Sri Satyanarayana Swami Temple

The Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy temple is a hindu Vaishnavite(Vaishnavism) temple located in Annavaram in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh. This temple is dedicated to lord Satyanarayana Swamy who is a form of lord Vishnu. It is situated on Ratnagiri Hill and is recognized as one of the state's wealthiest temples.

This temple attracts thousands of devotees daily especially for the auspicious Satyanrayana Swamy Vratham, a special pooja held in the temple for wealth, health and prosperity. It is spiritually inaguarated in 1891 and has undergone expansions & renovations.  

History:

According to the Sthala Purana, the renowned Meru mountain, one of the important mountains in Hindu mythology, performed deep meditation to lord Vishnu along with his wife Menaka. Lord Vishnu, pleased by their devotion blessed them with two sons, Bhadra & Ratnakara who were born as mountains. Bhadra, after performing meditation to Vishnu, was transformed into Bhadrachalam and Ratnakara after performing meditation was transformed as Ratnachalam or Ratnagiri hill at Annavaram temple.

A Brahmin devotee named Eeranki Prakasa Rao, who lived in the village of Annavaram, witnessed & experienced the origin of temple. During the ruling period of Raja Inuganti Venkata Ramarayanim Bahadur, Prakasa Rao and the local ruler had a simultaneous dream in which Lord Vishnu instructed them "On the upcoming Sravana Sukla Vidiya, under the Makha Nakshatra on a Thursday, I will be visible in the form of idol on the Ratnagiri Hill. You should install my idol as per the worship rituals and serve me."

How To Reach:

Annavaram bus stand is just 400m away from the temple and can be reached by walk easily from the bus stand.