Started for Samarlakota by APSRTC Super Luxury bus from vanastalipuram.
30 Oct 2015
Reached Samarlakota bus stand by 8:45AM
9:10AM got into pithapuram bus(pallevelugu) ticket fare 13rs
After reaching Kukkuteshwara samy temple, I reached the office room paid the fee for accommodation. I have already booked a room over phone. Rs.600/- per day Non-AC.
http://www.kukkuteswaraswamypadagaya.com/accomi.php
The room was really good. It was newly constructed one and well maintained by APTDC.
We took bath, refreshed and reached temple by 10:30AM. We had darshan of Lord Ganesha, Lord Dattatreya, Lord ayyappa, Lord Kukkuteshwara and Goddess Puruhuthika (10th Shaktipeeth).
This place is also known as 'PadaGaya'. One can find the temple history @ http://www.kukkuteswaraswamypadagaya.com/history.php
Everyday 'Annadanam' will go on here. But we planned to visit Sri pada vallabha temple which is near by so we left for Sri Pada Vallabha temple. One can reach Venkateshwara Theatre by local auto Rs.5/- per head. From there it is walkable distance and one can find directions also. But one can engage an auto directly from Kukkuteshwara temple to Sri pada Srivallabha Swami Temple which may cost around Rs.50/-
By 11:30AM we have reached Sri Pada Srivallabha Swami Temple. This is the birth place of Sri Pada Srivallabha Swami, the first complete avatar of Lord Dattatreya in Kaliyuga.
Padukas of swami are situated here and idols of Sri Pada Srivallabha Swami, Lord Dattatreya and Shri Nrusimha Saraswathi Swami are present in side the garbhagudi.
After Darshan we waited for Annadana. It will start at 12:30PM daily. We were very hungry as we did not have anything from morning except coconut water.
Here coconut water is very fresh and energetic. One should definitely try this.
Annadana/Lunch started at 12:30PM and food was very good and tasty as we were hungry.
We had a plan to visit Draksharamam temple which is 12th Shaktipeetha(Mannikyamba Devi) so after lunch we came back to Venkateshwara theatre and we took sharing auto and we reached Kakinada bus stand by 2:20PM
We went to Draksharamam by Kakinada-kotipalli pallevelugu bus.
The pojari explained the temple story, about Manikyamba devi, the speciality of navagraha here.
By 4:30PM we completed darshan at Draksharamam and had tiffin opposite to temple. Then we thought of going to kotipalli. We waited for bus for some time but as it was too late for us we engaged auto for Rs.250/- to and fro.
We started at 5:10PM for Kotipalli. It is on the banks of river Godavari. There are 2 siva Lingams here one of them is always submerged in water. If we remove all the water it will again fills in within 15 min. One could find some details of this temple
At 8:30PM we got into tuni bus going to pithapuram fare is 13rsx2= 26
By 9:15pm got down at govt hospital pithapuram and by 9:30pm reached aptdc room @pithapuram.
31 oct 2015
We woke up early this day and by 6:20AM we had darshan again at kukkuteshwara swamy temple. We offered red and white lotus flowers and chamanti garland. Then we vacated the room and went to samarlakota by sharing auto.
We engaged same auto to temple. We had darshan and offered Saree to Bala Tripura Sundari Devi. This is also one of the pancharama kshetra. After darshan we engaged the same auto to Kakinada beach. Kakinada beach is not so good the water is black in color may due to the oil refineries.
There is a AP tourism haritha resort, where we tried for boating but as it was too early the staff did not come. We had tiffin at that resort and exchanged dress as we were wet after enjoying at beach.
Then we reached kakinada bus stand by 11AM and total auto fare Rs.500/-
In 10 min we got into vijayawada deluxe bus.
At 4:00PM @eluru bus stand. I have seen dwaraka tirumala bus from here.
We reached vijayawada in the evening and we put our luggage at cloak room in vijayawada bus stand. We engaged auto till the foot over at kanakadurga matha temple for Rs.40/-.
Though we entered 100Rs. line the queue was full almost and it took 30-40 min for darshan. After darshan we came back to busstand by auto and we had our dinner at shirdi canteen@bus stand. The food was really good. Rs.60/- for plate meals. After dinner we got into hyderabad bus and we reached home by next day morning 5AM.
