Sri Chowdeshwari Devi Temple – Nandavaram

 

Sri Chowdeshwari Devi Temple is located in Nandavaram Village near Banaganapalli in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh State.

She is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati

Sri Chowdeshwari Devi Temple has a 60 feet high Gopuram, Dwaja Stambham is placed inside the Gopuram.

This temple is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture and koneru is present at a distance towards the right side from the temple.

According to the legends, King Nanda Chakravarthy used to visit Kasi every day at 4 O'clock in the morning and return back before dawn using a Mantra Shakti. The King told them where he was going everyday detail to his wife as she insisted on knowing about his absence in the morning. The next day, the King took his wife along with him to visit Kasi. The queen was having her monthly and the Mantra Shakti lost its power due to that. The Brahmins helped the King and Queen and in return, the King promised to give the Brahmins land whenever they approached him. Some years later, when Kasi was hit by famine the Brahmins came to meet King Nanda Chakravarthy to give them the land as promised. However, the King forgot the promise and abused the Brahmins. The Brahmins prayed to Goddess Sri Chamundeswari Mata to come down to Nandavaram as the lonely witness for the king's promise. Pleased with the prayers of Brahmins, the Goddess appeared before them. The King realized his mistake and apologized to the Goddess and the Brahmins. King Nanda Chakravarthy gave land to the Brahmins as promised and built a temple for Goddess Sri Chamundeswari Mata.

Temple Timings

6.00 am to 1.00 pm

3.00 pm to 8.00 pm

How to reach the Temple

11 km from Banaganapalli

32 km from Nandyal

75 km from Kurnool

Nearby Temples

Yaganti, Sri Uma Maheswara Swamy Temple – 21 km

Betamcherla, Sri Maddileti Narasimha Swamy Temple – 35 km

Mahanandi, Sri Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple – 46 km

Ahobilam, Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple – 73 km.