Tripurantakam is a village

Village

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 and mandal

Mandal

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 in Prakasam district

Prakasam district

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 of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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Tripurantakam is located at a distance of 40 km from Markapur

Markapur

Markapur is a town and a municipality in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the Third largest Town in Prakasam district.-Geography:Markapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 145 metres ....

, 93 km from Ongole and around 150 km from 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...

. A famous temple dedicated to Sri Tripurantakeswara Swamy is located here.The temple is on the top of a small hill. It is considered to be the Eastern gateway to the famous Srisailam

Srisailam

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temple.
Another temple dedicated to Sri Bala Tripura Sundari is located down the hill,adjoining a lake. The deity here lies in the middle of water.A Srichakram is present here, to which the pujas are done if the main deity is immersed in water.