription glasses for school children

Spiritual and Cultural

• Daily morning worship
• Evening Aratrikam and devotional songs
• Ramanam Sankirtan on Ekadasi days
• Discourses in Telugu on festivals such as Guru Purnima, Sri Krishna Asthami, Vijaya Dasami, 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...
  
  , Rama Navami etc.
• Birthday celebrations of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and other direct disciples
• Spiritual Retreats - Once in every three months
• Vivekananda Balala Sangham - a special programme for children on Sundays
• Annual conventions for youth and teachers

Vedic University

The town has an Vedic University

Vedic university

There are many institutions called Vedic University:* The Vedic University of Guntur District* TTD Vedic University...

. It is run by the Jeeyar Educational Trust (JET) of Sri. Chinna Jeeyar Swamy

Chinna Jeeyar Swamy

Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swami is a Hindu pontiff. He is considered one of the foremost preachers and popularizers of Sri Vaishnavism.The Crusader of Peace His Holiness Sri Sri Sri Tridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji was born on Diwali day, the...

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Access

Sitanagram comes under the Tadepalli Mandal in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh State in India. It is 1 km from vijayawada on guntur side of prakasham barrage.