Sri Mavullamma Vari Temple — Attraction in Andhra Pradesh

There are many speculations regarding the origin of powerful goddess Shri  Mavullama ammavaru. Among them, there is a belief which considers ‘Rayakudhuru’ near by place of Veeravasaram to be the birth place of the goddess. Residents from this area believe in the history which is being stated this way…

It was heard that, goddess Shri Mavullama instigated in the 1200 centuary , but the subject on the history of the temple was only available from 1800 centuary. It was tracked from  the voices that, Mavullama originated from the area where the holy Neem and Banyan tree are organized together at the location of Motupalli vaari street in Bhimavaram, the current landmark of the temple which was once used to hide the ghatam of goddess.

As the place was totally covered with garden fresh and clean mango trees, the goddess is represented with the name of ‘Maamillamma’ representing the purity and holy spirituality. Lots of people from all over the place visited and considered her as the holy gramadevatha who was very later represented as ‘Mavullamma’ instead of ‘Mamillamma’.

The elders over the place say that, in the past 1880,during the days of Vaisaka Masam, residents of Bhimavaram named Marella Marchiraju and Grandhi Appana had a vision of the goddess where she wished to have a temple build for her providing the devotees a chance to deliver their prayers.

When searched according to the mandate of the Goddess, the devotees found the statue of the goddess and initially build a small culinary and worshipped her. As the days passed by, disciple Marchiraju build the temple at Aadivaram bazaar (aayidhu lantharla sthambam). So, every year starting from jveshta suddha padyami, a complete month of fair celebrations are conducted.

In 1910 when bhimavarm was flooded, the holy statue of Mavullamma was bit damaged and in 1920, the craftsman Thatholu Nagabushanachaari  with his outstanding efforts sculpted the statue in to priceless possession. She was worshipped with the trace of ’Pralaya Beekara Swarupini’ and inorder to award the peace, the statues of nonviolent fighters like Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Gauthama Budha were placed beside the goddess. The virgo guards are sculpted and placed which added the beauty to the place. From the origin, the ancestors of Mente Venkataswamy and  Alluri Bhimaraju are considered to be the family members related to the mother home of Goddess and the ancestors of Grandhi appana are referred to as the family of her Mother-in-law. So, the elders of these family handle the responsibility in handling...

Hey hi guys, This is Prasanth Gupta (Instagram I'd: @Solo_travelleer ) I want to explain now regarding Bhimavaram town The main deity was Sri Mavullamma varu.

Coming to history : In the year 1880 Goddess Sri Mavullamma ammavaru was first sighted at a place where the holy neem and Peepal trees rose in unison, in Motipalli street of Bhimavaram. But the precious tree in the mango garden so the goddess got named as Mamillamma.The other name to the goddess In the year 1910 Bhimavaram Town got affected with floods during the floods the Mulavirat (Main deity) got partially damaged they took 10 years to prepare the existing idol. They started a new idol that came with ferociousness.But the People thought instead of making a new idol they celebrate tirdam in the month of completed (Zysta masam).

Main festivals :

1. Zysta masa Tirdam main attraction was goddess well decorated with Golden sare with Diamond ornaments.
2. Dusshera Navaratri was celebrated high 3)In ashada masam the goddess will decorate with Vegetables called Sakambari devi as Utsavas celebrated.

Temple Timings Dialy :

Morning :- 05:00 AM to 12:00 PM Evening :- 04:00 PM to 09:00 PM

Dialy Pooja list :-

Vehicle Pooja ( 2 wheeler ) - 100/- Vehicle Pooja (Cycle) - 10/- Sahasranam Archana - 50/- Monthly daily pooja - 50/- Yearly daily pooja - 1000/- Ghatam - 10/- Vapasu Saree - 20/- Tulabharam - 50/- Chandi homam - 700/- Life time pooja - 2116/-

Prasadam details :-

1. Laddu ( Thokudu laddu) 2)Pulihora
2. Wada,etc..

Journey helpline :-

1. Buses are available from various major cities.
2. Train facility access from Hyderabad, Vijayawada and visakhapatnam.
3. The nearest airports were Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam.
4. Can use our own vehicles.

The town was big and developed we can get all the facilities here regarding accommodation or food. The temple staff was friendly and gave suggestions for useful tips. In and around the temple there are a large number of Pooja Stores and shops We can book required tickets in advance through APtemples website but not mandatory.

There is a bit difficult to find the parking near the temple.

😍 Jai bhavani Jai Jai...

Sri Mavullamma Ammavaru temple is located at Kurisettivari Street, Gandhi Nagar in Bhimavaram town in West Godavari district of Andhrapradesh. Mavullamma is the Gramadevata and purnas says that Mavullamma idol appearance in the year 1200 AD but the writing on the marble in temple says 1880 AD. In Bhimavaram a place presently called as Motupalli Veedhi is said to be the place where the goddess had emerged. Sri Mavullamma ammavaru emerged in a place where Neem and Peepal (vepa) trees were together. Lots of people from all over the place visited and considered her as the holy gramadevatha who was very later represented as ‘Mavullamma’ instead of ‘Mamillamma’. During Vaishaka masam of the year 1880 A.D. Sri Mavullamma ammavaru came into the dream o f Sri Marella Machi Raju and Sri Grandhi Appanna and advised them to build a temple in the place where she had emerged. After they found the Goddess they used to offer her prayers in a small hut. Both Sri Marella Machi Raju and Sri Grandhi Appanna built the temple at the Sunday Market. Bala Bhogam and Sahasra Kumkum Archana will be performed in the early hours. Pancha Harati, Sahasra Namarchana, Vedaparayanam will b performed in the evening hours. Goddess will be decorated as Sakambari during Ashada Suddha Pournami. During the annual festival, the goddess will be decorated with a Saree made out gold....