Sri Peddintlamma Temple - Kolletikota

Sri Peddintlamma temple is located in Kolletikota village, Akividu Mandal, West Godavari district.This temple was built in 13^th Century.

Goddess Pedddintlamma is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati.

This temple has 5 tier Rajagopuram and Dwaja Stambham is placed inside the gopuram

She is the elder of 108 Grama Devatas so named as Peddintlamma.

During the 13th century, Kolletikota was ruled by a Suryavamsa Odiya king, Langula Narasimhadeva (Langula Gajapathi Raju) from Cuttack in Odisha. His fort was located at Kolletikota, his enemy Muhammadin encamped at Chigurukota on the shores of Kolleru Lake. In some ways the lake protecting the Odiya force then they dug a channel called Upputeru. When war broke out between the Gajapathi and Muhammadin the Odiya force army general Ambadevaraya sacrificed his own daughter named Peddintlamma/Perrantalu to appease the gods on his success. Finally Odiya force won the war. After that Ambadevaraya built a temple dedicated to his daughter named Peddintlamma and another deity Jaladurga was installed by Narasimhadeva.

Temple Timings :

6.00 am to 1.00 pm

3.00 pm to 7.00 pm

How to reach the Temple :

45 km from Eluru

31 km from Bhimavaram

54 km from Gudivada

Nearby Temples :

Bhimavaram Someswara Janardhana Temple – 31 km

Bhimavaram Mavulamma Temple – 32 km

Palakollu Ksheera Ramalingeswara Temple – 54 km

Achanta Ramalingeswara Temple – 74 km

Dwaraka Tirumala – 82 km.