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| ANTARVEDI
FAIR |
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| Location :
10 Kms from Narasapur, West Godavari
District. |
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| Deity :
Shri Lakshminarasimhaswami |
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| Time of the
festivity :
January - February |
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| Antarvedi is 10-km from Narasapur
(West Godavari district) by boat and 24-km from Razole by road. The Shrine of
Sri 'Lakshminarasimhaswami' at the place is of religious importance. The
Lakshminarasimhaswami Kalyanam celebrated on the Bhishma Ekadasi day during
January-February is attended by thousands of pilgrims. |
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| A fair is also held and lakhs of
people attend the celebrations. Stalls are put up and people enjoy shopping
variety of sweets, bangles, clothes etc. Devotees come here to have a holy dip
in the 'Sapta Sagara Sangama Pradesam' (the confluence of the sea and the
'Vasishta Godavari', one of the seven branches of Godavari), as it is believed
that all their sins will be washed away by a single dip in the holy river. |
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