Tarapuram or Tharapuram is a Village and Gram panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 in Ramabhadrapuram

Ramabhadrapuram

Rama-bhadra-puram is a village and mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located on the National Highway 43 between Gajapathinagaram and Salur. There is a 4-way Road junction via Badangi to Srikakulam and via Bobbili to Parvathipuram....

 mandal of Vizianagaram district

Vizianagaram district

Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...

, 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

India

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It is located about 2 kilometers from Ramabhadrapuram

Ramabhadrapuram

Rama-bhadra-puram is a village and mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located on the National Highway 43 between Gajapathinagaram and Salur. There is a 4-way Road junction via Badangi to Srikakulam and via Bobbili to Parvathipuram....

, on the National Highway 43

National Highway 43 (India)

National Highway 43 is a National Highway of Indiathat connects Natavalasa in Andhra Pradesh and Raipur in Chattisgarh and passes through Orissa. It connects National Highway 5 and National Highway 6 and transverses the Eastern Ghats...

 between Ramabhadrapuram

Ramabhadrapuram

Rama-bhadra-puram is a village and mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located on the National Highway 43 between Gajapathinagaram and Salur. There is a 4-way Road junction via Badangi to Srikakulam and via Bobbili to Parvathipuram....

 and Salur

Salur

Salur or Saluru is a Municipality and Mandal headquarters in Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh...

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Tarapuram is a Great village and panchayat ruled by Mr. Tata Ramakrishna and again going to be ruled by Jagannath.

The village is known for the great clan of now famous Tata family . One of the prominent personalities of the Tata family in this village is Tata Venkanna pantulu garu AKA Bhootala Venkanna. Legend has it that Mr Venkanna commanded a special spirit "Kamini Pisachi" and overnight he commanded this spirit to build 8 temples in Tarapuram and surrounding areas, Most famous being Panchamukheswara Temple in Salur.

His lineage now spread to USA with Srivatsa Tata who is a great grand son of Dr. Tata Ramabhadrudu from neighboring Ramabhadrapuram Village, Grand son of Tata Suryanarayana and son of Tata Venkata Satya Prabhakara Murthy. This is posted by Malleswar Manda who is son Mr Tata Suryanarayana's eldest daughter Manda Ramanamma, who vouches for the authenticity of this posting.

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